otakulys's manga / #Psychological(137)

This is a very odd manga, but I actually kinda liked it. It's really dark and pretty depressing, but it's an interesting kind of twisted. There are four short stories, and only two of them are overtly BL, whereas the other two are sort of open to interpretation, I suppose. If you like dark, messed up stories, you should find these entertaining. It's definitely not for fans of a happy ending. This is more on the horror side than the romance side.

Wtf, apparently I read this but have no memory of it. I properly tagged it, but didn't leave a review. Strange. Anyway, the first story is interesting and...kinda creepy. Maybe not even "kinda." There's an implication near the end there that this may not be the end of it. It's nice to think that they can move past that and love each other forever, but...feels more likely that this is gonna end in a murder-suicide. I dunno, it's yaoiland, so I'm sure it'll be fine. I guess we should just be happy he didn't rape him because he loves him so much. I have to re-read the other stories, because I don't remember them either, but... it's not bad what I've read so far.

It's not a dynamic I'd typically be about, but I'd actually read more of this if it existed. Oddly alluring.

It's a really messed up story with a very unhealthy relationship from beginning to end, but it works for me somehow. I don't usually like the way abusive/manipulative behavior is often treated as romantic in Yaoi-land, but I think the story here is at least semi-aware of how screwed up the relationship is here. Not that there are three of them, but that it's such a strange, controlling, pushy, co-dependent sort of relationship. Still, I'm glad that it ended on a happy note. I would love to read more involving these three, as long as they always end up together in the end.

Heartbreaking, twisted, incredibly fucked up. But I loved it. This is just a field trip into the mind of a psychopath/sexual predator, and it's a terrifying but strangely alluring journey. I wanted to cry a few times because I felt for the victims so much. I guess the fact that I enjoy reading stuff like this when I have an overabundance of empathy makes me a bit of a masochist. Oh well, heh.

Very depressing but in a satisfying way. That's all I can really ask. I'm eager to see the other stories, so I hope they're translated soon. ETA: I was surprised, at first, that chapter four wasn't as fucked up as the rest. After a second read through, I really like it. I think cheerful creepy is some of the best creepy, that moment when things seem okay, but we know they're not. Chapter five was quite morbid and hilarious. It's nice to have a little dark humor in there to even out the soul-crushing stories.

And then he realized his true feelings, and all of the rape and torture and choking and kidnapping were okay! Hurray! Seriously, though, at least I knew what I was getting into reading this. For what it was, it wasn't too bad. I had already prepared myself for the irritating "it's okay because love" trope, so it didn't bug me as much as it could have.

Really screwed up, kinda weird, and then it just ends. Pretty depressing.