He’s the guy everyone loves and wants to be around, but beneath that he’s a very twisted and psychotic individual. One is a sociopathic serial killer, Sangwoo, who had a traumatising upbringing and experiences somewhat incestuous tendencies from trauma caused by his mother, but hides it all so well behind a charming smile and cool façade. This story is about two severely traumatised characters who have an unhealthy relationship with one another, centred mostly around obsession, trauma, and Stockholm Syndrome. The plot hooked me in so deeply that I had no choice but to turn the page to find out what happened next. At times I was horrified by what I saw, my jaw hanging open and my eyes bulging out of my skull, and some of it was utterly sickening, but I couldn’t stop reading. I rarely binge-read, preferring to take my time with things to really savour and enjoy it, but I literally couldn’t stop reading this. “I’ll read a couple of chapters,” I thought, “just to see what it’s all about.” I ended up devouring all 67 chapters in one day.

It is certainly not for anyone under the age of 18, or for anybody who’s triggered by familial/child abuse, sexual assault, murder/gore, psychological trauma/manipulation, etc.Īfter seeing so much hype around it, my curiosity was tickled, and I decided to pick it up. The author themselves said it wasn’t intended to be a love story. It’s a psychological thriller horror, although from the romanticised fanart online for it you’d think it was a BL/Yaoi love story, which it’s not. Killing Stalking is a Korean manhwa by Koogi. I was under the impression that it was a boys love (BL) graphic novel of some kind with a messed-up love story where a victim falls in love with their captor, but my goodness, it was far, far worse than that. I became obsessed with Yuri!!! on Ice specifically, as I absolutely adore ice-skating in real life anyway, and after looking at beautiful fan art of Yuuri and Victor dancing on the ice together, I came across another so-called BL story that kept popping up here and there on various social media platforms: Killing Stalking. I also entered the world of BL anime with Yuri!!! on Iceand Banana Fish. I started off with a classic, Death Note, and then went onto newer shows, like My Hero Academia and Attack on Titan. I only delved into them in 2020, at the beginning of the Coronavirus Pandemic. TRIGGER/CONTENT WARNING: Contains sexual content, nudity, sexual assault, child abuse, graphic depictions of violence, physical assault, torture, and murder.Īs you may or may not know, I’m a newbie when it comes to anime and manga.

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