bluapapilio | 🌈BL Manga Check-in: "Same Cell Organism"

"Dousaibou Seibutsu. /
Same Cell Organism"

Yumeka Sumomo, 2001

Summary: Collection of oneshots:

Same Cell Organism/I Love You/Lullaby in My Hand: Nakagawa and Yokota are two boys very much in love with each other. Yokota is more open with his feelings, but Nakagawa is easily embarrassed of public displays of affection. Though they may be outwardly different, their feelings for each other are the same...their connection is such that they liken themselves to same-cell oganisms.

The Letter in the Attic (Yaneura Yuubin Monogatari): Two lonely boys visit a favorite spot.
To Make an Angel (Tenshi wo Tsukuru): An angel follows a young boy throughout his life.
We Selfish Two: Sora is in love with Kindergarten Teacher Midori.

My comments:

Same Cell Organism/I Love You./Lullaby in My Hand: Two classmates fall in love and learn to deal with their jealousy, inexperience and insecurity. One externalizes and the other internalizes their feelings but they both feel the exact same way. Nakagawa's shyness was so cute whenever he externalized his feelings. 4.5/5

The Letter in the Attic (Yaneura Yuubin Monogatari): Two introverts share the same old attic space and fall in love. The terminal illness part scared me for a second! Not much to this story really. 2/5

To Make an Angel (Tenshi wo Tsukuru): A boy who wants to be a princess meets an angel who reappears when he's grown up to be his prince. I love wings! The second part shows of Yuki's brothers, Amane, watching them and angsting because he thought Yuki was his. It didn't go anywhere though. 3/5

We Selfish Two: Childhood friends with an age gap in mutual unrequited love. 👍 3.5/5

Random thought but it's too bad Yumeka never did a GL.

I'm glad I enjoyed this more than I thought. I'll keep it for now I think?

BookCrossing info from 2010: I first read this a long time ago and I don't think the oneshots were with it. I really enjoyed getting to reread it. I like Sumomo Yumeka's style (story and character designs) even though the former can seem incomplete. The oneshots were lovely - they managed to convey a lot despite their shortness. I'll be keeping this manga for at least a while longer for another reread. :)

10 -> 9 stars

Content warnings:
Same Cell Organism: Yotaka gets jealous when he sees Nakagawa talking to a girl and breaks a school window. Stolen kiss (thought he was sleeping, he was awake).
Letter in the Attic: Stolen first kiss (thought he was sleeping). Terminal illness mention.
We Selfish Two: Adult/minor (21/16)

My rating: 7/10