Incubus Forces Couple Together, Then Finds Love of His Own
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This review will contain spoilers for the manga and anime series Tell Me When You're Full!. While the manga may vary slightly from all other forms of media, it may have similar story elements and could be considered spoilers.
Content Warning: There may be references to violence, possession, power imbalance, mentions of sex work, mentions of mysophobia, gossiping, drugging, somnophilia, invasion of privacy, overwork, manipulation, sextortion, threats of pedophilia, dubcon/noncon, body commentary, blood, labor as punishment, and suicidal ideation, as they appear in the manga.
Synopsis:
Utsuse is a salesperson, but he wouldn’t be nearly as successful at his job without his amazing boss, Togawa. Everything Togawa does seems effortless, so it is no wonder he is perceived as the peak of sales. Utsuse adores his boss, especially since he has always felt less than, and Togawa was always there to uplift him. Utsuse hopes to one day reach Togawa’s skill and reputation, but that just seems so far out of his reach. Still, Utsuse dreams.
But everything comes crashing down when out and about, a strange thing drops down from above.
Thankfully, Togawa is there to push Utsuse out of the way. But that leaves Togawa to be possessed by the being that fell from the sky, which turns out to be a very hungry incubus. Thankfully, with the incubus weakened, Togawa is able to be in control for the most part, but if he doesn’t feed the beast inside soon, they are both going to die. Utsuse has always looked up to Togawa, and he is willing to do anything to repay him for everything he has done for him. But once they are tumbling in bed together, Utsuse is going to see a whole new side of his “perfect” boss.
Review:
I started reading another work by this same creator, long before I knew this title existed. That series still isn’t marked as complete on Renta!, so while I wait for it to officially finish, I wanted to give their other completed work a try. I should’ve known from the cover, but their style is identical from one work to the next. If you had told me this was a reskin or recoloring of the characters from their other work, I would 100% believe you. I mean, even within this work, there are multiple couples, and they are almost indistinguishable from one another, other than their haircuts and hair colors. Both of our bottoms are almost identical, since they both have black hair, and the main distinguishing feature is the thickness of their eyebrows, which aren’t visible in every scene. It is actually a bit disappointing and is also confusing.
But maybe even more disappointing than the art is the story itself. This series is advertised on the first couple, Utsuse and Togawa, with the incubus playing an interesting “villain” and kinda second top. However, for a series that is three volumes total, the first couple plays almost no role beyond the first volume. So, if you fall in love with that first couple, I’m sorry to say you don’t get them for the entire series. There is a connection, don’t get me wrong. As it turns out, the incubus pairs up with Utsuse’s relative, Yusa, and they become the main couple. Utsuse does reappear with Togawa during the incubus and Yusa’s story, but it is very halfhearted. I wish these two had come out as separate titles because I think it would’ve made more sense that way, but here we are.
Other than the first couple not being all that important across the whole series, the main story of the incubus and his contracted lover, Yusa, is just nonsense. Yusa has the ability to see weaker or lesser demons (or maybe spirits?) in the form of a black mist. From there, he can usually purify them. This is all explained in the vaguest, most convoluted way, which, when paired with the incubus explaining how his species functions, is just a mess. The incubus is portrayed as a very sly character, so I do think it makes sense that the information he gives may not be entirely honest or true, but intermixed with Yusa’s halfhearted powers, it all just feels like a jumbled, supernatural mess. Things change on a whim and don’t feel very thought-out, which just left me confused and disappointed.
I will say, though, I adore big size differences. I recently read To Each His Own, which has a delicious size difference, and it has reignited my love for massive size differences. As far as this creator is concerned, like with how all of their character look like reskins of each other, they also all have the same massive size difference between the top and bottom. Some of the smut scenes are so good and really highlight that difference, as the top completely overtakes the bottom when they are very close and intimate. While I don’t think this is the most fun or unique smut around, if you really want some size difference stuff, this scratches that particular itch.
Results:
This was very disappointing. Part of the problem is that I was coming from a much better title of theirs to this one, which meant the bar was much higher than it would have been if I had gone in blind. However, the story is just a mess, and I doubt going in without knowing anything about this creator would’ve made much of a difference because of that. I think this has some strong elements (Yusa is a very likable character, in my opinion). Still, they just didn’t mesh well enough together to make this cohesive and enjoyable across the board. I wouldn’t recommend this one.
Have you read Tell Me When You're Full!? If so, what do you think? Do you agree with my assessment? Do you not? Let me know, and comment below!
