myaoich's manga / #psychological(49)

Interview with a Murderer

Complete | KJK | 2018 released

well tbh it's kinda 'new' psychological story to me. Interviewer and his ex who is a psychiatrist meets a serial killer but they don't report him to the cops. The serial 'triage' killer expectedly has his own style of killing and I wished there was more to see in that but he had personal reasons for his murder so I guess it's fair. Clark and Alex were both fucked up in the head, Clark being manipulative and Alex being highly fragile. typically it would be the seme who would be the more fucked up type but it's the uke for me in this one. SPOILER: Too bad the doc died. He wasn't aware that saying his romantic feelings for Alex would lead him to his death. I kind of wished Alex wouldn't have died and got rehab instead. Clark was at fault for playing with his feelings and that played a huge role in Alex killing another two people. To be frank, I didn't particularly like any of the characters, though (and maybe that's how the authors intended it to be) and it's not eerie or disturbing or none of any heavy atmosphere that you'd usually feel in psycho-murder stories (there are some but they don't carry on)

Color Recipe

Complete | Harada | 2015 released

HOLY SHIITTTTT like of course I know this was gonna be dark because it's Harada's work after all but I didn't imagine that the seme would be soooo fucked up. To sum it up, the seme is manipulative and obsessed with uke. He's one of the most fucked up characters I know, being able to act like a good person to manipulate. I had doubted him actually in the early chapters but I was still stupefied when he turned out to be THAT dark. He's on another level of a yandere. Riku, too, is one fucked up character as well (I relate to him tbh I like stirring up drama for other people because I find it fun). It's not the first time I read something this dark but it surely left a mark on me. I'm also glad Shou has became wary of Fuku because had it been another uke, they would've probably gave in to their abusive seme and mistake their fear for love. Uke is not like that at all. He didn't even say he likes him or anything that expresses his love for Fuku (he only hates him and also probably pity because he's a kind character although he tends to get physical). Impressive book!

Nii-chan (harada)

Complete | Harada | 2013 released

I told myself I wouldn't read this because I ABHOR SHOTACON but this was really written well. It's very dark, yet it's also realistic (men molesting on children because they were also molested when they were younger). However, this was even more twisted because Yui 'fell in love' and forgave his perpetrator that he even had a happy ending with him. A witness, who was Mai, could've reported this but she didn't and tolerated Yui's feelings towards his molester (Mai was also a twisted character, I should say). Yui's parents are really...sigh. Their families care more about their image more than their children and I found that really annoying. I don't feel happy that the pedo wasn't arrested, and I am not fully convinced of their romantic feelings towards each other (because it's really fucking twisted). I wish Yui and Kei had received REAL treatment. But anyway, I really liked how fucked up this is.

