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誰かを呪わずにいられないこの世界で [Dareka wo Norowazu ni Irarenai Kono Sekai de] #4
Can't Stop Cursing You, Vol. 4
And a one―a two―a one, two, three, four! A series of grisly murders brings Curse-Breaker Saeyama and his trusty assistant Yamazaki to...the world of idols? When suspicions fall upon the members of Maid On!, it’sup to the pair to find which of these pop stars is set to implode. But when a curse kill threat is sent to the police from a seemingly different contractor, yet another game is a foot! Who will live, who will die―and will anyone be brought to justice...?! The final chapter of Saeyama and Yamazaki’s partnership is underway!
226 pages, Paperback
First published April 7, 2022
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July 3, 2024
It's a shame that this series only consists of four volumes. I really enjoyed reading about the different cases and the cursework was explained very well in comparison to other manga series (I'm looking at you, Jujutsu Kaisen), but the ending was abrupt and unsatisfying.
July 23, 2023
It’s the end of the curse as we know it! Saeyama dodges a bullet but is then set up to fail in a case that seems tailor maid for him. When things turn out to be no idol threat, it’s one more chance to deduce and be smug for somebody who’s very good at both.
Yee haw! Now that’s how you close out a series… unsatisfactorily. Except not. While the actual epilogue is a big old dump of ‘pretty sure that this series got cancelled so here’s all the fun ideas you won’t get to see’, this final volume is just a single giant case of an idiot running rampant again.
And that’s perfect - I have adored every silly, silly volume of this goober series about a jerk and his brain (plus assistant). Those loose ends are flapping in the breeze like mad tendrils of a dead god, but it doesn’t matter because realistically this series could never have stayed this good forever and I’ll take four perfect volumes of this, no notes.
It should go without saying that the combination of maids with idols is so clever that somebody has to have tried it in the real world, but the semi-identical singers of Maid On make for a delicious mystery, even if I had no clue who was named who most of the time anyway.
As usual, it’s the doofy brinkmanship that makes this so fun. Saeyama is such a smug, punchable arse the entire time and that’s why he’s such a brilliantly fun detective. There are plots, counter plots, counters to those counters, etc etc. You can expect every initial reveal to give way to three or more subsequent ones before the whole thing runs aground.
Oh the motives are dumb, waah waah, whatever. It’s a story of obsession and trying to impress a girl, of all things, by killing people, naturally. Curses are flying, office politics and backdoor deals come into play. It’s a real stew.
But it works. The mysteries are curse-derived, but as usual they always, always play fair - each curse has a defined set of rules that it does not change mid-case. Plus, there are enough clues given that you can figure things out if you feel like putting the effort in, or you can just crest the general wave of insanity.
I loved this. It felt like a fair play mystery that was always willing to be zany, but never used that as an excuse to be poorly written in terms of its structure. I’ll read this again sometime and be just as charmed as I was the first time through.
Yeah, that ending’s a bummer, but it definitely delivers in one sense - leaving the reader safe in the knowledge that somebody out there is ready to save us from curses. Probably while smoking a pipe and being a jerk. I wish it could have closed the main storyline off, I truly do, but what I got from this was so good I won’t begrudge it.
5 stars - how do you end a series that stopped ahead of it’s time? By simply doing the same thing it did every volume and just as well. Having a sumptuous last meal of a mystery really softened the blow of the abrupt ending, especially with how good it was.
Yee haw! Now that’s how you close out a series… unsatisfactorily. Except not. While the actual epilogue is a big old dump of ‘pretty sure that this series got cancelled so here’s all the fun ideas you won’t get to see’, this final volume is just a single giant case of an idiot running rampant again.
And that’s perfect - I have adored every silly, silly volume of this goober series about a jerk and his brain (plus assistant). Those loose ends are flapping in the breeze like mad tendrils of a dead god, but it doesn’t matter because realistically this series could never have stayed this good forever and I’ll take four perfect volumes of this, no notes.
It should go without saying that the combination of maids with idols is so clever that somebody has to have tried it in the real world, but the semi-identical singers of Maid On make for a delicious mystery, even if I had no clue who was named who most of the time anyway.
