Voortmahn

(TRIGGER WARNING: abuse, rape, assualt) The high reviews for this show is literally why I hate reviewers on this site. This is quite literally revenge porn targetted towards incels who think the reason they don't get laid is because they are "too nice". Keyaru might as well be made of cardboard and rage because I've seen hentai protagonists with more personality. This story was set up in a way by which the abuse and trauma Keyaru goes through was only inflicted to justify how brutal he is when he acts in retaliation towards his abusers. The characters so far are very one-dimensional either being saintly or evil incarnate. Perhaps there could be some more storybuilding that could fix this show by showing how hating and abusing victims perpetuates a cycle of hate creating more anger and horrible individuals who act violently creating more twisted people and so on..(Nagato is smiling down from heaven knowing his philosophy is relevant here too). That being said, if you like this show because you idolize Keyaru for "giving that bitch what she deserves" and taking his revenge like some sort of edgy vigilante, you're missing the point of this story.  I am interested to see where this goes so I will update this once it's over.

Update: How is this review still upsetting people years after I wrote it? To those angry edgelords in the responses to the comments, ask yourself this question: Do you really think this is a good show or are you just hating this review because you think I'm one of those soyboy cucks your favorite streamers whine about? Despite what some of you people who's reading comprehension hasn't developed past the second grade seem to think, I never said tHiS SHOW Is bad bECAUSE IT has RApE AnD raPE is BaD. There are great shows and stories that handle these topics fine and use it to explore significant themes and develop characters. Off the top of my head, I can recall Banana Fish and Beserk which are incredible stories despite showcasing rape and sexual assault. At best, this show cheaply uses rape as an instrument for the main character to exact his revenge. 

Thoughts I had watching this:

• Everything is set up for the edgy hate/revenge porn scenes to the point where it’s irrational sometimes Why did the author make it so that in order to level up you have to get creampied by Keyaru? Also Keyaru is a horrible character, beyond Flaire, he grooms other vulnerable girls and treats them as toys to pleasure himself. He does this through drugs, gaslighting or the leveling up mechanic. Like think about how much sense that makes? This wolf girl wants revenge therefore I must make her my sex slave and fuck her, this demon girl is clearly uncomfortable with me having sex in front of her but I’m going to do it anyway because I want her to join me. Why do teenagers idolize this dude? Also there’s often a bunch of senseless brutality demonstrated by everybody which brings me to my next point.
• Characters are literally Mother Theresa or Hitler, nothing in between. If you think “oh but Voortmahn, this is just human nature” you should go outside and talk to people for once. Like even one person. The author doesn’t even try to build up other characters and provide some line of reasoning for why they do what they do. They are just evil for the sake of being evil. The kingdom made her this way is such a dumb and weak reason to explain why Flaire was such a piece of shit and you know it.
• Also what the fuck is with the power Keyaru has? He just says heal before he enchants a sword, steals xp, and mutilates somebody. Dumb and inconsistent power that just does what is most convenient at the time.

In conclusion, this show is what happens when you take fantasy rpg power fantasy trash and mix it with the wet dream of an incel. Even for a hentai, the story is just not good. I stand by the points made in the original review. If you don't like that, cope, seethe, mald.