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If you're in the mood to read a disturbing, psychological manga that contains violence, rape, and incest; Tetsu x Riku is a perfect choice. All that aside, its actually quite a gripping story that you can't help but keep reading even if you find the content disturbing.
Its classified as a yaoi, but the main character doesn't seem to really care about the gender of his "victim" (he even has sex with a female at one point but he is mostly surrounded by men since he's in a boy's school). Its also never clearly states if Tetsu prefers men but since its a yaoi I suppose ... its assumed that he does.

Story (8): Tetsu x Riku is the prequel to Shiiku Gakari Rika and is about a boy, Tetsu, who along with his littler brother (Hiro) witnessed the rape and suicide of their mother. On this day, Tetsu realizes his strange desire to replicate his mother's rape every time he has sex. He calls his victims "mama" and asks them to say "save me" as he has sex with him. Knowing his disposition, he chooses a high school that's infamous for having a group of students known as the Salon who have sex with each other in a sort of hierarchy (the ones that are basically "whored out" are known as "breeders"). Tetsu meets another boy, Rika, who seems to have the same kind of habit and starts a relationship with him. Rika also joins the Salon. All the while, Tetsu's love for his brother, Hiro, soon turns sexual.

Art (9): I like Motoni Modoru's art and I think her style is very fitting for the psychological genre. Characters a very distinguishable and not hard to tell apart from each other.

Character (9): The personalities of the characters are very well done. Tetsu's way of thinking is pretty disturbing and its made very clear his personality is abnormal and the thoughts that go through his mind are well presented to the reader. Personalities of the other boys of the Salon and the emotional damage Hiro goes through are also well presented.

Enjoyment (8): Although its disturbing and contains many taboo subjects, its a well written story that will most likely make you feel some type of emotion. I personally enjoyed it for the quality of the story, its quite a psychological trip into the disturbing mind of a human being like Tetsu. If you're hoping for a yaoi with a lovey dovey ending its your best bet to look elsewhere. Although there are many rape/sex scenes, the fact that all (except one) are homosexual doesn't seem to be a huge factor. But maybe it is? Its up to you to decide that.

Overall (8): As I said I enjoyed it and I believe its a story that leaves a huge impact.

I really wanted to write a review for this manhwa because I enjoyed it a lot. It kind of breaks the mold of a yaoi, tying in an engaging story along with romance, and it doesn't depend heavily on the aspect of sex. Although there are sex scenes, not much is shown, its more "suggested", but you still get to see some skin. But I liked the fact that its a lot more notable for being a good story instead of being a yaoi. I gave it straight 10's that's how much I enjoyed it...

Story - Very addicting, I found myself spending a good few ... hours at a time reading it so I got done with it fairly quickly. It isn't a typical story and its very creative and not everything was predictable, there are some points in the story that had you wanting to continue to read more.
To sum up the beginning of the story: The main protagonist, Ewon, has cheated on his ex, Jiho, and in turn break up. Ewon then tries to apologize and follows him about everywhere but Jiho is not interested in an apology. To get back at him for breaking his heart and basically being a "stalker", Jiho tells his current lover and mafia member, Mookyul, about Ewon. As punishment, Ewon ends up being forced to work for the loan shark. And of course things unravel from there

Art - Very well done, sometimes in mangas (although this is a manwha and admittedly the first one I've read) there's sometimes not much character difference when it comes to design. But in this, every character is very well drawn and unique looking, you don't keep mixing up who is who because one looks similar to the other. And of course they made the main characters very attractive; Mookyul is seen as somewhat of a heart-throb everywhere he goes. Backgrounds and other things are also very well done, its a visually appealing manga.

Character - Really loved how characters had their own unique personalities, you'll find yourself really loving or loathing certain characters. Ewon's character is very likable. Mookyul is extremely stubborn, short tempered, and violent but you really can't help but fall for his character. ( Maybe because he's such a stud!? Haha. ) And the other mafia members play a big role in the story as well and you get to learn each of their personalities.

Enjoyment - If it wasn't obvious, I thoroughly enjoyed this manwha. Almost so much that I really would want it made into an animated series! ( :p ) If you're like me, you'll find yourself not wanting to stop reading it because every chapter leaves off with you wanting to see more. It was almost sad to stop reading it because I liked it so much. I'd say it has a high re-read value, at least for me.

I think if you're a big fan of Kuroshitsuji you'll be pleased with these specials. They're done very well and I believe they have a high replay value especially if you like the more comical side of this series.

Ciel in Wonderland (Pt. 1 & 2) - As you may have guessed, this is the Alice in Wonderland story with a Kuroshitsuji twist. Ciel is Alice, Sebastian is the rabbit and... well all of the other Kuroshitsuji characters are included as well. Its good for some laughs and they're definitely not like any normal episodes.

Welcome to the Phantomhives - I didn't really expect much out of ... this episode but it was surprisingly like a typical Kuroshitsuji episode except from a first-person point-of-view. Elizabeth is invited to a ball at Ciel's mansion and invites her friend (presumably, you) along with her. A plot unfolds and without giving anything away, its a pretty satisfying episode.

The Making of Kuroshitsuji II - Like Ciel in Wonderland, this one is good for laughs. This takes you behind the scenes of the show, and presents the whole crew as actors instead of their roles in the show. It seemed a little odd at first but then it got pretty funny and charming.

The Tale of William the Shinigami - In case you wondered about Grell and William's history here is the episode that explains just that. Its a story about Grell and William's first mission as shinigami, as well as introduces you to what goes on behind the scenes of becoming a shinigami. I enjoyed this episode because of how it developed these characters further and expanded on your knowledge of the shinigami world.

The Spider's Intention - Basically an episode introducing the Trancy butlers in more details. This episode was pretty cool since it told a little more about the triplets than what the series showed.

I've heard really positive things about FLCL and after a few years I finally decided to watch it. The art, style and music are all really great, but the story itself kind of bored me. Its not that I didn't get it, I did, it just wasn't very engaging or interesting to me. It was fast-paced but among all the chaos it didn't really develop much, just a bunch of random things thrown out. The ending was pretty good and it did somewhat tie everything up in the last episode but I still didn't really find it as good as I heard everyone else say ... it was.

But I can see why people do like it, like I said the art and music are really nice and I guess if you like these kind of bizarre, hectic story-lines you could enjoy this.