{"id":35617,"date":"2019-02-11T22:07:16","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T14:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/?p=35617"},"modified":"2019-02-11T22:07:16","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T14:07:16","slug":"35617-chou-to-kumo-no-su","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/post\/35617\/35617-chou-to-kumo-no-su","title":{"rendered":"[Qoo Otaku] BL Review: Chou To Kumo No Su"},"content":{"rendered":"

2019 is going to have a lot of new interesting release. Chou To Kumo No Su (\u8776\u3068\u8718\u86db\u306e\u5de3) is one of them! It is a title created by Akabeko, with the original publisher being Takeshobo. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Chou<\/p>\n

First serialized in Reijin Uno,\u00a0it is a prequel to Akabeko\u2019s other title released in 2017 called Chou to Hana no Kankeisei. Though she keeps some of her familiar themes from her previous title, she manages to bring her prequel into light with psychological, sadness, and obsessive seme themes. Even though this title is complete as of now, it still doesn\u2019t change the fact that is took only a single chapter to pull the reader in and become invested in the story about Hitohira and Kumoi. In one chapter we are given amazing insight to the characters, as well as provided a pretty wonderful pace to the story before being brought to the climax. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u258d<\/span>Overview<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Chou<\/p>\n

Our story is told to us from the future, and speaks of events from the past. Hitohira is a student who loses his mother to an unnamed illness when he is a high school student. Though you would think as her son he would take the death of his own mother quite terribly, you would all be shocked that he expressed no emotion or really even shed a tear over his mother\u2019s death. In fact, it was her lover, Kumoi who grieved her passing the most. The two had a rather interesting and intimate relationship that Hitohira was quite aware of.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kumoi copes with his beloved\u2019s death by projecting his emotions toward her son. Hitohira sees that Kumoi seems to almost turn into a father figure. Packing lunches, telling him he would take care of him…that is until Hitohira expresses he plans to move out when he graduates.<\/span><\/p>\n

Something within the other snaps. It\u2019s almost as if he couldn\u2019t let another person he cares about get away from him. No, it was more like he wouldn\u2019t allow it. Kumoi soon develops a possessive dominant nature towards Hitohira, perhaps the same nature he displayed with Hitohira\u2019s mother.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u258d<\/span>Characters<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u25a0\u00a0Hitohira Chouno\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Chou<\/p>\n

This young man seems quite reserved and doesn\u2019t appear to have much emotional response to really anything. His eyes speak a million words. They are empty yet so full of sorrow. We are provided with some insight that he may have suffered either some emotional or physical abuse from his father, who we do not meet in the story. But he is quite innocent and naive, due to the fact it was too late when he realized Kumoi-san had replaced his mother with him after the day he snapped. He never verbally expresses this, but he is quite aware he belongs to Kumoi. He is weak to the dominance and “love” Kumoi-san provides.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u25a0\u00a0Kumoi<\/b><\/p>\n

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This grown man shows to be quite caring and energetic. Almost like he will wear his heart on his sleeve for only those he cares most about. So when Hitohira\u2019s mother died, we saw his heart was heavy with sadness, and his mind was plagued with endless sorrow. With each passing night and day he would sit in front of her memorial he seemed to get worse and worse, until he found a way to channel his emotions. He started taking care of Hitohira, first as if like a fatherly figure and he almost seemed content with that, but he\u00a0wasn\u2019t yet fulfilled with just caring for someone he loved. It wasn\u2019t a satisfying type of love or bond for him. With an unstable heart it\u2019s easy to understand why he loses his control when he is “threatened” with Hitohira leaving. It was almost like Hitohira was the last straw and he wouldn\u2019t dare allow something that was his to leave him. So he soon becomes obsessive and controlling. The fatherly vibes vanish, and in it\u2019s place is an unhealthy need to control and own someone he loved and cared dearly for, just as he did with his late lover.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is truly a great read if you are looking to get away from your stereotypical raunchy smutty BL manga. It has an amazing pace to the plot. The story is laid out to the reader beautifully. It is neither too slow nor too quick. And I believe the first and only chapter to this title serves it adequate justice. Regardless of it being one chapter or not, the author should be proud of this title. It takes real skill to pull off what usually take several chapters and spread it out into only one. It\u2019s simple, but not at all boring. So give this one a chance!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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