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Cosmic horror BL?
This was billed to me initially as "cosmic horror BL", and while I agree that some elements of that are true, I would like to note in particular to anyone interested in that "cosmic horror" part that, to me at least, this series has so far been less Lovecraft and more Fatal Frame-ish. There's nothing wrong with that, and I'm sure there are plenty who would disagree with me, but I definitely would have preferred having my expectations re-aligned when I first started reading.
Anyway, the premise of the story is this: one day main character Yoshiki finds out that his best friend Hikaru has been replaced by “something” that looks and acts just like his friend. The story that follows examines the mystery of the “something” and Yoshiki’s thoughts and feelings regarding his original friend vs. this new one.
This series is pretty much entirely written in 関西弁, so for those reading it who aren't up to snuff on their dialects, this can get confusing real fast. The good news is, besides the 関西弁, this isn't a difficult manga to read at all. If it were written entirely in 標準語, the level for this series would drop by four or five levels, easy.