The premise was interesting, and the artwork seems typical of this genre, I am unable to provide feedback on the story itself because the file I received was of very low quality. This ARC was unreadable. Grainy images and illegible text.

Lovely story about two friends who become lovers. The transition between friends and lovers isn't easy, especially when they haven't seen each other for so long. Bottled up emotions are unleashed at once.

I was really interested in reading the manga, I read so many good reviews about it. I downloaded the manga on my mobile, on my mother's and on my laptop, but the file seems to be corrupted, I can only see half of the manga page and it's makes the reading impossible, I lose part of the story, I can't understand the storyline to have a good reading experience. I've seen that other reviwers having the same problem as me, I hope you can fix the file.

I loved this book this friend to lover comic is wonderful, I’ve laugh a lot.
We got a serious character he’s well organise and this little guy is amazing, he’s taking care of everyone but doesn’t take a moment for himself. The we got the best friend, he’s hilarious.

Miscommunication and feeling will separate them to bring them back stronger

Thank you to the publisher for giving me a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

This is such a good story. I was very intrigued about the raising of the kid as a single father aspect ad it did now disppoint. I do have to say that the events were quite slow and that I felt quite bored halfway through. I decided to do something else in between and come back to the story later and I"m glad I did because it really got better and much more interesting.

I really like the art style. It's nothing special but it's pleasant to read and you don't need to focus too much on what's going on exactly like some other comics/manga I read.

I gave this three stars for the parts I could read. The comic was very blurred in the reader which is pity because the parts I could read seemed really enjoyable.

3 Stars ( I received an e-arc from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review)

I would recommend reading the first this series "Don't Call Me Dirty" which gives you a bit more background and the stories do overlap at some points. If you are reading this as an e-book the format is still the same as a regular manga, so you need to go to the end of the book to start the story. The story itself was a lot of what was in the first volume but the beginning focuses on the time when Mita's son was very young and what led up to Kaji leaving and getting his own place. This a cute addition to the original story but it's not really necessary.

This was such a bittersweet manga!

These two childhood friends are basically raising a child together because one of them, Ryuuji, was left to raise his kid alone so the other, Hanao, tries to help out. One day Hanao believes he's causing trouble for the kid for having 'two dads' and he's also in love with Ryuuji who has no clue about it.
All of that makes him go away to avoid all of those feelings. Until he has to come back home 20 years later and he'll find out how things can be different now.

Some yaoi mangas have harmful content that I really don't appreciate, it wasn't the case of this one, it was such a nice story about giving a second chance to love.

It's never too late to be happy!

My reading experience of this was difficult because the copy I received was so blurry, but I was able to make out some of it.

From what I could read, this was such a cute little story. We centre on two friends, one whose child has been dumped on him, and co-parents him with his best friend. However, they slowly develop feelings for each other, and thinking their situation is doing more harm on the child, the friend leaves. After twenty years, they meet again, but are those feelings still there?

This manga was the perfect blend of cute, angsty, and funny. It knew when to balance those moments out, without causing tonal whiplash. The emotions felt genuine, the relationship between Mita and Kaji being the emotional crux, and their family dynamic was adorable to watch. You don’t get many manga romances focused on older people, let alone gay couples, so this was refreshing. It also isn’t afraid to deal with the reality of Japan’s society in regards to homosexuality, but still ends on a hopeful note.

I definitely recommend this if anyone is looking for a cute gay romance. Sometimes you just want a sweet read to get you by.

And I love how Shouji looks exactly like baby Todoroki from My Hero Academia. He’s adorable.

Hello, the file is corrupted whenever I download the manga and I have tried this on three devices (laptop, mobile and tablet on the adobe digital editions app). It only shows me 3 pages of the manga. I'm not sure whether something happened to the file recently or if the problem is with me since I see two other reviewers that have already read it. I'm putting a one star to get your attention about the issue and I can send a screenshot via email if needed. Please fix this since I'm really interested in reading the manga especially after reading Don't call me dirty : )

Don't Call Me Daddy is a heartwarming story about love and family. Honestly I am an absolute sucker for the trope of futile unrequited love for your childhood friend and this definitely delivered on that aspect. Yet, maybe it was because the story was so short or because it was so lighthearted the topics in the story such as homophobia in society, internalized homophobia, the fear of rejection and self sabotage due to all of the above, seemed to be rather shallow. I don't expect something complex or deep but everything felt very one note. Like many stories where the main obstacle is miscommunication/ not being able to confess your feelings the plot felt thin and climax and resolution felt convenient. Again I am not expecting literary masterpieces from my BL but this was just ok. It was fun and gave me the warm fuzzies but it's not something that I'll think about days from now or feel compelled to read over and over.

I'd recommend it if you like fluffy BL with the trope of unrequited love and mutual pining for a childhood friend. Definitely worth a read.

If you're looking for a sweet, somewhat angsty gay romance manga, "Don't Call Me Daddy" will hit the spot. The story follows the relationship of a lawyer and his childhood friend, who became estranged after trying to raise a child together generated feelings between them that neither man was able to accept. Twenty years later, their paths cross again, and the two get a second chance to acknowledge the true feelings between them. The story is a good blend between sweet romance, gentle humor, and some angst that acknowledges the difficulty of being LGBT in Japanese society. I would have loved a couple more volumes to let the relationship play out without quite so much rush, and the pat acceptance of the resolution feels a little inauthentic. However, the excellently-written bittersweet feelings of the two protagonists are well worth the read if you want a quick, well-done little queer romance.