i'm the same age as him when his mother found out he was selling his body. i couldn't even begin to imagine coming to a big city all alone, staying at a random internet stranger's house, working in such a potentially dangerous industry.
if this ever gets an anime adaptation i already know the voice actor of saiki from the disastrous life of saiki k would fit the main character's role so well lmfao
or hachiman's va IM SHAKINGDHDBSNNS
if anyone has the raws i'll try my best to translate, my japanese is at the conversational level. it probably won't be the most accurate or clean but it doesn't seem like any scanlation group will be picking this up anytime soon as it's been 3 years
I hope raws are found and you’re able to translate!!
did you find any raws yet? i have browsed forums and blogs w no luck but there's a kindle format available on amazon jp which costs 7/8$.... we could open a paypal moneypool or something i'd personally be willing to donate
i also can help with cleaning up if you want, i don't have any experience in scanlating but i know how to draw and edit digitally using procreate
oh and i can also try to help or do the typesetting, and basically everything in between. i've never done anything like this but it seems fun and again, i have all the material for it so if it can make things easier for you i'll be glad to help! sorry for the multiple answers haha
there's a (live action) kdrama that is very similar in plot to this, high school classmates that also have a bodyguard-employer relationship. it's called "where your eyes linger" and it's available on viki rakuten (asian drama streaming service app) i believe
Every ep is so beautiful of this drama
I wish they could make it a little bit longer though.
eungi owns THOSE asian guy glasses LMFAO those of you that live in areas with a lot of chinese korean vietnamese and filipino immigrants will know exactly what I mean LOL
I understand why people complain that this is written badly and the plot is going in circles, but that's just real life. People are unable to figure out their feelings, and it's impossible for a problem to be solved just like that and happily ever after. It's frustrating because this is fiction and readers want to see a conclusion, but also props to the author for going at their own pace honestly.
Also, if anyone is looking for something similar, I recommend An Uncomfortable Truth. But in my opinion it's a lot darker than this.
omg i read that one a bit before reading this & they r both so twisted and unsettling ,,, i cant tell which is scarier
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Tbh I found an uncomfortable truth a lot more.. unsettling, mostly because of when the reader was shown the world from yeoseob's pov with the mangled looking faces. I found yeoseob's character a lot creepier than namsoo, because he just seems like he has zero emotion whatsoever while namsoo is more puppy like. Also because it's hinted that namsoo is able to overcome his mental illness, the story ends on a much lighter and more positive note than an uncomfortable truth which honestly just left me with heart wrenching PAIN and then emptiness LOL
I was reading both at the same time
The author is very good at creating auras for certain scenes, especially that suspenseful or unsettling feeling which is not easy since most suspense movies use sound or music to help. Also, since this was created over the course of a year, you can really see the art improvement comparing the beginning and the end. Even though the middle felt a bit repetitive with the bullying scenes and slow development, overall it was good, and the characters in my opinion where written really well. I can see this becoming a movie or maybe a short drama.
i don’t think i’ve ever read or seen anything that made me this sick to my stomach at the end. the fact that this whole ordeal was preventable made it so much worse. honestly, the author is a great storyteller- the mood can shift so quickly transitions so well.
so i guess this is a criticism of shark fin soup and shark fin used as a chinese medicine... whenever i got good grades as a kid my parents would always treat me to shark fin soup because it's expensive, now i feel bad. they should really ban it, there's no way to farm it without disrupting the ecosystem