This seems to have been dropped and that was probably for the best.

I'm always bitching about how Hayakawa Nojiko never draws sex scenes even tho she can make STEAMY scenes of her characters making out. I feel like this is my comeuppance because this title is drawn a little more explicitly than her other titles.....but the subject matter is 🙁 (((((((((((

I guess I'm biased since Hayakawa Nojiko is one of my favorite mangakas of all time. I'm super intrigued by the story despite being verrrryyyyyy put off by the blatant insinuation of child sexual abuse and child rape. This seems to me like a psychological story, however, and not a tale of romance. I'm a little glad that she went a different route than her usual feel-good stories because it shows versatility, even if I'm sad and want a nice happy romance in this story LOL.

Despite everything, I'm really excited to see where the story goes. An innocent school friend gets thrown into the mix and the little kid is getting more and more possessive of his "brother". It can only end with someone escaping or.....very badly. It doesn't matter, give me the goods Hayakawa-sensei

edit: with all the beauty Hayakawa Nojiko can muster with her manga, she is making me as uncomfortable as possible with the content. After reading chapter 7, I feel like I need to drink some holy water. This manga is extremely successful in creating a sense of beautiful dread while showing these boys in extremely vulnerable positions and it doesn't make it seem romantic or enticing.....just......push the NO NO NO button over and over again.

This manga is definitely punishment for me wanting smut from Nojiko-sensei lol. I swear I'll never complain again.

... Last updated on February 16th, 2020, 1:41pm

The story is very depressing: a slave-kid was bought by a wealthy pervert who pried on the little boy for years (and still does). The pedophile and maids are treating him kindly and, due to their manipulation, he grew up with a twisted sense of reality and messed-up morals. His physical and mental health are both deteriorating and aside from the above-mentioned criminals, noone knows these things and so noone can report the crimes. At some point, the pedophile brings a little boy in the house that looks exactly like his previous victim that has now grown to be a teen. The new kid seems to acts territorial around his "big brother" and gives off yandere vibes. There's nothing, NOTHING that can save this story at this point. I'll skip this one and wait until the story is complete; I'm not here for all that nasty stuff, I just want to know the ending.

... Last updated on July 9th, 2018, 12:01pm

Urgh this left such a bad taste in my mouth, which is troubling for me because this oneshot is actually well-drawn and very pretty, and usually that means I'd have a tendency to linger on the pictures and drool over them, but then this time I'd also be reminded of the disturbing theme/ story and feel my stomach churn with discomfort. *sighhhh* The dilemma..!

This is really depressing. Unlike a lot of garbage on this topic, it doesn't feel as though it's trying too hard to be shocking, but it's still eroticising sexual abuse in a really gross and uncomfortable way. The overall feeling isn't porny, however, and definitely leaves you feeling...well, terribly sad. I can't say I approve of handling the subject matter in this way though.