Pick Up In These Words, Volume 1 Scripted By Kichiku Neko Available In Paperbound

manga borrowed from Kati :!

Asano Katsuya is a highly trained psychiatrist who plays a crucial part in the capture a serial killer, Shinohara Keiji, who likes to torture his victims for weeks before finally killing them.


The case doesn't end there, however, as Shinohara will only give his confession to Asano, At the same time Asano starts to have nightmares about being captured and sexually tortured by Shinohara,

Warning! This is a very dark tale with graphic depictions of sexual violence and male rape, but I liked it,

I liked Shinohara's obsession with Asano, and how profiling Shinohara meant that the man was already under Asano's skin before they even started their sessions, I would have liked to see how things would have progressed after Shinohara got his hands on Asano for real, but Kati says there's no sign of a second volume.


Kati also says it reminds her of the TV show Hannibal and the little I've seen of the show so far, I would agree! Ok so if you are looking at this and thinking about reading it I just need to try to make you understand: this is an EXTREMELY explicit M/M manga with rape / noncon / gore / murder / mutilation / probably every other fucked up thing you can think of in it so if you don't like that or don't want to read things like that then you should definitely skip this one.
I would recommend it to fans of Killing Stalking although this is in my opinion much more explicit and definitely gets to that point a LOT faster,

I am a bit disappointed with the actual plot at this point because I feel like it lacks a certain subtlety that other things like Killing Stalking have or Hannibal or Killing Eve, but those are legit TV shows and not just glorified porn, but the art is absolutely GORGEOUS and there's sex in every chapter so I'm definitely enjoying it.
Also I was kind of confused about what was going at first but eventually figured out that the policetherapist guy is just having dreams about the murderer and that they hadn't actually met before or at least I THINK that's what's happening, guess I'll have to read the next volume lol Delightfully creepy.
Nothing halfassed about this. No "he might still be a good guy" or anything, And what a cliffhanger! Katsuya Asano is a psychologist who is called in by the police to interview a serial killer they've captured, During this process he begins having nightmares and flashbacks about his own possible abduction, While he tries to deal with the images invading his mind, he also has to deal with the serial killer who starts to take a particular interest in him,

Asano presents himself as a silent, strong character who deals with some of the darkest minds and personalities along with some of the most stubborn and macho policemen and detectives.
You really start to see his strength and weakness come through in the flashes of his possible abduction and in dealing with the serial killer, There's two mysteries in this story so far, one being about the serial killer's victims and the other about Asano himself, Are the flashes he's getting of himself being abducted real or is it some type of psychological sympathy with the victims

The story is interesting, the mystery pulls you in, and the artwork is gorgeous.


ITW is intense and covers the topics of murder and rape in graphic detail so, if you don't have a taste for these subjects or are sensitive to these themes, you might want to pass on reading this or read keeping the warning in mind.

MIND BLOWN.
HEART ATTACK.

HUM rape , violence , murder, KNIVES STABBY STABBY HEHE, shutter island kind of plot, . . FUCK IT IM IN LOVE I AM ASTOUNDED OMFG DUEWBDICEOWBCEW LEMME SCREAM,.Asano Katsuya is a US trained psychiatrist who has been recruited by the Tokyo Police Department to provide a profile through the victims' data, Based on Asano's profile and recommendation, an elaborate plan is put into place to lure the serial killer out a plan that bore successful results Now, after three years and twelve victims, Shinohara Keiji is finally in police custody.
Shinohara has promised a thorough confession, however, on the absolute terms that Asano has to be the one to receive it, Besides the curious request by the killer whom Asano was only familiar with on paper, disturbing nightmares begin to plague him as soon as he's given the case, . . I bought the doujinshi one episodeat a time and I think if you can grab them, you should, The qualty of the printing and the cover textures are sinfully amazing, Now as for the storyline, holy crappola! I like dark and tangy, with a dash of Frank's red hot sauce but this has all the fixings that a dark minded gal like me loves.


You have an beautiful intellectual uke, Katsuya Asano who is brought into the picture by the police to get a suspected serial killer to confess, The killer, charismatic and deadly, Shinohara has requested the physcologist by name and will only cooperate with him, Once there, Asano begins to have horrific night terrors of rape and mutilation at the hands of an unseen assailant each night, During the day he spars with Shinohara while drawing out the chilling details of how the killer stalked his chosen prey,

At one point in a session Asano gets lost in a recollection, I'd call it post traumatic stress disorder PTSPand Shinohara strikes out like cobra, so quick and purposeful leaving Asano to be rescued by the cop watchdog.
Shinohara gloats and informs Asano that he had the most satisfying orgasm when he returned to his room after that incident, Asano has pulled his professional facade back into place but Shinohara has seen the chink in the armor and has no qualms about exploiting it,

The graphics are just that, . . graphic. If darkness is not your cuppa, avoid this with all costs, However, I like this. I love this. I love the fact that there is more going on that simple dominance and brute strength, There are pages of text at the beginning of some chapters and they lay out the tone and scope of the upcoming scene,

PS:
Asano also appears in prequels: Father Figure another dark distrubing piece and New York Minute showing the beginning of his career in the States with a cop lover.


