It seems the MC will be the bottom huh. With all the shit about to go down, I probably shouldn't say this, but ngl. MC looks so MAJESTIC I don't know if I want to fuck him or want him to fuck me. Like, seriously, that's some INSANE face card. I get why anyone would be obsessed. I grew up watching anime yet I still felt so fascinated. I don't know if I'll put him in my top 10 or even top 5 most handsome men since I can't think of anyone right now, BUT HE'S DEFINITELY UP THERE. And that says a lot because I don't even like yankee vibes.
This will most likely be a mind break rape plot, but I truly wish things go well with Mc in the end. He's a delinquent but I still think he deserves the world. May he find a happy ending without that piece of shit top.
The art is good. REALLY GOOD. The concept is also nice. Young handsome guy x depressed older man who lost his wife. Also them investigating the wife and other guides' murderer. The concept if interesting, gotta admit that. BUT THE EXECUTION IS FREAKING AWFUL. Even for someone like me who turn off my brain cells when reading BL manhwa, THIS IS SHIT. First of all, THEY'RE BOTH GROWN ASS MAN SO WHY ARE THEIR LINES WORSE THAN BICKERING TEENAGERS????
"Liar, you said you'll be with me together" BRUH YOUR WIFE, WHO YOU SWORE TO LOVE THROUGH SICKNESS, HEALTH, AND DEATH LEFT YOU (unintentionally), SURELY YOU WOULDN'T EASILY BELIEVE IN "FOREVER"? Besides, you two just met a few days ago??? Aren't you a police officer??? Are you the type of guy to let a criminal go just because they said they didn't do it? ALSO WHY ARE YOU LETTING THIS BRAT KISS YOU??? PUNCH HIM!!! BEAT HIM UP!!!
"Everyone falls for me, so why aren't you?" AAAAA SO CRINGE! HE HAD A WIFE???? DON'T ACT LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW BECAUSE YOU DEFINITELY KNOW. ANY DECENT MARRIED PERSON WILL REFUSE YOU. HELLOOO?
GOD, THE FACT THAT I LOVE THE ART SO MUCH MAKES THIS EVEN MORE FRUSTRATING. This kind of plot would've work perfectly as a slowburn. Them investigating the guide murderer, guide guy falling in love one sidedly with the older man but his mind is solely focus on the death of his wife and her murderer. THE ANGST WOULD BE SO DELICIOUS. Also him being quite suicidal (to join his wife) while the younger guy is trying to keep him alive, wanting to make him look at his way. THE DESPERATION between the two of them is like cherry on top. BUT WE HAVE THESE CHILDISH MEN INSTEAD.
Someone might say "if you don't like it, leave". I swear, I'm not the type to leave negative comments. It's just that I got my hopes up because of the beautiful art, only to be let down so much by the story. It's rare for me to be this disappointed, let me vent okay?
Though they "get along" for now, I have a feeling that Iza and Sana are not for each other and will eventually separate, whether by Iza abandoning Sana or killing her. She wanted to be loved as a human while Iza wanted her to embrace being a monster. Hence Sana will never truly fall in love with Iza, she merely resigned to being immortal and unable to escape, using the red fox's love to somehow cope. As for Iza, while I think he does love Sana (in his own monster way), he's like a time bomb that will eventually explode over time after not getting the love he wanted from Sana. For someone like him, his previous true love who accepted who he truly is was a good match until she cheated on him. There's that potential first love too when he was the 1st King Ibana, she was more loyal and would've been perfect, if only he was not clueless about love at that time. He needs someone who accepts him as a monster (former "true" love), loyal and will love him wholeheartedly (potential first love), and can keep his "thing" in check (which only Sana managed to do). Of course, whether he deserves someone like that after all the atrocities he did.... haha, not at all. So yeah, let him suffer in loneliness and remain unloved.
I was just looking for some yandere shoujo with my moral and brain cells turned off, then unexpectedly found this gem. It's not some masterpiece-diamond story, but it left me perfectly satisfied. It has just the right amount of wholesomeness, weirdness, yandere, world-building, and angst (it's a little embarrassing to admit but I actually cried when Lala turned to stone for the second time).









Honestly, as an artist, the art of this manhwa deserves some award, idk what award but it SHOULD HAVE AN AWARD. I had ZERO interest in Passion AU for the entire years I read manhwas after hearing bits and there Ilay and Taeiu's plot. (No offense to their fans btw, it's just my preferences). It was only lately that Passion Raga panels appeared in my timeline that I couldn't control myself to start reading this. Ngl, I totally understand Yuri. Even when Xinlu keeps doing shitty stuff, I couldn't truly hate him because he's so fucking beautiful. Just when irritation comes up, I see his pretty eyelashes and the way he was colored, then that's all I could focus about. Even when his life is at worst, he's one of the very few male leads that truly deserves "looks blessed by the artist gods" title.
As for Yuri, damn, I can't take my eyes away from his blue eyes. I was honestly shocked when I zoom in to find out the coloring of his eyes is pretty basic. I thought there'll be a bunch of details because there's something very hypnotizing with that color blue. When I glance at it, it truly feels like the sea.
The shadows, the reflective light, the details in their hair, their very subtle expressions. Everything is gorgeous god know how many times I used that word in this comment. Every panel casually screenshot could be a wall paper. Also, the artsyle actually fits the atmosphere of the story. Anyways, in short, I'm liking Passion Raga. That's all I was supposed to say but I ended up gushing about the artstyle. I wonder if the artist got more works.