your most recent yaoi/yuri

[Hunter Yumi]

mine was eerie queerie vol 2

whats yours? :P :)

[April-san]

Yaoi wise was Level-C vol 2.

But (if you can call it BL), I'm looking forward to Gamerz Heaven 3 on Friday. :)

[waterdrop]

earthian, love it. it could've had more potential.

[Neko Gundam]

Golden Cain. ^^v Yosh.

[Carmel]

If you're only talking about manga, the the last thing I read was Shinobu Kokoro wa... if you include anime, I just saw Loveless episode 7 :)

[Kogepan]

Anime: Mirage of Blaze ep. 8
Manga: Eerie Queerie v. 1

[Sora N]

Mine was Level-C vol. 1. I don't know if I really like yet, I am thinking about buying the 2nd vol. to see if it gets more of a story. ;)

[Neko Gundam]

Level C is nothing more than just shameless smut. xD Good shameless smut, but shameless smut nonetheless.

Myup~ Changing my last to Stigma. <3 Grrr! So awesomely awesome!! Thank you ob-session! XD

[DazzleKitty]

If I remember correctly, mine was Level C vol. 2. I just love all the dirty smut. The second volume was better than the first when it came to the yummy sex scenes, IMO. I'm really looking forward to volume 3 now. ^_^

[Schuldich]

Hmm - anime would have to be the new eps of Loveless.

Manga - since i'm currently reading about 10 different yaoi manga right now, i'll just list the two i last read: Hybrid Child and Junjou Romantica (my favorite manga ever!!!)

[Sora N]

If I remember correctly, mine was Level C vol. 2. I just love all the dirty smut. The second volume was better than the first when it came to the yummy sex scenes, IMO. I'm really looking forward to volume 3 now. ^_^

Well that settles it :) . I will buy the 2nd volume of Level-C to see more of the dirty smut. :P

[Usyagi]

Last BL-related thing I bought was the Ore no Shita de Agake/Rakuen Yuki fanbook, and it is amazing.
The last BL manga I bought was Kairaku Hani by Higashizato Kiriko.
The last BL anime I watched was whatever ep of Loveless I'm up to.

[The Million Dollar Prons]

Haru Wa Dieta, or whatever that one where the men had sex was called.

[PandaRosi]

Anime - Episode 7 of Loveless :heart:

Manga - Passion vol. 2. i got caught by my friend with it. it was awkward... she managed to open it and flip to "that page"... and freaked out.

[Crawlspace]

Manga: Love my Life - good yuri with a happy ending

Anime: Either Kannazuki no Miko or Air Master. I can't remember which I watched last.

[miko hanyou]

Kyo Kara Maoh! Vol 1

[Ronin]

Manga: Legal Drug Volume 2


Anime: Kyo Kara Maoh! Volume 1

[April-san]

Good choices Ronin.

Tactics volume 2 (more slashable than anything ^_^)

[earsofdoom]

Manga: Love my Life - good yuri with a happy ending

Anime: Either Kannazuki no Miko or Air Master. I can't remember which I watched last.

can you link me to were you got love my life? ive heard about it from some friends and they say its better then maramite, but i cant find any scans :(

[Crawlspace]

can you link me to were you got love my life? ive heard about it from some friends and they say its better then maramite, but i cant find any scans :(

http://kotonoha.monkey-pirate.com/index.php?topic=145.0

Try here. There might be something on the message board that gets you to it. Oh, and I disagree about it being better than Maria-sama. But they are very different stories, so comparing them doesn't really work. The only thing they have in common is the yuri.

[Emeraldas]

Lesson XX.
Cute, sweet and down-to-earth, but it didn't live up to my expectations, as I'd been waiting to see if it for two years.

Also, Miko, I gotta ask, who are those two in your avatar?

[April-san]

Legal Drug 3 and Saiyuki 8 :)

[Kogepan]

Anime: Mirage of Blaze ep 13 (what a confusing series, need to watch it again)
Manga: just finished Eerie Queerie v.4 (so ridiculous at the end, but still cute) and starting Fake v.1

[Ladyceres]

Utena the movie - anime
gravitation - manga

[April-san]

Me again...

PeaceMaker DVD 4 (slashable) and Saiyuki Double Barrel 3 (also slashable)

[Sora N]

Level-C vol. 2

[Neo SHINIGAMI]

earthian, love it. it could've had more potential.
Isn't THAT the truth...
But, I'm getting into Kouga-sama's new series;LOVELESS. ^_^

And the latest,yaoi-wise for me is Demon Diary (manga) and Kyo Kara Maoh! (anime)

[Merryl]

I bought the Kizuna dvd "Much ado about nothing"

waiting for vol. Gravitation manga to be released and Yellow

[April-san]

Anime: Kyo Kara Maoh Volume 2

Manga: Gravitation volume 12 (awww!!!), Fruits Basket 10, and Saiyuki 9. :)

[Suikoden6880]

Gravitation vol.12!? You mean in Japanese, right?

[DazzleKitty]

Mine was Gravitation vol. 12 too.

Suikoden6880 - The English version of volume 12 should be in stores now. Didn't know if you were confused on that or not. :P

[April-san]

Nope :) I just picked up the Gravitation Volume 12 in english from Tokyopop today (the bookseller knew how much I love this series and went in the back to get me a copy...they kept running out on the shelves). Let me just say the wait is worth it.

[Button Masher]

Gravitation 12! It was excellent! Gravi never fails to make me laugh.

[Suikoden6880]

*cries* It's out....?Already? Darn it.....All I need is 5 more dollars....Cant wait!

[Soaker87]

Passion volume. 1

[Button Masher]

I hearby donate 5$ and tax for Suikoden6880s Gravi fund ^-^

[Suikoden6880]

YES!! You rule dude!! *dances* Was it a good ending...? Yes or no......

[April-san]

Was it a good ending...? Yes or no......

You will laugh
You will cry
You will kiss 5 bucks goodbye.
:devil:

In one word...yes.

[April-san]

Descendents of Darkness volume 6

Wasn't there something about tentacles in this one???

[Carmel]

I've just been reading 1999 Shanghai and Renai Junkie :)

[YaoiItsumoZutto]

Most recent? Finder no Hyouteki, even though it probably hasn't been released yet by be beautiful. I hope it comes out soon.

[YaoiItsumoZutto]

That's the Finder Series, by Yamane Ayano-sensei.

[YaoiItsumoZutto]

Yaoi-con 2004's Guest of Honor.

[April-san]

Anime: X the series
Darn, this is depressing. I cried three times.
Manga: Tokyo Babylon Vol 5&6 and ordered 7

[April-san]

Let me start with the worst then go to the best.

Kingdom of Selfish Love 'C'
The plot was confusing, I found one character likeable (Nandi) out of at least ten main characters, sex scenes weren't very graphic (dispite all the warnings), and I really didn't like the way they spoke. It just wasn't very plausable. I did like the short story at the end a little better (the reason for the 'C' instead of a 'D'). It does have some topless female shots.

Level-C volume 3 'B'
An attempt at a plot?!? *faints* Minimal sex and a real story line. Not the best storyline, but at least 'a' storyline.

Antique Bakery volume 1 'A'
A boy's love title. I'm surprised at how much I'm enjoying this title. The start was a bit confusing, with the introduction of the characters. However, once you figure out who is who, the interactions become much more amusing. Two frames of a brief sex scene (between a major and a background character). But, I really like the characters and the situations. I can't wait for volume 2.

[DazzleKitty]

Level C vol. 3 is out? Dang....I need to go looking for that one. And I still need to find Antique Bakery.

[LupineAngelus]

Chintsubu of talking penis fame. This is what happens when you take drugs and write manga. X3

[Wolfsbane68]

Yellow vol.1. Now that I figured out the manga's title should have been "Amber" (as in alert), I don't think I'm gonna stick with it ;-\ The guys are pretty but I just can't find in myself to cheer for them to get together (or even like them at all :( ). Unless, of course, the next volume brings us some mind-blowing sex :P

[`jinxter]

hey! how much is gravitation in us doLLars? hehehe. its so darn expensive. LoLsh. in my country La. hehe ^_^

[April-san]

Okay, again worst to best...

Prisioner of the Immortal
I think I'm going to give up on this publisher for now. The first story was confusing, poorly drawn (kept getting the characters mixed up), and not a happy ending (grrr). The only redeeming quality of this book was the second story which I really liked: a young messenger of the gods (priest) is sent to a 'dark' planet to help the settlers with their demon problems. He later finds out he was really brought there to be a sacrifice to those very demons (a demon general in particular). One thing leads to another (and a very nice sex scene). The last story is very forgettable (left a very bad taste in my mouth). I think this publisher really needs to think about what Yaoi is (in my book: likeable characters, a good plot, steamy sex, and a warm/fuzzy ending).