As usual, it’s the doofy brinkmanship that makes this so fun. Saeyama is such a smug, punchable arse the entire time and that’s why he’s such a brilliantly fun detective. There are plots, counter plots, counters to those counters, etc etc. You can expect every initial reveal to give way to three or more subsequent ones before the whole thing runs aground.
Oh the motives are dumb, waah waah, whatever. It’s a story of obsession and trying to impress a girl, of all things, by killing people, naturally. Curses are flying, office politics and backdoor deals come into play. It’s a real stew.
But it works. The mysteries are curse-derived, but as usual they always, always play fair - each curse has a defined set of rules that it does not change mid-case. Plus, there are enough clues given that you can figure things out if you feel like putting the effort in, or you can just crest the general wave of insanity.
I loved this. It felt like a fair play mystery that was always willing to be zany, but never used that as an excuse to be poorly written in terms of its structure. I’ll read this again sometime and be just as charmed as I was the first time through.
Yeah, that ending’s a bummer, but it definitely delivers in one sense - leaving the reader safe in the knowledge that somebody out there is ready to save us from curses. Probably while smoking a pipe and being a jerk. I wish it could have closed the main storyline off, I truly do, but what I got from this was so good I won’t begrudge it.
5 stars - how do you end a series that stopped ahead of it’s time? By simply doing the same thing it did every volume and just as well. Having a sumptuous last meal of a mystery really softened the blow of the abrupt ending, especially with how good it was.
August 22, 2023
I wish there was so much more to this series. It's clear this was a case of a story being cut off before it could get fully told - the ending is enough to tell you that. With the reveal of the leader of Cursed Blood and the introduction of two pivotal characters, this felt like a beginning rather than an end.
July 17, 2025
I am BEGGING for this not to actually be the last of this series you can't cut it off after you just reach the height of the plot?! that's just cruel.
December 16, 2023
Ta typiarka od klątwy to albo lesbijka (me too girl) albo ma mommy issues miala (prosze z dystansem to wziasc)
December 31, 2024
I can’t believe it ended!!! It had so much potential.
August 11, 2024
Czemu tylko 4 tomy 😭😭
July 29, 2023
If this was a continuation of a series it would have gotten 5 stars, but as far as endings go this one was pretty unsatisfying. It told the audience who the leader of the Curse Bloods was, but didn’t give us the satisfaction of seeing him get caught. If I was being honest this felt like it should have been in the middle of the series instead of the end. Like, the end of an arc, not the end of the story. In fact, it felt no different than the rest of the series until the plot twist hit, and then…boom story’s over. It felt like the volume was wasting my time which is disappointing considering how much I loved the first three volumes.
July 27, 2024
Rating for the whole series: 4,5☆/5
Game of death or kill and be killed is how I would describe the main premise of the series.
You know it's great when 2 people are involved in a series. You may have heard people say that if you like Death Note, you'll enjoy Can't Stop Cursing You and there is a truth behind that. Now, do not expect it to be like Death Note because they're very much different in terms of story and characters.
To be completely honest, I didn't know anything about the series before purchasing it (which it's not a great habit of mine, because I have a rule of only purchasing series that I want to own if I had already watched the anime of or if I had read it online first and loved them). But! I'm sometimes lucky and I end up really enjoying what I'm buying. That's exactly what happened with Can't Stop Cursing You, too!
⚠️ Might touch on slight spoilers from here on out! I'll try not to reveal too much.
I very much enjoyed my time with this series and I'm still upset it's only 4 volumes when it should've been longer. It has so much potential. From longer cases, fleshing out our MC to an intense battle of wits with the actual villain of the story. I wish I knew more about the worldbuilding, too. We've been told bits and pieces, but I wanted to know more, especially about our MC. Where did he come from? Does he know his parents ? How did he end up in that facility? What do you need exactly to have to be a Curse Breaker ?
I thought the MC, Saeyama Kiyoharu was quite interesting. He's an oddball & he is quite unhinged for your typical protagonist, but because of how the series is, I think he fits so well. The series would've lost a great asset if the MC would've been different.
