水に映った月

by かわい有美子 (かわい ゆみこ), 円陣闇丸 (イラスト)

大英帝国の栄華と威信を頑なに守るパブリック・スクール―それは思春期の少年達から成る歪な世界。将来を保証する自治組織の役員の地位を得るために数々の陰謀が渦巻く中、密かに想いを寄せていた幼なじみよく似た下級生・ブライトにロレンスの心は傾いていく…。その気持ちは恋だったのだろうか…。

※本書は、著者の旧名義〝かわいゆみこ〟で刊行された作品です。

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Commie Simpson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite interesting. If you prefer public school/boarding school stories à la Hagio Moto, this is definitely for you. It’s one of Kawai Yumiko’s early work and not exactly as tightly written as it could be, but the book does let us catch a glimpse of a future Kawai, who excels in portraying mature characters who, unknowingly or knowingly, repress their emotions for the sake of decency and conformity.

Having said that, this book still stands out as you probably won’t get an ending like THAT in Kawai’s later books nor in today’s BL industry in general.