There are people to whom this plot will make sense: Freudians, believers in the concept of soulmates, people who think that men are sex-crazed animals, anyone willing to overlook gaping flaws in logic. Everyone else will be bewildered by how our 17-year-old MC, after mysteriously (it's never explained how it happens) going back in time to when his father was fourteen, decides after two weeks - yep, two weeks - that he's so madly in love with his father that he needs to introduce said father to the pleasures of male flesh. While giving his father a blow job, our MC takes the time to muse about how the ejaculate 'might be himself' - it isn't, which is sad because that particular twist would have saved us from the rest of the story, which consists mainly of the dumbass being angsty.

Don't get me wrong, I don't hate incest plots. Flowers of Evil and Koi Kaze are two examples of incest done well - stories in which the characters build up or start out with a believable emotional bond and sex occurs only after much consideration. Father-fucking after two weeks is the stuff of comedy, not the serious drama that this story attempts to be.

...but not as good as you may think after seeing the high rating. For a smutty yaoi title it's interesting, pretty serious and NOT bad. But life changing? Come on! The son went back in time just to f*** his father (Was there another reason? Will it ever be explained why the time travel happend in the first place?) They felt in love pretty fast and then he returned so the story now revolves around the forbiden feelings both have for each other. It's a story about forbidden love with some fantasy elements thrown in. Not more and not less (I have to mention that I never really liked Ike Reibuns love scenes. Where all the body fluids come from? I have never seen something like that in real life. Should it be erotic? No man has so much sweat or sperm or saliva or whatever - thank god!).

It was twisted. I mean it. But still I was totally into it that I couldn't stop to read until the very end. If you don't mind or like forbidden love theme you'll definitely love this one.
Also I found two extra chapters: first one - translated to english "extra" and the next one - 8 pages with really hot sex, but japanese RAWs only. I hope somebody will translate this cause there's something important about Ashizuka (or at least I think so).

the idea of a guy fall in love and has sex with his biological father creeps me out before I read this series. Fortunately I read this one without reading any summary or warning, because if I did, I wouldnt have read it (Time Travel. Incest. Definitely a big lame no, right?) But then I'm glad I read it, because this story is so... tragically beautiful. Now I dare to say, if somehow they're not biologically related (as some ppl might hope) then this story would lose its essence.

Gosh, Konomi is a real FILF xDD

very charming but with a touch of melancholy-my fav cup of tea! From the first chapter you know the main guy will return to the present(lol DUH!) and the father is going to be utterly devastated but you can't helping thinking there might be a good ending. Incest is oh-so-wrong but I cant help falling in love with the father. Who doesn't love a bespectacled cutie? Certainly not me

OOF THAT INCEST HIT HARD

I actually went into reading this manga without any prior knowledge or background information, so I had no idea what I was getting into. As I realized this was a yaoi incest manga I was pretty shocked but just silently accepted it and continued on reading. Till the end I was wishing they were not actually blood related and that he was a step dad. But no. This is a drama and not just your typical cookie cutter yaoi. This was actually an amazing read but I suppose it's more fitting for older yaoi readers, not old in age but rather in experience of reading yaoi. I tend to stay away from drama because whenever I read I get really emotional (this series made me shed several tears).However I loved the mangaka for keeping it as real as possible as far as the characters' personal and inner conflicts. You really have to keep your mind open but the characters have no problem convincing you to forget your morals.

Definitely different, but give it a try.

Reading all the other reviews, I'm a bit confused as to what people are reading.
For me, this was a beautiful story that had a good pace throughout the two volumes.

For the plot, time travelling is a bit of a stretch in a drama and incest based BL, especially as the catalyst. However, this opened up to the father and son relationship. It makes the incest completely logical. I'm not a fan of incest (I didn't see the incest tag when I read this), I don't feel disgusted with this pairing at all. The emotions are 90% convincing. The 10% missing is because I don't see how you can have sex with a 15year old without internal struggle (ignoring the incest of course).
The emotions in this is just overwhelming. This takes incest to a whole different level (in a good way)

The art:
Ignore the horrible cover. The content is completely different. Every cover art I've seen has been gross. Like some rape scene. WHICH is so not true.
The inside however, was pretty good. I wouldn't say wonderful or anything because there aren't any reason to describe the art as that. The art is just, suitable. A bit sketchy at times, but fine. The expressions are the best parts. There's a lot of detail on the mouth, which is the most critical point of an expression.
The H scenes are a bit lacking but that is not the point of this manga. In fact, I wouldn't have minded if they skipped it.

A reviewer mentioned they were quite tired after reading it.
Yes. I agree, but in a good way. This manga stimulates a lot of brainwork. It's tiring in the sense that normally you don't go through this many emotions in 30mins.

Please read it. It's wonderful.

I usually only comment on complete manga. But this one really got me! I can't wait for the next chapter. The plot is so different, so sad, so compelling. I'm really torn between emotionally justifiable and morally wrong. It's awesome!

I just read this manga last night and hesitated to read it at first because I feel tragedy creeping up somewhere in the ending, but I gave it a try due to the good reviews and boy am I glad!

This is just so complicated and sexy, the kind of manga where after you read a chapter you would go on your day thinking about how the manga would proceed...it really gets to you, this is the power of this manga.

I am so excited! I heard over mangafox that chapter 11 was the supposed last chapter...and I do hope things work out the way it must be in yaoi land....then again, surprise me! (just please not a tragedy)

update:
Wow! the extras really helped seal my verdict on this manga! And reading this, I have felt like 'Not Equal' is the correct way of resolving the story that 'Inheritance of Aroma' did not have (that shit manga made me ride the feel bus and crushed me when it rode off a the cliff of tragedy). I love you Ike Reibun-sensei! <3

... Last updated on May 28th, 2016, 12:25am