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Thursday, April 30, 2020

Manga Review: A Strange and Mystifying Story, Volume 1, by Tsuta Suzuki


Rating (Out of 5): ~3-3.5
Publisher: SuBLime (VIZ Media)
Release Date: November 2017
Volumes: 7.
Spoilers?: No.
Volume: 2.

Goodreads Synopsis:

Akio Yamane’s bloodline is cursed! Will his hot guardian deity break the curse…or merely his heart in the process?

Akio Yamane falls terminally ill, presumably from his family’s curse. Remembering his grandfather’s final words about their family protector, he follows the old man's instructions out of desperation and accidentally summons a god who promises to cure him—albeit in a rather odd and intimate manner!

Akio Yamane’s bloodline is cursed! Or at least that’s what his relatives would have people think. Now feverish and delusional from a terminal illness, Akio accidentally summons his family’s guardian deity. Little did he know this sinfully hot god would appear naked, sporting ears and a tail. Wait until Akio finds out the unconventional and rather intimate manner his protector plans on using to cure him!

Review:

Akio loses his last close family member, and is left alone with a supposed curse that kills his family off early in life. He's trying to get on in his normal life again, but he very quickly falls ill without a cure. Then he discovers who his grandfather left behind to watch over him—a demon named Setsu.
Setsu saves Akio by eating the demonic sludge in his body. It's honestly a rather odd and graphic detail. It's definitely being used to initiate some sexy times, but seeing Setsu suck up this black worm-like sludge is a little off-putting sometimes.
Aside from that, this was okay. Akio has it in his mind that Setsu is forcing him into this relationship and he must hate it, so he fights it and complains for a while. But since his close friends are surprisingly open about gay relationships, he's pushed to accept his real feelings rather quickly. Maybe a little rushed near the end.
After the main story, there were a couple of one-shots that were cute. Mainly I'm curious where the main couple is going from here. I feel like we might get to really know them more after this start to their relationship.

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