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In These Words #1
In These Words, Volume 1
Asano Katsuya is a US trained psychiatrist who has been recruited by the Tokyo Asano Katsuya is a US trained psychiatrist who has been recruited by the Tokyo Police Department to provide a profile through the victims' data. Based on Asano's profile and recommendation, an elaborate plan is put into place to lure the serial killer out - a plan that bore successful results. Now, after three years and twelve victims, Shinohara Keiji is finally in police custody. Shinohara has promised a thorough confession, but only on the terms that Asano be the one to receive it. Besides the curious request by the killer whom Asano was only familiar with on paper, disturbing nightmares begin to plague Asano as soon as he's given the case...
216 pages
First published June 26, 2012
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Kichiku Neko
51 books468 followersName: 鬼畜猫: Kichiku Neko (ナルキッソス)
Name (in native language): 猫鬼畜
Associated Names:
Guilt | Pleasure
G|P
KichikuNeko
narcissus
Sadistic Cat
Birth Place: Taiwan
Doujinshi Circle: Guilty Pleasure (G|P) with CHEN Jo
In Real life she is a cop. She is also a Taiwanese.
Horoscope: Scorpio
Favorite Places: Rome, Italy; Normandy, France.
Favorite Movies: Tampopo and Shall We Dance? (Japanese Version)
Hobbies: Travel; BL Manga/Novels/Drama CDs
Secret Lust: Men in sharp, expensive suits or uniforms
Genres: Drama / Mature / Psychological / Smut / Yaoi
Email: kichiku_neko@guiltpleasure.com
Social Networking:
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May 22, 2013
**Ordering details below** Look what the mailman dragged in today! My copy. Aaaghgh! It finally arrived.
Can I lick it?
YES I CAN!
So I suppose it's a good thing that I got impatient and tracked down another copy, because it took forever for this one to be shipped to me. The other one I swear I will not lick.
I'm going to post a few phone snapshots in a bit, but let me tell you this first: It's like In These Words was created especially for me. The art is super-gorgeous, never sloppy. The story itself so deliciously, excitingly twisted and sick. It has the exact sort of fucked up psychological experimenting in it that intrigues me.
Also, reading In These Words will make your IQ go up like 10 points, because they chose to present this yaoi in its original form. Meaning that you'll have to start at the other end and read from the right to the left, top to bottom, just not upside down. I love it! It adds to the atmosphere.
...my oh my...mindblowing art combined with an intense and dark and disturbing story..consider all my boxes ticked. Fuck yeah!
And although some reviewers mentioned that this should be called horror rather than yaoi, screw them! Screw everyone. To have someone lick your blood, to be told by a serial killer that he...well, see below..
Can it get any more swoon-worthy romantic than this?:p
I mean, LOOK AT IT..
Man, this is like being 11 years old all over again and falling in love with Cutter from freaking Elfquest. Look how spectacularly well they portrayed both MC's. Look at those emotions swirling through their eyes, look at those faces, those....ahhh!
Noooo Shinohara! Not all Dutch wives are boring...pick me! Pick me! Beh heh he.
Pom, pom, pom...
A bunch of tasty teasers....
Where to get your copy?
Since this was somewhat confusing to me, I included ordering details: Volume 1 (chapters 1-5) used to be $16,- on Amazon (€12,55). However, it's no longer in stock. So if you order your copy from Amazon, it'll probably never show up! Instead, you'll find mostly used copies on Amazon and Ebay with prices that will go up from $80,- to $300,-. The reason? Volume 1 is getting rare! This is what the authors had to say about it on guiltpleasure.tumblr.com:
"ITW manga’s been out of print a month after its issue. DMI (the licensor) had assured us that they will not be republishing that title nor others (except Hentai) until at least JUNE. We have no hand in printing and reprinting the manga. Please do write to DMI to encourage them to reprint the ITW manga or likely, your order from Amazon’s not going to happen."
I found that if you search the internet, there are still a few pretty decently priced copies out there. Another option is to buy the ebooks via Kobo. This will allow you to still read the chapters 1-5 (they're currently working on making 6, 7 and 8 ebook proof too). However, you have to take into account that the quality just isn't as amazing and your ebook may not be compatible with your ereader (at least not with my Sony), but I managed to read it just fine on my iPad. Otherwise, just order the individual chapters from the Guilt Pleasure website (if they're not out of stock again, that is. *sigh*).
Something else; In These Words has these bloody cliffhangers, so it's good to know that "It will be another year before we have enough material for Vol. 2 but we are likely to do a trade for chapter 6-10. For now, it is released chapter by chapter until then.
Anyway, if you'll excuse me? I'm going to try all of this stuff at home now. Bye!
Can I lick it?
YES I CAN!
So I suppose it's a good thing that I got impatient and tracked down another copy, because it took forever for this one to be shipped to me. The other one I swear I will not lick.
I'm going to post a few phone snapshots in a bit, but let me tell you this first: It's like In These Words was created especially for me. The art is super-gorgeous, never sloppy. The story itself so deliciously, excitingly twisted and sick. It has the exact sort of fucked up psychological experimenting in it that intrigues me.
Also, reading In These Words will make your IQ go up like 10 points, because they chose to present this yaoi in its original form. Meaning that you'll have to start at the other end and read from the right to the left, top to bottom, just not upside down. I love it! It adds to the atmosphere.
...my oh my...mindblowing art combined with an intense and dark and disturbing story..consider all my boxes ticked. Fuck yeah!
And although some reviewers mentioned that this should be called horror rather than yaoi, screw them! Screw everyone. To have someone lick your blood, to be told by a serial killer that he...well, see below..
Can it get any more swoon-worthy romantic than this?:p
I mean, LOOK AT IT..
Man, this is like being 11 years old all over again and falling in love with Cutter from freaking Elfquest. Look how spectacularly well they portrayed both MC's. Look at those emotions swirling through their eyes, look at those faces, those....ahhh!
Noooo Shinohara! Not all Dutch wives are boring...pick me! Pick me! Beh heh he.
Pom, pom, pom...
A bunch of tasty teasers....
Where to get your copy?
