oh this was so cute 😭 im such a sucker for soft loves. i also appreciated the translation notes at the end.

thank you NetGalley and Kodansha for the eARC!

its just very cute. Nagi and Yuu are neighbors that go to the same college. They both develop feelings for each out and start to date. Nagi is quite innocent as it is his first relationship and this is Yuu's first relationship where he had strong feelings for the other person. It is very cute and not necessarily a ton happens but its adorable to watch them grow in their feelings. The extra was the best part of this volume it was sooo cute and kind of reminded me of me with my partner.

Love on the Horizon by Machi Yamashita: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️My first ARC review from NetGalley!! I am a massive fan of all things manga, webtoon, manhwa, etc. This was one of the more wholesome reads I've had in a very long time; no drama, no second guessing, no third act breakups, no miscommunication tropes, just pure love. This art style is one of my favorites and I can never get enough of this. The eyes say everything we cannot and this proves that very saying. Plus it doesn't hurt that I'm a sucker for guys with long hair and golden retriever vibes. It was just so cute-- I can't wait to read the rest of the volumes and I hope there's twenty more where that came from. 🌅🍜🤍 #netgalley #loveonthehorizon #machiyamashita #manga

Love on the Horizon 1 was absolutely adorable and had the perfect mix of sweetness and spice! The MM romance was heartwarming, and the pacing was spot on. The characters were so endearing, and I’m excited to see where the story goes next! Can’t wait for more!

This was adorable! From the very first page, Love on the Horizon pulled me right in with its warmth and tenderness. The relationship between Nagi and You is sweet, a little awkward (in the cutest way possible), and full of that quiet, aching kind of yearning that makes your heart squeeze.

And the art! The delicate, expressive style perfectly captures every emotion—every glance, every touch, every unspoken feeling between them just hits. It makes the story feel even more intimate and heartfelt.

If you love BL romance with a soft, dreamy vibe, don't miss Love on the Horizon. Highly recommend for anyone craving a sweet, feel-good love story!

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Rep : Achillean MCs, struggles with alcohol

👬BL Manga
🎒University Students
🏡Neighbours
❤️First Love

What I Liked
1) The art style was really cute. The shot of their date was absolutely beautiful and the illustrator really shows their chemistry.

2) Them being neighbours and showing up at each others door remind me so much of She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat which is one of my favourite mangas

3) The experience of navigating first love and sex gives such Heartstopper vibes

What I Disliked
1) There is a situation where the MC ends up sleeping in the love interests bed when he takes him home when he's drunk and looks after him and its just a bit weird consent wise. However, it is shown later in the manga that it seems the love interest was aware that it was happening and was fine with it. It still was just a bit icky to me though.

Thank you to Netgalley, Kodansha Comics and Machi Yamashita for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was so sweet. I read it in one sitting and need more. I really liked the characters, and the art was also very lovely. It was simple, yet cute, and completely just a nice time all around.

It was very cute and sweet but everything went too fast, I feel like we don’t know anything about the characters and the sex parts are censored the lack of character development isn’t even balanced by the story being spicy but utterly it’s nice and adorable, just not deep.

This was such a cute read! I live for yearning, the way Nagi was yearning for Saki scratched my itch in just the right way. The characters were cute and relatable. And I really really like the art style of this manga! It's really beautifully drawn and the atmosphere and vibe were just great! I really enjoyed every second of it!

This is a cute BL manga following college students and neighbors Yuu and Nagi who fall in love with each other. This manga was very sweet, the characters are so loveable and it is a great time.

{ Love on the Horizon, Vol. 1 }
by Machi Yamashita

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Length: 196p
Source: ALC - NetGalley, Kodansha Comics
Release Date: January 7, 2025

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This is a cute little love story of how Nagi Kitagawa fell hard for his friend Yu Yamasaki. And y’all. I DEVOURED this manga. It was so friggin cute and sexy. It had me blushing and swooning.

Seriously. I’m so happy right now. These two were absolutely ADORABLE. Both a bit awkward, both a bit naive, and both crazy about the other.

I loved how even though both had never been attracted to another male, they just went with it and so did their friends. This story was a warm, sweet, sexy hug and I can’t wait for more!

𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩:
💋 yaoi manga
💋 friends to lovers
💋 sexual awakening
💋 neighbors
💋 friend group

{I received a complimentary copy of this book. All reviews are my own.}

This manga was so cute! It was fast paced, had amazing artwork, the characters were great and the story was light and fun.

