·128 syf.····Okunma: 02 Ocak 2023 00:00 the influence of edgar allan poe is clear as day. shiro hamao’s style quite similar to poe’s. the first story is unapologetically queer and misogynist. the second one is an interesting whodunnit/whydunnit, it’s a wild ride that constantly had me guessing. if you ask me, my guess was much better. the plot twist in my head was the discovery of odetari being gay. i feel like it was always hinted that way.. or am i tripping? the motive for the murders would be more tragic if seizo and odetari were lovers; whether he did it out of sheer jealousy or by accident. then all that mystery would add to the tragicality of it all if odetari kept silent to hide his queer identity.