History Manga / AcidTown

* AnAesop:
** Rape and sex slavery are common parts of the "criminal underground," that leave a path of trauma and suffering through the lives of those affected.
** Love and respect for others gives one true happiness, not power.
** Seeking power at any cost just leaves everyone dead.

* EvilVersusEvil: The main reason why it's a CrapsackWorld. There are ''very'' few people who would qualify as "good" (Jun, Hisako, and ''possibly'' Tetsu and Yuki if you overlook some of their activities, ''possibly'' Hyodo if you view him as the "honorable yakuza," e.g. with his refusing to be involved with sex slavery, his JailBaitWait and waiting for/trying to get Yuki to develop genuine feelings for him instead of raping him or buying him, and his joining with Tetsu in a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against Wang, that seems to be setting up for future chapters). Most of the others are varying from "venal, petty violent criminals" to pure evil.

* JustEatGilligan: ''Both'' times Yuki tried to [[spoiler: kill Ashiei, even if caught by legitimate authorities and even in the context of the yakuza, he would have been ''more'' than justified. Instead, he refuses out of StockholmSyndrome and being a TechnicalPacifist,]] causing himself and his friends far more problems than if he'd just gone through with it.

* StockholmSyndrome: Yuki for Ashiei enough to the point where he experiences DefensiveFailure. Downplayed, unlike many instances of the trope in yaoi, though, because he ''hates'' Ashiei and is under no illusions of love or belonging, so it is a tossup whether it is this or Yuki being a TechnicalPacifist.

* {{Bishonen}}: Almost everyone in the story except for Ashiei, the really old characters, and the women.

* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Paired with DefensiveFailure, WhatAnIdiot, ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption, and a deconstruction of TechnicalPacifist. When Wang rescues Yuki from Ashiei, [[spoiler: he hands Yuki the gun he fired a nonfatal shot with after reloading it, telling Yuki to finish him off. Had Yuki done so, then turned the gun on Wang and shot ''him,'' he would have escaped ''both,'' and ended the budding MobWar by killing the head of one of the warring parties.]]

* [[IllGirl Ill Boy]]: Jun is in the hospital from almost the beginning of the story. His ailment seems to be SoapOperaDisease or a [[YourMindMakesItReal psychosomatic condition]] to this point in the story.

Acid Town is manga created by Kyuugou and published by Gentosha. The manga has not been licensed in English, but it has been licensed in French by Taifu Comics, and in German by Carlsen Manga.

The manga is currently ongoing.

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* RapeAsDrama: Used alongside SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped. One thing that makes the criminal gangs such a CrapsackWorld ''is'' their willingness to participate in sex slavery.

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[[caption-width-right:350:How much can you do for your loved ones?]]

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* {{Landlord}}: Ryouji is Yuki's and Tetsu's landlord and offers them shelter and advice.

Acid Town is manga created by Kyuugou and published Gentosha. The manga has not been licensed in English, but it has been licensed in French by Taifu Comics, and in German by Carlsen Manga.