THE DARK SIDE OF DESIRE Manga Reviews

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Mar 21, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English

ドラマチック

dramatic

10年は長いです…悪意の塊ですね。可愛そうだったのは子供のキット。オリヴィアの悪意の犠牲でヒーローに逢えない10年間だった。キットがヒーローにこの10年間の思いを訴えるシーンは泣けました。もう間違えることはなく、家族が幸せになる未来だけが見えるハピエンで良かったです。

10 years is a long time... a mass of malice. What looked cute was the kid's kit. It was 10 years since I couldn't meet a hero due to Olivia's malice. The scene where Kit appeals to his hero about his feelings for the past 10 years made me cry. There are no mistakes anymore, and I'm glad I can only see a future where my family will be happy.

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10年

10 years

This review contains spoilers. 息子ちゃんの心からの叫びがヒーローを痛めつけたのが良かったです。そして性悪女にたどり着いたのもいい。ですがそれはごめんなさいの一言で済むことではないのは息子ちゃんの叫びが語ってます。取り返しのつかないことをした罰にしては軽すぎます。

This review contains spoilers. I'm glad that my son's heartfelt cry hurt the hero. And it's good that I ended up with a naughty woman. However, my son's cry tells me that it's not enough to just say sorry. It's too light a punishment for doing something irreparable.

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Jul 07, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

悪者は

The bad guys

つまるところ、みんな自分の気持ちを優先して、ヒロインは家出して出産。彼は諦め、その父は間違った方に誘導されてもそれが心に適っていたし、ヒロインの母は娘じゃない方をせんたく。悪意ともいえない自分の気にくわない方向を正す為にしただけなんて。

After all, everyone prioritized their own feelings, and the heroine left home to give birth. He gave up, and even though his father was guided in the wrong direction, that suited his heart, and the heroine's mother favors those who aren't her daughters. I can't say it's malicious, I just did it to correct a direction I didn't like.

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クズ女と作者様にクズと呼ばれたヒーロー笑

Scum Woman and the hero called Scum by the author lol

怖い...怖すぎるMiss₍多分）O.H.?人の運命を変えてしまう悪戯ができるなんて...アガサ・クリスティーの本にも善良そうなおせっかい女性の過去の行動が犯人の動機になるお話があって震撼させられたけど、これは酷い?初手はある意味彼女を信じすぎたヒロインのミスだけど、その後のMiss O.H.の行動はゲスそのもの??しかし、よくあるざまぁものより現実にもありそうなお話だ?10年の空白は痛い...それでもゲスの行為は完結しない程ヒロイン＆ヒーローの絆は強かった。父子の交流も温かく、加えて実母にとっての娘還るも?それが何よりもMiss O.H.に対するざまぁになるんだろう。

scary... too scary Miss maybe) O.H.? I was shocked by the fact that mischief can be done to change people's fates... there is a story in Agatha Christie's book where the past actions of a good-looking nosy woman motivate the culprit, but this is terrible? The first move is a mistake by the heroine who believed too much in a sense, but Miss O.H.'s actions after that were false itself?? However, is this a story that seems more likely in reality than common ones? The 10-year gap was painful... even so, the bond between the heroine and hero was so strong that Guess's act wasn't complete. The exchange between father and son is warm, and in addition, will the daughter return to her real mother? I wonder if that would be more offensive to Miss O.H. than anything else.

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May 25, 2021 (PST) | Translate to English

ハーレクインのなかでは

In Harlequin

一番好きな作家さんでした！レビューでは『グズ男』呼ばわりされてますが(汗)絵はとても、爽やか？なイケメンです。原作が大好きだったので、世界観を失わずコミカライズしていただき、嬉しいです

He was my favorite writer! It's called “Bad Man” in reviews (sweat), but are the pictures really refreshing? he's a handsome guy. I loved the original story, so I'm happy that you comicalized it without losing your view of the world

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悪事糾弾名誉挽回しかし、歳月は戻らな

Denouncing misdeeds, recovering honor, but time won't go back

嘘に引き裂かれた愛は沢山読むが、主軸がこれは、失われたものをよく考えさせられること、また、失わせた者達の所業を公開処刑。そんな徹底した勧善懲悪型は珍しいかもしれない。欧州型シニカル結末ではなく米国型に通じる悪だくみへのけじめを求める明快さ。これはこれでいいかもしれない。現実の世の中人を嘘で陥れて自分は旨味を取る人間はいるから、しかも、この人物のように、いい子だと、善良であると、周囲に信じ込ませている人がいるから、存在価値は大いにある話。悪いことをしたと心の底から詫びる気が無いのも、やけにリアル。意気に通ずる作者の意図が、読んでいて小気味良かった。白日の下にさらされ、しっかり悪事はばれるべきなのだ。居直られてしまったけれど。もちろん、若さ故もあったわけで、二人の、否三人の10年放置は、全く大人の責任。

