“Dark yakuza romance anthology featuring violent relationships, trauma, and rekindled love across five interconnected stories.”
Bi no Isu
媚の椅子
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Synopsis
Dark yakuza romance anthology featuring violent relationships, trauma, and rekindled love across five interconnected stories.
Anthology of five one shots. 1. Bi no Isu Kabu and Nirasawa have a troubled relationship, to say the least. Harsh yakuza lifestyle, torture, and violent sex are everyday occurrences for the volatile couple. 2-3. Anya no Tsubute Sequel to Bi no Isu 4. Tokage to Chutsugai Emiri is impotent, thanks to his trauma of being molested by his childhood friend, Fuyu. Years later, Emiri is finally seeking treatment for his condition, but why is Fuyu wearing that white coat?! And why is the nurse's skirt so short? 5. Seiritsu Shinai Asa What will happen years later when senpai and kouhai meet again? Is loving someone that frightening? (Source: MU)
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Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
What 2 readers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 1.00 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Jan 2011 → Oct 2021
- 6 “It's smutty, violent, and pretty much pointless. But I liked it. Don't read this manga expecting to see some romantic couple overcoming the odds in a tricky situation. The semes are assholes and...”
- 4 “It's pretty much what you would expect from a generally generic yaoi manga circa 2000s era. Pretty boys with long faces, toxic relationships that are framed as fluff and over dramatic characters...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 5 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 40m approx
- Published Aug 2008 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M6935 catalog