A Strange and Mystifying Story, Vol. 1
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- Create Date：2021-05-10 10:54:10
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Tsuta Suzuki
- ISBN：1421595958
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Summary
Akio Yamane’s bloodline is cursed！ Will his hot guardian deity break the curse…or merely his heart in the process？
Between Akio Yamane’s cursed bloodline and Tsumugi Shirota’s family trickery， guardian deities Setsu and Kurayori have their hands full。 Throw love in the mix and it’s no wonder fireworks erupt！
Akio Yamane’s bloodline is cursed！ Or at least that’s what his relatives would have people think。 Now feverish and delusional from a terminal illness， Akio accidentally summons his family’s guardian deity。 Little did he know this sinfully hot god would appear naked， sporting ears and a tail。 Wait until Akio finds out the unconventional and rather intimate manner his protector plans on using to cure him！
Between Akio Yamane’s cursed bloodline and Tsumugi Shirota’s family trickery， guardian deities Setsu and Kurayori have their hands full。 Throw love in the mix and it’s no wonder fireworks erupt！
Akio Yamane’s bloodline is cursed！ Or at least that’s what his relatives would have people think。 Now feverish and delusional from a terminal illness， Akio accidentally summons his family’s guardian deity。 Little did he know this sinfully hot god would appear naked， sporting ears and a tail。 Wait until Akio finds out the unconventional and rather intimate manner his protector plans on using to cure him！
Reviews
Neve Goldsmith
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It’s so bad but I don’t care。this had no charactar development。 i also didnt even realise they were 'doing it' when they actually were。 It was weird but the ending was cute。However， bit of Non-con vibes so ehhhhhhh。 It’s so bad but I don’t care。this had no charactar development。 i also didnt even realise they were 'doing it' when they actually were。 It was weird but the ending was cute。However， bit of Non-con vibes so ehhhhhhh。 。。。more
BrownBunny
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（I know it's not supposed to be taken seriously， but） Introduction to rape and pedophilia。 I was uncomfortable。 （I know it's not supposed to be taken seriously， but） Introduction to rape and pedophilia。 I was uncomfortable。 。。。more
Dionne Howard
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I love this mangaThis was so sweet。 I thought Akio was really mean at first but the transition to feelings was kind of abrupt。 I liked Setsu from the beginning。 Hard on the outside and squishy on the inside。 Not very explicit but very cute。 I think I will read volume 2。 There was some extra in the end。 I liked that a lot too。
Mosley Allen
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There was nothing strange or mystifying about this story， it was completely lacking in pretty much everything。 Sadly I'm one of those people that wants to continue what I start so I probably will read the other volumes but I will not be rushing out to buy them by any means。 The first bonus chapter， was so drawn out and boring as well。 The second bonus chapter， is just kind of awkward and creepy。 There was nothing strange or mystifying about this story， it was completely lacking in pretty much everything。 Sadly I'm one of those people that wants to continue what I start so I probably will read the other volumes but I will not be rushing out to buy them by any means。 The first bonus chapter， was so drawn out and boring as well。 The second bonus chapter， is just kind of awkward and creepy。 。。。more
Sarah
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Disclaimer: I don't read a lot of manga so don't have a lot to compare this to。There were so many quick， unexplained time jumps in the story that made it difficult to keep up with what was happening and how relationships were developing。 Half the dialog seemed to be useless sound effects as well。 And the so called "erotic" bits were weirdly drawn to the point where I hardly knew what I was looking at。 All in all: not my thing。 Disclaimer: I don't read a lot of manga so don't have a lot to compare this to。There were so many quick， unexplained time jumps in the story that made it difficult to keep up with what was happening and how relationships were developing。 Half the dialog seemed to be useless sound effects as well。 And the so called "erotic" bits were weirdly drawn to the point where I hardly knew what I was looking at。 All in all: not my thing。 。。。more
Nix Buttons
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I liked it from the beginning， with each chapter a little bit more。 Sadly， only the first four volumes can be found online。
Jumper
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2。5
Lailah
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3。5/5
scarlettraces
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An old favourite， dropped by June and picked up and finished by Sublime （who are awesome， go buy their books）。 The museum director is the BEST。
CleverBaggins
