warnings: a lot of triggering stuff (including rape and abuse), semi nudity, a macabre theme
this manga is really good and dark!! the only thing i didn’t like was the art, it’s just ugly in my opinion and that’s the first time i’ve ever said that about a manga. but the storyline!! holy fuck! why isn’t this more popular?
mostly spoiler-free summary: basically, it’s set in japan a few years after ww2, and one of the main characters (jiro, who is a dick) is a spy in order to not get killed. ayako, a 4-year old girl, is the daughter of his father (who is an even bigger dick) and his step-sister su’e, who regularly gets raped by the father with her husband’s permission. there’s murder, attempted suicide, rape, child abuse, some more murder, etc etc etc. as you can tell, it’s really dark and fucked up, but also realistic and necessary. these things happen in real life all the time and i don’t come across stories like this a lot. i recommend this.
story rating: 5/5 stars
art rating: 1.5/5 stars (but believe me, the plot totally makes up for it)