otakulys's manga / #tragedy(83)

This is a very odd manga, but I actually kinda liked it. It's really dark and pretty depressing, but it's an interesting kind of twisted. There are four short stories, and only two of them are overtly BL, whereas the other two are sort of open to interpretation, I suppose. If you like dark, messed up stories, you should find these entertaining. It's definitely not for fans of a happy ending. This is more on the horror side than the romance side.

A very strange, disturbing story, but I found the cold determination of the uke to be refreshing. So often atrocious acts are forgiven because the victim falls in love with the abuser, and it's rare to see that smashed to pieces.

The third one was sad but interesting. These stories were all a bit rushed, and some of them were pretty strange, but they were entertaining. This author really has a thing for rimming, haha. Three and a half stars.

Very sad in ways, very screwed up in other ways, but I liked it back when I first read it. It's messed up, and there's no love or kindness really, but it still resonates as an emotional story.

Very depressing but in a satisfying way. That's all I can really ask. I'm eager to see the other stories, so I hope they're translated soon. ETA: I was surprised, at first, that chapter four wasn't as fucked up as the rest. After a second read through, I really like it. I think cheerful creepy is some of the best creepy, that moment when things seem okay, but we know they're not. Chapter five was quite morbid and hilarious. It's nice to have a little dark humor in there to even out the soul-crushing stories.

I love this mangaka so much, and I love the stories, especially the rain one. I just wish the ending weren't so ambiguously sad.