April 24th, 2012
(Manga, BL) Koisuru Boukun/The Tyrant Falls In Love.
*warning* this may or may not contain some spoiler.
Okay, so, I have this urge on reviewing some BL manga, as perhaps it is generally known (at least to my friends) that I read BL manga very actively these past few years but I have never gave out my thoughts about what I read in a review. But with that urge came one question; what to review on? Thankfully Aimee and Krys helped me to choose on what to review: Koisuru Boukun.
Koisuru Boukun, one of my favorite BL manga (along with numerous other titles), is the sequel of Challengers yet can be read as a story of its own (different main characters). The manga was finished around the end of last year, but Takanaga Hinako-sensei did say that there would be a sequel for this one (does that mean the sequel of Challenger's sequel?) or perhaps a mere Bangaihen. With that news to grasp upon, I will wait here like a good fangirl I am and wish for the best to come SOON (please).
Okay, on to the story. The manga tells about the story of Morinaga Tetsuhiro, an Agriculture student of Nagoya University, and Tatsumi Souichi, a tyrannical+homophobic senpai of him who sadly happened to be the one he set his heart for. The relationship of this two was quite unique, I must say, and actually was quite hopeless. Tatsumi, who hated gays by heart, was quite taken aback when Morinaga confessed to him back in Challengers. Some things happened, and then everything calmed down somehow; Tatsumi started to act like nothing happened, which somehow made Morinaga frustrated -- thus the starts of Koisuru Boukun. So, the story about a homophobic and a total gay? You can't really guess what will happen so that it will end a happy ending for both of them; how to change Tatsumi's heart? Quite an impossible task for Morinaga, it seemed.
tasuketeeeeeee...
The beginning of Koisuru Boukun was pretty much controversial, and perhaps a couple chapters of the series will be the point where the reader will choose whether it's too much for them or it deserves another couple of chapters to judge. Luckily, I am one of those who didn't actually think too much about how to cope with the things that turned out the way it did, so I kept going on, and totally fell for the series hard. Really, really hard.
The rest of the story tells us readers about how little by little Morinaga entered Tatsumi's heart, despite all things happened, while Tatsumi, being a typical tsundere he was, tried to deny the growing existence of Morinaga, in his daily life, in his mind and later, in his heart. You could guess how the end will be (or couldn't), but you won't know how to reach that end, and that's what made you want to read it more and more as the chapters passed by.
(Oh, fyi, the reason of why Tatsumi was a homophobic was told in Challengers.)
Okay, Characters. The nature and development of both Morinaga and Tatsumi was easily followed. Tatsumi clearly will see Morinaga in a different way by the progress of the manga, while Morinaga... One thing to be sure, Morinaga is quite a loser in fighting over his desire. Here you'll see kind of a 'hidden' manzai duo in every attempt Morinaga tried - Tatsumi being the tsukkomi and Morinaga, of course, the boke (or perhaps it's just a mere violence? I don't know). Sometimes it made me think that Morinaga is a masochist. Morinaga is a masochist, indeed.
As for supporting characters, they actually have their own role, and can be easily loved too. I am very fond of Tatsumi's little sister, Kanako-chan, by the way.
Next, Art. I don't fuss about arts so much so this will be short. I think the art was very good. Takanaga-sensei has her own style that you will recognize right away, and in a good way. You can see how she drew each person different than the others. She also develop the right nuance for each moment; you can feel it when it's a sad scene or a happy one (or, more importantly, a hot one). So overall, it's pretty enjoyable to read.
The last one.. *drumrolls* ..is the ecchi parts.
GDI woman not that one!
Sssh calm down, Souichi-kun. *ahem* Yes, you read that right, and I won't turn back on this one. This manga is a yaoi-type BL, thus made it requires ecchi scenes here and there. I must say, they were really hot. Sure, you'll see very much tsundere-acts of Tatsumi here during the scenes, but that's actually what made it 'colorful'. Here you will notice how Tatsumi's long hair and quite slender body would be the death of you. Okay, not the death, but pretty much the source of the nosebleed you'll get. Or drolls. Or those TMI things I shouldn't say.
Please blame my seme blood for talking more about Tatsumi. But that doesn't mean Morinaga was less hotter. In fact, his body is to kill for. The way he handled Tatsumi is like a pro (well, he is), and he was able to bring the most out of Tatsumi.
..I need to reread this series soon.
'Kay, that's my review. Any discussion about this series will very much be encouraged. :) Here's something to close it up.
