price:$8.95
Digital Manga Publishing
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (The best of the best) 『This is for now the latest novel in the series, but not the end. There will be at least one (or two?) more. I am really into serious, dark yaoi and this is by far the best I have ever read. This series has, beside hot scenes, a strong and interesting storyline and that is rare. This story delves deep in the world of master/pet relationships and is confusing and hot at the same time. Reading the novels adds so much more to the beautiful OVA, I really recommend it to everybody. By the way, the most pretty drawing can be found in this volume, Iason holding Riki and his chain, nice...』
(Ai No Kusabi The Space Between Volume 6 Metamorphose) 『What can I say... The books although seemingly confusining to say the least are Truly works of Art! I only found out about these books through an other author Kira who writes Taming Riki books based off of these works. After reading her works I bought all of these books so far as well as the OVA dvd. The world of Riki is strange and very SCI-FI. You get to see how both sides live in this book and how robots view sex and how one very powerful one falls in love with a morgrel human who in turns falls as well. You get to see what lengths people will go throught to get what they want and the cost of it.』
(Great Series) 『Ai no Kusabi was the first yaoi animation that I watched. I loved it, the storyline was original and they did the best with the resources they had with the animation. When the theme was revived I was glad that someone started to write the story based on the tapes and the animation. I think this series is great, and the books are filling in the blank spaces that the animation left. We get to read more about Rikki when hi's leash is let loose, other characters that were in the background get more light and a few things are cleared up. A great series to read and collect when its complete.』 『Seeing Guardian's dark side in full, the pursued Kirie escaped to Riki's place. But Guy handed him over to the visiting Katz! Leading to discord between Riki and Guy, Riki left the slums behind to seek out Iason's approval.』
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Blu
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Junjo Romantica Volume 4) 『Buy this series and you will want to read them over and over again! The angst the love the story's to me are perfection at it's best!』
(a little more confusing than the rest of the series) 『this volume was pretty confusing... the flashbacks jump around from one thing to another, telling the story of the person who used to love usagi-san, mostly. it's still a nice solid entry to a great yaoi series, but it takes some concentration to keep everyone straight because they keep changing to reflect that this is a different point in time.』
(You have to Buy this!) 『I love this book! The artist's drawing are beautiful. The plot is funny and the sex scenes are not over dramatic. Perfect for anyone who loves yaoi.』 『Hiro and Nowaki advance their relationship to the point of more casual name-calling. Chaos continues to ensue between Misaki and Usami. What can happen next?』
price:$8.95
Digital Manga Publishing
Usually ships in 2 to 4 months Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Overcompensation on My Part) 『I love these books. I really like the normalness of this novel I guess. It's not some fantastical story with demons have sex with pretty boys. It's an as true to life story as you'll get. I can;t say anything on the poor translation quality. My mind overcompensates and fixes most typos and syntax erors automatically. Ona few occasions I had to stop but if you're like me you shouldn't have any trouble.』
(Beautifully written and translated) 『I fell in love with Only the Ring Finger Knows with it's initial manga release. It was a beautiful story not only about young love, but a love that developed and grew stronger and more passionate as time went, despite the fact that it seemed a forbidden desire. Only the Ring Finger knows separates itself from the typical BL manga in that the couple is forced to struggle with being accepted by society, as most gay couples ultimately have to. Wataru and Yuichi's relationship is also more drawn out and heartfelt in the novel, and the brand new pretty illustrations scattered throughout are definitely a treat. While the translations were awkward at points and by no means perfect, the overall effect of the manga still transferred to the novel, and you truly feel the pain of Wataru's broken heart, and then relief when they finally do end get together and overcome everything. It's a lovely read and definitely worth buying, especially if you're a fan of the manga. (And if you haven't read it, this is a good start too)』
(Lovely book tho DMP coulda done betta) 『As DMP's first Novel translated because of its popularness as a Manga I would have expected DMP to take a little more time to make this Novel perfect. There are a couple of mistakes and whatnot and confusing areas (due to lazy translation) but overall it's a beautifully written story (mainly contains everything in the Manga of the same title) and the images are gorgeous.
It's a light BL Novel atm, doubt it'll reach a Yaoi Label. And goes for 4 volumes.
But this is a deffient buy for anyone who is looking for a Novel to add to their Yaoi/BL collection.』
(Lovely!) 『I guess most of us pick up this novel because we enjoy the manga version. I like the manga but I love the novel more. This novelist's expression of the boys' budding love is simply beautiful. Thankfully the translation did not let us down even though more editing would have been appreciated. I could not help regretting not knowing Japanese (sigh!). Vol 1 has 2 stories. The manga is based on the first story but even the pleasing graphics and faithful adaptation could not beat the expressive words depicting the angst and romance in the novel. And of course there is the second story which is even more emotional and the last part when our 2 boys finally consume their love is touching and warmly romantic and described with a fluid grace. This second story was never published in any manga form. For the price, the novel is definitely worth its weight in gold considering I have no qualm about spending close to $10 bucks for the manga. Glad there are 2 more volumes to go in this beautiful series. After reading "Don't worry Mama" and this, I am hungry for more translated Japanese BL/Yaoi novels. 』
(An Absolute Must-Have!!!) 『I absolutely love this novel! The story itself is great to begin with; not that the manga didn't do a wonderful job bringing the characters to life, but it didn't continue the second part of the novel which was about Wataru and Yuichi's time together as a couple.
The first half of the novel titled "Only the ring finger knows" is similar to the manga, so i won't elaborate more about this part. The second part titled "The lonely ring finger" is what you should look forward to (i know i did!).
"The lonely ring finger" is a continuation of Wataru and Yuichi's relationship after they became a couple; how they try to spend time together without revealing themselves to their peers in school, a bet that is out-of this-world, etc, etc; in my opinion, this second part tells more about their "human" side and their struggles to stay together (like how any other normal couples would) despite all the mishaps and lies.
Other than a few typo errors here and there, i find this novel a joy to read and have; it's a must-have for you yaoi fans out there! I can't wait for the second novel to be released in July!!!!
』 『It's the ultimate expression of love to wear matching rings with your significant other, showing the world that you are a couple. High school student, Wataru Fujii, also wears one even though he is single. When he accidentally switches rings with a popular and handsome senior, Yuichi Kazuki, they discover that their rings pair up! Since that moment, Kazuki - who is known for being kind to all - becomes strangely harsh to Wataru. They alternate between hot and cold, as in between clashes they begin to sort their feelings for one another. Are Wataru and Kazuki the worst of enemies or are they actually soulmates?』