Review 96: Star ni Ai

Art: 6
Plot: 6
Characters: 7
Sex: 7

Ugh. Let it be known that Yuzuha Ohgi's works are even less appealing to me than Tateno's. I mean, I may not be a fan of Tateno's distinct art style, but Ohgi's is just... yuck. I can't appreciate it at all. Baaaad art score here.

As for the plot... what a miserable story! One thing after another, gawd! They used so many ridiculous plot devices that I began to make a checklist in my mind. They used the 'guy gets stuck in the mountains on a school trip' device, shortly followed by a 'seme ties up uke and rapes him because he doesn't know how to express his feelings' device, which is IMMEDIATELY followed by the 'seme tries to commit suicide out of insecurity' device... wait, is that really a device? Maybe. Anyway, then there's the 'seme becomes a famous actor' device, which brings about the 'can't be open about our gay relationship due to paparazzi business' device, which naturally is accompanied by the 'official acting businessman approaches uke and tells him to break up with seme due to it affecting seme's opportunities'... ugh. And then, as if all those weren't enough, they spring the 'uke's former lover returns from another country and wants him back' device AT THE SAME TIME as they employ the dreaded 'uke lies and says that he's dumping seme but really it's because he doesn't want to inconvenience/hurt him' device. Lastly, (that I read) we have the impromptu bondage sex to convince the uke of the seme's feelings. Oh, yaoi, how filled with grief thou art...

The characters may have backstories and (semi?) deep personalities, but they're the wrong ones. I absolutely detest when the uke has such low self-esteem that he continually doesn't believe that the seme loves him, to the point where he screws things up. And the seme in this one is a insecure, suicidal wreck who lives only to love the uke. Tell me that isn't a good role model for singles everywhere.

I guess I gotta give the sex credit... Location, location, location! They do it not only in a bed, like 'normal people', but also in a university swimming pool (alone, thank gawd) and in an ALLEYWAY. Really, people? Was that necessary? Oh, and there were handcuffs. In the alleyway. Apparently the seme played a policeman in his latest drama-series.

All in all, 26/40.

Recommendation: None~!