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A review by corallydeer
Jinx, Season 1 by Mingwa
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Ooftah, this one was definitely a harder read for me. The level of sexual assault and rape in this yaoi was really wrenched up to a ten and I just could not do anything but feel bad the entire time for poor Dan. Literally everything that could go wrong for him did go wrong for him and it was hard to watch his mindsets evolve over the course of the season. At this point the only draw to this one is the absolutely gorgeous art style and the deep-seated hope that we get to see Jaekyung grovel himself into the literal dirt next season (the author did say in their end-of-season note that that's the intention with this kind of dark story, so here's to fingers crossed for that) .
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Cursing (extensive and frequent cursing, middle fingers, etc) | Rape (Jaekyung pretty much rapes Dan for the first half to two thirds of the season, even if their contractual relationship dictated sexual access Dan does clearly say "no" through many encounters) | Sexual Assault (Dan was assaulted at one of his first jobs by an older man including forced touching and gropes; much of his sexual encounters with Jaekyung are pretty much assault/rape due to lack of clear consent) | Sexual Content (hardcore sex scenes; "white lightsaber" censoring of the male appendage) | Terminal Illness (Dan's grandmother is depicted as having a terminal illness that she is fighting and Dan is overworking himself to pay for) | Violence (MMA fighting is a big part of the plot; there are also some brawls) | Blood (shown as a consequence of MMA fighting and brawls) | Grief (Dan somewhat regularly grieves his lost happy life with his grandmother and the realities of her illness) | Injury/Injury Detail (indicative of MMA fighting and brawls; clear depictions of bruising, cuts and blood, swollen body parts, etc)