"Three Second After Our Eyes Met" follows two high school students that serve together on their schools' student council. One of which is President (Hezhan) and the other is just a member (Shunwen). By coincidence, Shunwen happens to see the practically "perfect" Hezhan acting completely different than he appears in a moment when he thinks he's alone. Hezhan is aware he's been caught for being unlike his normal persona the rest of the student body sees, so he keeps a close eye on Shunwen, thinking he'll tell everyone his secret...

I thought this was overall a sweet, quick read! Though I did enjoy a lot of how the characters interacted, I will admit I was confused a few times (either just by following the dialogue or maybe the translation at times, I'm not sure). But I think the overall sentiment I didn't have trouble grasping of one of our MCs misunderstanding the other and then coming to learn there's more than meets the eye there. Lots of personal growth and sweet love in this one!

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.