Imagine going on a cultural trip because you saw one of Kyoto's landmarks while tripping on LSD.
Yeah, that's pretty much the long and short of LSDをキメて金閣寺に行こう (Let's go to the Kinkakuji on LSD) by circle めそぎみみそぎ, a relatively recent release compared to what I usually review - from November 2022, specifically. A 28 pages, B&W short manga, released for Comitia 142 and available on the artist's Booth page, it tells the happenings of two young women's first experience with LSD: in the most traditional of setups, the 'straight woman' tsukkomi babysits her silly boke friend who has decided to finally trip balls. In between a bad trip and getting lambasted by music, the tripper delves into her personal obsession with the Kinkakuji and its famous burning to the point that she and her friend decide that the best way to find closure on the experience is to... go visit the Kinkakuji, complete with silly 'I love Kyoto' shirts.
So yeah, unusual episode aside (especially from Japan, who has always had a rather complex relationship with drugs and drug abuse) we are in full silly territory, basically a stoner take on the most typical manzai comedy moment, plus a few hints of yuri - after all, the tripper comes down from the bad trip by getting her face eaten by her friend. The tract is rather simply and approximative, though I suspect that has more to do with seeking that Garo - style visuals, rather than incompetence.
Overall nothing groundbreaking, but an unusual small treat, especially taking the topic into account. Reminded me a bit of Toume Kei's Deviances.
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