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Happy of the End
Dazed and confused, Chihiro awakes on a pile of garbage with memories of wedding still fresh in his mind. When out of the blue a young man named Keito appears before him. Instantly, he then recalls the night he spent with this person. The booze! The hotel! The punch to his face!
240 pages, Paperback
Published September 6, 2022
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Tanaka Ogeretsu
37 books335 followersTanaka Ogeretsu (おげれつたなか) is a Japanese manga artist.
She uses this name for her Boys Love manga production.
She also publishes non-BL manga under the name Marumero Tanaka (たなか マルメロ).
**Please note that book records based on scanlations are not allowed on GR due to the illegal nature of scanlations. Abuse is subject to report to GR staff.**
She uses this name for her Boys Love manga production.
She also publishes non-BL manga under the name Marumero Tanaka (たなか マルメロ).
**Please note that book records based on scanlations are not allowed on GR due to the illegal nature of scanlations. Abuse is subject to report to GR staff.**
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January 3, 2024
I finally made the decision to lighten my long-forgotten tbr after seeing this manga on my list for a very long time. Warning: this was a poor choice. We cannot begin this year with a subpar book. Even while it had several things I normally enjoy, I thought it was a little too easy. The artwork was beautiful and so were the characters. Everything else was mediocre. Not planning to read the second volume anytime soon.
September 21, 2025
I don’t know how fate brought Chihiro and Haoran together, but these two tragic souls needed each other. A 5
star read for me because I felt that punch in my gut.
star read for me because I felt that punch in my gut.
September 13, 2022
This was very weird and unexpected; from the cover, title and blurb I thought this was going to be a cyberpunk-post-apocalyptic story in the veins of Detroit:Become Human - instead it's present time and a "loser" guy - homeless because his family doesn't want anything to do with him because he is gay - meets another guy with a weird job and mommy issues. There is a definitive power imbalance and they both don't value each other and themselves enough which makes for a dysfunctional relationship. It's not healthy (yet) but they, weirdly, slowly bring some stability for the other. I didn't like it at the beginning, and it was very harsh and graphic at times, but I'm still thinking about continuing the story in Vol.2.
tw/cw: homelessness, homophobia, toxic relationships, cheating, pedophilia, mother complex/mommy isses, prostitution, unhealthy coping mechanisms, sexual power imbalance
tw/cw: homelessness, homophobia, toxic relationships, cheating, pedophilia, mother complex/mommy isses, prostitution, unhealthy coping mechanisms, sexual power imbalance
February 24, 2024
This is bleak. It also comes with all the content warnings: sex trafficking, suicide ideation, drug abuse, children in the sex trade, homophobia...don't go into this expecting anything remotely light. It's decently well done, and the main relationship is largely consensual (you could read it as otherwise, though), but it's just a lot.
Which, obviously, I wasn't expecting based on the creator's previously translated works. At least they're versatile.
Which, obviously, I wasn't expecting based on the creator's previously translated works. At least they're versatile.
August 22, 2023
While this has some parts I liked, overall it was pretty ‘meh’. Ogeretsu Tanaka’s art was as lovely as ever, but this isn’t one on of the better manga from them.
May 12, 2022
More please 🥲🥲🥲🥲.
June 26, 2024
Vote: 4.5
One of my favourite stories: two men at the bottom falling in love with each other.
One of my favourite stories: two men at the bottom falling in love with each other.
September 16, 2024
so toxic… liked it 🫣
December 29, 2024
CHECK FOR TRIGGER WARNINGS PLS!
Just imagine the most toxic men being in a relationship that both desperately need therapy and are so co-dependent it’s intoxicating.
Made me sad :/
Just imagine the most toxic men being in a relationship that both desperately need therapy and are so co-dependent it’s intoxicating.
Made me sad :/
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June 29, 2022
~*See below for review in English*~
Eine sehr interessante Geschichte, wie man es von Ogeretsu Tanaka gewohnt ist, allerdings fand' ich die Erzählstruktur hier ein wenig unstet und daher fühlte sich die Geschichte beim Lesen etwas holprig an. Ich kann mir aber auch vorstellen, dass das zu einem gewissen Grad gewollt ist, um die seelischen Zustände der Charaktere wiederzuspiegeln.
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A very interesting story, as one is used to from Ogeretsu Tanaka, but I found the narrative structure here a little unsteady and therefore the story felt a little rough while reading. But I can also imagine that this is deliberate to a certain extent, in order to reflect the emotional states of the characters.
