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WARNING: This manga is for the mature audience only!
Hello, everyone, I will be evaluating this manga as a series thus the spoiler warning,
I surprisingly liked this manga despite its disturbing qualities, I had only opted to read it after an older relative who's very fond of manga suggested I read it if I'm looking for something thoughtprovoking for a sliceoflife.
Intrigued by this proposal, I hastily decided to check it out, And I was quite surprised with it, Oh, sure, I had to endure the first few chapters of the main character's fantasies, But I endured, having remembered my relative's words and it got better as the story progressed, Kurosawa's love story was probably one of the most heartbreaking ones I've read in this genre, I mean, just when he finally found salvation from his meaningless and dirty life, it slipped away from his fingers, And he can only stand there and watch, His way of atoning himself was really heartbreaking too, He knew telling the truth about his, . . condition and his attack on some of the girls for the bullied girl's sake, But he told the truth anyway, He realized his mistake and did his best to fix things even if he'll have to face an onslaught of persecution,
And frankly I loved him for it,
Thank you for this manga, I had truly enjoyed reading it, I will also not be so mean to guys who cannot help themselves, But that doesn't mean I still won't feel a sliver of disgust though, Onani Master Kurosawa, a manga that seems ridiculous at first but it is more than meets the eye, It is a reading experience that showed me that a rotten person to the core can change and redeem himself,
When youve read the synopsis of the manga, its so easy to misunderstand its nature at first, The premise is perverted, making it look like a comedic ecchi story, and the narrative is parodyinfused, You would have the impression that the main protagonist Kurosawa is inspired by the character of Light from Death Note, The way the manga tries to characterize him is done in such manner and style that there is seemingly no hope for the story to become serious and go allout with its parody aspect.
Each chapter could have been just Kurosawa preying on a new target for his “meals” and repeat the cycle, The manga could have even just gone allout in shamelessly abusing the premise for the sake of comedy, However, I was wrong.
As the story progresses, it starts to depart from its parody nature and direct itself towards a more serious route, It does involve issues such as romance, bullying, and friendship, We get to know more other characters such as the timid yet resentful Kitahara, the bitch bully Sugawa, the happygolucky otaku Nagaoka, the approachable and friendly Takigawa, and the list goes on.
They are key characters involved in the progression of the story and Kurosawas transformation, They are also characterized wellenough that they dont feel insignificant to the story while not trying to compensate their personalities, With this change of pace and nature, the readers can be divided into two groups: those who liked the nonserious style more and those who embraced the change and actually think its a great thing.
I belong to the latter, Unexpected rollercoaster of feelings arise while unfolding the conflict and resolution of Kurosawas tale, In a way, its a coming of age story about how a person tries to deal with his comfort zone symbolized by the cramped stall that he regularly goes into where he can be truly himself.
Onto the theme of the manga which is redemption, it succeeds in its attempt to transform a character beyond hope and forgiveness into a changed person that have properly reflected on his deeds.
While it has developed Kurosawas character well, I was hoping that Kitahara got the same treatment too, Little was known about her character background despite being a very significant character in Kurosawa's tale, Not that we are not shown much about her actions and thought process, but its lacking in a way that we don't know much why she acts that way aside from being a victim of bullying.
As much as she tries to deny it, she is the same as Kurosawa, When she discovered the existence of Kurosawas comfort zone, she tries to use it to her advantage in order for her to let out the inner demons she is struggling with.
Im not going to dive deeper into the issue as its already borderline spoiler territory, but I wished she had more spotlight as a character suffering the same predicament as Kurosawa and not merely a victim on the verge of breaking apart.
Part of the charm of the manga is that the reader will always find something relatable in it, Weve all experienced the social experience called “school” at a time of our life, Whether you were studying hard to achieve optimum results, goofing around with your friends, excelling in sports or extracurricular activities, being the victim or the loser in class, experiencing the bliss known as love, or being the allaround aloof guy who doesnt care about his surroundings, the setting of the manga perfectly encapsulates that atmosphere.
While its filled with conventional tropes and stereotypes, it cannot be denied that they have a degree of truth and realism in it,
Overall, if you desire an eccentric yet insightful comingofage story then this manga is for you, It tackles on several issues well enough that it might catch you offguard with its initial parody type of a perverted story, Its consistent despite the changes of the tone of the story midway and it offers you so much more than just your average weird comedic story, If after you read the summary and I tell you this is a moving story of redemption and growing up, I understood why you wouldn't believe me.
It begins silly and dark and progresses through real pathos and, um, teenage hormones, This is a review of the first few chapters,
For a protagonist we have a malicious introvert whose main hobbies are reading and sneaking into a mostly deserted girls bathroom to masturbate while imagining that his female classmates, or any female that catches his eye, submits to him.
His nihilistic disdain for society reminds me of Hachiman Hikigaya from OreGairu before he was tamed by the surrounding females, and his pervertedness is similar to that of Tatsuhiro Satou from the fantastic Welcome to the NHK without Satou's selfdisdain.
A fellow introvert, a disheveled girl with something of an anxiety disorder she reminds me of Tomoko Kuroki from WataMote, without Tomoko's autistic brilliance almost catches the protagonist pleasuring himself in the girls bathroom, and after that he notices a few instances of how a bunch of bitches torment that introverted girl.
