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囀る鳥は羽ばたかない [Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai] #1
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ドMで変態、淫乱の矢代は、真誠会若頭であり、真誠興業の社長だ。金儲けが上手で、本音を決して見せない矢代のもとに、百目鬼力が付き人兼用心棒としてやってくる。部下には手を出さないと決めていた矢代だが、どうしてか百目鬼には惹かれるものがあった。矢代に誘われる百目鬼だが、ある理由によりその誘いに応えることができない。自己矛盾を抱えて生きる矢代と、愚直なまでに矢代に従う百目鬼。傷を抱えて生きるふたりの物語が始まる──!
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Kou Yoneda
36 books496 followersYoneda Kou (ヨネダコウ) made her manga debut in 2009 with Doushitemo Furetakunai (No Touching at All), which became an instant critical and commercial success. She followed up with Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai (Twittering Birds Never Fly) and has also published doujinshi (independent comics) under the circle names "Raw" and "NITRO Koutetsu". A Capricorn with an A blood type, she likes sushi, inexpensive chocolate, and foreign drama series.
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September 7, 2017
*SE DESMAYA*
January 10, 2018
Pues la verdad es que al empezar a leer este manga no le encontraba la gracia, pero, poco a poco, me he ido enganchando y me lo he leído de un tirón... Será de ir a por el segundo... :)
October 12, 2016
Amazing. This is the real thing.
I wanted to read this series because of a bunch of reasons:
1. The title is poetical and beautiful. It stuck and couldn't forget about it ever since.
2. The covers are suggestive and artsy.
3. Kou Yoneda's style agrees with me.
4. Shady environment: the Japanese mafia.
5. One of the MCs is impotent. The other one is a masochist. I wanted to see how the hell this would be sorted out.
Yes, I kind of expected this to epically explode in my very face, yet it didn't.
So...
Yashiro is yakuza. He's also an teasing irreverent masochist who has been secretly pinning his best (and only) friend from high school.
Doumeki is an ex-con, and an ex-police officer, who intercedes in one of Yashiro's 'scenes'. He's also impotent. Nothing can scratch his imperturbable armor. Or does it?
Yashiro takes him as his bodyguard (although he finds other uses in him) and loves provoking him in all ways he can think of. Sexually mostly, and the non-answer he receives from Doumeki only spurs him on even more.
Strangely enough, there is a compelling atmosphere in this story. The characterization is incredible, and their attachment to each other may be deeper than it seems at first. Even when they are unable to meet in the middle.
Or are they?
*****
Read in Manga Rock.
*****
Volumes in the series:
Prequels:
I wanted to read this series because of a bunch of reasons:
1. The title is poetical and beautiful. It stuck and couldn't forget about it ever since.
2. The covers are suggestive and artsy.
3. Kou Yoneda's style agrees with me.
4. Shady environment: the Japanese mafia.
5. One of the MCs is impotent. The other one is a masochist. I wanted to see how the hell this would be sorted out.
Yes, I kind of expected this to epically explode in my very face, yet it didn't.
So...
Yashiro is yakuza. He's also an teasing irreverent masochist who has been secretly pinning his best (and only) friend from high school.
Doumeki is an ex-con, and an ex-police officer, who intercedes in one of Yashiro's 'scenes'. He's also impotent. Nothing can scratch his imperturbable armor. Or does it?
Yashiro takes him as his bodyguard (although he finds other uses in him) and loves provoking him in all ways he can think of. Sexually mostly, and the non-answer he receives from Doumeki only spurs him on even more.
Strangely enough, there is a compelling atmosphere in this story. The characterization is incredible, and their attachment to each other may be deeper than it seems at first. Even when they are unable to meet in the middle.
Or are they?
*****
Read in Manga Rock.
*****
Volumes in the series:
Prequels:
March 17, 2017
Me declaro desde ya fan de Yashiro y Domeki, estoy deseando ver como evoluciona la relación entre los 2, porque presiento que va a ser apasionante ^^
December 30, 2023
What can I say other than it's a Masterpiece. Been reading it since I was in university and now I've owned all the published volumes and waiting for the English edition for Vol. 8. I don't usually read mafia stories but I'm glad I decided to give this one a try. I love Yashiro and Doumeki and I really hope they will get their happy ending
September 3, 2021
Okay......so I tore myself from Batman online fanfics for long enough to read.....yaoi manga.
