Saji-chan no Yami Nikki
Sajichan's Sick Diary

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TW for self-harm, suicidal intentions, murder, drugging, kidnapping, and sexual assault; if any of those make you uncomfortable, I wouldn't recommend you it.

This manga is not for everyone, however if you're a fan of mentally ill lesbians with yandere complexes then you will love this short story.

It's a twistedly cute story about a girl named Sazi who is a stalker to a girl named Hikari, who she fell in love with when she was a child, however after the girl moved away Sazi became hopelessly obsessed, self-harming herself to keep a promise they made. After stalking down Hikari, Sazi transfers to the same school ... as her to keep watch over her, but makes the depressing discovery that she has a new friend named Mero who Sazi sees as a threat to their love.

The story is both funny and enjoyable while being dark and a great telling of the ways a yandere will go for their beloved. The ending also had a plot twist that caught me super off guard and almost made me cry.

This manga's protagonist is your friendly neighborhood yandere, stalking her crush, constantly cutting her own hand, and dreaming of the day when she'll finally be noticed. She desperately clings to the past that matters almost nothing to the object of her adoration. That's mostly because her crush is a very oblivious and somewhat ditzy girl who fails to notice not only the protag but also a whole web of craziness slowly surrounding her.

Saji-chan no Yami Nikki is written in a very quirky style. It combines comedic bits with an increasingly dark exploration of insanity, abandonment, and conscience. The comedic bits are usually drawn as ... a 4-koma, while more dramatic parts follow the regular manga format. This may seem confusing to some readers, but I personally think this continuous switching between comedy and seriousness indicates the growing mental instability of the manga's main character. I also think it's quite a witty way of representing the onset and development of madness.

Ah, and the ending is absolutely brilliant. So, if you enjoy dark, toxic, and slightly confusing stories with lots of a tad goofy grim humor, this manga is right after your heart.