Metamorphosis (Emergence)

Hello! Thank you for buying my book "Henshin" or "Metamorphosis". Some of you might not recognize the English title, since it was given the subtitle "Emergence" when it was published in Japan. I originally had Kafka in mind when I thought up the title, and "Henshin" is the Japanese title for Kafka's story. I was pleasantly surprised when Fakku! picked up on this and so we agreed to make this the title for the English release.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed my little story. It is a departure from my other published works, but it may be familiar ground for people who have followed my self-published doujin titles. I'm a fan of sad stories and I hope you can agree that not every story needs a happy ending.

Thank you. I cannot say this enough. I hope you will continue to read my other books and check out any future works to come!

And remember kids, Say No to Drugs!

That moment when you stop fapping because the story breaks your heart.

This is, quite possibly, one of the darkest, and yet, one of the most beautifully executed Manga I've ever read. I think they did Kafka proud, but don't expect to be able to fap to this.

Enough has been said already.

great artwork, interesting story...just wished i could have grabbed a physical copy of it.
keep up the good work

So, this story is like if you took the typical gullible and naive Shoujo Heroine with low self esteem that is in the vast majority of Shoujo manga but made it so she was lonely and had no friends all through middle school and gave her the worst luck imaginable in almost every part of her life, like absolute one in a billion levels of bad luck causing almost every bad event that happens to her. One of the more subtle things I picked up on is that she had inept parents who obviously never taught her even some of the most basic things like being skeptical of strangers, the truly awful consequences of drug use, not giving into peer pressure, the importance of identifying toxic relationships, etc. Due to Saki’s absolutely horrendous luck, she is pretty much surrounded by bad influences and toxic predators throughout the story, and she is the perfect prey for them since she is the typical Shoujo Protagonist, which is arguably one of the easiest archetypes to trick and take advantage of. Anyway, Saki deserved better!

I really liked the story. It is a good kind of sad. Recommend.

As a new reader, I was turned off by the homeless scenes, that was a bit too much for me. Drugs and all that is fine personally. What a roller coaster of ride and what a story teller!!

You won’t forget this one. It’s been years since it came out but this holds a special place in my head.

Heard alot about this manga from memes, controversy's and people just mentioning it. So I thought this is my chance to give it a go and see what I think about it. OH BOY I WASNT READY. I thought this would ease into each situation but no, its a slippery slope of messed up. However, it was interesting to this side of life portrayed and the artist and writer do an amazing job portraying the emotions of the characters and situations they are in. Story ending I was really happy for. But in real life ending involving me, I actually felt unwell ill be honest there which is a first.

If you want something unique and different to read I suggest give this a go!

The story is one of the darkest stories I've ever read in my life to be honest I've read a few like grim tales in the past but this one is for sure left a mark on my core

I cant say anything that hasn't been said already. Worth it just to support the absolute GOAT ShindoL.

Kind of messed up, but hot nevertheless.

I never expected something like this to stir up my emotions, but here we are. Terrific read, outstanding artwork. Worth every penny

Spectacular artwork and an amazing story. 10/10 would reccomend.

One of the most emotionally scarring fiction stories I've read in my life, this coming from someone who enjoyed Uziga Waita when I was fighting depression.

I wonder if ShindoL watched "Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo" and thought "hmm, very good, but I think I can do better than that", set to work, and the rest is history.

Saki deserves to be happy!! 😭😭

Wait this was hentai? This was maybe one of the more elaborate stories and felt almost real. Made me feel sorry for the girl. Great art though, yummy stuff.

This is definitely a manga that will make you take a step back. There are things that you will see and be like that is truly f-ed up. It is truly a sad story.

It's beautiful, it's fucked up, it's real and it's heartbreaking. I don't think I'll ever EVER be the same. This book left scars and I still get flashbacks. As a women it was both weirdly hot at times and extremely triggering. The art is insanely beautiful and I couldn't put the book down. It's been so long since a book has made me feel all these emotions and I honestly love it.

No hentai makes me feel worse about myself but also keeps me coming back as much as this one. I love it

The other commenters are right. ðŸ‘

This story was sad. It ended on a brutal and depressing note.

Shindo L's artwork is perfection. I heard about this manga a while ago. I thought people overreacted. The shocked comments on multiple sites, the horrified YouTubers, the vague memes...I thought it would be nice to check it out. It couldn't be THAT bad. The art looked good. The artist was very popular. Why not?

I was NOT prepared and it gave me a lot to think about.

Saki's mother. The betrayal.
Hayato. The "boyfriend."
The boyfriend's friends.
The money. The drugs.
The desire to feel warmth and happiness.
And how mean, dirty, cruel, and selfish people can be.

I like to pretend Saki's dream was her future, but we all know it was just a dream/hallucination. *sigh*

This manga, everyone.

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If you like Shindo's art.
If you like lots and lots of sex scenes.
If you like a depressing story.
If you like humiliation.
If you don't mind drugs.
If you like an interesting story.
If you don't mind some violence.
If you are curious...

Add this to your collection.
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5 stars!

10/10 gave me depression.

Worth the read.

Shindo is truly a master of our time. This story is so dark yet so sexy.

Not something to fap to, it's something to cry to. 10/10

Really good art and really demonstrates how life can truly destroy someone. Different from most doujin since it touches on very dark themes. Great plot and this was the first doujin I’ve read or bought.

This story is already legendary, so it's hard to come up with new praise for it. Great Art, Fantastic Pacing, and a story that pains the soul and leaves you wanting for more. Bravo!

If there's anything I can say about his work, it's beautiful. But you may get destroyed on where the stories go.

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So I’m new to all this hentai manga stuff, I usually just stick to my shonen and seinen but I’ve started to venture out to try different forms of manga. I started with Metamorphosis as one of my first due to the infamous status it has in the manga community and I was not let down. Throughout this whole read I kept shrinking at the situations Saki would always seem to end up in due to terrible decisions, awful influences, and horrible human beings but I kept reading out of just pure intrigue. Confusingly I found some of the art at times to be rather attractive, but was then quickly slapped in the face by the reality of how disgusting the situations our main character was truly in. Surprisingly throughout all the pain, suffering, and misfortune Saki went through during this story the last cruelty that was done to her was to me the most vile act yet, it really showed how low mankind can get. Once again I am new to the world of hentai manga so I don’t have much experience with it yet, but I can tell great storytelling when I see it. I can only give this series a 5 star rating but if I could I would give it 10 stars cause it truly is a great read. Thank you ShindoL for creating this work and I look forward to your future releases.

Yes, the story is tragic and depressing but really well told. So much so that you will actually keep reading it for the story. Also, the art is amazing and you will instantly become a fan of Shindo L (if you weren't already).

As I said, it is considered a classic by now for a reason, and deservedly so.

Very depressing but masterful in its plot. The art is amazing as well.