Eine sehr interessante Geschichte, wie man es von Ogeretsu Tanaka gewohnt ist, allerdings fand' ich die Erzählstruktur hier ein wenig unstet und daher fühlte sich die Geschichte beim Lesen etwas holprig an. Ich kann mir aber auch vorstellen, dass das zu einem gewissen Grad gewollt ist, um die seelischen Zustände der Charaktere wiederzuspiegeln.
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A very interesting story, as one is used to from Ogeretsu Tanaka, but I found the narrative structure here a little unsteady and therefore the story felt a little rough while reading. But I can also imagine that this is deliberate to a certain extent, in order to reflect the emotional states of the characters.
May 20, 2022
sans consentement, on adore (non)
December 10, 2022
Abandon
Ohlala mais plus jamais je me risque a lire un yaoi à l'aveugle. Le consentement inexistant et l'histoire over problématique 🥴
Ohlala mais plus jamais je me risque a lire un yaoi à l'aveugle. Le consentement inexistant et l'histoire over problématique 🥴
July 1, 2023
I really liked the art in this one. Too bad it felt like really dated subject matter. Taboo gay relationships, escorts and drugs. It was published in 2022…maybe this genre isn’t for me anymore.
August 6, 2025
After reading this mangaka’s other work today, I realised they also wrote this, which was one of my favourite Japanese shows of last year, and one of my faves of all time. So I had to check this out. I liked this volume, it’s pretty much exactly like the show so there was nothing to surprise me. It’s just as sad and depressing, but I just love the characters.
June 18, 2024
⭐️⭐️⭐️-
I disegni >>>
la storia, meh
I disegni >>>
la storia, meh
September 18, 2024
Zaczęłam przez to jak dobra jest drama na jej podstawie i jak narazie ta manga to dziwne przeżycie….
December 6, 2024
Lloré. Mucho.
July 23, 2022
Beim Lesen hatte ich Gänsehaut, Herzklopfen und oft auch ein ziehen in der Brust. Ogeretsu Tanaka ist für mich eine Meisterin der tiefgründigen Geschichten mit kaputten Charakteren. In ‚Happy of the End‘ schafft sie es erneut Charaktere zu erschaffen, die lebendig wirken, nachvollziehbar handeln und mit dem Leben strugglen. Denn beide hatten es alles andere als leicht und einiges an Pech im Leben.
Allerdings ist es gleichzeitig auch irgendwie das derbste Werk von ihr, da sie noch tiefer in menschliche Abgründe hinabsteigt, als von ihr bereits gewohnt. Wer mit Andeutungen zur Kinderprostitution (im Manga selbst gibt es kurz davor eine Triggerwarnung, sie betrifft etwa 3 Seiten) nicht umgehen kann, sollte wahrscheinlich einen Bogen darum machen.
Der Band ist recht dick und ich hatte auch das Gefühl sehr viel mit Chihiro und Keito erlebt zu haben. Seite für Seite lernen sich die Charaktere besser kennen, entdecken andere Facetten aneinander und so auch Lesende. Dennoch gibt es Backflashs, um zu verstehen, warum die Protagonisten an diesen Tiefpunkten im Leben gelandet sind.
Ich bin absolut sprachlos, auch noch einen Tag nach dem Lesen, habe Gefühlschaos, weil mich die Geschichte der beiden so eingesogen hat. Ich liebe deren Annäherungen, die kleinen Schritte, die sie aufeinander zu gehen und sich gegenseitig irgendwie auch die Kraft schenken, weiterzuleben.
Bisher für mich eine der stärksten Geschichten Tanakas, auch wenn ich sie zartbeseiteten Gemütern eher nicht empfehlen würde.
Allerdings ist es gleichzeitig auch irgendwie das derbste Werk von ihr, da sie noch tiefer in menschliche Abgründe hinabsteigt, als von ihr bereits gewohnt. Wer mit Andeutungen zur Kinderprostitution (im Manga selbst gibt es kurz davor eine Triggerwarnung, sie betrifft etwa 3 Seiten) nicht umgehen kann, sollte wahrscheinlich einen Bogen darum machen.
Der Band ist recht dick und ich hatte auch das Gefühl sehr viel mit Chihiro und Keito erlebt zu haben. Seite für Seite lernen sich die Charaktere besser kennen, entdecken andere Facetten aneinander und so auch Lesende. Dennoch gibt es Backflashs, um zu verstehen, warum die Protagonisten an diesen Tiefpunkten im Leben gelandet sind.
