Member Reviews
A cute and hearthwarming love story between two cute giuys who need to learn who communicate. The narration is classic, yet satisfaying and the drawing is cute.
As a huge fan of BL and yaoi manga I can really appreciate stories like this and how they are actually progressing away from the toxic tropes of the classic yaoi manga. In this story we get a really cute high school romance. Since this is a one shot don't expect a ton of character development, but do expect the typical bl formula and misunderstandings that come along with those! The artwork here is beautiful and modern. I gave this a 4 stars because I have read and enjoyed a lot of Tokyopop manga and this is actually one of the better ones that has a story that is easy to follow and we also get a consensual relationship between the 2 MCs.
A typical gay hentai manga. If you like them, this is a nice book of two boys falling in love, you will enjoy readng
Tomorrow, Make Me Yours capture the sweet feelings of longing and young love with its simple yet fast-paced plot and beautiful art style. The plot is fairly standard for the genre yet it is still a good read overall. The art was the best part of the manga. The characters are very expressive conveying lots of emotions for the readers to enjoy. Our main character, Yuki, even cries beautifully. The manga also portrayed the characters trying to find ways to express their love and longing in a great way. Though this is certainly for a mature audience, the mature scenes were mild yet expressed tenderness. Overall, a great quick read.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
-Characters: 3/5
-Cover: 3/5
-Story: 3/5
-Writing: 5/5
Genre: Yaoi/Romance
Type: Manga
Worth?: I guess?
First want to thank Netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this in exchange for an honest review! Tokyopop always has a way of suspense. Will this manga be spicy or will be nonspicy? This was spicy, kinda. If vanilla ice cream was spicy this would be it. Nothing is really wrong with this manga. I enjoyed most of it. It was you basic two boys fall in love with each other kinda fast because this is all shoved in to one book.
If you like quick one shot spicy reads, this is for you. There is really nothing I can give that stands out with this. You have read this a million times before, I promise. Am I telling you not to read it? No, this is a good filler book. If you need something a read that you don't have to commit to between the readings you do want to read, this is the kind of book.
Thank you to Tokyopop and NetGalley for sending me an arc of "Tomorrow, make me yours", it was very sweet and cute.
The drawings are extremely cute and I would die for the main character.
I'm just confused about the end ? Because it's very short and quick and the end is quite abrupt.
I'm going to a little disappointed if it is a one shot as I would have loved to learn more about the boys lives.
Now normally I am pretty lax in my expectations when it comes to manga. It doesn’t take a lot for me to enjoy a particular story, unlike my experiences with various literary novels. However, sometimes my utter dislike for one specific trope is universal. Unfortunately Tomorrow, Make Me Yours by Kaoruko Miyama fell into one of those pit traps. The deliberate and repeated reliance on miscommunication in order to create conflict drove me up the frigging wall.
The set up for this book is pretty standard; a popular boy notices the shy boy, befriends him, and sparks ensue. I generally have a great affection for these schoolyard romances, and find them very cute. Where Tomorrow, Make Me Yours falls apart is that the shyness that envelopes Yuki makes it impossible for him to communicate to any reasonable level, even after he and Hayato get together—which happens incredibly quickly I might add. In fact the majority of the manga is Yuki and Hayato being “in love” but being directly incapable of actually speaking to each other, which makes everything feel incredibly superficial.
As a result, I came out of this book not a fan, and I don’t see myself recommending it.
[RATE: 3.5/5] It was a nice Boys Love manga, and it started all sweet and cute! I really liked the illustrations and how they showed up the emotions.
But it was to me maybe a little bit too fast, we don't have anything about them really falling in love, so I felt like it was rushed just so we could get hot stuff in this first volume. I was really hoping to get more cute interactions between Hayato and Yuki, sadly we didn't got much. Everything happened too fast!
It's a classic falling in love with your classmate but I still enjoyed it nonetheless, it was overall still very cute! Maybe it'll developpe more in the next volumes :)
Absolutely adorable love story which was quick to read and left me with a smile on my face. I really liked seeing the romance develop which was done well enough and the art style, though not the best, was pretty damn amazing 🤩 I cannot wait to read more of this mangaka’s work
Kaoroku Miyama's debut manga shows budding potential, though ultimately falls into a number of the damaging conventional traps plaguing the BL genre...