Since this was somewhat confusing to me, I included ordering details: Volume 1 (chapters 1-5) used to be $16,- on Amazon (€12,55). However, it's no longer in stock. So if you order your copy from Amazon, it'll probably never show up! Instead, you'll find mostly used copies on Amazon and Ebay with prices that will go up from $80,- to $300,-. The reason? Volume 1 is getting rare! This is what the authors had to say about it on guiltpleasure.tumblr.com:
"ITW manga’s been out of print a month after its issue. DMI (the licensor) had assured us that they will not be republishing that title nor others (except Hentai) until at least JUNE. We have no hand in printing and reprinting the manga. Please do write to DMI to encourage them to reprint the ITW manga or likely, your order from Amazon’s not going to happen."
I found that if you search the internet, there are still a few pretty decently priced copies out there. Another option is to buy the ebooks via Kobo. This will allow you to still read the chapters 1-5 (they're currently working on making 6, 7 and 8 ebook proof too). However, you have to take into account that the quality just isn't as amazing and your ebook may not be compatible with your ereader (at least not with my Sony), but I managed to read it just fine on my iPad. Otherwise, just order the individual chapters from the Guilt Pleasure website (if they're not out of stock again, that is. *sigh*).
Something else; In These Words has these bloody cliffhangers, so it's good to know that "It will be another year before we have enough material for Vol. 2 but we are likely to do a trade for chapter 6-10. For now, it is released chapter by chapter until then.
Anyway, if you'll excuse me? I'm going to try all of this stuff at home now. Bye!
November 24, 2013
Mind fuck? Check.
Rape? Check.
Violent torture? Check.
Sociopathic serial killer? Check.
Made me adjust my pants every chapter? Check x 5
At the end? I wanted to cry, because the second volume hasn't been released yet. :-(
January 8, 2015
Contains:
> Kidnapping
> Murder
> Mutilation
> Captivity/Confinement
> Rape/Sexual Assault/Intense Sex Scenes/Rough Sex
> Use of restrains/Bondage
> Edgeplay/Knife-play/Blood-play
> Insane/Delusional Antagonist
> Pretty Man/Bishonen
> Mind Games
> Noncon
> Awesome kickass artwork
March 17, 2025
Originally published as In These Words, Vol. 1
US-trained psychiatrist Asano Katsuya, is asked to extract a confession from a suspected serial killer. Due to the sensitive nature of the crimes the police wish to keep everything secret, so the psychiatrist has to interview the suspect in a locked house from a dilapidated part of town.
Shinohara for his part, is quite a piece of work, acting all friendly and unbothered by his fate. And much to Asano's consternation, he also reminds the psychiatrist of a faceless man from his nightmares. One who keeps declaring his love as he rapes the protagonist...
I've been wanting to get into dark romances for a while, but none of the romanticized violence or overall YA feel of them particularly appealed to me. This title has been popping up in my Google search results whenever I was looking for yaoi manga with pretty art. Given my recent(ish) liking for Japanese horror, I finally decided to give it a chance. And booooy does it deliver.
It feels rather misleading to call any part of this series a "romance", even though later volumes do contain a strong romantic subplot. But at least no one can accuse the author(s) of putting rose tinted glasses on the horror aspects. Then again, if you're squeamish about graphic violence I would strongly advise you to give this book a wide berth.
I know this is explained in the following volumes, but I had quite a few issues with the premise of the story. So the police chief sends Asano to extract a confession from the suspect. Which he does, like right away, because the guy at no point tries to deny any of the accusations. But for some reason this is not sufficient and Asano just keeps on having interviews with the creepy dude. The psychiatrist doesn't question any of this, presumably because he's too busy coping with his chronic headaches? Granted, I was also very very distracted by the beautiful artwork so maybe I just missed something.
Score: 4/5 stars
Having gone through all 4 released volumes, I should warn you that the series is actually not a Japanese manga, but rather an American doujinshi which is set in Japan. It's also incomplete, with the most recent chapter (not yet bound in a volume) released some 4 years ago.
By the way, if you're interested in the English edition be prepared to dig. On the Internet but also deep in your wallet. It's nigh' impossible to find, and when you do, it goes for insane prices. I've decided to go for the German translations, because I could get them fairly cheap from a second hand bookstore. Technically, I got the first three volumes in German, and the 4th one in Japanese (by mistake). Still, at least the latter came with an extra short story (Little by Little).
US-trained psychiatrist Asano Katsuya, is asked to extract a confession from a suspected serial killer. Due to the sensitive nature of the crimes the police wish to keep everything secret, so the psychiatrist has to interview the suspect in a locked house from a dilapidated part of town.
Shinohara for his part, is quite a piece of work, acting all friendly and unbothered by his fate. And much to Asano's consternation, he also reminds the psychiatrist of a faceless man from his nightmares. One who keeps declaring his love as he rapes the protagonist...
I've been wanting to get into dark romances for a while, but none of the romanticized violence or overall YA feel of them particularly appealed to me. This title has been popping up in my Google search results whenever I was looking for yaoi manga with pretty art. Given my recent(ish) liking for Japanese horror, I finally decided to give it a chance. And booooy does it deliver.
It feels rather misleading to call any part of this series a "romance", even though later volumes do contain a strong romantic subplot. But at least no one can accuse the author(s) of putting rose tinted glasses on the horror aspects. Then again, if you're squeamish about graphic violence I would strongly advise you to give this book a wide berth.
I know this is explained in the following volumes, but I had quite a few issues with the premise of the story. So the police chief sends Asano to extract a confession from the suspect. Which he does, like right away, because the guy at no point tries to deny any of the accusations. But for some reason this is not sufficient and Asano just keeps on having interviews with the creepy dude. The psychiatrist doesn't question any of this, presumably because he's too busy coping with his chronic headaches? Granted, I was also very very distracted by the beautiful artwork so maybe I just missed something.
Score: 4/5 stars
Having gone through all 4 released volumes, I should warn you that the series is actually not a Japanese manga, but rather an American doujinshi which is set in Japan. It's also incomplete, with the most recent chapter (not yet bound in a volume) released some 4 years ago.
By the way, if you're interested in the English edition be prepared to dig. On the Internet but also deep in your wallet. It's nigh' impossible to find, and when you do, it goes for insane prices. I've decided to go for the German translations, because I could get them fairly cheap from a second hand bookstore. Technically, I got the first three volumes in German, and the 4th one in Japanese (by mistake). Still, at least the latter came with an extra short story (Little by Little).
