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This has been a fantastic series in many ways, one of the few that truly deserves full ratings. Realistic character development, ecchi stuff with a delve into the parts of bondage that actually matter - the emotions, thoughts, motivations, and relationships involved in it - it's absolutely one of the best. The fanservice is great (it should be, since the plot revolves around a couple of teens exploring their eroticism and bdsm), but what really cinches this is the portrayal of bdsm in a "pure" state. Not once do they have sex in this series, though it comes damn near close to it sometimes. The level of importance stressed on safety practices, too, is a huge plus (it isn't safe to string someone up in ropes if you don't understand how to spread the weight and a host of other things).
@jameaney don't bash the guy for trying to spread awareness - any good series needs people to spread the word, and this series has slipped under the radar for most people, at least in the US. As for the timeskip, well, I'm not going to complain about having the middle period fleshed out; as much as I want a sequel to black label, that would inevitably be a wholly different story - and one that would turn this from an ecchi manga into a hentai one, which raises other concerns as far as marketing and publishing this goes.
@jameaney don't bash the guy for trying to spread awareness - any good series needs people to spread the word, and this series has slipped under the radar for most people, at least in the US. As for the timeskip, well, I'm not going to complain about having the middle period fleshed out; as much as I want a sequel to black label, that would inevitably be a wholly different story - and one that would turn this from an ecchi manga into a hentai one, which raises other concerns as far as marketing and publishing this goes.