Okay, so, I have this urge on reviewing some BL manga, as perhaps it is generally known (at least to my friends) that I read BL manga very actively these past few years but I have never gave out my thoughts about what I read in a review. But with that urge came one question; what to review on? Thankfully Aimee and Krys helped me to choose on what to review: Koisuru Boukun.
Koisuru Boukun, one of my favorite BL manga (along with numerous other titles), is the sequel of Challengers yet can be read as a story of its own (different main characters). The manga was finished around the end of last year, but Takanaga Hinako-sensei did say that there would be a sequel for this one (does that mean the sequel of Challenger's sequel?) or perhaps a mere Bangaihen. With that news to grasp upon, I will wait here like a good fangirl I am and wish for the best to come SOON (please).
Okay, on to the story. The manga tells about the story of Morinaga Tetsuhiro, an Agriculture student of Nagoya University, and Tatsumi Souichi, a tyrannical+homophobic senpai of him who sadly happened to be the one he set his heart for. The relationship of this two was quite unique, I must say, and actually was quite hopeless. Tatsumi, who hated gays by heart, was quite taken aback when Morinaga confessed to him back in Challengers. Some things happened, and then everything calmed down somehow; Tatsumi started to act like nothing happened, which somehow made Morinaga frustrated -- thus the starts of Koisuru Boukun. So, the story about a homophobic and a total gay? You can't really guess what will happen so that it will end a happy ending for both of them; how to change Tatsumi's heart? Quite an impossible task for Morinaga, it seemed.
tasuketeeeeeee...
The beginning of Koisuru Boukun was pretty much controversial, and perhaps a couple chapters of the series will be the point where the reader will choose whether it's too much for them or it deserves another couple of chapters to judge. Luckily, I am one of those who didn't actually think too much about how to cope with the things that turned out the way it did, so I kept going on, and totally fell for the series hard. Really, really hard.
The rest of the story tells us readers about how little by little Morinaga entered Tatsumi's heart, despite all things happened, while Tatsumi, being a typical tsundere he was, tried to deny the growing existence of Morinaga, in his daily life, in his mind and later, in his heart. You could guess how the end will be (or couldn't), but you won't know how to reach that end, and that's what made you want to read it more and more as the chapters passed by.
(Oh, fyi, the reason of why Tatsumi was a homophobic was told in Challengers.)
Okay, Characters. The nature and development of both Morinaga and Tatsumi was easily followed. Tatsumi clearly will see Morinaga in a different way by the progress of the manga, while Morinaga... One thing to be sure, Morinaga is quite a loser in fighting over his desire. Here you'll see kind of a 'hidden' manzai duo in every attempt Morinaga tried - Tatsumi being the tsukkomi and Morinaga, of course, the boke (or perhaps it's just a mere violence? I don't know). Sometimes it made me think that Morinaga is a masochist. Morinaga is a masochist, indeed.
As for supporting characters, they actually have their own role, and can be easily loved too. I am very fond of Tatsumi's little sister, Kanako-chan, by the way.
Next, Art. I don't fuss about arts so much so this will be short. I think the art was very good. Takanaga-sensei has her own style that you will recognize right away, and in a good way. You can see how she drew each person different than the others. She also develop the right nuance for each moment; you can feel it when it's a sad scene or a happy one (or, more importantly, a hot one). So overall, it's pretty enjoyable to read.
The last one.. *drumrolls* ..is the ecchi parts.
GDI woman not that one!
Sssh calm down, Souichi-kun. *ahem* Yes, you read that right, and I won't turn back on this one. This manga is a yaoi-type BL, thus made it requires ecchi scenes here and there. I must say, they were really hot. Sure, you'll see very much tsundere-acts of Tatsumi here during the scenes, but that's actually what made it 'colorful'. Here you will notice how Tatsumi's long hair and quite slender body would be the death of you. Okay, not the death, but pretty much the source of the nosebleed you'll get. Or drolls. Or those TMI things I shouldn't say.
Please blame my seme blood for talking more about Tatsumi. But that doesn't mean Morinaga was less hotter. In fact, his body is to kill for. The way he handled Tatsumi is like a pro (well, he is), and he was able to bring the most out of Tatsumi.
..I need to reread this series soon.
'Kay, that's my review. Any discussion about this series will very much be encouraged. :) Here's something to close it up.
Posted by abiranz | Apr 24, 2012 8:13 AM | 1 comments