Ibitsu

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Альтернативы: Japanese: いびつ
Автор: Okada, Kazuto
Тип: Манга
Объемы: 7
Главы: 63
Положение дел: Finished
Публиковать: 2010-03-23 to 2013-01-08
Сериализация: Young Champion Magazine

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3.9
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23.21%
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Альтернативы: Japanese: いびつ
Автор: Okada, Kazuto
Тип: Манга
Объемы: 7
Главы: 63
Положение дел: Finished
Публиковать: 2010-03-23 to 2013-01-08
Сериализация: Young Champion Magazine
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3.9
56 Голоса
39.29%
28.57%
23.21%
5.36%
3.57%
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There is something a bit twisted inside of the teenage girl Madoka. It comes out one day when she has to deal with a groper on a public train. He may be scarred for life by the time she's finally through with him. But for her, at least, this encounter may only be the beginning...

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Nameless07
Apr 05, 2021
First of, this is my first MAL review so please, bear with me a little :).
If you're not familiar with the works of Okada-sensei and don't know what to expect from this title, I recommend reading his previous work, Sundome, which is very similar in tone, themes and of course art. If you've read it, do know that the level of perversion shown in Ibitsu is even greater :p.

**Art**
Starting out with art, I think it's a major step-up from Sundome in both character designs and the use of illumination to accentuate mood. All characters are very nicely drawn and each is distinct. Okada-sensei has a very unusual style, especially prevalent among the female cast. He's also very apt at drawing out the subtleties of facial expressions. You may not like the art style, though, as it's fairly bleak, full of contrasts and white space, but that of course adds to the overall mood of the manga.

**Characters**
The cast is fairly small, but because of this each character is convincingly unique with their own humanly real goals and motivations. Interestingly, Okada-sensei doesn't deal in stereotypes so it's difficult to make references to works other than his own. Madoka resembles Kurumi from Sundome in guise, but their dispositions differ slightly. Kakiguchi is in a way similar to Aiba, but his motivations are completely different. Madoka's school friend, Meg is the slightly jealous BFF who admires the main female protagonist, at the same time feels inferior to her. As in to match the tone of the manga, each character is psychologically broken. Kakiguchi is unable to form an intimate relationship with people due to supposed past trauma and prefers onaholes instead of real women, Madoka is a sadist who enjoys and gets aroused by tormenting Kakiguchi, while Tou sensei is perhaps one of the most despicable characters in the series.

**Story (SLIGHT SPOILERS AHEAD!)**
Ibitsu is mostly about the strange relationship between Moritaka Madoka, a 16-year-old high school girl whose parents divorced and are fighting over her custody and a young-looking 22-year-old sex shop clerk, Kakiguchi Keigo. Madoka is disillusioned and has no faith in people other than her best friend, Meg. Meanwhile, Keigo lives a day-to-day non-existence of little importance, but has a dream to make high quality sex dolls. The story picks up when Madoka moves in with Keigo to find sadistic entertainment at his cost, mocking him for not having any sex drive, but their relationship steadily develops into something more meaningful as the story progresses.

**Finale (MASSIVE SPOILERS AHEAD!)**
I know the general rule is to avoid spoilers, but I think my reflections might be valuable to people who read the story and are struggling to understand it fully.

The reason why my score for Ibitsu oscillates between 8 and 9, is because in my opinion the story is not finished. The way the relationship between Madoka and Keigo was developing throughout the manga suggested that it can go either way and the mangaka is not sure himself. There were clear indications that their relationship can finally become mutually romantic as Keigo slowly started opening up to Madoka and she already sacrificed a lot, including her dignity to protect him, demonstrating that she does in fact love him. Honestly, that would've been beautiful and would've made for a truly satisfying conclusion. But there were also moments like their quarrel about the color of the doll's nipples and the time when Madoka noticed that Keigo is fascinated by her not as a mate, but as a model for his doll. In the end, nothing is finished. Keigo doesn't complete his doll (the eyes, among other things are missing) and Madoka dies in a train accident shortly before meeting him. It's a real shame, because the story could've been so much more.
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Flarzy9
Apr 05, 2021
When I accidentally stumbled upon this manga, my first thought was that it resembles Sundome a lot. The unmistakable art, it must really be from the same mangaka. True enough, my suspicion was right. Going in this manga, I already had expectations from it. But damn, the twisted perversion on this one puts Sundome to shame. Is it better than Sundome? Well not really, but it still manages to hold well against it.

