Ibitsu (OKADA Kazuto)

Ibitsu is my first exposure to Okada's work but I gotta say it: he's a twisted genius. This manga was one of the most absorbing things I've ever read. I've loved basically everything about it: the main characters, the story, the settings (the sex shop, Keigo's house, the school), the perverse use of sexuality, the hidden love between Madoka and Keigo, the tragedy, the sadness. I FREAKING LOVED IT and it's such a shame that the translation stopped at chapter 20 and that no official serialization is available neither in English or, in my case, in Italian. But that didn't stopped me: I had the physiological need to continue it no matter how big the limitations for me and I decided to read (or should I say view since I don't know a thing about the language) the Japanese Raws and not fully understand the particulars really bothered me, but like I said, I was completely absorbed by it that I ended up enjoying the whole story anyway.
Searching the net it seems like this manga is not well known and it's a pity, because it's a great piece of art and if you love distorted (Ibitsu = Distortion if I'm not mistaking) and tragic romantic stories, this manga is all you need.

Peace.

EDIT: Sorry for the eventual errors in my review, as you can see, English ain't my first language. :P Permalink " "