Yellow
I may stick with this one. It does remind me of a more touchy/feely FAKE.

X/1999 volume 16
A bit of BL, so I'm including it here. *sniffle* I cried.

[Sora N]

Gravitation vol. 12
Level-C vol.3
Yellow vol. 1

[DazzleKitty]

Yellow vol. 1.....it was very good. I really liked it. I wish the next volume was out now.

Kizuna OVA 1. I just got this in the mail today. I've heard many people say this wasn't very good, and now that I've seen it myself I must agree. The third OVA (aka "Much Ado About Nothing") was MUCH better. This one just felt like too much was crammed in it, and if you haven't read the manga it would not make much sense at all.

[halochamp]

does this manga count Boku no Futatsu no Tsubasa (My Two Wings) :huh:

[Vampy_Chan]

Hnn I don't know what my most recent was, as I tend to read a bunch at a time... The first two chapters of the second volume of Koi Cha (awesome title, btw,) the first volume of Gorgeous Carat, Intense Rain, and Innocent Bird...

[YaoiItsumoZutto]

Right now, it's become Kyou Kara Maou, though I haven't yet seen very much of it. I hope to do so, though.

[hiei_kurama27]

Ive recently read a bunch of titles from the Peccatore Sanctuary site, including:

Gekkou no Rankan ni Kuchinashi no Nioi
Heisei Kyouiku Jiyou
Komatta Toki ni wa Hoshi ni Kike
Takaramono
+ more

[Sora N]

Kizuna OVA vol. 1
Antique Bakery vol. 1


Yellow vol. 1.....it was very good. I really liked it. I wish the next volume was out now.

I loved Yellow! I really want the 2nd volume out too. ;)

Kizuna OVA 1. I just got this in the mail today. I've heard many people say this wasn't very good, and now that I've seen it myself I must agree. The third OVA (aka "Much Ado About Nothing") was MUCH better. This one just felt like too much was crammed in it, and if you haven't read the manga it would not make much sense at all.

Was the third one ever released in the US before? :unsure: I would love too see it too.

[DazzleKitty]

Was the third one ever released in the US before? :unsure: I would love too see it too.

Yep. It was released back in May. It's much better than the first OVA, in myt opinion. You should definently see it if you really like Kizuna. It was under the title Kizuna: Much Ado About Nothing. If you want, I can give you a link to where I got it from if you PM me because it seems like AN doesn't have it.

[April-san]

Wow, did I get a wierd look this week picking up three "shrink wrapped" books at my local bookstore. Oh well. They already know I like unique items. :)

I really can't tell which of these three I liked the best (all are graphic, rated M or 18+):

Yellow 2 More tension between the two main characters (nice deep kisses, but nothing graphic between the main two, yet)

Shinobu Kokoro (Hidden Heart) by Temari Matsumoto Two stories each of three couples (six stories in total). The first is of a ninja master and his young student. The second is between two ninja trying to complete their job. The third is between a young man who gets injured in the winter and a snow spirit who saves him. All the stories are just adorable. Lots of blushing.

Love Mode 1 by Yuki Shimizu is what Level-C should be. Izumi is mistaken for a male escort by Takamiya. As Takamiya tries desperately to repent for his mistake, the two slowly come to realize feelings for each other. Lots of humor and bumps on the head. And one final, steamy story with chocolate aphrodisiacs to send you on your way.

[Hunter Yumi]

Gravitation-tv series vol. 4



yesterday i saw Antique Bakery vol. 1 finally. so im gonna pick that up. :D

[Carmel]

Thanks for the summaries April-san! ^_^ I've been wondering about Shinobu Kokoro, looks like I'll be getting it for sure now.

[YaoiItsumoZutto]

Most recent? A doujinshi of ZoroxSanji. Does that count?

[LeslieSama]

love tha pairing ^^

[April-san]

Thanks for the summaries April-san! ^_^ I've been wondering about Shinobu Kokoro, looks like I'll be getting it for sure now.

Just a little warning: Subaru, the main character in the first two stories, looks very young. It's almost to the point of shota. But, still, the stories are very sweet.

I hope you like it as much as I do, Carmel. :)

[YaoiItsumoZutto]

Oh, and a doujinshi of YnM, where the first half is MurakixHisoka and the second MurakixTsuzuki.

[LeslieSama]

theres a lot of doujinshis that have two pairings like that T_T

[DazzleKitty]

I read Shinobu Kokoro last night. I liked it, but it was kinda funny how most of the characters looked just like the ones from Kyo Kara Maoh (one of them really looked like Yuri. Like an exact carbon copy).

[Carmel]

I read Shinobu Kokoro last night too... I enjoyed the short stories but in retrospect, like April-san said, the first two stories did seem to be borderline shota. I'm not sure how old Subaru was but he was very naive either way. I was surprised anything close to shota has been licensed, I thought it was being avoided.

[cve]

I've picked up at least 15 new books in the past 2 weeks; many from yaoi-con and a few that just got released at my local Borders.

Out of the bunch, I liked Yellow 2, Embracing Love (Haru wo Daiete Ita), Kizuna 4 (got it signed by Kodaka-sensei herself, yah!), Shinobu Kokoro and Love Mode.

I also picked up several western-style yaoi books from the publisher Yaoipress at the con, and I have to say I'm not impressed with the art. The only one that I found interesting was Yaoi Hentai, which included tentacle sex and some 2 on one, or rather, 2 *in* one action. -__-;;; That's always interesting.

anime-wise, I've just finished watching Kyou Karo Maou. Very funny and cute.

Oh, also picked up the uncensored Sensitive Pornograph and Legend of Blue Wolves dvds at yaoi-con. *NO* pixillation, which makes seeing them again an entirely new experience.

[Nevermind]

My most recent was Yellow, and Antique Bakery--but I'm not really sure AB is a yaoi--It's good I laughted my hind end off but I was expecting something different when I bought it--

[April-san]

Kitzuna 4 is out? I'll have to keep a look-out for that one. :)

And, CVE, I agree with you about YaoiPress. I actually gave up on that publisher before Hentai came out. Is it really worth it?

[Haunted]

I've picked up at least 15 new books in the past 2 weeks; many from yaoi-con and a few that just got released at my local Borders.

Out of the bunch, I liked Yellow 2, Embracing Love (Haru wo Daiete Ita), Kizuna 4 (got it signed by Kodaka-sensei herself, yah!), Shinobu Kokoro and Love Mode.



Where in dookie dog hell did you find Love Mode? Tell me Love Mode is not at my local Borders?!?!? I have seen Kizuna and Yellow, but no Love Mode. If you got it at Yaoi -con, I will cry. I can't go there, and I am dying for LM.

[cve]

*flips thru copy of Yaoi Hentai* Well, it reminds me of badly drawn doujinshi. It's graphic, has BDSM, 2 boys in one...hole...action...tentacles...but the art leaves a lot to be desired. It's good for a laugh, I suppose, but not even close to the beautiful art of Kizuna or Haru wo Daite Ita. It seems to me the publisher is just jumping on the yaoi bandwagon and recruiting whatever western yaoi artists they can find.

Haunted, I got my copy of Love Mode at my local Borders. Apparently this is an older series, originally published in 1995, so the art is a bit dated, but the story is very cute.

[DazzleKitty]

If some of the Western releases would brush up on their art, I would give them a try. There was this one called Kingdom of Selfish Love (though I think it was Australian, if I remember correctly. Not completely sure though). The cover looks like it was drawn by a kid, and colored using MS Paint or someone who was not very experianced with Photoshop. Ick.

There was one recent one that was good. It doesn't fall into the yaoi category, or maybe not even shounen-ai, but it has major hints. It's called Off-Beat (first volume was released in September). I actually really like the art, because it's very different compared to Japanese art, but in a good way. The guys were very pleasing to the eyes.

I am curious. Is anyone else having trouble finding DMP stuff? They had five new releases back in October, and I have yet to find any of them. It seems like everything they have comes out a month later than the intended date.

[April-san]

DazzleKitty, I purchased Kingdom of Selfish Love and Prisoner of the Immortal. Of both books, there was only one half-way good story. It wasn't worth it. I'm probably not going to purchase from them again, especially since there's so much good yaoi and boy's love comming out now.