It was a great read.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the arc!!

The artwork on this manga was nice. It also displayed well on my e-reader when others have had issues with formatting and panel displays.

The story is pretty lighthearted. You have two young men who are neighbors and take notice of one another. At first the crush appears one sided, with Nagi being more invested and conflicted with their feelings toward their neighbor Yuu. Nagi is quiet, reserved, and portrayed as a "country bumpkin" in the big city type who is away from home for the first time while attending university. Yuu is more exuberant, popular, and a few years older than Nagi. Gradually things change in their relationship dynamic after Nagi helps Yuu get home after a night of drinking too much. You never quite know why Yuu continuously gets sloppy drunk and needs help getting home, but Nagi seems to always be the one designated to help Yuu because the pair are neighbors. That portion of the story aside, this is a pretty light hearted manga about following your heart. The character development was a bit light for my liking, but I had a good time reading it.

Love on the Horizon is BL and it's not really even that bad. For many, this is probably sweet and cute and whatnot, but for an old yaoi witch like me this offers nothing new. Nagi Kitagawa is in love with Yuu Yamasaki and they live next to each other and go to the same college. Nagi helps drunken Yuu home after a party and the guy ends up kissing him. Then they are like "feelings or not", next misunderstandings and afterwards shy dating that neither seems to handle. Sigh. There's literally nothing happening in the manga and it lacks depth. The characters feel like kids even though they are in college and there's no psychological aspect, none so ever. The story is lukewarm and easy - we don't get to see sex or anything, so mild and safe.

The art is quite basic, there aren't backgrounds enough and our guys don't really do anything. This is slice of life perhaps at its worst and best - if you like it, you surely like this. I've read too much to enjoy this anymore, but for a novel BL reader this is probably a great love story, cute at last.

"Love on the Horizon: Volume 1" by Machi Yamashita is about two college students named Nagi and Yamasaki. Nagi is madly in love with Yamasaki but is terrified to tell him. Their relationship grows as you get further into the manga!

The manga is cute and heartwarming! I love Nagi and Yamisaki and the artwork of this manga! I read it in one sitting, and I can't wait for volume 2 to come out! Volume 1 is available now! If you love BL manga, you will love volume 1 of "Love on the Horizon"!

Thank you, NetGalley and Kodansha, for allowing me to read this amazing manga! I gave it 4 out of 5 stars!

It’s a cute BL Manga but not much happens. I would appreciate some more depth and development but I’m interested in reading more.

This was just so cute!

Nagi and Yuu were super adorable mcs. The side characters were really sweet as well.

I enjoyed the gorgeous art and the wholesome storyline!

It was SO CUTE! The artwork is amazing, and absolutely adore this concept of next-door-neighbors falling for each other. Their friends are also amazing and I can't wait to read more of this series!

I'm a sucker for friends to lovers stories and this one was so cute!

The plot is quite simple, just two neighbours and friends who fall in love with each other. The big part of the story is that the elder one often gets so drunk that the younger has to drag him home, and a few times he's pulled into bed with him. That part was okay. But at the beginning of this manga, he actually wasn't pulled into bed by his friend. He just slept there without others' knowledge, and then he denied it... For me, it kinda ruined the cute vibe their relationship had. I still enjoyed it a lot, but that felt really gross.
The other thing that I didn't like was how being drunk is used here as a plot device. It was a little lazy. But maybe I'm being too picky.

The art style was great. I really liked it (the height difference between the characters ❤️). Easy to read and understand.

Thank you Netgalley and Kodansha Comics for the arc.

The summary is exactly what you get.

If you like insta-love, not beating around the bush, and sweet BL, this is for you. Insta-love is not my cup of tea, so that really hindered my liking this comic.

We are immediately thrown in and the summary helped understand what was happening. I think the order of the events could have been better set up to flow better. Then it was just a fast track to Yuu and Nagi getting together. They are sweet and I would have been more invested in this relationship if they were developed more as well as their relationship. We got more of Yuu’s character with his interactions with his friends but not much with Nagi; all we really needed to know was that he is shy and inexperienced, I guess. I wish there was more to Nagi than just getting together with Yuu, especially because he’s a first year in college. At least with Yuu we saw that he was able to like someone romantically and seriously in comparison with his past relationships and attitude. The first volume should have been a set up for their characters and friendship before diving into a romantic relationship.