this manga reminds me of http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/zankoku_na_kami_ga_shihai_suru/ where the are a lot of people around the victim who could have helped him, but they misunderstood the situation, trust the rapist more than the victim (rapist have good reputation), and a biological parent who didnt care abt the son (victim) at all. both mangas are depressing and show the psychological effect of getting raped continuously. except the brother rapist this manga(kokoro) has romantic feeling to the victim.
Except in Zankoku the author didn't have the victim fall for the rapist and that will likely be the case here. But yeah. I was reminded of it too.
the first page seems to be noting otherwise actually
i dont think it'll be the case here though, not the way the narrating is been going (haruki isn't willing he's just fed up with the situation, hoping to get past things easier the way he's acting in the newest chapter)
Oh my god. I clicked on your link to just check it out, and I was addicted after the first chapter. It reminds me of a mix between Nakamura Asumiko and Sadahiro Mika.
Hagio Moto is one of the Pioneering Queens of BL/Yaoi, not only that her works are deep and not banal. The Generation 24 group are trailblazers in women-geared mangas, talk about complex issues and quite literary actually. Very high brow for yaoi. She and Keiko Takemiya are great friends/colleagues/rivals in their craft much like Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata of the animstion world.
I owe a lot of my lit class glory to Keiko Takemiya sensei and Hagio Moto sensei.
Where else in yaoi you get such from deep sci fi, Asimov, Bradbury, to poets and literary writers like Rilke, Poe, etc.
Btw when BBC called Takemiya sensei (and her colleagues) Godmother of Manga Sex
so you know they're worth reading!
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35714067
This is why I will never agree to call Yaoi as straight up porn. They mean something deeper and always have a capacity to be something more.
PS: in light of the ongoing discussions/debate on Mangago in general, especially about rape portrayal in mangas and yaoi in general, the BBC article is also worth reading in its especially toward the end. About how senior mangakas like Takemiya and her generation view what the position of such extreme acts in mangas represent.
thanks for the link! didnt know she is that influential
i think the mother is starting to suspect that there is something wrong with his son. i realy hope she does. maybe she wants to see the older brother to ask if her son sees him to consult abt a problem, and what that problem is? i am not excusing her shitty attitude, but her reaction is understandable imo. lets hope she understands whose fault it is.
i love this! but i want more! like a special chapter or a short sequel please ヾ(❀╹◡╹)ﾉ~
Have you the authors other book itou-san? It's told from the perspective of the uke
yes, i read itou-san before this manga. but i really hope theres more (eg a sequel on how kyosuke fell in love again).
i cant wait for the next chapter! this is too cute (≧∀≦)
wow it's getting really depressing. so sad to see how he has given up with everything. btw how many chapters left? no telling me spoilers please. thanks!
It hasn't ended yet, but so far it's up to 13 ch. with another extra chapter. Though I'm just going by the chinese scans. Could be a few chapters further in Japan?
It's ongoing with 14 chapters in Japan. The first 3 volumes have 5 chapters (including the extras) so based on that I'm guessing there will be at least 4 more chapters after 14. Could be wrong though.
ahh damn, what did i get myself into. a depressing on going manga.... thanks for your response :)
thanks! do you know if this is a monthly release?
Yes
they mentioned something abt a research, so my guess is, his uncle wants to (or has done) experiments on him, which can (or has) physically hurt him?
can someone pls explain to me the ending of chapter 4?
Crazy possessive seme threw the suppresants away while uke was sleeping to make him lose control "accidentally" and they'd end up as mates
thanks a lot!
RISE OTAYURI ლ(´ڡ`ლ)
I died when I saw this. I can just see a fangirl yelling this and laughing evilly.
i cant read japanese so i dont know what the original line was. but i actually think 'make me your woman' sounds fitting in that situation. bec the seme specifically said (on page 14) "i know im the last person you want to see treat you like a WOMAN. i know that you hate that the most", which is why the uke responded with "make me your woman". also, like others have commented, the uke hated how he was teased for having a girly face, but accepted it after the seme confessed. so yeah.
nevertheless, thank you to the translator for your work! (๑•ㅂ•)و✧
Exactly, my sense of gratitude for scanlator's efforts is tremendous and cannot be expressed enough and I totally respect their decision making during translations.
In this particular case, I also think that the expression of "make me your woman" held a very important specific meaning, despite its obvious awkwardness. Since the uke had a major emotional hangup about being considered "girly", to express to the seme that he wanted to be his woman was a declaration of not only his absolute acceptance of the seme, but of himself as well; his very own unique declaration of love. But, "make me yours" is a smoother translation that works well, is just loses the deeper meaning related to the uke's complex and his overcoming it.