Ich bin absolut sprachlos, auch noch einen Tag nach dem Lesen, habe Gefühlschaos, weil mich die Geschichte der beiden so eingesogen hat. Ich liebe deren Annäherungen, die kleinen Schritte, die sie aufeinander zu gehen und sich gegenseitig irgendwie auch die Kraft schenken, weiterzuleben.
Bisher für mich eine der stärksten Geschichten Tanakas, auch wenn ich sie zartbeseiteten Gemütern eher nicht empfehlen würde.
March 24, 2023
I told myself I would stay away from anything published by KUMA but here we are. I picked this up not realizing who it was published by, the cover honestly sucked me in because it reminds me so much of Under the Green Light.
Unlike other volumes I've read from KUMA, this one did not contain anything rapey, although there is one scene where one character is obviously jealous and upset, is a little forceful, and says some mean shit. I can get over that.
I don't know where this series goes or if I'll read more than another volume, but so far it was okay.
Unlike other volumes I've read from KUMA, this one did not contain anything rapey, although there is one scene where one character is obviously jealous and upset, is a little forceful, and says some mean shit. I can get over that.
I don't know where this series goes or if I'll read more than another volume, but so far it was okay.
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December 30, 2023La Tanaka con quest’opera mi ha davvero lasciata senza parole, ammetto che non pensavo di poter soffrire così tanto con un primo volume ma lei riesce sempre a smentirmi.
L’autrice durante questo primo volume ha spinto a forza i suoi due protagonisti nel mio cuore, poi lo ha preso e malmenato capitolo dopo capitolo fino a dargli il colpo di grazia nell’ultimo, con due scene che dopo più di un mese dalla lettura ho ancora vividissime in mente.
Sinceramente questo volume a mio parere sarebbe stato un validissimo stand alone, ma l’autrice ha deciso di farne una serie e io, con le aspettative a mille, non vedo l’ora che ci mostri questa felicità promessa nel titolo.
L’autrice durante questo primo volume ha spinto a forza i suoi due protagonisti nel mio cuore, poi lo ha preso e malmenato capitolo dopo capitolo fino a dargli il colpo di grazia nell’ultimo, con due scene che dopo più di un mese dalla lettura ho ancora vividissime in mente.
Sinceramente questo volume a mio parere sarebbe stato un validissimo stand alone, ma l’autrice ha deciso di farne una serie e io, con le aspettative a mille, non vedo l’ora che ci mostri questa felicità promessa nel titolo.
February 23, 2023
I absolutely loved this! As usual, this mangaka/author knocks it out of the park with her characters and dramatic stories. If you're a fan of Escape Journey and YBC you are definitely gonna love this one! Of course there are trigger warnings so be sure to look into those. The story leans more on the heavy side, so be prepared to feel the feels! I can't wait for the next volume!!!
April 10, 2024
De temps en temps, j'aime bien faire des tests et m'aventurer hors de ma zone de confort. C'est l'expérience que j'ai faite avec Happy of the End et si pendant longtemps j'ai cru que c'était raté, la fin a su totalement me faire changer d'avis.
Ogeretsu Tanaka est une autrice dont j'aime habituellement les histoires assez douces et un tout petit peu âpres, comme dans Escape Journey (mon préféré) ou Daisy Jealousy. Je pensais donc ici, malgré la couverture un peu sombre, avoir le même genre d'histoire. Bien mal m'en a pris, nous sommes dans une dark romance, avec tout ce qu'il y a de plus sombre pour la non amatrice que je suis ^^!
Chihiro se retrouve totalement à la rue sans ressources après que son copain se soit marié sans le prévenir. Depuis longtemps, il a été renié par sa famille à cause de son homosexualité et il n'a pas réussi non plus à s'épanouir dans son job en rapport avec la photo qu'il aime tant. Alors qu'il dépérit, il tombe sur Hao Ren, un beau gosse qui joue les rabatteurs, qui va lui mettre en raclée pour récupérer une carte volée. De fil en aiguille, ce dernier va l'accueillir chez lui.
