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Aug 17, 2023

Double Suicide (Manga) add

Mixed Feelings

The story is rather peculiar and shows just how easily a twisted mind can win over logic. Despite being short and pretty passive, it works quite well to piece out how untreated desires can potentially swirl to an abyss.
It is comparatively unique and matches the art style - never too detailed, so it leaves many things open to draw ones own conclusions. Characters are interestingly depicted, though mystery lingers over them thought the entire manga, and just like the story, opens room for a discussion.
Even though it's classification of genre, there are almost no explicit depictions but rather implications and subtle ...

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Nov 3, 2022

Super Darling is Dead (Manga) add

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Really at last a nice yaoi manga!!

Story is really easy to expect certain things might happen, but thankfully the author didn't feel the need to include the prevalent tropes that are (too) frequently present. It has all the smut, all the spices, yet it's still written in a way that can actually make sense.

Story: 9/10
Yes, it's not something super unique that you can't find in some other mangas, but despite it being 'generic'. it has a special essence to it that makes you want to see what next panel has waiting for you.

Characters: 8/10
Main characters are quite well described and you can understand why they ...

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Jul 17, 2021

Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui (Anime) add

Mixed Feelings

Watching this anime made me go all over the place, from finding it interesting to hating it, to finally simply enjoying it. If you are capable of differentiating fictional story where thing are meant to finish in a glorifying way, then this is a show for you. On the other hand if you can't give a pass to things that are problematic in real life, I highly recommend avoiding this show.

Story: 3
As the synopsis says, this is a story about a high school girl (underaged) and a grow up man (a mature person). From the first episode we are already greeted with an attempt of ... that same grown up man making a move on the girl he knows is same age as his sister. The only reason why I can overlook this huge issue is that he didn't do it solely because she is underage but because that is his way of treating all women (which is absolutely disgusting and faulty, but that's a different issue). Later on things do develop, and for the sake of non spoiling I won't add more things, but as wrong as it is, if you approach this story with a mindset that this is just a story, it can grow onto you and not be that bad.

Art: 6
Colors are very vibrant and technically it's done well. It's definitely not flawless or amazing, but there's nothing particularly bad about it. Protagonists are made to look nice, with an obvious accent on the male lead which makes viewers rather overlook his actions (which I believe wouldn't be the case if he looked somehow different).

Sound: 7
I personally really liked EP and OP of this anime a lot. It wasn't too mainstream and I was able to really enjoy it (without feeling the need to skip it). During some scenes it was noticeable that they were missing some kind of sounds/music in the back, but overall it was good.

Characters: 3
Another issue I had with this anime is that it was subtly pushing a trope of a girl who saves a boy in trouble. Characters are overall very generic, but you do see some developments in main protagonists throughout time. Female lead is depicted as 'not like other girls' when approaching the male lead, which for her character is nothing bad and is in fact an interesting thing that makes her very likable. On contrary the male lead is very annoying even tho the story is trying to make us accept him. He doesn't understand boundaries nor when someone says ''no'' to him. Consent doesn't seem to be the word he cares about. His behaviour is just so problematic and should not be acceptable but this is just fiction, so unfortunately even these characters can be liked. Supporting ones are literally just there to help the main characters so we don't see any of their growth or learn much about their background stories. It's not something by definition needed, but they are made to be 'perfect friends' who are very mature and always know what to say and do to help the leads.

Enjoyment: 6
Not considering the main plot, the anime is rather funny and amusing. It is very cutesy and an easy-going show. If you turn off your brain and just watch it to relax, you can find it very, very enjoyable.

Overall: 5
Since I am torn in-between, the best I can say is that it's somewhere in the middle. Pure enjoyment wise, it's undoubtedly good, but plot wise it's just problematic without actually needing to be.

I don't necessarily say that you should avoid this anime by any means because of all the things I said above, but I do recommend everyone to do think just for a bit and reconsider accepting this anime as good. Therefore, I actually hope everyone will watch it and decide on their own whether they will see this just as a form of art, or call it out for romanticising things that shouldn't be accepted in real life.
In conclusion I'll just add that as work of fiction this story is nice and if one has ever questioned how it'd be like if two people with big age gap would be like if the story was actually nicely written and not sexual in any way, shape or form, this is a perfect example and I wholeheartedly recommend. As much as it does show something that shouldn't be normalized, at the same time it doesn't promote it as a wonderful or the best way possible (for a love story to be like).

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