Sakura-Gari, Tome 2

櫻狩り [Sakura Gari] #2

by Yuu Watase

Depuis l'incident de la bibliotheque, Masakata est torture et hesite a quitter la residence Saiki. Mais il apprend alors que son frere est endette et aux prises avec des yakuzas. Il accepte donc a contrecoeur le marche que lui propose Soma: s'il reste aupres de lui et accepte de devenir sa chose, il lui donnera l'argent necessaire.

Genres: Manga, Yaoi, Comics, Romance, Psychological, Tragedy, Mystery

208 pages, Paperback

First published March 6, 2009

About the author

Yuu Watase (渡瀬悠宇) is a Japanese shoujo manga-ka. She is known for her works Fushigi Yūgi, Alice 19th, Ceres: The Celestial Legend, Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden and Absolute Boyfriend. She likes all music, except heavy metal and old traditional music.

She received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo for Ceres, Celestial Legend in 1997. Since writing her debut short story "Pajama de Ojama" ("An Intrusion in Pajamas"), Watase has created more than 80 compiled volumes of short stories and continuing series. Because of her frequent use of beautiful male characters in her works, she is widely regarded in circles[which?] as a bishōnen manga artist.[citation needed] In October 2008, Watase began her first shōnen serialization, Arata: The Legend in Weekly Shōnen Sunday.
Her name is romanized as "Yû Watase" in earlier printings of Viz Media's publications of Fushigi Yūgi, Alice 19th, and Ceres, The Celestial Legend, while in Viz Media's Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden and Absolute Boyfriend her name is romanized as "Yuu Watase". In Chuang Yi's English-language versions of Fushigi Yugi (spelled without a macron or circumflex), her name is romanized as "Yu Watase".

Reviews

[Clow Place · Rating 3 out of 5]

Este segundo tomo la historia se torna más sórdida y truculenta. En este punto, Tagami se encontrará con el lado más oscuro y atormentado de su amo Souma.

[Bibliothecat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Review for complete series



Yikes, talk about a dark plot. I should like to start by saying that my rating mostly reflects my personal feelings toward this manga - subjectively, I think this is a quality manga and I can understand where all the high ratings are coming from. But this series is not for the faint of heart, just to name a few, it contains murder, torture, rape, pedophilia and incest.

It's 1920 Japan, Masataka has come to Tokyo and found work with a noble family to finance his studies. Although he befriends the family's eldest son Souma, he finds that not everything is as it should be within this household. Accidents and suicide seem to happen in the family's wake and always at the centre of it all stands Souma. Masataka is warned off from staying at the estate, yet loyalty to Souma makes him stay.

I really like Yuu Watase's works - I appreciate her art and her stories are very much shoujo. Sakuragari may have some echoes of her other works but it is otherwise just about as different a story she could have come up with. It's utterly dark and morbid - I would not normally read this kind of story but Watase somehow manages to pull it off in a way that makes it seem near poetic. The characters are thoughtful and scarred, there's hardly one among them that doesn't have a dark past of sorts. It is sad and beautiful at the same time; what the characters go through is disturbing but there's also an underlying feeling of hope and interesting reflections on human nature.

The art is slightly different from her other works, probably with the intention of matching the more adult themes, but it is still distinctly her style and very beautiful for it. It is mostly black and white with very little grey scaling which gives it a classic touch that fits in well with the setting. The art and plot allowed for an immersive reading experience which I really appreciated for this historic setting.

At times, all the incidents felt a little over the top - you'd think there were more people who would notice all the abuse and actually do something about it. Despite that, it was a believable plot with real characters and there is very little I can fault this manga with. It's not a series I would drop into just anybody's hands but it's qualitatively and artistically a really well-crafted manga.

[Hoppipolla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dios mío, yo no acabo este manga, este manga acaba conmigo.

Que psicología más profunda tienen los personajes, qué entendimiento de la psique humana, de la soledad, de los grises, de la necesidad... Es que me pone los pelos de punta, y el dibujo es simple y absolutamente maravilloso. Creo que es la mejor obra de Watase sin duda.

[Blake Herondale · Rating 3 out of 5]

Esto cada vez se está poniendo peor por momentos y el plot twist del final del manga la verdad es que no sé ni como no lo vi venir 🤯 sobre todo por que concuerda con lo mal que está el amo

[yengyeng · Rating 5 out of 5]

The eyes are beautifully drawn. They look so sad.

[Ester · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un tomo más turbio que el anterior dónde conocemos un poco más del pasado de Souma y en el cual Masataka pasa las de Caín. Haré una reseña más acurada cuando lea el ultimo tomo ya que solamente son 3. Pero Sakura Gari es un manga muy recomendable siempre y cuando os gusten las historias oscuras, duras y crueles donde vemos la peor cara del ser humano.