D'entrée, j'ai vraiment eu l'impression de sombrer et couler lors de cette lecture où l'autrice enfile les perles de la noirceur sur son collier de soumission ^^! On accumule les clichés de tout ce qui peut ne aller et dérailler quand on est gay. Il y a la famille qui vous rejette, les jobs merdiques, les coups d'un soir, les types qui se servent de vous, la prostitution, le BDSM, la drogue, non vraiment n'en jetez plus ! A eux deux, Chihiro et Hao Ren ont tout ! Ce fut trop, trop pour moi, trop en général. Un gros sentiment d'exagération s'est fait sentir. Ça ne me dérange pas qu'une histoire soit sombre mais il faut qu'elle soit bien construite et les 3/4 de ce tome font preuve d'une grande maladresse en la matière.
J'ai eu du mal à voir ce qui était intéressant dans la relation qui se tissait entre les deux héros. Chihiro est le cliché du mec soumis et dépendant qui ne sait pas dire non tellement il crève d'être aimé. Hao Ren est la figure du petit sadique qui aime faire souffrir l'autre et lui refuser ce qu'il désire pour mieux cacher sa souffrance. C'était vraiment toxique. L'autrice en plus, ne met vraiment pas en scène une relation saine, jusque dans les scènes de sexe, c'est toxique et malaisant, voire maltraitant, Hao Ren jouant de la souffrance ou des attentes non satisfaites de Chihiro. Je n'ai pas aimé.
Et pourtant, il s'est produit quelque chose sur la fin. Le rapprochement de deux solitudes, de deux mal êtres, comme c'était un peu annoncé et ça a fonctionné. J'ai trouvé les derniers chapitres bouleversants, de la quête d'Hao Ren pour avoir une identité, une mère, l'affection de quelqu'un, à Chihiro qui relève la tête et s'affirme, cherche à devenir le soutien de celui qu'il aime et non juste son toutou. Ce fut long, ce fut douloureux mais on est arrivé à quelque chose finalement. Et il n'y aurait eu que ce tome 1, j'aurais été frustrée, mais avec le tome 2 derrière, je suis assez pleine d'espoir. J'ai envie de voir ce qu'ils vont pouvoir bâtir. J'ai envie de voir leur relation déséquilibrée évoluer. J'ai envie de voir la passion de Chihiro éclater au grand jour et Hao Ren se trouver. Ça a fait passer ma lecture de déception à potentiel intéressant.
A réserver dans un premier temps aux amateurs de Dark Romance, Happy of the End porte vraiment bien son nom car c'est vraiment uniquement à la fin qu'il a révélé son potentiel à mes yeux. Enfilant les clichés sombres pendant longtemps, j'avais perdu espoir face à ce titre où tout était too much dans la noirceur (drogue, prostitution, rejet, idées suicidaires, maltraitance...) mais les dernières pages furent tellement poignantes que j'ai révisé mon jugement et j'attends la suite avec impatience !
Article complet : https://www.sanctuary.fr/avis/148366/
Ogeretsu Tanaka est une autrice dont j'aime habituellement les histoires assez douces et un tout petit peu âpres, comme dans Escape Journey (mon préféré) ou Daisy Jealousy. Je pensais donc ici, malgré la couverture un peu sombre, avoir le même genre d'histoire. Bien mal m'en a pris, nous sommes dans une dark romance, avec tout ce qu'il y a de plus sombre pour la non amatrice que je suis ^^!
Chihiro se retrouve totalement à la rue sans ressources après que son copain se soit marié sans le prévenir. Depuis longtemps, il a été renié par sa famille à cause de son homosexualité et il n'a pas réussi non plus à s'épanouir dans son job en rapport avec la photo qu'il aime tant. Alors qu'il dépérit, il tombe sur Hao Ren, un beau gosse qui joue les rabatteurs, qui va lui mettre en raclée pour récupérer une carte volée. De fil en aiguille, ce dernier va l'accueillir chez lui.
D'entrée, j'ai vraiment eu l'impression de sombrer et couler lors de cette lecture où l'autrice enfile les perles de la noirceur sur son collier de soumission ^^! On accumule les clichés de tout ce qui peut ne aller et dérailler quand on est gay. Il y a la famille qui vous rejette, les jobs merdiques, les coups d'un soir, les types qui se servent de vous, la prostitution, le BDSM, la drogue, non vraiment n'en jetez plus ! A eux deux, Chihiro et Hao Ren ont tout ! Ce fut trop, trop pour moi, trop en général. Un gros sentiment d'exagération s'est fait sentir. Ça ne me dérange pas qu'une histoire soit sombre mais il faut qu'elle soit bien construite et les 3/4 de ce tome font preuve d'une grande maladresse en la matière.
