Onanie Master Kurosawa

I'm not good with reviews and I don't really want to write them, but I just had to do it for this one. This is my first time reading a doujinshi and I can't say I'm not impressed when I really am. For those who are like me, looking for good stories and seeing the depths of the stories, this is worth a read.

The story is almost just as the synopsis is written here. The synopsis didn't say it was all about "onanie/onani" and, well, it really isn't and it's fine. I don't need a story that circles all around it in the first place.

Quoting the synopsis, the manga is supposed to be about "blackmail, bullying, revenge, heartbreak and ultimately, redemption." Blackmail? Meh. Bullying? Probably a lot. Revenge? The clue is the title. Heartbreak? Err, I don't know, didn't feel like it (probably because of the story development until it's end). Redemption? It made the whole thing almost perfect. There were a few things I expected from the story which were not met exactly, rather it was satisfied by the chain of events, and it made sense (for me, that is).

Characters were portrayed fine. The main male character is portrayed nicely, being the "master" and all. I can't find the main heroine, though. Somehow, it felt like there was no main female character, although I like the girl in Chapter 31 (this doesn't count as a spoiler right?). As for the art, can't really say anything. Should I say "It kinda fits the story" or something? Maybe I should leave it at that. It's a doujinshi, can't really judge it the same way as the others.

Overall, I loved it. Could wish for a spin-off or something like a rerun with more chapters and more of the story. Gonna check the sequel for myself, but I still want more. I'm not disappointed with how it ended, though I'm not exactly amazed. "Impressed" is be the right word for it. Still, it's a great story and I admire the author for it. Thumbs up!

If you're hoping for an in depth detailed review, go somewhere else. Or better yet read it yourself; perhaps you'll understand why I grew to enjoy this series.

This is one of those mangas that I would say is easily able to get scored from a 1-10 by 10 different people and all of their opinions would be correct. In fact I believe every opinion is correct, but certain, if not all opinions, should be able to be criticized no matter how great a majority or minority think the series itself is. That said I loved this series, I really do. The beginning was ehhhh. It established a pretty uncommon character, that is actually a common character in a different world (in case you don't get it I mean its common for people to be masturbating in our world). That said I can firmly say that the little psychotic bullied girl or whatever was awful. I don't care what anyone says about development or her ideology or this and that, she is a basic bitch.

The confession (not romantic one) was genuinely enjoyable as well and it was good to see that unlike the majority of those harem with NTR crap, people ACTUALLY GET PUNISHED FOR DOING SOMETHING IMMORAL. And if that wasn't all, THEY ARE EVEN FORGIVEN EVENTUALLY. How has this gone slip through the majority of garbage I have read? (Emphasis on what I have read)

Give it a go; I loved it maybe you will to.

I'm not going to write a review about the story and what-not, what I am here to do is tell you that this is a story that may change your life for the better. If you have not read a book or manga or watched an anime or movie that has made you step back and think "oh my god, this is almost too much to take on all at once. I need to make a change." i feel sorry for you. This is that manga though.

Maybe its because i made a similar transformation that the main character makes is similar to one that i have made that this struck me so much, but I feel genuinely happy for the main character discovering something important to life through these pages. There are life lessons and for many people I feel like this is a learning oppertunity and could deeply influence your life.

Please take the 5 hours it took me to read this in its completion and take away what I have from it. I may sound like a crazed idiot but I feel that this is a special manga that should not be overlooked.
-D

NTR alert !!!

If In Look From The Manga Title The Story In Show Is Very Unexpected
At the start of an Anti-social Junior High School Student named Kurosawa who has a Hobby of Women's Woman Instration During School Hours.

And when Kurosawa as Ordinary Performing Ritual "Scrub" came a student who is none other than his classmates and at that moment also Kitahara (the new students) caught and then know what kurosawa do.

And from there the problem always comes one by one, the cause is not the other is kitahara suppress kurosawa in order to obey his command.
-turn back: before this kurosawa ever avenged kitahara against one of the classmates who always interfere with kitahara
And from there the kitahara knows who has avenged him, and intend to continue retaliation to those who have disturbed him through kurosawa without making his own hands dirty

as time goes by
Kurosawa always obey the orders of the kitahara who want to terrorize all that he thinks people who interfere with kurosawa send out and shoot the liquid "ahem" to the various objects they have and at that time kurosawa approached by a classmate named takigawa
And it was here that Kurosawa's feelings for takigawa came up a bit, and began to grow when they both went out of the karaoke place they found boring.
Passing a bit
And unexpected takigawa who is not the other person who is in love kurosawa even dating with a good friend kurosawa an otaku, start there is the heart kurosawa destroyed overtime. LOL

DAMNTTTTT.
Actually the ending of this is not bad also there is still the continuation of the story and let you judge by yourself

In terms of design and manga art is not good but the story is very remarkable

tl;dr: A manga that with great intensity dives deep into the concepts of growth and change. 

