DNF. I couldn't connect with the disorganized script and the unrealistic, cliché characters. I'm usually a sucker for high school romance, but this one didn't work for me.

I really liked this story. It is simple, but at the same time very warm and I wanted it to last a few more pages.

I admit that at first I couldn't get fully hooked but as I progressed I couldn't let go and when I realized... it was over.

I liked that the protagonist shows himself in a way that was not intended for others to like him (many people do that, but sometimes they take it to other extremes) and that Shunwen saw what he really was like.

Charming, light, romantic and also about personal growth.

Thank you Media Do International, Inc. and NetGalley for the ARC.

The gap moe from one character and the persistent honest one that makes him fall… ah, there’s nothing like a classic trope!! I really love the art too. A great 5 star read, thanks Netgalley for the e-ARC! Totally recommend this is you love one volume reads!!!

First, a Thank you to NetGalley, the Author and the Publisher for this ARC.

I devoured this in one sitting.
I like how the characters and their relationships progressed, how they learned from each other, about each other and about themselves. It was nice to see how they handled their situations especially the friendships and romantic feelings. I did have the feeling that I missed out on some debt, like there could have been more to both the story, the MC's and side characters.

Thank you so much for letting me read this manga. This is a very cute story. There's a love story but it's so slow moving that sometime I doubted that it was there at all.

Mr nice-guy-people-pleaser-workaholic-leader meets Mr frank-relax-always-here-for-you-guy. Three Seconds After Our Eyes Met is a cute and fun story about their relationship, accepting and embracing one's true self, and dealing with responsibilities and disappointments as they navigate their lives as part of their student union's events division. I enjoyed this a lot and devoured this in one sitting. They're just cute. I like how the characters and their relationships progressed. It was nice how they handled their situations especially the friendships and romantic feelings involved.

I still can't with that Protein Grease name of a band though lol

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review!
I wanted to like this but the story was busy and boring and the text bubbles were hard to follow. I found myself skimming along after awhile and I wasn’t really invested in the story. Mostly I was in it to see how long it would take for them to finally kiss!

Three Seconds After Our Eyes Met is a solid review by Rancha. It's a one-shot contemporary university BL romance between fellow student union events committee leaders Hezhan and Shunwen. Hezhan is sociable and popular, but his affable personality is just a front--in reality, he is a much more human figure who gets irritated and frustrated like everyone else. Shunwen discovers this by accident, but keeps Hezhan's secret, becoming a treasured assistant (and something more) in the process.

This book is a good fit for readers looking for a light, fluffy, purehearted standalone romance (shounen-ai rather than yaoi). It's a bit tropey, and nothing earth-shattering, but it's a solid beach read or quick meal-break relaxer. It's also nice to see the genre as a whole move away from overt homophobia (ex. "It's wrong to love another man") and jealous rejected female love interests. In terms of delivery, the pacing is well-done and there is a good balance of art to text. I would be curious to see more of Rancha's work, especially a longer series with room to develop a more involved story.

While the piece lacked novelty and the characters lacked depth due to a weak introduction, the occasional flirtatious moments were charming. However, the overall narrative and character development felt neglected, though the art style remained visually appealing.

This manga also did not stand out to me. Personally, it was nice and fluffy and cute but on it just didn’t have an underlying plot really except the two main characters meeting there wasn’t a different thing going on. They didn’t have to work together. I think it just pulled away from the story that it was just a romance as the bibliography was referring to more.

This, overall was a cute story, but it felt incomplete. I feel like I read the first few chapters of a long slow-burn romance only to have it suddenly end with a simple kiss. If this was the first volume of a series, I could give it more grace. But since it's a one-shot, I can't. The characters are pretty common tropes in a BL series. Despite being straight-up tropes, I did enjoy the main couple. They had good chemistry with each other, and their relationship grew naturally. It's just that the ending flubbed the entire novel. The art style was excellent, I liked the detail of the characters' pupils being drawn in a diamond shape.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!

A great story about a boy who pretended to be someone who he never was just to not end up alone again and a stranger who could see right through him. Both help each other overcome their lacking and slowly fall for each other in the process. The miscommunication is not very long, it just gives the perfect touch before the happy ending.

another manga review from me. I miss reading manga and I decided to start with this one. Well, it was not the best that I have read but not the worst, believe me, I read the worst mangas.
A strong point for me is the representation of an M-M relationship which is a plus, the debate surrounding what people expect from you and the facade or multiple faces you may end up putting in front of other people.
Negative points I have a few! the pacing is odd slow and fast and dragging i think this misses something that would grab the reader's interest in the story and I believe this is mainly due to the uninteresting characters. The two MCs are just what I consider a prototype of what they could have been and consequently, their relationship and interaction felt flat.
I believe if this had been put in some volumes maybe 2 and flashed a bit more of both of the MCs it would have made the story more compelling.