The word that first comes to mind when thinking of Tomorrow, Make Me Yours is generic. And while labelling something as such is not particularly insightful, sadly, neither is Miyama's high-school romance.
Tomorrow, Make Me Yours sees teens Yuki and Hayato exploring their feelings for one-another from a fast-paced and fruitless friendship, climaxing in some standard final pages where the pair consummate their relationship; all-in-all, pretty standard BL material. If that summary seems bare-bones, than it is because the story itself is. Yuki and Hayato's entire characterization, both individually and as a pair, is so devoid of energy it almost feels as if the manga was desperately trying to end from the moment it began.
There is nothing memorable about Yuki nor Hayato, and they're both pretty one-note in terms of their personality traits. Yuki lacks confidence, something Hayato has in abundance. What this regrettably leads to is the problematic trope of sexual-assault and dubious consent that still very-much saturates the BL genre. Hayato forces himself on Yuki on multiple occasions without any sort of verbal acknowledgement of consent, leading to great miss-communication between both leads. It is this same pressure to have sex that is seemingly supposed to come across as endearing- given that Yuki ultimately and rather gleefully accepts Hayato's advances, despite repeatedly saying "no" and "stop"- which is again, nothing short of distasteful.
Whether it was due to a lack of resources, or demands to conform to the staple tropes of the genre; it is a shame, because as a first-time mangaka, Miyama shows some level of promise. If only they were to utilize the groundwork of their story more effectively, Tomorrow, Make Me Yours could have left a more lasting positive impression. Miyama's fast pacing is a welcome one, which choses to dive quickly into an early romantic relationship between Yuki and Hayato. Unlike Sasaki and Miyano's titular leads, who to-and-fro with their feelings repetitively, Tomorrow, Make Me Yours actually offers what could have been an interesting established relationship dynamic, if only it were done authentically (Our Not-So-Lonely Planet Travel Guide comes to mind). In its final pages, there is a genuinely touching scene which sees Hayato apologise to Yuki for his (unnecessary) jealousy, affirming that Yuki is "not some object [for Hayato] to claim". If only such a statement were to have been explored more, or any effort made to turn the damaging themes that the manga explores on their head.
Tomorrow, Make Me Yours feels outdated compared to the slow but positive steps forward that the BL genre is making. It is not particularly worth reading unless you are a big BL fan looking for a quick and easy read, or an avid romance manga collector.
Sad this is only a one shot. I love these characters! Very well done. They have great development in only such a short amount of time. Such a nice feel good read!
This one is a saccharine sweet flashback to awkward first loves and learning to navigate big emotions. It's sweet and charming and you know how everything is going to play out long before it happens, but Yuki and Hayato are so adorable, both individually and as a couple, that I honestly didn't care about the unoriginal plot.
The art is pretty standard for the genre with the positive note that you could tell the characters apart at a glance, which isn't always the case.
Overall, it's not anything that will change the genre or make you rave about it, but it's a sweet story told in pretty art and I'm happy I gave myself the time to enjoy it.
Happy thanks to NetGalley, TOKYOPOP, and LOVE x LOVE for the early read!
It was an okay book I guess? Didn't enjoy it too much to be honest. Too fast paced I guess. The characters were okay I guess? Yeah, I'm confused.
Tomorrow, Make Me Yours is a very cute manga featuring stupid oblivious boys getting together for their first time. Incredibly tropey as most slice of life, get together, love x love mangas tend to be, this was a very quick and fun read. I definitely recommend for anyone who is looking for a short sweet read.
You know, if you ever get in the mood for a cozy night, with a nice, cute story about gays falling in love with each other, this is one that I can recommend to you.
It has a a simple story, which I liked, because it's just a light read and I was completely in the mood for it.
Also, I didn't expect it to get that hot and steamy at the final part, but like, I'm not complaining? Hehehehe iykyk
Thanks to publisher for the earc through Netgalley.
