Review 46: Anata no Tonari ni Suwaresete

Art: 8
Plot: 8
Characters: 7
Sex: 7

This is the first yaoi I've read that is focused on a chair. That's right, a chair. The title translates to 'Let me sit next to you' and refers to a chair the main character wanted to purchase before it left the shop. He ends up at the home of the man who made the chair, at which point he finds a prototype of the aforementioned chair. The man tells him that he is free to come over and sit in it anytime (what kind of offer is that?)...

The art is good quality. No surprises here.

The plot has its ups and downs. With all the rollercoaster qualities of a popular soap opera, it gives you a short calm scene before the dramatic outburst and the uke running away crying. Rinse and repeat. Eventually, sex gets into the cycle, but otherwise nothing changes all that much. However, it still gets decent points due to the use of a chair as the main plot device. That takes real skill.

I'm not that fond of the characters. The uke here is much too volatile; his emotions seem always turbulent, to the point that he drinks away his problems at the nearby bar. The seme is one of those tough, quiet types who waits too long to say important things, thereby causing much of the drama of the story. They just aren't that likable to me.

The sex is much too brief. And I was highly disappointed that it did not take place in a chair, considering.

All in all, 30/40. Not terrible, not great.

Recommendation: If you... like... chairs?