Beachloves's manga / #Psychological(222)

Well... what can I say. It tried really hard, and that's good but I think that may have been it's downfall. It tried really hard to feel like a drama in some parts. It tried really hard to feel like a romance in other parts. But everything felt kind of forced for me. I don't understand why the main character like each other. The drama was confusing and not terribly compelling. The sex while graphic, did not feel particularly sensual so it wasn't really a turn-on. The only characters that felt natural were the abusive fuckbuddy and the abusive brother because both of them were supposed to act unnatural and forced. Also, I read this in one go, but if I had to read this chapter by chapter I would have given up it would have been way too frustrating. But the art style was pretty and there was a side couple of WLW, gays unite!

A dark drama depicting the horrors of child prostitution. while there are smut scenes, none of them feel sexy. They all feel you are watching something horrible, which is the intended effect. The relationship between the older man and the high school student is complicated to me. And I feel it was represented in a complex way. This is a good read, worth your time.

Ugh chapter 1 is perfection! The extra at the end is ok... But everything else fell short of the first chapter I am a bit disappointed! If you are re-reading this, read the first chapter again and then ditch the rest.

I cried like a sloppy little bitch. This one comes across as a cute fantasy BL, and it is for the first 29 chapters (almost exactly halfway). But it takes a very dark turn very quickly and has no problem massacring all the characters it just spent the first HALF of the series making us love. Honestly, I feel like it should have a tragedy tag included. ***Spoiler Thoughts*** Needs a tragedy tag! Seriously, I know that the two main characters make it out alive (barely). But so many other characters we love get fucking murdered without the slightest hesitation after 29 chapters of backstory and buildup. I feel this really needs a tragedy tag included. This is arguably the best Fantasy BL I have ever read. But the angst was so excruciating it was hard to take sometimes. This is obviously because this story is PUT IN THE WORK! I genuinely understood every character's motivation for everything, and so I genuinely cared about every character's struggles and so I felt really emotional. It means it was well written. When the first side couple dies together at the end of season one I BAWLED my MOTHERFUCKING EYES OUT! I still don't understand why they had to die!!! It was so traumatizing! But from a storytelling perspective, it upped the stakes and let the audience know we weren't in "training mode" anymore. It sends a very clear signal that now the story will shift in a different darker direction. That the two main characters are leaving their childhood and mentors behind as they ascend to their own life quest. But I was still hoping that they were gonna reveal that they didn't die, or that they had survived, or that they could go back in time. ANYTHING! Seriously if you read that extra about them falling in love, choosing to be each other's consorts, and then dying together you will be a puddle of sorrow rolling around on the floor begging for mercy. This story was: Well written, well-drawn, well-produced, had an interesting concept, a unique setting, and a decent ending. I just felt it was SO SAD. SO MUCH of the time. That would be my only complaint. If I was gonna read it again, honestly I might just read the first 28 chapters, and then like the last 10? It's hard to say, it was a lot of sad to read all in one go. Also, I was a little surprised that the Ryujin's power's ended up being so meh? Like he kinda couldn't do anything but there was so much buildup? And Imae, it was hinted that maybe he was half-goblin or something??? Or half-demon? But they just left that dangling out there??? Well, whatever I'll go check the comments. Anyway, defiantly really good, worth a read. Maybe don't get attached to the characters and you won't cry so much. :)

Really awesome slice of life! I read this the first time when I was a baby and it is even better now!