

Not only is this trope overused in the yaoi genre, it's also predictable and boring. Now, this isn't something that is hard for me to believe what is merely annoying is that of course every vaguely important character is gay even if they didn't realize it at first. What lack of originality am I speaking of? Well, for one thing, of course one of Sajou's presumably straight male classmates develops a crush on him. What I do mind, however, is cliches and silliness in a manga that I had come to know did not contain any of them. I don't mind fluff, and I don't mind a lack of drama. Why, exactly, am I so disillusioned by O.B.? Its prequels were slice of life manga, detailing the growth of the two main characters as they came to terms with their relationships and their desires for the future. This manga is the sequel to Sotsugyousei, which is the sequel to Doukyuusei, and it starts off with the full expectation that you have read these previous works. Such is the case with O.B., also called Occupation to Beloved, by Nakamura Asumiko.

It's always a big letdown when highly-anticipated sequels end up being less than what you were hoping for.
