Art: 8
Plot: 8
Characters: 9
Sex: 6
All righty, so this one has been in my sights for a while (as I fondly recall reading it) and I'm finally reviewing it! This stars Itaru as the drunken uke who turns up in a dark alleyway just in time to bash in the video-camera of Kouki, who was on a 'stake-out' for the television station he works for. Kouki takes Itaru in so that he can get back the money for a new video-camera, but the two end up becoming much closer. A host of Kouki's friends and the drama of Itaru's tragic past make for a very interesting combination.
The art is pretty standard. Good expressions, clean lines, cute uke, rather dashing bad-boy seme. Check, check, check...
The plot isn't terribly interesting, so it's lucky that the characters more than make up for this shortfall. Most of the plot is simply the progression of the relationship, as with most yaoi.
The characters are well-developed and very easy to sympathize with. There's one point where Itaru tells Kouki about his past, as well as the reason why he stopped writing (his dream) and ran away from his university and everyone he knew. This scene was surprisingly moving, and I found myself much more engaged in the story than I had expected.
The sex was basically nonexistent. All we get is a slightly-steamy scene at the very end, but hey... it's more of a shounen-ai, all in all. Which makes me wonder why I'm reviewing it. Hmmmmmm...
All in all, 31/40. Not too shabby, folks!
Recommendation: Read it if you're in a sappy mood, or if you just wanna read something a little softer than most yaoi.
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