キスアリキ。2

キスアリキ。/ Kisu Ariki. #2

by Youka Nitta, 新田祐克

スレばスルほど一段と快感に素直になっていく透。 男の味を覚えさせてしまった以上、他の男も…にならぬよう、 自分だけで満足して貰おうと、取り扱い注意の透の体を 激しく突きまくる六実。そんなある日、絶対に二人の関係を 知られてはいけない男…透の世話係・堂本に それがばれてしまう! 「よくも坊を誑かしやがって」 極道の怒りが炸裂する。拉致られた六実の運命は!?

Genres: Manga, Yaoi, LGBT, Romance, Comics, M M Romance, Boys Love

Paperback

First published May 10, 2012

About the author

Youka Nitta (新田祐克 correct pronunciation: Yuuka Nitta) is a Japanese manga artist.

Her illustration debut was in 1994, in 小説Charade.
She is one of the few Boys' Love manga-ka whose works are enjoyed by both straight women (the main target audience) and gay men.
Her manga debut was Be-Boy's 1995 release of "Groupie."
Recently she temporarily quit writing manga after a scandal involving her plagiarism of many magazine photographs.
According to The Yaoi Review (2009-12-31), she is back with a continuation of an ongoing manga to be released in English in February.
Her moe point is older ukes.

Reviews

[Leila Anani · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tohru's guard dog muscle Domoto, kidnaps Mutsumi objecting to their relationship. Once the pair reconcile and realise that the both have Tohru's best interests at heart we get another threat on the horizon. This time in the arrival of his cousin Astato, a rival for the spot of head of the syndicate.
This also raises a lot of incest themes as we try and work out just who is related to who - Asato tells Mutsumi that he might actually be Tohru's half brother causing Mutsumi to look into his paternity (and you'll recall that their fathers had been lovers) - plus Asato does seem rather obsessed with his cousin...

So this one's quite angsty and involved but there's lots of hot man loving, romance and Youka Nitta's artwork is great - you can see why she's one of the top yaoi authors. Whilst this isn't my favourite of hers it is still at the better end of the genre.

[Soobie has fog in her brain · Rating 1 out of 5]

Cercando, con tanta difficoltà, di tornare in pari con le mie recensioni...

Quando la smetterò di leggere yaoi sarà sempre troppo tardi.

I disegni non sono male, ma ogni tanto mi perdo in tutti gli intrighi e... a essere proprio onesti, non m'interessa un tubo dei due protagonisti.

Ma ormai l'ho cominciato e lo finisco.

[Veronica · Rating 2 out of 5]

I accept that the questionable consent issues and misogyny were a genre theme at the time, but all that aside, the character development isn't handled consistently or well.

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a pretty interesting story. Definitely hot. I am going to be picking up the next issue because I am intrigued.

[Jitka · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5

[Julie Hayes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Domoto’s accidental discovery of the continuing relationship between Tohru and Matsumi, via evidence left at the scene of a spontaneous tryst in the stairwell, does not bode well. He made it clear to Matsumi that he was not to touch Tohru in that way, and in his eyes the younger man has flagrantly disregarded his instructions. He bides his time and makes his move against Matsumi. When Tohro catches on to the fact that Matsumi is in trouble, he races to his father and wants to use some of the boys to find out where Domoto’s taken Matsumi. His father tells him to be patient, they’re grown men and they’ll work it out. I think this shows that Tohru cares for Matsumi more than he lets on, or he wouldn’t be so concerned about his welfare, and despite his almost cavalier attitude toward the other man at times.

This volume concentrates on Tohru and Matsumi’s growing relationship, which is obviously more than just the physical aspects, although they are certainly not suffering in that department either. At the same time, they must deal with their respective roles within the Yazuka organization, and their future, whether they end up together or not. Tohru fears Matsumi becoming a Yazuka because of him, and doesn’t accept that the decision comes from Matsumi’s deep feelings for him. Matsume tries to make him see he’d do anything for Tohru, to be with him.

There are forces working against them, and the arrival of Tohru’s cousin Asato only throws oil on the fire. Matsumi thinks there’s more to him than meets the eye, especially when he starts to plant certain ideas inside of Tohru. Who will have the greater influence on Tohru, and who will he trust more?

The characters are evolving nicely, and there is definite plot development, as well as plenty of sex. I liked this volume a little better than the first, although I enjoyed that thoroughly. The artwork is beautiful, as always. The sex is hot, and I love the chemistry between Tohru and Matsumi. I can’t wait for the next volume, although there’s no indication when it will be released. Not soon enough for me!

[Marsha · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don’t normally care for stories about mob violence and politics. But this is Youka Nitta’s latest and I need something of hers to tide me over until I can get “Embracing Love” vol. 6 in a hard copy English translation.

The complexities of yakuza management and leadership pile up in this second installment and Ms. Nitta handles these subjects with deftness and agility. They lend balance and depth to what might otherwise be a common story of male-on-male love.

Not that the yaoi element has been left lacking. The sexual content is smoking, leaping off the page with fiery intensity. However, Tohru is still in denial about any deeper feelings in his “relationship” with Mutsumi. That rejection gives their sexual encounters a bittersweet tone that enriches the storyline and adds delicious complication to their burgeoning emotions.

Ms. Nitta understands very well that it takes more than sex to make a compelling story and amply rises to the challenge. Characters, plot, action and her unique style of illustrations make “Starting with a Kiss” a surefire hit.

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I could go on and on about how much I love Youka Nitta's style. Some of the panels, especially the sexy stuff between the two main characters are just these incredible moments of well-drawn anatomy and facial expressions. But I also am really enjoying the story here. I normally am not super keen on yakuza stories, but this is written well and not mired down too much in politics and intrigue so far.
Umm, really super OMG graphic sex scenes so be forewarned.

[Holly Letson · Rating 4 out of 5]

For something mafia/yakuza-based, this sure turned out to have alot of funny moments, especially sexually. If you're of the age to view pornographic material in your area, I would definitely recommend it. Good times from the start till the end.

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This volume was provided to me as an eARC by SuBLime (a division of VIZ Media) via Edelweiss. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.

[DeeNeez · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is Nitta Youka in her prime, her best work ever! Beautiful art down to the last details of every scene, the flow of emotions portrayed, the sexiest men ever, and a plot with lots of intrigue...yakuza style.

[Myka · Rating 5 out of 5]

No! I don't want to wait for volume 3!

[PurplePixie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Still good character development but no continuation of the short story from Vol. 1, which I actually truly enjoyed.

[Cecelia Blair · Rating 5 out of 5]

This manga is so fabulous. It's like a juicy soap opera drenched in sex and gritty violence. Great if you need an adrenaline rush of lust.

[Himi · Rating 4 out of 5]

My combined review for volumes 1-3 can be read here.