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[Evilsheeplord]

As someone who is a fan of anthro/furry art this is surprisingly good. Normally you don't get anthro art out of Japan in this quality (usually it's monster girls and not full anthro bodies) but this doujin is a well written exemption. I do have some complaints though:

1. I appreciate that all the sex is done out of love, (whereas in most doujin it's the creepy old guy) but I don't like the lack of receprication like with Akane and Shigure. I know it's all...rape (even typing the word makes me feel icky) but if there were more development between the owners and pets to make the sex scenes more on equal grounds I think this series would benefit from it.

2. The whole lose your memories once you transform is a weak cop out.

3. The prologue/epilogue didn't need to be there. I think the mystery of why they transformed in the first place was better left out.

But all in all I thoroughly enjoyed this series.

 

[beep_repair]

As someone who is a fan of anthro/furry art this is surprisingly good. Normally you don't get anthro art out of Japan in this quality (usually it's monster girls and not full anthro bodies) but this doujin is a well written exemption. I do have some complaints though:

1. I appreciate that all the sex is done out of love, (whereas in most doujin it's the creepy old guy) but I don't like the lack of receprication like with Akane and Shigure. I know it's all...rape (even typing the word makes me feel icky) but if there were more development between the owners and pets to make the sex scenes more on equal grounds I think this series would benefit from it.

2. The whole lose your memories once you transform is a weak cop out.

3. The prologue/epilogue didn't need to be there. I think the mystery of why they transformed in the first place was better left out.

But all in all I thoroughly enjoyed this series.

I'm five years late, Evilsheeplord, but nevertheless wanted to thank you for posting your thoughts. Reading this series with no particular fondness for -- or prejudice against -- anthro/furry art & culture, I found it...interesting. While the full-color animal transformation imagery is spectacularly bizarre, I can't say I like the art. Despite Jyoka's technical skills and care in craftsmanship, there's no grace or beauty to it. The "big moments" feel laborious, and the rest clunky.

That said, Hitomoe Iinkai is clearly aiming for a bestial version of ero-guro, and a more aesthetically pleasing art-style might not have delivered the grotesque goods so effectively.

I agree with most of your criticisms, though I think the content and themes could have worked quite well. The combination of "rape with love" (or in spite of it) and ironic memory loss has enormous potential for both horror and tragedy. You can tell that Jyoka understood and hoped to draw on this, but the ambitious narrative is too scattered and heavy-handed to generate much emotional resonance.

This all sounds quite negative, but I'm not talking about the fundamental quality of the art & writing, just my subjective response to it. I'll never forget some of what I saw in these pages -- much as I might like to

 

[beep_repair]

Now extra-cursed!