I’m definitely going straight to hell after reading this and slowly finding myself enjoying it. What a time! 

If I had read this…like a year or two ago I would have absolutely hated it. Now? I’m both disturbed and incredibly intrigued.

This is for sure a super niche manga. It is NOT for everyone. It explores dark themes (including dubious consent, eating guts, age gaps, toxic power dynamics, etc.). The primary reason I think I enjoyed this was precisely because it was trying to be dark. It wasn’t pretending like anything that happened was okay. It was dark, twisted, and upsetting. 

It was also, however, alluring with its artwork. The art style of this is gorgeous. It combines simplicity and intricate design in a masterful way. Truly stunning to look at. I may not have enjoyed this as much if the artwork didn’t make the story both more beautiful and more disturbing by how beautifully it rendered dark content. 

All in all, this is a complex, queer, and very much adult piece of fiction. 

P.S. Having reread this about 4 months after my original read, I love it even more. The humor is excellent. The pain Mako feels at not being in full control of his own body and future is painful yet real. It’s just truly stunning. The girlies that don’t get dark stories/dark romance would be appalled, but I’m just captivated by the story. It’s fucked up and wonderful for how fucked up it is.