J'ai eu du mal à voir ce qui était intéressant dans la relation qui se tissait entre les deux héros. Chihiro est le cliché du mec soumis et dépendant qui ne sait pas dire non tellement il crève d'être aimé. Hao Ren est la figure du petit sadique qui aime faire souffrir l'autre et lui refuser ce qu'il désire pour mieux cacher sa souffrance. C'était vraiment toxique. L'autrice en plus, ne met vraiment pas en scène une relation saine, jusque dans les scènes de sexe, c'est toxique et malaisant, voire maltraitant, Hao Ren jouant de la souffrance ou des attentes non satisfaites de Chihiro. Je n'ai pas aimé.
Et pourtant, il s'est produit quelque chose sur la fin. Le rapprochement de deux solitudes, de deux mal êtres, comme c'était un peu annoncé et ça a fonctionné. J'ai trouvé les derniers chapitres bouleversants, de la quête d'Hao Ren pour avoir une identité, une mère, l'affection de quelqu'un, à Chihiro qui relève la tête et s'affirme, cherche à devenir le soutien de celui qu'il aime et non juste son toutou. Ce fut long, ce fut douloureux mais on est arrivé à quelque chose finalement. Et il n'y aurait eu que ce tome 1, j'aurais été frustrée, mais avec le tome 2 derrière, je suis assez pleine d'espoir. J'ai envie de voir ce qu'ils vont pouvoir bâtir. J'ai envie de voir leur relation déséquilibrée évoluer. J'ai envie de voir la passion de Chihiro éclater au grand jour et Hao Ren se trouver. Ça a fait passer ma lecture de déception à potentiel intéressant.
A réserver dans un premier temps aux amateurs de Dark Romance, Happy of the End porte vraiment bien son nom car c'est vraiment uniquement à la fin qu'il a révélé son potentiel à mes yeux. Enfilant les clichés sombres pendant longtemps, j'avais perdu espoir face à ce titre où tout était too much dans la noirceur (drogue, prostitution, rejet, idées suicidaires, maltraitance...) mais les dernières pages furent tellement poignantes que j'ai révisé mon jugement et j'attends la suite avec impatience !
Article complet : https://www.sanctuary.fr/avis/148366/
October 6, 2022
"Als Chihiro zu sich kommt, ist er in einem erbärmlichen Zustand. Langsam realisiert er, dass er auf einer Müllhalde aufgewacht ist. Wie kommt er hierher und wer ist dieser Mann mit dem seltsamen Lächeln, der auf ihn herabblickt ...?"
Oh Gott was hast du mir da nur empfohlen. Das war ja in jeglicher Hinsicht ein Schock für mich. Ich habe mehr gesehen als ich sehen wollte. Wirklich. So viel kann ich verraten, dass es um zwei homosexuelle Männer geht und da kann man sich ja jetzt eigene Gedanken zu machen.
Nachdem ich den ersten Schock überwunden habe, konnte ich mich dann auf die Story interessieren, die wirklich gut gewesen ist, aber auch sehr deprimierend, brutal und düster ist. Also nichts für Leser die mental instabil oder zartbesaitet sind. Denn es geht unter die Haut und beinhaltet schwerwiegende Themen (z.B. Prostitution von Minderjährigen).
Die Charaktere sind sehr gut dargestellt und man kann mit ihnen sehr tief mitfühlen. Und das ist sicherlich für den einen oder anderen nicht leicht.
Es ist eine gute Geschichte. Defintiv. Und sie hat mir auch "gefallen", aber mit Vorsicht zu "genießen". Ich werde mir wahrscheinlich auch den zweiten Band holen. Für alle die wissen worauf sie sich einlassen, ist es empfehlenswert.
4,5 von 5 Ottis
Oh Gott was hast du mir da nur empfohlen. Das war ja in jeglicher Hinsicht ein Schock für mich. Ich habe mehr gesehen als ich sehen wollte. Wirklich. So viel kann ich verraten, dass es um zwei homosexuelle Männer geht und da kann man sich ja jetzt eigene Gedanken zu machen.
Nachdem ich den ersten Schock überwunden habe, konnte ich mich dann auf die Story interessieren, die wirklich gut gewesen ist, aber auch sehr deprimierend, brutal und düster ist. Also nichts für Leser die mental instabil oder zartbesaitet sind. Denn es geht unter die Haut und beinhaltet schwerwiegende Themen (z.B. Prostitution von Minderjährigen).
