Enjokousai Bokumetsu Undou

This 11 chapter exploitation manga provides a thrilling read by the creator of the ever infamous Ichi the killer. That's right. Yamamoto Hideo is the mastermind behind this tale of prostitution and abuse.

The story centers on a group of high school girls who sell their bodies to old men for some quick cash. A problem arises when a pair of men make a habit of " Dine and dashing" on the desperate females. Enter Aya. She's a psychotic girl who loves to torture her johns with her equally fucked up boyfriend. When one of her innocent friends gets raped during a session gone wrong, Aya is out for more blood than ever.

This was a great look into the seedy underbelly of the compensated dating world of japan. Aya sets herself up to be a truly vile protagonist for delightfully crucifying men and shoving firecrackers up their ass with her boyfriend. Even then, she shows to have a more noble side when she goes on a mission to avenge her innocent friend.

If you're into gritty action stories with sexual themes, check this title out. The art isn't all that good, but the narrative knows how to keep readers on their toes.

After zipping through my main course of Ichi the Killer, I figured that the single-volume "Stop the Bitch Campaign" might be nice for dessert. I'm not sure it was the wisest choice.

This manga isn't truly awful, but it also isn't particularly good. It's a little meditation on comeuppances in contemporary society. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes, as the saying goes.

On the one side there are high school girls exploring prostitution or "compensated dating." Among them is a sociopath who rolls her dates in brutal ways. On the other side is a pair of incels who decide to dine and dash on the girls. One of them, it turns out, is a brutal, S&M loving psychopath.

You can see where this is going - the inevitable clash between the forces of evil and evil.

I'm a Yamamoto fan, but I found his common S&M motifs a little tiresome here. There really isn't much of redeeming quality here other than the length of the piece. It's short and you can zip through this piece in an hour.