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Lenni Reviews: “After God” Vol. 10, by Sumi Eno

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Tokinaga spills all his secrets behind his connection to Waka and how the world is how it is.

So, this is treading into Higurashi territory. Only I’m less confused this time around. I have to say, I don’t kn0w if I like this revelation that I’m going to do my best not to spoil. I am going to hold out and see what happens in the next volume to really see how it fits in with the previous volumes before I make a definitive judgement on it. 3.5 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Taika’s Reason” Vol. 3, by Paru Itagaki

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After being tricked by crow person, Aggro, Taika must save Yoichi from his flock’s attack. Afterwards, Taika happens upon a group of humanized animals who hate humans.

There’s a one shot with a former guide dog that was humanized with his owner and Tatsunari gets some love but the biggest deal here is meeting the outcast humanized animals called “less-thans” because they are violent and don’t speak. I supposed it was inevitable since in real life not all pet owners are good people. Of course there would be abused and abandoned humanized pets. I’m betting the next volume will dig into those sadder stories and shake up Taika’s faith in humans as a whole, but I don’t see him ever betraying Ao. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Scattering His Virgin Bloom: Love Frenzy” Vol. 4, by Aya Sakyo

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*This book was given to me in exchange for an honest review and is rated 18+

Now that Hana and Renjaku are married, a baby is on the way, and they look forward to what the future will hold despite their complicated families.

So, this is the “speedrun life to get to the sex scenes” volume. Okay, it’s not that bad, but we do go from Hana’s pregnand to having a toddler really fast. I am relieved to see Hana kept his job, however now that he’s married, it seems like the issues around is autonomy and his family jsut vanished. I think it’s a shame that just getting hitched solved it. I would have liked to see that delt with and explored more but, it seems getting to the HEA was the goal and we got there. 3 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “May I Have a Taste?” Vol. 3, by Amidamuku

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Now that Mei, a Progenitor Vampire, appears on the scene, Yamadera wishes to use her. When he blurts out his desire to become a vampire, he foolishly makes a contract with her.

After the deal is struck, this volume gets a little silly as Sayo tries to find a way to save Yamadera, blundering into getting a job as a host. And there are a few flashbacks to Yamdera as a child with some implications as to how he became such a manipulative bastard with a suicidal desire for power. Just aa taste, so I’m sure it’ll be explored more down the road. I like where this is going so far! 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Forest of the Rabbits” Vol. 2, by ENJO

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Childhood friends Shunta and Tamaki are testing the waters by being in a relationship for a year. But due to trauma, Tamaki cannot abide being intimate and is struggling with his feelings.

I didn’t like how pushy Shunta was being but thankfully, he meets Takumi, who at least gets Shunta to have an actual conversation with Tamaki. But here’s where I think the need for more smut undercuts the characters. Tamaki does level with Shunta about his feeling about sex but instead of letting that information sit between them and with the audience, Shunta uses it as a way to test being intimate with Tamaki, undoing the tiny bit of growth he had about being pushy; disrespecting Tamaki’s boundaries. It made him a lot less likeable in my eyes. 3 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Rainbows After Storms” Vol. 12, by Luka Kobachi

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Nanoha decides that vocational school in Osaka is the path for her, but that means Chidori’s school in Tokyo is three hours away. While making plans, they enjoy the last school festival for the literature club.

While this volume moves quickly from point to point – we’re up to November again by the end of it – it’s really an adorable set of slice-of-life stories. We get a bit more backstory about when Nanoha first saw Chidori and was trying to befriend her. Our main couple is surprisingly mature and in love. It’s very sweet. However, it was strange to see Chidori with long hair. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Bride of the Shark Clan: Married Life” Vol. 2, by Satomichi

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After a year of marriage, Avel and Tukiri are happy. But Tukiri feels something is changing within him and an outsider biologist, Dylan, wants to study the two clans.

I like how Dylan’s arrival allows us to dive into the origins of the two tribes and all the shark shifter abilities present in the series. I love when there’s lore to my smut. And there’s a LOT of smut. In some places it felt like “Oh, we haven’t seen man on man action for a bit. Lets do that real quick.” But that’s ok because I like our main couple. 3.7 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Sunshine in Hades” Vol. 1, by Puling

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Cerberus is a slave, champion gladiator, and a prime chance for his owners to breed him out to produce more like him. But he’s a virgin. Cerberus enlists the help of Phaethon, a priest of the sun god to teach him how to please a woman, only to grow closer to the priest as time goes on.

Cerberus, of course, has total golden retriever energy in a rottweiler’s skin, while Phaethon is the “I don’t fall in love until I totally do” type. The intrigue around them makes for some interesting plot points that give what is a predictable yaoi something a bit more unique. It is VERY suggestive and the art favors the tiddies:

This dude is a cup size up from me, I swear… It’s not bad, I wouldn’t mind getting my hands on the next one. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Scattering His Virgin Bloom: Love Frenzy” Vol. 3, by Aya Sakyo

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After the incident with Joel, Renjaku wants Hana to quit his job and work at Renjaku’s firm.

I am not a fan of how Renjaku is behaving. He’s not being protective; he’s being controlling, taking Hana’s phone, hauling him off on a work trip… He’s heading into red flag territory. Hana seemed genuinely concerned about losing his autonomy. It’s why he wanted to keep his job and worked so hard to get a full-time position since the start of this series. At the same time, he just lets Renjaku undermine that? Why even set that up then? I dunno, it seems like a plot device to keep the coffee shop setting for some scenes. I sure hope Hana sticks to his guns on this. 2.5 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Scattering His Virgin Bloom: Love Frenzy” Vol. 2, by Aya Sakyo

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While Renjaku is away for work, Hana’s mother moves to set up her son with another alpha, Joel. Renjaku did give Hana a collar instead of biting, but this publicly outs him as an omega.

What a toxic fucking family. This makes me even more annoyed that Hana didn’t make Renjaku more aware to better protect him from his mother’s machinations. It was also very predictable that whoever his mom would pick as a potential mate would be a jerk because everyone but Renjaku has to be an asshole. 3 out of 5.

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