People who read The Inheritance of Aroma

miseryxcompany

The scent of Rose perfume are the words through which Takezou and Shinobu communicate their desire for one another. It's often said that scents carry with them memories, pleasant or sinister.

The flowery scent of the perfume- of those nights spent embracing eachother- stalk Takezou and Shinobu and remains a constant reminder of the shame of their feelings, their lies, their secrets, but also of their longing for eachothers heat.

Vestiges of Takezou's touch linger in the scent of rose perfume and Shinobu finds himself wanting to be consumed by that feeling of his brothers embrace. And so, with that scent hanging from his clothes he meets his brother in the wine cellar and it guides their bodies together.

In a way it becomes how they communicate their desire for eachother. They never use words to convey their feelings up until they are stripped bare and exposed at the end.

From the angle of 'Inhertiance' it is the shame of leading promiscuous lives behind the veneer of class and civility that entangles Shinobu and Takezou in this web of lies.

When their parents die the attendees whisper, "Naturally Shinobu will inherity the family business." Ushered into this world of buisiness and appearances, yet desiring something that cannot coexist with it.

Takezou himself did not easily slot into the role of an adult. Though they never acknowledge their physical relationship, Takezou makes an effort to force Shinobu to be more mindful of his wife- and honest attempt to push him back into the role of a faithful husband.

And through his suicide note we know Shinobu honestly wanted the same. For his wife to be enough, for the security of his lifestyle to get him by. But in the end he could not suppress his love for Takezou, his own brother, and the shame consumed him.

Kaname, too, was born into this life. Groomed into the buisinessman he became. But he sees Takezou's feelings for his father and is enamored by the taboo of their dynamic and later finds himself leading a double life similar to his father.

And you are not promised a happy ending. In fact, the manga maintains a pessimistic atmosphere. But in those final chapters, amidst the chaos is this sliver of hope for Takezou and Shinobu, regardless of if they really deserve it. And it is snatched away just as quickly.

blue

wow. that was brutal and tragic. the author did amazing creating the cycle. the letter. damn the letter. why not just run off and be happy. his smile while knowing what was gonna happen he looked… free. an interesting story to say the least.

lavi_♡

WTF

gilgagilga

Takezou, wearing rose perfume belonging to his brother's wife, sneaks into Shinobu's bedroom. Invisible to Shinobu, he caresses his brother's body. The story of Shinobu and his stepbrother Takezou's adulthood.
7/10

circaea

"I fell in love w him"

ultrabumblebee

Disgusting, selfish, trash. Didn't finish, skimmed. Less than 1 star.

Chow

WTF? What? Why? What? Definitely psychological

pluckaduck

it was pretty entertaining ngl, even tho i didnt understand some aspects cuz it's the type of story u need to analyze since it's not explicitly explained to us, but im not gonna do that. it's not portrayed in chronological order so that may get a bit confusing. there's something about this manga... it's abstract and dramatic and the unique artstyle serves to reinforce those vibes.

yellow dragon

really good and exciting.. but man, the tragedy. will only enjoy this one for the lifetime.

sen

i want to kill myself right after reading this

pee on me mommy

Kinda read but also kinda not

whoisthatt

okay okay a lot of things but yk it was good it was very good. The start and the middle was awesome. Like even if you ignore the bringing son into tgreesom thing, it was quite good and intense. WHY DID TGEY KILLL HIM OFF? WHY DID THEY-

Sldomerique

What a tragic ending!

sinn

Jfc

Asuna

Ch. 9.5

Fruits

dropped this a while ago just forgot to mark it

Wanna be your shoes

Ok first of all I really like this manga's plot but yet I couldn't catch up everything ... well not bad but I won't re-read again thanks

Midori

Love it, mental but love it

Jun

wow.

surreal

this was unbelievably complex and well written story