Sadly this one is not a winner for me.
Actually rating (2.75*)

Three Seconds After Our Eyes Met is a Chinese BL. I liked the cover and I haven't read that many Chinese BL stories, so I wanted to try this. Well, the story was really shallow and the characters were paper thin. Hezhan is a Student Union Event Division President, which means he's in charge of organizing events. He's keeping up appearances and Shunwen knows this and helps the guy to survive basically. Soon these two keep locking eyes and they end up having feelings for each other. So, quite cliched. What bothered me the most was the lack of character development and the poorly written human interaction in every form. Hezhan is so serious about his position that it feels stupid, since the guy is basically organizing events for other students and it's really not that grave, but made so in the story.

The art is OK, quite basic, but works in the bland world of the story. There's hardly anything in the background and everything happens in the school altogether. Yet, we hardly see the school and mostly the story is just talking heads. This wasn't my cup of tea, I want more from my BL after all these years. The only novelty is that it's Chinese.

This is another typical story of a couple of guys at school that fall for each other. Hezhan was a relatable MC, who was always trying to do his best for everyone. And Shunwen is the guy that sees right through him. I liked the story okay, they just needed to interact more and show me why they fell for each other, other then just locking eyes for three seconds.
Also I understand it's a manhua so we weren't going to get much after the confession but I wish we could have seen them happy together and interacting with each other as a couple. Overall it was a pretty good read.
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this copy.

Nice art

Too much info on background details
No building up chemistry between characters
Pacing felt inconsistent

I think the author has a lot of potential!!! - wish it was more chemistry and character driven, rather than a procedural about school event organization. So much info about the school events and structure. Not enough story for me personally. But this has potential.

Thanks to Netgalley for a copy for an honest review

I found ‘Three Seconds After Our Eyes Met’ just ok it was fine

Rating 3 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is a cute BL manhua about the president of a university society who is masking his true self, and the boy who sees right through him. A lot of this was quite cute, though quiet same-y in a lot of ways. Some of the translation read a little bit awkwardly, but nothing too difficult to understand. The art was quite good and I found that was probably the biggest highlight.

If you're looking to pick up a cute (and non-spicy) BL, this is a good choice.

<i>I was provided with a complimentary copy of this manhua by Yuzu Comics via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review, which I leave voluntarily</i>.

While I liked this in theory it lacked what many one-shot's do, proper backstories and stratifying conclusions. Things just felt kind of rushed and like I was missing something. But otherwise it was a decent story. I thought Hezhan was a relatable MC and had good character development. Shunwen was a good fit for him but lacked proper development as a love interest. You don't ever really get a sense of who he is. Also, with this being a manhua, we don't really get anything after the confession. It just sort of ends. I suppose that is to be expected due to the censorship in China but it's still annoying. Overall a decent read though.

Three Seconds After Our Eyes Met is a story about Hezhan, who believes that he must keep up a perfect amiable facade for people to like him and fellow student Shunwen, who witnesses Hezhan as his true self and tries to get Hezhan to allow himself to be more authentic.

I can relate a lot to the character of Hezhan. I think most people at one point in time have tried to hide pieces of themselves from others, thinking that there are parts of ourselves that make us feel unlovable. Women are told to smile more; men are told to tamp down their emotions. There is something truly magical about finding a person who sees the parts about ourselves that we think are wretched and to love us still. These people, like Shunwen, can give us the courage to speak up for ourselves and to let our guards down when we need to.

That all being said, I did have a few issues with the book. While the character of Hezhan was fleshed out, Shunwen’s was not. I don’t know much about Shunwen other than that he sees Hezhan in a vulnerable moment and decides that he loves him. And, while Hezhan is way more fleshed out than Shunwen, there are parts of his character that are left rather vague. Important parts. For example, there seemed to be an inciting incident that made him decide to keep up this smiling, happy-go-lucky-at-all-times facade of his, but what exactly was it? There are definitely brief flashback panels, but after reading the whole thing, I am still not entirely sure what happened. I feel like more attention should have been given to Shunwen’s character and also into further developing Hezhan’s.

And maybe this is just me, but there seemed to be a whole lot of time devoted to the ins and outs of running his Student Union and not enough time talking about the relationship between the characters. I believe this could have done with a bit of further editing. Maybe have more scenes with the characters actually interacting outside of the Student Union and less of the planning of the various events? I really thought when we got to the Christmas festival that there was going to be the usual stuff we get from festival scenes, but the two characters barely interacted. There was just some argument between two characters that, if I am being honest, I don’t really remember who they were.

The art was gorgeous, though. I really enjoyed the scenes the main characters did have together. The cover is absolutely beautiful as well, I mean just look at that color and lighting.

All in all, while I am a little disappointed because I feel like there was a lot of great potential with these characters and this storyline, I did think it was a cute story. The art was really nice to look at, and I will be reading other stuff by the author. I can see the potential for really great things! Thanks to Netgalley and YUZU comics for allowing me a review copy to read!