And Off Beat from Tokyopop...sadly I purchased it but I haven't gotten past the first five pages. *sigh* I'll give it another try since you recommended it.

And I've had to directly order all of my DMP stuff. *double sigh* Shipping costs...

[DazzleKitty]

DazzleKitty, I purchased Kingdom of Selfish Love and Prisoner of the Immortal. Of both books, there was only one half-way good story. It wasn't worth it. I'm probably not going to purchase from them again, especially since there's so much good yaoi and boy's love comming out now.

And Off Beat from Tokyopop...sadly I purchased it but I haven't gotten past the first five pages. *sigh* I'll give it another try since you recommended it.

And I've had to directly order all of my DMP stuff. *double sigh* Shipping costs...

I kinda figured it wouldn't be good. If the content was as bad as the covers ...*shudders*

Off-Beat may have started off a little rusty for some, but give it another go. It gets really cute later. ;)

[Haunted]

Haunted, I got my copy of Love Mode at my local Borders. Apparently this is an older series, originally published in 1995, so the art is a bit dated, but the story is very cute.

Thank you, I will be raiding my local borders this weekend! :D You have made my day. I only saw up to 8 then it was gone. I just couldnt find it anywhere. I agree the story is cute. Another I would love to find is Wild Rock...I don't know the original name, I have only seen some art. Really pretty art though.

[Merryl]

i finally broke down and ordered Embracing love from BeBeautiful $_$
I should be happy that they re-leased it at all ^_^;
the most recent things I've gotten are Vol2 of Yellow and Brother ..

and yeah Shinobu Kokoro is bording on shouta .. but then so is Wild Rock :wub: I love that picture of the two of them in the shallow water though .. SoO sexy

[YaoiItsumoZutto]

I hoping to see volume 3 of Yellow when it comes out.

[Carmel]

When volume three of Yellow comes out I think I'll go and buy all three volumes at once ^_^

[YaoiItsumoZutto]

Looking forward to reading Loveless and Tactics manga #3.

[cve]

Just received Level C volumes 3 and 4 in the mail today; I don't know why I keep buying this series. I'm not crazy about uber feminine uke boys with big saucer eyes. And it seems that almost half the ukes out there are depicted like that. But it's cute, smutty, there's some semblence of a plot. (I think)

Also received Cage the Finder by Ayano Yamane-sensei; beautiful art, interesting back story about Asami and Fei Long. And of course some smut between Asami and Takaba. Not as much smex this time in this volume as the first Finder book. The third Finder tankouban was just released in Japanese, I might just have to order the book in the original language to see all Yamane-sensei's pretty pretty pictures.

Scans are all fine and good, I just prefer the hardcopy version, plus I try to support all the wonderful BL managaka who give us all the delish yaoi art. ^^

[YaoiItsumoZutto]

Ooo, cage in the Finder. I have both the first and the second in Japanese, but have yet to get them in English.

[DazzleKitty]

Just received Level C volumes 3 and 4 in the mail today; I don't know why I keep buying this series. I'm not crazy about uber feminine uke boys with big saucer eyes. And it seems that almost half the ukes out there are depicted like that.



I don't mind them as long as you can at least tell they are male. However, I must say the uke (I think he is called Mizuki if I remember right) is sort of annoying. He acts too feminine and always acts like he's being raped.

[miko hanyou]

Selfish Love Vol.1
Gravitation Vol.2
Off*beat Vol.1
Demon Diary,I don't know if it's considered Shounen ai but i haven't read it yet since i just got it today along with the books above.

[japangirlcmw]

Sensitive Pornograph is definatly worth it. But, those of you who do know about it...Well, dont spoil the kiddies minds with it. @____@

[DazzleKitty]

Demon Diary,I don't know if it's considered Shounen ai but i haven't read it yet since i just got it today along with the books above.

I can be very slashy depending on how you interpret it.

[Mint Arden]

Finished off the last volume of -FAKE- (vol. 7). It's oveeerrr... nooooo. T___T
I like how the age rating kept going up with each new volume. XD The last one is 18+.

[YaoiItsumoZutto]

KKM. Although I have yet to actually watch it.

[April-san]

Rising Storm by Yuzuha Ougi. I didn't have time to read it yet. I'll give my review later. ^_^

[DazzleKitty]

Got Rising Storm, finally had time to read it today. While I didn't enjoy it as much as her other book (Brother), it was still pretty good. The extra stories were nice. I suck at reviewing things. It's good. Just go get it.

[April-san]

Level-C volume 4
What to get your lover for his birthday? Aww. Guess where this one leads to. :wub:

[Wolfsbane68]

Also received Cage the Finder by Ayano Yamane-sensei; beautiful art, interesting back story about Asami and Fei Long. And of course some smut between Asami and Takaba. Not as much smex this time in this volume as the first Finder book. The third Finder tankouban was just released in Japanese, I might just have to order the book in the original language to see all Yamane-sensei's pretty pretty pictures.

Did you get the Finder directly from BeBeautiful? I'm trying to find a site that ships to Europe.

[cve]

Did you get the Finder directly from BeBeautiful? I'm trying to find a site that ships to Europe.

I did order the Finder books directly from BeBeautiful website. I don't see why they wouldn't ship overseas, but I don't know for sure.

I'm a bit irritated with BeBeautiful right now, and DMP, for that matter. They both keep delaying their new English releases; the 2nd Haru wo Daiteita book and also the 5th Kizuna English manga books were both postponed until Jan 2006. And DMP delayed their new releases by a month also. *growls* I've got some of them in scanslations, but I prefer the hardcopy version that I can read over much better.

[Wolfsbane68]

I did order the Finder books directly from BeBeautiful website. I don't see why they wouldn't ship overseas, but I don't know for sure.
Well, their "shipping" menu only got US and Canada, I can't find anything about international shipping on the site. I got the first Finder from animenation, but they don't carry book 2 :-(

[Merryl]

Been gone awhile again... waited for my copy of Jazz so I could get my discount...I must say I'm disappointed.

This may be the first yaoi manga that I got and didn't like anything about it <_<
the art was sketchy and airy looking, non-existant story, sex scenes were random with no rhyme or reason.
The seme of the story is really pushy and the uke is unemotional yet fickle ... keeps saying that people are drawn to his personality but he doesn't like people in general.

Here i thought with the story scenerio of Doctor and Patient it would be a sneaky naughty NoNo kinda thing X|
romp in the office so to speak.

[Carmel]

Thanks for the heads up Merryl, I wasn't too sure about Jazz in the first place and I know DMP has licensed at least two manga I wouldn't consider buying, so I didn't want to go out and be the first to buy Jazz without knowing what others thought of it - now I doubt I ever will buy the manga.

I went with Our Everlasting and Kimi Shiruya - Dost Thou Know? when I was ordering two of the new releases last week. I know I'll love Our Everlasting, and Kimi Shiruya - Dost Thou Know? has lots of elements I enjoy, like rivals. I'm still waiting for them to come in, when they do I'll post my opinions about them as well so others have an opinion to go on of their new releases :)

[April-san]

Yes. Thanks Merryl. Jazz was one I was looking for in my local bookstore. Now, I can stop looking.

I was also thinking of the naughty implications of dr and patient. It could have been really good.

Kanpai! vol 2

[April-san]

Just got back from the bookstore and I found a nice little package in my mailbox. :)

Fruits Basket 12
Alone in my King's Harem
(what was waiting for me) Cage the Finder (Finder Series #2) This one wasn't as graphic as the first one. Of course, there was a very nice bondage scene in the first story. Then, it went on to explain the relationship between Asami and Fei Long (Two strong semes = non-physical relationship...sigh). I'm already waiting for the third issue.

[Lady Hellsing]

Loveless, chapter 3. *sighs* Gawd... I just want the whole damn volume, not just chapters... >_<

[Hunter Yumi]

Yellow vol. 2 ^^ yay...

