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Psycho: 疯子
In a manga chat group, a user named "Hare" posted three lines of red text.
“I want to kill her.”
“I want to kill her.”
“I want to kill her.”
Out of curiosity, Ye Zi DMed the stranger as "Predator."
[Predator (Ye Zi): I saw your messages in the group chat. "I want to kill her."... Is that what you really think?]
[ Yes, it is.]
[ …I can’t think of anything I want more than to tear her body to shreds. Do you know that feeling?]
[ I do.]
[ Because there's also someone I want to kill.]
[ Who?]
…
[ Do you want to kill him?]
[ I do. I think about it even in my dreams.]
After about two minutes, Hare’s profile picture blinked again.
[ Murder exchange. Ever heard of it?]
[ I’ll kill that guy for you first. Once it’s done, it’s your turn. What do you think?]
[ Alright.]
After that day,
The person Ye Zi hated... vanished. To fulfill their deadly pact, he killed in return. No meetings. No traces. The perfect crime.
Ye Zi thought peaceful days would come.
He was wrong.
[ Not bad. Your girlfriend's pretty cute.]
Immediately, Ye Zi looked up across from him.
Sure enough, the teen was resting his jaw comfortably on his palm, watching him with a gaze that pierced through the deep shadows.
A faint illusion of a smile was present on his lips; one so tender, yet it made chills run down Ye Zi’s spine.
In this hunt...
Ye Zi was never the Predator.
“I want to kill her.”
“I want to kill her.”
“I want to kill her.”
Out of curiosity, Ye Zi DMed the stranger as "Predator."
[Predator (Ye Zi): I saw your messages in the group chat. "I want to kill her."... Is that what you really think?]
[ Yes, it is.]
[ …I can’t think of anything I want more than to tear her body to shreds. Do you know that feeling?]
[ I do.]
[ Because there's also someone I want to kill.]
[ Who?]
…
[ Do you want to kill him?]
[ I do. I think about it even in my dreams.]
After about two minutes, Hare’s profile picture blinked again.
[ Murder exchange. Ever heard of it?]
[ I’ll kill that guy for you first. Once it’s done, it’s your turn. What do you think?]
[ Alright.]
After that day,
The person Ye Zi hated... vanished. To fulfill their deadly pact, he killed in return. No meetings. No traces. The perfect crime.
Ye Zi thought peaceful days would come.
He was wrong.
[ Not bad. Your girlfriend's pretty cute.]
Immediately, Ye Zi looked up across from him.
Sure enough, the teen was resting his jaw comfortably on his palm, watching him with a gaze that pierced through the deep shadows.
A faint illusion of a smile was present on his lips; one so tender, yet it made chills run down Ye Zi’s spine.
In this hunt...
Ye Zi was never the Predator.
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315 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 8, 2015
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September 21, 2025Psycho Manhua Review
90 chapters (completed)
Dark + Toxic + Stalker Romance + Some murder = this story
Personally, I didn’t enjoy this due to my personal preferences, so won’t be giving this a rating as it wouldn’t be fair.
I wasn’t a fan of the characters or art. So many plot holes so little time. I thought that the twist near the end was confusing.
I have a feeling the officially licenced novel by Via Lactea will be better than this and will feel less ‘choppy’. Sadly, I don’t think I would want to pick up the novel now that I know what the story is about.
90 chapters (completed)
Dark + Toxic + Stalker Romance + Some murder = this story
Personally, I didn’t enjoy this due to my personal preferences, so won’t be giving this a rating as it wouldn’t be fair.
I wasn’t a fan of the characters or art. So many plot holes so little time. I thought that the twist near the end was confusing.
I have a feeling the officially licenced novel by Via Lactea will be better than this and will feel less ‘choppy’. Sadly, I don’t think I would want to pick up the novel now that I know what the story is about.
September 9, 2023
El "plot twist" fue la mayor verga que leí en mi vida.
2 de 5 estrellas.
2 de 5 estrellas.
August 4, 2023
我爱兔子
我爱兔子
我爱兔子
...
我爱兔子
我爱兔子
...
January 5, 2026
I really like this kind of twisted love story, although this book is going to have a lot of CW/tw, so I hope other readers will consider it before reading it.
I like this kind of troupe, but at first I thought it's gonna be a wicked love story full of the obsession of a mad person, well, it's kind of true, but it's more than that. Personally, I prefer the Chinese title "MadMan" over "Psycho" because when you finish the book, it literally depicts the content of the book, whereas "Psycho" does not.
Although in the middle of the story, I kinda guess where this story will be going, but it keeps interesting to read, some phrases make you feel like watching a surrealist movie, and make you feel like flying on the cloud (or "high").
I checked the author's other stories, and it seems the author is a type who writes stories that require a high tolerance from their reader, but I wish there were more from this author published in English.
