well behaved women

Ever have a series or book/movie/etc that you thought was pretty cool when you were young, and then you go back and read it/watch it later on and think, "....wow, younger self. Wow. I mean, really?"

Vampire Knight is mine. I went and looked at some the chapters today and went "!!!" I mean, I think most of this was my exceedingly jointed reading of it; back when I was getting Shoujo Beat by issue, years upon years ago, I skimmed it occasionally, so I was passingly familiar with it by the time the art improved somewhat. And then it sort of creeped me out, so I took a break, and then I checked in again at onemanga at the point that the heroine was finally cutting down bad guys left and right and my memory of creepy stuff was comfortably fuzzed. So. I don't know that I'd even seen the incredibly creepy chapters when I first formed the golden opinion.

You know, I like strange relationships. I adore relationships that wouldn't be healthy unless you were dealing with rather broken people but it just works for them in a surprisingly healthy way, and I enjoy seeing creepy and unsettling relationship dynamics--especially in supernatural fiction--explored and dissected. And I...I do believe the mangaka knows this relationship is creepy. I'm pretty sure Yuuki states that flat out a couple of times. But it still stays, and stays prominently, and there's just these chapters that hit my NO button so hard it nearly dents.


"Well then, younger self! Just....well then. I have no other comments available at this time."

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