Please stop

I finished but not because I was sexualizing it or for the yaoi actions but because of the psychological part, it was really interesting and just fcks ur mind so I liked it because of that reason. Das just me tho, just sharing.

I think youre good. Thanks for sharing (=・ω・=)

right this is why i left the fandom!! they keep saying it’s a “yaoi” which rlly annoys me like hell no it aint

I agree with you! Like its stockholm syndrome and these girls sexualizing it makes me sick. I regret reading the manga. But thank you that i didnt finish it

i can relate so much! other people might find it funny but there really are people sexualizing it which turned me off from reading it again

Thank you for stopping to read it. They are people who find it funny and not take it seriously. I heard theyre getting an animation? Oh boy. Please no

I thought Killing and Stalking - although intense and not everyone's cup of tea - was very well done. I thought it was a gripping, phenomenal story that dove into the depths of the mind of a serial killer. In the end I was sympathetic to Sangwoo's story because he had had such a tragic childhood. Everything was told in layers, and the tragedy of it all wasn't revealed in its fullest until near the end. It was a roller coaster and I enjoyed it. In addition the author talked about different things that they added as symbols throughout and the fact that his mother's shoes were always in the front doorway and interacting with the scene as the different situations unfolded gave me chills (especially the fire scene).

a.) I don't think anyone should feel bad about liking Killing and Stalking because it was amazing. I think you're saying don't sexualize it but the way it's worded it seems to also indicate that you think people should stop reading it.

b.) Yaoi, in rough terms, is a story about a sexual relationship between two men. I think that is not off the mark when describing Killing and Stalking. It doesn't fall under a romantic relationship per se - but it is an intense relationship that isn't necessarily limited to sex.

c.) I also don't think we should jump to "don't sexualize" and instead stop to ask why. This isn't a phenomena limited to this one webtoon. I have watched a handful of shows about serial killers and it is not uncommon for serial killers to have fans that send love letters in prison, etc. It seems to be some existing facet of human nature.

I think there is a tendency to believe that there is acceptable and unacceptable with human behavior when instead I think we just don't understand the actual mechanics. Think of it this way - there is always a reason a child acts poorly, but we somehow stop empathizing once that child becomes an adult. We instead attribute morals to our decisions. Then the discussion about behavior becomes not about why someone did something but if it was right or wrong. I think this obfuscates understanding and unnecessarily stereotypes people as degenerates.

i think it's not just sexualising but more so of viewing it as a rOmaNtiC story when it's not
it explores a pretty dark theme and i think it's a wonderfully done thriller manga
i just hope it's a manga that's not viewed simply as a "yaoi" manga when it has many other layers

I read it but when i saw the seme cutting ukes body i dropped it immediately and read the ending ++ i hate how he just died in the hospital without even punished for what he did,,, (just my hunch) or did he get punished???

His life was the punishment. It's not as simple as "he's a bad guy, did he get punished". The amazing thing about Killing and Stalking is that he is an awful human being, but you get to understand how he became that way so that by the end.. I felt sad when he died. Not because I thought he deserves to live and continue killing people... but because he was such a pitiful person.

Exactly. But I can also understand how it is easy to jump to trying to romanticize it because that was one of the themes it played with. Here are a couple of messed up kids who were emulating the messed up relationships they had seen growing up. It was essentially a romance of horrors that only was able to exist because Bum had been raped and bullied all of his life. It's hard to call it a romance at all but it's the parallels that are intriguing to question.