Killers in Love, Band 01

きみに恋する殺人鬼 [Kimi ni Koisuru Satsujinki] #1

by Enma Akiyama

In der Highschool war Ryuto immer nur still und unscheinbar, doch das soll sich an der Uni nun ändern! Mit den neuen »Freunden«, die er dort kennenlernt, kommt er allerdings gar nicht klar. Permanent machen sie sich über ihn lustig, sodass sich Ryuto jeden Tag ein emotionsloses Lächeln abringen muss, um seine Unsicherheiten zu verbergen. Auf einer Feier lernt er schließlich die hübsche Kokoa kennen, die ihm zunächst sehr ähnlich zu sein scheint. Als sie ihn bittet, ihr Scheinfreund zu werden, um einen Stalker abzuwehren, sieht Ryuto seine Chance gekommen. Er ahnt jedoch nicht, dass er schon bald höchstpersönlich auf diesen Stalker treffen wird …

Genres: Manga, Horror

Kindle Edition

First published June 10, 2021

About the author

あきやまえんま

Reviews

[Diana H. · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lovely story about horrible people

[Lynnea van Echentail · Rating 5 out of 5]

Banger

[Breshna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked the ending...

[Leila ✨ · Rating 2 out of 5]

Qué carajo fue ese final de mierda.

2 de 5 estrellas.

[julsemulse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gotta wait 4 more months for the second part :‘)

[jelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

idk why this reminded me of oyasumi punpun

[Connie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read all the volumes and wow. Things escalated so fast. I think it shows a great message on how morals can be changed/swayed, as well as what makes someone a supposedly “good” or “bad” person. It’s tricky, since murder was used in intentions of self defense and protection. Yet it is also inhumane to kill, and in some point the killing turned into something motivated by own self desire such as belonging, loneliness, and wanting to be loved. To be honest by the end of this manga, I thought both characters were horrible people. Sure there were “justifications” by their childhood or the situation they were placed. But honestly I just feel like these characters were selfish and motivated by their own personal desires.

I loved the art, I think the characters are SO pretty. I think the story could work more on fleshing it out a bit though. Since things escalated in just a couple of days, and there wasn’t as much depth in the characters as much as I’d like which would’ve made it much more compelling.

[Alisaaaa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ngl the ending disappointed me.

[47Time · Rating 5 out of 5]

The story starts off with some bullying, both online and in-person, but ends up going a lot darker with violence and attempted murder. Still, there is also a silver lining when two introverts find each other. There's something for everyone in this series.

Suzuki is an awkward student who just wants to fit in with his new group of friends. He is overjoyed to find that Kokoa is a kindred spirit, just as introverted as he is, with the same taste in manga and movies. The vulgar extrovert Arata gains an interest in the attractive Kokoa, but soon notices she is better suited to Suzuki. This angers Arata who becomes violent with the two. His outburst is stopped short by Kokoa's ex who stabs him from behind. Suzuki struggles with the ex and gets a lucky gut stab with the ex's own knife. It gets worse.

The ex follows Kokoa to Suzuki's apartment and attacks the two again. This time, his obsession with Kokoa, alongside his run-ins with the law, puts him in a mindset to commit suicide and kill Kokoa as well. Suzuki plays the hero again when he smashes a pan into the ex's head. Thinking the ex dead, now Suzuki contemplates suicide, but Kokoa stops him and asks him to stay by her side. But is the ex dead?

[Shiritaku · Rating 4 out of 5]

Uh, das war unerwartet richtig gut 👀 hab mit nicht viel gerechnet und dafür ziemlich viel bekommen, haha. Die Zeichnungen sind sehr schön und detailliert, die Emotionen kommen wunderbar rüber und spiegeln auch die Atmosphäre gut wider. Die Charaktere waren anfangs noch etwas eindimensional, das hat sich aber nach einer Weile gelegt. Ryuto wirkt, als ob man ihn manipulieren kann, Kokos hingegen, als würde sie andere gut um den Finger wickeln können. Aus ihr werde ich noch nicht ganz schlau, hab aber schon eine Vermutung. Der Plot ist spannend und ich freu mich tatsächlich direkt weiterlesen zu können.

[Mara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yandere

[Lusy · Rating 2 out of 5]

The end was so anti-climatic.

[honigmilch · Rating 3 out of 5]

man this was depressing

[Aishwarya · Rating 2 out of 5]

what

[Anu · Rating 4 out of 5]

When they went to Disneyland lmaooo

[Airisu · Rating 4 out of 5]

meh story about how loneliness,
can get some people do craze shit but i like the Aishite Aishite vibe
i expected a craze endin in a crazy book but it was way too simple. at least it's realistic ig