The twenty-nine-year-old Uguisu Homura and the nineteen-year-old Ichiru Ko seem like an odd match for roomates. Beyond their age and size gap, their demeanors couldn't be more different! But when the two discover some surprising connections, both in their past and sexual proclivities, their living arrangement transforms from a reluctant compromise to a thrilling opportunity.

Ichiru Wants To Be Dommed has a story and art by Zan. Translated by Satsuki S. and lettered by Joven Voon. Published by J18 (November 25, 2026). Rated M.

Lucas DeRuyter
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The female lead in Ichiru Wants To Be Dommed just looks like Shizuka from The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You!, right? Like, it's not just me? Between the messy hair, off-blue eyes, small stature, oversized clothes, and family baggage, Ichiru is just Zan's take on a Shizuka-like character, right? And yes, while I know that 100 GFs didn't invent the modern loli aesthetic, I think this is worth bringing up because the similarities between the two characters served as both a distraction to me while I was reading, but also made me like the work more for showcasing the reach and influence of a work I adore.

Ichiru Wants To Be Dommed begins with the musician Ichiru becoming roommates with the older Uguisu to escape from a difficult living situation for her father. The arrangement is awkward but serviceable to all involved on paper, but quickly proves challenging as the hyper sexual Ichiru is soon caught masturbating with a sizable dildo. The discovery leads to Uguisu revealing his own troubled home life and sexual baggage, which leads to the two having sex with a heavy focus on domination and choke play.

To Ichiru Wants To Be Dommed's credit, this smut has an actual story structure with conflict, character growth, and resolution. It's sweet to see these two characters find a sexual outlet and emotional support in each other, even if the plot point of the two apparently meeting and kind of falling in love when they were younger feels a bit tacked on. While this work does perpetuate the stereotype that kink is trauma-motivated, both of these characters are very well defined with thoroughly explored motivations, and that's always nice to see in a work of this nature.

It's a shame, though, that the art is a little all over the place in Ichiru Wants To Be Dommed. Ichiru's small stature feels inconsistent, and the posing of the two characters often feels a bit clunky. That being said, there are some pretty affecting panels in this work that set the tone well and drive home the size-difference kink appeal at the core of this work. Though, I do wish some of these pages were less overstuffed with sound effects.

If you're a fan of any of the kinks prominently featured in this work, chances are you'll be into it, and you will probably figure that out from the cover alone. As a reminder, though, if you're trying any kind of breath play in real life, be sure to establish safe words and disengaging gestures, as well as having at least a basic understanding of CPR in case of an emergency.

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Corruption and impact play can be incredibly hot, but also incredibly dangerous if you do not find somebody who properly matches the energy that you are looking to put out. I have heard horror stories of people who have both been traumatized or have accidentally inflicted trauma on those that they have wanted to get more sexually rough with. I appreciate the fact that Ichiru Wants to be Dommed is a story that highlights some of the hesitation that comes with wanting to engage with that type of sexual scene. It's disheartening to feel like you need to hold a part of yourself back, but sometimes it's also necessary if you don't find the right person. What I appreciate about this volume is that both its setup and fallout are largely innocent, being about two people who have found each other after being in love for over a decade. However, that makes the contrast and emotional satisfaction of them finally engaging in a rough, violent sex scene all the more satisfying.

I don't just mean that it is satisfying emotionally, even though I really appreciate when stories go out of their way to tie that sense of emotional satisfaction to the physical, since there is an emotional component to engaging in certain BDSM scenes. I also mean that the sex itself is very visceral and satisfying. The main kinks that are explored are choking, size difference, and moral degradation, but it all feels completely consensual. There is a real sense of physical and emotional ownership over each other that gets explored during the scene, and I honestly wish it ended up going much longer, but then that might've eaten into the actual story that revolves around the scene, so I appreciate the balancing act as well. If you are somebody who wants to get more physical in the bedroom and wants an idea of what a scene like that can look like with somebody who is every bit as masochistic as you are sadistic, then give this a read. You might actually end up relating to the main character who was finally able to feel accepted for who he was.