otakulys's manga / #mental breakdown(3)

The first story is sad and futile. The second story is interesting, but there's no forgiving rape, especially not so casually. No excuse for that shit. The last story is dorky and cute, kind of unfitting with the other two. It wasn't a bad read, even with its flaws. The translation is slightly off, but not so bad that you can't understand what's happening.

Honestly, most of this manga had me leaning toward a one star rating, just because of the self-pitying protagonist and the way the wife is written as this soul-sucking harpy who ruins everything for him, when he was just a hardworking, innocent man. It primarily comes across as misogynistic drivel. However, that last little bit is kind of interesting, and it caused enough doubt for me to think that perhaps the author was intentionally portraying these characters in an exaggerated manner to reflect the unhinged nature of the main character. That thought was again cracked when I read the afterward and how this story was a detox for the writer. That makes me think that he relates to the writer on some level. At any rate, the story is mildly interesting, mostly predictable, but not the worst around. I wouldn't read it again, but I didn't want to burn my own eyes out or anything.

I like the main character a lot. Usually girls in stories like this are very timid to make up for their utterly offensive appearance, like how dare you be ugly! I do think it's pretty telling that only the women get this virus. At any rate, I started reading this with cautious optimism. Most of the time, stories like this are disappointing or even insulting. I can't say that this one entirely shied away from that, but once Park Jangmi finally told that dude off for being a jerk, I felt like the story was beginning to turn around. Uuuuunfortunately, I'm just now noticing that this hasn't been updated in three years. That really sucks. I'd like to read more. But at least it didn't end on a cliff hanger. Maybe someday it'll start up again. Oh, and that cat thing, wtf! Terrifying! Get it away!