crystalvmin's manga / #Sexual assault(9)

The art is so good and I really like the plot. For a manhwa that has a plot like this I’m honestly impressed that there only started to be nsfw scenes (excluding making out and rubbing occasionally) at like chapter 40 or so. The tension, either sexual or not, between the main characters are too good and it really made me want to finish the current chapters in one seating (I didn’t but I got to finish in less than 24 hours anyway). I do have some reservations about this manhwa just because it does seem to have themes of sexual assault and rape or in general Jay forcing himself on Yoohan a lot; idk why but the crazy tension and hostility they have towards each other and sometimes comedy brought into the mix kinda lightens up these themes, nonetheless, SA/rape is still evident. The triggering themes are not as extreme as others I have read yet. Not trying to be righteous or be a hypocrite, even though I do find the main characters very attractive along with their crazy tension that just draws you in, there is still clear forcing on oneself upon another. Anyway, will be waiting for an update and I’m curious to see how everything will unfold.

Man this is so bad please I couldn’t force myself to finish it. I’m so sad because buff bottom trope was wasted on pwp and even with being pwp, the sex scenes were not anything outstanding. Duke is delusional about Illic wanting it, therefore, technically committing sexual assault. I wouldn’t really wanna be at the point Illic finds he has feelings for the duke. I get the incest with nobilities, I think that’s true to a certain extent, but incest will definitely not produce pretty human beings. Art is good but not enough to make me stay reading.

I was almost on the brink of dropping this, but the story did develop better when season 2 came; the premise of the story is also really interesting. First of all, I love how Sunwon is wild and sex-starved but I do have problems with how he gets his sex (SPOILER) through coercion and I know it’s not real, but with a story that relies on his ability to bullshit and become a god of, technically, a cult, it just feels weird and uncomfortable for me to laugh at his antics when irl there are a lot of sexual mistreatment and lack of sexual knowledge in cults and religious factions. But at the same time as the story progressed, as a person and not as an impostor god, I liked how the author tackled Sunwon’s hypersexuality with which seems like he had a past of being raped and victim-blamed and I really felt sorry for him. I don’t think topics like this are commonly fleshed out in BL too so I was surprised. It was really hard to read the panels of Vercion raping him so I didn’t read that at all and I thought was showing the rape really necessary, I’m still 50/50 on that. On a more positive note, I love Albis so so much and how he’s progressed throughout the story as I’m writing this comment and I’ll just have to say that he’s in the running for best boy along with Risa and Karl !! I’ll be waiting for updates.

Idk if imma drop this one, 90% want to drop it but 10% makes me wanna stick around to see who ends up with who. But everything is just too messy idk how to explain it but it’s like not one of the characters are in any way rational and they’re all starting to become unlikeable atp (father and son are also so immature like you’re adults ffs). For some reason I was rooting for the old man but they’re all just so weird now, especially with the adoption and the three of them living together, it’s really putting me off sjdjsjdjfk (and don’t get me started on the SA/rape). Even though MC is kind of in control of jihyung, he still dumb for waiting on a cheater; though I appreciate that the MC is a switch, I have a hard time looking for switches in BLs.

Welp this was definitely a pwp/smut typa manhwa so it was natural for me to drop this. I get the appeal of manhwa like these for other people, but like most pwp, the scenes just get so boring and repetitive as you go. The story isn’t really a redeeming point either since it’s close to non-existent (at the part where I stopped, but according to other comments this seems to be the case). Other than this being a pwp, I have issues with the lack of consent, manipulation, and sexual assault happening here. It makes it look cute (looking at you inseo) and valid when it’s not. And like a lot of semes, they get toxic and violate boundaries by deciding jackshit for their partners even though it goes against what their partner actually wants. I gave it a 2 at most just because of the art, it was pretty cute and clean too. Anyway if you’re more into the sex than the plot, then this is for you, but if not, don’t bother.

I always knew asada nemui’s works always had elements of fucked up in it (I remember that one with the priest or the brothers lol) so I feel like I have a small bias, but ofc sexual assault is still a no no. It’s crazy how japanese BL make it seem so romantic both in best and worst ways possible. Despite that, I would say that this manga was a bit lacking in the romance department, but I think this is attributed to their more realistic carefree personalities and expressions. I actually like ma-kun’s expressions when he finds something about hitoshi amusing.

Since this was a short manhwa, I’m probably not going to nitpick much on the development and all, I think the general pacing and development was okay for a short manhwa. Though I definitely have mixed feelings about the development of the uke’s feelings, it did feel a bit more rushed despite him having a reason to believe why his feelings are the way it is. Obviously not the best psychological story there is, but it’s not the worst, it probably could’ve been done better if it was longer tho. Warnings: SA, Master-Slave Relationship, and overall just a toxic duo.

Very beautiful art but dropped due to noncon/dubcon