Isaku: Respect

First I should say this is obviously not for everyone but if you managed to find this and it isn't your cup of tea.. dang.

Story has seriously been done MANY times yet it felt fresh for me.. it feels like its dark yet almost holding back in some areas. The interaction between the two "main" girls felt different from the completely alone in despair themes I'm so used to. Although the ntr isnt nearly as big i feel as some other series it was still satisfying seeing him hopeless. It's one of those ones that jumps to future events then back again so thats ... not exactly my favourite but keeps you interested.

All in all it's just another forced blackmail hentai with the typical ugly villain (reminds me of thehunchback from Kowaku no toki) but felt nice after all the newer stuff of this similar genre. Definately not for everyone but those who like these sorts shouldn't pass this up.

And for the next entry in the -saku series... Isaku: Respect! This is by far my least favourite in the franchise, let me get into why..

The story:
Isaku: Respect is essentially an alternative retelling of the original -saku series, but instead of being from Kenta's POV it's from Kotomi's. The story starts with her receiving a note, and going to the old, abandoned school building (like the original) and then Isaku locks them and starts picking them off one by one.

Now instead of going the route of the original and having a who done it impostor type of deal with who's working with Isaku we instead ... are gifted with a meathead Isaku who can't speak and just rapes people, he doesn't have helpers he's just a walking rape zombie.

After Isaku makes a few girls his sex slaves our original MC, Kenta, is tasked with saving them. Except it isn't really interesting and ends with him being held captive and getting his dick sucked.

It ends with Isaku having so much sex he falls asleep and doesn't wake up ever again, thus leaving the girls with trauma... and that's it, that's the entire show.

The art/animation:
Isaku: Respect was animated by the people who did the original Shusaku, Production D.M.H. Unlike the original Shusaku though, Isaku: Respect does not have glowing yellow dicks. The art in this entry is by far the worst in the entire franchise, and the animation is also not too great, it's just really mediocre man.

Sound:
The music was there I guess, but what really pissed me off is how Tsuji Shinpachi doesn't speak AT ALL for the entirety of this entry. What makes the -saku series so fun is hearing the Itou brother's voices as they torment, but in this one Isaku is a bumbling zombie and it really just isn't fun.

Overall:
Pink Pineapple struck gold with some of these -saku series entries, but this was not one of them. Isaku: Respect illustrates pretty much everything that's wrong with the series in one entry, but despite all of that I don't actually hate it. The pacing isn't awful, and it tries SOME stuff, I have to give it credit for that. Is there any reason to watch this? No, not really, it's a stain on the franchise. I'm reluctantly giving this one a 5/10.