Overdose

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Chikao is a gentle soul who has the bad luck of falling in love with Yuuji, a playboy and cheat. Can his love withstand the heartache or will Yuuji go too far?

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Manga

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Associated Names

O/D

O/D Over Dose

Over Dose (KAWAI Touko)

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Toko Kawai's Community

Latest Release(s)

v.1 c.4 (end) by Toko Kawai's Community 19 years ago

v.1 c.3 by Toko Kawai's Community 19 years ago

c.2 by Toko Kawai's Community 19 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

4 Chapters (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

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Average: 7.4 / 10.0 (403 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.32 / 10.0

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Last Updated

September 22nd, 2024 8:43am PDT - 8 months ago

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Genre

Drama Romance Yaoi
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Original Publisher

Biblos

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Magazine Be x Boy (Biblos)

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Year Pos #7060

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unrealistic

by mangafan321
17 years ago

Rating: N/A

i would have liked it better if Yuuji was developed more and we saw him change and fight to get Chikao back, it would have been better if Chikao had actually developed a relationship with that other guy and even slept with him to show Yuuji what he had been going through. It wasnt realistic, its obvious that Yuuji would just continue as he always was. people dont change so suddenly like Yuuji did it takes time and determination, but i didnt see that from Yuuji.

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Never been so angry

by mtmt1311
12 years ago

Rating: 2.0 / 10.0

The seme is plain bad. There is nothing I can say to defend him. The uke is pathetic. I hated it.

Their relationship started in the most horrible way: The seme JUST wanna try out gay sex. Afterwards, he still has different women. He asked the uke to pick him up after sex and had sex with him afterwards. GROSS.
Chika is also pathetic. At first, I dont like him for being so stupid but I feel sympathy for him. I was so glad that he broke up with Yuuji. But when he used Gou as a rebound partner and dumped him in front of everyone without any real apology. I start to dislike him, too. A jerk and an idiot match well. The way they reconciled is also the worst. He was about to go off with some woman in front of Chika like usual then he had a stomachache. Chika left Gou to care for him. Weird. Its OK to care for him as a friend when hes sick but no more than that. And Yuuji did not has some psychological pain because of missing Chika, he is in real pain because of appendicitis. Otherwise, he would just have sex with some woman again

I love the mangaka's other works but this is the worst. Will never read it again.

... Last updated 12 years ago

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I'll never forget how much I love this one...

by kurosu_yuuki
15 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

...how can someone not like this?
It's been a long time since I read it for the first time, but I always find myself re-reading it when I want a heartfelt story.
"Overdose" isn't about an idiot (Chikao) who endures everything and is too weak to say anything. This isn't about a jerk who cheats on his boyfriend because he wants to fool around.

It's about an uke who is so in love he'd rather be cheated on than left! His love is so pure, so beautiful, that it's moved me to tears a hundred times! He doesn't have the confidence to argue with Yuuji about it because he doen't think he'll be able to keep him if he does, and he prefers to be in pain but with him than suffer alone.
Every time I read this manga again, I realize something new. When you know the ending already, you can easily see through Yuuji too. His eyes give him away, even if his actions are the opposite of his feelings. By saying things like "drink something hot or you'll catch a cold" ou "eat your vegetables", you can see that Yuuji cares too much about Chikao not to love him whereas Gou tries to change Chika and turn him into a different person.
But I think I get Yuuji's feelings: it's not only that he's testing how much Chikao can take, but he's also as insecure as Chikao! He cheats on him and only to see that his own lover lets him do anything! It's obvious he would feel like Chikao doesn't really care what he does and therefore think he isn't loved enough. Even when he says "would you have preferred I didn't come back?", we can see just how insecure he actually is, although he puts on the attitude.
Also, maybe I'm reading too much into it, but I think because Chika is the first man Yuuji dated, he has trouble accepting his sexuality too. He says he's gonna break up all the time but can't. He wants to convince himself Chikao's just someone to play with but he can't because he loves him. And he ends up overdrinking because he can't forget Chikao...how can people say he doesn't love him?!
The plot has been used around a lot, but Kawai-sensei does such an amazing job developing it, that it becomes this moving story! It's about love, obsession, the social and emotional barriers they can break, the "overdose" of love they have that is way too much, and how both of the characters are both unable to move on and unable to change...until they have to.

And I find it rather REALISTIC instead of UNrealistic. I hoped for a better ending too, but that is the one that makes sense. As much as Yuuji wanted to change and felt bad for what he did, he wasn't the type of person to become the caring seme some people expected. I think Kawai-sensei didn't express his feelings much either, because it would ruin his personality. Actually showing how he changed would take an extra volume, so she opted for the implicit promise of a better relationship, with no emotional abuse because now they now just how much they can't live withouth each other.