Love torn apart by lies is read a lot, but the main axis of this is that it makes you think carefully about what was lost, and also publicly execute the work of those who lost it. Such thorough encouragement, good, and bad punishment may be rare. Clarity that seeks not a European cynical ending, but rather a return to the evils leading to the American style. This might be fine. Since there are people who lie to people in the real world and take their own flavor, and since there are people like this person who make people around them believe that they are good kids and good, it's a story that has a lot of value in existence. It's also awfully real that I don't feel like apologizing from the bottom of my heart for doing something bad. The author's intention, which is similar to his enthusiasm, was creepy when I read it. They should be exposed to the white sun, and all misdeeds should be brought to light. I was able to recover, though. Of course, it was also due to their youth, so leaving two or three people unattended for 10 years is entirely the responsibility of adults.

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Jan 01, 2020 (PST) | Translate to English

10年前

10 years ago

This review contains spoilers. どちらかが、周りの言葉に惑わされず相手を探して会っていれば…と思わずにいられないけど、そこがHQですよね(笑)10年前のたった一人のちょっとした悪意。それでもしかしたら子供の命が無かったかもと思うと怖い。息子の言葉にすべてがある気がします。

This review contains spoilers. I can't help but think that if either of them were searching for a partner without being misled by the words around them... but that's HQ (laughs) Just a little bit of malice from 10 years ago. Even so, it's scary to think that the child's life might have been lost. I feel like everything is in my son's words.

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This review contains spoilers. ヒーローが強引に結婚にもっていきますが、子どもの事を考えれば時間をかけるべき。ヒーローヒロインともにわだかまりが残っている状態で、見知らぬオッサンがいきなり父親になる環境も変わって友だちとも離れるなんて、子どもには残酷だと思う。この作家さんのヒロインは大抵おどおどしていて言いたいことの半分も言えないような女性が多いですが、今回は子どもが言うべき事を全てヒーローにぶつけてくれてスカッとした。

This review contains spoilers. The hero forces them to get married, but if you think about children, you should take your time. I think it's cruel to children that both the hero and heroine are left in a state where they are still in a rut, and the environment where an unknown old man suddenly becomes a father changes and they are separated from their friends. Most of the heroines of this writer are women who are so upset that they can't say even half of what they want to say, but this time they hit the hero with everything a child should say, and it was amazing.

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良かった！

That was great!

作者買いですが、特に今回はキットの思いに泣けました。今までの事を吐露した時にもちろんヒーローも胸が痛かっただろうし、読んでいても。10年長かったけど、これからは間違いなく幸せになれると確信できた話でした。

I bought it by the author, but this time in particular it made me cry over the thought of the kit. Of course, my hero must have been heartbroken when he revealed things up until now, and even when I was reading it. It was a story that was 10 years long, but I was convinced that I would definitely be happy from now on.

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好きだなぁ・・

I like it...

ヒロインの息子が今までの自分達の生活の事を話す時・・心臓がチクチクして苦しかった。でもまさか悪の根源があの人だったとは・・作者の作品は本当好きです。

When the heroine's son talked about their lives up until now... my heart was tingling and painful. But that person was the root of the evil... I really like the author's work.

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何度読んでも泣ける

I can cry no matter how many times I read it

荻丸先生の作品は本当に心に響く。絵柄からキャラクターの誠実な性格が伝わって、愛情の深さが感じられる。子供がヒーローに訴える場面は何度読んでも涙が出る。ひとりの悪意が10年という大きな亀裂にひろがり、人生を狂わせてしまったけど、運命はちゃんとみんなに笑顔を戻してくれる。お約束って言ってしまえばそれまでだけど、…いいよね、HQ。

Ogimaru-sensei's work really resonates with my heart. The character's sincere personality is conveyed from the pattern, and the depth of love can be felt. No matter how many times I read the scene where the child appeals to the hero, I burst into tears. One person's malice spread into a big rift of 10 years and derailed my life, but fate properly brings smiles back to everyone. If I say promise, that's all, but... that's fine, HQ.

