フレンドライン [Friend Line]

by Ayu Sakumoto, 佐久本あゆ

会社の同僚で友人の深水に、自分がゲイであること、同棲中の彼氏の英治に暴力を振るわれていることをカミングアウトした宮森。
その帰り道、二人は英治にばったり会ってしまい、宮森は殴られそうになってしまう。
それを深水が助けてくれ、そのまま家に泊めてくれる。
翌日、お金が貯まるまでの同居を提案してくれる深水の言葉に甘える宮森だったが、じつは入社当初は彼に想いを寄せていて……。

Genres: Manga, Yaoi, Romance, Boys Love, LGBT, Queer, M M Romance

192 pages, Paperback

First published October 15, 2016

Reviews

[Curious Madra · Rating 4 out of 5]

actually liked how this Yaoi manga gave the seme and uke a chance to have a heart to heart conversation. Normally in some Yaoi manga, you see the seme and uke going straight into "it" and not bother getting to know each other. In this one, you do. Basically the uke is going through an abusive relationship and the seme is pretty much there to support him by telling him to break up with the guy who is abusing him. I'm also glad the seme wasn't pushy towards the uke, he was pretty laid but you could see that he was obviously more concerned for the ukes safety. As a reader, it is sad to see someone like the uke go through domestic abuse and feel that he should cling onto that person for the sake of their desire. It is even upsetting that this type of abuse unfortunately happens in real life.



If you have been affected by domestic abuse in your life please please go to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_... . Remember no one should be treated like dirt for someones sick actions!!!

[Keiko, the manga enthusiast ♒︎ · Rating 4 out of 5]

The friend line—the line that separates platonic and romantic relationships. It's up to you whether to cross or not to cross it. And there are endless factors as to why people drew that line. Like the common one where relationship ends, but friendship lasts. As is weaved in this series, making it a bit angsty.

It must be nice to find an everlasting kind of love with a friend you are willing to spend your life with. Isn't that the right kind of love? I'm jealous.

I love this series. It's screaming at you like, domestic violence is domestic violence—it doesn't matter what gender you are, it's violence.

I swear I cried when Fukami made Miyamori realize that it's not right to accept violence just because he's gay, like it's a price to pay. But I cried, even more, when Miya thought like it's because he's gay that he accepts it, after all, being one, it's hard to find a partner, and it's so lonely to be alone.

I mean, gawd, it perfectly portrayed the dark angle of homosexual relationships and homosexuality itself that we rarely see. Definitely a lowkey eye-opener. I freaking love the content so much!

But, I just don't have the balls to make it a 5-star because I wanted to see Miyamori standing up for himself. Instead, we only see him with another bruise on his wrist. Although he did grow and gained a new perspective, I guess my soul just wanted the harder kick so I can finally rest the case. I guess I just want to shed those last tears before leaving this great series.

I'm loving Ayu Sakamoto, I swear. She never disappoints! This is like the fourth book I read from her and not once did I find her work meh. I think I may have a new favorite boys' love author! And her arts are swoon-worthy too!

[Keeloween · Rating 5 out of 5]

one of the best yaoi I've ever read! it's so wholesome and talks about domestic abuse in the gay community.. One of the few yaoi that I don't feel like was a fetish kind of thing!

[Carolina Urán · Rating 4 out of 5]

Miyamori Shin es amigo y colega del trabajo de Fukami. Un día, Miyamori se acerca a Fukami y le confiesa que su novio, Eiji, lo está golpeando. En el camino de regreso del trabajo, los dos se encuentran con Eiji y Miyamori está a punto de ser golpeado. Fukami lo detiene y lleva a Miyamori a casa para que pueda dormir tranquilo. Al día siguiente, Fukami sugiere que Miyamori comience a vivir con él hasta que pueda ahorrar dinero para un lugar propio, pero muchas cosas pueden cambiar antes de que eso ocurra...

Me encantó esta historia, de verdad no me gusta mucho leer historias donde uno de los personajes tiene tan baja la autoestima que se involucra en relaciones toxicas creyendo que es lo que merece o que es lo único que podrá conseguir, pero, aunque Shin esta involucrado en una de esas relaciones, tambien esta dispuesto a escuchar consejos y a tratar de cambiar su vida, ademas quien no lo haría teniendo un amigo como Fukami jijiji. Fukami es un gran amigo, un gran compañero de trabajo y una persona con un sentido de la justicia muy desarrollado, por lo que no puede soportar ver a Shin en esa situación y hará lo que este en sus manos por ayudarlo...
Me encanta que la relación entre Shin y Fukami se desarrollara poco a poco, ellos ya se conocen desde hace tiempo y ademas confian en el otro, es como un amor cocidito a fuego lento.