This manga was very different from what I expected after reading the first chapter. It’s certainly really strange, but it’s also really intense and at times incredibly dark. It rarely went in the direction that I expected it to, but still went in ways that made sense. Characters weren’t like what I expected they would be like, but rather had a lot more depth than what I expected. This is a coming of age story, one centered around a particularly nihilistic middle school student, and hence has a lot of themes that you would expect from such a manga, such as love, loss, friendship, and bullying. but the biggest and most important one by far was change. Everyone can change, especially when they’re just kids. The importance of being able to grow and adapt to change is a pretty common theme that’s pretty common to such works and this has a pretty good take on that as well. But what I think was especially great about this manga and what makes it stand out, is that it stresses the importance of being able to acknowledge others growth and not boxing people into what you expect them to be based on how they’ve been before. To some degree, you have to let things go. Even if someone greatly wrongs you, with time they may no longer be that person. While if they’re truly trying to change some sort of major redemption would be for the best, even without that, even if they just change slowly and naturally without really acknowledging it, sometimes it’s best to just let things go and move on. People have many sides to them, a person that seems terrible at times to you but that often acts good isn’t simply a person hiding their true selves, but rather is a multifaceted person, and may well grow to lose the part you find terrible. Basically, people are complicated, and I think this does a really job of conveying that. The writing I think was particularly excellent, and everything flowed really well and kept me hooked from beginning to end. The art in terms of general style isn’t terrible, and there are certain shots where I think it looks pretty nice, like the color pages, but for the most part it has a very sketch like aspect to it that I wasn’t really fond of at all. 

[SPOILER ALERT]
This has officially become my top school-life manga! I wondered how I missed out on such an amazing one like this.
1st of all: the art is to my taste. Really like how the author literally use normal pencils to draw this, it seems really natural, somehow. The art is a solid 8.5/10
2nd: the concept: really sparked my interest: a guy masturbates in school. You can find yourself thinking of different scenarios before reading chapter 1. Then upon seeing how everything unfolds, you will be amazed.
3rd: the plot and twists: having a really intriguing concept, the plot was able to be elaborated upon that. I believe for a fact that every reader would ask themselves: what will happen next? How will things turn out? Omg I can't believe that? Sort of questions. But at the same time it's still logical, and while resembling real school life and the psychology of teenage students (like how middleschool kids would be desperate seeing their crush go out with another guy/girl), it still carries many manga elements (like how Kurosawa apologized in front of everyone, that would never happen people). And that's why I admire the author.
4th: character development: a typically seen teenager on the screens: a weak student who tries to run away from reality, to a guy who started to embrace the outside world; a weak female student who is constantly bullied, to a girl who dared standing up when overloaded, and then changed it all again, steadily; an open weirdo in school, who still laughs with even the people's enemy; an innocent girl who has a good nature, who planted affection into others then unconsciously destroyed it, yet in the end it was no ill intentions, but because of the GOOD and INNOCENT nature (10 points for the plot for making this happen); then finally, a delinquent girl who changed gradually into a normal girl, because, well circumstances (this I must admit, is not as well developed as other, bearing a little too many fantasy elements, still I like it). All of this was wrapped up in as short as 31 chapters. Aint that amazing? I myself particularly like the MC progress, as I can relate to him to the fullest extent.
4th: storytelling and narration: the inner thoughts and struggle of Kurosawa, the flashbacks of Takagawa when he apologized to her, the thinking process and deep grudges of Kitahara, all was wonderully portrayed. Had it not been for this storytelling, I don't think it would hold the same value, and can make me relate entirely to each and everyone of the characters and understand their thoughts.
5th: climax: this began when Kurosawa carried out the plan to defile his loved one: Takagawa. It was captivating, with thoughts, regrets, and finally decisions, brilliantly put in between of the events that happened. It had you say "one more chapter" repeatedly. And while it expressed the climax of the plot, the author used that chance to ingeniously show also the climax of psychology of the characters, like how the infamous Kurosawa decided to open up, the innocent Takagawa forgave him, the kind-hearted Nagaoka still saw the goodness in people's hearts, and the then-yankee Sugawa beat him up.
6th: ending: this is the most critical criterion I look at when giving personal appraisal of a work of art. It is beautiful. It gives out a sense of hope and positivity and fantasy. Kitahara returned to school, Nagaoka and Takagawa still go out due to their similar nature, but what's most amazing is the relationship between Kurosawa and Sugawa. No one saw it coming until chapter 27. Yet it's still satisfying. Two polar opposites, in which one side has committed a disgraceful and cringeworthy and despicable act towards the other, turns out to become a relationship when circumstances are involved. It all started out with a simple act of atoning for his sins by helping her out with classwork, they become gradually attached to each other, like how magnets attract each other. To my aesthetic, that is the most beautiful thing that could happen, circumstances.
7th: lesson:
Adolescence is like a heavy rain. Even though you catch a cold from it, you still look forward to experiencing it once again. Everyone has those impetuous times, the time when every boy likes the same girl in class, rushing days with mischief and pranks. Then, youth departed without a sound... (From "You are the apple of my eye"). Yes, everyone has their school crush, and it would always remain a bittersweet taste. But no matter what happens, we will move on from it. To hold on to and value those first-time experience of what we call "love" is good, but know that fate doesn't stop there. Fate might have arranged for the two to come and go, but perhaps it does that for us to meet the right one. Like how fate gave an angel named Takagawa to Kurosawa, just for him and Sugawa to meet at the right place and time. Perhaps it's destiny that set Kurosawa to cross paths with Takagawa, or perhaps it isn't.
9th: the value for rereading: it's a solid 10/10 for those who wanted to bring back their school memories. It's by far the best school life manga I've read. I've never reread any mangas I completed, but this one is an absolute must, and thus I hope the resonating emotions inside me right now would still persist, like how Nagaoka persists Kurosawa...