All you need to know about this manga is that it is very crude and perverted. Heck, this is considered borderline hentai. However, I’d rather pick this than most hentai doujins I’ve read. Why? Because it’s more engaging in terms of both story and style. The chemistry between Kakiguchi and Madoka is beautiful, though using that term is quite strange in the context of the manga. Let us say they complement each other really well. We have Kakiguchi who is really a hopeless virgin seen as scum working in a sex shop. Then we have Madoka, a high school girl with a bossy yet seductive attitude, who started to live under the same roof as Kakiguchi. Most of the material of the manga mainly consists of these two individuals engaging in very sexual acts that appeal to bizarre fetishes. They can get really disgusting, but eventually you get kind of used to it if you manage to stomach the initial shock.

While it isn’t very apparent, there is character development. As the story progresses, one can observe how Madoka starts acting more natural. Normally, she would act all devilish but there are times when she would actually get flustered which can be surprising yet delighting. Both Madoka and Kakiguchi start to display concern and affection for each other, although it’s very subtle. You can pick it up during internal monologues, or when you observe how they seem to have a different reaction from a situation that is considered normal to their lifestyle. I don’t believe it has to do with romance though. It’s more like forming a trust between them, like they accept and embrace each other’s filth that they don’t want any other person to see.

Now, my main complaint with the manga is the story’s direction in the second half. While it is necessary for a story to have some kind of conflict, I think the manga did a disappointing job with it. “Oho, we have this two people enjoying each other’s company and what do we do? Of course, insert some two-faced villain that will ruin everything. Oh wait! How about we also add a jealous best friend? That would be better right?”

No.

The conclusion, it was just terrible. It kind of depresses me how half-assed the ending was. I was expecting some sort of catharsis, but what I’ve got in return was a trainwreck. I was slowly getting emotionally invested with the two lead characters and they don’t deserve a finale like that. There were so many things the manga could have gone for like explaining why is Madoka such a troubled individual? The manga didn’t shed any light on that part and many other things.

But maybe, what the manga is trying to say is that not everyone gets a happy ending. I know that sounds cliché, but it’s the right setup for a depressing story between two depraved individuals. I’m still feeling conflicted with my overall opinion, but I still think it’s worth checking out especially if you’re a fan of the author’s other works such as Sundome. Nevertheless, dive in to the dark world of Ibitsu, where the darkness might just swallow you and taint your mind and body. Hope is optional, and expecting the greatest from it will just make your ruin greater.
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dragon1542312
Apr 05, 2021
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS

I think it displays a perfect, umm.. Sado-mazo or, I don't really know what kind of a relationship that is exactly, but whatever it is, it's a perfect example of it. What I mean to say with that is that.. When I see this kind of stuff wherever, I could only appreciate it if I were an individual who has grown up and developed with/into such a mindset.
Here in this story, I've for the first time ever(even still somewhat) managed to enjoy the fetishism in it.
The things that would normally be "get this out of my face", or even "*blurgh* that is disgusting", were okay to me, and in one(out of only a few instances), THE LATTER was an amazingly beautiful moment.
Perhaps I'll whenever I encounter this stuff wherever from now on always remember this story, and the end of it. I hope that it will be so.

I dislike that the character insight is low, in the sense that there is basically zero of the characters' pasts told about.
It probably makes it very hard to accept this story, to take it with full seriousness/sincerity. A friend for who I'd concluded that this manga would suit their preference, dropped it almost immediately because of exactly this issue. She thought that Madoka is the devil and couldn't take the manga seriously, she wanted to read something realistic and not niche horror stories.
The low rating is here because it's not my perfect cup of tea.
The low rating is also an act of spite for never being revealed more about the characters' pasts.