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I have read really pornographic manga。 I've read fantasy/shape-shifter manga。 Gay， romance， enemies to lovers， all kinds。 This didn't do any of it well。 There is no character development。 The story is very jumpy。 There is little porn and its not sexy。 Its certainly not romantic。 There was no real plot and the resolution was like。。。ok。 Then it changed to other characters which is where other reviews said it got better but I am uncomfortable with teacher/student relationships and didn't buy the bo I have read really pornographic manga。 I've read fantasy/shape-shifter manga。 Gay， romance， enemies to lovers， all kinds。 This didn't do any of it well。 There is no character development。 The story is very jumpy。 There is little porn and its not sexy。 Its certainly not romantic。 There was no real plot and the resolution was like。。。ok。 Then it changed to other characters which is where other reviews said it got better but I am uncomfortable with teacher/student relationships and didn't buy the book for it so I'm done。 Annoyed and frustrated and a little angry about it too。 。。。more
Mel Geronazzo
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I have high hopes for this series; although I really disliked the two bonus stories， I really enjoyed the main story and plot。 It's。。。a bit reminiscent of the previous generation of June stories， in the bad way， but the great art and ending make me have high hopes。 I have high hopes for this series; although I really disliked the two bonus stories， I really enjoyed the main story and plot。 It's。。。a bit reminiscent of the previous generation of June stories， in the bad way， but the great art and ending make me have high hopes。 。。。more
Shay
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It was interesting but I got a little confused with the various stories。 Maybe because I took a break in reading？ It did make me say，" Aww" a few times。 The older man had a ton of personality。 I wasn't wowed but an interesting story。 It was interesting but I got a little confused with the various stories。 Maybe because I took a break in reading？ It did make me say，" Aww" a few times。 The older man had a ton of personality。 I wasn't wowed but an interesting story。 。。。more
Jenn （not Lily）
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Interesting start to the story， I'll probably be reading more soon。 And some great shorts at the end！ Interesting start to the story， I'll probably be reading more soon。 And some great shorts at the end！ 。。。more
Gala
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B。 Jean
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Zero interest in continuing reading this series。 I might anyway because it's one of the few series I can purchase from comixology。 I wish more of the popular series would make their way over there。 A pretty forgettable read， in all honesty。 Does the rest get better？ The pacing isn't very good。 Zero interest in continuing reading this series。 I might anyway because it's one of the few series I can purchase from comixology。 I wish more of the popular series would make their way over there。 A pretty forgettable read， in all honesty。 Does the rest get better？ The pacing isn't very good。 。。。more
🌸Martyna🌸
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Art was good but it’s noncon so automatic one star。 Also there were these two random short stories at the end and both included underage relationships （disgusting）。 The first one was even about a teacher/high school student relationship which is another automatic one star for me。
Yuri Hana
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CuteCute stories。 Minimal plot heavier on the relations。 I liked the diversity un characters and story。 The author clearly enjoyed writing this piece。
Arshaa Wright
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It was good。。。 wish vol。2 was in stock。
Len Shields
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Its a good start。 Looks like there are 4 seperate story arcs。 Should be interesting to see where it goes。
Emily
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I enjoyed this story and am going to get volume 2。 I hope there's more insight into the characters going forward because some emotional shifts just seem a bit abrupt， but I like the characters and want more of these stories。 I enjoyed this story and am going to get volume 2。 I hope there's more insight into the characters going forward because some emotional shifts just seem a bit abrupt， but I like the characters and want more of these stories。 。。。more
Bee （BacchusVines）
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I have fallen into the BL smut journey again >a<
Samantha
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1。5 - Story wasn't really my cup of tea but a decent enough read。 1。5 - Story wasn't really my cup of tea but a decent enough read。 。。。more
Michelle
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One of my favorite stories from Tsuta Suzuki。 Gorgeous art， with a wolf dog guardian Setsu and the sole surviving member of the Yamane clan， Akio in the title story。 The yamane family is cursed， and Setsu protects the family， "just wasting some time。" Setsu smells so good， and Akio doesn't understand why he reacts to it the way he does。 Yes， he is a very cute tsundere character。 Extra stories: Nylon Vinyl， and The Gods Don't Exist， are also in this volume。 Nylon Vinyl is a student/teacher romanc One of my favorite stories from Tsuta Suzuki。 Gorgeous art， with a wolf dog guardian Setsu and the sole surviving member of the Yamane clan， Akio in the title story。 The yamane family is cursed， and Setsu protects the family， "just wasting some time。" Setsu smells so good， and Akio doesn't understand why he reacts to it the way he does。 Yes， he is a very cute tsundere character。 Extra stories: Nylon Vinyl， and The Gods Don't Exist， are also in this volume。 Nylon Vinyl is a student/teacher romance that is rather sweet， and a bit humorous。 The Gods Don't Exist， is a historical drama of an escaped indentured servant， and the engraver he forces to take him in。 Both are quite sexy without being "lewd。" Love these stories and am very happy to finally own them。 。。。more
