Meguru Hinohara

セラピーゲーム[Therapy Game 2]

Taelyr Vecchione

I liked this volume better then the first! I liked watching these two develop, and grow together. The art is so pretty, but I wish I liked the actual story more.

Sparks fly in this spinoff of Secret XXX featuring Shouhei’s older brother Shizuma and Mito’s younger brother Minato after a drunken fling! Shizuma only drank that night to forget his heartbreak. He didn’t intend to also forget Minato, the one-night stand who soothed his broken heart. And since Minato’s not one to be forgotten, he hatches a plan of seduction…and revenge! Shizuma finds out about Minato’s plan—and subsequent wager—to seduce and then dump him. Although upset at first, Shizuma finally realizes it was all just a mistake and rushes to visit a bedridden Minato. But when he does, the one to open the door is Minato’s brother Mito, who intentionally withholds his identity! Meanwhile, Minato is stuck wavering between his ever-deepening feelings for Shizuma and his long-held fear of falling in love. Can these two overcome misunderstandings and deep-seated fear, or are there simply too many obstacles?

Therapy Game, Vol. 2

Katerina Thorson

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**I use the CAWPILE rating system created by BookRoast to do my reviews

UGH MY HEART ❤️‍🔥

Character- 9/10
UGH do not get me started on Minato and Shizuma, because trust me I could rant about them all day long...and maybe then some. I loved how Shizuma who is "new" to the queer world seems to be taking it in stride. He understands the complications and the prejudice behaviors but he stands up to it. I think the biggest growth in characters, however, came from Minato. Minato definitely was the most changed character and in a way it made sense...I mean he is seen as the "bad boy". I loved seeing him grow to understand that love is not the one in the wrong. It's the person that uses love to the cruel extent that is. So watching both Shizuma and Minato grow into themselves, it was just so wonderful! 

Atmosphere- 9/10
Getting to delve more into Minato's past also meant delving into his home town and it's so interesting how one can see a town as beautiful and another can see it as a nightmare. And the thing is you can see the difference through both words and through the art. I loved it. I felt like I was standing there with the characters looking at this town from two different perspectives. 

Writing/Art Style- 9.5/10
Not much changed from my last review Therapy Game, Vol. 1. I think Meguru's art is absolutely stunning. It is truly beautiful. I could honestly look at her manga's all day and be content. Lol so please give me more Minato and Shizuma! 

Plot- 9/10
I was just blown away by the plot in this manga. For such a short manga it packed in a wonderful plot and it wasn't confusing. We finally got the full back story into Mito's and Minota's past and I was just sobbing my eyes out. I mean I would be crazy not to. There were so many twists that I didn't really think about and I saw so many connections to her first manga Secret XXX. It was just so enjoyable. 

Intrigue- 9/10
I think the one thing that I loved was that I was hooked right away. Silly things like misunderstandings always get at my heart and I am just like why, why you do things like this characters! And of course the schemers are always to blame (I am looking at you Mito, I am looking at you.)
 
Logic- 9/10
The progression of the storyline was so perfect and I can't say much more to that because I just loved it!

Enjoyment- 10/10
I mean are you serious! I loved this manga so so so so so much. I honestly could reread it right now. I loved the storyline, I loved seeing into Izsuki and Minato's past even more. I just absolutely loved everything. And every time Minato and Shizuma did something totally cute, I just collapsed and then squealed and then got weird looks from my significant other. Am I okay! NO I JUST WANT MORE. I wish there was a cute manga novella of just these two being so fricken adorable. 

I definitely see a reread in my future!

セラピーゲーム[Therapy Game 2]

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