There are beautiful moments. Those moments take time to witness because to me it was hard to get a firm assesment of the characters(the thing crucial for me in order to love a story), and those moments have for me been based on growing to understand the characters more. Growing to understand how they express themself. With that said, those moments did't start ocurring within me until about early half-way through the story because the understanding has had to have developed first.

The ending vastly rose this story for me.
Up until the ending, I going to give it a 4/10.
But after the very end, it was kinda perfect.
The way this ended hurt, and I love that.
When a story makes me feel, well.. That's why I'm reading stories to begin with.
The end of this story is amazing and excruciatingly affecting.
It made for the story to be a piece that I've read, and that I'm very glad to have done so.

Oh, now that I think of this particular something, I'm getting goosebumps.
I love the "leaf-jumping".
Those two love and enjoy doing that.
It's so.. Beautiful..
Makes me recall a thing from the movie "American Beauty"(apart from that blonde actress's half-naked beauty), and I've seen the movie more than 10 years ago.
A couple in that movie recorded a plastic bag being swirled around by the wind, and then later watched that recording. It is beautiful to them.
Jumping on fallen autumn leaves.
A thing I don't really understand and I don't think I can understand so I take it for granted and see it for what it's to me presented as, something that is to another beautiful.
With the niche fetishes, perhaps, but when walking through the streets brim with autumn leaves, from now on I'll often recall the two of this story.

Spoiler:
The two of them never hugged.
That is horrible to me. That is the worst, the saddest part of this story to me.
They never hugged.
I get the feeling of suffocation upon thoroughly remembering that fact.
It is absolutely horrible to me.
Furthermore, seeing how the story ended, the possibility for the two of them to hug each other no longer existing..... Bloody hell.
(Naturally, this is all based singulary on how much of a significant thing a hug is for me. To hug the one you love and adore..)
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Waffle_Empress14
Apr 05, 2021
(This review contains a few minor spoilers)

You may have come across something so vile and twisted that you feel a bit
of your sanity slipping away as you indulge in something truly grotesque and
disturbing. Ibitsu happens to be a perfect example of this as it draws you in
with it's truly messed up story.
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Story
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Ibitsu tells the story of a girl called Madoka being groped on a train by
the main character Keigo who happens to have a fascination with creating
lifelike dolls. From this incident the story spirals into a dark psychological standoff between dignity ,lust and companionship.

Madoka blackmails Keigo into living with him and they end up sharing a
symbiotic relationship where Keigo is allowed to use Madoka as a model for his doll making while frequently Madoka forces him into some very questionable and messed up SM(Sadism and Masochism) situations with Keigo being forced into the masochistic role.

Despite nudity being prevalent and being portrayed erotically the dark and foreboding atmosphere keeps you on your toes and makes you weary rather than aroused.
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Characters
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The main characters from Ibitsu all suffer from deep psychological wounds
that form who they are as people and only begins to touch upon how messed up and deep the relationship between them truly stretches turning into something akin to a convoluted mess.

The side characters only aim to add fuel to the fire and don't bring any
form of relief to any of the main characters and only adds more to their misery.
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Art
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The art itself is dark and this greatly adds to the overall atmosphere of Ibitsu.

The characters themselves often have their faces shaded darker than other manga while the backgrounds are usually drawn quite dark and simply without much detail unless specific objects are meant to be emphasized. This adds to the foreboding feeling that something is just waiting to happen.
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Enjoyment
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To say that reading Ibitsu brings more displeasure than enjoyment is an understatement. Ibitsu is just not the type of Manga most people can enjoy , yet you still find yourself captivated by the sliver of beauty that it shows every so often.
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Overall impressions
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Ibitsu is not for everyone and not without it's flaws and if you cannot handle things like urine drinking , public humiliation, BDSM (Bondage and Submission) , nudity , sex and overall depressing events befalling main characters then I advise you to stay away to maintain your sanity.

However if you can accept if for what it is I would recommend this one to the more messed up crowd.
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