Desire Climax



A Shojo Manga written and drawn by Ayane Ukyou. It was serialized in Margaret from 2004 to 2006.

The story starts out rather predictably: Mio Omori is from a poor family and works a cleaning job to scrape money together while her mother stays in the hospital. One night, as she's heading home from work, she witnesses a bunch of thugs beating up a ritzy sports car, only for the owner of said car to come out and kick ass and take names. When Mio goes to call the police, he grabs her by the hair and for some reason decides to make out with her. And then he throws money at her, claiming that he's "bought" her.

Things only get weirder from there. The next day Mio discovers that her assailant is none other than Shoei Jinnai, an extremely popular student and her landlord's son. From there it develops into a whirlwind romance which involves lots and lots of sex.

While the plot isn't especially gripping, it's fine for a light read (or a Guilty Pleasure). Weirdly enough, it delves into issues such as Brother-Sister Incest and child prostitution,

In all, it's not really that great but it's not really that horrible, either.


 * All Girls Want Bad Boys - Seems to operate under this principle.
 * A Man Is Not a Virgin - At the very least, neither Shoei or are.
 * Barbie Doll Anatomy - Partially averted. The author has no problem with drawing Mio's naked breasts, but everything else is off-limits.
 * Beauty Equals Goodness
 * Bishonen - Shoei and Hinata are both very pretty. In fact, they're prettier than Mio.
 * Brother-Sister Incest - Hina's interactions with his sister are a bit...iffy to begin with, but then we're told that
 * But then again,
 * Don't You Dare Pity Me! - Mio's reaction to Shoei slipping her a credit card.
 * Evil All Along -
 * Ill Girl - Mio and Hinata's mom, who spends the whole story in the hospital.
 * Jerkass - Shoei is one, as per romance plot rules. Hinata can also come across as one.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold - Probably what the author was going for with Shoei, but...
 * Laser-Guided Amnesia -
 * Love Makes You Evil - Hinata sort of delves into this when he gets jealous of Mio's relationship with Shoei.
 * Love Makes You Dumb - Mio suffers the worst from this, starting out as a strong-willed, feisty girl but eventually devolving into a simpering moron for the man who pretty much sexually assaults her every time she's on the job.
 * Meido - Mio gets hired as one.
 * Nipple-and-Dimed - Averted.
 * Only Sane Man - Mercifully, Mio points out a lot of the ridiculousness that takes place early in the story, and even manages to avoid Shoei's constant attempts to bone her. Unfortunately, she later starts to become a part of the insanity.
 * Porn with Plot - While the main story is kind of interesting, one can't help but feel like it was tacked on at the last second.
 * Rich Bastard - Shoei all the way.
 * Screw the Rules, I Have Money - Shoei apparently believes that raping your employees is A-okay when you're rich.
 * Twin Switch - Kind of. In a flashback, we learn that
 * Victim Falls For Rapist - Shoei does everything from forcibly kissing Mio to outright raping her on a couple of occasions. She starts to cave once he makes her have an orgasm.
 * What Happened to the Mouse? - Mio's friend shows up a couple times and then disappears for the rest of the story.
 * Yandere: Shoei and Hinata for Mio.
 * Psychotic Love Triangle: Shoei, Hinata and Mio again.
 * What Happened to the Mouse? - Mio's friend shows up a couple times and then disappears for the rest of the story.
 * Yandere: Shoei and Hinata for Mio.
 * Psychotic Love Triangle: Shoei, Hinata and Mio again.