Ronoue Yuri's manga / #psychological(3)

After reading a lot of porn with plot stories in yaoi, I finally landed upon a goldmine with this manga. Make no mistake. I love my smutty yaoi porn with plot stories, but stories like this are refreshing every now and then. The story is cynical in a way, because it addresses the homophobia pervasive in Japanese society, which ruins the chance of closeted gays like the teacher, Yanagida or Kirino from coming out without being shunned. I really like how the Futoshi's mom was supportive of her son's sexuality the whole time, and his boyfriend, Tarou's family came to accept it. I do hope that this story ends well for the main pair, to make up for Kirino's wish to come out forever repressed. Unfortunately, a sad implication is that he might end up twisted like Yanagida.

This manga is a very compelling read. When I describe the series as 'Hardcore', it doesn't mean that there are hardcore and kinky sex scenes, but the intensity of the characters and the sheer hedonism they display in gambling if it sounds sensible. Most of the female cast are extremely crazy and some of the male characters also qualify, though they don't measure up to the craziness of the female cast. Many of the characters themselves are compelling and I'm interested in seeing how they grow in the crazy system that the antagonist constructed.

A phenomenal story!