Escape, Ray

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For Kile, it’s just a normal day at work until Lou walks in. Tall, blond and dashing, he’s not the type of guy that goes unnoticed. Lou eventually sweet-talks Kile back to his place… and that’s when the bomb drops. “Your twin brother is dead. Soon, you will become an esper.” At those words, Kile’s ordinary life is turned upside down. As the telekinetic powers begin to manifest, his body is overtaken by a fever. Wracked with pain, he finds the only thing that soothes him is Lou’s touch… Yet so much remains unexplained. What does Lou want? And what was his relationship with Ray, Kile’s twin brother?

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Official Translations:
English, French, Japanese, German
Thai: Lezhin, Boomtoon

Type

Manhwa

Related Series

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Associated Names

Escape, Ray(이스케이프, 레이)

Escape, RAY～消えた彼と残された彼～

快逃，雷

이스케이프, 레이

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Latest Release(s)

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Status in Country of Origin

80 Chapters (Complete)

S1: 29 Chapters (Complete) 1~29
S2: 35 Chapters (Complete) 30~64
S3: 16 Chapters (Complete) 65~80

Side Story: 6 Chapters (Complete)

The side story is R19 and uploaded separately from the main story.

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User Rating

Average: 6.7 / 10.0 (35 votes)

Bayesian Average: 6.5 / 10.0

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Last Updated

March 20th, 2025 6:43pm PDT - 1 month ago

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Genre

Fantasy Shounen Ai Supernatural
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Recommendations

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Author(s)

Geon-u

Artist(s)

Geon-u

Year

2020

Original Publisher

Andb

Haksan

Serialized In (magazine)

Lezhin (Lezhin)

Ridibooks (Ridibooks)

MrBlue (MrBlue)

Naver Series (Naver)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Lezhin US

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #533

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Monthly Pos #1942 (No change)

3 Month Pos #3318

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6 Month Pos #4570

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Year Pos #6120

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List Stats

On 59 reading lists

On 69 wish lists

On 50 completed lists

On 10 unfinished lists

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dropping at chapter 8th, bcs it just doesn't sit right with me

by whitelotusflower
1 year ago

Rating: 5.0 / 10.0

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Emotionally intense, but a plot-hole ridden storyline and wrong atmosphere thwart it

by StellaStar1
1 year ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

You know the manhwa where the art style is comkpletely in sync with the topic at hand, and it makes everything better? Like in Beast must die, or Black Mirror? Well, this one has it all wrong. Sadly, the art style was IMHO, unsuitable for this type of a manhwa. And I generally think they made a big mistake here, in the tone of the manhwa itself, and the overall feel. Truly, this manhwa has some emotionally heavy, heady moments, but in putting emphasis on the "mystery" and the action, this huge potential gets lost so much. The connection between seme and uke was pretty deep and intense, but somehow gets glossed over and only barely scratches the surface.
And the plot... So full of plot holes. ARGH! I was angry at how ridiculous the plot was at some points. The bare bones story is actually pretty interesting and more than attention worthy, but almost everything was done shoddily from this first juncture - from the background story, to how chars behave one to another, to the whole beauro business, to char motivations... I didn't get some stuff and found them absurd.

But what bugs me here is that, as I mentioned, there is so much emotional baggage to unpack here, and this is some powerful stuff. But it never gets the comeuppance it deserves. Lucy and Kile are an couple that is outside the box, and gave me more clout than many other yaoi couples. But this manhwa just wasn't a proper surrounding to do this in a nice, slow, languid but intense way. I would change the art style, the background story, and make everything so much more sensible. But still, it's worth reading and not all that bad! The art, while not in sync with the story, is still pretty nice, and there are some very good ideas and questions raised. So give it a go, regardless.

... Last updated 1 year ago

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Needs additional tags in the genre and category section

by Pompina Q
2 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

Main story - the ML of the main couple is toxic AF, there is a serious amount of gaslighting, power dynamics, and everything else you cam imagine. The premise of the story seemed interested so I decided to give it a try however I just couldn’t get into it because I wasn’t expecting the ML to end up doing everything he did to the MC. I dropped it and ended just reading the side stories…that was enough for me.

Don’t be fooled by the Shounen Ai genre categorization.

(The side stories are Yaoi)

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currently on chapter 16

by mimi201
2 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

I'll give this rating for now just because I'm a sucker for protagonists who receive a new power they didn't know they had and now have to navigate it. I heavily enjoy Kile as a character, and Lucien too. I love the art and the premise. The side characters have been great too.

I like the premise but hmm not sure if it is being executed very well.

Lucien's (Lou) personality is not really consistent for now....? Like...you really hated Kile at first but now you're all lovely dovey with Kile within 9 chapters already because he is the twin brother of Ray...? Because he reminds you of Ray...? But also it's kind of weird since is it being implied that Lucien was in love with Ray.....? And has resentment because Ray went to that other blond instead before he died....? So is he really interested in Kile or just likes him because he is a copy and his mannerisms remind him of Ray.....?
I'm looking forward to the rest of the story though!!

Edit: I have decided to put this on hold.

... Last updated 2 years ago

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