This first volume is quite slow burn but the artwork is nice and although I never like the yakuza yaoi genre, still I like the storyline and how the characters' emotion and traumas are played out through the storytelling. Now I understand why some of my net friends like it so much, 4.8 stars.
Review for vol. 2: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This first volume is quite slow burn but the artwork is nice and although I never like the yakuza yaoi genre, still I like the storyline and how the characters' emotion and traumas are played out through the storytelling. Now I understand why some of my net friends like it so much, 4.8 stars.
Review for vol. 2: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
December 20, 2025
Reready czas zacząć. 3,5⭐
April 4, 2018
Impactante y fascinante !!
June 12, 2022
Oooof this has been sitting on my tbr for waaaay to long but dayummm what a treat 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻
June 29, 2022
Judge me. Judge the hell out of me but I could not put this down.
Okay, so this is a Yaoi Manga. Obviously. And by that cover, you know exactly what you're getting. There are quite a few sex scenes in this series and none of them loving or romantic.
This is either the 4th or the 5th manga I've read and I this is my favorite! Hear me out.
** Mentions of sexual assault **
This is the story of Yashiro, the leader Shinseikai and Chikara Doumeki, a former cop who becomes Yashiro's bodyguard. At first, Yashiro gets off on trying to make Doumeki uncomfortable because he finds him attractive. He's speaks very frankly of his sex life and has sex with men in front of him. Again, these encounters aren't at all loving and romantic. Yashiro gets off on sex where he's basically treated like an object. His partners can be cruel, uncaring, and rough. At times, it was kind of hard to read.
Yashiro was sexually assaulted by his stepfather as a child and that changed the way he views relationships. Doumeki witnessed his father sexually assaulting his younger sister and that changed the way he views sex, in general. Yashiro is a masochist and shies away from his partners getting too attached and Doumeki is impotent. It's a formula for a relationship that you might think shouldn't work at all, but I think it's kind of obvious how this would work.
I won't spoil what comes later, although I've read much further than this volume.
Doumeki wanted to work for Yashiro because he finds him beautiful. This series is full of Doumeki doing everything he can to stay by Yashiro's side and it's really moving. Despite several situations that should be off putting, Doumeki stays and dedicates his life to trying to keep Yashiro safe. It's one of the most complex, endearing relationships I've ever read. Ever.
Anyway, this isn't for everyone. I mean that because some of the themes may be a bit much for someone. Judge me all you want but I put other books down to keep reading this one because I had to know what happened next.
5 stars.
Okay, so this is a Yaoi Manga. Obviously. And by that cover, you know exactly what you're getting. There are quite a few sex scenes in this series and none of them loving or romantic.
This is either the 4th or the 5th manga I've read and I this is my favorite! Hear me out.
** Mentions of sexual assault **
This is the story of Yashiro, the leader Shinseikai and Chikara Doumeki, a former cop who becomes Yashiro's bodyguard. At first, Yashiro gets off on trying to make Doumeki uncomfortable because he finds him attractive. He's speaks very frankly of his sex life and has sex with men in front of him. Again, these encounters aren't at all loving and romantic. Yashiro gets off on sex where he's basically treated like an object. His partners can be cruel, uncaring, and rough. At times, it was kind of hard to read.
Yashiro was sexually assaulted by his stepfather as a child and that changed the way he views relationships. Doumeki witnessed his father sexually assaulting his younger sister and that changed the way he views sex, in general. Yashiro is a masochist and shies away from his partners getting too attached and Doumeki is impotent. It's a formula for a relationship that you might think shouldn't work at all, but I think it's kind of obvious how this would work.
I won't spoil what comes later, although I've read much further than this volume.
Doumeki wanted to work for Yashiro because he finds him beautiful. This series is full of Doumeki doing everything he can to stay by Yashiro's side and it's really moving. Despite several situations that should be off putting, Doumeki stays and dedicates his life to trying to keep Yashiro safe. It's one of the most complex, endearing relationships I've ever read. Ever.
Anyway, this isn't for everyone. I mean that because some of the themes may be a bit much for someone. Judge me all you want but I put other books down to keep reading this one because I had to know what happened next.
5 stars.
June 8, 2017
Qué puedo decir... Que se hagan cosas como esta y que las podamos leer... Excepcional.
June 21, 2020
Trigger warning: mention of rape, abusive/toxic relationships, BDSM.
