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Acid Town 2
Yuki und sein bester Freund Tetsu schlagen sich mehr schlecht als recht durchs Leben und vor allem leben sie gefährlich! Denn ihre Stadt wird von gefährlichen Straßengangs regiert. Als die beiden einen Einbruch begehen, um die Krankenhaus-Kosten von Yukis kleinem Bruder zu finanzieren, erwischt sie der Anführer der lokalen Yakuza. Er macht Yuki ein Angebot, das dieser nicht ablehnen kann: für einen Besuch pro Woche in seinem Büro will er die Krankenhaus-Kosten übernehmen. Yuki nimmt die Offerte an, ohne an die Folgen des Deals zu denken...
192 pages, Paperback
First published April 24, 2010
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October 6, 2019
It's getting very confusing...🤔
Poor Yuki. At some point my eyes teared up for him. He has gone through too much.
Poor Yuki. At some point my eyes teared up for him. He has gone through too much.
December 19, 2017
That cliffhanger.
I just want to scream: "Get your hands of him"
All these old slimy men keep touching his face and it's so gross. I hope Yuki becomes a badass mafia dude and gets justice for his younger self.
On a side note, I still don't even know who the main characters are - on the yaoi side of things. Like, is it Yuki and Tetsu or Yuki and the mafia boss? The yaoi plot is progressing quite slowly imo.
I just want to scream: "Get your hands of him"
All these old slimy men keep touching his face and it's so gross. I hope Yuki becomes a badass mafia dude and gets justice for his younger self.
On a side note, I still don't even know who the main characters are - on the yaoi side of things. Like, is it Yuki and Tetsu or Yuki and the mafia boss? The yaoi plot is progressing quite slowly imo.
November 5, 2023
The second volume of Acid town follows glimpses of Yuki's past whilst Tetsu ponders how can they deal with the drunk, agressive dude that threatened Yuki. Meanwhile whe have Hyoudou, trying to investigate Nakamoto's ties and real intentions.
July 23, 2022
Trigger warning: scenes narrating child abuse, explicit violence and murder.
Like I said, please be aware that is should not be seen as a romance. It’s a dark, violent story filled with drama and it had me gritting my teeth.
Yuki suffered from child abuse so he could support his little brother, until he no longer could take it and took revenge on Jun’s dad, Ashiei, the man who was taking advantage of him in every way.
Yuki ran away with Jun on his arms and that’s when he found Tetsu, his best best friend. But now that Tetsu knows the truth about him, he “cannot help himself” and makes a move on him. Obviously this was awful and selfish so it was no surprise he ran away.
But Ashiei followed him and cornered him. He forced himself on Yuki once again but this time the young man defended himself with a knife. Only to have a big fish from the mafia on his back. You see, Ashiei, the drunk who molested him, was related to this one. And now having the upper hand, he could kill his abuser. He had a gun on his hand yet… he couldn’t pull the trigger. The mafia guy did.
Also, Yuki and Jun’s parents were friends with Hyodou, which makes sense since he’s “protecting them” somehow.
I’m fully intrigued of what will happen ‘cause by the end of the volume Yuki is kidnaped.
Read it for the #JPLitReadathon.
PREVIOUS REVIEWS:
Volume 1
March 17, 2025
Everything is awful and I am DYING. I need 3 now. Reviews for Manga are weird, in that I don't write them as seriously as I do novels because they happen SO fast and I witness the whole range of human emotion in under 100 pages but, volume 2 was great. Too much backstory for my heart to handle, but now I need book 3.
March 3, 2024
Loving all the twists and turns this is taking.
August 9, 2025
3.5⭐️
April 22, 2019
Now its getting fucked up
August 1, 2022
Historia rozgrywa się w niedalekiej przyszłości dystopii prowadzonej przez yakuzę. Yuki i jego przyjaciel Tetsu są zdeterminowani, by zrobić wszystko, aby pokryć rachunki medyczne młodszego brata. Handlują więc podrabianymi prochami. Rachunkki jednak rosną. Wydaje im się, że włamanie do siedziby yakuzy jest dobrym pomysłem. Ale nie udaje się, Yuki zostaje złapany. Jednak Hyôdô, przywódca Seidôkai, jest zaskakująco chętny, aby pozwolić im odejść bez kary, a ponadto oferuje nawet opiekę nad rachunkami szpitalnymi. Ma tylko jeden warunek: Yuki, bez wątpienia, musi pojawiać się w biurze raz w tygodniu. Nie jest to jednak praca biurowa jak myślał. Okazuje się, że Hyôdô ma nie tylko przyjaciół w świecie yakuzy i zanim Yuki się o tym dowie, zostaje wciągnięty w skomplikowaną wojnę. Jakby tego było mało w życiu Yukiego pojawiają się demony z przeszłości, od których cały czas uciekał…
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April 28, 2023
La noirceur prend un cran au-dessus avec l’intrigue et le passé de Yukio. Le personnage devra y faire face et prendre des décisions morales avec des conséquences. La fin est terrible et les révélations donnent envie d’en savoir plus pour la suite. On commence à cerner les personnages qui deviennent petit à petit attachants. Un tome 2 très bon avec des dessins de la mangaka toujours de qualités.
