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Dec 1, 2025
The art work is beautiful and consistent throughout, and the writing and pacing were also natural. However, Sura's Beloved is definitely a story and characters you can be frustrated by, until you finally understand somehow, that they are simply doing what is in their nature to do. Perhaps it is Fate, perhaps bad or good luck (depending on your perspective), or it could just be about strength and weakness, but several players are locked in a cycle that may or may not have an end. And what the end might be? It depends on the character.
This series is frustrating because like so often seen
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in yaoi manga and anime (or live action films also!), love between men is presented primarily as SA and sado-masochistic. That that's all or mostly what male same-sex relationships are. Also, if you have a problem with SA anyway, definitely give this one a pass. One thing Sura's Beloved does present more accurately is the attachments that can form, even if someone is subjected to trauma, loss or oppression by another.
It is a rollercoaster of a series, where often you find yourself asking "Why did that happen?" "Why did they go back?" "Why didn't they listen?" or especially in my case, "How can you not see the obvious right in front of you?!" But I finished, and I was not dissatisfied in the end. Be forewarned it is extremely graphic and each chapter gives you trigger warnings for a reason, yet somehow you cannot hate the main characters. It is a bitter, bittersweet series.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Aug 19, 2025
The anime version makes the series seem like it's a typical "brought from another world to a fantasy kingdom", a little political intrigue and kidnapping, but it's most about "size difference". I won't deny there are dialogues about that thoughout, and how "union" between individuals of such different sizes is possible without serious injury or worst. There's a magic to it, of course!
I think most of the 1 ratings were by those who didn't read the WHOLE series. They read a very small fraction before dropping it, which is their right, as is their rating, but its not helpful for those wanting a
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full review. I read the whole series start to finish, and have seen the anime, and I am writing as the gay guy I am.
I don't normally do it, but I'm dividing up and addressing specific points bullet-listed, comprehensive way:
*Main characters: I found them both rather one-dimensional, especially Caius. He seemed just a big guy always trying to be nice with no other emotion. Even in intimate scenes. Even when they showed a difficult situation from the past that's still affecting him, I didn't feel much because he was just drawn "sad face" instead of "happy" face. Kōichi is always enthusiastically happy when not in "heat" or outraged. He is an older teen in high school and AoC is 16 or older in Japan, but considering the story and setting, there was no need to write him as a teenager.
*Side characters: Far more interesting! The intimacy researcher/magician and his giant protector/helper/lover, Dyne. The Bird People! The story of their king, egg, and their issues kept me going through the second half! They are gorgeous also. And not to forget Palo (the wolf man) who was shown only in one way in the anime, but did far more and became admirable in the manga.
Smexxy times: I researched the writer's other work because I became more and more uncomfortable with the size difference fixation (and knowing what that suggests), and they do more smut, r*pe and age questionable material. Titan's Bride is their more "mainstream" work that received wider attention and an anime. I found the duo scenes repetitive after a while. The artwork is nice and solid throughout, but absolutely several look like CSA because of that size difference. Anyone seeing it on your harddrive without context might think its CP.
Story: The political situation Caius is in develops much further. There are themes of anti-immigration, discrimination and racism between different races and species that affect societies, marketing and business industries, families and well-being. These interconnected stories were very well-done imo, and addressed the fact irl there shouldn't be prejudice just because of race, background or who you love.
CONCLUSION. The story is what kept my rating at 7 (my perfect would be 6.5!) and didn't drop it to a 5 or 6. Pros: Nice, consistent art, a lighter but still serious, multi-faceted political drama. Cons: I have no problem with hot scenes, but it shouldn't be boring or the same, but the fixation on size and art that could be seen as CP could make this a "no-go" for some, and that's understandable.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Aug 19, 2025
Don't be fooled by the Lezhin description, because there's not much romance or "sweet lip presses" in the 56 chapters I've read so far. It's a serious drama with mature themes including enslavement, SA and mass murder.
