otakulys's manga / #action(10)

Not only my very first yaoi manga, but also my first manga in general! I read this for the first time on July 2nd, 2003. That was the day I became a yaoi fanatic. I still love m/m and beautiful manga 13 years later.

Ha! This really is quite slashy. I wish it were just straight up gay, but that's all right. The hints are there. This is actually kind of similar (but not really) to something I've been writing for a while now. One of the main themes, at least. Maybe I can get some inspiration from it. Either way, this looks really cool, and I hope it stays that way.

Noooooooo I want more! I want to keep reading about this sort of thing. I feel like 99% of yaoi has no real plot beyond the romance. I would have loved to have seen this as a longer series. Lovely art, sweet character relations. I have a few questions about some of the confusing aspects, but I left the story feeling satisfied. Very sweet, really glad I read it. EDIT: Crap, now I realize why it was confusing. This is a spin off of another work. I forgot that I'd been meaning to read the other one first. Oh well, I suppose it didn't spoil too much.

I wish there were more legit kidnapping stories, where there's an actual motive and danger, and the victim isn't a trembling uke who gets yaoi-raped until he falls in love. Of course, this one was kind of weird, and it didn't have much of an impact on me. There was no indication as to why feelings developed, and it seemed too short of a time for anything like that. I do have to say, though, I so enjoyed that gun against his back. I know that makes me kind of sick and wrong, but damn. For that, I raised it from three stars to four.

Wow, I've been meaning to read this forever, and I can't believe it took me this long. This was not at all what I was expecting. I hate that I have to wait now. I hope it updates more soon. But seriously, I went in expecting way more cliches and shallow character motivations. This is an intense thriller, not just plotless smut. I'm always looking for stuff like that, but rarely does it bay off in this way. Plus, gorgeous art. I'm scared it's gonna have a sad ending, or a bittersweet one, and I'm pretty sure at least one of the characters I like will die, so that sucks, but I'm hoping it's all worth it in the end.

"And he's letting me live!" Aw, how romantic! I really wanted to enjoy this manga, but it was BS like that that killed it. Even with the rape to love, which I loathe, I was gonna give it three stars because I feel like there isn't enough decent yakuza/hitman type stuff out there. But the moment he yelled at JJ for being "kind" when he "slept with" Azusa, I just couldn't do it. Not the worst thing I've ever read, but give me a break. "When you were raping me, you shouldn't have been nice! Now I want to be your waifu!" Come on, yaoiland. Come on.

This is so gross, but oddly satisfying. I worry about what'll happen to the girls in the long run, but I live underdogs killing against the odds. This is a fun take on that. Of course, hopefully it'll end with that gross old man getting a slow, agonizing death. Not that the girls can undo this "program" or whatever it is, but hopefully there's a satisfying conclusion, nonetheless. I really thought this was going to be on the hentai side, but the comments made me actually look. Glad I did, because some of these girls are awesome characters.

Not my usual cup of tea, but one chapter in, it's kind of cute. I like the idea of a big, tough guy going domestic. I'm not a huge fan of het, and the translation here is iffy, but I'll check it out again in the future to see how it unfolds.

Awww, I really loved that! Even though it didn't explain some things, which was a little annoying, and I really, really wish there were more. It's the sort of thing I want a million volumes of, just them on missions and traveling, more focus on the second couple, etc. There are still multiple things that make no sense, but whatever. The main story does, so hey. Very sweet couple, and they're so pretty! I wanna read more stories like this. D: EDIT: Oh! There are two oneshots in the same universe. I hope to see more in the future. Now to read those extras.

I hate that stuff like this is never m/m, because m/m almost never has a real plot or anything full of action. So you seen pretty guys here, but it means nothing. NOTHING. Anyway, we'll see how this unfolds. Only three chapters so far. I hope there's no pointless het shoved in, at least.