Raden no Roukaku
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it's peak. the art is soo gorgeous with its delicate linework... and hanako's flowing curls are so lifelike I can almost feel the breeze dance through my own. a few panels stood out to me, but I think the zoomed in octopus is the most impactful, having the beautiful introjected image paired with the context of a predator's tentacles closing in is haunting.
its sad that other comments can't read past the (fairly justified) shock of a very straightfoward groomer, because this work does really well in portraying it: a kind of madness with terrifying destructive power, a temptation, a sin, a crime yet to be committed. the set up can only lead to despair, and you feel it sinking in with every scene, especially since the boy is so innocent and sympathetic. this is also something really interesting, the approach of two different "secrets", one so simple it makes you teary-eyed and the other, beastly.
some might think the author "romanticizes" this kind of relationship because the work doesn't punish the perp or outright state: "hey! adults loving kids is bad!" at any point, but the presentation of this work says more than enough. it ends too soon for it to go to shit, but the reader is expected to already understand that there's no happy endings in this, and I think many will fail to realize this before they accuse the writer of a number of crimes
overall a worthwhile reading of a taboo topic (especially with how short and compact it is) and gorgeous artwork, it's peak
its sad that other comments can't read past the (fairly justified) shock of a very straightfoward groomer, because this work does really well in portraying it: a kind of madness with terrifying destructive power, a temptation, a sin, a crime yet to be committed. the set up can only lead to despair, and you feel it sinking in with every scene, especially since the boy is so innocent and sympathetic. this is also something really interesting, the approach of two different "secrets", one so simple it makes you teary-eyed and the other, beastly.
some might think the author "romanticizes" this kind of relationship because the work doesn't punish the perp or outright state: "hey! adults loving kids is bad!" at any point, but the presentation of this work says more than enough. it ends too soon for it to go to shit, but the reader is expected to already understand that there's no happy endings in this, and I think many will fail to realize this before they accuse the writer of a number of crimes
overall a worthwhile reading of a taboo topic (especially with how short and compact it is) and gorgeous artwork, it's peak
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