otakulys's manga / #murder(75)

I'm really intrigued so far. It has that dark grit that I love in BL, and crime families, etc. are my guilty pleasure. It isn't perfect, and I could see it getting annoying in a way, but I have high hopes, so five stars for now.

Lol, what? I feel like this was trying too hard to be edgy. I don't hate it, but... I don't know, it just seemed rather heavy handed. Someone in the comments said "Why didn't he just start with himself," which made me laugh, so I'll give it three stars for leading me to that.

Weird, but not as bad as I thought it would be based on some of the earlier elements. Sometimes I love this mangaka's art, and sometimes it's kinda meh. This one shifts back and forth, but it's kind of on the meh side. The plot could have been better. The ending is kind of weird and ambiguous. But at least they tried to include some intrigue. If it had been polished, I would have liked it more, but I'll give it a 3.5 for effort.

One of my favorite authors, but this collection never gets less depressing. I miss when there was tons of new stuff from her, but honestly, most of it does fall either on the crack comedy side or the heartbreaking side. The times when it's in between are few. But when it works, it really works.

I mostly skimmed it, but it has a downer ending and way more incest in it than I can tolerate. Not a fan of it in general, and this was just creepy to the max. I always forget what manga this is until the ending with the fire. I don't know why.

Wow. This was really beautiful and sad, and I loved it. I really love a focus on male/male friendship, too. It's so rare to see. Even with the lingering hints of feelings one of them had for the girl, that was never the focus, so it didn't take away from the power of the story. The cat stuff--NO. Fucking hell. I hated it so much. I wish I could erase that from my mind. I know it's only pretend, but it was so drawn out and awful, and one of my cats looks like that cat, so even worse. But other than that, this was a really good manga. I wish that scene would exit my brain, but I'm glad I read the story. I do wish that there'd been more emphasis on the healing of the survivors, especially someone who's been so brutally bullied and mistreated for so long, but at least he said that sweet thing at the end about how he feels hopeful being with the other boy. Very sad but a very good story.

This was a very sweet story. I'm not crazy about the art style, but it did get better, especially after Aoi cut his hair. The ending with the daddy made me cry. The first resolution regarding the lover was a little too convenient for me, but it was still a nice tale. Oh, and I loved the butch lesbian! I don't think I've ever seen an older, masculine woman who liked ladies in manga.

I don't really know what to say. It's not a perfect comic, but I do like stories about writers, and the mystery/supernatural element is great. I appreciate that it actually has a plot and action and such. I'm hoping I can buy an official translation eventually, though, because I feel like we miss out with the poor translations. Up to chapter 51, it seems like we've got someone better than the person who was translating the 20s and 30s. I appreciate that they're doing that, but we're still missing out on the full meaning of the story. Better than nothing, but still. Wolf in sheep's clothing, everyone trying to bang this guy... But I like it so far. I'm looking forward to more chapters.

Pretty sad, fucked up story. Definitely depressing with no real relief. I feel so bad for that high school student, though I'm glad he was given comfort and held and such, allowed to cry. I hope that after this, he and the other guy, the main dude's boyfriend, both have happier lives. Maybe he'll help the high schooler get out of his situation. Maybe when he's older, they'll date, and they can both feel like they accomplished things they thought they wouldn't. Either way, definitely a downer, but most of the characters weren't likable enough for it to really sting. His son, though. Ugh, it was so cruel. Right into the end, just how kind and trusting he was. Not something I'd reread, but not awful. Just a bummer.

What the fuck... That was so freaking weird and random, but mostly it was just too quick and abrupt to leave any impact. All of the characters were evil, stupid, or both. What was with the chick, though? Was she supposed to be mentally challenged? That's the only thing I can assume based on the things she said and choices she made, but I can't tell if it was intentional or not. Anyway, a gross and lame story about megalomania and psychosis. I get what it was going for in a way, but it was just generally so bad and rushed with nothing but misery, and the only one left is a total moron. I'm glad all of the boys died, though, since they were all killers and/or rapists. Touching a passed out girl's boob is apparently all some people need to feel life is fulfilling.