*Disclaimer*
Just personal scratch.
Advised, possible spoilers.
Opinion & Informal

Art: 6/10
The presentation of the art was a bit rough but I was fine with it because it's something different. The details and character art weren't anything to praise but at least the anatomy and proportions checked out. There were some really nice impact shots that are worth praising; the funny ones that went along the lines of, "I just got a whole load of my man juice all over it." and " Literally, buckets of..." There weren't any panoramics or environmental shots. I didn't see any showcases of artistic skill either. The art was fine and did it's job in the places that mattered.

Panel Progression: 7/10
The panel progression had quite a nice variety to it. There were a lot of uses of panel cutting and attention to layout to keep the pages interesting. The pacing of the panels was about right and the whole story flowed clearly. The clarity of the panels and layout were also something to note. The information wasn't confusing and things were able to be conveyed appropriately.

Characters: 9/10
The characters felt so alive. Their feelings of satisfaction, escape, jealousy, resent...everything was there. While the character designs were a bit above average, what really shined were the character's personalities. This manga did a splendid job in giving the characters life. While I don't particularly think that supporting cast is a part of that statement, the MC and the squirrel girl were really well done.

Plot: 8/10
A standard coming of age story with a bizarre twist to keep the plot fresh and unique. I'm glad that this manga decided to stay true to it's roots and that it didn't drop the hook after a few chapters. What I tend to see in "interesting synopsis" anime/manga are that they will present some crazy and interesting plot point at the very beginning only to drop it for a standard and conventional setup and development. This manga didn't do that. While it's an adaptation of a web-comic, it was able to stay true to it's initial plot point and even went on to develop the rest of the story around in including the MC's own personal growth. The fact that the the main plot point wasn't dropped and that it was used as the foundation for the MC's fall, realization, and metamorphosis is something that a lot of stories fail to do.