I got down on my knees before the GuiltPleasure table at Yaoicon and asked about these books and these prequels take place about six years before ITW Meet my latest obsession.
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A few years ago Nikyta introduced me to yaoi, and since then I've read a few here and there, along with some other styles of graphic art stories.
. . especially the webcomic Teahouse now that's another obsession of a different color, Then one day I was scrolling through all of the amazing photography "art" on Tumblr cough, and came across the cover art for In These Words and thought to myself, “Hmm, this is pretty!” And next thing I knew, I had read Chaptertwice on Kobo and ordered the paper version Volumefrom Amazon Prime.
So here I was, anxiously checking my doorstep for three days and the book NEVER arrives, NEVER!! All I can think about is one of my neighbors has received my package and is either closetly reading my smut, or burning it in their fireplace while they pray over the Bible.
So I immediately contacted Amazon, and two days later I had the book in my hands! Of course I started with Chagain, then got halfway through Ch,and put it down. Why Because I knew right then that I didnt want to continue reading until I had allchapters that are currently released in my possession! Obsessed much Soooo, I have since read Chwhich are included in Vol.
I'm stopping before I move on to Chto write an unswayed review covering only Vol,. You should feel special because all I really want to do is say fuck this review and get me some more Katsuya and Shinohara,

So why am I a bit obsessed with ITW Well, umm, it touches all those dark, dirty kinks than even I dont want to admit I find erotic in the light of day.
Yes, there is noncon. Yes there is sadism. Yes, there is knife play, Yes, there are improbable declarations of love, But when Shinohara is fucking Katsuya and licking his blood and telling him that he loves him Fuck it, I admit Im disturbed! Theres just something about these twoand I NEED to know more.


So what is this story really about Well, first there is Katsuya, a psychiatrist that has played the key role in profiling and capturing a serial killerShinohara.
As Katsuya is about to be sequestered until he can extract a confession from Shinohara, he starts having sadosexual dreams/nightmares of Shinohara holding him captive and raping himyet, he has never met Shinohara.
I really dont want to give away anymore details of the plot, but Chends with a huge cliffhanger, I mean HUGE that will obviously change the direction this story is headed, I have no clue where THAT is because I still havent gotten a grasp on what is really going on!!! And instead of finding out, Im sitting here writing this stinking review!

Focus Heather So Im supposed to be giving my opinion on Vol. but I feel it is necessary that I bring the individual printed chapters into the discussionthe two just dont compare! While Vol,is compact and affordable, the individual chapters are GORGEOUS!! Larger and the covers are texture and beautiful! Quite pricey but totally worth it when you have an obsession like mine.
Denial at this point would be a joke, Some chapters are available in eBook at Kobomy obsession has yet to bring me that far,

The story is gripping,
The art is amazing,

What the fuck is going on!!!

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Thats me and Katsuya by the way, soon he will break out to be with meee!

The story in the first five chapters is chilling, brutal, awesome and addictive A massmurderer demanding to speak to one person only, the Psychiatrist and profiler that helped capture him.
Now doesnt that sound like a juicy premise! It is like watching an especially deviant psychological thriller with a lot of noncon thrown in,
The pictures are very graphic, but ohsobeautiful in their savagery, As many reviews have pointed out, this story is not for the sensitive,
The rape scenes in Katsuyas dreams are very detailed, and there is no romance whatsoever, In situations like this, as a reader, I usually hope for the victim to secretly enjoy it, but thats not really happening here,
These are two of the less violent illustrations:





Otherwise, The only but“ I can add is that it would have been even better in coloror maybe not, the only black and white pictures do capture a certain mood, which is reflected also in the story.



I find myself already fangirling over the characters and everything related, and it only just started:, Since all these stores end with QUITE some cliffhangers, I am also happy that I entered into this universe relatively late, since all I have to do is keep reading.
And thank you loederkoningin for having that hot picture on your profile, since I would never have found this series without it:

Now on to chapter,

Somehow, I must be very dumb or living in a cave because I didn't know this was yaoi, I'd heard about it as a very good and dark crime/thriller manga, and it is, So, not only is it yaoi, but it is a very dark thrillerycrimey one, There's a lot of triggers in here : rape, torture, mental manipulation, violence and so on, Aaand quite a few graphic sex scenes, Do NOT give this to your little brother, sister or your bigoted grandma,

This first book was very good characterisation is developed and nuanced, the art is beautiful, the plot very engaging, However, it's still "just" good crime and mystery with pretty much what is the most disturbing "couple" ever,

One thing I can tell us that volumeis far, far better and puts everything that annoyed me in book one upside down, PLEASE don't stop at book one, This manga totally changed my mind, I loved this way more than the other ones I have read, I almost gave up on mangas until I stumbled upon this one, Its a crime/thriller manga and totally nuts,
TW: rape, death, kidnapping, murder Dark, gritty, mind twisting, Physiological thriller volumeof a sexually violent serial killer and a physchiatrist who had profiled his capture, I'm a big fan of Jo Chen's TogaQ artwork and Neko knows how to write crime/police drama, These two make an excellent team!! Beautiful artwork and an intriguing story, but now I'm just annoyed because there's a cliffhanger ending and apparently there's no way for me to continue reading.
Volumedoesn't appear to be available anywhere, Such a bummer.reread: I finally have all three volumes in German and it's a great psychological thriller, The art is really stunning too,

Initial review

First of all, let me gloat about the edition that I'm holding in my hands right now:



A few years ago, the German publishing house of Tokyopop had the genius idea of publishing certain works as "Perfect Editions", which are hard cover editions of the works with a bigger format and color pages inside.

Now, to why I am so happy I just spenton a twohundred page manga:
In These Words is awesome!
Sure, this is just the first volume and it's pretty hazy in what's to come and even what happened!, but the authors are doing their very best to create a perfect work of art inspite of Tokyopop's relentless efforts to ruin everything with their terrible translation.

And yes, the translation is quite awful, It's so awful I actually contemplated getting a kobo and spend dozens of euros just to read the original,
Tokyopop tried really hard to transform this manga into some normal yaoi, which was much more disturbing than the actual rape fantasy content of In These Words,

I won't say anything about the story because there isn't really much to say without spoiling everything, . .
but lest it to say that I can't wait for volume! I hope it comes out soon so I can get myself another hopelessly overpriced and mistranslated hard cover edition of it :.