Rosen Garten Saga

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I'd like to present my opinion, as a relatively normal manga reader:

This manga is trash.

Note that this is marketed as a "sex comedy," meaning the majority of events are meant to either turn you on or make you laugh. Unfortunately, the majority of the manga does neither. To say that it is "kinky" is an understatement, as quite a bit of it is plain illegal. Near the beginning of the story, the MC encounters two little girls (siblings) that make out with each other. Note that this isn't some tragic backstory or plot device, this is just played straight in an attempt to make you ... laugh (because incest and pedophilia is funny apparently). At least, I'm hoping this was a bad attempt at comedy, because the alternative (little kids kissing are supposed to arouse you) is just demented. The art is actually very good, which makes this even worse, as now you're watching *well-drawn* children make out. Of course, they join the MC's party so the readers can masturbate to them having sex with each other even more.

Let me summarize the prologue and inciting incident of this manga: a random village is invaded and raped by a group of mercenaries (I guess replacing the trope of murdering villagers with raping them is meant to be comedic), and one girl (the protagonist) is able to flee into the woods. In the forest, she finds a sword inhabited by the spirit of the prince, a relentless womanizer. At this point, some mercenaries find her and attack, but she allows the prince to possess her and fight them off. When she regains consciousness, she finds out the sword actually turned the mercenaries into attractive women. She then unconsciously manifests the prince's dick on her crotch, fully erect, and rapes them.

Yeah...

If you found that interesting, don't worry, it gets worse. This manga objectifies women very brazenly. Hell, a large motivation of that prince mentioned earlier is to turn his enemies into women and rape them.

I see people saying that this manga has a fantastic plot (aside from the *plot* we get when the MC sexually assaults women). I disagree. There are tens of characters introduced in as many chapters. Each character has a unique design and personality, aside from being a huge pervert. However, the "personalities" of these characters are just one or two traits. Take Beowulf, for example: he has two traits, being super honorable *and* having a massive dick he fights with. With just that information, you understand his entire character. The same goes for everyone else. If you want a good story that isn't just sex, this is not the manga for you.

The storyline itself is pretty generic: it's another battle royale/tournament manga. The only distinguishing factor is the aforementioned sex comedy.

Overall, I believe this manga is glorified incel bait. The treatment of women and casual rape jokes (as well as the sexualization of animals and *literal children*) will be incredibly off-putting or offensive to most new readers, and the plot only serves as a way to take a break from the gratuitous sex and keep the reader's attention long enough to get to the next character to sexualize. If you value your time, your morals, or your social standing in case anyone sees you viewing this: don't read this manga.