September 19, 2018
4 stars!
Holy shite! This one was a total mind f**k! I was so scared for Katsuya and this new case involving a serial killer. I'm not sure at this point WTH is going on! Is what we saw something from his past or is this just a brilliant plan to get on the killers mind? Well whatever it is can't to find out.
Holy shite! This one was a total mind f**k! I was so scared for Katsuya and this new case involving a serial killer. I'm not sure at this point WTH is going on! Is what we saw something from his past or is this just a brilliant plan to get on the killers mind? Well whatever it is can't to find out.
December 21, 2025
i need to reread this.
February 3, 2014
Meet my latest obsession...
A few years ago Nikyta introduced me to yaoi, and since then I've read a few here and there, along with some other styles of graphic art stories...especially the webcomic Teahouse (now that's another obsession of a different color). Then one day I was scrolling through all of the amazing photography "art" on Tumblr *cough*, and came across the cover art for In These Words and thought to myself, “Hmm, this is pretty!” And next thing I knew, I had read Chapter 1 (twice) on Kobo and ordered the paper version Volume 1 from Amazon Prime. So here I was, anxiously checking my doorstep for three days and the book NEVER arrives. NEVER!! All I can think about is one of my neighbors has received my package and is either closet-ly reading my smut, or burning it in their fireplace while they pray over the Bible. So I immediately contacted Amazon, and two days later I had the book in my hands! Of course I started with Ch 1 (again), then got halfway through Ch. 2 and put it down. Why? Because I knew right then that I didn’t want to continue reading until I had all 10 chapters (that are currently released) in my possession! Obsessed much?? Soooo, I have since read Ch 1-5 which are included in Vol 1. I'm stopping before I move on to Ch 6 to write an unswayed review covering only Vol. 1. You should feel special because all I really want to do is say fuck this review and get me some more Katsuya and Shinohara.
So why am I a bit obsessed with ITW? Well, umm, it touches all those dark, dirty kinks than even I don’t want to admit I find erotic in the light of day. Yes, there is non-con. Yes there is sadism. Yes, there is knife play. Yes, there are improbable declarations of love. But when Shinohara is fucking Katsuya and licking his blood and telling him that he loves him… Fuck it, I admit I’m disturbed! There’s just something about these two…and I NEED to know more.
So what is this story really about? Well, first there is Katsuya, a psychiatrist that has played the key role in profiling and capturing a serial killer…Shinohara. As Katsuya is about to be sequestered until he can extract a confession from Shinohara, he starts having sado-sexual dreams/nightmares of Shinohara holding him captive and raping him…yet, he has never met Shinohara. I really don’t want to give away anymore details of the plot, but Ch 5 ends with a huge cliffhanger. I mean HUGE that will obviously change the direction this story is headed. I have no clue where THAT is because I still haven’t gotten a grasp on what is really going on!!! And instead of finding out, I’m sitting here writing this stinking review!
*Focus Heather* So I’m supposed to be giving my opinion on Vol. 1, but I feel it is necessary that I bring the individual printed chapters into the discussion…the two just don’t compare! While Vol. 1 is compact and affordable, the individual chapters are GORGEOUS!! Larger and the covers are texture and beautiful! Quite pricey but totally worth it when you have an obsession like mine. (Denial at this point would be a joke.) Some chapters are available in eBook at Kobo…my obsession has yet to bring me that far.
The story is gripping.
The art is amazing.
What the fuck is going on!!!
4.5 Stars
Reviewed for The Blogger Girls
A few years ago Nikyta introduced me to yaoi, and since then I've read a few here and there, along with some other styles of graphic art stories...especially the webcomic Teahouse (now that's another obsession of a different color). Then one day I was scrolling through all of the amazing photography "art" on Tumblr *cough*, and came across the cover art for In These Words and thought to myself, “Hmm, this is pretty!” And next thing I knew, I had read Chapter 1 (twice) on Kobo and ordered the paper version Volume 1 from Amazon Prime. So here I was, anxiously checking my doorstep for three days and the book NEVER arrives. NEVER!! All I can think about is one of my neighbors has received my package and is either closet-ly reading my smut, or burning it in their fireplace while they pray over the Bible. So I immediately contacted Amazon, and two days later I had the book in my hands! Of course I started with Ch 1 (again), then got halfway through Ch. 2 and put it down. Why? Because I knew right then that I didn’t want to continue reading until I had all 10 chapters (that are currently released) in my possession! Obsessed much?? Soooo, I have since read Ch 1-5 which are included in Vol 1. I'm stopping before I move on to Ch 6 to write an unswayed review covering only Vol. 1. You should feel special because all I really want to do is say fuck this review and get me some more Katsuya and Shinohara.
So why am I a bit obsessed with ITW? Well, umm, it touches all those dark, dirty kinks than even I don’t want to admit I find erotic in the light of day. Yes, there is non-con. Yes there is sadism. Yes, there is knife play. Yes, there are improbable declarations of love. But when Shinohara is fucking Katsuya and licking his blood and telling him that he loves him… Fuck it, I admit I’m disturbed! There’s just something about these two…and I NEED to know more.
So what is this story really about? Well, first there is Katsuya, a psychiatrist that has played the key role in profiling and capturing a serial killer…Shinohara. As Katsuya is about to be sequestered until he can extract a confession from Shinohara, he starts having sado-sexual dreams/nightmares of Shinohara holding him captive and raping him…yet, he has never met Shinohara. I really don’t want to give away anymore details of the plot, but Ch 5 ends with a huge cliffhanger. I mean HUGE that will obviously change the direction this story is headed. I have no clue where THAT is because I still haven’t gotten a grasp on what is really going on!!! And instead of finding out, I’m sitting here writing this stinking review!
*Focus Heather* So I’m supposed to be giving my opinion on Vol. 1, but I feel it is necessary that I bring the individual printed chapters into the discussion…the two just don’t compare! While Vol. 1 is compact and affordable, the individual chapters are GORGEOUS!! Larger and the covers are texture and beautiful! Quite pricey but totally worth it when you have an obsession like mine. (Denial at this point would be a joke.) Some chapters are available in eBook at Kobo…my obsession has yet to bring me that far.
The story is gripping.
The art is amazing.
What the fuck is going on!!!
