A review by ellelainey
MADK, Vol. 1 by Ryo Suzuri

5.0

If you ever read - and loved! - Killing Stalking, Black Butler, Death Note, anything written by G. Streator, or the Gentleman Demon series by Jasper Black, then this is for you. This reminds me of all those stories, and then pushes the boundaries a little further. In fact, the closest thing I can think of to this story is the Gentleman Demon series, which I HIGHLY recommend to anyone who enjoys this.

It's dark.
It's twisted.
It's funny.
It's sexy.
It's obscure.
It's disturbing.
And the MC is a twisted little shit you can't help but connect with.

There are some trigger elements : dub-con, violence, graphic violence, twisted violence. You get the point.

At first, I wasn't overly keen on the art, but it actually fitted the story and the unusual elements. The MC is Matoko, a young man (age not definitive, though he appears childlike at some times but older in other panels) who is in high school with a sick and twisted kink. He wants to eat demons. In fact, he gets off on the idea of it. So, he summons one and makes a bargain - his life, in return for being allowed to eat the demon, without it dying. And thus begins a 1 month confinement for a demon called J, who happens to be an Archduke of Hell. VERY well respected and powerful. J takes a shine to Mato and when his kink is satisfied, J takes Mato to hell to become their pet. It's a strange, but endearing relationship of dependence and affection, but also has sexual elements and power dynamics.

The story is...as you just saw...pretty unexplainable. You just have to read it. If you don't mind the triggers I mentioned, READ IT. You won't regret it. It's one of those that grows on you.

(Then go read Jasper Black, because you won't regret that, either.)