Yashiro is a powerful man in a mafia group, and he is twisted to the bone. Ever since he was a kid, he was abused by his step-father, therefore he grows up into a man that likes to get off from violent acts, and pain inflicted to him. He’s totally a masochist.
His bodyguard, Doumeki, used to be a cop but something bad happened and he went to jail for a couple of years. Now he works for a mafia boss and despite he likes Yashiro, he’s an impotent man.
On the other hand, we have one of Yashiro’s friends, someone who is a doctor but who has a kink for scars. And who’s now dating a guy who is way younger than him, absolutely oblivious to Yashiro’s crush on him.
Now, to be quite honest, I don’t think this story is for me. I mean, I loved the art style and I want to watch the anime adaptation too, but the plot is probably too dark for my taste.
I couldn’t connect with any character and I’m not really sure I want to get invested in a story that has so many wicked traits. I like my romances to be healthy, so perhaps it was my mistake choosing this manga because I had read the mangaka’s previous works and they were sweet and entertaining. And this was not.
Read it for the #Queerious and #Prideathon readathons.
Yashiro is a powerful man in a mafia group, and he is twisted to the bone. Ever since he was a kid, he was abused by his step-father, therefore he grows up into a man that likes to get off from violent acts, and pain inflicted to him. He’s totally a masochist.
His bodyguard, Doumeki, used to be a cop but something bad happened and he went to jail for a couple of years. Now he works for a mafia boss and despite he likes Yashiro, he’s an impotent man.
On the other hand, we have one of Yashiro’s friends, someone who is a doctor but who has a kink for scars. And who’s now dating a guy who is way younger than him, absolutely oblivious to Yashiro’s crush on him.
Now, to be quite honest, I don’t think this story is for me. I mean, I loved the art style and I want to watch the anime adaptation too, but the plot is probably too dark for my taste.
I couldn’t connect with any character and I’m not really sure I want to get invested in a story that has so many wicked traits. I like my romances to be healthy, so perhaps it was my mistake choosing this manga because I had read the mangaka’s previous works and they were sweet and entertaining. And this was not.
Read it for the #Queerious and #Prideathon readathons.
August 15, 2013
A beautiful story about beautiful person. The manga itself is well-developed and interesting. I really think that even a person, who generally dislikes yaoi, should give it a try.
The main character is actually my favorite character of all times. He's "twisted beyond repair", as he said himself, yet he calmly accepts everything that happened to him. Imho, he's not scared of something like death and, as you'll find out in the process of reading this masterpiece, physical and moral pain... regardless of this, even though, he probably wouldn't be considered "normal" by many, I think, he's the most unflappable, realistic and composed character there is.
One more thing I love about this manga is that you don't see a simplistic idea of "boy falling in love with another boy", like in majority of BL. Here you have a storyline, which travels to Yashiro's past, in author's attempt to show the reader not just one clear picture, but many nuances, which can formulate your opinion about his surroundings, his first love and, of course, the main character himself.
The main character is actually my favorite character of all times. He's "twisted beyond repair", as he said himself, yet he calmly accepts everything that happened to him. Imho, he's not scared of something like death and, as you'll find out in the process of reading this masterpiece, physical and moral pain... regardless of this, even though, he probably wouldn't be considered "normal" by many, I think, he's the most unflappable, realistic and composed character there is.
One more thing I love about this manga is that you don't see a simplistic idea of "boy falling in love with another boy", like in majority of BL. Here you have a storyline, which travels to Yashiro's past, in author's attempt to show the reader not just one clear picture, but many nuances, which can formulate your opinion about his surroundings, his first love and, of course, the main character himself.
August 15, 2014
This is my second favorite manga of all time.
Yashiro is this kind of character you want to get to understand completely but it's almost impossible so you get frustrated and just want to know more about him.
Not a cliché yaoi, good plot and thanks to this manga I now know more about the Yakuzas that I'd like to know, lol.
Beautiful, interesting manga.
Yashiro is this kind of character you want to get to understand completely but it's almost impossible so you get frustrated and just want to know more about him.
Not a cliché yaoi, good plot and thanks to this manga I now know more about the Yakuzas that I'd like to know, lol.
Beautiful, interesting manga.
February 2, 2022
Es excelente, de los mejores mangas que he leído! si realmente te interesan los plots con yakuzas, este es definitivamente el manga...peeeeero cuanto que tarda en actualizarrr!!! necesito un final, realmente lo necesito!
