

The main characters emotional trauma overtakes that of this horrific event that only occurred recently, placing this young character as the "adult" of the situation. The character in question is at war with himself and his attacker/killer for the assault, and this is brought up multiple times. However, giving this manga credit, it actually does it well. Now I normally hate rape stories as they are a cheap gimmick in order for us to either feel for a character, or detest another. Without giving away any spoilers, there is a lot of adult themes such as rape involved. A character must evolve as the story progresses, and although we do see a conclusion to his story, most of the arcs concentrate on how haunted he is about his past life and how he can't seem to get a hold of himself (Muraki's constant advances, the possession arc). He is one of the most powerful characters of the cast with some of the most powerful allies at his beck and call, and yet needs to assistance of a recently deceased 17 year old (depending on the language you read) in order to prevent the sexual advances of another man (apparently he doesn't know what the word no means, or even to just move). He has been dead for well over fifty years, but is haunted by his past. Tsuzuki himself does not necessarily bother me, but his actions do. total idiot but within he is actually a powerful individual" troupe, this one took it to the max. Although I do usually despise the "main character is a

The main character, Tsuzuki, is actually a huge issue for me. With that in mind, bear with me.Ĭharacters: I begin with this because sadly this is what actually brought down the entire manga for me. I still love the genre, but not as much as when I was in puberty. I will admit that although I was a shounen-ai fangirl when I was a teenager, I have sense moved on. I began reading this manga way back in high school, and although I adored it then, after years of holding it off, my opinion has changed.
