 | | ▪ | RELEASED BY: | | 801 MEDIA | | | ▪ | AUTHOR / ART: | | TAKASHI KANZAKI | | | ▪ | FORMAT: | | JAPANESE / B&W | | | ▪ | PAGES: | | 170 | | | ▪ | RATING: | | M | | | ▪ | RELEASE DATE: | | 10/07/2008 | | | ▪ | REVIEW DATE: | | 10/21/2008 | | | ▪ | REVIEWED BY: | | RACHEL BENTHAM |
From the creator of Love+Alpha comes an exciting yaoi anthology that explores hidden desires, raging taboos, and seductions all around! Aside from all the stories being yaoi, there is not one common theme among them. Each tale is different and what a range! The first is about a rookie model that lands in the spotlight when the star model spots him! Who is using who to get to the top? This amateur isn’t only a newbie in modeling but also in love. And now he’s fallen in love with the arrogant model that seems to have a brother complex. Can rookie Hisashi win over Tomohito? In a totally different vein, two young and handsome detectives try to help a wealthy daughter who is a shut in. But the deeper they dig into the reasons why she’s locked herself away, the more agitated the partners become when it awakens painful memories from one of their pasts. Can the detectives get to the bottom of it and their personal tragedies to triumph over evil in the end? The story is a good dramatic suspense. Quite some hard hitting subject matter in it and well told. They could easily be the start of a series that could be on a par with Yellow. The manga takes another completely different turn in the third story about a crazy family feud. It’s taboo time with a nephew in love with his young and pretty uncle and the father who keeps trying to get in on his son’s game! It’s racy and funny all at the same time! The last story is about a guy who’s disgruntled about being tutored by his rival. But this rivalry is only skin deep because Atsumu is actually in love with Kayama. Their tutoring session becomes a racy lesson in love when things take an S&M bent! It’s some hardcore lessons for Atsumu! The wide variety of stories is matched by a great variety in character designs. It’s a range of hot men and stunning art. Takashi Kanzaki is one of the best manga yaoi artists I have seen out of the multitude of publications out there. Plus the manga has a full color cover page too.
IN SUMMARY:
It’s a manga anthology that tests the boundaries of love! |
