Finish it in one day. So good—!! I would recommend it to those looking for a story that has a good plot, unique artstyle, and characters.
This story covers sensitive topics such as Neglective Parents, Sexual Assault/Attempted Rape, etc... Be warned when reading
Art: 9/10 (Reminds me of "How to Be the Chosen One" and sorta of "A Dead Crow's Stare")
Story: 10/10
Comment (This shit so good, Let me Yap, I'm a proud member of the Yapanese community):
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This is so good, like wtf? The characters, especially the MC! And the art, oh don't get me started on the art—! It was absolutely beautiful! Every time we get perspective from the Brothers POV I get chills, the bright bold neon colors just went so well with the word "Insanity".
I might be a BIT bias cause I LOVE bold colors but the way it was used was astonishing! The last chapter we got from the Brothers POV was literally my favorite scene from this. The way the effects were getting more chaotic, then to the single eye shot (Don't get me started on how I LOVE the way they draw the eye).
Also for the brothers backstory, OH MY GOD HOW I LOVE THE ART— I'm sorry but it needs more praise!! Ok, I love the fact they changed his hair to yellow when showing his backstory. I had to double back before figuring out that's the Brother. He looks so normal that it's weird—! The blonde hair, the smiling with friends as they drink, it feels like I'm seeing an entirely different NORMAL person. Which I feel like is the point of the hair change, they wanted us to separate the "Old(Blonde) Brother" from the "Crazy bad shit insane of a maniac Brother". I actually felt bad when the symptoms started to appear. But the rape attempt of the MC's friend made me double take.
I think the brother at a young age has some problems but it could just be me, wanting to touch your sister's couch..? Yea, No. But to be honest, I think it's kinda the parents fault for not talking to the Brother.
We can clearly see in the backstory of their childhood that the Brother has some interesting "Interest", it could have been just some innocent curiosity but the mother should have at least told the Bother that touching a girl's crotch, let alone his SISTER/MC, is QUITE inappropriate. I know they were children and probably would forget about it, but I think talking to your kids at a young age is important, especially if it's related to a person's private parts.
(Now if the mother actually talked to the Brother and stopped spoon feeding him everything, would that stop the insanity of the brother? Heck if I know—?! It really depends on your actions as parents.)
Speaking of parents, I find the parents behavior towards the Brother and MC so realistic that it's uncanny to me. I've been born in an asian household and my parents always have high expectations for everything I do, while my little brother doesn't. It's really sad to see the MC being treated as a useless non-hard working child, cause it just hits home you know?
Now for the ending, I love the happy ending. I'm so glad and happy that the MC got her well deserved ending, I'm so relieved that the Boyfriend didn't ditch the MC when things got out of hand (that'll be a dick move.). Now I wouldn't say I feel bad for the parents, but that would be a lie, the Mother deserved it— JUST TRY TO BOO ME, YOU KNOW I'M RIGHT. I was kinda ok with it at first cause, you know, probably favoritism.
But when your son comes home with blood everywhere on his clothes, your Son attempting to RAPE your Daughter, your Son almost KILLING your Husband, you getting TIED UP in a chair.
HOW FUCKING DENSE CAN ONE BE—?!
I DON'T CARE YOU LOST YOUR KIDS BACK THEN AND HAVE TRAUMA NOW, YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT AND FUCKING DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR *BOTH* OF YOUR CHILDREN. AND IF THAT MEANS PUTTING ONE IN A ASYLUM FOR THE FAMILY'S SAFETY, SO BE IT—!
Oops, sorry. I'm getting out of topic—!
Anyways, I hope the MC's friend got to live a peaceful life cause that girl DESERVES it.
So, for the Father— I like him, Did he deserve almost dying? No, but he did deserve that beating tho. I just wished he would have taken better care/Love the MC and Brother EQUALLY. I like how he sorta cares for both. But in the end, I hate how the Father favors the Brother so much that he left the MC in the dark.
Anyways, the ending with the Brother. I don't really know how to feel..? We got to see the Brothers breakdown and him making himself blind, and him being happy about it? I don't really know if it's a bad or good ending— I KNOW IT'S BAD CAUSE LIKE BRO, HE ALMOST KILLED EVERYONE AND STABBED HIMSELF IN THE EYES. But at the same time, it's kinda a good ending (for his remaining sanity) I think it worked in making the VOICE go away in the some way..?
I don't really know, I'm kinda speaking out of my ass about this. I just hope the blindness made the voice stop, so in some way the apology to his Sister/MC is sincere in some form of way. BUT I highly doubt that theory...
If you've made it this far— congrats! You made it to the end of my Yapping!! The story was really good and I just wanted to express my sincere feelings for this story! This is probably the longest comment I made into this site lol.
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