September 20, 2017
Aqui estan todos c* de la cabeza. Mucho s* childhood. Depressing.
En momentos me recuerdan a Vision y Hanz (Masters of the Line) de Angela Fiddler, pero esto es todavia más depresivamente jodido.
En momentos me recuerdan a Vision y Hanz (Masters of the Line) de Angela Fiddler, pero esto es todavia más depresivamente jodido.
June 27, 2017
No tengo con qué comparar, pero tanto la historia como el dibujo me parecen muy buenos.
Nombro a Yashiro y Domeki como la pareja más surrealista y atípica que he visto o leído en la vida O_o
Y como no me gusta "nada" que me saquen de mi zona de confort, le pongo un 10 ^^
Yashiro, eres Dios XD Y tú, Kageyama, un poco zoquete, hombre ya *le da una tocha en la cabeza*
Nombro a Yashiro y Domeki como la pareja más surrealista y atípica que he visto o leído en la vida O_o
Y como no me gusta "nada" que me saquen de mi zona de confort, le pongo un 10 ^^
Yashiro, eres Dios XD Y tú, Kageyama, un poco zoquete, hombre ya *le da una tocha en la cabeza*
April 20, 2021
“Las personas están hechas de contradicciones. Se sienten solas cuando quieren estar solas. Se echan de menos, pero no quieren volver a verse”.
La historia nos presenta a Yashiro, nuestro protagonista, un jefe de mediano rango en el interior de la Yakuza, nombre por el que se conoce a la mafia japonesa. Yashiro es un personaje sumamente complejo e intrincado, repleto de astucia y dinero, pero al mismo tiempo, saturado hasta el tope con un montón de parafilias.
Nuestro protagonista tiene 46 años y es masoquista, sádico, adicto al sexo, disfruta ser espectador de escenas sexuales, así como también disfruta ser observado en el acto, le gustan las orgías y provocar a los demás. Es un personaje profundamente roto en todos los sentidos y sin embargo, dentro del oscuro mundo de la mafia, se nos presenta como una flor llena de intenciones blancas.
Todo comienza cuando un nuevo subordinado aparece en la oficina de Yashiro, llamado Chikara Dômeki de 25 años, quien, cumpliendo su labor como guardaespaldas, comienza a expresar una absoluta obediencia y lealtad a nuestro masoquista.
Soy fan de esta historia y la recomiendo por sus dobles y triples lecturas pero no es apta para principiantes en el manga ni para personas susceptibles.
La historia nos presenta a Yashiro, nuestro protagonista, un jefe de mediano rango en el interior de la Yakuza, nombre por el que se conoce a la mafia japonesa. Yashiro es un personaje sumamente complejo e intrincado, repleto de astucia y dinero, pero al mismo tiempo, saturado hasta el tope con un montón de parafilias.
Nuestro protagonista tiene 46 años y es masoquista, sádico, adicto al sexo, disfruta ser espectador de escenas sexuales, así como también disfruta ser observado en el acto, le gustan las orgías y provocar a los demás. Es un personaje profundamente roto en todos los sentidos y sin embargo, dentro del oscuro mundo de la mafia, se nos presenta como una flor llena de intenciones blancas.
Todo comienza cuando un nuevo subordinado aparece en la oficina de Yashiro, llamado Chikara Dômeki de 25 años, quien, cumpliendo su labor como guardaespaldas, comienza a expresar una absoluta obediencia y lealtad a nuestro masoquista.
Soy fan de esta historia y la recomiendo por sus dobles y triples lecturas pero no es apta para principiantes en el manga ni para personas susceptibles.
March 18, 2021
Hm.... also, ich hatte sehr große Erwartungen... die halb erfüllt wurden. Tatsächlich ist das ganze tiefgründiger, als es scheint - und auch viel ruhiger. schon in Band 1 deutet sich an, dass Yoshiro ein sehr ambivalenter und vielschichtiger Charakter ist. Dennoch hat es mir etwas an Sogkraft gefehlt. Es ist ein schmaler Grad zwischen ruhig und langweilig, auf dem hier getanzt wird. Komplett umgehauen hat es mich nicht, also wird es vermutlich noch etwas dauern, bis ich Band 2 beginne - auch weil ich schon wieder genervt bin, dass die Folgebände alle 12 statt 10 Euro kosten. Das ist wirklich sehr viel, finde ich. Naja, mit mir kann man es ja machen.
