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Is Tourou No Ori a yaoi?
Yes! :)
It's a twisted one though—not super romantic (at least not yet!).
Okay then ヾ(❀╹◡╹)ﾉ~
I'm posting my review as a topic to give people the opportunity to vote down or respond, if they want. Mostly, I talked about problems I had with the storytelling, and I'd appreciate anyone's opinions and thoughts.
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I personally don't like this manga. Most of the characters look very feminine (or straight up like women), and the story telling is awkward and confusing. The worst part, however, is that it's boring! The characters are glassy eyed and aloof—I guess they have feelings for eachother, but it's not convincing. All this terrible stuff happens, but the characters all have blank ass expressions throughout their hardships. It's hard to care, when the CHARACTERS don't even care! Seriously, though, incest, rape, and abuse are all used as plot points, but the drama is nearly non-existent. Incest, rape, and abuse all have the potential to be CREEPY AF, but in this porcelain doll world, they're not used effectively at all.
To compare, Pysche Delico's series "Tourou No Ori" has a lot in common with "Devil's Bride", like apathetic and wealhy characters, themes about incest and abuse, and violent families. However, "Tourou No Ori" is incredibly gripping, and even disturbingly chilling at times! "Tourou No Ori" is excellent, and when comparing it, the ineffective pacing of "Devil's Bride" becomes REAL apparent. If you like "Devil's Bride" that's perfectly fine, but the poor story telling make it absolutely impossible for me to recommend.
2/5 stars
[I've now read up to Chapter 17.]
P.S. the artwork can also be spotty. http://www.mangago.zone/home/photo/871748/ The illustrations are usually fairly pretty, but like what happened to that boy's head, neck and eyes??? such a mess >_>