NI-KA-CHUUUUUUUUUU's manga / #revenge(13)

Honestly its not good. I like the direction they were going abut misunderstanding and such but it was extremely unrealistic. The uke is a victim of countless physical, sexual, and emotional yet his personality doesn't match that history. It made sense that he blames everything on himself yet he was more than willing to talk about his past (something I'm more than positive most victims of abuse can't easily do). I have absolutely no idea why the fiancee is completely apathetic to the uke. And..... I can't believe this story even attempted to cram a forced love story between the uke and seme. There is too many open wounds in their relationship for there to even have A HINT of romantic feelings for each other. Maybe down the road but that part of the story was so unbelievable. But even then, realistically, the seme would deeply apologize, and get the fuck out of his life. Actually, the only reason I would accept for the seme for not leaving is because he wants to help the uke understand his self-worth (and I guess he technically hints that at the end but like, I call bullshit). I won't even label this a romance because there is none of that. So to sum things up, this manga tries to take a very serious and realistic concept and does I really really shit job conveying it in an convincing way. You're supposed to feel sad for the uke (which I do) but isn't developed well enough for the reader to really feel for him, or even the other characters. There are also a shit ton of plot holes that I won't even begin to go over because it's not worth it. *sighs* So frustrating

4.5 IEIWSBQOSOVIJSHQXNAKQIYYSJAIVMKWO I CANT.

Hmmm can't quite put my finger on this one. The art is good and the tension between the MC's is very understandable. And in a way I can understand why the seme It's so hot and cold with how he loves/ despises the uke. But IDK there's times where this plot feels pretty. Needlessly melodramatic? Maybe because I didn't actually read it lol. But after all of that, I'm not super convinced about their mutual feelings towards each other. Which I guess getting involved with someone who you trusted and then rapes you would end up being pretty messy lol. Idk.rape is such a typical yaoi trope that's usually brush under the rug. But because the story tries to actually make the rape a consequence, it starts to open a whole can of worms about whether or not the MCs should even give a relationship ago after all of that. Especially since the seme originally plotted against the uke for revenge.