サイケデリア

by 高橋秀武

【電子版限定：描き下ろし＆カラー扉収録！】新米刑事の溝尻（みぞしり）は、物腰柔らかで見目麗しい先輩の日野（ひの）に、刑事としての憧れ以上の好意を寄せていた（性的な意味で）。ある日、発砲事件の容疑者が逃走中との知らせを受け、溝尻と日野の二人は、張り込みを命じられる。その道中、一人コンビニに立ち寄った溝尻に聞こえてきたのは、銃声――。それは逃走中の男が日野に向けて発砲した音だった。病院に搬送された日野は意識不明の重体に…。上司から自宅謹慎を言いつけられた溝尻は、自責の念に苛まれながら自宅アパートに戻るが、そこで彼を迎えたのは、病院のベッドで意識を失っているはずの日野で――!!??　ワンコ系後輩刑事×美形先輩刑事（生霊）の、えっちな妄想と不可思議な現実が交錯するサイケデリックBL！

Genres: Manga, Supernatural

Kindle Edition

First published April 25, 2022

Reviews

[Imanewreader ✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

as expected. this was art.

[Curious Madra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Omg guys this was such a cute Yaoi yet it was so sad that one of the guys got shot while on detective duty😢

[Vera Kabushemeye · Rating 4 out of 5]

This manga has some pretty cool panelling - which lends itself to more intuitive speech bubbles - and nice, full-page spreads.

Just like the name indicates, this manga has a chill psychedelic feeling that ties in well with the themes and plot.

I really like the style - which is chill, uncomplicated yet full of emotions and movement.

I have seen this premise before but this take is pretty fresh. That said, I feel like the story loses steam toward the end. Still, I very much enjoyed the first half of this manga.

[K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another trippy, interesting manga by the creator of Stigmata: Love Bites .

It's actually quite similar in some ways: there's an unspoken love between two police detectives, and a supernatural element that ends up bridging the gap between them. In this, there's a weird dreamlike state to it where it's hard for both the reader and protagonist to tell whether he's truly experiencing an out of body "living spirit" encounter with his partner, Hino, or whether it's all just in his head.

Mizo is a young detective who became a policeman because of an encounter with a really nice officer when he was a child. Unfortunately, as he grew up and went through the academy and into the workforce, he discovered most people simply aren't like that. They make mean jokes, tell him not to be a baby about little things like getting stabbed on the job, and generally make him wonder if his whole career path was a mistake.

Then he meets Hino, who wasn't that officer from his childhood (they're only two years apart), but who has the same kindness and genuine desire to help others - even potential criminals - that had inspired Mizo so much. It's inevitable, maybe, that his admiration turns into romantic love...unrequited, of course, because it's not like he can ever tell Hino how he feels.

Then, one day, Hino gets shot on the job, and Mizo not only blames himself for it, all the other officers pile the blame on him, too. He's in utter despair, sent home and taken off duty, but finds Hino there...a ghost who cannot be touched but who can physically touch him as much as he likes.

Over the course of the volume, they share important stories from their pasts, and then admit their feelings for each other. There's such an intense sense of longing mixed in with grief and guilt and fear...neither of them know if Hino will wake up from his post-surgery coma...but there's something freeing, too, about finding someone they can be honest with.

With this mangaka, I wasn't terribly worried about the ending, and it is indeed a happy one. It's short, but somehow quite satisfying.

One other element that made it feel a bit more surreal to me...I think this is the first manga I've read that's visibly set during the height of the pandemic. Published in Japan in 2022, it leaves the characters masked whenever they're out in public - at the hospital, the police station, walking around outside, even when confronting the criminal who shot Hino. Other than in flashbacks, the only time masks aren't present are when Mizo and Hino are alone in Mizo's home...with their souls (and bodies) as bare as their faces.

I don't know if that part was an intentional element of the story, but it adds to the loneliness and longing for connection. I don't normally like reading stories that remind me too much of real world (ongoing) issues, but this really worked for me. This mangaka is weird and a little unsettling but ultimately so optimistic, and I like those contradictions.

[ℂ ✧ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Inevitable comparar-lo amb la seva obra anterior Stigmata - Les empreintes de la passion - Tome 1 (VF), però amb l'element paranormal menys prevalent i una trama més lleugereta i alegre. Mentre dos policies estan de servei, un d'ells, el detectiu, rep un impacte de bala i acaba inconscient a l'hospital. L'altre se sent culpable i quan s'està plantejant suïcidar-se a casa seva veu aparèixer "la consciència" del seu company, de qui sempre ha estat enamorat. Comparteixen confidències i descobreixen que s'agraden mútuament ❤️ una història tendra i original, amb les il·lustracions tan característiques de la mangaka! :3

[Beck B · Rating 2 out of 5]

Was expecting this to get more into the characters and their careers but it starts out by putting you right in the middle of a case with only a few flash backs to explain everything involving their past.

[Kiwi · Rating 4 out of 5]

takahashi does it again delivering banger after banger of a manga absolutely never disappoints BEST BEST BEST BL mangaka

[Alice · Rating 5 out of 5]

The way this author writes characters and draws them!! Chef's kiss, always five stars.

[Fa · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.2

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

where to read: mangaplanet

The art was very interesting. The style and overall vibe fits very well with the title.

[Nayli · Rating 3 out of 5]

Me sorprendió porque sí fue interesante todo lo de espíritu viviente en el estado de coma y el hecho de ser policías. Diría que no es algo que haya leído antes

[Natty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very very sweet. I’m a huge fan of the author and their art style. It’s so unique and beautiful!! I just wish the story was longer. 🥹

[Davina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Art is so stunning. The characters ADORABLE. Everything about this manga is just so much fun. Easiest one shot read in a minute