bruh... why do people always assume some of harada's work is supposed to be romantic. THESE ARE USUALLY IN THE PSYCHOLOGICAL GENRE. Nii-chan isn't meant to be romantic or fucking yaoi. It's suppose to explain how grooming effects children. That's why it's in the psychological tag. Though I agree, the ending wasn't the best, but it is a great book. ......
Did you ever consider the author is using the story as a means of societal commentary? That taken to it's extremes would only serve to convey the underlying message of abhorant acts themselves are damaging? C'mon now. Horror isn't meant to be moral, like "oh murder and terror is bad..mkay" there's a deep psychological backing behind being afraid of......
Okay but harada is known for psychological thriller shit. The one you're talking about with the pedo actually has a plot and deals with cycle of abuse. Happy Shitty Life is more satire/parody of yaoi tropes imo. Everything is exaggerated on purpose to highlight how crazy some yaoi tropes are. There are thousands of mindless plotless rape tropey ya......
I'm not a Harada stan but I do like their work, their stuff is all fucked up and that's the point. It's not supposed to be glorifying the subject, it's supposed to be showing you how fucked up the situations are. A lot of their stories don't necessarily have a "happy ending" because situations like those don't always have a happy ending. It sucks b......
writing this a second time because i think my answer was deleted or somethng? i read the manga before the anime came out (im so special i know) and its ig the usual demon plus demon exterminating squad--think of bleach--but with a twist? i might have the refresh on the manga tho because i kinda dropped it cuz i was busy reading other series. but t......
Harada stans are disgusting