 | | ▪ | RELEASED BY: | | DIGITAL MANGA PUBLISHING | | | ▪ | AUTHOR / ART: | | MAKOTO TATENO | | | ▪ | FORMAT: | | JAPANESE / B&W | | | ▪ | PAGES: | | 186 | | | ▪ | RATING: | | M | | | ▪ | RELEASE DATE: | | 12/16/2008 | | | ▪ | REVIEW DATE: | | 11/12/2008 | | | ▪ | REVIEWED BY: | | RACHEL BENTHAM |
Kai was once in love, even in the dark city of danger where he lives. But his beautiful Maria was murdered and all he has as a clue to find her killer is the unique ring she wore, one now worn by the head of the powerful Sarte Group, the lethal Steel Lahti! Now Kai will risk body and soul to uncover if Lahti is the murderer. It will mean getting close to one of the most dangerous men alive. But what happens when it’s more than just his life on the line, but Kai’s heart? Blue Sheep Reverie is a wonderfully intricate yaoi story that blends danger, sci-fi, action, crime, and romance all in one. Kai must find a way to get close to Lahti. To do so he tries out to be one of his bodyguards. But this is a trial where the loser could well lose his life! Kai is not a killer, but to get close to the man who murdered his lover, he will have to become one. Can Kai lose what is left of his ‘light’ to travel in the ‘dark’ of Lahti’s world? When he gets close to the truth and finds out what happened to his Maria, Kai’s world is turned upside down. Now no longer knowing who to trust, everything he believed in lies in tatters around him, Kai is about to become a potential pawn in a larger game to rule the city. As the battle for control heats up between the syndicate groups of Sarte and Mynah, so too does the intensity between Lahti and Kai. When an old friend crosses his path and pleads with him to leave the road he has chosen, will Kai be swayed to part from Lahti? With dangerous factions getting ready for war, assassins on the prowl, it is far more than love that is on the line in this riveting story. If the names Lahti and Kai seem familiar to you as well as the terms Sarte and Mynah, then you may have already guessed that this is a prequel to Steal Moon. Only being two volumes in length, the series moves through shocks and revelations quickly, but not too quickly. It gives time for the emotional impact to take root in the character and affect the reader, proving to be an involving read. With all its elements of cat and mouse danger, it is a manga that will be a must read for fans of Yellow let alone anyone familiar with Makoto Tateno’s gorgeous artwork.
IN SUMMARY:
From Makoto Tateno comes an all new gripping BL series that will thrill fans of Yellow and Steal Moon! |