They make fun of her looks, ruin her food, etc, When the bullies steal clothes belonging to the local fat kid and not only force the introverted girl to say she did it, but also to pretend she loves the kid, nobody in class wants to get involved, fearing that they will become unpopular.
The protagonist snaps. He avenges that introverted girl in the only way he knows how: he steals some clothes that belong to the group of bitches and coats them with his cum.
When the dust settles, the introverted girl interrupts our protagonist during one of his sessions in the girls bathroom and admits that she knew of his hobbies, and that he was responsible for what happened to that group of bitches.
If he wants her to stay quiet, he'll attack on her behalf as many targets as she deems necessary, It's Columbine with semen instead of bullets,
Engaging writing. Unfortunately, the drawings aren't up to par, They transmit the necessary emotions and characters reactions, but the quality is closer to a doujinshi than a professionally published work, Still, I recommend it so far for introverts who are more than a little sick of the world, This is the probably the best way I could've ended myin reading, Beautiful series and one of my all time favourites in manga, Such a shame that most people won't even bother to read this or look down on it because it's a "silly Japanese comic" when they don't realize that manga can be deep and thought provoking and bittersweet such as this one was.
The perfect blend of absurdity and humor and yet it's a ruse used to lure the reader into the true tale which is a coming of age story of changing oneself for the better and healthier or succumbing to ones inner demons.
Whether you like manga or not, this is definitely worth reading and something I would easily recommend to anyone because I really do believe it will leave a lasting impression and bring forth a sense of relate ability within others as it did for me.
Just beautiful. whole series wild ride, extremely wild ride, one of the more mature, fascinating reads of the medium, it seems that its got quite a following, and they say it better than I ever could, but i found this very enjoyable, clever, and touching, A story that could only be told in manga form, Haha! This is the very first time I've ever read a story that turns masturbation into a method for vigilante vengeance, It's both disturbing and hilarious at the same time,
I have no idea how this story will progress, which is why I have to keep reading, I keep hearing people say "it's not at all what it seems! It's one of the best mangas I've ever read!"
So obviously, I'm curious,
Also, I had no idea that the word for masturbation in japanese is the same as in swedish, That's so weird! Well, as for me "Kurosawa" has quite a similar plot to "Aku no hana", where the boy, having read too much Baudelaire, went and stole all his classmates' underwear.
I despised "Aku no hana", I dropped it violently in the middle and I still use it as an example of terror and insanity in manga, But to this I gave four, though Am I getting old
Probably no, It's just that "Kurosawa", drawn in shaky pencil, wins you immediately with its sincerity and touching nature, Children here don't bother reading Baudelaire they are more keen on loveydovey stories or simplistic scifi, Manga keeps this light approach up to speak about irremediable things: school bullying, sexual objectification, harassment, isolation and so on, It goes without saying, that the protagonist is very lucky with his classmates, These adamant good samaritans somehow manage to save rotten onanist nihilist Kurosawa from himself, It is plausible, of course, but only when planets line up in particular way, or when Altair and Vega meet on the same bank of the Star River.
I am always surprised by the portrayal of highschoolers in manga, They are so mature, independent and prudent, In "Kurosawa" they even discuss the line they had to draw between their new life and their childhood years in middle school, Metamorphosis is usually spectacular. This manga contains some quality drama unfortunately, the conclusions don't live up to its level, "Open the door to people" and "In any case pick tsundere" are awesome, The world would be so perfect, if actions, based on such fallacies, haven't resulted in even bigger tragedies, On tone alone, it's incredibly difficult describing this piece,
On the surface, Onani Master is the vignette of a teenage schoolboy with a serious masturbation problem who eventually grows up, In actuality, OMK is a surprisingly heartwarming comingofage story about young teenagers figuring out who they really are amidst the halls of a chaotic adolescence and learning to open up to the world outside of their own comfort zones.
Yes, there's no way around its troubling establishing themes: Onani Master Kurosawa is a young man with what many would interpret as disturbing fetishes, But he's quiet and therefore normal amongst his peers so no one pays him any mind, Eventually he befriends a fellow antisocialite and bullying victim who eventually leverages Kurosawa's secret for her
own malevolent revenge plots,
Drama ensues. People get caught. The guy gets outed. And suddenly, the plot turns from a narrative about perversion into a heartwarming story about forgiveness, selflove, and strategies for coping with alienation,
I wouldn't blame any reader who finds themselves uncomfortable reading a story like this, The plot is at times sexually disturbing and cryptic in its treatment of bullying and world logic there are some jailworthy crimes for which Kurosawa never really gets punished.
However, where the plot sometimes falters, the plot mold quickly into a deeply empathetic story, The pervert develops compassion. The bullies grow up. The nice people actually stay nice, Author Isesan weaves into each character an intelligence and compassion that very much resonated with me and my own experiences with high school,
He doesn't linger on any single character weakness but instead explores each character's insecurities and joys wonderfully, These are both very honest and sincere young people navigating their own stupidity and fears, Somehow, he jugglesdifferent complete character arcs while talking about masturbation,
Even I don't get the story at times, but I still really enjoyed it,
It's a weird story but a heartwarming one, Seriously, if you can look past the EXTREMELY awkward setup of Act, you'll enjoy the less awkward story of young men and women stumbling through adolescence and becoming better people on the other end.
Spoiler alert: there is a good ending, seriously, The story is not all about fapping, .
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