June 28, 2016
Reading the summary as copied from mangaupdates made me laugh. It isn't wrong, actually, but what's missing is the bit where it mentions that this is one of the best BL manga ever written.
Yashiro is a yakuza boss who is also seriously masochistic. Domeki is his new bodyguard who is impotent and joined Yashiro's group mostly because he liked the way Yashiro looks.
While these are the basic facts, writing them down like this makes this manga sound nowhere near as good as it is. First of all, it shouldn't be dismissed - or taken - as a simple kink story. The way these two - both deeply screwed up - men interact is so different from 99.9% of all other stories I've read. Yashiro is an incredible fascinating character, and "Tadayoedo Shizumazu, Saredo Naki mo Sezu", one of this story's prequels that luckily is also included in this volume, never fails to floor me. (I actually really like that "Tadayoedo Shizumazu, Saredo Naki mo Sezu" and "Don't stay gold" frame the main story.) Since "Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai" isn't finish yet, I have to reserve a final judgment, but "Tadayoedo Shizumazu, Saredo Naki mo Sezu" is definitely one of the most powerful stories I've ever read in any medium.
This isn't the kind of story you just read and that's that. It's the kind of story that makes you think about people, how they become what they are, how difficult it is to let yourself love sometimes. It's really, really worth reading.
Edited on June 28, 2016: Rereading this and impressed by Yashiro all over again. He is one of the most fascinating characters I've ever read. This is a superb manga.
Yashiro is a yakuza boss who is also seriously masochistic. Domeki is his new bodyguard who is impotent and joined Yashiro's group mostly because he liked the way Yashiro looks.
While these are the basic facts, writing them down like this makes this manga sound nowhere near as good as it is. First of all, it shouldn't be dismissed - or taken - as a simple kink story. The way these two - both deeply screwed up - men interact is so different from 99.9% of all other stories I've read. Yashiro is an incredible fascinating character, and "Tadayoedo Shizumazu, Saredo Naki mo Sezu", one of this story's prequels that luckily is also included in this volume, never fails to floor me. (I actually really like that "Tadayoedo Shizumazu, Saredo Naki mo Sezu" and "Don't stay gold" frame the main story.) Since "Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai" isn't finish yet, I have to reserve a final judgment, but "Tadayoedo Shizumazu, Saredo Naki mo Sezu" is definitely one of the most powerful stories I've ever read in any medium.
This isn't the kind of story you just read and that's that. It's the kind of story that makes you think about people, how they become what they are, how difficult it is to let yourself love sometimes. It's really, really worth reading.
Edited on June 28, 2016: Rereading this and impressed by Yashiro all over again. He is one of the most fascinating characters I've ever read. This is a superb manga.
July 13, 2013
The beauty of speaking several languages as a manga fan is that you are able to find (and buy! and read!) awesome (BL) manga.
Now, BL mangas aren't hard to find in English, but most of them are crappy pieces of smutty porn that I wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole (that doesn't just go for BL - I don't read the josei type smut or hentai either because they all suck).
For a long time, I've been searching for a deep (no pun intended) BL manga that actually had a good story and great characters. Actually, I was expecting a manga equivalent of the epic geniusness that is Special Forces - Soldiers. Soldiers has spoiled me and I wanted something equally perfect - and found it.
Saezuru Tori ha Habatakanai (The Songbird doesn't fly) is a masterpiece, and that's really all that needs to be said about it.
And I'm very smug that since I speak French I'll be holding my very own copy in my greedy hands this september.
Now, BL mangas aren't hard to find in English, but most of them are crappy pieces of smutty porn that I wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole (that doesn't just go for BL - I don't read the josei type smut or hentai either because they all suck).
For a long time, I've been searching for a deep (no pun intended) BL manga that actually had a good story and great characters. Actually, I was expecting a manga equivalent of the epic geniusness that is Special Forces - Soldiers. Soldiers has spoiled me and I wanted something equally perfect - and found it.
Saezuru Tori ha Habatakanai (The Songbird doesn't fly) is a masterpiece, and that's really all that needs to be said about it.
And I'm very smug that since I speak French I'll be holding my very own copy in my greedy hands this september.
April 28, 2023
Както можете да предположите по корицата, тази манга не е за широката публика, ама хич не е. Границата с хентая е мноооого тъничка. Но в същото време това е Яширо и точка по въпроса.
