Rape as Romance. I am feeling sick: Haou Airen
I have finally found a manga that just makes me sick:
Haou Airen.
UGH.
After reading Sensual Phrase I was curious what else the mangaka of that one had done. Browsing around, I came across Haou Airen. I have read some of it and now I want to throw up.
OK, this is totally my fault. I read that Sensual Phrase is by far the tamest and most mainstream thing the mangaka had done. I had read that Haou Airen has some really wrong stuf in it (as in forced sex). "Ehhh" thought I. I enjoyed SP. And as to sex through reluctance, I guess it depends on the situation in manga and the gradation of that or roleplaying or whatever. I could maybe deal with it.
I AM SICK NOW.
OK.
Seriously. UMMM. The premise of 'hero repeatedly likes heroine until she likes it?'
I AM SICK.
OK, fine, I have no problem with buying that the hero would do it. He is a gang leader in Hong Kong, and I don't think they are nice people. But for me to accept him as a romantic lead??????? For me to be supposed to root for the couple??????? I am sorry the whole 'OMG, she now hates me because I killed someone in front of her eyes, so I'll keep her by me by repeatedly raping her and training her to like it, as opposed to you know, talking to her, and explainin that I saved her life by that murder' is really NOT WORKING. Except for wanting me to stab you in the face, rapist. For that, it's working perfectly.
JESUS.
THE HELL????
The mangaka is a woman, too. I know men and women have rape fantasies and as long as they don't act out on them, I don't care. But looking at it makes me SICK.
I want that hero DEAD so badly.
The drawing style is gorgeous but it's just so incredibly emotionally ugly it makes me want to poke my eyes out.
Haou Airen.
UGH.
After reading Sensual Phrase I was curious what else the mangaka of that one had done. Browsing around, I came across Haou Airen. I have read some of it and now I want to throw up.
OK, this is totally my fault. I read that Sensual Phrase is by far the tamest and most mainstream thing the mangaka had done. I had read that Haou Airen has some really wrong stuf in it (as in forced sex). "Ehhh" thought I. I enjoyed SP. And as to sex through reluctance, I guess it depends on the situation in manga and the gradation of that or roleplaying or whatever. I could maybe deal with it.
I AM SICK NOW.
OK.
Seriously. UMMM. The premise of 'hero repeatedly likes heroine until she likes it?'
I AM SICK.
OK, fine, I have no problem with buying that the hero would do it. He is a gang leader in Hong Kong, and I don't think they are nice people. But for me to accept him as a romantic lead??????? For me to be supposed to root for the couple??????? I am sorry the whole 'OMG, she now hates me because I killed someone in front of her eyes, so I'll keep her by me by repeatedly raping her and training her to like it, as opposed to you know, talking to her, and explainin that I saved her life by that murder' is really NOT WORKING. Except for wanting me to stab you in the face, rapist. For that, it's working perfectly.
JESUS.
THE HELL????
The mangaka is a woman, too. I know men and women have rape fantasies and as long as they don't act out on them, I don't care. But looking at it makes me SICK.
I want that hero DEAD so badly.
The drawing style is gorgeous but it's just so incredibly emotionally ugly it makes me want to poke my eyes out.