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Oct 29, 2021
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As a fujoshi i had to write a review on Ybc seeing all the praise it is getting in reviews. I like bl, shonen ai and yaoi : I read, play, listen and watch them, hardcore and soft, everything goes. But what I hate in it is rape, when they normalize it and sex scenes everywhere. Just by definition I should hate ybc but since it seemed popular I gave it a watch and oh boy. So let me explain why I hate ybc

Story :
We have a boy that is forced to sign up in a photography club that is secretly a fuck club. Later we learn that if Mc doesn't fuck anyone he will be gangraped by the entire club. We also have a subplot about orange guy, his friend and I don't remember what happend. The story itself is just an excuse to endless sex scenes without any finesse. The thing is in 2 episodes, everything is rushed and when you go into subjects such as stalker issues, student/teachers relashionships and rape threats it feels meaningless, like it's not important, as if everything is just a joke

Art :
That's one point I don't understand people fussing about, the art looks great. The mangaka artstyle is very pronounced and pretty and the animation goes up to expectations. The chara designs are colored and very varied. The sex scenes are also very well shown. That's one of the few things I will praise the anime for

Sound :
Again not so bad. The cast for the most part does a great job. Bonus points to Yonaga-san for his acting which I liked and bonus point just because of the presence of Nakazawa-san. That being said I hated Yuri's voice. I know it's part of his character that he sounds so dumb but he was just irritating. He did get on my nerves. What's more is that his dumb voice ruined some sex scenes which were just unsetteling to watch.

Characters :
That's where I draw a line. I hated them. I kept on feeling bad about the protagonist, being thrown into so much shit. They also all felt like stereotypes. The Do-S guy and his slave, the kink one, the sex obsessed one, the violent one, the innocent one and the gentle one. They all felt 1 dimensional. Just slap a personality trait, a color and call it a day. Tamura only had character developpement, I think ? But he still has problems, like making seem like the gangrape he suffered was a good thing and improved his life. I'm not implying that having sex in highschool is bad btw, I don't care about that part. In my country having 15yo gives you full control to your body so if the law says so I'm not complaining. It's just that portraying rape as a positive thing is horrible

Enjoyement :
I was forced to watch it with friends, at least we could laugh off some things but if I had been alone this watch could have turned into torture.

Overall :
I'm not a fan of putting tons of sex scenes just because we can and because horny girls will go crazy for it. If done correctly, well written and meaningful I actually don't mind them. Even if the plot would resolve around such acts I wouldn't mind but here there are just too much (around 2 per episode) and they serve no purpose. Plus it's really horrible how everything is taken lightly. Students fucking with their teachers is not okay and shouldn't be sexualized. Threatning to rape someone if they doesn't meet their standards is not funny.
Reviewer’s Rating: 2
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