[Ifrah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this one but it felt simple. The two main characters, Fukami and Miya are co-workers and good friends. Fukami finds out that Miya is in an abusive relationship with someone that looks suspiciously like him and basically makes him stay at his place to get him away from his boyfriend. My main issue is that I didn’t feel like Fukami liked Miya until the very end. I could totally see Miya’s point of view where he thought Fukami was just being nice to him because that’s his personality or he pitied him. I would have liked more conversation around their feelings verbally and not just in their heads. I did really like their relationship dynamic and they worked well together as a couple - Fukami as the direct one with a strong sense of justice and Miya as the lonely, compromising one but looks like he has his life together.

[Carol · Rating 5 out of 5]

I know i've been reading a lot of mangas these past few weeks and most of them are 5 stars but well...THEY ARE GOOD! GREAT! SWEET AND AMAZING! and most of them were recs from my dear friend who knows me too well and knows the types of story i like! She never got it wrong! This one wasnt a rec from her but I found it while reading one of the ones she recd.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love stories like this. Love how much time they spent together as friends. love how when Fukami realized he didn't want Miyamori to leave and be with someone else he just confessed. I really liked this one.

[juh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Achei bem legal as conversas que eles tiveram e a discussão sobre violência doméstica. No geral, gostei bastante da história e dos personagens!

[Julieta Belmonte · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quedé medio impactada.

Miya y Fukami son dos amigos y compañeros de trabajo que se conocen hace 3 años aprox. Y realmente valoran su amistad. Una noche Miya le cuenta que no solamente es gay y que esta de novio con un tipo, sino que este le pega. Y lo castiga feo. Fukami decide rescatar a Miya haciéndolo vivir en su casa y así es como ambos van teniendo sentimientos por el otro.

Estoy impactada porque este manga daba para muchísimo más; Miya aprendiendo a amarse a si mismo, Fukami explorando su sexualidad y si esta enganchado con Miya porque realmente lo ama o solo porque lo quiere proteger de su ex golpeador. La violencia de género y como también los hombres sufren de esta (escondiendo todo ya que también es un golpe a su hombría) Onda, estuvo piola pero qsy. Daba para más.

[Vera Kabushemeye · Rating 2 out of 5]

Generally, I found this very mid. The art is okay and the romance is a bit overdone. My real gripes are with some of the tropes and how this manga refuses to actually deal with anything it brings up. Even with the ex, there is no consequences for what he did. He's just let free to abuse the next person and no one seems to even care about that.

To start with, there's the trope of the straight male love interest saving a queer man and falling in love with him. I'm not here to judge, but why. And why are we not seeing any thoughts about that and what it means for this straight guy.

Lastly, there's the whole BDSM abuser thing going on. So, the ex was a 'BDSM' enthusiast... when really he's just an abuser. If there's no consent, it's not BDSM. But that's never brought up. Even the idea that the ex might have searched for someone like the main character specifically because he has no interest in BDSM and so does not know anything about it or its community isn't considered. Actually, I found it so strange that the ex seemed so into it but had no community at all. Was it because he had already been ostracized as a red flag? Did he not look for a BDSM community? Because without addressing this, it just feels like your typical, let's demonise seme who do BDSM which is rampant in BL where there is BDSM but the main pairing isn't kinky.

[Iyas Utomo · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the third work by Sakumoto-sensei that I've read, and I think it has become my favorite.

The character Fukami is like a forest, yes, because he's so "green" that I thought he was more than just a green flag, haha. But one question that always comes to my mind while reading manga with plots similar to this one is, would a straight individual really easily become gay? I don't think so, but well, this is fiction, and if it happened in real life, it would surely be depicted in a more complex way.

[Nix Buttons · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like stories where characters actually confront their feelings and communicate with each other. They always feel calm and reasonable, while still being sweet and loving.
side-note: apparently this is my first time reading this manga, but this exact story line isn't new to me, so I had a sense of deja vu the whole time.

[CARLYN · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una historia sobre la importancia de valorarse como persona y tener una segunda oportunidad para enamorarse. Fue un soplo de algo nuevo y distinto. Hubiera querido al menos un extra al final, estaba con tantas gana, que sentí que faltaba algo para una buena conclusión.

[Kristilyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just kind of average honestly.

[Prophetdoll Oui · Rating 4 out of 5]

กระโดดข้าม Friend ZONE

[Bea Tris · Rating 3 out of 5]

5/10 pretty good eventhough it's so short.