History YMMV / AcidTown

** Yuki: StockholmSyndrome victim and helpless {{uke}} that constantly needs to be saved from holding the IdiotBall, or a believably traumatized victim who tries to take the option that involves being there for Jun and not killing, to his own detriment?

** For Wang: [[spoiler: Being one of Yuki's "customers" (a.k.a. a pedophile and rapist) and finding him again at 17, pretending to rescue him from Ashiei, giving him a SadisticChoice that he fails badly, then kidnapping him as his personal "pet" once more...]]
* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped:
** 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.
** TheFarmerAndTheViper: When dealing with some people (specifically those who make a life of exploiting others and yourself), offering kindness or mercy can be the worst mistake possible, as they will see it as a weakness.

* CompleteMonster: ''Manga/AcidTown'' has these two [[WouldHurtAChild pedophile]] rapists:]]

* CompleteMonster: ''Manga/AcidTown'' has these two [[WouldHurtAChild pedophile]] rapists:

** Ashiei is a member of the {{Yakuza}}, like many characters in this manga, but what distinguishes him is the fact that he raped his stepson Yuki and sold him into being a SexSlave}} when Yuki was only 12. Years later, he shows up again, stalking his stepson. When a friend of Yuki's tracks him down to confront him, Ashiei brags about his stepson's "talents" as a slave and about raping him. He reveals that he's stalking Yuki out of revenge for [[NeverMyFault being left with burns from a fire that Yuki set to escape him]], because his looks were ruined and he's in pain, [[UngratefulBastard despite the fact that Yuki showed mercy by not killing him.]] When he finds out Yuki is still alive during their confrontation, he gloats about how he wants to rape him again, and tries to do so until Yuki escapes. He was a StalkerWithACrush on Yuki's mother, took the opportunity when her husband died, possibly raped her as well, and was a factor in her [[DrivenToSuicide suicide]]. He's unable to work with pretty much any gang other than Wang's triad, because of his behavior that ranges from unstable at best to purely sociopathic. [[EvenEvilHasStandards Even the other Yakuza reject him]].

* CompleteMonster: There are these two [[WouldHurtAChild pedophile]] [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapists]]:
** Ashiei is a member of the {{Yakuza}}, like many characters in this manga, but what distinguishes him is the fact that he raped his stepson Yuki and sold him into being a {{sex slave}} when Yuki was only 12. Years later, he shows up again, stalking his stepson. When a friend of Yuki's tracks him down to confront him, Ashiei brags about his stepson's "talents" as a slave and about raping him. He reveals that he's stalking Yuki out of revenge for [[NeverMyFault being left with burns from a fire that Yuki set to escape him]], because his looks were ruined and he's in pain, [[UngratefulBastard despite the fact that Yuki showed mercy by not killing him.]] When he finds out Yuki is still alive during their confrontation, he gloats about how he wants to rape him again, and tries to do so until Yuki escapes. He was a StalkerWithACrush on Yuki's mother, took the opportunity when her husband died, possibly raped her as well, and was a factor in her [[DrivenToSuicide suicide]]. He's unable to work with pretty much any gang other than Wang's triad, because of his behavior that ranges from unstable at best to purely [[TheSociopath sociopathic]]. [[EvenEvilHasStandards Even the other Yakuza reject him]].

** Ashiei is a member of the {{Yakuza}}, like many characters in this manga, but what distinguishes him is the fact that he raped his stepson Yuki and sold him into being a {{sex slave}} when Yuki was only 12. Years later, he shows up again, stalking his stepson. When a friend of Yuki's tracks him down to confront him, Ashiei brags about his stepson's "talents" as a slave and about raping him. He reveals that he's stalking Yuki out of revenge for [[NeverMyFault being left with burns from a fire that Yuki set to escape him]], because his looks were ruined and he's in pain, despite the fact that Yuki showed mercy by not killing him. When he finds out Yuki is still alive during their confrontation, he gloats about how he wants to rape him again, and tries to do so until Yuki escapes. He was a StalkerWithACrush on Yuki's mother, took the opportunity when her husband died, possibly raped her as well, and was a factor in her [[DrivenToSuicide suicide]]. He's unable to work with pretty much any gang other than Wang's triad, because of his behavior that ranges from unstable at best to purely [[TheSociopath sociopathic]]. [[EvenEvilHasStandards Even the other Yakuza reject him]].

** Ashiei is a member of the {{Yakuza}}, like many characters in this manga, but what distinguished him is the fact that he raped his stepson Yuki and sold him into being a {{sex slave}} when Yuki was only 12. Years later, he shows up again, stalking his stepson. When a friend of Yuki's tracks him down to confront him, Ashiei brags about his stepson's "talents" as a slave and about raping him. He reveals that he's stalking Yuki out of revenge for [[NeverMyFault being left with burns from a fire that Yuki set to escape him]], because his looks were ruined and he's in pain, despite the fact that Yuki showed mercy by not killing him. When he finds out Yuki is still alive during their confrontation, he gloats about how he wants to rape him again, and tries to do so until Yuki escapes. He was a StalkerWithACrush on Yuki's mother, took the opportunity when her husband died, possibly raped her as well, and was a factor in her [[DrivenToSuicide suicide]]. He's unable to work with pretty much any gang other than Wang's triad, because of his behavior that ranges from unstable at best to purely [[TheSociopath sociopathic]]. [[EvenEvilHasStandards Even the other Yakuza reject him]].

* 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 "CompleteMonster."

* CompleteMonster: In an EvilVersusEvil world, it's hard to stand out as ''the'' most evil, but RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil as is selling people to be {{SexSlave}}s, [[spoiler: and that makes Ashiei and Wang both fit the trope. Wang seems to be a mere SympatheticMurderer for the space of maybe a page and a half when he kills Ashiei - [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope then it's revealed he was one of Yuki's abusers ''and'' that he wants him as his own "pet."]] These are the bastards you want to see ''dead,'' which makes what happens to Ashiei a CruelTwistEnding - it looks like he got what he deserved, only from someone ''even worse.'']]

** For Wang: [[spoiler: Being one of Yuki's "customers" (a.k.a. a pedophile and rapist) and finding him again at 17, pretending to rescue him from Ashiei, giving him a SadisticChoice that he fails badly, then kidnapping him as his personal "pet" once more...]]

* CompleteMonster: In an EvilVersusEvil world, it's hard to stand out as ''the'' most evil, but RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil as is selling people to be SexSlaves, and that makes Ashiei and Wang both fit the trope. Wang seems to be a mere SympatheticMurderer for the space of maybe a page and a half when he kills Ashiei - [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope then it's revealed he was one of Yuki's abusers ''and'' that he wants him as his own "pet."]] These are the bastards you want to see ''dead,'' which makes what happens to Ashiei a CruelTwistEnding - it looks like he got what he deserved, only from someone ''even worse.''