Shout Out Loud! 1

叫んでやるぜ ! / Sakende Yaruze! / Shout Out Loud! #1

by Satosumi Takaguchi

Nakaya, a high school sophomore and ice hockey player, has just lost his mother and ends up moving in with Shino, his long-lost father. Shino's anime voice acting job recently ended, so he finds work on boys' love radio dramas to make ends meet. He gets paired up with the ever-cool Tenryu, and the two bond while another co-worker hits on Shino. Meanwhile, Nakaya is forced to consider dropping out of school, but pressure to get serious about ice hockey is building up! This new, awkward father-son duo must learn how to get along and live together in spite of all odds...and most important, that when you need to shout, you shout out loud!

Genres: Manga, Yaoi, LGBT, Romance, Graphic Novels, Comics, Gay

184 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1996

About the author

Takaguchi Satosumi (高口 里純)

Blood Type: A

She was born on September 30th, 1957, in Kanuma City, Tochigi prefecture. In 1979, she debuted with "Akai Shop" in Hakusensha's Hana to Yume. At first, she was mainly published by Hakusensha. The sequel to her big hit "Hana no Asukagumi!," named "Shin Hana no Asukagumi!," is currently very popular!

Yamada Yugi was her assistant at one time.

Reviews

[Sophie · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Shout Out Loud!" is a series about a voice actor who one day opens his door to find his son standing there. The son previously grew up with his mother, but after her death he had to stay with his grandmother which he didn't like, so he went to his father in the hopes of having more freedom there.
Most of the time, the two of them don't really seem like father and son, because neither of them has a clue of what actually entails. In the course of the series, both of them end up falling in love with a man, which of course is the source for much angst and drama, but overall this is more of a comedy.

It was okay, but one of the series where I felt like smacking all of them on the head for most of the time because they were SO STUPID OMG. My "favorite" part was where the father felt responsible for turning his son gay because he worked as a voice actor for BL drama CDs. I mean, seriously. But overall I didn't hate it. It's not a must read, but I don't regret reading it either. Especially because the art was really pretty.

[K · Rating 3 out of 5]

Y'know, I liked this, but I'm not totally sure I understand all the relationship dynamics yet. Rating may change depending on how the rest of the series goes.

The overall concept is an interesting one: 17 year old Nakaya seeks out his long-lost father, Shino, when his mother dies. He's been living with his strict, controlling grandmother and hated it so much he figured his boring old salaryman dad couldn't make things worse.

But Shino is actually a baby-faced 33 year old with an immensely kind heart and a soft, smooth voice that keeps him employed as a voice actor. His original dream had been to go on the stage or screen, but he sorta stumbled into this work and has been sticking with it for a while to pay the bills. And when he suddenly has to take care of a teenage son, he starts taking any voice acting gigs he can add to his schedule, which ends up involving a lot of BL work - an area where he's not terribly familiar or comfortable with the subject matter, but it's just a job, like any other, and he's a professional.

Nakaya is initially embarrassed and angry to find out what his dad does, but after listening to the CDs and attending a live recording session, he starts to respect the work more, as well as the fact that his dad's doing it to take care of him. Their father-son relationship is an interesting one, because they're spending their time trying to take care of each other - and Nakaya is torn between feeling frustrated that his dad won't let him be the man of the house, and secretly kinda wanting to be spoiled by a father for the first time in his life.

It's not entirely clear why they haven't seen each other for 17 years; if the translation is correct, Shino says he'd been "searching for" Nakaya and his mother for all these years, but since they seem to have lived in the same town, since Nakaya continues attending his old high school after he moves in with his dad, I'm not sure how that worked exactly. But it seems like his mother got pregnant during high school, Shino wanted to get a job and take responsibility, and she ran off and hid herself from him so she could raise her child alone and let him live his life.

A little confusing? But Shino and Nakaya getting to know each other at this point in their lives is definitely a high point of the manga and what's giving it its heart so far. Nakaya also has a subplot where he's playing hockey because his mom pushed him into it to toughen him up (which also makes it sound like she was a stricter parent than his soft-hearted dad is?), and he's trying to decide now whether he actually wants to stick with it, and pursue a possible university scholarship.

Meanwhile, Shino is bonding with a couple of his fellow BL voice actors, and at this point I'm not really clear on what the eventual romance is supposed to be? It's most likely his gruff coworker, 35-year-old Tenryu, who kisses Shino once when he's passed out drunk but also has a couple of weird interactions with Shino's son?? Then there's a handsome new VA, Mizusawa, who calls Shino "cute" and seems to potentially be interested in him, but is also rumored to already be living with one of his other BL coworkers? And then there's Nakaya's homeroom teacher, who's developed a bit of a crush on Shino's voice.

Right now I'm not attached to any of these possible relationships - they'd all need to be developed a lot more for me to see any real potential - but I guess that's what the next few volumes will be for.

[TT · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this series way back when it was released in 2006 but as you look back on it the artwork looked dated. The storyline is interesting but not one you want to revisit after you have read it. Enjoyable series though!

[Marie Valentine · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story's overall message is amazing, but there was one part that really bothered me. A coworker of the father made a flirty comment towards the father's 17-year-old son, which I found quite creepy. Aside from that, the rest of the story was good, but I just can't get over that particular part. 🤢

[scarlettraces · Rating 3 out of 5]

Old school!

[Jules Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

First of what is apparently a five volume series. The first three parts are now available in English translation; the remaining two parts are scheduled for release in April and August.[return][return]Orphaned 17-year-old Nakaya goes looking for long-last father, expecting to find a burnt-out salaryman, and instead gets a baby-faced 33-year-old who makes a living as an anime voice actor. Finding himself with an unexpected son to support just as his current series is finishing, Shino tells his agency he'll take any job. What he gets offered is roles in boys love audio dramas -- and as becomes clear to the reader and eventually Nakaya, but not (yet) Shino, two of Shino's co-workers are gay and have the hots for Shino.[return][return]There's a good story in this book; the primary focus in the first volume is father and son getting to know each other (no, not in that way). Nakaya's mother fell pregnant when she and Shino were teenagers, and she chose to leave Shino to stop him sacrificing his education to look after them. Now they have to build a relationship, at a time when both are grieving, and Nakaya is having to make decisions about his own education. It doesn't help that Nakaya's grandmother has never forgiven Shino for getting her daughter pregnant, and doesn't want Nakaya living with Shino.[return][return]Along with this, there's a look at the voice acting industry, and Shino's developing relationships with two of his fellow actors -- platonic on Shino's side, but not on theirs. And then there's Nakaya's teacher, who is also gay and has a thing for nice voices...[return][return]The erotic content in this volume is mostly in the scripts Shino and his colleagues are working on, though there's one very nice kiss. If you're looking for hardcore you'll be disappointed, but fans of UST should enjoy this one.[return][return]The cover's a bit disappointing, but don't let that put you off, as the interior art is much more attractive. Note that it's a lot less bishounen in style than many (which matches my own preferences).[return][return]I liked this a lot. There's an interesting story with relationships that develop over time, there's a lot of gentle humour, it's nicely drawn, and the guys are hot.[return][return]Comments thread: http://julesjones.livejournal.com/123...

[Lyn Jensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Manga series about a company of actors that voice the characters in yaoi media productions, with a troubled father-son relationship thrown in, plays better in some ways as a spoof of the yaoi scene, rather than as a series where male-male action is the major attraction.

[Cynthia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, fun series. Kind of like a soap opera/jdrama. Recommended!

[Ken Yuen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not really a fan of yaoi. The awkward situations and the flirting with the dad was kind of funny though.