[Merryl]

I might as well give the short version on Jazz...
Overbearing mother brings in son (looks older than characters age) with asthma attack ... the Doctor sees him notices that the mother is most of the kids problem and makes her wait outside.
Because of this the Patient become fixated with Doctor... almost stalker like in zero seconds.
They don't see each other for months .. upon graduation they celebrate his asthma total recovery-- he drugs the Doctor rapes him and then everything is like ok
they both move to another city-- live together -- one obsessively in love the other not capable of emotion -- always forced sex.
No romance in this one.
Story too disjointed to get a feeling for the characters anyway.
The Doctor moves to the States for more schooling leaving his stalker/captor ... whatever.
the decent part was the ending ... one of the kids' friends says if he loves the Doc he should move to the States too...
He finally does and they do end up together ... apparently in love for real this time :rolleyes:

[Carmel]

Err, that sounds horrible! Really. I'll never buy it now with that summary, I don't like rape at all. The doctor was the one that had no emotions? I thought he'd be the seme! So in the end the doctor moves away as unemotional as ever and the stalker follows him again? How does that change that they're in love for real? If it were the unemotional one following the other I might understand... but it doesn't seem like anything would've changed if it's just the stalker following the poor raped guy again.

[rosa_chinensis]

Just finished reading Akisato Wakuni's Nemureru Mori no Binan (Sleeping Handsome-- like the title of Sleeping Beauty but with a man rather than a woman) last night; I'd say it's one of the better BL manga I've read. It's about a Japanese doctor who goes to the US and ends up falling for a German doctor there. What really struck me about it were the real-world issues that came up-- it takes place in 1982, and AIDS plays a minor role in the manga. That and the difference between it (it's from the late 80s, I think) and current BL drawing styles-- both of the characters have mustaches, for example.

If you're looking for a slight change of pace and can read some Japanese, I'd highly recommend it. I think the original version is out of print, but it's available together with the sequel (Tomoi) in one bunko volume called "Tomoi." The ISBN is 4091910440.

Now to start reading the sequel... :)

[Animematt55]

http://www.livejournal.com/users/karo_chan/

Becareful of these crazy fan girl. She hates everything that isnt buttsecks. She has openly slammed lesbians, and any anime with a strong female presense (which also includes ONE female character). She needs help...

[Hunter Yumi]

oh yeah! Passion vol. 2, and eerie queerie vol. 4!

[DazzleKitty]

http://www.livejournal.com/users/karo_chan/

Becareful of these crazy fan girl. She hates everything that isnt buttsecks. She has openly slammed lesbians, and any anime with a strong female presense (which also includes ONE female character). She needs help...

Wow, Matt. I never thought you were mad enough about her to bring it up here. :P Though, I did want to make a post at another forum about her myself.... too bad I refrained until it was too late.

[Carmel]

Ah, her... <_< She's infamous for her bashing it seems.

[DazzleKitty]

Have you had some run-ins with her too, Carmel? Hah, there was this great topic on ANN she responded to....she was openly bashing lesbians while worshiping gay men. I hope she enjoys her life of hypocrisy.

Sorry to go off-topic. My dislike for her ways is very passionate.

[Animematt55]

She is the exact type of fangirl i hate. Literally, she hates any anime with females in it. A beautiful girl is automatically a **** or *****....she is just crazy

[Merryl]

uh...

A friend of mine used to say "I don't get it. I don't understand it. And I'm not impressed."

..but what's up with allthose freaky quizzes on that LJ -- that's like kinda creepy

OH O.O ... oooo .. ok -- I changed my mind *COUGH* after taking a couple of quizzes ... uh I feel about as tall as a pen cap -_-;

Judging by her answers I'd say she's fairly normal -- probably just over opinionated.

[h0ckey2244]

gravitation... watched it for the 100th time... i love it
goin to watch it again

[TheMantiCore]

Picked up Gravitation volumes 1 through 12 today ^_^

[h0ckey2244]

i wish i had the moneyTT_TT

[semaj550]

Just received Stainless Night and I wasn't all that impressed.

[Evaligan]

She is the exact type of fangirl i hate. Literally, she hates any anime with females in it. A beautiful girl is automatically a **** or *****....she is just crazy
I am a girl and I hate that type of stupid girls. She is a girl too... so, she is a ***** too? LOL.

I prefer yuri for much. Yaoi really is boring for me. Shuichi Shindo x Yuki is so... ZZZzzzZZZzz... Shuichi Shindo is 100% = a girl. Gravitation really is a good shoujo disguise as shounen-ai.

Mmmmmmm....... my most recent yuri. (the last yaoi that I see was Sukisyo and Loveless).
Mai Otome (episode 11 ^^)
Gokujo Seitokai
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's
Pretty Cure ~Max Heart~

My new yuri manga is
Yuri Hime vol.1
Kashimashi ~Girl meet Girl~

My new H-Yuri Game that I played (only girls, don't have boys the game).
Little Witch Perfait 2 Heartfull Memories
is Otome wa Otoboku-sama ni Koi Shiteru

I want see in the new year 2006. Maria-sama ga Miteru OVAs, Otome wa Otoboku-sama ni Koi Shiteru (anime verison of that game), and Kashimashi ~Girl meet Girl~.

[Evaligan]

Have you had some run-ins with her too, Carmel? Hah, there was this great topic on ANN she responded to....she was openly bashing lesbians while worshiping gay men. I hope she enjoys her life of hypocrisy.

Sorry to go off-topic. My dislike for her ways is very passionate.
I am 100% agree with you.
She is very hypocrisy.
She is very stupid... she really is a poor girl... a shame for the femenine gender.

[Evaligan]

http://www.livejournal.com/users/karo_chan/

Becareful of these crazy fan girl. She hates everything that isnt buttsecks. She has openly slammed lesbians, and any anime with a strong female presense (which also includes ONE female character). She needs help...
For that reason I leave of yaoi...
You know how many fan girls act like she?
Many... really much girls act like she. The 45% of the yaoi-fans girls act like she, and I really likes more the female characters than the male characters, because I can identify very easy with female characters, is very dificult for me identify with male characters. For that reason I become Yuri-Fan Girl.

[Carmel]

If 45% of yaoi fans hate yuri (no idea why you think it's that high - or to her extreme), then I don't want to consider the percentage of yuri fans that hate yaoi. :lol:

[rosa_chinensis]

Just received Stainless Night and I wasn't all that impressed.

Yeah, I thought both the manga and the anime were just so-so. Futanari doesn't bother me, I just didn't think it was that good. lol

[cve]

If 45% of yaoi fans hate yuri (no idea why you think it's that high - or to her extreme), then I don't want to consider the percentage of yuri fans that hate yaoi. :lol:


Well, I don't know. I have many friends; straight, gay and bisexual, and those that are lesbian and who know of my yaoi hobby, seem to be fine with it. In fact, I have an online lesbian friend who publishes yuri material and also personally collects yaoi doujinshi. Most of the yaoi friends I have are at the very least bi-curious. But that's just my personal experiences.

It's truly a pity that everyone cannot be accepting of each other's preferences, but it's not a perfect world.

[Animematt55]

I am a girl and I hate that type of stupid girls. She is a girl too... so, she is a ***** too? LOL.

I prefer yuri for much. Yaoi really is boring for me. Shuichi Shindo x Yuki is so... ZZZzzzZZZzz... Shuichi Shindo is 100% = a girl. Gravitation really is a good shoujo disguise as shounen-ai.

Mmmmmmm....... my most recent yuri. (the last yaoi that I see was Sukisyo and Loveless).
Mai Otome (episode 11 ^^)
Gokujo Seitokai
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's
Pretty Cure ~Max Heart~

My new yuri manga is
Yuri Hime vol.1
Kashimashi ~Girl meet Girl~

My new H-Yuri Game that I played (only girls, don't have boys the game).
Little Witch Perfait 2 Heartfull Memories
is Otome wa Otoboku-sama ni Koi Shiteru

I want see in the new year 2006. Maria-sama ga Miteru OVAs, Otome wa Otoboku-sama ni Koi Shiteru (anime verison of that game), and Kashimashi ~Girl meet Girl~.

are those manga Scanlations? Mind passing me some of them?
Lets see what Yuri I have...Battle Athletes, Mai Otome, Mai Hime, Maria-sama, 'burst angel', Kannaduki(sp?) no Miko, and... and guess you could count Sailor MoonS and StarS.

I also have various Haruka and Michiru doujinshi (yuri, light to hardcore stuff)

[miko hanyou]

I just got sukisho DVD in my mail today!

[rosa_chinensis]

are those manga Scanlations? Mind passing me some of them?

Yuri Hime is the new incarnation of Yuri Shimai, a yuri manga magazine. Yuri Shimai is being scanlated by Lililicious (http://lililicious.net).

Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~ is also being scanlated; volume 1 has been scanlated by Hashihime (who doesn't, I don't think, have a webpage, but torrents of his scanlation are available at http://tracker.manga-ton1x.net/ and it's also been posted at http://www.livejournal.com/community/daily_yuri/ though you have to be a member of that livejournal community to be able to view the posts) and volume 2 is being scanlated by Dynasty (http://dynasty.evalpowar.com/).

