Review 161: Renai no Skill

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

This is a rather lengthy series, so I will just be summarizing the first book. Yuuki and Fujimiya are pseudo-rivals who pretend to be friends, both perfect figures in their company. When Yuuki leaves for an oversees mission (?) he entrusts Fujimiya with the job of looking after his lover, Takahashi, who joins their company with a thirst to prove himself. Unfortunately, Takahashi is from a poor background and knows very little of the business world, so Fujimiya becomes his mentor.

At some point Yuuki returns, and seeing Fujimiya's fondness for Takahashi, gets protective. Fujimiya goes all emo and starts overworking himself, only to realize soon after - with Takahashi's help - that he's really a lot better adjusted than Yuuki, who hides from his problems. When Takahashi gets cornered, stripped, and photo'd by some of the other company men because they're jealous of his closeness to Yuuki, it is Fujimiya who both rescues him and deals with the men later. Fujimiya resigns as a result of using violence against other employees, telling Yuuki that he still intends to be his rival in the future.

The art is good, the plot interesting and not terribly messy, the characters honest, etcetera. The sex is rushed and rough, lacking feeling, which is pretty sad. I was voting for Fujimiya to end up with Takahashi, because Yuuki seems to just use him for sex, and he barely talks to him.

31/40.

Recommendation: Businessman yaoi!