#junjo romantica

[lozeyart]

What am I doing in the year of our lord 2025 drawing Junjou Romantica fanart

Goodness me, I got into JJR back in 2008 when the anime aired and then I got into the manga that same year. At the time, I wasn't really drawing people, I was drawing animals, but I was OBSESSED with this yaoi with my whole heart and wanted so badly to draw fanart for it. So now here it is! 17 years in the making! Btw, trying to interpret anime hair logic with my style is easier said than done, but I did my best lol. All just colored sketches and then some scribbles for funsies.

But I definitely have some complicated feelings about this manga/anime. More below the cut (its A LOT, I'm so sorry).

JJR was one of the first yaois I ever got into, and back in 2008 when I didn't realize being gay was an option, this silly little manga/anime felt like an escape for me. Well, it's now 17 years later and upon rereading this manga (I still have volume 1-12, I could never get rid of them, they mean to much to me) I realize that it has aged POORLY.

This yaoi is definitely a product of its time (2002/2003) and it SHOWS. I find myself disappointed in the dynamic between Usagi-san and Misaki and wish that Misaki would show Usagi-san SOME sort of affection outside of the bare minimum (cooking and cleaning for Usagi) and Usagi definitely has some... Issues of his own. Now, I'm an adult, and I can see that consensual non-consent (CNC) can be fun and exciting for a couple (you know, if agreed upon beforehand), and it can be fun for your partner to initiate things out of the blue, but Usagi definitely toes the line of what that is. Now, I know that this was the early 2000s and yaoi relationships tended to have that dynamic (One being the seme who didn't listen to "no" and the uke who said "no" constantly but actually secretly liked what was happening), like I said, this series is definitely a product of its time. But I don't know man, its not fun (for me) reading sex scenes where one of them is constantly telling the other one to stop over and over again. (I also think it'd be cute as fuck if Usagi-san asked Misaki if he could kiss him and Misaki shyly said yes instead of yelling at him like he always does).

I even went online to read up to volume 27, but all I can express is that same disappointment. Misaki rarely even likes to acknowledge that he's in love with Usagi-san, or is dating the man, or even likes him (it seems to be only under duress that he admits these things STILL. IN 2022 when that volume was released!)

I wish there had been more character development in the years since I stopped reading the manga, I wish we could see Misaki and Usagi-san acting like they actually like each other outside of when they have sex (yes there are small moments between the two, and a bickering couple can be a fun dynamic, but dear lord lets shake things up A LITTLE. I'M BEGGING).

Lets not even get started on the sketchyness that is (at the start of the manga) a 28 year old falling in love with an 18 year old (And we're not even going to TALK about Miyagi and Shinobu) -don't bring up the age of consent in Japan, I do NOT wanna hear it-.

Listen, I'm 29, and I would NEVER even DREAM about dating an 18 year old (or 19 year old) at my age. (Fuck, the youngest I'll date is MAYBE 23 but even THATS pushing it for me).

All of that to say is that I still can't help but have an extreme soft spot for this series, and there are still moments that I love from this (Volume 9, the Christmas chapter, am I right? Gets me EVERY time), and fuck, Shungiku Nakamura is probably still making bank with this series so who the fuck am I to say anything lol. I'm just a rando online with an opinion, you don't have to agree, and you can think that whatever Misaki and Usagi have is fuckin' AWESOME. I'm just an old fart

But, I dunno, I think it'd be interesting to explore Misaki's internalized homophobia, and Misaki slowly but surely growing more and more comfortable with not only accepting Usagi-san's affections and even reciprocating and initiating on his own, but also accepting HIMSELF and being happy with who he is instead of the constant self shame he puts himself through for being with a man. Let's be so real, he is gay, he can't stop looking at other attractive men and FAWNING over how hot they are (Nowaki, Todo, Injuin Sensei, the list goes on).

But who am I to complain, I went and drew fanart of these two anyway. Rock, meet glass house.