[April-san]

I admit I spent some of my Christmas money on Friday. ^_^

Kyo Kara Maoh 5 DVD
Sukisho 2 DVD
La Esperanza
Our Everlasting

[April-san]

One more yesterday :)

Beyond My Touch

I admit I liked this title a lot more than I thought I would. The story was cliche, but it was very enjoyable. The art was very good. I loved the side remarks from Mamoru ("Then, let's go find a fresh dead body somewhere...and if I possess it... CENSORED" *WHAM!*). The end of the story was so sweet, it made me melt.
It was purely Boys Love, with nothing graphic more than a few sugesstive remarks. There's three main stories: Beyond My touch 1-3, Cool Lips, and Recipe. Same character design in all three, but all very cute stories. I did like the first the best.

[Carmel]

I've heard mixed reviews of Beyond My Touch... now I really don't know if I should buy it or not >_< It sounds better then a few of the other more recent releases... but I just don't know if it'll be good enough.

I've heard one or two people saying La Esperanca was a good read as far as setting up the story line goes but becaue of that think I'll hold off on buying it until the second volume is out and see what people think of it then...

My most recent shounen-ai would be Earthian volume 1, actually I'm still reading it -_-; It's so long~

[PandaRosi]

Finally got Shinobu Kokoro. It's slipped through my fingers once, I wasn't willing to allow that to happen again. I usually buy my yaoi by myself, but since i was with someone, now my friend thinks I'm a perv. It was fairly worth it though, i belive. I was going to pick up Beyond my Touch as well, but i didn't want to seriously worry her. -_-;

it's fairly plotless, Shinobu Kokoro, isn't it? xD

[April-san]

it's fairly plotless, Shinobu Kokoro, isn't it? xD

Oh yes! But, that's what makes it so much fun. :P

[cve]

*snort* Plot is optional in yaoi manga, methinks. (eg: Level C series. XD) Of course, it's fantastic if a mangaka can combine a decent plot, beautiful art and delicious smex all together in one series. ^^

I finally received from Amazon the titles I pre-ordered months ago; Our Everlasting, Dost thou know, Jazz, La Esperanca, and Beyond My Touch. Out of the bunch I think I liked Jazz the best, although the uke, the Dr, seemed to have very little backbone against his possesive patient/lover.

Las Esperenca seems to have good potential, no pairings yet in the first volume. The setting is interesting; an European all boys school, but it works.

Beyond My Touch and Dost Thou Know were both cute, fluffy BL stories, Our Everlasting was a bit more angsty, but good also. Rather feminine ukes in Our Everlasting, IMHO.

[Sora N]

Anime:

Gravitation Lyrics of Love
Sukisho Vol. 1

Manga:

La Esperanca vol. 1

[Wolfsbane68]

My most recent: Shinobu Kokoro. Leafed through it, got slightly turned off by the shota, but not as much as I usually do since the whole manga lacks in any emotional impact.

Jazz vol. 1, hmm, something there (can't put my finger on it) that made me preorder the second volume.

[TheMantiCore]

Anime:

Sukisho vol 1 and 2

Manga:

Yellow vol1

[cve]

Just received in the mail Rising Storm by Yuzuha Ougi-sensei, and also Lies and Kisses by Masara Minase-sensei, both published by Drama Queen.

Rising Storm is drawn by the same Mangaka who drew "Brother", so there's a lot of graphic smex, and a somewhat cracked plot. Her art is good, not the best I've seen, but still enjoyable. Fun and sexy.

I'm so glad to see Masara Minase-sensei's books published in English, I love her art, and I like her storylines. I hope more of her books are English published, as she's one of my favourite BL mangakas. Lies and Kisses are about two half-brothers...who may or may not be blood related....gay incest....mmmmm....thumbs up on this one...:D

[VidelCoolGirl]

Umm. read the Shoujo-ai Srawberry Shake again.

[xxxYaoiLovrxxx]

My recent Yaoi would have to be Loveless the complete series^_^*drools*

[YaoiItsumoZutto]

Another Loveless fan! Yay!

[April-san]

Wild Rock!

Just as good as the fan-sub! Yummy! Yuuen is very femine looking (small boned, long blonde hair, big eyes), but the story is excellent.

[DazzleKitty]

I read Wild Rock a couple weeks ago, myself. Seriously, I think this is my favorite yaoi release so far. I rarely ever go back and reread things immediately, but I've read this one a few times already since I got it .

[TheMantiCore]

Picked up Wild Rock today. Many thanks to the two posters above for the recommendation, love what i've read so far :heart:

[TheMantiCore]

Picked up Here is Greenwood volume 8 and and Shinobu Kokoro today.

And watched Papa To Kiss In The Dark (most disturbed title ever) OVA1 yesterday.

[kitzu]

Yellow and way too much shounen-ai type things.

[aoishonen7]

Sensitive..........pornograph......heehe heheheheee. Good stuff. Uncut penisis and what not. :naughty:

[aoishonen7]

And I STILL watch Utena!

[Sora N]

Kyo Kara Maoh vol. 5

[Plue]

Lies and Kisses
Sukisho Vol.2
Papa to Kiss in the Dark OVA 1

I didn't like Wild Rock...it was too bland...the art was pretty though.

[cve]

Just got the latest BeBeautiful releases in the mail: Kizuna 5 and Embracing Love 2 (Haru wo Daiteita). I don't know, but I think I like the scanslation of Haru wo better than the official English release.

The very ending of Embracing Love 2, where Iwaki finally admits to Katou that he loves him, is changed to "Katou...I like you..." and then they proceed to have incredible sex. The Haru wo scanslations and the OVA both translate that moment as "Katou...I love you..." which I think is a better translation for that moment. JMHO. :P

Kizuna 5 is great, anything by Kodaka-sensei is wonderful. I think the original series is 10 volumes long, so the English version is halfway done.

[Carmel]

I know what you mean Cve. I don't really buy BeBeautiful titles (over priced, edited... bad translations), but when critical moments are happening and the translation goes for the lesser of the two between love and like it can feel really weird for the situation. Where someone is proclaiming "love" instead of "like" I never have a problem, but the other way around often just wrecks the mood. I feel like going "... that's it, huh... professing undying... like" :huh:

The most recent for me would've been Wild Rock ^_^ I enjoyed it... nothing amazing, but I love the art. The total lack of color images when they're advertised made me extremely mad however, because I find the colored pages inside Wild Rock to be some of the most stunning and memorable art, yaoi or otherwise, I've seen in manga.

[Wolfsbane68]

My latest: Lies and Kisses, honorifics retained and explained but the translation itself was a bit on the bland side. The story, nothing special, the first chapter was the best :-\

Our Everlasting, didn't leave any *umm* lasting impression.

Kimi Shiruya/Dost Thou Know, probably the best translation (they used "Mr" and "Sir" but I give them points for trying to get it right). I rather liked the story.

[Sora N]

Beyond My Touch
Antique Bakery vol. 2

[April-san]

Tsubasa Vol 8

Kuro/Fai :heart:

And, just tonight, Our Kingdom. This is one I'll continue with. A very, very sweet BL title.

[Silivreniel]

Skyscrapers of Oz. Excellent book, highly recommended. Just... don't read it in a class that has a restless teacher. That could get rather awkward.

[Sora N]

Jazz vol. 1

[shezaei_neko]

Kannazuki No Miko anime....

[se7enzgirl]

ikkitousen&kannazuki no miko..watching both..

[TheMantiCore]

Loveless vol1

[April-san]

This week, two by Yun Kouga!

Loveless vol 1
Earthian vol 2
Cantarella vol 2 by You Higuri

[Carmel]

Earthian and Cantarella are both out? Awesome~ I'll have to go order those. ^_^

[cve]

Do artbooks count? PLAYGIRL by Shiuko Kano. Yeah, it's in original Japanese text, but who cares when you have all those hawt boys doing nasty things to each other. *loves BL artbooks*

Oh, and got Gorgeous Carat by Yuu Higuri. Her art is always so beautiful, although the BL is light in this volume. Story's intriguing though and the boys are lovely.

[April-san]

Oh, and got Gorgeous Carat by Yuu Higuri. Her art is always so beautiful, although the BL is light in this volume. Story's intriguing though and the boys are lovely.

I was curious about this one (I don't know much about it). I love Yuu Higuri's Cantarella. Can you give a little descriptor, cve? Thanks!

