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Blue Sky Wars (Yaoi Manga) Vol. 1
Tamaki begins training at an elementary school to earn his teaching liscence, and meets a delinquent teacher. His hair is messy, always wearing sweat pants, and a dull look. First impressions of Ei Hideo were terrible, but… Tamaki’s teaching instructor and Hideo’s older sister Rikako insists Tamaki to live with them!! Under the same roof with a senior teacher… A secret lesson in love ♪
183 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 25, 2018
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September 20, 2023
I love it….I love it so much. Do you have a second part please?!
February 20, 2024
This was a weird one. I'm gonna give it a 4 because I really liked the MCs and enjoyed it. I mean if I was going on pure enjoyment I'd give it a 5, but then again if a novel was written like this I'd give it a 1, so wtf is up with that?
I do typically expect a sort of vagueness and sloppy structure in manga, but this thing bounces from one WTF moment to another without the characters really processing or following up on anything. Stuff nobody in their right mind is going to let slide just goes unaddressed. The flow of time issues common in manga seem worse here, MC1 seems to get to his declaration of love ridiculously quickly, but I have no idea if the timeframe covered is 3 days, 3 weeks, 3 months, or whatever.
On top of that the translation feels sloppy. For example (and I can't ascribe for certain to the translation) there's a part where a character thinks back to an earlier conversation and the wording is different in the two scenes. I guess that could be the author though, given in the little ending/extras page they thank the designer who's name they can't remember. WTF? Like, ask your editor or whoever what their name was maybe? Rude. But overall the text just has a vibe that makes me wonder if it's machine translation with some slight editing by humans after.
CONTENT WARNING:
Ok, now we're going to spoiler town.
So yeah, there's all kinds of WTF in this that the story just never addresses, and it annoys me, and yet at the same time I enjoyed it and really liked the MCs... :/ Why does manga seem to just short circuit my critical faculties?
I do typically expect a sort of vagueness and sloppy structure in manga, but this thing bounces from one WTF moment to another without the characters really processing or following up on anything. Stuff nobody in their right mind is going to let slide just goes unaddressed. The flow of time issues common in manga seem worse here, MC1 seems to get to his declaration of love ridiculously quickly, but I have no idea if the timeframe covered is 3 days, 3 weeks, 3 months, or whatever.
On top of that the translation feels sloppy. For example (and I can't ascribe for certain to the translation) there's a part where a character thinks back to an earlier conversation and the wording is different in the two scenes. I guess that could be the author though, given in the little ending/extras page they thank the designer who's name they can't remember. WTF? Like, ask your editor or whoever what their name was maybe? Rude. But overall the text just has a vibe that makes me wonder if it's machine translation with some slight editing by humans after.
CONTENT WARNING:
Ok, now we're going to spoiler town.
So yeah, there's all kinds of WTF in this that the story just never addresses, and it annoys me, and yet at the same time I enjoyed it and really liked the MCs... :/ Why does manga seem to just short circuit my critical faculties?
November 18, 2022
This is rather strange pacing wise.
It starts out with the MC as a new teacher training for their job as a kindergarten teacher. He’s not comfortable around kids. One of his coworkers notices and then randomly says he should come live with her. That alone is odd, but she offers him a futon… that her brother is currently using. I just can’t imagine living with coworkers I literally just met; let alone sleeping beside them.
As Hideo, the gym teacher, gets the MC more used to kids, he randomly kisses him one day and that starts the fastest progression in the story. MC wonders about the kiss as it’s revealed Hideo had a past violent experience in juvie. Everything just moves very quickly after that and suddenly the MC is professing their love for Hideo and it just didn’t feel earned.
I enjoyed that this is a BL without an unnecessary sex scene, but, oddly enough, it still doesn’t take its time to let the transition from strangers to love. I didn’t get where in the story the MC really fell for Hideo
It starts out with the MC as a new teacher training for their job as a kindergarten teacher. He’s not comfortable around kids. One of his coworkers notices and then randomly says he should come live with her. That alone is odd, but she offers him a futon… that her brother is currently using. I just can’t imagine living with coworkers I literally just met; let alone sleeping beside them.
As Hideo, the gym teacher, gets the MC more used to kids, he randomly kisses him one day and that starts the fastest progression in the story. MC wonders about the kiss as it’s revealed Hideo had a past violent experience in juvie. Everything just moves very quickly after that and suddenly the MC is professing their love for Hideo and it just didn’t feel earned.
I enjoyed that this is a BL without an unnecessary sex scene, but, oddly enough, it still doesn’t take its time to let the transition from strangers to love. I didn’t get where in the story the MC really fell for Hideo
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February 18, 2021
I love this one the most.
We have this soft story about a man who doesn't like kids but ended teaching in an elementary school. In the middle of this, he was invited to live with the family of one of the teachers in exchange of taking care of her children.
Also in this house he meets another teacher (Hideo), the brother, who loves teaching and kids.
But it's not the only thing. Yes, we have this cute story, but you get it wrong if you think this is the end of it. The other part of the story focus in the past of Hideo and how their friendship (or more) would end because of that.
I still think that it was a little bit to rough the change in the atmosphere, like there are two stories in one, but without that the idea is incredible, love how it end.
We have this soft story about a man who doesn't like kids but ended teaching in an elementary school. In the middle of this, he was invited to live with the family of one of the teachers in exchange of taking care of her children.
