Due to an accident of his boss, Shirotani Tadaomi met Kurose. At the first meeting with him, Kurose was able to immediately tell that Shirotani is misophobic and said that he is quite bad, while suggesting that it would be better to consult a doctor. Shirotani was disturbed by the encounter. Who is Kurose? This is how the synopsis of this manga begins. Before starting the story as such, let’s clarify what mysophobia is. So we are talking about Ten Count manga series.
Characters And Crew Of Ten Count
- Author: Rihito Takarai (also known for yaoi manga “Seven Days”)
- Magazine Serialization: Dear+ magazine (published by Shinshokan)
- English Serialization: VIZ Media (beginning August 9, 2016)
Mysophobia is the fear of dirt and contamination. People who develop this phobia feel that everything around them is dirty and contaminated. In extreme cases, they cannot touch anything that has been touched by other people without gloves or masks, they use antibacterial gel a lot and tend to wash their hands very often, among other symptoms but mainly emphasizing those.
In this manga, the protagonist Shirotani Tadoami develops this phobia due to an incident from his past, and spent 31 years of his life protecting himself from the dirt around him, causing problems relating to others, among other aspects of his daily life. All that would change with his meeting with Kurose, who detected that he had that phobia just by seeing his hands. It would later be discovered that Kurose works in a clinic in charge of treating phobias, among many things. From then on, Shirotani would follow Kurose ‘s instructions to overcome his phobia, so Kurose asks him to write down 10 things that he must do to achieve his goal. Over the course of the story I would develop feelings towards him.
Something that stands out about this manga is that unlike other mangas with the same theme, it not only focuses on the romantic relationship between the characters but also on the perspective that a person who suffers from a phobia has to face their reality and the author manages to raise it. properly. The development of the characters is also quite notable, and although most of the manga focuses on the two main protagonists, it gives a lot of space to the other characters and their relationship with the protagonists.
Ten Count was written by Rihito Takarai, the same author of other yaoi mangas such as Seven Days , it has been published since 2013 by Dear+ magazine, it was serialized in English by VIZ Media, beginning to be published on August 9, 2016.
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