[cve]

Well, let's see. Gorgeous Carat is set in 18th century France, where the Florian, the main uke-looking chara is the son of an impoverished aristocratic family. A distant relative, Ray Courland, (eventual seme) bails the family out of debt by 'buying' Florian. Seems like Courland has a thing for jewels, and is quite taken by Florian's amethyst eyes. Courland and everyone else is after the lost family heirloom, a cursed 120 carat diamond. No real BL in this volume, only Courland declaring to a resisting Florian, "I bought you, you're mine." Typical possesive seme behavior, hah.

There're more to the story, it's rather interesting. I hope the next volume has more action, since there's so much potential between the 2 bishounen.

Was always curious about Cantarella myself. Is there any BL in it? It wasn't labeled as a BL/yaoi manga when I leafed thru it, so I wasn't sure. Art was beautiful though. ^^

[SSJ2Cloud]

loveless-vol 1

[Carmel]

There're more to the story, it's rather interesting. I hope the next volume has more action, since there's so much potential between the 2 bishounen.

Was always curious about Cantarella myself. Is there any BL in it? It wasn't labeled as a BL/yaoi manga when I leafed thru it, so I wasn't sure. Art was beautiful though. ^^Well from what I know (which revolves around mass confusion) Gorgeous Carat is 10 volumes long, so there's plenty of time for things to happen, and Gorgeous Carat Galaxy is the sequel, which makes no sense as it'll be released at the same time as the prequel but from a different company <_< I don't know how long Galaxy is, though... I think it was continued as Galaxy because the mangaka switched publishing companies but wanted to continue the same story, or so I've heard.

Cantarella I don't know much on either, I've only read until the first chapter of volume three, but I do know in a much later volume (8?!), there's a kiss... so if that counts for light shounen-ai, then yay! I think it's shounen-ai enough ^_^ And the plot is good.

Ah, and to stay on topic... I'm starting to read Earthian volume 2~

[shezaei_neko]

Is Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito any good???

[Animematt55]

Is Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito any good???
Yes it is fairly good.
More of a male oriented Shoujo-ai though.
The story line is odd, it is based off a hentai game.
I dont remember everything so maybe someone else can explain it

[April-san]

Gorgeous Carat volume 1

I'm so glad I picked this one up. It made all my fan-girl senses go tinglely. Beautiful artwork. Much, much better than From Eroca With Love.

I really, really like these BLU titles. I'm not sure how good the translation is, but it seems well thought out. Just a little side note.

[Kueng]

Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~ and Maria-sama ga Miteru.

[floatin_pancake]

Just bought two titles this morning.

Lies and Kisses
Rising Storm

[April-san]

Two more!

Descendants of Darkness 10
Sequence by Ryo Saenagi (I don't know much about it, but the characters looked so cute! And the bookstore clerk who specializes in manga said there are BL hints)

[DazzleKitty]

Sequence by Ryo Saenagi (I don't know much about it, but the characters looked so cute! And the bookstore clerk who specializes in manga said there are BL hints)

When you are done reading it, would you mind telling us how it was? ;)

[Carmel]

I read Sequence scanlated, I enjoyed it for a light shounen-ai read with the cross dressing and sharing a bed and everything. The only problem with it is it's only 1 volume, some of a second volume was released in Japan, but not enough for it to be made into a manga of its own and then it was cancelled or something (so its a good thing there's scanlations for the extra few chapters) :( I'm looking forward to Tokyopop releasing Yorozuya Tokaido Honpo, it's a finished work by the same mangaka, I think 9 volumes ^_^

[Sora N]

Sukisho vol. 2
Loveless vol. 1

[Plue]

Earthian Volume 2
Loveless Volume 1

[cve]

Just received Embracing Love 3 (Haru wo Daiteita). The translation was very similar to the scanlation, so I was pleased. What I particularly liked was that they translated all the author notes and the "interview" of Iwaki and Katou. It's interesting to see what goes on in the mangaka's head, and in this case, her version of what goes on in her characters' heads. ^^

I don't see a release date on the rest of the Haru wo series though, it looks like BeBeautiful is going to release Boku no Koe instead. (don't remember the English title) hmmmm...

[Plue]

Loveless Volume 6 Limited Edtion.

[miko hanyou]

Loveless volume 1 - I finally have a copy of this manga.

[shezaei_neko]

I just began watching Maria-sama ga miteru.
Is the manga any good??

[oh_kagome]

i need help finding out who THIS is..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ1m...0&search=hentai

watch the video [crap im going to get in trouble..but i need to know what this is..and if its good.]

[cve]

Just picked up Gravitation the novel and also Love Mode 2 from Borders tonight. I had completely forgotten that the Gravi novel was coming out, so I was happily surprised. ^^

[[Envy]]

Descendants of Darkness #3

[rosa_chinensis]

I'm just began watching Maria-sama ga miteru.
Is the manga any good??

I like it. The pace is slower than the anime.
I've also enjoyed the bits of the novels that I've read. There are a few translations out there of parts of the series-- let me know if you want links.

[Mr. Referee]

My friend picked up volume one of Gorgeous Carat about 2 weeks ago, so I read that. And I'm pretty sure that's the only thing recent... last thing I read before that was all seven volumes of Fake.

[Plue]

Gravitation Novel 1

[Mr. Referee]

Gravitation Novel 1

Is it any good? I was going to pick it up, but had too many other things to buy at the time.

[Plue]

Its pretty good. The translation is kind of on the choppy side but overall the story is just a bit before Shuichi's whole incident comes with ASK and they get more indepth to Taki's idiotic planning on why he hates bad luck. I thnk its a good read tough.

[April-san]

Sukisho 3 DVD

Love Mode 2
I'm very surprised I like this one since I really didn't like B&B's owner, Aoe Reiji, in the first Love Mode. This one mainly deals with Reiji after being dumped by his girlfriend who takes in a stray "kitten". The "kitten", Naoya (a high school student) was in the wrong place at the wrong time when Reiji's former girlfriend attempts to throw a flowerpot at Reiji and instead hits Naoya. Reiji feels guilty and takes the boy home after he is released from the hospital.
The last story has a short yaoi story between the real Izumi and Takamiya from the first Love Mode.
The teaser for the third has the B&B club's #1 host "Izumi" falling in love.

[Sora N]

Sukisho vol. 3

[DazzleKitty]

Mine was also Sukisho vol. 3. I actually liked the series a lot. I've heard so many bad things about it (like it was stupid and the comedy was overdone), but it highly exceeded my expectations.

[Kitsune-sama]

Sukisho volume 3 for me as well ^_^ . I must admit that I loved the "Hot Springs" episode XD .

[Plue]

Does the 3rd disc contain an episode 13? If yes thats great! That means the ova is in there.

[Kitsune-sama]

Does the 3rd disc contain an episode 13? If yes thats great! That means the ova is in there.

Yes. The third volume does have a 13th episode which is the "Hot Springs" episode ^_^ .

[shezaei_neko]

Maria-sama Ga Miteru, Maria-sama Ga Miteru ~Haru~ and Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito.
I enjoyed Marimite a lot!! BTW, Sei rulez!!! :heart:

[Evaligan]

My most recent yuri is... Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~
I wait for see Strawberry Panic and Simoun :P
http://www.mediaworks.co.jp/users_s/gs/strawberry/images/anime.gif (http://www.strawberrypanic.com/)
Strawberry Panic (http://www.mediaworks.co.jp/users_s/gs/strawberry/)
Strawberry Panic - Anime Nfo (http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,3634,tzcbir,strawberry_pani.h tml)
Yuri Hime (http://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/yurihime/)
Simoun (http://www.simoun.tv/index.html)
Simoun - Anime Nfo (http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,3640,xzyfyb,simoun.html)

[texfem]

My Latest was Level C Volume 1. It was pretty much what I was looking for at the time. just CANDY. Not too much of a detailed story, plenty of action and decent looking character. Cutsey uke and a sly dog seme. It was fun.

texfem if ya'll want a more detailed review, I could write one.........

[Hyura-san]

Earthian vol. 2 and Loveless as far as shounen ai goes. And I'm yet to see any yuri/shoujo ai. Normally, if it isn't dubbed I won't bother with it.

I haven't seen any yaoi anime yet, but I have been buying a lot of doujinshi. I'm in love with Raito and L from Death Note (read up to volume 3 so far), so I basically buy everything involving them them on Ebay. I can't remember the names but if anyone's curious I can show which books I bought.

