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Nov 1, 2015 9:46 PM
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Nov 4, 2015 8:36 AM
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Well that was a very interesting read. A non-conventional yaoi where the stories were quite rough and even confronting. The main story wow, did not go how I expected it to at all lol. Although that's a good thing I suppose, I also enjoyed the character development in those chapters a lot.

Wasn't a fan of the first one shot, and while the second one shot intrigued me, one chapter definitely wasn't enough. I'm pretty conflicted about the art style, as I love it in some panels but other panels, not so much...
Nov 4, 2015 3:48 PM
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Well that was interesting. There was a few things I couldn't understand because it felt very confusing as a whole. Still liked the deep meanings and dark tone. I don't know how to classify Akio and Haru's relationship and the point of Natsuhiko in this whole story... Still kind of enjoyed it. It was different from what I'm used.
Nov 4, 2015 6:45 PM
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The first story felt pretty intense at times, Akio and Haru's relationship and Natsuhiko's part in it all. The plot was interesting, liked it better than the yaoi moments cx

The last chapter was starting to get interesting but it ended really abruptly :c

Overall, not a bad read. 6/10
Sep 13, 2021 7:59 PM
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I didn't care for the second story about the handsome guy who always got away with everything. Fortunately, that oneshot only consisted of one chapter and if it weren't for it I would've given "Sugar Dark" a 7.

The first and last oneshots, on the other hand, were well written. The portrayal of rape and toxic relationships in Yaoi and Shounen Ai works are often glamorized and falsely potrayed as loving relationships. An example of an anime that is especially guilty of it's portrayal of rape as an act of love is "Yes, No, or Maybe?". These two oneshots, however, portray the rape and abuse as exactly what they are - rape and abuse. There was no sugar coating and no misleading notions that these relationships (mainly Akio/Haru, Akio/his brother, and Ryouhei/Yui) are healthy or that they should be misconstrued as love, which I found extremely refreshing.
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May 21, 2022 10:46 PM
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I like the first story. I yearned for more but I guess it's still okay. The second story confused me a bit and I would like to know more about the last story :(



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