rainydays's manga / #Supernatural(50)

short story anthologies centering around an unsettled mimi these were an interesting set of stories, my favorites were the seashore and just the two of us. do wish there was more lore in each of the stories but the sense of vagueness and mystery was still effective.

THIS. THIS was FANTASTIC. i liked the abo work by this author but this work was a complete confirmation for me-- i am officially a huge fan of kuroi yodaka and majo to neko is their best work to date, no doubt about it. i really liked the thicker art style they have, and the story itself, despite the minimal world building, was super interesting and i was really rooting for the main couple. they were so emotionally intimate, i loved it all.

this wouldve been flawless if ch1 wasn't nearly entirely non-con. i liked that ml does acknowledge his wrongdoing in the beginning but it was saddening to read his repeated attempts. aside from all that, i liked the trope of found family among 'freaks' and the way th two were able to open up to eachother on an intimate level.

plot is interesting and reminiscent of titan's bride, but the actual pacing and storytelling aspect was ass, especially at the end (wtf even happened?). nice art but a shame the story was so poorly done.

im not really into beastman stuff but i enjoyed this, i feel like the initial chapters had my expectations way too high (the impression of an action packed, intricate story type manga) and yes, it was less than that and followed the more conventional fairytale tropes. nevertheless, i found the expression of emotion and the ending to be satisfactory.

this was truly a gem of it's time, one of the peaks of my early manhwa reading experience. thought art isn't the most outstanding, the character development, plot, and emotional intimacy really had me gagged, i nearly started crying at the end. Loved everything about it, my only complaint is that the ex and the tutor didn't get punished for the awful things they did.

art is literally top tier, and this was good for the most part if it werent for the sexual assault aspects of it. loved the chibis, they were so cute and funny.

wish it was a bit longer, but i liked how fluffy everything was (for the most part). art was cute and the story was simple, but i found the relationship development to be sweet. thought it would be shounen ai though-- lightsaber gave me a jumpscare.

hmm it gives me mixed feelings-- on the one hand i can acknowledge how awful the situation is for both parties and how disturbing this was, on the other hand the morbid fascination and appreciation for the storytelling also pushes through. great art though, despite all the unsettling themes & ending.

the rape was really unpleasant to get through but the resulting relationship between the healer and demon king was pretty cute. GORGEOUS ART FR.