Snag Your Copy A Strange And Mystifying Story, Vol. 1 Produced By Tsuta Suzuki Supplied As Audio Book

love this manga

This was so sweet, I thought Akio was really mean at first but the transition to feelings was kind of abrupt, I liked Setsu from the beginning, Hard on the outside and squishy on the inside, Not very explicit but very cute, I think I

will read volume, There was some extra in the end, I liked that a lot too, This really is strange and mystifying, I don't actually get the story at all, I own volumes, so I'll read the next one before deciding what to do, but I have the feeling this will be a DNF series, for me.


The art is okay, but very angular and sometimes messy, The story is basic but not well paced or explored, There's definitely noncon, which is disappointing, It's mostly sex and illogical transitions, There's no exploring the world created here, or any decent exploration of character development or worldbuilding,

Overall, I wanted more depth,

I also wasn't a fan of the extra bonus stories, None were connected to the main story, until the final short, I skimmed through the unrelated ones, but none of them had any bearing on the main story, They were a waste of pages that could have been put to better use by expanding the main story,.!

damn, the director is quite shameless lol,
i really like the charac designs, esp for the MC! the art style is pretty nice tho honestly, i couldnt tell what was happening sometimes hajaksjs.
the story itself was kinda confusing as well, i dont care much for it or the characs, i also didnt like the short stories at all so theres that,
Akio Yamane's ancestors have died young for generations, and he despises the cursed lineage his family has given him, Then one day, Akio falls ill! But when he unknowingly summons a protector god, a man with long ears and a tail appears before him, completely naked! Its a good start.
Looks like there areseperate story arcs, Should be interesting to see where it goes, There was nothing strange or mystifying about this story, it was completely lacking in pretty much everything, Sadly I'm one of those people that wants to continue what I start so I probably will read the other volumes but I will not be rushing out to buy them by any means.
The first bonus chapter, was so drawn out and boring as well, The second bonus chapter, is just kind of awkward and creepy, Art was good but its noncon so automatic one star, Also there were these two random short stories at the end and both included underage relationships disgusting, The first one was even about a teacher/high school student relationship which is another automatic one star for me,.Story wasn't really my cup of tea but a decent enough read, Story wise it was just okay, kinda hard to follow/read at times, This first volume kinda ends the main story abruptly and has two extra short stories which are cute but also just "okay'', Will keep this volume for my collection but probably won't actively hunt down the other volumes, Zero interest in continuing reading this series, I might anyway because it's one of the few series I can purchase from comixology, I wish more of the popular series would make their way over there,

A pretty forgettable read, in all honesty, Does the rest get better The pacing isn't very good, Sometimes i didnt like it, It was interesting but I got a little confused with the various stories, Maybe because I took a break in reading It did make me say," Aww" a few times, The older man had a ton of personality, I wasn't wowed but an interesting story, As a fan of any dubcon/CNC/noncon, m/m, and shifter, I was into this, I wish it was a little more ahem graphic, I did NOT appreciate the short story at the end with a teacher/minor student relationship, Yuck. I have fallen into the BL smut journey again gtalt One of my favorite stories from Tsuta Suzuki, Gorgeous art, with a wolf dog guardian Setsu and the sole surviving member of the Yamane clan, Akio in the title story, The yamane family is cursed, and Setsu protects the family, "just wasting some time, " Setsu smells so good, and Akio doesn't understand why he reacts to it the way he does, Yes, he is a very cute tsundere character, Extra stories: Nylon Vinyl, and The Gods Don't Exist, are also in this volume, Nylon Vinyl is a student/teacher romance that is rather sweet, and a bit humorous, The Gods Don't Exist, is a historical drama of an escaped indentured servant, and the engraver he forces to take him in, Both are quite sexy without being "lewd, " Love these stories and am very happy to finally own them, I always get happy and excited to actually see yaoi in bookstores, so even though I'm not a fan of anthros and the cover art made me think this would be a comedy, I bought it.
And I'm so glad I did! It was a lot more serious than I thought it would be, It was right up my alley sexy, dramatic, and unpredictable, with just the right amount of humor to break up the tension but not kill the mood.


The main story has a darker theme than I expected, The main character comes from a cursed family line, Everyone dies mysteriously. He's a realistic, believable, and sympathetic character who feels the curse is just a superstitious belief and who resents his extended family for perpetuating the rumors.
Even as he falls ill due to its effects, he defies the family legacy and tries to live a normal life, But he soon grows too ill to continue, and in an act of desperation he summons a demon and asks for his help to get rid of the curse.
The demon is actually very handsome, charming, and kind, but as he consumes the man's curse to rid him of it, he knows it is a painful process so he makes love to him to distract him from the pain.
So the man resents him for using his body, not realizing the demon is trying to do him a favor, As his friends and coworkers become enamored with and accept the demon, he slowly begins to realize he's not such a bad guy,

There are two short stories after the main one, The first is one of my favorite tropes, a student/teacher relationship, in which the teacher comes to care for the shyest boy in class.
The second is a story set in feudal Japan, in which a carver helps a sex slave escape his master, This one feels really rushed but I still enjoyed it a lot,

The stories in this book are pretty unique and have a lot of variety, I was very pleasantly surprised and have already preordered the second volume, I can't wait for more! I got the book because I liked the write up for it, However I was disappointed in the actual book when I got it, Yes, Akio was cured and managed to get attached to the protector god who he called Setsu, When Setsu got rid of the last of the plague demon that was making Akio sick, he didn't disappear as expected because Akio didn't want him to go.
There was a lot of vague hints of how Setsu was curing Akio but nothing clear cut, While more might be explained in the future books in the series, I have no desire to read them, Ko It was good wish vol.was in stock. I have read really pornographic manga, I've read fantasy/shapeshifter manga, Gay, romance, enemies to lovers, all kinds, This didn't do any of it well, There is no character development, The story is very jumpy, There is little porn and its not sexy, Its certainly not romantic. There was no real plot and the resolution was like, . . ok. Then it changed to other characters which is where other reviews said it got better but I am uncomfortable with teacher/student relationships and didn't buy the book for it so I'm done.
Annoyed and frustrated and a little angry about it too, Disclaimer: I don't read a lot of manga so don't have a lot to compare this to,

There were so many quick, unexplained time jumps in the story that made it difficult to keep up with what was happening and how relationships were developing.
Half the dialog seemed to be useless sound effects as well, And the so called "erotic" bits were weirdly drawn to the point where I hardly knew what I was looking at,

All in all: not my thing, I was in the mood for m/m or BL stuff, . . which is weird for me, . . but tiss my mood.

Decided to start curbing this mood by picking this up,

My perverted ass was looking forward to the smutt, But it was lacking.

The plot and storyline were okay, Too much yapping about boring things then sexy times or rounded, intriguing dialouge/scenes,

You win some, You lose some. .