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This review contains spoilers. みなさんのレビューにも書かれているように、息子が本当にいい子で泣けてきます。一番悪いのはヒーローだと思いますが、実母も結構酷いですよね。実の娘を信じずに追い出すなんて。でも、仕事も成功し、息子も思いやりのある優しい子に育ったので意味のある10年だったような気がします。10年って長すぎるしオリビアも最低ですが、もしあのまま結婚してたとしても、きっと上手くいかなかったように思います。周りに(特に旦那様)気を使い、自身もなく、だんだんと卑屈になっていき、息子も大人の顔色を伺う子になっていただろうなと。読み終えたあとに色々と想像させられた作品でした。よかったです。

This review contains spoilers. As written in everyone's reviews, my son is a really nice kid and he makes me cry. I think the worst thing is the hero, but my real mother is pretty bad too. I can't believe my real daughter and kick her out. However, my work was successful, and my son grew up to be a caring and kind child, so I feel like it was a meaningful 10 years. 10 years is too long, and Olivia is the worst, but even if they had stayed married, I'm sure it wouldn't have worked out. He was careful about his surroundings (especially his husband), had no self, and gradually became lowly, and I think my son would have become a child who listens to the complexion of adults. It was a work that made me imagine a lot after I finished reading it. That was great.

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荻丸先生は「１０年」物が好き？

Does Ogimaru sensei like “10 years” stuff?

諸悪の根源は御曹司ジェイ。彼が理性を働かせていればこの不幸は始まらなかった。親世代のそのまた親世代では身分違いを、娘を説得する材料とするのかもしれませんが、１９９１年はそんなのないでしょうと少々疑問です。相手の身分というよりは、自分の身分にもよるでしょうが（後の対面を考えてしまって）。この物語の中では母は保身の為に娘を切り捨てました。ひどい。レベッカはよく耐えたと、震えるような思いで物語を読み終えました。物語は二人の子供であるキットを主軸に展開されていて、それぞれの胸の内をキットが代弁し、キットの子供らしい想いを吐露していく形で進んでいきます。それがなんとも切なくておまけに説得力があって涙なしでは読めません。まさか最後にまるでミステリー小説のような謎解きがあるなんて思いもしませんでしたが、オリヴィアに一泡吹かせることが出来留飲を下げる思いです。

The root of all evil is Scout Jay. If he had used his reason, this misfortune wouldn't have started. The difference in status between the parent generation and the parent generation may be used as material to persuade the daughter, but I'm a little doubtful that there won't be such a thing in 1991. Rather than the other person's status, it probably depends on my status (I thought about meeting someone later). In this story, the mother abandoned her daughter in order to preserve her life. Terrible. Rebecca endured well and finished reading the story with a trembling feeling. The story revolves around Kit, who are two children, and it progresses in the form of Kit speaking for the inside of their respective hearts and expressing Kit's childlike feelings. It's so sad, and what's more, it's so persuasive that I can't read it without tears. I never thought there would be a mystery solution at the end, just like in a mystery novel, but I think making Olivia blow one bubble will lower alcoholic beverages.

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よいお話でした。

That was a good story.

後書きで作者さんが言ってますが、ヒーローが諸悪の根源ですね。ヒロインまだ16なんだから、そこは年上のヒーローが理性で抑えてほしかったです…それから10年はお互い辛かった。

As the author says in the afterword, heroes are the root of all evil, aren't they? The heroine is still 16, so I wanted the older hero to hold back that with reason... the next 10 years were difficult for both of us.

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主人公二人が可哀想過ぎる

The two main characters are too pitiful

This review contains spoilers. 特にヒロインが。ハメた悪役が悪ど過ぎて、腹立たしい。一応は罪を明らかにしてくれて、みんなの前で成敗してくれたけど、10年の長きに渡る苦しみを思えば、犯罪者にしろとまで言わないけど永遠にお会いしたくないところ。それも「ごめんなさい」の一言で終わるとか。息子が生まれてなかったら、どうするつもりだったのか。この悪役をもう少し徹底成敗してくれたら、星５つだったんだけどなぁ。ストーリーはハーレクインとしては満点でしたが。

This review contains spoilers. Especially the heroine. It's infuriating that the villain I had sex with was so bad. They revealed their crimes for the time being, and they were defeated in front of everyone, but when I think about 10 years of suffering, I don't even ask them to become criminals, but I don't want to see them forever. It also ends with the word “sorry.” What were you going to do if your son hadn't been born? If they had defeated this villain a little more thoroughly, it would have been 5 stars. The story was a perfect score for Harlequin.

