MaxonTreik
Chuunibyou
I just finished reading Onani Master Kurosawa and it gave me the inclination to make a thread about it. For some time I had paused at the end of chapter 16 to go do other stuff and prepare myself for the incoming shitstorm that was about to blow over from Kitahara's "request". However, I ended up forgetting to go back to it until a month later, which is bizarre because I was loving it so much until that point. That's water under the bridge, so I'll stop blabbering.
I was expecting a comedy when I heard the title name. It didn't occur to me that a plot device like fapping could be used for anything but laughs. Sure, I had heard the name "Fap Note" getting thrown around, but I assumed that it was in a parody sense rather than emulation. From the get-go I was surprised at just how dark this series was and quickly learned how wrong I was to take this manga lightly. It took me a while to get around the fact the hero of the story was such a pervert but once I did, I began to identify with Kurosawa. I too feel a sort of disdain for many of those around me for being so fake and doing worthless things, yet I also act like Kurosawa by putting on fake smiles because I still care about what others think of me despite my disdain for them. His hypocritical outlook was pretty fascinating despite the fact he was being a self-important prick. The reader is drawn into his world so well and actually begins to like him.
His spiralling out of control at the hands of Kitahara takes the manga to some rather dark and disturbing places, and I was rather worried that someone was going to commit suicide or Kurosawa would get killed from the repurcussions. In a great twist, Kurosawa forcibly stopped this descent into darkness however due to a tiny light of hope shining from him, and this really redeems him in the eyes of the reader. He accepts his punishments and even gets back onto the right path. As the manga reaches it's climax it's evident a massive change has overcome him, and he's willing to fix things with honesty and appreciating what and who he has. It's a great feeling to see such a dramatic change in a character's perspective.
Best read in some time.
10/10