Many of the BL and yaoi I read, even if I like them or not, don't often have character and plot twists where you genuinely do not know what's going on and you cannot guess. Plus, the intrigue, situations and story is mostly believeable, mature in telling but still intriguing. Like the main character, Sylhan, you the reader are trapped in a situation where you do not know who
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to trust or not. The tension and frustration is real, and while desperately you wish to recognize friend or foe, love and be loved, protected and defend, your manipulated mind doesn't let you. Truly, I haven't read as well-paced and written story in a long time.
This manhwa is presumably ongoing, and I will continue with it because I cannot wait to find out the missing pieces of the past, and who really does love Sylhan, or if he might be the real villain of the tale!
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Dec 18, 2024
A common theme, childhood friends to lovers, and has some genuinely funny moments so far. But somewhat like the type of yaoi I avoid, there is the frustrating and honestly stupid imo, "I hate this! You're/I'm a perv or jerk for liking this... PLEASE do it some more!" We know it's fiction, but it should be believable, and the sex scenes aren't. I'm an actual gay guy. Despite the clean, good looking art, I would not continue reading this except other reviewers thankfully shared there's at least a significant twist to look forward to. Otherwise, I would drop it 100%.
I'm tired and disappointed by the
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"book" knowledge of male anatomy, but not how actual sex between guys works, yet they keep cranking out chapters that also have homophobic content....but it's still labelled BL. Yes, calling someone a pervert or jerk because they are gay is homophobic. Sure, a character might be homophobic, this is believable and what we face in life, but making it a repetitive part of the dialogue isn't okay, in my opinion. And there's pages and pages of the same. The characters are coming off as quite shallow so far.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Dec 17, 2024
The art style is beautiful and consistent in the chapters I've read although sometimes I confuse some of the secondary male appearances because they are very similar to my eye. The mains, however? They're outstanding, Tsubaki is large, fierce and manly, while Kabuto is beautiful and small. In fact, this character looks like an updated version of Hisoka from Yami no Matsuei. Clearly, the two become very fond of each other, but because of their states, a living being and ghost, plus a somewhat other love interest in the mix.... I have no idea how this will end. And that's a good thing, whatever happens,
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this is one I will finish!
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Mar 18, 2024
5 or less was my original rating as this had one of my most disliked type of secondary characters in anime or manga: those who ignore all the boundaries of others, especially when it is used as some kind of warped comedy relief.
I eventually chose 6 because the story had an interesting premise and a "fast start" between the principles, Mitsuki and Seijiro. Albeit, maybe too fast a start, but you soon found out not only "why" that was so, but how Seijiro's past continued his submission of overly amorous attention.
In the end, its a sweet story about opening oneself to not just physicality
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but love and connection of spirits and hearts. If you can get over your fears. Without the annoying secondary characters, I would definitely have rated it far higher. Give it a chance if that's something you can tolerate.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Dec 28, 2023
As a gay guy, as a returning manga reader, this is one of the fewer newer series I've read that I like for the realism...for the most part. These are two guys well into their adulthood, no super effeminate or child-like ukes. There are men who are attracted to other men. They are not apologetic, they don't do the infuriating and stereotyping insult "but you're pretty like a girl so it's okay". There's no shock or surprise by an attraction or offer. Let me tell you, this happens all the time, not just for sex, but also for attraction, interest in a potential life partner.
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ANYWAYS, I like the natural progression of the attraction, and with the right personalities, balances and aspects, the attraction can grow and expand in the people even if "they/we" as gay or queer guys may not hyper-analyze it as is presented in so many hetero-normative relationships as being the most credible reason to believe in the attraction/growing love.
It's a believeable-ish story of a "bad guy" and a slightly "sketch" guy with very specific hidden alliances yet the most outstanding "not real" to me was a situation that happened roughly half-way through the volumes current to my review. That broke my immersion for a time, though the writer used it to try to progress the connection between the main characters.
This has been a joy to read overall, despite that flaw. I felt it represented as a real person, not a troupe or stereotype of a gay guy or gay relationships, though MOST don't happen in some random way of passing but with those you have known in "regular" life or work, not a random situation. I hope they continue the series but I cannot imagine that it might have multiple volumes although it could.
Writer? Please no tragic ending so often stereotyped or presented for gay lovers also. I like both of them and they deserve a life together. Thank you!
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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