Except the MC, the rest of the cast received a fair amount of information you need to know about them. Even the villains introduced throughout the 4 volumes, received enough backstory to understand them better.
Speaking of the villains, I really liked how each volume has a case with different type of villains. They all had different reasons behind their actions, different personalities, and yet they were the same. They all wanted to kill.
I ranted in my stories about the finale of the series, but since I want to keep this review as spoilers free as possible, I'll leave it here.
I personally really enjoy psychological series in general, and I'm really glad I randomly bought the series !
PS: Dear mangakas, I need more of this series, please give us a sequel, a novel or something. 🥺🤧😭😂
Game of death or kill and be killed is how I would describe the main premise of the series.
You know it's great when 2 people are involved in a series. You may have heard people say that if you like Death Note, you'll enjoy Can't Stop Cursing You and there is a truth behind that. Now, do not expect it to be like Death Note because they're very much different in terms of story and characters.
To be completely honest, I didn't know anything about the series before purchasing it (which it's not a great habit of mine, because I have a rule of only purchasing series that I want to own if I had already watched the anime of or if I had read it online first and loved them). But! I'm sometimes lucky and I end up really enjoying what I'm buying. That's exactly what happened with Can't Stop Cursing You, too!
⚠️ Might touch on slight spoilers from here on out! I'll try not to reveal too much.
I very much enjoyed my time with this series and I'm still upset it's only 4 volumes when it should've been longer. It has so much potential. From longer cases, fleshing out our MC to an intense battle of wits with the actual villain of the story. I wish I knew more about the worldbuilding, too. We've been told bits and pieces, but I wanted to know more, especially about our MC. Where did he come from? Does he know his parents ? How did he end up in that facility? What do you need exactly to have to be a Curse Breaker ?
I thought the MC, Saeyama Kiyoharu was quite interesting. He's an oddball & he is quite unhinged for your typical protagonist, but because of how the series is, I think he fits so well. The series would've lost a great asset if the MC would've been different.
Except the MC, the rest of the cast received a fair amount of information you need to know about them. Even the villains introduced throughout the 4 volumes, received enough backstory to understand them better.
Speaking of the villains, I really liked how each volume has a case with different type of villains. They all had different reasons behind their actions, different personalities, and yet they were the same. They all wanted to kill.
I ranted in my stories about the finale of the series, but since I want to keep this review as spoilers free as possible, I'll leave it here.
I personally really enjoy psychological series in general, and I'm really glad I randomly bought the series !
PS: Dear mangakas, I need more of this series, please give us a sequel, a novel or something. 🥺🤧😭😂
October 26, 2023
Zuallererst möchte ich mich für das Rezensionsexemplar bedanken, welches mir vom Carlsen Verlag bereitgestellt wurde. Dieser Fakt beeinflusst aber in keiner Weise meine persönliche Meinung zu diesem Buch. Der Post enthält Werbung und die Rechte liegen beim Verlag.
Natürlich ist dies nur meine persönliche Meinung und nur weil ich diesem Buch diese Bewertung zukommen lassen, heißt es nicht, dass es auf jeden anderen zutrifft.
Ich glaube zum Schreibstil und dem Artstil muss ich nicht viel sagen, da ich dies schon in meiner Rezension zu Band 1 getan habe.
Leider endet die Reihe mit diesem Band und ich muss sagen, dass ic etwas unbefriedigt bin. Ich hatte mir einfach noch mehr Wissen gewünscht und ich glaube, dass diese Story zu früh geendet hat. Ich glaube, dass hier viel Potential verschenkt wurde, denn die ersten vier Bände waren gut und die Grundidee war auch mega.
Obwohl jeder Band ein bisschen in sich abgeschlossen war, gab es trotzdem Fäden die gut zwischen den Volumes gesponnen wurden.
Ich habe meine Lesezeit sehr genossen und kann diese Reihe nur empfehlen!
Fazit
Eine tolle Reihe.
Für weitere Rezensionen oder buchigen Content schau doch gerne auf meinem Blog ( https://paulajosina.wordpress.com/ ) oder meinen Instagramkanal (@bloggerinthejogger) vorbei
Natürlich ist dies nur meine persönliche Meinung und nur weil ich diesem Buch diese Bewertung zukommen lassen, heißt es nicht, dass es auf jeden anderen zutrifft.
