Escape (KYUUGOU)

Description

Video store clerk Amamiya Shouta has a unrequited crush on salaryman Shiraishi, but has sex with fellow college student Kuraki. Shouta thinks of them as just sex friends, but Kuraki has a dark and possessive side that Shouta unwittingly brings to the surface...

Type

Manga

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Associated Names

エスケープ (九號)

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Liquid Passion

Latest Release(s)

c.1 by Liquid Passion 18 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

Oneshot (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

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User Rating

Average: 7.9 / 10.0 (638 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.83 / 10.0

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Last Updated

March 7th, 2023 9:46am PST - 3 years ago

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Genre

Drama Mature Slice of Life Yaoi
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Author(s)

Kyuugou

Artist(s)

Kyuugou

Year

2007

Original Publisher

Tokuma Shoten

Serialized In (magazine)

Chara Selection (Tokuma Shoten)

Licensed (in English)

English Publisher

N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #737

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Monthly Pos #1605

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3 Month Pos #3375 (No change)

6 Month Pos #5313

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Year Pos #7517

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List Stats

On 258 reading lists

On 185 wish lists

On 2075 completed lists

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[Sexual assault in BL list]

by coffeedrinker2
6 months ago

Rating: N/A

Short one-shot where the top LI gets jealous, beats and rapes the bottom MC, and then says they’re both “in love” - it’s unclear how that's meant to be taken (as in if the reader is supposed to agree they're in love and want them to stay together or not)

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What the heck.

by Pandoreye
4 years ago

Rating: 3.0 / 10.0

Didn't know what I was getting into with this one. Just randomly picked it up, but nothing good came out of it. No healthy relationships in this one, but I think that's the point. Still, I'm not a fan.

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...

by ohgu59
5 years ago

Rating: 1.0 / 10.0

.....I’m sorry, but that story had no point to it.. I’ve read plenty of manga about abusive relationships and personally had to help someone who struggled with that.. and these relationships don’t just magically turn into love just because someone got a little jealous. Stories like these shouldn’t be written in one chapter because there needs to be sufficient time to develop the characters. Also, there wasn’t even any background as to why he fell for him in the first place? This is my second time reading it because I was surprised to see that I gave a 1/10 to something by Kyuugou when I pretty much like most of their other manga.. and now I see why.

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i read this few years ago

by Miachann
5 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

even so i read this a long time ago, i still remember how i speechless because this manga(one shot) is so freaking good. and as long as i remember This one shot win awards(?) i dont quite sure but as long as i remember it is, yea its possible even so this manga short (this is one shot afterall) but this manga amazing and i really love this. And tbh this manga perfectly stirring my emotion and feelings huhuhu idk i feel sad to remember the story.. and the plot and narrative is good too .. to people who ask why this get so many vote.. yea ofc because this is amazing.. to be honest i kinda hope this oneshot get sequel but to me too the ending already perfect as it is o(╥﹏╥)o i cant decide what i want ಥ⌣ಥ

... Last updated 5 years ago

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Sequel Please?

by toastmuncher
9 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

The ending was somewhat ambiguous, which is not a bad thing, as the comments shows; some thought that Shouta fell in love with Kuraki while others disagree. I am one of the latter ones thus my rating.
There is character development and the narrative pacing is also nicely done.

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Your regular "You raped me, now I love you" story

by kurosu_yuuki
9 years ago

Rating: 1.0 / 10.0

Oh my God. This is one of the worst mangas I've ever read!! Where are the good reviews coming from?!!?
Someone commented the tropy of "super dominant/angry seme" is not their favorite. Well, that's the opposite of me. I actually love that kind of thing. However, this manga doesn't come anywhere near it! I read it first without realizing it was a one-shot, so when I got to the end of it, I though "well, this could get interesting", even though I rolled my eyes at the cliché. When I realized that was it, it was infuriating!!
If this was not a one-shot, they would have had to deal with the whole rape scene. Because yes, when a character bleeds, it is rape. And you know what's worse, I'm not event one to care that they got raped or whatnot! I'm not particularly sensible towards that. However, what it does need is a whole volume to develop the feelings after this kind of thing happens. Not an "oh, he raped me, so now I love him".
Either way, if this [/i]had [/i]been developed, it would be cliché the same way. Seme and uke become f*buddys. Seme falls in love with uke, who's in love with someone else. Seme rapes uke. Uke falls in love with seme. Ugh, so overdone.
Sorry, but that's a no for me.

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Complete

by Targenor
10 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

If you would like to see my opinion, please read the review of Infinity9001 (wow and applause), the oneshot was grabbed there very well.

I would add only one thought: The title, Escape must mean here a lot: escaping from unrequited love, from abusive relationship, from lying to yourself and your partner about your relationship... I think the last one is mostly underlined here.

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WOW

by NeoFish
12 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

what an impact this manga leaves! not only is the art gorgeous, but the pacing, story, and ending were incredibly done in the short span of one chapter
definately a favorite for me, I would have to agree with one of the commenters below me about this being the best yaoi oneshot I've ever read

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My favourite from Kyuugou

by OmNom
12 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I first read this one-shot a long time ago but on every single one of my revisits, even until now, it still manages to shake me up with the maximum forceful impact that I experienced the first time. I feel that despite its length, the story had truly captured the core essence of the theme presented, which is usually very tough to achieve, especially with the issue of abuse being laid on the table here. Yes there's violence, there's blood, there's even rape, but all for their rightful purposes. The crude and somewhat brutal way of portraying the characters here is only the author's deliberate act to bring out their most inner thoughts and feelings. I must admit Kyuugou's style of artwork isn't exactly my cup of tea, but plot-wise speaking, up until now this is still my favourite work from her, one that I could come back from time to time just to savour the bittersweet taste.

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This is amazing.

by Pebble_
13 years ago

Rating: N/A

Kyuugou is probably my number one goddess of yaoi, and this oneshot proves her skill once more.
The art is as usual incredible. I spend a huge amount of time just looking at the tiniest gorgeous details, at how right the expressions feel.
The story is both subtle and brutal. The abuser is not painted in a sympathetic light, but the ending is left open. Open endings are the best way to end such short stories imo.
The characters and their psychology feel real and well developed.

Definitely a must-read!

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