Tag: psychology
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Review: Bokurano
Bokurano (Bokura No: Ours, ぼくらの), 2003-2009, Kitoh, Mohiro, Ikki STORY: 4 Meet not one, but fifteen school kids! They are fated to protect the earth using giant robots! We get a short good start and, very quickly, you realize you will never get any in-depth explanation about some cosmic-scale tragedy. You can feel that the…
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Review: Sensei’s Pious Lie
Sensei’s Pious Lie (Teacher’s White Lie, Sensei no Shiroi Uso, 先生の白い嘘), 2013-2017, Torikai, Akane, Morning Two Trigger warning for basically everything that comes with toxic masculinity (almost all at once). STORY: 6 Meet Misuzu Hara, a high school teacher with a lot of trauma. This heavy story focuses on her relationships and on the people…
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Review: Usogui
Usogui (The Lie Eater), 2006-2017, Sako, Toshio, Young Jump STORY: 4 Meet Usogui, the king of gamblers! He has an agenda and he is willing to bet his life to succeed. Along with his companions, his fate will cross a LOT of very colorful (read mostly psychotic) characters along Kakerou, a mysterious organization of game…
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Review: Gunjou
Gunjou (Ultramarine, 羣青), 2007-2012, Nakamura, Ching, Ikki magazine STORY: 4 Meet Soko and Chiyomi, the first woman was abused by her husband and the second killed the husband although there is no love to be gained in return. The story revolves around these two female protagonists and their relation. There’s three volumes showing the aftermath…