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Larkawolfgirl

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Onani Master Kurosawa

Sep 20, 2015

First as a disclaimer, I read through this manga quickly meaning that I did skip some sections of dialogue. Therefore I should not be viewed as an expert of the work in any way. Let's also clear up that you should not approach this manga if you uncomfortable with sexual content, harassment, or imagined rape scenes. That said, you should also not approach this manga only for the sexual content or else you will be given much more than you expected. It is tagged physiological for a reason, and let me tell you, it soon becomes a wild ride of feels. Also, the sexual content is not that graphic.

The art is nothing to brag at, but I'm pretty sure that it was drawn poorly intentionally (which is verified by the fact that the drawings grow along with the story. The story also starts out as an oblivious Death Note parody (which you can read more about in Szwagier's review). Even so, the manga does take on a story of its own, and that is where it shines.

Starting off, the story is quite simple. The Main Character, Kurosawa, likes to masturbate in the women's bathroom at his school. He likes the thrill that doing it there while thinking about girls from the school. That is basically the only thing he cares about. A few chapters in, however, his classmate, Kitahara, confronts him with a blackmail that he must punish her bullies using his masturbation skills or else she will tell people his secret. Aceepting, the story follows him punishing people as she orders until around half way through the manga. Don't worry if this does not sound appealing to you on its own, though, because know that the characters are quite interesting even if you don't like them. Also, twists!

It is difficult to give the second half justice without spoiling anything. The story gets quite intense, at least when it comes to feels. It is inferred that before Kitagawa blackmailed Kurosawa he had been a stagnant person, but we watch him slowly change. At first it doesn't seem to be by much or to be that significant, but once you reach the half-way point it becomes the central focus. Pieces of the story converge to show what has slowly been changing him. On the other hand, Kitagawa, his character foil or sorts, refuses to change or further darkens her heart (there is no way to know which).

As for the characters, Kurosawa and Kitahara are complicated and interesting. As for the others, I can't vouch for their complexity (since as I said, I read through this manga quickly). There are a handful of characters that are nice and friendly, a great contrast to the twisted personalities of Kurosawa and Kitahara. However, there are also characters who are vile in different ways, creating a grey area around Kurosawa. How much can we judge his personality when he feels bad for people being bullied when the other characters are those bullies? Yet, how much can we praise him when he does nothing to stand up for the bullied?

Basically, the manga boiled down for me to a complex, growing character analysis of Kurogawa.  At the end of each chapter, I paused to evaluate how I felt about him after the newest developments. While I never reached the point to add him to my loved characters list, he as earned my sympathy and respect.

7/10 story
5.5/10 art
8/10 characters
7/10 overall
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