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“Traumatized Jeremy confronts dark family secrets with questioning stepbrother Ian, unraveling their shared darkness.”
Zankoku na Kami ga Shihai suru
残酷な神が支配する
8.17
523 rank · 11,519 readers · 464 favorites
Shoujo
Psychological
Award Winning
Boys Love
Drama
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Synopsis
Traumatized Jeremy confronts dark family secrets with questioning stepbrother Ian, unraveling their shared darkness.
The story follows Jeremy, a troubled young man haunted by dark secrets from his past. After enduring severe trauma at home, Jeremy finds himself spiraling into increasingly dangerous territory as he struggles to cope with his psychological scars. His fragile world begins to unravel when his stepbrother Ian starts asking questions, leading both young men to confront disturbing truths about their family and the darkness that binds them together.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 20 sampled reviews
7.5
/10
What 20 readers settled on.
79%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 2.48
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.48 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.5 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 3.3
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No
Score over time
↓ 0.50
Running avg · Jan 2009 → Jan 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “The artwork is really eye-catching at times, great detail, very beautiful and distinct. A dramatic story that really grabs you from the very first pages. I come across this manga by accident, and...”
- 10 “I’ve never read a story narrated like this one. It appears there is no structure, not even a well organized and hidden structure, no scenes to show you this, no dialogues to show you that, it is...”
- 10 “As someone who's experienced something similar, this was hard to read yet enjoyable. The characters are complex, and I can say I admire that the most. Anyone who reads this might have a drastically...”
Verbosity
Short · 20%
Medium · 30%
Long · 50%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 55 × 17 ch × vol
- Total read 7h 20m approx
- Published May 1992 – May 2001
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M6076 catalog