harada is known specifically for pushing boundaries with deeply fucked-up, morally ambiguous stories… i kinda fear the future of our media literacy when comments here think any media that is not a happy ending or healthy relationship is romanticization and shit on her works here lol
harada deliberately focuses on exploring the absolute darkest corners of obsession, trauma & toxic power dynamics. the horror or psychological fallout is often THE POINT.. even a critique presented through an unflinching, disturbing lens rather than celebration. this is why i hate it when harada gets a hit tweet bc i rather gatekeep it to a bunch that understand that understand you actually have to think and engage critically when reading her stuff, not just passively consume & react. she doesn't spoon-feed easy morals or neat resolutions
the whole point is that moral bankruptcy and how people like mc can fall victims into it.. it forces u to stare into the mechanics of toxicity & trauma; the lack of a simple 'bad guy punished' ending is often the point about how deep that damage goes. if u want clear cut romance or straightforward romance youre in the wrong place
dont get me wrong I LOVE dark, gritty, morally gray interesting characters.. for me they don’t necessarily need to be morally right for me to have interest in them; it’s all about layered characterization and good writing. garon is a flat, boring and extremely caricature evil, i see nothing interesting about him and frankly i find the thirst for him as overrated as.. jaekyung. i guess refrigerator bulky bodies are all that matters these days for ppl to find a character hot. anyways this had potential… but overall this latest chapter proved to me that the story is indeed heading the most cliche direction.
no shame if you like the sloppy cliche smutty stories you do you but i find garon UNBEARABLE lmao
really not getting the hype about garon at all.. he's as attractive as a slimey croaking ogre to me but i guess you lose -10000 when ur literally the spawn of devil. this is one of the rare times im shipping with second male lead and im like ??? at comments calling him
boring like… does a healthy affectionate yet horny male lead scare u
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BUT these r the BEST BLs and ones with lots of potential. List has a bit of everything - HIDDEN GEMS, fluff, drama, action, horror, psychological and is always updating with some moved to 2nd top tier bl list.
Wont include 2 with the same couple. Not a fan of pwp, romantisized rape, dubcon, blackmail, infedelity, pedophilia, incest, etc.
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I can read these mangas many times! I rate them >9.5/10 based on my own preferences, so there will be lots of non-mainstream BL
Genres: NO PWP, no doujinshi
Length: <100 chapters or 3 vols
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2nd list: http://www.mangago.me/home/mangalist/655038/
(If 1st list is full, i'll move older ones to my 2nd list)
Long series: http://www.mangago.me/home/mangalist/645867/
