A Home Far Away

K12Devil Nov 4, 2022

7

This is a very beautiful manga. It speaks of religion and it's indoctrination that starts from childhood also trying to escape from it. It deals with a heavy theme also the story ends on a tragic note. You'll root for the characters also prepare a tissue cause you might end up sobbing. Moreover the art is truly captivating to the eye. I wouldn't flood the entire review with spoilers even though I would have liked to see the author explore more themes and add substance, I could surely say that if you're looking to read something that is hard hittng go ahead, this might be it for you!

sassykillua Apr 10, 2023

10

My heart...MY HEART really is in shambles right now. This story felt like uncountable whiplashes on my scattered heart. It broke my heart,crushed it,then again stomped on it and finally destroyed it. LORD this story is painstakingly and cruelly beautiful. I had to take in deep and long breaths just to pass through every single pannel without crying but who am i kidding?obviously i terribly failed. The devotion and suffocation of love of this story left me utterly in misery. Their imperfectly perfect love was so unbearably wonderful!!! I had a gut feeling that the ending would break me like no other,but still knowing or predicting it beforehand doesn't lessen the pain a bit,does it?? The story,their character,their suffocation,their pain all just All pierced right though my entire being. The depth of their characters,their dialogues,their unfair circumstances,the mistreatment thrown their way until they had to cut all kind of ties with the world! Each and everything was portrayed is such a painstakingly painful and captivating way! I'm at a loss of words. I'm not even exaggerating.....love can be salvation and the reason to take it away at the same time,is it not? A love where it's them against the whole world. Such powerful love and also so sorrowful. ALAN AND HAYDEN DESERVED THE WHOLE WORLD BUT THE WORLD WAS SOOO FREAKING CRUEL TO THEM! Then again i do love to rip my heart apart this way over and over gain. SUCH A OVERWHELMINGLY AND UNSPEAKABLY PAINFUL MASTERPIECE IT IS BUT FUCK WHAT DID THEY EVER DO WRONG TO DESERVE SUCH FATE?!?!?! ALL THEY WANTED WAS TO FIND A PLACE FOR BELONGING,A PLACE TO FEEL LIKE HOME,A SOMEONE WHO THEY COULD CALL THEIR HOME!!!!THEY REMAINED TOGETHER UNTIL TO THE VERY LAST BREATH! 

kkimczyra Jul 31, 2022

10

It really has a well-written plot and in-depth dialogue that conveys strong emotions. The art style is heavenly gorgeous. The black and white color scheme complements and adds to the angsty atmosphere. I also really liked how Teki-sensei portrayed religious trauma and how it affects all areas of life. The amount of angst in this manga has made me so weak. It's sad to learn that Hayden has to pay for his parents' mistakes, and it's also devasting to watch Alan's parents be extremely opinionated on religion and reputation. Allan was raped by a priest, and it broke my heart that he saw himself as a "sinner." I couldn't stop my tears when he called his father to forgive him, but his father shamed him, humilated him, and told him he was unworthy of being born. It's painful to think that this happened in real life. I don't know how I will manage to finish this even when I can't see through my tears. Hayden and Alan just want to find a world where they can be together. I can't stop weeping at this: Alan's is his home, a place where Hayden belongs, as Allan's most beautiful scenery in his life is Hayden. Both of them didn't deserve the treatment that the world gave them, except for the one cop that was worried about Hayden's well-being and tried to help him out. I am forever haunted by Alan's words; "If I were a woman, loving you wouldn't be a sin." And the cover page says, "This love is one would blame us for, but I didn't feel alive until I met you."