Naraku no Hitsuji
A manga about a vlogger who starts making a young prostitute a subject of his streams only for them to pick a fight with the mob.
Finally got to finish this series and I really liked how it ended. The vlogger originally subjects the prostitute to abject humiliation and suffering. He takes advantage of this girl who has no self worth but in her eyes he is the first person who’s even treated her as a human. It’s an ugly tale of horrible misguided motivations between these two who struggle with themselves.
As the story progresses he fights against his desire for revenge against his friends who betrayed him and the mobster who humiliated him and his growing feelings towards her. I won’t spoil the ending but I was very satisfied at how everything ended up playing out.
While this story is filled with terrible things I could appreciate how they served a purpose and didn’t feel like a cheap plot device for exploitation. They also take a realistic approach to problems of modern silent observers.
~dakazu
