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slvrdragon1090's review against another edition
2.0
I don’t know what to think of this series. Once I started reading it I had to keep going, but at the same time the characters relationships are so toxic. I suppose it was a decent ending though.
alexao's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
jay99brooke's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
readingtheskyline's review against another edition
emotional
tense
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
4.0
I had not realized that this was the last book in the series. It's so nice having a Yaoi manga be so short yet still leaving the reader wanting more. I liked the wrapping up of storylines and the recognition that germophobia won't just "go away." Though there was some vibes of non-consent, it was better than the previous books.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Toxic relationship
bookiepanda's review against another edition
5.0
!!!This review is for the whole series!!!!
Is it toxic? Yes. Do I love it? Also yes. Ten Count is one of those series I've read 10 years ago and I remember just the very basic plot but I know I love it. Collecting the books was a challenge (vol 4 and vol 6 weren't available anywhere for a long time) and it took me more than a year to finally make myself read it. And Oh boy, I wasn't ready for it.
Maybe my 14-year-old brain couldn't grasp the toxicity of this series and loved it so much. But now I understand it. How sick and manipulative it is, the amount of very questionable sex scenes (go on, convince me most of them weren't rape). Yet I still love the story, the whole idea behind the initial shock of those scenes. I felt very sad for both boys at their backstories and I'm glad they found a way to each other. We don't always need someone to save us. Sometimes we just need someone to destroy us even more and embrace the mess.
atsuanna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Normally I rate my manga on MyAniList and normally I don’t rate stuff I DNFed but this manga made me SOOO MAD I had to rant about it… reading The Charm Offensive which had some of the best OCD rep I’ve read, made me want to read more books with characters I can see myself in! I don’t find a lot of literature with OCD rep, let alone done right so when a friend pitched this as having said great representation and a cute couple I was ecstatic. Instead I got the most toxic relationship I’ve ever read in my damn life and nonsense about OCD being curable. ALSO THE LOVE INTEREST IS THIS GUYS LITERAL THERAPIST. I didnt even read volume 6 this was just the only cover that didn’t have them naked. Anyways! What the actual hell was that!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
captwinghead's review
3.0
A pretty fair conclusion to a pretty consistent story. The conclusions of the pivotal people involved in shaping Shirotani and Kurose’s lives were pretty satisfactory. I wish more was done with Shirotani’s father, but I’m glad for the progress he made. As much as that’s a good thing - I truly wish they’d done more with him making progress in general as opposed to so much of it being tied to Kurose. It’s strange to me that what started him down the path to studying psychology was an attempt to help others in general and then his relationship with Shirotani was desiring that he depend on Kurose and only Kurose. The codependency never really goes away but that’s not necessarily a unique thing for BL’s.
I found this story interesting throughout the entire thing, though it did contain the tropes I’m not fond of in BL.
I found this story interesting throughout the entire thing, though it did contain the tropes I’m not fond of in BL.