Even if this Love is in Captivity

Even if this Love is in Captivity
By CJ Michalski

Overall: Crap
Smex Factor: Red Lantern
Art: Generic
Status: 2 Volumes; Ongoing

Review: I suppose the title says it all. Seriously, just....

Hozumi is an heir to a big corporation, but he's in high school, which makes him vulnerable, I suppose. Also, his grandfather's an asshole. Hozumi meets Kanzaki, a man that makes him feel like a normal person for once.

Then Kanzaki abducts and sexually abuses him. (Obviously the logical course of action.)

I really hate these kinds of stories. They're awful. The rapist can be as conflicted as he wants, and the victim so nice and forgiving that he explodes at the sight of a convicted murderer, but. People don't fall in love with a man who outright abuses, humiliates, RAPES... It's sick.

This might have worked as a psychodrama, examining the psyche of both Hozumi and Kanzaki; or even a light hearted comedy, removing the more horrible parts of the story (toys...always toys....ugh); but instead, Michalski goes for romance. This is no romance. It's sickening. He might've managed something convincing if Hozumi tried to "fix" Kanzaki, and then never saw him again.

Poor Hozumi. In reality, that kid would be so broken it's ridiculous. Sure, Kanzaki has issues, but that doesn't excuse him. I sincerely doubt that Hozumi would be aching to help Kanzaki deal with his issues, much less LOVE Kanzaki after all he's been through.

Honestly, no matter how warm hearted the kid is, I think a very large "FUCK YOUR ISSUES" wouldn't be out of line.

Hirooka is the unwilling conspirator. Who told Hozumi Kanzaki's sob story as some sort of excuse for his actions.

Again, "FUCK YOU I THINK I'M A BIT WORSE OFF RIGHT NOW."