Haha, I just love it when they draw Ryuk properly. He's also one of my favorite characters. And I found it so amusing how L is always seme. Very sexy. All I need are some translations!
I do have a bit of a pet peeve with doujinshi now though. They always put 'hard yaoi' when it really isn't. I haven't seen any doujinshi with full-frontal nudity or graphic sex yet.

Really makes me want to draw my own. x-x;

[shezaei_neko]

I have a question, Maria-sama ga miteru anime, how much does it change from the novels??

[rosa_chinensis]

I have a question, Maria-sama ga miteru anime, how much does it change from the novels??

Basically things were condensed and ommitted because of the faster pace.

[shezaei_neko]

So the anime is loyal to the novels. But some "little" things were ommited due to time. I'm glad to hear that.....

[Kitsune-sama]

Most recent yaoi purchase for me was Love Mode vol. 2 ^_^ .

[Sora N]

Loveless vol. 2
Kyo Kara Maoh vol. 6

[Kueng]

Blue by Nananan Kiriko.

[April-san]

I just got my fan-subbed copies of: Tsubasa the Movie and Haru Wo Daite ita ova 1 & 2 ("Embrasing Love" US manga titles)

Tsubasa: Too short! Too little Kuro/Fai fanservice! (well, there was a little, so that makes me a little happy)

Haru Wo Daite Ita: This is a good one for those who don't like their ukes "femine". I would say the first ova followed the manga very well (for what you can fit in 25 minutes). The second ova was very good, but I cannot comment on the storyline (I'm not up to that manga issue, yet). No body parts shown (not even nice shots of the butt), but the character designs were very masculine and both voices were absolutely male.

[driretlan5]

Manga: Eerie Queeri vol.2
Anime: Gravitation

[Carmel]

I've been reading LOVELESS volume one. The more I think on it the more I wish I hadn't bought it -_-; Not that I don't want it, but not only is Tokyopop so slow at releasing their titles, but I had almost convinced myself to wait on someone grabbing the special edition of the LOVELESS volumes before buying it... that may not ever happen, but I was willing to wait a fair amount of time.

[TheMantiCore]

Picked up the first two dvds to Loveless today.

[cve]

Finally got Yellow 3 in the mail after pre-ordering it months ago and many delays. *loves this series and Tateno Makoto's beautiful art* Worth the wait. Hope no more delays on vol 4.

[Kitsune-sama]

Loveless volume 2 (dvd)
Sweet Revolution

[gamecheater]

anime : kyo kara maou , kasimasi , mai otome , strawberry panic
since u say recently so this is it ...

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Yellow 3
Love Mode 2

[April-san]

Sweet Revolution by Yukine Honami and Serubo Suzuki (DMP)

Antique Bakery 3

Fruits Basket 13

Our Everlasting 2

[DazzleKitty]

You guys have already been finding the newest volumes of Yellow and Antique Bakery? I had to order them today at Borders, and they said it may be a while before they get them.

I recently got around to reading Our Kingdom 2 and Our Everlasting 2. I think OK is probably going to be my favorite DMP title. I love the main coupling. Dang, the wait for volume 3 is gonna be tough.

[Plue]

I just found Yellow at my other bookstore called Books a Millions. But my waldens (owned by Borders) said it would be awhile...I don't really know why it should take that long they usually have the manga out early.

Our Kingdom is a great series. I have the four out of the five released in Japan. I hope DMP will publish the artbook. I wouldn't mind seeing it in English.

[April-san]

You guys have already been finding the newest volumes of Yellow and Antique Bakery? I had to order them today at Borders, and they said it may be a while before they get them.

It's funny. The Waldenbooks I normally go to didn't have Antique Bakery, but the one in the next city did. *sigh*

[TheMantiCore]

Picked up Sukisho vol3 today.

[April-san]

Only the Ring Finger Knows novel, The Lonely Ring Finger :)

[DazzleKitty]

I finally got around to reading Shout Out Loud vol. 1 and Sweet Revoluation afterwards. I have this tendency to 'save best for last', but it didn't really work out this time.

Sweet Revolution was really disappointing. The story felt so....recycled. Like I had read this story before in other books. It was so bland and predictable. The relationship wasn't developed at all, and at the end I felt like I know nothing about the characters. Such a shame, because I had high hopes.

Shout out Loud. Ironically, this one turned out to be really good because I was kinda iffy on it. The whole premise behind it was very interesting and I am curious to see what kind of relationships will happen in future volumes. Plus, you really don't get to see many older men (in their 30s) in many yaoi manga. I rather like the idea.

[Carmel]

Thanks for the info on Sweet Revolution - I haven't heard anything about it yet so knowing that it's not that great isn't the surprising, but still good to know... I won't be ordering it any time soon, I guess. I already knew Shout Out Loud was good, I really enjoyed that manga series, it's got a realistic feel with circumstances you don't normally see in yaoi manga.

[Jeyl]

Love my Life - good yuri with a happy ending
Oooo! Where did you get it? How do you get it? i looked for it, but all it took me too was these Spanish review sites.

[xxxYaoiLovrxxx]

I just got Gravitation the novel^_^

[Kueng]

Sweet Blue Flowers

[Scandiadream]

Kannazuki no Miko.

And I made a thread about it in the main forum.

[miwa01]

Fake, Sukisyo,and Loveless ep 13

[April-san]

Forgive this post. I've had a long day.

3 DMP this week: Our Kingdom 2, Almost Crying, My Only King

I'll go from worst to best.

My Only King (boys love)
A collection of short stories including a very feme looking alien sent to protect his king, a VERY feme looking ghost haunting a bathtub, and almost a shota one at the end, a king who sells children becomes attached to a young boy and albino girl.
Cute. I wish I would have read this one before Almost Crying, since I like the art and storylines more in Almost Crying.

Almost Crying (boys love)
I didn't realize it was also a collection of short stories. This manga was all fluff and really made me smile. A young insecure boy becomes attached to a reluctant poet, AFTER the Little Mermaid where the prince becomes attached to the Little Mermaid's brother (LOL), a servant becomes a robotic dog to please his master, A girl dumps a boy but gives him her brother in exchange, Can't say "I love you" too much, A young man belives a boy is actually "Lily" a doll, and the final title story of an abandoned boy taken in by a family and develops feelings for his "brother". Adorable large-eyed chibi art. Certainly a keeper.

Our Kingdom 2
The further adventures of Akira and Rei. Yoji, Akira's uncle, returns to the complex to meet the two young heirs, ultimately kidnapping Akira. Then, Raoul returns and ends up trapping Akira in a warehouse. Rei becomes jelous and physically shows Akira how he feels about him. (even though nothing is shown, I'm surprised this one wasn't shrink wrapped). And, the manga concludes with a very cute story between Shigure and Okumiya. Even though it's not graphic, the storyline and character design are real treats. Also a keeper.

[YaoiItsumoZutto]

The most recent one I read was Brother, but it wasn't as good as I'd originally thought.

[Merryl]

manga : Wild Rock vol.1, Yellow vol.3, Embracing Love vol.3
anime: Loveless vol.1

I like what I've read recently Embracing Love the most :) I wish Yellow would last a little longer ^_^; it's just getting interesting ;)

Anyone getting La Esperanca vol.2?

[DazzleKitty]

Anyone getting La Esperanca vol.2?

I got it this weekend, but have yet to get around to reading it.....too much stuff going on at school.

[cve]

I just received "...But I'm your Teacher!" in the mail today. Mangaka is Row Takakura, the same mangaka who drew "Skyscrapers of Oz," both published by KittyMedia.

Main storyline consists of the "gorgeous younger seme student seduces and screws older but beautifully effeminate teacher" plot. I've seen the storyline in many scanlations, but I still enjoy it. The rest of the book consists of sexy one-shots, all smutty and cute.

My complaint with this manga: none of the sfx were translated. Not even a little blurb somewhere with the translation. I know what many of the sfx are, but it would be nice to have them available somewhere in the book.

[Carmel]

I read Let Dai volume 1, I enjoyed it a lot... I wasn't sure if I would because the first free chapter online only gave me slight interest, but when I saw a deal online I bought it and I'm happy I did! ^_^

The company themself isn't that great, I don't like that way text is often left or right aligned, some of the translations were difficult to understand and I noticed a few incorrect words, but the story beat out the fact that I'm not pleased with the company.

I really enjoyed reading the narration, it mostly was from Jaehee's point of view, and the angst and somewhat twisted relations with a darker story about gangs is quite a nice change from more of the fluffy BL out there. I'm left wondering why it's rated 13+ (I think they're chaging the rating for the second volume), the swearing alone should bump up the rating, and let's not forget everything else like masochism and sadomasochism and a bunch of other stuff in the manhwa. :P

Wow, didn't think I'd write so much!

