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seriouslybookedup's review against another edition
2.0
Great concept, art and character design that's completely undermined by rape (stop calling these depictions dubious consent, Mike clearly says "wait", "quit" and "stop"). I also found both characters to be way more antagonistic toward each other than seems reasonable for a one-shot story. I would have appreciated more volumes for Mike to work through his anger issues. Let's pretend Ethan wasn't portrayed as a rapist, Mike straight up physically assaults Ethan for the crime of being too concerned about his well-being. Vulnerability can be an interesting topic to explore but here, we don't get a lot of context about why these characters struggle so much to be vulnerable in front of each other - so they just came across as nasty and toxic.
When Mike makes an effort to demonstrate how he feels for Ethan through acts of service (fixing the mold in the apartment), I was so annoyed that we weren't treated to the payoff of seeing Ethan's reaction. It was probably the only moment that Mike appeared to genuinely give a damn about Ethan.
I didn't think the grumpy/sunshine trope could go so wrong but it did here.
When Mike makes an effort to demonstrate how he feels for Ethan through acts of service (fixing the mold in the apartment), I was so annoyed that we weren't treated to the payoff of seeing Ethan's reaction. It was probably the only moment that Mike appeared to genuinely give a damn about Ethan.
I didn't think the grumpy/sunshine trope could go so wrong but it did here.
Graphic: Rape and Sexual content
Moderate: Violence
papercrowns's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
What I liked
- The character art is gorj
- It was nice to see some age and body diversity (even if only some body hair)
- The general concept was interesting.
What I didn't like
- I was uncomfortable with the lack of consent. Almost DNFed.
- The plot was barely there. The threads were real loose, y'all (maybe that's the trade-off for a standalone?). It touched on some heavy themes — poverty, crime, suicide, codependence — but didn't have much to say about them (or at all; pretty surface level).
- I'm no stranger to reading manga and following panels, but some of the panels in this I had absolutely no clue what I was looking at and couldn't even make sense of them using context clues. That might be on me though.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Blood and Sexual assault
Dubious consentcierra655's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
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
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Violence
telephonebooth's review against another edition
3.75
Super cute! I like the relationship progression between the characters. I just wish it was longer :')
Moderate: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Violence and Injury/Injury detail
ashlikes's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Addiction, Death of parent, and Drug use
troll_for_initiative's review against another edition
dark
emotional
fast-paced
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Moderate: Domestic abuse
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