Филмът адаптира цялото томче доста добре, макар че има пропуски в отрязъка от миналото на Яширо, заради които, според мен, ощетява героя и не го представя чак толкова добре - ако изобщо е възможно добро представяне. При човек като Яширо, за който се знае малко, е някак грубо да отрежеш още от малкото по принцип. Обаче предполагам, че филма се гледа най-вече от запознати с историята, така че може би това е извинението.
Не знам за кой път видях началото на тази история, вероятно трябва най-после да тръгна нататък :D
Филмът адаптира цялото томче доста добре, макар че има пропуски в отрязъка от миналото на Яширо, заради които, според мен, ощетява героя и не го представя чак толкова добре - ако изобщо е възможно добро представяне. При човек като Яширо, за който се знае малко, е някак грубо да отрежеш още от малкото по принцип. Обаче предполагам, че филма се гледа най-вече от запознати с историята, така че може би това е извинението.
Не знам за кой път видях началото на тази история, вероятно трябва най-после да тръгна нататък :D
December 12, 2022
So good.
Very very very awesome.
I don't know what to say next... I just wasn't expecting much and I won the lottery here!
Very very very awesome.
I don't know what to say next... I just wasn't expecting much and I won the lottery here!
February 16, 2018
Hice re lectura porque lo tengo en físico ahora y volví a morir
May 29, 2022
This is dark, smutty and not for everyone.
But Yoneda-sensei sure knows how to hurt me masterfully.
This is one of my favorites. Yakuza themes are often sad, perfect for the emotionally weak.
First of all, the characters. Yashiro and Doumeki, are so beautiful together.
Expressionless, charming, gorgeous specime-
How the artist portrayed emotions by a slight change in expression, eyes full of emotions: sadness, longing, pining, love, hurt, embarrassment, fear... it's so minimal yet expressive. Chef's kiss!
I'm weak for broken characters.
Yashiro is so sooo... in his own words, "full of contradictions".
His stepdad abused him. Raped him. Behind his mother's sleeping figure.
He became a masochistic public toilet.
And yet, he is kinder than anyone.
And I guess it takes someone in pretty much the same boat to notice this.
Let me tell you that Yashiro being shy is so adorable and painful both at the same time. Didn't know that was possible.
Yashiro doesn't know how it is to be treated gently like you're someone precious. It's no wonder he doesn't do it with someone important to him. Being loved is so foreign and scary to him, this poor soul. But with his line of work, it's just easier having nothing to lose.
He sure panics and runs away faster than the speed of light.
Doumeki is an ex-cop and because he's an honest man, he accidentally found himself in the Yakuza.
When he met Yashiro, his plans of getting out were like naahhh~
"He's so beautiful even just standing there. If people like him are in the Yakuza, it can't be that bad". -same hun, same.
He is impotent because he's so pure. I suffer and wince with him every time we see Yashiro hurt and handled carelessly like trash.
Being the way they are, cautious and scared, respectful and considerate around each other with incredible self-restraint, this is a painful slow burn and it continues indefinitely (so much that I want to volunteer as staff for faster releases).
But Yoneda-sensei sure knows how to hurt me masterfully.
This is one of my favorites. Yakuza themes are often sad, perfect for the emotionally weak.
First of all, the characters. Yashiro and Doumeki, are so beautiful together.
How the artist portrayed emotions by a slight change in expression, eyes full of emotions: sadness, longing, pining, love, hurt, embarrassment, fear... it's so minimal yet expressive. Chef's kiss!
I'm weak for broken characters.
Yashiro is so sooo... in his own words, "full of contradictions".
His stepdad abused him. Raped him. Behind his mother's sleeping figure.
He became a masochistic public toilet.
And yet, he is kinder than anyone.
And I guess it takes someone in pretty much the same boat to notice this.
Let me tell you that Yashiro being shy is so adorable and painful both at the same time. Didn't know that was possible.Yashiro doesn't know how it is to be treated gently like you're someone precious. It's no wonder he doesn't do it with someone important to him. Being loved is so foreign and scary to him, this poor soul. But with his line of work, it's just easier having nothing to lose.
He sure panics and runs away faster than the speed of light.
Doumeki is an ex-cop and because he's an honest man, he accidentally found himself in the Yakuza.