4.5 Stars
Reviewed for The Blogger Girls
July 12, 2012
This is a beautifully and well written manga. If you are looking for something more adult in the yaoi genre, this is the best. Very tightly written, with a good mystery wrap around some very attractive characters. This gets high marks and is great with multiple reads.
November 7, 2012
I bought the doujinshi one episode (1-7)at a time and I think if you can grab them, you should. The qualty of the printing and the cover textures are sinfully amazing. Now as for the storyline, holy crappola! I like dark and tangy, with a dash of Frank's red hot sauce but this has all the fixings that a dark minded gal like me loves.
You have an beautiful intellectual uke, Katsuya Asano who is brought into the picture by the police to get a suspected serial killer to confess. The killer, charismatic and deadly, Shinohara has requested the physcologist by name and will only cooperate with him. Once there, Asano begins to have horrific night terrors of rape and mutilation at the hands of an unseen assailant each night. During the day he spars with Shinohara while drawing out the chilling details of how the killer stalked his chosen prey.
At one point in a session Asano gets lost in a recollection, I'd call it post traumatic stress disorder (PTSP)and Shinohara strikes out like cobra, so quick and purposeful leaving Asano to be rescued by the cop watchdog. Shinohara gloats and informs Asano that he had the most satisfying orgasm when he returned to his room after that incident. Asano has pulled his professional facade back into place but Shinohara has seen the chink in the armor and has no qualms about exploiting it.
The graphics are just that...graphic. If darkness is not your cuppa, avoid this with all costs. However, I like this. I love this. I love the fact that there is more going on that simple dominance and brute strength. There are pages of text at the beginning of some chapters and they lay out the tone and scope of the upcoming scene.
PS:
Asano also appears in prequels: Father Figure - another dark distrubing piece and New York Minute - showing the beginning of his career in the States with a cop lover.
I got down on my knees before the GuiltPleasure table at Yaoi-con and asked about these books and these prequels take place about six years before ITW
You have an beautiful intellectual uke, Katsuya Asano who is brought into the picture by the police to get a suspected serial killer to confess. The killer, charismatic and deadly, Shinohara has requested the physcologist by name and will only cooperate with him. Once there, Asano begins to have horrific night terrors of rape and mutilation at the hands of an unseen assailant each night. During the day he spars with Shinohara while drawing out the chilling details of how the killer stalked his chosen prey.
At one point in a session Asano gets lost in a recollection, I'd call it post traumatic stress disorder (PTSP)and Shinohara strikes out like cobra, so quick and purposeful leaving Asano to be rescued by the cop watchdog. Shinohara gloats and informs Asano that he had the most satisfying orgasm when he returned to his room after that incident. Asano has pulled his professional facade back into place but Shinohara has seen the chink in the armor and has no qualms about exploiting it.
The graphics are just that...graphic. If darkness is not your cuppa, avoid this with all costs. However, I like this. I love this. I love the fact that there is more going on that simple dominance and brute strength. There are pages of text at the beginning of some chapters and they lay out the tone and scope of the upcoming scene.
PS:
Asano also appears in prequels: Father Figure - another dark distrubing piece and New York Minute - showing the beginning of his career in the States with a cop lover.
I got down on my knees before the GuiltPleasure table at Yaoi-con and asked about these books and these prequels take place about six years before ITW
January 13, 2014
4.5 stars
I'll just let my Comedy Central boys summarize my reaction for me:
I'll just let my Comedy Central boys summarize my reaction for me:
July 25, 2015
3 stars
สิ่งแรกที่ต้องเตรียมตัวเตรียมใจก่อนหนังสือเล่มนี้เลยก็คือ ... นี่ไม่ใช่หนังสือโรมานซ์ เนื้อเรื่องจะออกแนวสืบสวนสอบสวน ฆาตกรโรคจิต ซึ่งจะไม่น่าแปลกใจและไม่มีเอกลักษณ์อะไรเลยถ้าผู้วาด/ผู้แต่งไม่ได้ใส่ฉากเซ็กส์ระหว่างผู้ชายสองคนเข้ามาตลอด 5 chapters ที่ก่อนหน้านี้ได้แบ่งขายย่อยออกมาเรื่อยๆ ก่อนที่จะมาลงเอยด้วยการรวมเล่มในท้ายที่สุด
Scope ของหนังสือเล่มนี้ไม่ได้กว้างมากเท่าไร แต่ก็ไม่ได้แคบด้วยเช่นกัน ผู้แต่งพรีเซ้นต์ความวิปลาสของฆาตกรโดยยัดเซ็กซ์ซีนแบบ non-consensual เข้ามาตูมๆๆๆ และที่น่าแปลกเข้าไปใหญ่ก็คือเนื้อหาสั้นๆ(มาก)เพียงไม่กี่บท แต่ทำให้เราเห็นความลึกและมิติของตัวละครได้มากมายขนาดนี้ แม้ว่าเนื้อเรื่องเล่มแรกจะยังไม่มีอะไรมาก เหมือนชิ้นส่วนจิ๊กซอว์ที่กระจัดกระจายอยู่ แต่นั่นก็เพียงพอแล้วที่จะทำให้เราอยากอ่านเล่มต่อไปมากขึ้นเรื่อยๆ
เราใช้เวลาทำความเข้าใจนานมากในการ ซึ่งไม่รู้เราเข้าใจถูกรึเปล่านะ แต่เราเดาว่า
แอบงงตรงที่ว่า...ฉากที่ฆาตกรจับคัตสึยะไปข่มขืนน่าจะเกิดขึ้นก่อนปัจจุบัน แต่เรื่องนี้น่าจะเล่นกับสภาวะทางจิตไม่น้อยเลย เหมือนกับนิยายแนวสืบสวนของต่างประเทศก็ว่าได้ ลึกลับซับซ้อนดี ชอบๆ เล่มนี้เหมือนกับเกริ่นนำ ไม่ได้มีอะไรให้รู้สึกน่าตื่นเต้นมากมาย คิดว่าเล่มต่อไปต้องดีกว่าเล่มนี้แน่ๆ