January 8, 2018
All I want was to know who's Yuki's dad. Well, we got a name, Ryuu but who is he?
Instead, we get to see Yuki reliving his shitty past, being assaulted by his bestie and also being visited by enemies from his past. He get to be prized birdie in a cage again. What rotten luck.
Instead, we get to see Yuki reliving his shitty past, being assaulted by his bestie and also being visited by enemies from his past. He get to be prized birdie in a cage again. What rotten luck.
May 28, 2023
If you love "Banana Fish" by Akimi Yoshida then this is a must-read.
A dark story with a yakuza setting, romantic BL vibes and a hero with a tragic past and something important to protect. It hits me right in the heart.
A dark story with a yakuza setting, romantic BL vibes and a hero with a tragic past and something important to protect. It hits me right in the heart.
May 4, 2017
3.75 stars
January 21, 2018
3.5 out of 5 stars
I did not enjoy this one as much as the first one. Nevertheless, the intrigue is still there. I feel like there will be so much happenings in the next volumes!
I did not enjoy this one as much as the first one. Nevertheless, the intrigue is still there. I feel like there will be so much happenings in the next volumes!
November 15, 2018
3.5⭐️/5
April 25, 2020
This did a complete 180 in the story on me. Did not see any of this coming based on the first book. Mind blown! 🤯
April 16, 2024
it's a train wreck I can't stop reading it's so bad
May 30, 2024
Some things in this manga make sense some things do not…. Maybe volume 3 will have more sense 😬
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August 9, 2023nie wierzę że to czytałam w wieku 13 lat. czuję że właśnie straciłam moralne prawo do komentowania dzieci czytających hell
July 9, 2020
4/5 stars. Ok, well, this got dark really, really, quick. This volume was a little fast paced but I think it managed to stay pretty coherent. The main conflict was obviously, the vile man that is Yuki’s stepfather. I’m going to be honest and say that this was difficult to read, it was just a heavy volume. And it sucks that Yuki went through all of that and he was just a kid. Things definitely took a turn near the end, and I don’t mean a good turn. I mean a really shitty turn to a really shitty situation.
This volume (and all volumes now on) mention and discuss heavy themes like rape and abuse so please be mindful of this, and be cautious if any if those things see tw’s. There isn’t anything explicitly shown but do know it’s discussed. The things happening in this manga is definitely not a thing to take lightheartedly, nor is it a thing to see as positive. The things these characters deal with are very real, but they are handled in a way that rightfully shows how vile the themes above are, not glorifying or making it seem like a good thing (which it obviously is not) just keep in mind to be cautious.
Ooookkkaaayyyy, I’m already sad.
Yuki and Jun are so bruised please help them.
Tetsu literally bless your heart for helping Yuki. He took him to a hospital and gave him a home.
Jun’s face when he saw the sunset... maybe it was a bad idea to decide to read this at 1 a.m because they’re coming for my heart
“The need to protect someone other than myself. I realized there was such a feeling, when I met you. What I want to protect is your smile, your peace.”
Jun is precious and I hope only good things happen to him forever.
“It’s because my body is no good. I want to be smart and help my brother. I want to be able to take care of him and make him feel safe. I don’t want to see him cry or be in pain.”
Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
No. I don’t want the Yuki backstory. I don’t want it. No. Never mind. Abort mission.
Yuki tried to kill his dad, that’s why he’d run away with Jun after.
Tetsu go off and beat his ass.
Tetsu wanted to understand Yuki, but sometimes the weight another person is carrying is too much. That’s the case for Yuki, he went through a lot at such a young age. Trying to uncover all of it will take a lot of effort and patience, from both parties. It’s understandable that Yuki doesn’t want to talk about what he went though, as it was awful. He preferred to keep it a secret, perhaps he would’ve opened up in his own time. Regardless, it was a choice Yuki should’ve had the right to have. Not something that should’ve been talked about or exposed without his permission as it is deeply personal and traumatic for him. Also, Tetsu, I must say there’s a time and place for confessing your feelings, and doing it in the moment he did, was neither the time nor the place. Like, read the room, sir. I think he should’ve let Yuki decide when to open up about his past, instead of confronting him about it. It wasn’t up to Tetsu, so that’s strike 1 for you sir.
Yuki’s subconscious is his younger self... I’ll just see myself out, thanks.
