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raix's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Beautiful art. All the dramatic twists and turns you'd expect from a good 70's shoujo manga, and altogether less depressing than say, Dear Brother or Kaze to Ki no Uta. Unfortunately the Fantagraphics edition has some quality control issues (typos--some being quite egregious--and instances where the Japanese text hasn't properly been removed).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Self harm, Grief, Xenophobia, and Suicide
Moderate: Sexual assault, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent
Minor: Car accident, Infidelity, Torture, and Violence
abominablebas's review against another edition
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Torture, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse
This is a manga that kickstarted the yaoi/boy's love genre, so it is very strange in how it depicts homosexuality. It's not overtly homophobic, but it is somewhat fetishizing.wolfiegrrrl's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This story is like slice of school life, but the bandaids are being ripped off to expose everyone's traumas.
I didn't expect there to be so much religious discussion in this manga, but I guess I should have the moment it was established that they were at a Catholic school. All that talk about angels and traitors...
Naturally, the Big Bad was gonna be revealed as a Satan/Lucifer stand-in. I'm disappointed but not surprised that Satanism was brought up as a cult-like worship of evil... when that's not even close to what it is in practice.
I kind of want to know more about the creator of this manga so I can understand if these are their thoughts and opinions or if there was an entirely different reason for this story's development.
I didn't expect there to be so much religious discussion in this manga, but I guess I should have the moment it was established that they were at a Catholic school. All that talk about angels and traitors...
Naturally, the Big Bad was gonna be revealed as a Satan/Lucifer stand-in. I'm disappointed but not surprised that Satanism was brought up as a cult-like worship of evil... when that's not even close to what it is in practice.
I kind of want to know more about the creator of this manga so I can understand if these are their thoughts and opinions or if there was an entirely different reason for this story's development.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Suicide
Moderate: Physical abuse, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Violence
Minor: Death, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, Rape, Abandonment, and Death of parent
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