ให้ Chapter 1-4 = 3 ดาว และ Chapter 5 = 3.5 ดาว
สิ่งแรกที่ต้องเตรียมตัวเตรียมใจก่อนหนังสือเล่มนี้เลยก็คือ ... นี่ไม่ใช่หนังสือโรมานซ์ เนื้อเรื่องจะออกแนวสืบสวนสอบสวน ฆาตกรโรคจิต ซึ่งจะไม่น่าแปลกใจและไม่มีเอกลักษณ์อะไรเลยถ้าผู้วาด/ผู้แต่งไม่ได้ใส่ฉากเซ็กส์ระหว่างผู้ชายสองคนเข้ามาตลอด 5 chapters ที่ก่อนหน้านี้ได้แบ่งขายย่อยออกมาเรื่อยๆ ก่อนที่จะมาลงเอยด้วยการรวมเล่มในท้ายที่สุด
Scope ของหนังสือเล่มนี้ไม่ได้กว้างมากเท่าไร แต่ก็ไม่ได้แคบด้วยเช่นกัน ผู้แต่งพรีเซ้นต์ความวิปลาสของฆาตกรโดยยัดเซ็กซ์ซีนแบบ non-consensual เข้ามาตูมๆๆๆ และที่น่าแปลกเข้าไปใหญ่ก็คือเนื้อหาสั้นๆ(มาก)เพียงไม่กี่บท แต่ทำให้เราเห็นความลึกและมิติของตัวละครได้มากมายขนาดนี้ แม้ว่าเนื้อเรื่องเล่มแรกจะยังไม่มีอะไรมาก เหมือนชิ้นส่วนจิ๊กซอว์ที่กระจัดกระจายอยู่ แต่นั่นก็เพียงพอแล้วที่จะทำให้เราอยากอ่านเล่มต่อไปมากขึ้นเรื่อยๆ
เราใช้เวลาทำความเข้าใจนานมากในการ ซึ่งไม่รู้เราเข้าใจถูกรึเปล่านะ แต่เราเดาว่า
แอบงงตรงที่ว่า...ฉากที่ฆาตกรจับคัตสึยะไปข่มขืนน่าจะเกิดขึ้นก่อนปัจจุบัน แต่เรื่องนี้น่าจะเล่นกับสภาวะทางจิตไม่น้อยเลย เหมือนกับนิยายแนวสืบสวนของต่างประเทศก็ว่าได้ ลึกลับซับซ้อนดี ชอบๆ เล่มนี้เหมือนกับเกริ่นนำ ไม่ได้มีอะไรให้รู้สึกน่าตื่นเต้นมากมาย คิดว่าเล่มต่อไปต้องดีกว่าเล่มนี้แน่ๆ
ให้ Chapter 1-4 = 3 ดาว และ Chapter 5 = 3.5 ดาว
January 15, 2026
I read up to vol 3 already, so I know what I feel and it's an addiction+obsession, bye
This is from their official account. Post was made in 2018 Source
In These Words by Guilt|Pleasure follows Asano Katsuya, a 27 y.o. criminal psychiatrist, who studied in US and previously worked with the NYPD. He's now brought in by the Tokyo Police Dep. to profile a serial killer. After 3 years and 12 victims, Shinohara Keiji is finally arrested. It should end here, right? But Keiji agrees to confess to the crimes only if Katsuya is the one who listens. And not soon after, Katsuya starts having recurring nightmares that blend reality and dreams...
For some, this may be very tough and uncomfortable to read, as it's very graphic. One thing is to read only words and imagine. Another thing entirely is to visually see such sensitive scenes drawn out. There's a lot of violence and psychological suffering, and at times, it feels too much. But if you are a reader, who's familiar with dark stories and twisted setting, please keep reading further, because vol. 2 will shift your perspective. This crime-suspense story is layered psychological puzzle, as well as thriller, with mystery and complex dynamics. It has emotional impact and solid plot, with high tension and compelling characters. And the artwork is so well drawn (anatomy, emotions etc.). The chapter illustrations are stunning too (see top image with timeline). BUT THE CLIFFHANGERS DUDE!?! >.<
In conclusion, G|P panels consumed my thoughts and I want to read all their backlog.
Warning: again, there are heavy themes like physical and sexual violence, manipulation, torture and captivity. Be cautious, please!
Where to buy:
ebooks (you buy chapters)
the rest (physical, etc.)
*cries because they do not ship to neither LV nor NO 🥲
N S F W
Vol 1 review
Vol 2 review
Vol 3 review
Vol 4 review
This is from their official account. Post was made in 2018 Source
In These Words by Guilt|Pleasure follows Asano Katsuya, a 27 y.o. criminal psychiatrist, who studied in US and previously worked with the NYPD. He's now brought in by the Tokyo Police Dep. to profile a serial killer. After 3 years and 12 victims, Shinohara Keiji is finally arrested. It should end here, right? But Keiji agrees to confess to the crimes only if Katsuya is the one who listens. And not soon after, Katsuya starts having recurring nightmares that blend reality and dreams...
For some, this may be very tough and uncomfortable to read, as it's very graphic. One thing is to read only words and imagine. Another thing entirely is to visually see such sensitive scenes drawn out. There's a lot of violence and psychological suffering, and at times, it feels too much. But if you are a reader, who's familiar with dark stories and twisted setting, please keep reading further, because vol. 2 will shift your perspective. This crime-suspense story is layered psychological puzzle, as well as thriller, with mystery and complex dynamics. It has emotional impact and solid plot, with high tension and compelling characters. And the artwork is so well drawn (anatomy, emotions etc.). The chapter illustrations are stunning too (see top image with timeline). BUT THE CLIFFHANGERS DUDE!?! >.<
In conclusion, G|P panels consumed my thoughts and I want to read all their backlog.
Warning: again, there are heavy themes like physical and sexual violence, manipulation, torture and captivity. Be cautious, please!
Where to buy:
ebooks (you buy chapters)
the rest (physical, etc.)
*cries because they do not ship to neither LV nor NO 🥲
N S F W
Vol 1 review
Vol 2 review
Vol 3 review
Vol 4 review
December 30, 2021
Meisterhaft. Was für eine packende und intensive Story. Man fragt sich die ganze Zeit, was fiktv und was echt ist und was hinter dem ganzen steckt. Dabei werden die verdammt expliziten Szenen total zur Nebensache. Ich habe den Manga in der Bahn angefangen und glücklicherweise am Bahnhof gleich den 2. Band gefunden und sofort mitgenommen.
