beepboop's manga / #Rape(4)

Right up my alley : psychological and kinda creepy. At first, the art isn't the best but it has its style. The main character has a lot of personality and that's great, love that for him especially given the situation he's in. Never has the main character been frustrating or annoying to me. He was great. Now the love interest... At first can't even be called a love interest, he's just a kidnapper and a rapist and a crazy bitch. It could have been killing stalking 2.0, but it's not as cruel. It's not as ugly. At the end of the day it's about two people looking for escapism from their awful lives. They just want to be happy again. I really love the end. I didn't know for a second how it would end, I really didn't, but it did well. It did very well, although I must say I would have loved some more domestic happy drama-less moments.

Despite the very 2010 Yaoi Beginning (rape, bullying, unhealthy), the manga somehow manages to turn good. The art slowly progresses and becomes really pretty. The stories goes from trash to healthy and more subtle. The harm that has been done is acknowledged and dealt with. The rapist does have to deal with the consequences of his actions in some way, and never does it again after. It really becomes a cute relationship despite its very disturbing beginnings. Their drama is often unhealthy (jealousy...) but it hits deep. We really end up rooting for Nemu and I rarely found him frustrating despite a personality that could easily turn annoying. But great read. I think it illustrates pretty well the evolution of the Yaoi trends, from pure rapey porn to cute healthier relationships.

The victim of a pedophile can't stop thinking about his abuser and meets him 10 years later, only to be abused again. The abuser threatens him with pictures and sex tapes basically, not understanding that the victim is so fucked up he doesn't need to threaten him for them to stay or whatever. Anyways it's weird and twisted but we still root for the main character. THE ART though, immaculate. Plump and juicy I also love the female character, it's very rare for female characters to be interesting in mangas, let alone in yaois. Overall an interesting story with interesting characters.

INCREDIBLE art and interesting characters that we want to learn more about. The only downside is the updates being so slow.... oh and the rape ofc