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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
heres are y review on my blog http://moonlitnite83.livejournal.com/64064.html
I watched the anime a long time ago. So reading it didn't unfold anything new to me. But I love the art. Seeing it printed and reading it in one go gave me immense pleasure
dark
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Started reading this series as a far less discerning teen so going back now to see how it ends. Still really put off by the age difference stuff and would like it to stop.
I did not realize the random book I pulled off the shelf was 2002 yaoi but like. It is indeed that vibe!
It’s wildly problematic but I already said it’s 2002 yaoi so like wtf are you expecting?
It’s wildly problematic but I already said it’s 2002 yaoi so like wtf are you expecting?
Its been so long and it felt so nostalgic to read this again...
All the feels.
All the feels.
Review of volumes 1-13. I toss around the descriptor "id fic" a lot because it's a style I seek out, but almost nothing is as id as this: after his brother's mysterious violent death, a 12 year old boy with cat ears that denote his virginity-aka-youth inherits a college student who professes who love and serve him in magical battles where words become spells and injury is signified by BDSM gear. It's profoundly "problematic," in ways which aren't meant to be examined but function instead as romantic fantasy, and in (often overlapping) ways which confront subjects like child abuse, age and power differentials, "purity" and intimacy, and consent. The art is a flowing shojo style, the covers are fluffy pastel dreams, and everyone and thing is--rather, appears to be--beautiful.
It's far from flawless. The episodic structure grows repetitive and introduces a mixed bag of supporting characters; I love most of them, they enrich the worldbuilding, but it makes for a cluttered cast. I'd prefer a tighter focus ... and a plot which were actually finished by now, because I doubt this ever will be. But it works on premise alone, which is to say that it's about what it means to be (or not be) a bonded fighting pair, exchanging power, ability, and consent; plot developments make for a much richer and more complex examination, but it doesn't require resolution to be satisfying. I came to this experience expecting something tropey, fanbaity, even cringy; it is! but it does good by those elements, fully indulging them but then rendering them well-characterized, provoking, and nuanced.
It's far from flawless. The episodic structure grows repetitive and introduces a mixed bag of supporting characters; I love most of them, they enrich the worldbuilding, but it makes for a cluttered cast. I'd prefer a tighter focus ... and a plot which were actually finished by now, because I doubt this ever will be. But it works on premise alone, which is to say that it's about what it means to be (or not be) a bonded fighting pair, exchanging power, ability, and consent; plot developments make for a much richer and more complex examination, but it doesn't require resolution to be satisfying. I came to this experience expecting something tropey, fanbaity, even cringy; it is! but it does good by those elements, fully indulging them but then rendering them well-characterized, provoking, and nuanced.
This has so many problematic aspects (like, typical 2005 yaoi often had). If we ignore the age gap between the two main characters, it's still a little weird at times, but I actually really love the story. The fights are very confusing, but also really cool, since they're based on language and words.
a bit on the odd side of things but still interesting