pluckaduck's manga / #Yaoi(148)

the stories were intersting, tho not necessarily enjoyable. the mangaka just created short stories out of various unconventional ideas and tropes that elicit angst... and yall just call it "brilliant, realistic, etc"? yall, it doesnt equate to story execution. the downside of short stories is that there's not enough space to flesh out the charas and give nuance to make readers actually feel, and this story encapsulates that; while it's psychological, i don't understand the motivations of the old men-- why not just confess and stop draggin people into your mess? and the ending-- are the three in a poly relationship or smth? the dark-haired old man's confession of love feels very abrupt. and random

nonexistent plot with dragged-out morsels of development of the relationship between the leads. constant sexualization of a teenager. constant downplaying of molestation/harassment as "comedy". and just when actual serious chara flaw is introduced (mc's homophobia), it doesn't get much growth

premise and plot points were interesting, but no. the topic of religion/forgiveness/atonement vs one of the most heinous acts of sexual nature needs to be tread very very very carefully. this story is a shallow attempt at that. the psyche of the mc and his epiphany needs to be explored more, bc its beyond irrational that mc could find it within him to forgive the ml. 15 yrs of his life were ruined without family or friends, and it's likely that if his inmates had found out why he was in prison, he would've been killed, after prison it's just constant fear and dread and people which with he cannot form relationships bc his past always reach their ears. so it's even more ridiculous that mc came to love him. the ml was not developed well enough-- i mean he has the personality and the past, but what about his values? if the story was longer to go really in-depth with ml's past and the plot points and their relationship, it could've been good and worth pondering over even with the controversial elements. it could've offered some believable insight as to why he could ever EVER love a child rapid-murderer who did nothing when he was framed and took advantage of his loneliness to have sex when they met again.

if the story showed the gravity of the ramifications of the bullying and ostracization mc suffered (instead of just social anxiety), it would've been better. if the mc was more resistant and his struggles to trust ml were shown more, instead of being swept along easily by the ml, the romance would actually be cathartic. this is just a shallow attempt at a "misunderstanding" plot type of story. should've dropped it by the first chapter.

pretty good. wished it was more angsty, and flesh out the reason J fell for paul

short, but still managed to evoke a emotional response out of me. it's a sad ending, but not exactly a tragedy. it's just the way the story suddenly shifted in a tragic direction, when it was just adventure/slice-of-life of them just spending their days together, like, it should be expected, but it's just sad. but i guess you could say this is karma for the guy who played god and conducted unethical experiments, to fall in love with his own experiment to the extent he couldn't live without him

it's really really beautiful, but sometimes, good art doesnt mean coherent or equally as good story. the art style is distracting, for lack of better word