Die Charaktere sind sehr gut dargestellt und man kann mit ihnen sehr tief mitfühlen. Und das ist sicherlich für den einen oder anderen nicht leicht.
Es ist eine gute Geschichte. Defintiv. Und sie hat mir auch "gefallen", aber mit Vorsicht zu "genießen". Ich werde mir wahrscheinlich auch den zweiten Band holen. Für alle die wissen worauf sie sich einlassen, ist es empfehlenswert.
4,5 von 5 Ottis
October 17, 2025
2.5
Oooooh… Oh, guys, wait a minute… This is that “toxic yaoi" bull shit people keep going on about that I knew I would hate if I read it. I fucking hate this :D.
No, but, like, I'm so disappointed. I went into this thinking it would be sad, depressing, and beautiful like A Home Far Away or Barefoot Angel based on the tags and cover art of the 2nd volume. The content I got was fine (chapter 1 was fucking wild /neg), but as the story went on I really wasn't here for Haoran.
Watching him treat Chihiro the way he did, the way he talked to him infuriated me. I was hoping for 2 troubled people finding their support in each other, but not at the same time as they're punching each other in the face. And the person doing most of the punching is Haoran! I just want Chihiro to get a genuine loving hug and be told that he's loved because that's all he wants. Haoran got better towards him by chapter 5 which is why I'm still reading on, I just really wish it was like this from the beginning.
Also, nowhere this is logged had this tagged with pedophilia or dubious consent when I started reading this. Two things that are definitely present in volume 1. I had a feeling based on other tags but they definitely should've been on the mangaupdates page.
Oooooh… Oh, guys, wait a minute… This is that “toxic yaoi" bull shit people keep going on about that I knew I would hate if I read it. I fucking hate this :D.
No, but, like, I'm so disappointed. I went into this thinking it would be sad, depressing, and beautiful like A Home Far Away or Barefoot Angel based on the tags and cover art of the 2nd volume. The content I got was fine (chapter 1 was fucking wild /neg), but as the story went on I really wasn't here for Haoran.
Watching him treat Chihiro the way he did, the way he talked to him infuriated me. I was hoping for 2 troubled people finding their support in each other, but not at the same time as they're punching each other in the face. And the person doing most of the punching is Haoran! I just want Chihiro to get a genuine loving hug and be told that he's loved because that's all he wants. Haoran got better towards him by chapter 5 which is why I'm still reading on, I just really wish it was like this from the beginning.
Also, nowhere this is logged had this tagged with pedophilia or dubious consent when I started reading this. Two things that are definitely present in volume 1. I had a feeling based on other tags but they definitely should've been on the mangaupdates page.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 23, 2023
I went into this really blind, and i full heartedly judged this from the cover, and it seemed like it was going to be like a crime bl, but technically that's not the case.
But did I like it, there was a lot of smut, like a lot, and if it's actually credited in the story and actually plays a role, I usually don't mind it, but we literally went straight into it after like 10 pages, and I honestly didn't like that. I did like how the story was, and I liked the substance of everything but i just didn't like the way it was all playing out, it felt really rushed, like some of the events were literally happening to just happen, and those parts I disliked.
Would i read the next volume, sure to find out whats gonna happen next, but I'm also not really in a rush to read it at the same time, like i am content with just reading this one and just stopping here. The ending was really bleak, and i wanted more but it wasn't really telling me much.
I do like the characters though, the main blonde one the most, I still have mixed feeling about the other guy.
But did I like it, there was a lot of smut, like a lot, and if it's actually credited in the story and actually plays a role, I usually don't mind it, but we literally went straight into it after like 10 pages, and I honestly didn't like that. I did like how the story was, and I liked the substance of everything but i just didn't like the way it was all playing out, it felt really rushed, like some of the events were literally happening to just happen, and those parts I disliked.
Would i read the next volume, sure to find out whats gonna happen next, but I'm also not really in a rush to read it at the same time, like i am content with just reading this one and just stopping here. The ending was really bleak, and i wanted more but it wasn't really telling me much.
I do like the characters though, the main blonde one the most, I still have mixed feeling about the other guy.