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どんなにクズ男

What a scum man

この作家さんは、どんなにクズ男だとしても、20、30%アップに作り上げてしまいますね～。そして、息子よ！よくぞ言ってくれた! その言葉で、ヒーローに腹立ってた私の気持ちと、お母さんの今までの苦労を慰めてくれました。

No matter how scum this artist is, he'll make it 20 or 30% up. And my son! That's great to say! Those words comforted my feelings of anger at the hero and my mother's hardships up until now.

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さすが！

As expected!

作家買いですが、さすがですね。前後で購入した『追憶のひと』とは全く違う作品になっています。悪役キャラのいかにの意地悪そうな顔にも脱帽です。いつもながら作品はよかったです。

I'm buying an artist, but that's true. It's a completely different work from “Reminiscence Man,” which I bought before and after. I take my hat off to the villain character's mean face. As always, the work was good.

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いい子に育ちすぎ！

They grew up to be too good kids!

ヒロインは最後に10年前に違う行動ができていたらと後悔していましたが、触れられてはいませんがおそらく他に恋をするでもなく、息子の為に生きた10年だったのでしょう。その愛情がしっかり息子にも伝わっていて、とてもいい子に育っていました。二人の思いが冷めていない中思いがけず関係が急展開して、幸せになれること間違いなし！な終わりかたで満足です。

The heroine finally regretted that she had acted differently 10 years ago, but although she hasn't been touched, she probably didn't fall in love with anyone else, and it was probably 10 years where she lived for her son. That love was well conveyed to my son, and he grew up to be a very nice kid. While their feelings haven't cooled down, the relationship unexpectedly suddenly unfolds, and there is no doubt that they will be happy! I'm satisfied with the way it ended.

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かわいそう

That's a pity

なんだかんだ、一番可哀想なのはヒーローのような気がする。ヒロインも信じてたことから裏切られ、子供をひとりで育ててきたけど、子供が一緒だったし。ヒーローは突然に父親の嘘や、子供がいた事、その子供にまで責められて、、、10年も、長すぎる。…しかし、あの女は突然出てきて少しの出番なのに大嫌いだわ〜

Somehow, I feel like the most pathetic person is a hero. The heroine was also betrayed by what she believed, and even though she raised her children alone, they were together. The hero is suddenly blamed for his father's lies, the fact that he had a child, and even that child... 10 years is too long. ... but that woman came out of nowhere, and even though it was her turn for a bit, I hate it~

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制裁が足りない

There are not enough sanctions

This review contains spoilers. キットが10年の間のほんのすこしの出来事をヒーローに伝えるシーンは「HQなのに子どもがあっさり受け入れないなんて！でもそうよね。10年経って結婚するなら生まれる時にって思うよね！」と…キットの9年間を思うと、諸悪の根源への制裁がぬるすぎて納得がいきません！！☆4にしたのはキットがよかったからで、制裁不足なことを考えたら☆2.5ぐらいです。HQなのに、ということでいうとだいたい「あなたのお父さん(またはお母さん)が言った」という内容について、「そんなこと言うわけない」とそれを否定するHQが多い中、このヒーローは「父親が2人に別々の嘘をついた」って発言した可能性そのものについては、否定しなかったのが新鮮でした。でも多分ヒロインのこと、ちゃんと探してないと思う。妊娠したことも知らなかったんなら…

This review contains spoilers. The scene where Kit tells the hero just a few events over 10 years is “I can't believe kids don't accept it easily even though it's HQ! But that's right. If I were to get married after 10 years, I think it would be when I was born!” And... when I think about the kit's 9 years, the sanctions against the root of all evil are so lukewarm that I'm not convinced!! I changed it to ☆ 4 because the kit was good, and considering the lack of sanctions, it's about ☆ 2.5. While there are many HQs that deny the content “your father (or mother) said it,” even though it's HQ, there are many HQs that deny it, saying “there's no way to say such a thing,” it was refreshing that this hero didn't deny the very possibility that “his father told separate lies to the two.” But I think they're probably not really looking for the heroine. if you didn't even know you were pregnant...

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