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Friday, April 10, 2020

Manga Review: Vanilla Essence by Yamatogawa


Rating (Out of 5): ~3
Publisher: Project-H
Release Date: 2017
Volumes: 1.
Spoilers?: No.

Goodreads Synopsis:

Boyfriend and girlfriend engage in a dramatic bike race where the winner takes all (with benefits), while others cool down in the pool they're supposed to be cleaning for their club duties. For other after school engagements for those not into sports, there's activities for those that like to use their video skills to voyeuristic extremes, stargazing clubs to explore lovely constellations, and even a few field trips that may lead to impromptu anatomy sessions!

Collection of stories/one-shots

1. Ikenai Asobi (Naughty Game)
A school girl discovers the joy of voyeurism but finds she's not alone

2. Maru Game (Circle Game)
A boy confesses to the perfect girl but gets more than he bargains for

3. Gaido Settei Very Easy (Difficulty Level Very Easy)
New lingerie brings a couple together

4. Tadaima Pool Seisouchuu (Right Here During Pool Cleanup)
Things get hot for a couple while cleaning the school pool

5. Trip on Trip
A couple must avoid getting caught together while on a field trip

6. Touch Me If You Can!
A cyclist lures her new boyfriend into sex

7. Hatsumoude (During the Year's First Shrine Visit)
A boy and girl ring in the new year by ridding themselves of their worldly desires

8. You Gotta Star
Two stargazers share a night under the stars

9. Hayaku Dashite ne (Hand It In Already)
A couple gets delayed while handing in their graduation paperwork

Review:

This was a kickstarter a while ago, and so I thought—why not? I like helping weird projects.
This was being spouted as more of an erotic romance, I believe? That it has real story and depth, it's not just porn. But let's get this straight from the get go—this is hentai, plain and simple.
Each chapter features different stories, all of them star in a high school, some have couples and some don't. None of them stood out to me, I'm not sure if any of them was supposed to. It's graphic, uncensored. Some of it was hot, but I also don't really read very much of this stuff.
I didn't mind it.

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