憂鬱くんとサキュバスさん

YUUUTSU-KUN TO SUCCUBUS-SAN

MANGA

STATUS
RELEASING
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DESCRIPTION

An evil succubus encounters a depressed young salaryman with no sexual desire. However, luckily this is one positive succubus. She'll get him to regain his libido!

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REVIEWS

saulgoodman
70/100
In your 20s? Overworked? Shitty boss? Hate your life? Then get a succubus
You're in your early-mid 20s, working a shit job with a shit boss, living alone, asocial and your life is in a constant downward spiral. What do you do? Well, none other than get healed by a succubus.

Story

A unnamed young man suffers from severe depression as a result of overworking himself. An unnamed succubus comes to sap his sexual essence, but no avail due to our depressed hero's exhausted state. Determined to retrieve his energy, the succubus takes it upon herself to heal him.
- The premise is pretty normal, if you're aware of the massive influx of "overworked office worker healed by deus ex machina qt3.14 grill" series.
- It has a 4-koma(esque) and episodic format. The pages are generally more than 4 panels, but they have individual titles and subplots akin to a traditional 4-koma series.
- The goofy artstyle may throw you off, but the story can get quite dark and resonate a lot. In the midst of the general lighthearted atmosphere; you'll remember this is about a depressed individual and someone trying to heal him. Our MC struggles with daily rituals, like going outside and sleeping. His depression isn't subject to merely dark humor, but is shown in a serious light. Our heroine's attempt to heal him is much more subject to humor, such as her failed sexual advances, but it's obvious how much she grows to care for him; as she works, feeds and provides mental support for him. She understands the trials and tribulations of her position, but still works hard to heal him. TL;DR: I think this is one of the more grounded healing series out there
- This is generally SOL/Comedy. Romance is implied and subtle, but not explicit.
- Has a ton of Japanese cultural references tying with the jokes that you likely won't understand without the scanlator's explanations.
Characters
- All the characters are unnamed, merely referred to as their pronouns or their species (ie: human, succubus, etc). In lieu of the title, let's call our male MC Yuuuutsu-kun and our succubus MC Succubus-san.
- Their characters and development have much more effort put into them. On the surface level, they all may seem like stereotypical caricatures. Yuuuutsu-kun has dark eye bags, unkept hair, a stoic face, among other traits that one would think of a depressed individual. Succubus-san is a horny machine, flirtatious and a chatterbox. However, they all have little quirks that give them distinct personalities that you find by their constant interactions. And they even develop throughout the story according to their character. Yuuuusu-kun's fears dissipate little by little with Succubus-san's love, but is a long way from recovery. Succubus-san's desire for sexual energy slowly changes to love, but is embarrassed by the fact that a succubus wants love instead of libido. Of course, there isn't any amazing going on here. But I like the subtlety of it.
- There are some side-characters, as well. Mostly providing more comedic relief.
Art
- It's pretty rough/sketchy. I think it fits the general comedic, lighthearted atmosphere well. Considering the story, where it heavily relies on interactions between the same few characters in generally the same setting, I don't think it needed anything amazing.
Enjoyment
- The constant cultural references throw me off from enjoying the comedy to its fullest and the art isn't the most aesthetically-pleasing. However, I love the dialogue and character interactions. I reread this series at least once a month and I love it.
Final Words

This is a rather unique series in terms of execution from other SOL I've read. It's not the most interesting, funniest or deep; but it often pops in my head that it exists. At the time of the review, the author has just returned from a year-long hiatus and is currently just over 20 chapters.
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