Extrem drückende, mit Gefahr aufgeladene Atmosphäre auch dank des Zeichnstils. Anfangs fand ich ihn mit seiner extremen Schattierung und den klaren Linien irgendwie billig, aber mittlwerweile habe ich mich daran geöhnt. Es passt einfach sehr gut zur Story. Außerdem habe ich einen kleinen Narren an Katsuya gefressen... schlimm...
Zwar kostet dieser Band stolze 10€, ich bereue aber keinen Cent davon. Die Aufmachung ist extrem hochwertig (gummiertes Cover, Großformat, Goodies) und die Story lässt einen nicht mehr los. Ich habe so das Gefühl, dass ich die nächsten Bände genauso verschlingen werde (Gott sei Dank kommt morgen der dritte Band raus!)
Aber DISCLAIMER: Ist zurecht ab 18 freigegeben. Enthält viel (sexuelle) Gewalt!
Edit 2021: Ich bin nicht minder beeindruckt. Einfach ein sehr intensives Leseerlebnis mit viel Tiefe und Liebe zum Detail.
Extrem drückende, mit Gefahr aufgeladene Atmosphäre auch dank des Zeichnstils. Anfangs fand ich ihn mit seiner extremen Schattierung und den klaren Linien irgendwie billig, aber mittlwerweile habe ich mich daran geöhnt. Es passt einfach sehr gut zur Story. Außerdem habe ich einen kleinen Narren an Katsuya gefressen... schlimm...
Zwar kostet dieser Band stolze 10€, ich bereue aber keinen Cent davon. Die Aufmachung ist extrem hochwertig (gummiertes Cover, Großformat, Goodies) und die Story lässt einen nicht mehr los. Ich habe so das Gefühl, dass ich die nächsten Bände genauso verschlingen werde (Gott sei Dank kommt morgen der dritte Band raus!)
Aber DISCLAIMER: Ist zurecht ab 18 freigegeben. Enthält viel (sexuelle) Gewalt!
Edit 2021: Ich bin nicht minder beeindruckt. Einfach ein sehr intensives Leseerlebnis mit viel Tiefe und Liebe zum Detail.
January 5, 2025
Damn, I wish life was like the music video Take on Me....
(That’s me and Katsuya by the way, soon he will break out to be with meee!)
The story in the first five chapters is chilling, brutal, awesome and addictive; A mass-murderer demanding to speak to one person only, the Psychiatrist and profiler that helped capture him. Now doesn’t that sound like a juicy premise! It is like watching an especially deviant psychological thriller (with a lot of non-con thrown in).
The pictures are very graphic, but oh-so-beautiful in their savagery. As many reviews have pointed out, this story is not for the sensitive.
I find myself already fangirling over the characters and everything related, and it only just started:-). Since all these stores end with QUITE some cliff-hangers, I am also happy that I entered into this universe relatively late, since all I have to do is keep reading. And thank you loederkoningin for having that hot picture on your profile, since I would never have found this series without it:-)
Now on to chapter 6.
(That’s me and Katsuya by the way, soon he will break out to be with meee!)
The story in the first five chapters is chilling, brutal, awesome and addictive; A mass-murderer demanding to speak to one person only, the Psychiatrist and profiler that helped capture him. Now doesn’t that sound like a juicy premise! It is like watching an especially deviant psychological thriller (with a lot of non-con thrown in).
The pictures are very graphic, but oh-so-beautiful in their savagery. As many reviews have pointed out, this story is not for the sensitive.
I find myself already fangirling over the characters and everything related, and it only just started:-). Since all these stores end with QUITE some cliff-hangers, I am also happy that I entered into this universe relatively late, since all I have to do is keep reading. And thank you loederkoningin for having that hot picture on your profile, since I would never have found this series without it:-)
Now on to chapter 6.
July 23, 2015
ไม่ใช่สาววาย (แต่ก็อ่านแนวนี้ได้นะ มันฟินไปอีกแบบ ♥) แต่เรื่องนี้ก็จัดอยู่ในแนวนิยาย/การ์ตูนที่ชอบพอดี...ฆาตกรรม สืบสวนสอบสวนไรงี้ โหดนิดๆ โรคจิตหน่อยๆ เออ เข้าทางอะ แถมลายเส้นยังสวยมากกกกกกกกกกกกกกกกก
ปล. เปิดผ่านๆ ให้แฟนดู พี่แกทำหน้าสะพรึงมาก...มากๆ ก๊ากกกก
ปล. เปิดผ่านๆ ให้แฟนดู พี่แกทำหน้าสะพรึงมาก...มากๆ ก๊ากกกก
October 14, 2018
This manga totally changed my mind. I loved this way more than the other ones I have read. I almost gave up on mangas until I stumbled upon this one. It’s a crime/thriller manga and totally nuts.
TW: rape, death, kidnapping, murder
TW: rape, death, kidnapping, murder
October 17, 2012
From the synopsis, I expected this to be a dark story: a serial killer is willing to talk, but only to the police psychiatrist who helped orchestrate his capture. What I didn’t expect was the violent sexual imagery (since it’s listed as yaoi, I had anticipated Asano having a lover & romance outside the case). The book opens with a prose prologue, which is unusual in manga/yaoi. However, it was an excellent tool to give the reader background to set the stage. Soon after he agrees to interview the killer, Asano begins having horrific nightmares of being violently raped by him. And the first such nightmare immediately follows the prologue, in explicit detail. Thereafter, the story shifts between the actual interviews and Asano’s nightmares – all violent, vivid and extremely graphic.
I would not classify this as yaoi because it is not a love story; not even a so-called rape fantasy. I think this manga would be better classified as horror. Though they are nightmares (and not “really” happening), the sexual situations are disturbing, and involve bloodshed. This manga is not for the faint of heart. However, the graphic rapes do fit the serial killer storyline. I gave this five stars, not as a yaoi romance, but as a horror novel. Though the ending was predictable, I am still interested in reading volume 2. Especially considering this closes on a cliffhanger. Overall, recommended to those looking for a dark, edgy manga, but those expecting romantic yaoi should consider themselves warned.
