Scum's Wish

A stark, emotionally raw series from Kazé Manga, Scum's Wish (2018–2019) follows two high school students who enter a hollow, contract-like relationship to mask their unrequited loves for other people. Over nine issues, writer and artist Mengo Yokoyari dissects the painful, often ugly compromises of teenage desire, where intimacy becomes a performance and genuine connection feels impossible. The series is a quietly devastating examination of loneliness, obsession, and the lies we tell ourselves in the name of love, earning a cult following for its unflinching psychological depth.