[Meduss142 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Se trata de una trilogía yaoi la mar de interesante. Historia cruda, hermosa, realista... Me he leído ya los tres tomos y voy a decir que hay un gran secreto detrás de un personaje odioso y la historia romántica de nuestros protagonistas es muy tóxica a pesar de que acaba floreciendo un amor inocente vamos a decir.

[Alejandra RL · Rating 1 out of 5]

Qué bueno que solo son tres tomos, porque la historia es demasiado para mí y no estoy de humor para un sufrimiento muy prolongado. Definitivamente no le pide nada a todos esos manhwas BL que en estos momentos andan de moda, porque aquí todos son bien tóxicos.

Las acciones de Souma me repugnan, pero a la vez le tengo lastima por todos los abusos que pasó; este hombre definitivamente es la encarnación perfecta de la víctima que se vuelve e victimario. Y en cuanto a Masataka, ya quiero que termine su calvario.

A pesar de todo, reconozco que Yuu Watase ha hecho un gran trabajo al plasmar tantas mentes retorcidas bien construidas. A ver cuando leo el último tomo, por ahora solo quiero leer cosas alegres.

[Laia · Rating 4 out of 5]

4’5

[MontseMH · Rating 4 out of 5]

La trama es demasiado turbia y tóxica, pero también adictiva.

[M. RoAr · Rating 3 out of 5]

3'5 / 5

[Mellii · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

[Shiara · Rating 2 out of 5]

2,5/5 ☆

[-moonprismpower- · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was hard to see all this pain being inflicted but at the same time, I understand it???

[Nana · Rating 5 out of 5]

releída después de años y esta fuerte jaja.

[Adrienne · Rating 5 out of 5]

When innocent, earnest student Masataka Tagami becomes a page for the wealthy Saiki family, he steps into a web of intrigue, lust and murder...

Watase Yuu is best known for her shojo fare: Fushigi Yugi, Ayashi no Ceres and Absolute Boyfriend. While she often deals with dark story lines, Sakuragari kicks it up a notch and then some.

Murder, betrayal, incest, graphic gay sex and rape are just a laundry list of the things to be found in Sakuragari. The story is painful to read at time, because the moments of happiness are few and far between, especially in the second volume, but it's extremely well written.

Just when you think you can't be shocked, something else happens to horrify you. I actually annoyed my roommate, who happened to be in the room while I was reading, because almost page had me gasping in horror or saying 'Oh my god!'.

[Lucia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I went into this series as a fan of Yuu Watase and without knowing anything about it; I was quite surprised by the depth and darknesses of the story. I knew what to expect going into volume 2-depravity, desperation and hopelessness, but oh man, it gets so much worse and so much more fu*ked up. I wanted to read it with my eyes closed. I know that doesn't seem to make much sense, but it's like watching a car wreck, you dont want to see it, but you can't look away. I've read books that were disturbing before but something about having the pictures right in front of you that makes it so much harder to bare. I am hoping for some much needed explanations and closure in the next and final volume.

[Alba Clopés · Rating 2 out of 5]

Per qualitat es mereixeria les cinc estrelles, però precisament per això es viu molt intensament. Els esdeveniments cada vegada són més desagradables i sovint difícils de suportar, per això no li puc posar una qualificació més alta.
El problema és que no és horror i prou (i per tant en podria valorar només l'efecte: si m'horroritza eficaçment 5/5), sinó que, en certa manera, és romantitzat. L'únic que em falla és la caracterització dels personatges perquè en cap cas sembla que arribin a ser plenament conscients del mal que causen/pateixen.

[Christina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everyone wants to be accepted and loved. Desperately, trying to get out from the pit of loneliness, what are we but just normal humans! We fall like Sakura petals, but, we have it in us to bloom again. Showing you the dark side of humanity and yet, given you the courage to see the brighter day, what else can you expect from Yuu Watase? From her flawless art to the story line, it's simply amazing. Beautiful! :')

[Kati · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not for faint-hearted people or for those who are easily squicked/triggered because this manga deals with madness, obsession, jealousy, rape, suicide, murder and the Stockholm Syndrome. Everyone in it is crazy or about to become crazy. I still find the story of Tagumi and Souma fascinating. And the artwork is breathtaking.

[Lottie Eve · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 Stars!

[Lapis Lazuli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aspetterò l'ultimo volume per dare un giudizio complessivo, perché questa è una di quelle storie che ti entra dentro e non ti lascia più.