First off, I loved the character interactions. Hot yaoi scenes presented directly next to laugh-out-loud comedic moment. A carefree, joking atmosphere Ukes that are tall, well muscled, and have signs of hair on their bodies, a short, pretty boy seme - combinations that are practically unheard of in most yaoi. It was refreshing to see. Also, despite the explicit nature of the manga, there are definitely sweet moments between the characters, especially during the story of Shino and Josh.
I like the art, though it's not outstanding. If I had to categorise it, I'd say it leans to the intricate side of shounen-style, rather than shoujo
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: No Good Man, Hopeless Men, Take Love Easy, Ikenai Yuuwaku, Ikenai Invitation Japanese: イケナイ男 InformationType: Manga
Volumes: 1
Chapters: 6
Status: Finished
Published: Apr 28, 2006 to Oct 28, 2006
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Jan 28, 2014
I guess this is what one would call hardcore? But I don't really see it as "hardcore yaoi," because usually manga that gets labelled like that is full of rape and other unpleasant stuff. Which leaves me in a pinch, since I enjoy, shall we call it, explicit(?) yaoi, but I hate those rape tropes.
Ikenai Otoko is certainly explicit (actually, explicit might be an understatement). Well, it is about a guy named Ryuo who is told by his boyfriend that he is lousy in bed, so he decides to become a porn star to learn; I guess he means learning new techniques :D (yes, because ... |
