Brutal: Satsujin Kansatsukan no Kokuhaku
SaYe
'i wish to have you by my left shoulder, with a smile by my right– i wish to run freely in your eyes– i wish for one look to last a lifetime.' it's amazing, i find the story itself quite solemn, some phrases can hit a bit too close to home. it's written really well—almost delicately, the characters' struggles and conflicts are portrayed pretty well that you can really sympathize with them as if you were the one getting opened up to. the pacing is also just perfect, at least for me. the progression of it all is not too slow but it’s also not too fast which fits my standards. really love their relationship too! they’re so heartwarming and i love the comfort of just them being together gives me, its so easy to get attached to them. though i've seen a lot of pretty similar art styles like this in some manhuas i've read, i still find it very beautiful and pleasing to the eyes– i'm only hoping it doesn't suddenly worsen as it goes on. i think out of all the manhuas i’ve read, this by far is the best one i have read i love its realism and how seemingly easy it is to be able to feel the characters as a whole.
Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu
"i know where we stand, but i can't help liking you" the plot is really unique and interesting! the art is very beautiful and aesthetically pleasing to the eyes, it somehow reminds me of chainsaw man in a way. i'm excited to see the story progress more, the current 'hikaru' is making it so hard for me to hate him, man but honestly... he didn't actually do anything wrong in particular except possess hikaru's body or maybe my mind's just too fucked up because i feel kinda bad for him, he can't even decipher which feelings are his or hikaru's but i don't really know for sure, maybe he might become evil later on— haha please don't. i'm not sure how this could possibly have a happy ending but we'll have to see.
Ayeshah's Secret
the story itself is very eerie and the art adds to that unsettling feeling that keeps you on a watch on what’ll happen. i find the art very unique and beautiful! i was waiting for aida to come out but she didn’t until they revealed that they were actually pretending to be one person so— that kinda surprised me, i’m guessing that the one i found on a tiktok will be in the ‘aisha’ story. so, i’ll be sure to read that. i find sean and ayesha’s romance pretty twisted in a way since the bond that they created was because of talking about family members they’ve killed haha! but they’re pretty cool together, they give of power couple vibes and they’re visuals are sheesh! the panels at the ending were cute and i’m glad that they stuck together.
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