As 2025 wound down I was reading, "The Comics Journal," and their massive article where contributors discuss their favorite books of the year. Helen Chazan talked about how she loved a variety of comics, including, "Dogtangle," which I also was quite fond of, and one with a surreal and long title. Written and illustrated by Karasu Chan, "What Happened After My Place Got So Humid It Grew Magic Mushrooms and I Ate Them and Got Super Horny," my interest was piqued. Chazan wrote about it, "I am dead serious, one of my favorite comics this year was this ero-manga with that title. Visually inventive and deeply funny pornography about a woman's delusional quest to make a real friend, bolstered by energetic mark-making and impeccable comedic timing. Likely the comic I have recommended to people in conversation the most this year, tied with the majesterial Dogtangle (usually brought up in different company, mind you ... Usually.)." I mean, if I loved how odd, "Dogtangle," was maybe this manga about mushrooms that make a lady hallucinate and become super-horny would be worth a read? Having purchased and enjoyed volume 1 and 2, it was pretty wild and quite good.
"What Happened After My Place Got So Humid It Grew Magic Mushrooms and I Ate Them and Got Super Horny," is extremely explicit. It takes place in a World that has humans, humanoid with unique genitals, and is full of bodily fluids being drawn in quite a detailed fashion. It isn't just porn, however, although it is quite pornographic in spots. It has a shocking amount of heart and sentimentality. Our main character just wants to make friends and assumes a lot of sex will make people like her and maybe, just maybe they'll stick around after to play video-games. As both volumes point out, however, real friendship, "Isn't transactional." Whether this is learned from seducing a deliveryman or trying to find chums on a camping excursion, friendship comes from truly caring about someone.
There is a lighthearted playfulness to much of the story, and Karasu Chan is a skilled illustrator, with another review I found online digging the art style as well. This is a really fun little two-volume story, and I'd encourage anyone who isn't too prudish to check it out! One store selling copies of "What Happened After My Place Got So Humid It Grew Magic Mushrooms and I Ate Them and Got Super Horny," is Robert's Anime Corner Store. That's the site I found my copies on and they were great to order from! In closing, this was a superb ero manga, and I rate it...
5 out of 5 Stars.
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