Ich glaube zum Schreibstil und dem Artstil muss ich nicht viel sagen, da ich dies schon in meiner Rezension zu Band 1 getan habe.
Leider endet die Reihe mit diesem Band und ich muss sagen, dass ic etwas unbefriedigt bin. Ich hatte mir einfach noch mehr Wissen gewünscht und ich glaube, dass diese Story zu früh geendet hat. Ich glaube, dass hier viel Potential verschenkt wurde, denn die ersten vier Bände waren gut und die Grundidee war auch mega.
Obwohl jeder Band ein bisschen in sich abgeschlossen war, gab es trotzdem Fäden die gut zwischen den Volumes gesponnen wurden.
Ich habe meine Lesezeit sehr genossen und kann diese Reihe nur empfehlen!
Fazit
Eine tolle Reihe.
Für weitere Rezensionen oder buchigen Content schau doch gerne auf meinem Blog ( https://paulajosina.wordpress.com/ ) oder meinen Instagramkanal (@bloggerinthejogger) vorbei
September 9, 2023
This volume was the most exciting to me. The ending was disappointing, though. It was painfully obvious (at least to me), that it could've had more chapters. I mean we got revealed who the leader of the cursed blood is, which was a total shock to me, but that's it??? We finally get his identity, but then nothing happens after that? He doesn't get found out? Or are we just supposed to assume that Saeyama will figure him out and will defeat him?
If it weren't for the rushed and disappointing ending, then I would've given this 5 stars. I loved most of the main cast. The anti curse god office, those people were kinda annoying though.
If it weren't for the rushed and disappointing ending, then I would've given this 5 stars. I loved most of the main cast. The anti curse god office, those people were kinda annoying though.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 1, 2024
i knew that this series only had four volumes when i first picked it up, but now that i’ve finished this last one, i’m REALLY sad that it’s so short! i find myself unsure how to rate it, since on the one hand, the story keeps getting more and more interesting as it continues, but reaching the end of this volume feels unsatisfying. and that’s mostly because you can tell that it wasn’t originally where it was supposed to end. it feels like the story was just about to ramp up, and widen it’s scope, but for what these volumes are, it’s still a nice experience overall.
February 10, 2026
This whole series was so good, I love the mix of horror and gore with the detective/murder mystery genre. The crazy characters were SO good (and damn, crazy hot, especially the last killer iyky 😏) I do wish there was more of a concrete ending but I understand that'd be hard to do with such a short series and the creators of the curse killings being literal gods. It would be perfect if it was like a 15 volume series and create a more solid ending besides "oh, the curses just keep going" but that's also because I want more of this series. Anything for more hot psycho characters in horror 😩
July 20, 2023
The ending was honestly pretty disappointing. There's no resolution with the criminal organization using the curse-killings for their own ends, and the ending just kind of falls flat. There's barely anything revealed about the organization at all for that matter. This really shouldn't have been the last volume, and it could have easily been really good if it kept going, but it ending here suddenly is just disappointing.
December 28, 2023
Great!
I loved it! I'm sad it's the last volume but its definitely good. The story is good and entertaining. Saeyama is an interesting character. He's mysterious and smart while his assistant is rather slow to the game. He's still young so I hope he learns. Parts of this are gruesome but its not the most horrific of the series. I wish the was more to it but I love it for what it is.
I loved it! I'm sad it's the last volume but its definitely good. The story is good and entertaining. Saeyama is an interesting character. He's mysterious and smart while his assistant is rather slow to the game. He's still young so I hope he learns. Parts of this are gruesome but its not the most horrific of the series. I wish the was more to it but I love it for what it is.
February 4, 2024
3.75⭐️ This is unfortunately my least favorite of the series.