When he met Yashiro, his plans of getting out were like naahhh~
"He's so beautiful even just standing there. If people like him are in the Yakuza, it can't be that bad". -same hun, same.
He is impotent because he's so pure. I suffer and wince with him every time we see Yashiro hurt and handled carelessly like trash.
Being the way they are, cautious and scared, respectful and considerate around each other with incredible self-restraint, this is a painful slow burn and it continues indefinitely (so much that I want to volunteer as staff for faster releases).
March 3, 2013
this manga is so different from the other yaoi manga
Yoneda Kou managed to transform a cliche yakuza theme into such a special story that makes me shiver at each new chapter.Yashiro's personality is what makes this story so interesting and I love how slow this story is progressing.
i highly recommend this series! it's one of the better and sweet ones out there. XD
Yoneda Kou managed to transform a cliche yakuza theme into such a special story that makes me shiver at each new chapter.Yashiro's personality is what makes this story so interesting and I love how slow this story is progressing.
i highly recommend this series! it's one of the better and sweet ones out there. XD
November 4, 2020
Millionth reread to distract from the stresses of 2020 and election day for the US. Still one of my upmost favorite stories six years in. One bright side to this year: 1 out of 3 Saezuru movies was released!
November 11, 2022
A quién no le va a gustar un manga de mafiosos gays en el que uno de los protas es masoquista y el otro es impotente? A quién no le va a gustar?
January 5, 2020
“Las personas están hechas de contradicciones. Se sienten solas cuando quieren estar solas. Se echan de menos pero no quieren volver a verse”.
Definición gráfica al 100% de yo al comienzo de la lectura vs. yo al final de la lectura:
Al principio todo era muy confuso con los numerosos términos de la “yakuza” (mafía japonesa) que se utilizan, literalmente no me estaba enterando de mucho y no fue hasta el final del segundo capítulo que me di cuenta que había un glosario en la última página del tomo explicando todos esos conceptos. Yo, a mi ritmo.
Decidí empezarlo de nuevo y fue como un resplandor que hizo "BOOOOM" y todo tenía sentido.
Como la grandiosa chica del gif, yo estaba shockeado con lo que estaba pasando tipo "nonono" en mi mente pensando: ¿qué narices estoy leyendo? pero luego pasé a un estado de "sísísí" en mi cabeza y asumiendo que estaba fascinado con todo.
Y ya estaría. Necesito más y podéis juzgarme si queréis pero esto es maravilloso. Chao.
Definición gráfica al 100% de yo al comienzo de la lectura vs. yo al final de la lectura:
Al principio todo era muy confuso con los numerosos términos de la “yakuza” (mafía japonesa) que se utilizan, literalmente no me estaba enterando de mucho y no fue hasta el final del segundo capítulo que me di cuenta que había un glosario en la última página del tomo explicando todos esos conceptos. Yo, a mi ritmo.
Decidí empezarlo de nuevo y fue como un resplandor que hizo "BOOOOM" y todo tenía sentido.
Como la grandiosa chica del gif, yo estaba shockeado con lo que estaba pasando tipo "nonono" en mi mente pensando: ¿qué narices estoy leyendo? pero luego pasé a un estado de "sísísí" en mi cabeza y asumiendo que estaba fascinado con todo.
Y ya estaría. Necesito más y podéis juzgarme si queréis pero esto es maravilloso. Chao.
June 5, 2025
Um boy's love no mundo da máfia japonesa.
Tem bastante cena de sexo, as relações são sempre meio kinky explorando dinâmicas de dominação / submissão e as próprias dinâmicas de poder da hierarquia da Yakuza. Achei o drama bem construído para um primeiro volume, já com algumas dicas pontuais de questões de disputa de poder entre os membros da máfia, mas sempre apostando no mundo interior dos personagens principais. Os temas, obviamente, não são leves e mangás não são conhecidos pela sutileza, então se for pegar para ler, vá preparado.
Tem bastante cena de sexo, as relações são sempre meio kinky explorando dinâmicas de dominação / submissão e as próprias dinâmicas de poder da hierarquia da Yakuza. Achei o drama bem construído para um primeiro volume, já com algumas dicas pontuais de questões de disputa de poder entre os membros da máfia, mas sempre apostando no mundo interior dos personagens principais. Os temas, obviamente, não são leves e mangás não são conhecidos pela sutileza, então se for pegar para ler, vá preparado.
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