Development: 10/10
This is the highlight of the manga. This is a coming of age story that will be one of the first things I think of when the phrase is brought up. The characters were so well written in my opinion. I loved how the MC was the type to just go along with the flow. His condescending attitude to everything around him was able to give an idea of what he thought of the world. I don't think the he felt himself superior, I just think that it drew from an dissatisfaction with himself. His daily "ritual" I felt were a way for him to escape himself as I think he was aware of his brooding nature. I think that the MC was aware of how low he was and how much he was dissatisfied with his life and current self; I feel that he was aware of it to a degree but was either running away from it or refusing to think about or confront it. His rituals to me were not only an escape but a way for him to accept his terribleness and rotten personality. I think that he engaged in his ritual as a way to confirm that he was rotten...an activity fitting of someone like him. The high and climax that he felt during his rituals were there to keep him coming back to that state of low. I think that the pleasure was "something" good about being so low. The way he mentions that emptiness he feels after each ritual lead me to believe that he realizes those points after every ritual. He isn't strong enough to think about changing and is too afraid to even take one step towards it. The squirrel girl served as such an amazing foil to him and was what lead him towards change. He needed something to shine a light on him, something to illuminate that path and make him realize his own worthlessness. What better than someone just as dark and twisted as he. He didn't need some angel to save him. The MC needed someone just like him, someone as low as him to make him realize how terrible and sad he really felt about himself and how he viewed the world around him. I think what I said is exemplified with how the manga used his first love. What I mean is that in order to realize, he needed squirrel girl to push him over the edge. Without the squirrel girl he would never have fallen in love, crushed that love, and spiral downwards. I think that his spiral to the bottom...when he was at the lowest possible point...all he could do is look up. These reviews are really informal and I honestly just jot down whatever comes to mind so I apologize for the informality in the flow. Mmm...basically, the MC and squirrel girl while very similar acted as great foils to each other. The squirrel girl was what the MC needed to see. He needed to realize that she and he were the same, that if he continued to go down the squirrel girl's path nothing good would come of it. The MC needed the squirrel girl as an example of himself. She was the literal representation of his hate towards his first love...the squirrel girl resented anyone for the smallest reasons, he realized that he was no different for when he crushed his first love. Overall, what I want to say is that the development from start to finish was done masterfully. The stagnate existence, the rise from a first love, the spiraling fall from jealousy and resentment, the realization, the redemption, and the struggle...all of that lead to the culmination of change. When I think of a coming of age story I think of change. This manga was able to show me change at all the right levels in all the right ways; that is why I gave this area a 10/10.

Conclusion: 9/10
Going to just point to the development section for what I want to convey mostly and to keep things short since I ranted quite a bit thus far, but I thought the conclusion, while a bit abrupt and out of nowhere, did a swell job in the lead ups. The big questions were answered and the story was opened up towards a meaningful future that we would not ever see. The conclusion made it feel like their lives would continue outside of the pages which is what I really like to see in conclusions. The open-ended, odd, and a bit abrupt nature of this manga's conclusion felt appropriate to me. The culmination of everything just added to the overall atmosphere this manga was able to leave in its conclusion.

Overall: 9/10
One of the best coming of age stories I've ever read. I genuinely felt like I could connect with the feelings of the characters of this story. Thus, their feelings felt real and they themselves felt alive. This is definitely worth reading for its interesting plot, the well written (main) characters, and the masterfully done start-to-finish development.

This manga is really peculiar for me, at first I thought it was some stupid echi comedy because of the stupid title but boy was I wrong. This story has a really deep meaning in to it.

Story : 9/10
The story was really great, a story about making decisions, acting on it and the regrets that comes with it.

Art : 4/10
The art is decent enough for me to see what is happening and to recognize characters but nothing really stands out.

Character : 9/10
The characters are really great too especially their character development.

Enjoyment : 8/10
It very enjoyable although sometimes it can be boring and kinda slow.

Overall : 9/10
This manga is really good and I love the deep meanings behind all of it, a lonesome guy jacking off in a girl's toilet and having the only connection he had imagining lewd things with his female classmates becoming a responsible friendly guy and overcoming his problems.

***This is a spoiler free review***

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THIS IS NOT AN H-RATED MANGA BECAUSE THERE ARE NO H-SCENES WITHIN THE ENTIRE MANGA. YOU WILL NOT SEE ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULDN’T SEE ON TV.



A quick Google search of what Onani Master might translate to might veer you away from this manga but I strongly encourage you first read my review. What this manga has in store for you is a short but amazing story of redemption.

