Reviews 90 and 91: Fake and Fake 2

Fake



Art: 6
Plot: 9
Characters: 9
Sex: 7


All right, to start off with, Fake is an excellent series for anyone who enjoys an action-packed yaoi with plenty of flirtation. However, the art style is extremely old-fashioned, and can put off potential readers from the get-go. I was lucky enough to get used to the art style pretty quickly, with the result that it became one of my favorite yaoi mangas. The characters are complex and deep (don't let the fact that they're police officers put you off), the plot is full of danger and guns and explosions and all that, and it's got comedy, drama, and action in all the right amounts.


The cons are worth mentioning, though. As said, the art style can be distracting (woo, 80's hair!). There are several child side-characters who honestly become a nuisance throughout the series. And the actual sex scene does not happen for a veeeeeeery long time (I'm talking upwards of 200 pages in, i.e. worse than 'My Voice'). And when the sex does happen, it's a little bit anticlimactic considering the wait - though I'm not complaining about the semi-sex scenes before that, which were all very much to my liking.


All in all, 31/40.


Recommendation: For those of us who enjoy a good action yaoi, with guns and lots of dramatic scenes!

Fake 2


Art: 7
Plot: 9
Characters: 9
Sex: 5


In the sequel series, it gets a (slight) art update. Although... I kinda got attached to the 80's hair... not gonna lie. Anyway, the quality of the plot is still great, we get to stick with the same characters (already developed in the first series) as well as some interesting new faces, aaaaaand... there's no sex. Whoaz.

Well, at least not in the first volume. Sigh.


All in all, 30/40.



Recommendation: For people who read and enjoyed 'Fake'.