Three roommates out for a walk find themselves in an anime world, where nothing is quite as it appears.
~You hear a whisper on the air...~
Three friends, three young men just going about their lives. They have no idea what awaits them.
Kelly Forester, a man obsessed with the tropes of anime and the cuteness of what living 2D would be like. Nathan Gravina, an ambitious friend full of energy but also fear of the softness inside his heart. Jamie Harrison, lazy but prickly like a bitter hedgehog about letting anyone really get close to him.
Mecchen House awaits for them, prepared. Watched over by many eyes, the girls of this special place are motherly presences, hissing haters of men, cold splintered slabs of ice, radiant voices that speak beyond their years, and mysteries they can only hope to unravel.
In the darkness and the light, in the calm and the storm, these three...these twelve...will discover just what this world and others have in store for them... d wdgg jhfm ylu qmjmjimq wcl ylu hqm
The cover art is created by the late Aisaku. The background used is by Annalise Batista on Pixabay - https://pixabay.com/illustrations/sakura-digital-paper-cherry-blossoms-5166554/
First chapter sketchwork is done by Alex Yaeger/Yaegerwerkz
Second and third chapter artwork is by Sanmo-san, once on DeviantArt, but she left the site.
Other select art is by Anirhapsodist - https://www.deviantart.com/anirhapsodist
Noted art is by HandsofMidaz/Manginasal - https://www.deviantart.com/manginasal
I want to start by saying I read this story on a different platform a long time ago. I came back with half-remembered ideas of how it ended, and most of those turned out to be wrong. Still, a few details stuck, so I kept getting a sharp deja vu feeling. It’s been long enough that this was basically a fresh read. This story is excellently, lovingly crafted. The detail is constant, in the environment and in the cast. The characters never just sit doing nothing in each scene. They’re always doing something. If you love slow burn gender bender stories, this is a must-read. This aspect is one of the most central parts, and easily one of the most exciting. It’s the aspect that probably will keep you reading chapter after chapter as the plot thickens. When these changes finally complete, it feels satisfying. Reading this book ended up inspiring me in a few ways with my own writing. I’m really glad I took the time to finish the whole thing over the course of a week or so. What I didn’t like: the structure can be a little tough to follow in places, though it reads well overall. The author also seemed to dislike commas at the time. The use of them help keeping things flowing, so the lack of them can make certain sections feel a bit fractured. The meaning is still there and clear. What impressed me the most: the author’s talent for keeping track of so many details. The house comes to life, to the point where you can almost picture what it’s like to live there. What I loved most: the characters I hated ended up being some of the most memorable, especially
Katsumi and Hitomi.
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