About it have a Happy or Bad Ending? I think it depends on how the reader will interpret the story. This kind of story cannot have 100% happy or bad ending, but for me, it feels like a bad ending, but it's a happy ending for the protagonist. Perhaps it can be described have same feeling when you read the ending of legendary Kaori Yuki's manga Boy's Next Door.
I hope Tu and A-Zi can be together forever ;_;
(but I'm still glad ChengXi truly loves him, and Zi is not one-sided, but it's too painful)
I like this kind of troupe, but at first I thought it's gonna be a wicked love story full of the obsession of a mad person, well, it's kind of true, but it's more than that. Personally, I prefer the Chinese title "MadMan" over "Psycho" because when you finish the book, it literally depicts the content of the book, whereas "Psycho" does not.
Although in the middle of the story, I kinda guess where this story will be going, but it keeps interesting to read, some phrases make you feel like watching a surrealist movie, and make you feel like flying on the cloud (or "high").
I checked the author's other stories, and it seems the author is a type who writes stories that require a high tolerance from their reader, but I wish there were more from this author published in English.
About it have a Happy or Bad Ending? I think it depends on how the reader will interpret the story. This kind of story cannot have 100% happy or bad ending, but for me, it feels like a bad ending, but it's a happy ending for the protagonist. Perhaps it can be described have same feeling when you read the ending of legendary Kaori Yuki's manga Boy's Next Door.
I hope Tu and A-Zi can be together forever ;_;
(but I'm still glad ChengXi truly loves him, and Zi is not one-sided, but it's too painful)
June 22, 2022
其实这本真的很绝，留的是开放式结局。虽然作者偏向了美好一点的结局（我也更偏向这个美好的结局），但另一种对结局的解读也很有意思：或许“兔”从来都不曾存在过，整个故事只是一个关于叶梓的人生反射：他为叶城汐付出了所有，本来以为可以拥有幸福的人生，却被叶城汐背叛，被他夺走了自己曾经拥有的一切，只能窝在破旧狭小的出租房里，看着毁掉他人生的人活得幸福美满。可恶的是叶城汐在抛弃了叶梓拥有了财富，家庭后，他又继续纠缠着叶梓。如果“兔”真的不存在，那么确实，叶梓在他人看来就是一个不幸的精神病患者，最终在幻觉中结束了自己的生命。不过即使是这个结局，我也并不认为这是一个悲剧。
叶梓的一句话给我留下了很深的影响：“世界上有那么多真真假假，真假又有什么区别呢？区别只在于，自己相不相信罢了。” 我当时看这句特别震撼。仔细一想确实是这样的，所谓的真正的爱情不也只是我们的大脑在作祟吗？既然都是脑海里的情绪，那又有什么真假之分。对于叶梓来说，他的现实生活已经糟得不能再糟了，所以对于他来说，选择活在梦境里无疑是更好地选择。在外人眼里他是可怜人，是精神不正常的人。可被认为“不正常”的叶梓从来没有伤害过任何人，而被认为“正常”的人。如聂海霞，叶城汐，他们却一直在伤害。让我想起了一篇文章《病人》。究竟谁才是疯子？
叶梓的灵魂已经超脱了这个世界，他在悲剧中给自己找了一条出路，所以这个故事的结局不纯纯地是悲剧。
“纯白色梦境里，纱窗帘都像你。”
叶梓的一句话给我留下了很深的影响：“世界上有那么多真真假假，真假又有什么区别呢？区别只在于，自己相不相信罢了。” 我当时看这句特别震撼。仔细一想确实是这样的，所谓的真正的爱情不也只是我们的大脑在作祟吗？既然都是脑海里的情绪，那又有什么真假之分。对于叶梓来说，他的现实生活已经糟得不能再糟了，所以对于他来说，选择活在梦境里无疑是更好地选择。在外人眼里他是可怜人，是精神不正常的人。可被认为“不正常”的叶梓从来没有伤害过任何人，而被认为“正常”的人。如聂海霞，叶城汐，他们却一直在伤害。让我想起了一篇文章《病人》。究竟谁才是疯子？
叶梓的灵魂已经超脱了这个世界，他在悲剧中给自己找了一条出路，所以这个故事的结局不纯纯地是悲剧。
“纯白色梦境里，纱窗帘都像你。”
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January 9, 2022
This story is full of twist and turns. The final revelation left me speechless. Indeed a good read.
tags- murders, gore, stalking, kidnapping, schizophrenia, stockholm syndrome
tags- murders, gore, stalking, kidnapping, schizophrenia, stockholm syndrome
February 11, 2025
That crazy plot twist…I did not see that coming.
May 15, 2025
qué forma de arruinar un libro con un final y un plot twist que al menos a mi parecer, no tuvo sentido.
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