Nega

Complete | harada | 2000 released

1st story: Typical drama plot: Two of three friends are in love with each other but doesn't know and the third friend is in love with one of his friends. One of the two lovebirds were going to confess(the friend he likes) and the third friend knew about this but he doesn't want the two to the end up together so he said he was grossed out by homos and so when their friend confessed, he was rejected and the third friend catches him. Years passed but the third friend is still insecure of his friend's feelings. One night, he sees his two friends kissing and their other friend confessed that he likes him too but his friend/lover says it's too late (I still do honestly think that he still likes the first guy). The story ends with them all miserable, as even the third friend who destroyed a supposedly happy romance felt despair. Second story: Uke was a customer of seme who works in a spa. Uke shows he multiple piercings he has on his body to seme and that somehow was the start of their relationship, when uke explained about his tongue piercing and fellatio and gave seme one and they became proper lovers later on, though somehow they look 'mismatched' as seme would say when they're together (uke is rather sophisticated and styled elegantly and seme is rather shabby but still attractive imo). Uke also pierces seme's tongue while he's being fucked by the seme. When they were making love one night, uke explains how he got those piercings on his body and seme got jealous as he listened because they were all pierced by the uke's former lovers as he was being fucked and seme tries to tear them off his skin. After that, seme ignores uke until uke approaches him and offers that seme pierces him in the penis to show that he no longer cares about his past lovers. What makes it more interesting is that uke can only ejaculate if seme removes the cap piecing on his penis and seme feels superiority from that. I don't have anything against people who get piercings but I felt those illustrations in my skin lmao 3rd story: Two bros in a 'fling'. They obviously love each other but uke was always joking about their relationship that seme went along with it. Uke was upset when seme turned down his idea of moving to Shibuya (where gay marriage was allowed) without knowing seme did that only because he was afraid uke would joke about it again. Uke goes to Thailand to meet a hookup and later on returns to Japan in bandages. Seme finds out that he got into an accident and also heard from the uke's supposedly hook-up what he actually feels. Uke loses his memories except seme and also became more 'childish' due to his accident. The story ends with seme confessing that he loves the uke too tho I wish it was longer fufufu my take on this is that uke liked seme but was afraid that seme wasn't homo so he playfully tries his chances to be with him but that only backfired. I'm glad they ended up tho (it was rather implied but I'd like to think that) 4th story: Body-swap. The mc is a girl, a model student. She has a crush on her seatmate who is also a model student. One time she was almost hit by a ball when another guy tries to protect her from it but they both bumped their heads and passed out. When girl waked up, she was surprised that she wasn't in her body and finds out she and that guy from earlier had swapped bodies. They made a deal that they would not look at their current bodies when dressing up or using CR so they help out each other. The 'prince' that the girl likes sees them walk out of a girl's bathroom and misunderstands the situation and the girl thinks he was jealous because he likes her. Fast forward, the girl and the black haired dude bumped heads again and switched back to their bodies. The girl catches the prince glaring at the black haired guy when she gave him a gift. In dismissal, she also finds the two guys arguing and assumes they were fighting over her but she walks in on them having sex, her 'prince' being fucked by the black haired guy (that she also seems to like). The next day, she finds out they broke up because of that, but she comforts the black haired dude, assuring she won't tell anyone about what she saw and pushes him to make up things with the prince, but deep inside she was sad because she realizes she likes him though she couldn't do anything because her love was unrequited. This was rather sad for me, but I only feel bad for this girl of all the annoying female characters in yaoi because she was nice. I also hoped to see more of the two guys tho the seme was sooooo hot.

Hikizuru Oto

Complete | harada | 2015 released

whew so the seme is manipulative (as typical in Harada's works). He rides on his childhood friend's guilt and trauma from 'not being able to protect him' from that car accident that cost his leg. The uke panics whenever he worries for seme and the seme is enjoying that. He knows uke will never forgive himself until seme says what happened wasn't uke's fault but of course because he's fucked up, he doesn't. I'm rating this 4 4star because I wanted uke to somehow wake up or smth but ofc I know traumas are shit

Carmen

Complete | Esuto Emu,Est Em | 2000 released
2020-12-12 14:20 marked

oh...OH. I understand this very well but I really can't elaborate it but it's something like a girl envying another girl because they're pretty or they have things she doesn't have, except it was a man (a homosexual man to be precise) that envied the girl (Carmen). The guy he's involved with apparently likes Carmen. And that clairvoyant's fortune oh boi... It was short and the art is obviously of a beginner's but deep and dark.

Ten Count

Complete | takarai rihito | 2013 released

it was okay I guess xD good book

Obey Me

Complete | Milknono,Rusena | 2000 released

the story of the quiet kid in class who can't move on from the infamous kid that he shared a kiss with. he collects ballpens for a reason

Itou-san (KURAKA Sui)

Complete | KURAKA Sui | 2015 released

literally apathetic assassin gets involved with a prostitute. there are disturbing scenes like rape but I'm surprised I find them light compared to other yaoi scenes I have read. I thought seme was going to be a sadists or an asshole but he's actually one of the most caring seme ever. I'm glad Itou was freed by his former boss and also Kyousuke and they got their happy ending

Hogu Hagyeongsu

Complete | im-aeju | 2016 released

yoooo this is so fucked up uke has been put through a lot. seme's family are crazy people just like him. uke's brother was hot (i simped on him ngl I'm so sorry I want to fuvking kill him at the same time) but he raped uke and fucking abused his body A LOT and their sister was caring but passive with what the fuck they were doing it was so twisted asf it's like it's been normalized in the story that whoever seme likes, his brother would fuck with it as wellit has a lot of rape scenes that I just wanted uke to die in some chapters because it was too hurtful seeing him suffer like that. seme is really evil- abusive and manipulative, has a habit of 'destroying things he like' so he lets his friends rape uke and torment him again after finding him years later he indeed needs to go to the mental hospital bruh and uke accepting that he'll never be happy is just so fucking sad. this is one hell of a manhwa and it fucked up my mind