Story: 9/10

What the title will not tell you is that this manga is a story about redemption for social outcast Kakeru Kurosawa. He (in the beginning) spends his free time taking a “load” off in the women’s restrooms because he feels like it. Weird right? In his head he is in complete control and he doesn’t think he needs any true friends to survive. To be honest Kurosawa is a pretty shitty person at first glance which is exactly why this redemption story is the best I have ever witnessed. As the plot progresses, he little by little begins forming true friendships with classmates Keiji Nagaoka, Magister Takigawa, and many more people while being brought down by Kitahara (another social outcast character). Kitahara who also feels detatched from society more or less makes Kurosawa do certian actions that once he atones for changes and matures him into a very respectable male lead. While the path to redemption only takes 4 volumes (30 chapters), I find it fitting to what it is trying to accomplish. It goes from his daily life to revenge to redemption in such a flowing manner that you will want more once you finish. You start out with shitty Kurosawa, see him get better as a person, falls back to shitty person, then has an epiphany that changes himself completely. It is very hard to describe how well the story is without giving important plot points away so just know that this manga is a lot more than some guy who gets off in the women’s bathroom.

Art: 6.5/10

The artwork for the manga is very much rough sketches with over exaggerated boldness on Kurosawa to show how dark he is in the beginning of the manga. It’s not drawn poorly; it’s just a very original looking style that doesn’t try to “wow” you with amazing vistas. Cheerful characters are drawn lightly and have their surroundings match their moods. The other characters in the manga that are of ill-intent have their facial expressions match their moods quite well. Overall I have been spoiled by great looking manga such as Fairy Tail and Skip Beat so when comparing to this one it just doesn’t leave a lasting impression.

Characters: 9/10

The characters of this manga are a collection of lighthearted and generally good people while also including some who think they are misguided and lost causes. The interactions between the social outcasts (Kurosawa and Kitahara) and the “good” guys (Nagaoka and the rest of his gang) really make the redemption story very enjoyable to watch. You see Nagaoka trying to his heart’s content to include Kurosawa in every event even though he gets the same response every time. I never felt like any of the main characters were generic or not needed to progress the story.

Overall 8.2/10

No matter what my scoring may stray you towards I want you to try this manga out. It starts off with a Death Note vibe but changes and gets better and more interesting as it progresses. It is by far the best story about a social outcast maturing into a fine adult that I have ever experienced. It is very short and can be enjoyed in a day or a week.

Enjoyment: 9.8/10

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Sincerely,
Awesome Drummer

From the moment one finds out that Onanie (or onani) translates to masturbation, it is expected that this manga is yet another silly ecchi addition to the high-school genre. That is not the case. Instead we have a manga that, like its protagonist, takes itself very seriously.

Specifically, our protagonist, Kakeru Kurosawa, takes two things seriously: His teenage angst and his everyday, ritualistic masturbation session. That doesn't sound very serious, I know, but please bear with me. His apathetic middle-school life is forced to change when he witnesses both the bullying of a classmate and the indifference of the rest of the class, so he decides to... take matters into his own hands (Oh no I didn't!) and deliver punishment in a way that suits his interests. That, maybe selfless, act will trigger the events that will force him to confront the realities of his everyday life and grow as a person. Or at least that was what the story writer intended. The degree of his success is debatable.

The story consists of two parts. The first part is pretty good. It captures the misplaced malice and poor judgment of the two main characters in an unapologetic way, avoiding the common (and annoying) pitfall of presenting the main characters as blameless and their evil actions as justified.

So after a good misanthropic first part, it is now time for our raunchy protagonist to face the music. And that's where things start to decline. It is true that when you exact revenge you can become the same (or even worse) as the one who wronged you. But that does not mean that the victim of the revenge is absolved of its sins. That is something the writer completely forgets and offers a clean slate to the wrongdoers of the first part, focusing only on the revenge what was exacted upon them. Around that part of the manga, the handling of various events starts to appear sloppy and unrealistic. That decline in pragmatism seems to be due to the author's desire to conclude the story in a predetermined way and he does not hesitate to force events in order to achieve his goal.

The writer is partly successful, the end of the story offers closure, but I wonder if you can consider it a happy (or interesting) one. Is regression to the mean a happy outcome for an individual? Should that individual find peace in the fact that the mean welcomes him? Becoming the thing that you used to resent is a sign of growth or resignation? I do not have the answers, but Onanie Master Kurosawa offers one set of them. Those answers even seem to resonate with the majority. Still, my question in the first line of this paragraph stands.

Concluding, Onanie Master Kurosawa, despite the shaky plot leading to the conclusion and the average drawing style, is a good read, but fails to become extraordinary. 7.0/10.