These four volumes felt like a prequel to a story much larger in scope. The ending of this volume felt rushed in my opinion. It’s a shame the Cursed Blood wasn’t explored more, especially with the reveals we got at the end. I still liked the series overall and it’s rare these days to have short series and I appreciate Can’t stop cursing you for that. I would give the series a 4⭐️
These four volumes felt like a prequel to a story much larger in scope. The ending of this volume felt rushed in my opinion. It’s a shame the Cursed Blood wasn’t explored more, especially with the reveals we got at the end. I still liked the series overall and it’s rare these days to have short series and I appreciate Can’t stop cursing you for that. I would give the series a 4⭐️
May 28, 2024
It’s five stars, but the ending feels more like the start of this story. Almost like these four volumes were prequels for the actual story to come. I’m hoping for a spin-off series (or maybe this was the spin-off and the real series is to come?)
Overall, I really enjoyed this shorter story and I’m glad I picked these up randomly. I would love to see this animated as well, this has a lot of potential for some really neat scenes!
Overall, I really enjoyed this shorter story and I’m glad I picked these up randomly. I would love to see this animated as well, this has a lot of potential for some really neat scenes!
July 14, 2024
It's a rare story that REALLY surprises me with a twist at the end that also completely fits with the story and didn't come out of left field.
This one managed it, and I love it.
It's a real shame this was only four volumes long, there's SO much more story to tell, and the "ending" just raises the stakes and sets things up for a real showdown.
This one managed it, and I love it.
It's a real shame this was only four volumes long, there's SO much more story to tell, and the "ending" just raises the stakes and sets things up for a real showdown.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 25, 2025
Dieser Band bringt das Ende von can’t stop cursing you. Dabei fand ich die Charaktere interessant und die Geschichte hatte ein gutes nicht zu schnelles Tempo. Das Ende fand ich jedoch leider nicht so super. Es fühlte sich sehr erzwungen an, jetzt einen man mal mehr erfährt. Auch wenn das Ende passt, hatte ich mir doch was anderes erhofft. Trotzdem fand die Reihe einen guten Abschluss.
July 8, 2023
That better not be the end to this story! They need to take down the leader of the bad guys!!!
Honestly, I really like how each curse killing acted differently because you could never expect what would happen!
Honestly, I really like how each curse killing acted differently because you could never expect what would happen!
September 8, 2023
Definitely got cut off by the publisher, you can tell the mangaka had ideas to keep going with it but it just fell flat. I only rate it 2 stars because I like the characters saeyama-sensei and kenta-kun
October 4, 2023
Incredibly disappointed that this is the final volume. This volume was good, the mystery was intriguing and I loved the plot twist at the end. But it leaves an unsatisfied feeling with it's ending. Nothing is really solved and the whole story kinda feels pointless.
December 11, 2023
This manga is just so fun to read! The art style is incredible, the story is so engrossing, I don’t want to stop reading!
My only complaint is that it’s done now!? It left on such a big cliffhanger! There’s so much more we could delve into.
Secretly hoping there will be more.
My only complaint is that it’s done now!? It left on such a big cliffhanger! There’s so much more we could delve into.
Secretly hoping there will be more.
November 21, 2025
Yeah that was pretty lacking for me. I enjoyed the part not knowing which girl since they all look so similar but other than that it left me feeling like the author gave up and rushed the ending. It felt very all over the place.
December 12, 2025
overall series feeling, slight spoilers
series wrapped up very suddenly with no resolution of the Big Bad lurking in the background. i was enjoying the episodic curse mysteries, could've read more, but feeling satisfied enough with the story. short gore series following an occult detective, fun!
series wrapped up very suddenly with no resolution of the Big Bad lurking in the background. i was enjoying the episodic curse mysteries, could've read more, but feeling satisfied enough with the story. short gore series following an occult detective, fun!
July 29, 2023
It really needed at least *one* more volume for a more satisfying closure, but I loved the series regardless.
August 5, 2023
Mystery mangas are really something else. Though this one needed atleast two more volumes...
August 29, 2023
I am IN MOURNING that this series only has 4 volumes and is now over. 😭😭😭
September 18, 2023
I really enjoy the series and I can’t wait to see where it goes and I love the graphics and I really wanna see this as an anime.
October 8, 2023
I’m a little disappointed with ending but perhaps the series was ended early. But still a very good series
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