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BORDER 境界線 #3
Border, Volume 3
Sweet (and sugar-addicted) programmer Kippei is an invaluable part of his team! But when a client's case regarding a long-lost heir suddenly brings the bright young boy into the spotlight, everyone is forced to look back on Kippei's shadowy former life in order to uncover the darkest of secrets. Will the squad stand strong...or will they lose Kippei forever?
Border breaks down the barrier between work and play with a team of brilliant guys who think nothing of fighting crime and roughhousing after hours! Though they come from totally different backgrounds, these men share a bond that runs much deeper than blood. But will they be ready to let go in the toughest of circumstances?
Border breaks down the barrier between work and play with a team of brilliant guys who think nothing of fighting crime and roughhousing after hours! Though they come from totally different backgrounds, these men share a bond that runs much deeper than blood. But will they be ready to let go in the toughest of circumstances?
- GenresMangaYaoiM M Romance
200 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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About the author
Kazuma Kodaka
113 books93 followersAssociated names :
КОДАКА Кадзума
小鷹和麻
K2 Company
K2COMPANY
Name (in native language) : こだか和麻
Zodiac : Scorpio
Blood type : O
Kodaka-sensei made her debut in 1989 with Sessa Takuma! in Shounen Champion. Today she is one of the most popular Boys' Love authors. She is famous for her work on designing the characters for Triple X's BL anime Boku no Sekuhara (My Sexual Harassment) and is also the beloved author of Kizuna.
Matoh Sanami taught her how to draw using a shoujo-style. Sanami Matoh and Kazuma Kodaka are actually very good friends.
Her doujinshi circle is called K2 Company.
Name in Chinese characters for the Chinese Market: “小鷹和麻”
Location: Saitama, Japan
twitter for doujinshi: https://twitter.com/kazu_k_el
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October 2, 2011
What a brilliant series. Kazuma Kodaka never disappoints me. The interesting thing about BORDER is that rather than being about a specific pairing, the focus is on the family of the four friends. It feels like the Scoobies did during the best times of BtVS, and that is high praise indeed. I love this.
(Although I have no idea why this book is rated "ab 16". It's probably because in the other books, there are more explicit scene, but the "worst" you get to see here is a kiss.)
(Although I have no idea why this book is rated "ab 16". It's probably because in the other books, there are more explicit scene, but the "worst" you get to see here is a kiss.)
March 17, 2021
Imagine the popular tv series Charlie’s Angels with a hot all male cast and whole lot of gay. Border centers around a group of forever-broke private investigators who look stunning while solving whatever job they’re assigned. Just don’t be surprised if these cases bring their own pasts and issues to the surface.
Thoughts:
In the world of yaoi manga, there are few as well known as Kazuma Kodaka. Since her debut in 1989 she’s been known for her stories of gay men with the most popular being ‘Kizuna’ which tells the story of characters in the Yakuza and their interrelationships. Honestly, knowing her from that series (which I plan on reviewing eventually) I bought this one without even reading the back cover.
Read the rest of my review for the first 3 volumes at Well, Are they? - A Queer Review Blog
https://wellarethey.blogspot.com/2021...
Thoughts:
In the world of yaoi manga, there are few as well known as Kazuma Kodaka. Since her debut in 1989 she’s been known for her stories of gay men with the most popular being ‘Kizuna’ which tells the story of characters in the Yakuza and their interrelationships. Honestly, knowing her from that series (which I plan on reviewing eventually) I bought this one without even reading the back cover.
Read the rest of my review for the first 3 volumes at Well, Are they? - A Queer Review Blog
https://wellarethey.blogspot.com/2021...
March 12, 2018
I am so in love with this series now. I love that the story focuses on family and each of the characters as individuals as well as a group. It's not just about sex or specifically yaoi, despite having elements of it. This book in particular really hit home because we discover more about Kippei's past.
Can't wait to read the next one
Can't wait to read the next one
July 20, 2020
Very BL Kippei
Kippei is young so any BL is reserved to hugs. Storyline was OK in this. Kippei finding family. At the end, there was a major kiss between gay Yamato and "straight" Sogo. Sogo uses tongue but Yamato thinks it is to impress the gay bar crowd. Hope to see them in bed soon!
Kippei is young so any BL is reserved to hugs. Storyline was OK in this. Kippei finding family. At the end, there was a major kiss between gay Yamato and "straight" Sogo. Sogo uses tongue but Yamato thinks it is to impress the gay bar crowd. Hope to see them in bed soon!
August 25, 2017
Owned and read v. 1-3, loved the first one but it sort of tapered off, also last time I chacked the series has been dropped. Such a shame, it had a lot of potential! I sold off my copies.
October 15, 2011
With all the volumes of manga behind her, I think Kazuma Kodaka is really hitting her stride in storyline. She was able to draw beautiful, anatomically correct boys/men in love from the start, but where Kizuna had a wobbly marriage of angst, drama and romance, this is could just as well be sold as a seinen action series if it didn't have a gay man as the central lynch-pin.
I love the sensitive portrayal of self-made family that support and save each other. The back stories of the single members seem to be the plot points in these volumes - so I really hope I get Sohgo's past in the next one (I've got a yen for the tall, dependable, quiet guys - whether with a bear physique or without).
Kippei's past worked even better than Tamaki's in the last volume, probably because the author is now really comfortable with all the character she has included (so far she hasn't had to use that annoying snoopy policeman again). We also got much more of a look at the orphanage and Yamato's life-changing decision to live for his family instead of dying for them.
Kippei is appropriately cute as a kid (although the hacking genius was a bit over the top, but that works in a story like this), but the most fascinating and satisfying parts were the care and love and worry all the orphanage kids had for each other and the way they all wanted to do their best. I really like the sister and the mangaka's version of integrating a Christian belief into her Japan-set story: no meeting girls for a Christmas date here.
There's not much action this time around, the problems are problems of the heart only. I liked that.
I love the sensitive portrayal of self-made family that support and save each other. The back stories of the single members seem to be the plot points in these volumes - so I really hope I get Sohgo's past in the next one (I've got a yen for the tall, dependable, quiet guys - whether with a bear physique or without).
Kippei's past worked even better than Tamaki's in the last volume, probably because the author is now really comfortable with all the character she has included (so far she hasn't had to use that annoying snoopy policeman again). We also got much more of a look at the orphanage and Yamato's life-changing decision to live for his family instead of dying for them.
Kippei is appropriately cute as a kid (although the hacking genius was a bit over the top, but that works in a story like this), but the most fascinating and satisfying parts were the care and love and worry all the orphanage kids had for each other and the way they all wanted to do their best. I really like the sister and the mangaka's version of integrating a Christian belief into her Japan-set story: no meeting girls for a Christmas date here.
There's not much action this time around, the problems are problems of the heart only. I liked that.
January 16, 2012
Kippei's backstory. I loved the part that took place in the orphanage many years back best. Yamato, Tamaki, Kippei... what an amazing family. And Kippei's nutty mentor too. Though, I still have to wonder who will get together with whom - if anybody, that is. So far, Yamato and Sohgo look like they might be "it". But who knows...
January 16, 2017
Kippei is so adorable. I love his back story and seeing the guys as a family group. This particular volume gets 6 out of 5 stars for containing one of my all-time favorite side stories, the Omurice one!
September 10, 2014
Can't wait for volume 4!!!
December 29, 2014
Kodaka Kazuma's work is always fantastic and Border is no different.
This is a new series so its a WIP. I'll do a review when its complete.
This is a new series so its a WIP. I'll do a review when its complete.
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