October 1, 2023
Menys Yarichin, que no acabo d'entendre, tinc intenció de comprar-me tot el que es publiqui d'Ogeretsu Tanaka en castellà perquè sé que valdrà la pena. Les seves històries estan protagonitzades per persones complexes, imperfectes i ben sovint totalment condicionades per un passat traumàtic. En aquest cas el Keito m'ha recordat al xungo de Killing Stalking. Season 1, vol. 1 per aquest humor canviant difícil d'encaixar i que espero que s'aprofundeixi més en els següents volums. Una relació que comença buida i força tòxica, però que s'acaba convertint en el motiu per a seguir endavant de cada prota. Intrigada, amb ganes de continuar!!!
June 23, 2024
I didn't expect to like this as much as I did. The cover design made it clear that this manga deals with some heavy content and issues, but I still wasn't quite ready for the gloominess it brought.
The story is about Haoran and Chihiro, who have unusual lives and dark pasts. Life has been really tough on both of them, but they manage to find each other, even though things didn't start off well. Their unresolved pasts and harsh realities are major hurdles, and as a reader, I could really feel what they were going through.
Yeah, this manga can leave you feeling sad, empty, abandoned, or even depressed because of the empathy you develop for the main characters. The world can be incredibly cruel to some people, and no matter how hard they try, it sometimes refuses to give them a break.
The story is about Haoran and Chihiro, who have unusual lives and dark pasts. Life has been really tough on both of them, but they manage to find each other, even though things didn't start off well. Their unresolved pasts and harsh realities are major hurdles, and as a reader, I could really feel what they were going through.
Yeah, this manga can leave you feeling sad, empty, abandoned, or even depressed because of the empathy you develop for the main characters. The world can be incredibly cruel to some people, and no matter how hard they try, it sometimes refuses to give them a break.
April 1, 2023
A very strange manga. A dysfunctional relationship that starts when one party beats the other up after a hookup and throws him into a trash filled alley, because he was just looking for some info... But slowly grows into something different, in a disjointed way. It's a rough narrative but engaging characters, who are really at the rock bottom in a way that's rare in manga. Sex work, homelessness, addiction and stigma around sexuality are usually not depicted this roughly.
Despite everything, I think I want to continue to volume two. It's got something unusual
Explicit level: maximal. Uncensored, body fluids, pubic hair, it has it all. Plus loads of trigger warnings
Despite everything, I think I want to continue to volume two. It's got something unusual
Explicit level: maximal. Uncensored, body fluids, pubic hair, it has it all. Plus loads of trigger warnings
December 6, 2023
3.5 stars
Oh, boy. The art is gorgeous, but the story is depressing as hell. Chihiro and Haoran are two incredibly damaged people - Chihiro was disowned by his family for being gay and is also still reeling from a traumatic break up, and Haoran was abandoned by his mother and went into sex work at a very young age. Look, don't read this hoping for a cute little love story because you're not going to find it here. That being said, there are some heartbreaking moments where one of them will let the other one in. (Sweet, but still sad.)
This isn't for everyone, and there's a lot of heavy moments, but I want for these two to find happiness.
Oh, boy. The art is gorgeous, but the story is depressing as hell. Chihiro and Haoran are two incredibly damaged people - Chihiro was disowned by his family for being gay and is also still reeling from a traumatic break up, and Haoran was abandoned by his mother and went into sex work at a very young age. Look, don't read this hoping for a cute little love story because you're not going to find it here. That being said, there are some heartbreaking moments where one of them will let the other one in. (Sweet, but still sad.)
This isn't for everyone, and there's a lot of heavy moments, but I want for these two to find happiness.
March 24, 2024
Ho comprato questo volume solo per il nome dell'autrice, conosco le altre opere e mi sono buttata nell'acquisto senza leggere la trama e, appena mi sono approcciata alla lettura, ho rimediato e... sono rimasta di sasso. L'uso dell'arma impropria per stendere il nostro protagonista è solo una delle punte di questo manga. I disegni della mangaka si riconfermano unici, capace di differenziare anche fisicamente i propri personaggi e renderli unici (Vedi il nostro caro Keito).
Un manga che vuole affrontare il tema della redenzione e della cura delle ferite dell'anima. E chissà magari alla fine i nostri immorali e grigi protagonisti troveranno la loro risposta.
Un manga che vuole affrontare il tema della redenzione e della cura delle ferite dell'anima. E chissà magari alla fine i nostri immorali e grigi protagonisti troveranno la loro risposta.
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