I would not classify this as yaoi because it is not a love story; not even a so-called rape fantasy. I think this manga would be better classified as horror. Though they are nightmares (and not “really” happening), the sexual situations are disturbing, and involve bloodshed. This manga is not for the faint of heart. However, the graphic rapes do fit the serial killer storyline. I gave this five stars, not as a yaoi romance, but as a horror novel. Though the ending was predictable, I am still interested in reading volume 2. Especially considering this closes on a cliffhanger. Overall, recommended to those looking for a dark, edgy manga, but those expecting romantic yaoi should consider themselves warned.
June 13, 2012
Katsuya Asano is a psychologist who is called in by the police to interview a serial killer they've captured. During this process he begins having nightmares and flashbacks about his own possible abduction. While he tries to deal with the images invading his mind, he also has to deal with the serial killer who starts to take a particular interest in him.
Asano presents himself as a silent, strong character who deals with some of the darkest minds and personalities along with some of the most stubborn and macho policemen and detectives. You really start to see his strength and weakness come through in the flashes of his possible abduction and in dealing with the serial killer. There's two mysteries in this story so far, one being about the serial killer's victims and the other about Asano himself. Are the flashes he's getting of himself being abducted real or is it some type of psychological sympathy with the victims?
The story is interesting, the mystery pulls you in, and the artwork is gorgeous.
ITW is intense and covers the topics of murder and rape in graphic detail so, if you don't have a taste for these subjects or are sensitive to these themes, you might want to pass on reading this or read keeping the warning in mind.
Asano presents himself as a silent, strong character who deals with some of the darkest minds and personalities along with some of the most stubborn and macho policemen and detectives. You really start to see his strength and weakness come through in the flashes of his possible abduction and in dealing with the serial killer. There's two mysteries in this story so far, one being about the serial killer's victims and the other about Asano himself. Are the flashes he's getting of himself being abducted real or is it some type of psychological sympathy with the victims?
The story is interesting, the mystery pulls you in, and the artwork is gorgeous.
ITW is intense and covers the topics of murder and rape in graphic detail so, if you don't have a taste for these subjects or are sensitive to these themes, you might want to pass on reading this or read keeping the warning in mind.
December 23, 2025
This is lowkey insane.
March 13, 2021
2020 reread: I finally have all three volumes (in German) and it's a great psychological thriller. The art is really stunning too.
Initial review
First of all, let me gloat about the edition that I'm holding in my hands right now:
A few years ago, the German publishing house of Tokyopop had the genius idea of publishing certain works as "Perfect Editions", which are hard cover editions of the works with a bigger format and color pages inside.
Now, to why I am so happy I just spent 15€ on a two-hundred page manga:
In These Words is awesome!
Sure, this is just the first volume and it's pretty hazy in what's to come (and even what happened!), but the authors are doing their very best to create a perfect work of art inspite of Tokyopop's relentless efforts to ruin everything with their terrible translation.
And yes, the translation is quite awful. It's so awful I actually contemplated getting a kobo and spend dozens of euros just to read the original.
Tokyopop tried really hard to transform this manga into some normal yaoi, which was much more disturbing than the actual rape fantasy content of In These Words.
I won't say anything about the story because there isn't really much to say without spoiling everything...
but lest it to say that I can't wait for volume 2! I hope it comes out soon so I can get myself another hopelessly overpriced and mistranslated hard cover edition of it :)
Initial review
First of all, let me gloat about the edition that I'm holding in my hands right now:
A few years ago, the German publishing house of Tokyopop had the genius idea of publishing certain works as "Perfect Editions", which are hard cover editions of the works with a bigger format and color pages inside.
Now, to why I am so happy I just spent 15€ on a two-hundred page manga:
In These Words is awesome!
Sure, this is just the first volume and it's pretty hazy in what's to come (and even what happened!), but the authors are doing their very best to create a perfect work of art inspite of Tokyopop's relentless efforts to ruin everything with their terrible translation.
And yes, the translation is quite awful. It's so awful I actually contemplated getting a kobo and spend dozens of euros just to read the original.
Tokyopop tried really hard to transform this manga into some normal yaoi, which was much more disturbing than the actual rape fantasy content of In These Words.
I won't say anything about the story because there isn't really much to say without spoiling everything...
but lest it to say that I can't wait for volume 2! I hope it comes out soon so I can get myself another hopelessly overpriced and mistranslated hard cover edition of it :)
July 4, 2018
Ok so if you are looking at this and thinking about reading it I just need to try to make you understand: this is an EXTREMELY explicit M/M manga with rape / non-con / gore / murder / mutilation / probably every other fucked up thing you can think of in it so if you don't like that or don't want to read things like that then you should definitely skip this one. I would recommend it to fans of Killing Stalking although this is [in my opinion] much more explicit and definitely gets to that point a LOT faster.
I am a bit disappointed with the actual plot at this point because I feel like it lacks a certain subtlety that other things like Killing Stalking have [or Hannibal or Killing Eve, but those are legit TV shows and not just glorified porn], but the art is absolutely GORGEOUS and there's sex in every chapter so I'm definitely enjoying it. ;) Also I was kind of confused about what was going at first but eventually figured out that the police-therapist guy is just having dreams about the murderer and that they hadn't actually met before [or at least I THINK that's what's happening, guess I'll have to read the next volume lol]
I am a bit disappointed with the actual plot at this point because I feel like it lacks a certain subtlety that other things like Killing Stalking have [or Hannibal or Killing Eve, but those are legit TV shows and not just glorified porn], but the art is absolutely GORGEOUS and there's sex in every chapter so I'm definitely enjoying it. ;) Also I was kind of confused about what was going at first but eventually figured out that the police-therapist guy is just having dreams about the murderer and that they hadn't actually met before [or at least I THINK that's what's happening, guess I'll have to read the next volume lol]
August 3, 2015
กลายเป็นของหายากไปแล้ว จึงนับว่าเป็นบุญมากที่ได้อ่าน TwT (ขอบคุณเพื่อนสาวพีดีมากๆฮะ)
มาพูดในแง่ของการสะสม...ก็นับว่าควรค่า รูปเล่มนับว่าดีงาม ใช้กระดาษอาร์ตราคาแพงทุกแผ่น (แต่ส่วนตัวยังลังเลว่าจะอยากสะสมดีรึป่าว?)
