Review: Love on the Horizon, Vol.1
I received this book from the publisher/Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
I always love M/M manga, though I am still at times a bit hesitant because of the rampant bad themes that run through them (rape/not caring about consent/other things), but this one looked so cute and adorable I had to give it a shot, and seriously, I can only describe this manga as a warm hug. It was just so sweet and fluffy.
In this sweet manga we meet Nagi who has just started college and meets with a guy named Yu, who coincidentally lives in the same apartment building and is his senpai. They are often together and when Yu gets drunk (which is often) Nagi can bring him back home. This sounds fairly OK, right. However, Yu gets very clingy in his drunkness. Oh no, nothing bad, just wants to hug and hold something or somebody, and that person is Nagi. Haha. Not that he minds. Well, the first time he is a tad confused, as one may expect, but after that he actually starts to care for his senpai. He doesn’t even always wiggle his way out of things, he just stays there and sleeps. It helps that Yu-senpai doesn’t remember a gosh darn thing from the night before. Yup, he is that drunk ladies and gentlemen. It is actually very cute and I was rooting for them to be able to be together during the day as well.
Because we also get to see them in their day to day stuff. Going to college. Going to friends. Drinking of course. Other things. We see Nagi make photographs and want to go further with that. Yes, it is very fluffy and slice of lifey. If you want more action I would not recommend this one. This one is a calm tea. This is a warm hug. This is just fluffy. And sometimes we need those things. I loved seeing Nagi and Yu grow closer + I liked that we also got to see things from Yu’s POV, see that he is clearly thinking a lot about his neighbour, maybe a bit much (not that anyone minds, haha). It is all very cute and brought a smile to my face.
Things slide in force when something happens during one of the drunk nights. Nothing bad, but something that clearly shows that even Yu cannot hide his feelings any longer. And from that moment I was even further invested! I was rooting even harder. Shipping the ship even more. Hoping for even more. And we get all that. And from that moment the book really becomes wonderful, sweet, hot, spicy, and lovely. I just love this couple and love how well they got together. They had so many sweet moments.
Oh, and I liked the bonus chapters, including one that is specially for this digital edition. Eep!
I am definitely curious to how this one continues so I will be reading more of this series when it comes out. Hopefully we get more Yu/Nagi, but I wouldn’t be opposed to another couple set in the same college.
The art was really sweet and fitted the soft, fluffy, warmth that is this manga perfectly.
All in all, I would highly recommend this one to all. If you are in need for a warm hug, be sure to check this one out!