Mayonaka no Ore wo Mite
My Noons and Midnights Are for You

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I think this manga will hit particularly deep in all the right spots (content-wise) for those who are having a hard time keeping up a façade for the fast-paced world out there at the very expense of their inner well-being.

Mayo is a Vtuber whose constant efforts to maintain a high performance for his parasocial relationship with his fans and the discrepancy between the bright character he's playing and his true gloomy nature is taking its toll on his mental health. Then appeared the helpful and (not unintentionally) good-looking manager Ogino, who's there to shower Mayo with the great relief of love and lust.

This is ... very much an escapist read, with luscious art and mellifluous dialogues crafted to lull readers into a trance as felt by Mayo. I love how both style and substance is very on-theme and consistent with one another, from the cover design resembling the streaming interface to the depiction of anxiety stress so suffocating that even the stimulation of comforting touches feels like a heavy cross to bear. Nevertheless, both Mayo and Ogino try their utmost for each other's sake, which is queerly motivating for me, considering the fact that I was reading with a view in mind to run away from reality and all.

The best time to read this manga is past midnight, at the peak of revenge bedtime procrastination, probably 2 a.m., after one either wholly fulfills or purposefully abandons their life responsibilities. There's nothing to guarantee that life will get smooth and sweet after this, but the coping mechanism one chooses to indulge in can be.