So, moving to the Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai, compare to pairs + the love triangle in Sekaiichi Hatsukoi, this novel is a little different in a way with its awkward pairing.
Story (7/10)
It started out really slow compare to the other pairings in Sekaiichi and a couple of cliches here and there. Although it has a pretty basic story for a yaoi, it was well done, not forced -- It was sweet at the same time sour. You think it’s one thing but it’s actually the other way around. It pink but at the same time blue.
The best thing about Fujisaki sensei’s story is how she described in beautiful details of the climax. Compare to the manga wherein most of the story telling were depicted through the pictures, she was able to express that scene with the magic of her words.
Art (8/10)
Another Nakamura sensei work, huh? Well, it’s not the usual pointed chin equals to uke or the usual big uke eyes equals to uke but it is still nice to look at -- great bishie fan service.
Character (8/10)
When it comes to Yokozawa and Kirishima, they did not show the usual kind of love like in Sekaiichi. Usually in Nakamura-sensei’s works, the uke is usually helpless during the climatic scene, but here it’s different which makes it a bit awkward but in the end quite enjoyable with all the pride springing in the air during that “scene.”
Yokozawa is perhaps the strongest uke to be an uke. With his terrifying and prideful personality (more terrifying and prideful than Kamijou’s from Junjou Romantica) it seems that he’s more of a seme than an uke but in the end.
Kirishima, on the other hand, is not gay but rather bi which is unusual for a yaoi -- usually they would have a straight guy transformed into a gay guy or the guys are originally gay and with a strong personality, he was able to move the story on his own.
The only problem about the characters is Kirishima’s daughter, Hiyori which had a weak and predictable personality for a ten year old.