Unrelated, I love the art style in volume 3-6 a lot because its very "late 90s early 2000s" art and I think the art peaked in volume 9. And now its unpeaking. Bring back Usagi-san's yaoi chin so help me god.

I do have yaoi I prefer over this one a lot more, and involve older couples (which I find that I prefer), and have fun, cute stories. If anyone has read this far and wants those recs, lemme know (dear god I'm so sorry, this has gone on so long.)

Anyway I do want to redraw some of the sex scenes and post it to my bluesky.

[scar-cuz]

A couple of months ago I made this table, I think I should separate it by sections…

idk why I didn't add akihiko's mother, I just forgot her

[garnishedcarnist]

Convinced that usami and misaki are just dollar store Hannibal and Will

[sleepymrshmllow]

hello again sihjr fandom it's been exactly one billion years <3 (WIP)

[mrmillipede]

why did junjo romantica have yaoi dilf death where the FUCK is my seme and my uke with yaoi proportions.

[carnalgarnish]

Junjo Romantica dog looks like the artist tried to draw that man in dog suit and gave up partway

[queerdandelion]

Me watching Junjo Romantica

[k-kizkhalifa]

junjo romantica s2ep10--

alright lets get this one going then i'll lay down for bed. if my computer survives. it's dying.

lol at misaki HAPPY AS FUCK ABOUT USAMI BROTHER GETTING MARRIED. OKAY WHO THE FK IS THIS GIRL?!?!?! COMING IN LIKE THAT??? IMMA GET NOWAKI AFTER HER REAL QUICK.

lol at usagi: im with misaki not lol at misaki: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

oh man misaki standing up for himself. I LOVE TO SEE IT! also i am nervous at the foreshadowing about misaki not being okay. bro.

AWE MISAKI BEING PROUD OF HIS CAKE. alos i wanna fk this bitch up. i'll destroy her. being mean to misaki like that. wtf.

not haruhiko apologizing to misaki about having to marry this chick. lol boy misaki doesn't want you! also, you gotta feel bad for haruhik---NO WE ARE NOT FEELING BAD FOR THIS CREEP. but his back story is a bit sad. ugh.

lol misaki a fkn philosopher now-a-days. HAHAHAHA. damn misaki giving everyone a green light at life these days.

oh misaki contem--OH GREAT THE FATHER IS HERE NOW.

yo if papa usagi says some shit to misaki i am going to KILL HIM. WELL HE DID. BYE ON MY WAY TO KILL HIM. i don't need nowaki for this one.

awe tho at the: i have to hurry home and see him. see usagi.

my hearttttttttt. i love that.

why can't tehse two communicate??????? WHY IS IT SO HARD FOR THEM??

oh misaki talk to this man. please. he is begging you and misaki is just crying. oh man it is hurting my heart. UGH Y'ALL. god damn it got so sad so quick. (is that why i have forgotten this season so much??? bc of the sadness??)

good lord this girl is such a mess.

her: i love you. (OF FUCKING COURSE BC EVERYONE LOVES MISAKI) misaki: AHHAH IM A LADIES MAN. usagi: KIZ I NEED NOWAKI! NOW.

[eachpage]

What to read? What to watch? JR is always an option...

Junjo Romantica

[myreallymachine]

Temas que quiero tratar en mi segunda parte de "Percepciones de JR"

Estos son los que vienen a mi cabeza por el momento, pero si tienen algún otro, estoy encantada de recibir sugerencias 😉

[bodega-catto]

I love junjō romantica

[genericruleroftheflies]

For every a hundred “I love you” Usagi says to Misaki he gets one “I-I’m a Japanese man!” back from Misaki

[queerdandelion]

Me watching Junjo Romantica

[lesbos-crossings]

and if i say yaoi style alternate ending with big hands nandor….

[f0rgetf0rgetting]

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[blackstarchanx3new]

Me infodumping about garbage BLs to my girlfriend while she stares at me like a crazy person.