Why do I torture myself so? I'm sure you all ask yourselves the same thing.
This review is quite different from all my other reviews. Usually, I focus on certain aspects of the story and then rate how well it is overall on a scale of 1 to 10. I feel like I can't follow my typical review formula with Sheep's Mask. It stands out from the rest, and not really in a good way.
Even though this is just a short story, we learn how screwed up both of the main characters are. One is able to move on from the trauma he inflicted onto another, and one thinks the only way to deal with his trauma is to inflict it back on his abuser. Both are not in a healthy mindset, but both mindsets are quite common in reality.
I've never been introduced to Paskim's art prior to this. Their art style is phenominal—the dull colors of the environment and the dimness of the surroundings envelop the entire story in a sense of hopelessness and despair. It's prevalent from the start, and remains strong in its presence even towards the end chapters. From the get go, you know what kind of story you're in for.
The 2023 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey found that around 29,000 service members (6.8% of active-duty women and 1.3% of men) experienced unwanted sexual contact, yet the Department of Defense received only about 7,300 formal reports in FY2023. Military sexual trauma is a lot more common than people tend to think.
The problem I see with a lot of yaoi nowadays is that rape and sexual assault are not depicted as scary and frightening. Rape and sexual assault are probably some of the most terrible things people can go through, and Sheep's Mask depicts this terror incredibly well. There is nothing cute and wholesome to this story; the events of Sheep's Mask are incredibly realistic. This kind of stuff happens everywhere, like school, work, and the military included. Enjoy Sheep's Mask as a story that depicts these horrible things accurately.
Why do I torture myself so? I'm sure you all ask yourselves the same thing.
This review is quite different from all my other reviews. Usually, I focus on certain aspects of the story and then rate how well it is overall on a scale of 1 to 10. I feel like I can't follow my typical review formula with Sheep's Mask. It stands out from the rest, and not really in a good way.
Even though this is just a short story, we learn how screwed up both of the main characters are. One is able to move on from the trauma he inflicted onto another, and one thinks the only way to deal with his trauma is to inflict it back on his abuser. Both are not in a healthy mindset, but both mindsets are quite common in reality.
I've never been introduced to Paskim's art prior to this. Their art style is phenominal—the dull colors of the environment and the dimness of the surroundings envelop the entire story in a sense of hopelessness and despair. It's prevalent from the start, and remains strong in its presence even towards the end chapters. From the get go, you know what kind of story you're in for.
The 2023 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey found that around 29,000 service members (6.8% of active-duty women and 1.3% of men) experienced unwanted sexual contact, yet the Department of Defense received only about 7,300 formal reports in FY2023. Military sexual trauma is a lot more common than people tend to think.
The problem I see with a lot of yaoi nowadays is that rape and sexual assault are not depicted as scary and frightening. Rape and sexual assault are probably some of the most terrible things people can go through, and Sheep's Mask depicts this terror incredibly well. There is nothing cute and wholesome to this story; the events of Sheep's Mask are incredibly realistic. This kind of stuff happens everywhere, like school, work, and the military included. Enjoy Sheep's Mask as a story that depicts these horrible things accurately.
Thank you for reading my review. Zenny out.