Okayyy... I don’t know that I liked Tetsu’s monologue about his jealousy? It’s really not a thing to be jealous about. I get he likes Yuki and all, but I didn’t think it wasn’t the right phrasing? I don’t know if that makes sense, I just thought it was a little insensitive of his part. Strike 2, Tetsu.
Goddamnit the badder bad guy got Yuki.
Can we just skip ahead to the part when Yuki is happy and can be at peace and Jun can recover? I don’t want to see either of them sad.
This volume (and all volumes now on) mention and discuss heavy themes like rape and abuse so please be mindful of this, and be cautious if any if those things see tw’s. There isn’t anything explicitly shown but do know it’s discussed. The things happening in this manga is definitely not a thing to take lightheartedly, nor is it a thing to see as positive. The things these characters deal with are very real, but they are handled in a way that rightfully shows how vile the themes above are, not glorifying or making it seem like a good thing (which it obviously is not) just keep in mind to be cautious.
Ooookkkaaayyyy, I’m already sad.
Yuki and Jun are so bruised please help them.
Tetsu literally bless your heart for helping Yuki. He took him to a hospital and gave him a home.
Jun’s face when he saw the sunset... maybe it was a bad idea to decide to read this at 1 a.m because they’re coming for my heart
“The need to protect someone other than myself. I realized there was such a feeling, when I met you. What I want to protect is your smile, your peace.”
Jun is precious and I hope only good things happen to him forever.
“It’s because my body is no good. I want to be smart and help my brother. I want to be able to take care of him and make him feel safe. I don’t want to see him cry or be in pain.”
Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
No. I don’t want the Yuki backstory. I don’t want it. No. Never mind. Abort mission.
Yuki tried to kill his dad, that’s why he’d run away with Jun after.
Tetsu go off and beat his ass.
Tetsu wanted to understand Yuki, but sometimes the weight another person is carrying is too much. That’s the case for Yuki, he went through a lot at such a young age. Trying to uncover all of it will take a lot of effort and patience, from both parties. It’s understandable that Yuki doesn’t want to talk about what he went though, as it was awful. He preferred to keep it a secret, perhaps he would’ve opened up in his own time. Regardless, it was a choice Yuki should’ve had the right to have. Not something that should’ve been talked about or exposed without his permission as it is deeply personal and traumatic for him. Also, Tetsu, I must say there’s a time and place for confessing your feelings, and doing it in the moment he did, was neither the time nor the place. Like, read the room, sir. I think he should’ve let Yuki decide when to open up about his past, instead of confronting him about it. It wasn’t up to Tetsu, so that’s strike 1 for you sir.
Yuki’s subconscious is his younger self... I’ll just see myself out, thanks.
Okayyy... I don’t know that I liked Tetsu’s monologue about his jealousy? It’s really not a thing to be jealous about. I get he likes Yuki and all, but I didn’t think it wasn’t the right phrasing? I don’t know if that makes sense, I just thought it was a little insensitive of his part. Strike 2, Tetsu.
Goddamnit the badder bad guy got Yuki.
Can we just skip ahead to the part when Yuki is happy and can be at peace and Jun can recover? I don’t want to see either of them sad.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 17, 2015
The "Acid Town" series is brilliant - it is dark, full of twisting and turning story-lines, secrets, and hidden pasts. Keeping the characters separated in your head is easy - everyone has a unique and different look about them, and their personalities are just as such.
If you were uncomfortable with how dark the first volume was, turn away now! The story went from dark grey, to midnight black in an instant! Further plot-twists, budding and dying romances, and the creepy man lurking in the shadows is given a form, which is disturbing in itself!
If you were uncomfortable with how dark the first volume was, turn away now! The story went from dark grey, to midnight black in an instant! Further plot-twists, budding and dying romances, and the creepy man lurking in the shadows is given a form, which is disturbing in itself!
March 20, 2020
Ya estoy jodidamente harto de esa mierda de “es que no puedo controlarme”.
Pero dejando eso de lado, la historia es muy buena, está muy bien llevando y el protagonista es muy interesante. Este manga es de esos que hay que leer seguidamente para disfrutarlo bien, así que me gustaría empezármelo de nuevo en algún tiempo y leerlo de corrido, porque en verdad es muy bueno (descartando la hasta ahora poco interesante y tóxica relación amorosa).
Pero dejando eso de lado, la historia es muy buena, está muy bien llevando y el protagonista es muy interesante. Este manga es de esos que hay que leer seguidamente para disfrutarlo bien, así que me gustaría empezármelo de nuevo en algún tiempo y leerlo de corrido, porque en verdad es muy bueno (descartando la hasta ahora poco interesante y tóxica relación amorosa).
May 9, 2013
too dramatic for yaoi though
October 28, 2014
Whoa, what a twist! This series just keeps getting better and better.
January 31, 2015
actual rating: 4.5 stars
can't wait to read part 3!
can't wait to read part 3!
October 31, 2016
My combined review of volumes 1-4 can be read here.
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