It's just the beauty of Kawai Touko. Her characters' feelings are at times so subtle that it's kind of hard to understand them. But they are deep, intense. If I have a word to describe it, it's definitely BEAUTIFUL.

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It pissed me off.

by Pebble_
14 years ago

Rating: N/A

Chika is a moron and Yuuji is a jerk.

Various spoilers in the whole comment, so read at your own risk

The story started off OK, Chika was being cheated on and humiliated, so he made the decision to leave his bastard boyfriend. AND THAT WAS THE RIGHT ONE.
I was actually expecting something good with that other guy what's-his-name who seemed to have feelings for Chika, but then, as the story unfolded, I got a nasty foreboding "God, I know where this is going, he's going to get back with his arrogant cheater of a boyfriend! " and sure enough, that's what happened...

That Yuuji guy is a total ass, I can't think of Chika getting back together with him as romantic. I just can't! It's just plain stupid imo! The situation is just gonna be the same twisted farce all over again after a few months.

So that pissed me off big time. That whole "You're a twisted cheating jerk, but I forgive you because you've been a little sick and I'm confident you'll be the perfect lover from now on!" plot really made me cringe.
Though, to be honest, the thing that pissed me off the most in the manga was the guy who acted like he loved Chika, and was in fact unable to sleep with him. What the f*ck was that?! If you don't swing that way, don't go and waste people's time and expectations by giving them the wrong idea! WTF?!

So, yeah, not such a good read for me...

... Last updated 14 years ago

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Why? just leave him...:(

by Sakura_Hikizaki
16 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

A good read...but i don't understand why the uke didn't leave him.I hated the seme from begining to end. It was good read, but not of my fave from Touko sensei. Very emontional but...I didn't enjoyed it much...

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interesting

by whitespade
13 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

i was raised to think that abusive relationship is a no go and should be condemned and avoided at all cost. it had always befuddle me why would anyone stay in such a relationship. thus this manga (and others of its ilk) is interesting to show me some people are not victim of unhealthy relationship, they are also the instigator who let their heart do their decision, not their head. if they truly love themselves they will go out of such relationship, but they dont.
since i know the statistic of abusive relationship is high, it is not weird for me the ending is like that. as a storytelling device this manga is good, but as a positive message device this manga is not. which is not its job anyway, so it is okay. having devoured a lot of manga, these kind of characters do not faze me any longer. my only problem with this manga is the uber simplistic art and the stilted facial expression and movement. the characters have the same facial structure and only the hairs are different.
all in all, i dont think it is a bad manga, and if you want to experience characters and relationship that out of ideal, this is okay.

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Adore

by MangoLuve
13 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

There are many reviews for this manga, but here comes another one. I've read this manga countless times and i enjoy it every time because it completely sucks me into the plot. It not only made me experience the ukes emotions but also the semes so you really get both sides of the spectrum. It really shows how love can be unpredicatable and could catch you out at times and that is why this manga is amazing. I loved it but i wish there was a story for Gou because it was sad to leave him like that ^_^

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Bittersweet

by gloomy_gloo
16 years ago

Rating: 9.3 / 10.0

I can see why some people might not like this manga, since the seme is a complete douche and most of us would probably want to just give him a good slap.

However, I do like how the series brings you on an emotional roller coaster; in other words, I just love angst too much, so seeing how angst is written all over this series, I can't help but eat it all up. If you're an angst-lover like me, you'll certainly enjoy this one as well. Although, If you're looking for something cute and lighthearted, or couples with a lovey-dovey relationship, then do look elsewhere because this isn't it.

... Last updated 16 years ago

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Decent but not her best work

by venezia159
17 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

I love Toko Kawai's work. Her art is beautiful, her characters full of expression, and her stories touching and sweet with enough humor and angst to make them compelling but not depressing or goofy. I didn't love this story about a man who continues to take back his cheating lover. I know they truly loved one another, but there's just something wrong with continuing to take back a lover who cheats on you.

... Last updated 17 years ago

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A big fat turd

by Reneesama
8 years ago

Rating: 1.0 / 10.0

I can't believe this manga, nor the high ratings, nor how this is the same mangaka as Cafe Latte Raphsody... It's one of the worst manga I've ever read. I'm putting it on my "Trash that I regret reading" list without looking back and rating it as 1.0 because It can't be lower. Don't bother reading this.

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