[DazzleKitty]

I liked Let Dai a lot too. I noticed a few misspellings in it. The next volume was supposed to come out this month, but I can't seem to find it. I wonder if it was delayed?

I finished the Ring Finger novel yesterday. It was very good. I actually enjoyed it more than when I first read the manga.

[Carmel]

I liked Let Dai a lot too. I noticed a few misspellings in it. The next volume was supposed to come out this month, but I can't seem to find it. I wonder if it was delayed?I'm wondering that too, I do see people with it for sale on a certain site, though... but considering another certain site doesn't have it for sale yet, I'm wondering how these few people got a hold of a few copies.

I'm hearing mostly good things about the Only the Ringer Finger Knows novel... I think I'll have to purchase it soon~ :)

[cve]

Just got Play Boy Blues by Shiuko Kano. Gawd, I adore this mangaka's art, so sexy. I really wish a publisher would pick up more of her works for English publication. I own almost all her work in the original Japanese tankoubon.

BeBeautiful didn't mess this manga up too much, it's pretty much the same as the scanlation. I noticed a few discrepancies, but all in all, it's good. Not much of a plot, the main charas are gigolo hosts who become lovers, get jealous of each other and screw each other blind every chance they get. A preview bonus chapter for Gaten na Aitsu (translated as "Manly Construction Training") was included, which makes me wonder if BeBeautiful will be publishing Gaten in English at some point. *hopes*

[Wolfsbane68]

My latest: DramaQueen's Empty Heart by Masara Minase. Harlequin called, they want one of their staple plotlines back. After all, they only got five of them ;-D Challenges v.1 by Takanaga Hinako, maybe I am so turned off by the "art" that I miss the alleged humor? Finally got around to getting Graviation the Novel, not half-bad surprisingly. Nice to read real English for a change after so many scanlations and fanfics.

[PuShelle]

lately, i have no time to read manga...im having my stupid mid-year exam now...well, the last manga i read is A Town Where Good Children Live...i think its a pretty old manga...well, any1, please tell me where to find good yaoi mangas...TT

[DazzleKitty]

My two were The Art of Loving 1 and La Esperanca 2.

I liked the first volume of La Esperanca, and the second one was nice too. There is an extra short story in volume 2 that was kinda of....interesting.

The Art of Loving was okay. For some reason, it seemed to be really depressing to me. I had mixed feelings about it. It wasn't amazing, but then it wasn't bad. I'll have to see how I feel about the second volume.

[April-san]

My two were The Art of Loving 1 and La Esperanca 2.

I liked the first volume of La Esperanca, and the second one was nice too. There is an extra short story in volume 2 that was kinda of....interesting.

The Art of Loving was okay. For some reason, it seemed to be really depressing to me. I had mixed feelings about it. It wasn't amazing, but then it wasn't bad. I'll have to see how I feel about the second volume.

I just got the two mentioned above and, DazzleKitty, I agree with you. I haven't finished La Esperanca 2, yet. However, the Art of Loving did leave me a little empty. I probably will get the second volume. (notice the change in publisher to "June"?)

Yet, my favorite of the week was Earthian 3. Kagetsuya and Chihaya finally, FINALLY, express their love physically and are torn apart. A kind of semi-happy ending to the series (volume 4 is a collection of short random stories). I love the art, which is why I'll continue with Loveless.

[DazzleKitty]

I haven't gotten Earthian 3 yet. So, did you find it in stores, or order it online? I need to start looking for it.
Is the ending really depressing? You said it was semi-happy. I prefer happy endings...sad ones kinda make me feel depressed after reading it.

[Carmel]

Aww, Earthian has a sorta sad ending? :( I haven't read volume three yet... I didn't realise volume 4 was only a bunch of short stories...

At least I'm happy to hear La Esperanca is still fairly enjoyable for its second volume, I want to pick up both volumes of it soon.

There's just so much shounen-ai and yaoi coming out lately, I'm falling behind, badly...

[April-san]

I got my copy of Earthian 3 at my local bookstore. They know what I like and point out the new manga.

*possible spoiler for end of Earthian 3*

The ending was sort of vague, leaving many questions of who survived and who died, and what happened to everyone (hopefully answered in one of the short stories of volume 4). In the war between the angels and the earthian, there were a few casualties. Whether or not it was a happy ending depends on how much you liked certain side characters.

True spoiler: The last frames of the volume have Chihaya and Kagetsuya returning to Earth, watching the sunrise. Since I really only cared about those two, it was a happy ending for me.

Yes, there is a lot of Yaoi manga comming out, lately. I haven't even looked at the DramaQueen website lately (one of the few publishers my store won't stock...sigh).

[DazzleKitty]

Thank you for that tidbit of info. It doesn't sound as bad as I was expecting. I'll be looking for it when I go out this weekend.

My stores don't get DramaQueen stuff either. They also stopped stocking BeBeautiful manga about a year ago. BB said they were going to try to distribute more of their stuff to stores, but they are failing. I wonder if either of them will start to put their stuff in stores.

[shezaei_neko]

Strawberry Panic, is just great...

[Merryl]

I've read La Esperanca volume 2 and looked up to see how far it goes...
As far as I can tell there are only 5 books ...Eh? is this story going to go anywhere??
^_^ I guess it's not what I was expecting since the first book had so much potential and the author went to such extremes introducing the cast of characters.
Like learning the rules of a new game --- I was expecting to start playing with volume two// not add more characters and fluff ~_~

[Sora N]

The Art of Loving vol. 1
Our Everlasting Vol. 1

[Merryl]

not sure where else to go with this ^_^ but I was shuffling through all the websites and noticed that Youka Nitta's Sound of my Voice is scheduled for release late July

Sound of My Voicehttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v343/Merryl/SoMVoice.jpg
Graphic Novel

A lifelong dream of fame and fortune has been the driving force of Wataru Jouchi's entire life. Now, after much self-doubt, he's decided to fulfill his destiny and become a voice actor for anime videos.

At first, he is thrilled to discover that his long lost friend, Renji Kazama, is considered a top star in the industry. But Kazama does not seem at all pleased about their unexpected reunion. Is he simply wary of this newfound competition, or is there another reason why he seems intent on keeping Wataru at arm's reach?

[Hunter Yumi]

Today I got Little Butterfly Vol. 1 and finished reading it. It's really good. ^_^

[ArcaJ]

I'm reading Iono - The Fanatics, right now. Laugh-out-loud funny.

::HUGS::

Arca Jeth

[Wolfsbane68]

not sure where else to go with this ^_^ but I was shuffling through all the websites and noticed that Youka Nitta's Sound of my Voice is scheduled for release late July

Sound of My Voicehttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v343/Merryl/SoMVoice.jpg
Graphic Novel

A lifelong dream of fame and fortune has been the driving force of Wataru Jouchi's entire life. Now, after much self-doubt, he's decided to fulfill his destiny and become a voice actor for anime videos.

At first, he is thrilled to discover that his long lost friend, Renji Kazama, is considered a top star in the industry. But Kazama does not seem at all pleased about their unexpected reunion. Is he simply wary of this newfound competition, or is there another reason why he seems intent on keeping Wataru at arm's reach?
The only Nitta's manga I can actually stand :) Preordered back in March.

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Earthian 3
OTRFK Novel
II Gato No Sul G
La Esperanca 2
Menkui 1
The Art of Loving 1

[spookyruthy]

Fake vol, 3....oh the yummyness

[Animematt55]

not sure where else to go with this ^_^ but I was shuffling through all the websites and noticed that Youka Nitta's Sound of my Voice is scheduled for release late July

Sound of My Voicehttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v343/Merryl/SoMVoice.jpg
Graphic Novel

A lifelong dream of fame and fortune has been the driving force of Wataru Jouchi's entire life. Now, after much self-doubt, he's decided to fulfill his destiny and become a voice actor for anime videos.

At first, he is thrilled to discover that his long lost friend, Renji Kazama, is considered a top star in the industry. But Kazama does not seem at all pleased about their unexpected reunion. Is he simply wary of this newfound competition, or is there another reason why he seems intent on keeping Wataru at arm's reach?
Wow, that is really bad cover art. Is it liek that on the inside to?

[DazzleKitty]

I have one of her mangas and the cover art is always kinda ugly. The inside art is a lot better, seriously.