มาพูดถึงเนื้อหา... ณ เล่มแรก ตัวเนื้อเรื่องมีไม่มาก อ่านแป๊บเดียวก็จบ ส่วนใหญ่คิดว่าคนแต่งใส่ทั้งบทพูดและฉาก เพื่อเซอร์วิสขาวายเต็มๆ จึงไม่แปลกที่จะเป็นที่ถูกอกถูกใจกับแฟนๆสายนี้
มาพูดถึงงานภาพ...ถือว่าดีงามอีก ลายเส้นสวยนะ โดยเฉพาะคุณหมอ คือหล่อมากกกก >///<
มาพูดถึงฉากเรท...จัดว่า ..เยอะ.. แต่ก็แค่ในระดับหนึ่ง (เอ๊ะ ย้งไงของมัน 555) คือมันก็มีแทรกเข้ามาในทุกๆบท แต่ไม่ได้ลงลึกเป็นสเต็ปๆ แม้ภาพมันจะเรทแบบโหดจิต เห็นอวัยวะบ้าง (>//<) แต่ก็ไม่ถึงกับรับไม่ได้ แค่จะมีกลั้นใจตามไปบ้างเท่านั้น >__<
มาพูดในแง่ของการสะสม...ก็นับว่าควรค่า รูปเล่มนับว่าดีงาม ใช้กระดาษอาร์ตราคาแพงทุกแผ่น (แต่ส่วนตัวยังลังเลว่าจะอยากสะสมดีรึป่าว?)
มาพูดถึงเนื้อหา... ณ เล่มแรก ตัวเนื้อเรื่องมีไม่มาก อ่านแป๊บเดียวก็จบ ส่วนใหญ่คิดว่าคนแต่งใส่ทั้งบทพูดและฉาก เพื่อเซอร์วิสขาวายเต็มๆ จึงไม่แปลกที่จะเป็นที่ถูกอกถูกใจกับแฟนๆสายนี้
มาพูดถึงงานภาพ...ถือว่าดีงามอีก ลายเส้นสวยนะ โดยเฉพาะคุณหมอ คือหล่อมากกกก >///<
มาพูดถึงฉากเรท...จัดว่า ..เยอะ.. แต่ก็แค่ในระดับหนึ่ง (เอ๊ะ ย้งไงของมัน 555) คือมันก็มีแทรกเข้ามาในทุกๆบท แต่ไม่ได้ลงลึกเป็นสเต็ปๆ แม้ภาพมันจะเรทแบบโหดจิต เห็นอวัยวะบ้าง (>//<) แต่ก็ไม่ถึงกับรับไม่ได้ แค่จะมีกลั้นใจตามไปบ้างเท่านั้น >__<
July 21, 2025
♾️/5☆ best series I’ve ever read.
February 25, 2021
A profiler X a serial killer = it’s so good sjsjsjssj
June 13, 2018
Beautiful artwork and an intriguing story, but now I'm just annoyed because there's a cliffhanger ending and apparently there's no way for me to continue reading. Volume 2 doesn't appear to be available anywhere. Such a bummer.
August 31, 2025
Omg que c'est pas pour tous...
First Yaoi et j'en suis sidéré.
WTF toute. C'était très gay, très spécial, très bon.
🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️ Saaaalut.
First Yaoi et j'en suis sidéré.
WTF toute. C'était très gay, très spécial, très bon.
🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️ Saaaalut.
March 10, 2015
Reread 2/10/2015
If I look at my rating for each chapter it would be a 4 star read. But only since each taken for itself is just so short. As a whole I keep it 5 stars.
The drawings are awesome! I figure it's difficult to draw so expressive.
Since it's just the beginning of a very complex story there are many mysteries discovered but as good as nothing solved.
To be honest, if I wouldn't have bought the whole volume 1 which includes chapter 1-5 and had to purchase it over the webpage of Guilt Pleasure, I wouldn't have continued or even started the series. The shipping costs would have killed every interest I'd have had.
If non-con is a big no-no for you, you should think twice about reading!
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Thanks to Therese who recommanded this piece of Art to me!
Since I read some mangas in my teens I didn't have to adjust too hard to the special reading. (Right to left.)
The pictures were drawn really great and the story was very intriguing!
But....
Aaaaaarg.... Bad cliffhanger!
I ordered In These Words, Vol. 2 right away and can hardly wait for it to arrive!
August 24, 2013
Another manga borrowed from Kati :-)!
Asano Katsuya is a highly trained psychiatrist who plays a crucial part in the capture a serial killer, Shinohara Keiji, who likes to torture his victims for weeks before finally killing them.
The case doesn't end there, however, as Shinohara will only give his confession to Asano. At the same time Asano starts to have nightmares about being captured and sexually tortured by Shinohara.
Warning! This is a very dark tale with graphic depictions of sexual violence and male rape, but I liked it.
I liked Shinohara's obsession with Asano, and how profiling Shinohara meant that the man was already under Asano's skin before they even started their sessions. I would have liked to see how things would have progressed after Shinohara got his hands on Asano for real, but Kati says there's no sign of a second volume.
Kati also says it reminds her of the TV show Hannibal and the little I've seen of the show so far, I would agree!
Asano Katsuya is a highly trained psychiatrist who plays a crucial part in the capture a serial killer, Shinohara Keiji, who likes to torture his victims for weeks before finally killing them.
The case doesn't end there, however, as Shinohara will only give his confession to Asano. At the same time Asano starts to have nightmares about being captured and sexually tortured by Shinohara.
Warning! This is a very dark tale with graphic depictions of sexual violence and male rape, but I liked it.
I liked Shinohara's obsession with Asano, and how profiling Shinohara meant that the man was already under Asano's skin before they even started their sessions. I would have liked to see how things would have progressed after Shinohara got his hands on Asano for real, but Kati says there's no sign of a second volume.
Kati also says it reminds her of the TV show Hannibal and the little I've seen of the show so far, I would agree!
July 1, 2012
An intense psychological thriller, with a serial killer playing mind games with a psychiatrist. The illustrations are beautiful as the story is dark. These kinds of stories aren't really my thing, but I got caught up in Katsuya's confusion over his reactions to the killer. Is he having nightmares because he's empathizing with the victims? Are they portending future events to come, or are they manifestations of a previous connection with the killer? I hope these answers are revealed soon as the story ends in a major cliffie. Poor Katsuya I wonder what's going to happen. Definitely looking forward to reading the next volume.
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