
This one of my favorite mangas!! It’s so f*cked up how she spiraled down into the wrong path without any guidance from her parents. I think the most scary part about this manga isn’t just how she hits rock bottom but how realistic this is for many young girls who run with the wrong crowd naively. She sort of reminds me of myself so it spoke to me on a very high level.

You guys keep complaining about rape, abuse, incest, trauma, etc. in Yaoi when you know how pervasive it is within the genre. Instead of crying about how it doesn’t suit your standards... look at the TAGS that are there for you before you read the book. It’s common sense. I’m getting tired of the whining from you guys.
Is rape & abuse right? No! But I’m not gonna read a book that will trigger me. -_-

It’s not about the book being triggering, I personally do not get triggered by these stories but i still do disagree with it being so normalised in the genre, and that’s not a bad thing, I think it would be worse if I was okay with that and at the end of the day we all have our opinions, they’re just expressing theirs and your expressing yours, I can’t defend this genre and the writers that make it, when rape is unfortunately the default around here

Understandable. I don’t agree with normalizing rape. At the same time, it’s become quite obvious that it’s something mangakas have written into their storylines for this particular genre. Idk if it’s because it’s what women/young girls flock to naturally so they supply it as a demand, if it’s their laziness to actually write a compelling storyline that involves a basis of understanding/consent, or if it’s a little bit of both. So I’m gonna go with the latter here. It’s like Wattpad all over again... eventually one is either going to have to not support the genre as a whole and/or avoid the rape by sticking to the wholesome side of the genre.
Again, I do agree that it isn’t right because rape isn’t ok & some girls can’t depict fantasy from reality. I’m just gonna say as someone who has indulged in romance novels, k-dramas, fan fiction, movies, etc., there’s something about the portrayal of power, dominance, masculinity, & sex that women/girls can’t help but flock to even when it’s wrong. I can’t deny that the genre as a whole is an anomaly that usually promotes the toxic side of gay/lgbtq+ relationships that for some reason, girls partake in. So this situation is a bit complex.

I can see why the manga had to end... the idea for the plot was good but the execution was horrible. The pacing was all off & the protagonist isn’t very aware of his predicament especially when he knows that he has to find his brother. How is he 17 but he doesn’t know how to use the internet or understand internet slang? It’s weird. Plus the plot was sidetracked on focusing on the side characters which isn’t a bad thing but when you have a main character who isn’t able to adapt to his environment, it can kind of hurt their growth when it comes to “survival/kill or be killed” themes. Overall, I think the mangaka should’ve gotten some help on how to execute psychological/mystery genres like this to help keep the reader engaged or else you’re just stuck with useless characters who can’t serve the plot in any way.

Idk if this is because it seems to be an issue in real life but when it comes to these mystery thrillers that involve murder in webtoons/K-dramas, the police is always incompetent & they take forever to believe the victims until it’s too late. There’s always some form of corruption that stops them from doing their job properly. It’s annoying. Also, I feel like this story could’ve left out Yoo-Hyun as a character & the plot still would be in tact. She’s just there for filler... nothing more, nothing less.
The killer was scary in the beginning but he loses his scariness as the chapters go on. The plot took too long trying to beat around the bush, there’s so much back story that we could do without, and the plot keeps running into issues that could simply be resolved if characters were a bit more vigilant & aware. Overall, the story is meh. I’ve watched enough K-dramas to know how the story will end & how lackluster the plot will be as it progresses forward. It sucks because the story had a lot of potential.
Satou told them to put it down, flip it, & reverse it. I love to see it.