I admit I am a huge sucker for BL manga. It's one of those guilty pleasures you can't get rid of. I was initially nervous to request this as I feel most BL in general, especially, high school ones tend to portray very toxic relationships. This manga definitely did a lot better than a lot I've read, but there were still some very bad tropes.
For one, Yuki is a loner with no friends. I mean not really a big deal, but it makes his insta-love for Hayato very weird for me. They literally start off as friends and within the first few pages of the second chapter, Yuki confesses his love. I understand this is a short manga and things need to progress a bit quickly, but this did not feel smooth or natural at all.
There was also a lot of miscommunication and jealousy that was a bit unnecessary. They were used as the main plot device instead of trying to have a real story about their relationship. I wish I could talk more about Yuki and Hayato more individually, but by the end, I didn't really know much about them at all. Pretty much unmemorable.
One thing I really did like was Hayato's confession. His felt so much more natural. I loved hearing that he felt this way for a long time compared to Yuki's insta-love. I think this would have been a better story if both had feelings from the beginning and then had to navigate the reality of being with someone you like that you didn't think liked you back.
What was also great was that a huge theme was taking things slow which is not something you see often in BL novels. Usually, one moves faster than the other in the relationship and that person just has to be okay with it. Here, no actually meant no which I thought was really awesome.
The art was also very pretty to me. It's what initially drew me to request this manga on NetGalley. Despite there not being a lot of background art in the panels, the characters were done so well that it didn't matter. You saw only what you needed to see. It definitely fit the aesthetic I like when it comes to choosing manga.
Overall, it really is hard to rate Tomorrow, Make Me Yours because it really has some great elements it just missed the mark. I think if the plot was a bit more interesting, this would have been an immediate hit, but with only miscommunication and jealousy being pretty much the only thing making the plot move forward, it just fell a bit flat. It really isn't a bad read but if you're looking for something amazing, this isn't it.
The artwork is gorgeous and I'm getting invested in the story the more I think about it. However, the story felt too rushed. The characters are already saying "I love you" after only hanging out about 3 times, and I didn’t feel it was enough to get to know them beyond their one trait personalities of shy and outgoing. I'm looking forward to getting to know more about them and their interests further into the story.
I loved this one!
This was so cute! It was honestly very wholesome most of the book other than a short sex scene near the end but I didn’t mind. The premise is the shy boy falls for the outgoing popular boy - a yaoi staple - and the misunderstandings were just adorable.
Yuki I liked more than Hayato but they were both very sweet. Highly recommend.
Thank you to TOKYOPOP and Netgalley for letting me read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Sometimes you want a relationship that happens quickly and with promise. Tomorrow, Make Me Yours feels like that to me. This manga is your basic premise: a high school slice of life romance. Yuki likes Hayato but is very introverted and is too nervous to take action, but it turns out that there are some mutual feelings as Hayato seeks Yuki out.Eventually the two get to know each other and after one minor misunderstanding, honest feelings are revealed and the two connect. There are a few twists and turns along the way and it allows both characters to be less one-dimensional.
I've recently watched both Sasaki to Miyano and Given, and both of those had relationships that were built over a much longer period of time. Tomorrow, Make Me Yours, to it's benefit, speeds up the process and is a fully contained story within it's five chapters. The story is light on it's premise but it's a good one-off read.
Just as a reminder, this book is 18+ and does have mature scenes. I'm not sure if it was just me being unlucky in high school or not as sexually charged, but i'm mildly jealous how easily this relationship came together. These two characters know themselves and were ready to follow a seme/uke position and were performing in their assumed roles.
Tomorrow, Make Me Yours is author and artist Kaoruko Miyama's first piece and it shows a lot of potential. The art style is good, a little standard in the genre, and the writing has room to grow. This manga was like a pilot episode, where I'd read it and see there's a lot of promise with Kaoruko Miyama and I hope to see more in the future. If you're looking for a BL that's a one-shot, quick read, and quick resolution this one is perfect for you.
Grade: C+
I never really know how to review graphic novels. But this was very cute. And I would love to see more.