Angela
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I was in the mood for m/m or BL stuff。。。which is weird for me。。。but tiss my mood。Decided to start curbing this mood by picking this up。My perverted ass was looking forward to the smutt。 But it was lacking。 The plot and storyline were okay。 Too much yapping about boring things then sexy times or rounded， intriguing dialouge/scenes。You win some。 You lose some。
Katherine George
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A very cute supernatural romance。
Rekki
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I'm super into how the artist draws Setsu *-* It's interesting， I'm eager to see where it goes and learn more about the main characters。 I'm super into how the artist draws Setsu *-* It's interesting， I'm eager to see where it goes and learn more about the main characters。 。。。more
Alexander Shay
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I was hoping there'd be more smut， not going to lie。 I don't exactly read yaoi manga for the plot since there usually isn't any， or a very shallow one。 But it was only shown once and even that was mostly blocked by conveniently placed arms or lack of detail。 I like Setsu， he's a grumpy jerk a little bit， but the main character is the typical whiny defiant uke and I couldn't have cared less for him， and not really for the other characters。 A big chunk of the book is chapters from other mangas （or I was hoping there'd be more smut， not going to lie。 I don't exactly read yaoi manga for the plot since there usually isn't any， or a very shallow one。 But it was only shown once and even that was mostly blocked by conveniently placed arms or lack of detail。 I like Setsu， he's a grumpy jerk a little bit， but the main character is the typical whiny defiant uke and I couldn't have cared less for him， and not really for the other characters。 A big chunk of the book is chapters from other mangas （or just one off mini stories？ I don't know， I skipped them） so it's only about 2/3 the size of a regular manga， i。e。 not as much happens and you can feel it。 Cute and fluffy， and I was hoping for something a bit more serious。 Not crap， I've definitely read worse， but this volume ends on a good enough note I'm honestly content to stop here。 。。。more
Heather
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I always get happy and excited to actually see yaoi in bookstores， so even though I'm not a fan of anthros and the cover art made me think this would be a comedy， I bought it。 And I'm so glad I did！ It was a lot more serious than I thought it would be。 It was right up my alley - sexy， dramatic， and unpredictable， with just the right amount of humor to break up the tension but not kill the mood。The main story has a darker theme than I expected。 The main character comes from a cursed family line。 I always get happy and excited to actually see yaoi in bookstores， so even though I'm not a fan of anthros and the cover art made me think this would be a comedy， I bought it。 And I'm so glad I did！ It was a lot more serious than I thought it would be。 It was right up my alley - sexy， dramatic， and unpredictable， with just the right amount of humor to break up the tension but not kill the mood。The main story has a darker theme than I expected。 The main character comes from a cursed family line。 Everyone dies mysteriously。 He's a realistic， believable， and sympathetic character who feels the curse is just a superstitious belief and who resents his extended family for perpetuating the rumors。 Even as he falls ill due to its effects， he defies the family legacy and tries to live a normal life。 But he soon grows too ill to continue， and in an act of desperation he summons a demon and asks for his help to get rid of the curse。 The demon is actually very handsome， charming， and kind， but as he consumes the man's curse to rid him of it， he knows it is a painful process so he makes love to him to distract him from the pain。 So the man resents him for using his body， not realizing the demon is trying to do him a favor。 As his friends and coworkers become enamored with and accept the demon， he slowly begins to realize he's not such a bad guy。There are two short stories after the main one。 The first is one of my favorite tropes， a student/teacher relationship， in which the teacher comes to care for the shyest boy in class。 The second is a story set in feudal Japan， in which a carver helps a sex slave escape his master。 This one feels really rushed but I still enjoyed it a lot。The stories in this book are pretty unique and have a lot of variety。 I was very pleasantly surprised and have already preordered the second volume。 I can't wait for more！ 。。。more
MarGar
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Amazing！！ The art was beautiful！！ The story was great and moved along very nicely。 I can’t wait to read more from this author。
Debbie Benson
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