Also in this house he meets another teacher (Hideo), the brother, who loves teaching and kids.
But it's not the only thing. Yes, we have this cute story, but you get it wrong if you think this is the end of it. The other part of the story focus in the past of Hideo and how their friendship (or more) would end because of that.
I still think that it was a little bit to rough the change in the atmosphere, like there are two stories in one, but without that the idea is incredible, love how it end.
April 1, 2019
Simple and Sweet
Wonderful artstyle captures the elementary school setting and home setting with kids quite well. Character personalities young and old were fun and unique with many having moments that made me smile, laugh, and even share their emotions.
Main conflict was compelling and resolved quite nicely. I wish there was some sort of epilogue for the backstory and a characters fate but itd have not affected the main plot.
Favorite part of the backstory conflict was the aspect that jealously between friends was a thing that seemed misinterpreted until the future with Ohno making hideo realize he might have loved his friend.
Really good story. Bonus art was good too
Wonderful artstyle captures the elementary school setting and home setting with kids quite well. Character personalities young and old were fun and unique with many having moments that made me smile, laugh, and even share their emotions.
Main conflict was compelling and resolved quite nicely. I wish there was some sort of epilogue for the backstory and a characters fate but itd have not affected the main plot.
Favorite part of the backstory conflict was the aspect that jealously between friends was a thing that seemed misinterpreted until the future with Ohno making hideo realize he might have loved his friend.
Really good story. Bonus art was good too
February 15, 2021
Was Fine, Nothing Really Happens
This was worth the buy but it was a little lack luster. The characters didn't have too much personality and the romance was basically nonexistent and while it didnt feel rushed it just felt off somehow. I didnt get attached to any of the characters which is baffling since whenever I read a BL or Yaoi I'm normally very invested.
The art is nice, I just think there was too much going on in the story to allow you to connect with the characters in any way.
This was worth the buy but it was a little lack luster. The characters didn't have too much personality and the romance was basically nonexistent and while it didnt feel rushed it just felt off somehow. I didnt get attached to any of the characters which is baffling since whenever I read a BL or Yaoi I'm normally very invested.
The art is nice, I just think there was too much going on in the story to allow you to connect with the characters in any way.
September 19, 2020
This started out slow. I wasn't overly fond of the main character (what Japanese teacher goes into teaching and doesn't like kids? The job is hardcore. The elementary teachers I know here are amazing individuals.)
Then in the midst of the book was my least favorite trope and it came out of nowhere in a flashback. I wish mangakas would drop the trope entirely.
This book wasn't worth reading.
Then in the midst of the book was my least favorite trope and it came out of nowhere in a flashback. I wish mangakas would drop the trope entirely.
This book wasn't worth reading.
March 24, 2022
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September 9, 2022
Disclaimer: I like this book, I swear.
Buuuuuuut it's more of a 2.5 technically since it suffered from being too short. The pacing was off, and there was simultaneously too much and too little given in terms of background and characters. HOWEVER... it gets rounded up for the blip of serotonin during this fine witching hour.
Buuuuuuut it's more of a 2.5 technically since it suffered from being too short. The pacing was off, and there was simultaneously too much and too little given in terms of background and characters. HOWEVER... it gets rounded up for the blip of serotonin during this fine witching hour.
April 14, 2025
I loved this Manga! I wish there were more volumes delving into the relationship of Hideo and Tamaki 🥰. I laughed… I cried it was very wholesome. I loved how when Tamaki confessed again to Hideo he said that he would accept all of him. Because Hideo doesn’t see himself as someone worthy of love. Love love loved it!
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August 29, 2020
Me gustó el ambiente escolar, es lindo ver este tipo de relaciones, ya que te permite saber más sobre la personalidad de los personajes cuando se enfrentan a ciertas situaciones. El libro es corto, pero lindo.
July 15, 2022
Good!
Enjoyed it. Cute but with deep feelings and old hurts. I liked Tamaki and Hideo. Definitely a good fit. I'd love to read more by this author.
Enjoyed it. Cute but with deep feelings and old hurts. I liked Tamaki and Hideo. Definitely a good fit. I'd love to read more by this author.
February 15, 2023
Lovely
At first I didn't think I was going to like it, but it kept my attention and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The ending was very touching.
At first I didn't think I was going to like it, but it kept my attention and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The ending was very touching.
June 2, 2023
It was cute!
December 10, 2023
I found it really sweet.
It ended and went through very fast. Timeline and character development are shorten to fit into one volume, however it made me smile at the end.
It ended and went through very fast. Timeline and character development are shorten to fit into one volume, however it made me smile at the end.
November 28, 2024
really good read
Such a sweet cute story… I wish there was more to read! Definitely recommend this for BL fans! Loved it, but I wish there was more intimate scenes.
Such a sweet cute story… I wish there was more to read! Definitely recommend this for BL fans! Loved it, but I wish there was more intimate scenes.
January 27, 2025
Great Read
This story made me smile throughout. I loved the Hideo, Tamaki, and the kids. It was just a really sweet story.
This story made me smile throughout. I loved the Hideo, Tamaki, and the kids. It was just a really sweet story.
July 16, 2025
Blue Sky Wars is such a refreshing yaoi manga with a great mix of humor, romance, and real emotions. The story about Tamaki living with Hideo and his family felt super heartfelt and genuine. The characters really grow and feel real, which made me care about what happens to them.
January 2, 2021
Feels incomplete.
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