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(2.80/5)Tags: Gag, Manga
Spotted this by the checkout at Kino and thought the premise looked hilarious so I picked it up without knowing anything about it.
Older brother Kaede goes to a BL comiket type thing and stumbles upon his dad and younger brother Sakura working as vendors, finding out that they all share the niche hobby of BL manga.
Each chapter is short, but one of them was pretty heavy on the incest jokes (younger brother Sakura has a sort of admiration crush on his brother...) which I wasn't comfortable with, so be wary. Every now and then there's a little explanation page for terms and stuff, but most felt like filler to me since surely the target audience for this is people who are already into BL...? The art is also very basic, I didn't super like the linework all that much.
Overall this is one of those "if I could keep reading it for free I probably would, but I don't really want to pay to keep reading this" type of books for me. Especially at the 815 yen plus tax I picked the first volume up for. The dad actually says he has a crush on a guy at his work so I'd be interested to know if that gets developed on in the future I suppose. They have so many volumes of this series out already and I'm not really sure how they wouldn't have run out of jokes already.
3.5/5 of Silly Fun
I picked up several volumes for super cheap and thought the premise would probably be a good laugh since I've seen shows like the Fudanshi KouKou. I wasn't expecting anything super deep, and for the most part it's pretty light.
I read the other review before I started the manga so I thought that there would be a lot of uncomfortable brocon, but to be honest, it's not as bad as other anime and manga. It's played in such a way that it's practically always awkward and cringey. Unlike manga like Ouran High School Host Club, it's not focused on the appeal of incest. I think we as an audience are supposed to feel uncomfortable at it and are invited to laugh at how ridiculous it is.
Other than that, like I said, it's nice and light. The jokes often revolve around the logistics of being a fujin (rotten person, not many specifically about being a rotten boy), which are relatable if you've also tried to buy bl in Japan over a length of time. I was pleasantly surprised too that there's an explanation for why they're a family of 3. I won't spoil it, but I think it's a sort of highlight for this volume. I am a bit surprised that we don't see more tropes (although the references to bl and whatnot are plentiful), but I suspect we'll get them in later volumes since it seems like more characters will join the cast.