Moon & Sun, Vol. 2

Moon & Sun #2

by Akane Abe, Adrienne Beck (Translator )

A laid-back yakuza heir and a striking cross-dressing beauty start an unlikely love affair.

A yakuza heir indifferent to the family business butts heads with the stunning proprietress of a nearby drag club. When his yakuza grandfather starts putting on the heat regarding the family business, he runs straight into the arms of the masculine beauty!

Masahiro, heir to a yakuza syndicate, has been skating through life without much purpose, but that all changers when he meets makeup artist Tsubaki. Attracted not only to Tsubaki's outer appearance but also his inner strength, Masahiro can’t help but be affected by the statuesque beauty’s influence. But he’s not the only one growing from their relationship—the seemingly put-together Tsubaki can’t help but learn a little something too!

Genres: Manga, Romance, LGBT, Boys Love, Yaoi, Graphic Novels, Fiction

186 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2018

About the author

Name (in native language) : 阿部あかね

Zodiac : Capricorn

Blood type : O

Reviews

[Christy · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

I enjoyed this volume slightly more than the first one as I felt like we got a lot more of the domestic fun side of the characters relationship.

It was a lot more cute and fun with some sex scenes than it was really aggressive. Everything seemed to have dulled down to a level I enjoy a lot more. I liked the dynamic between the characters a lot more and it was really nice seeing them settling in to their relationship together.

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this volume better than the first one,because the couple felt more approachable and engaging than before.

There was more buildup to their relationship and I hope more volumes come out.

[Casually Bookish Emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Whatever issues I was having with volume 1 weren't happening here; I really enjoyed Masashiro's character growth and the romance developing with Tsubaki. This one had me cracking out a grin.

1/5 🌶️ (spicy scale written in my bio).

[G.✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked Masahiro MUCH better in this volume. He grew up & was finally able to be a good partner to Tsubaki.

[L. Luck · Rating 2 out of 5]

So, the consent stuff doesn’t get better. Lots of dubious consent. He’s (mafia heir) generally happy in the end, but is often rattled and shocked by those moments right when they happen. His partner is sexually aggressive at times and will steamroll through/ignore requests to not do specific things. Obviously, for narrative purposes, he ends up liking it/having no complaints because, in erotic BL/GL, sexual openness to their partner and anything they do is a metaphor for opening their heart/mind or whatever… 🙄

Which all of that SUCKS because there is some really great stuff happening with character/relationship development outside the dubious consent (frankly, it’s often noncon that the heir just happens to be magically okay with later after we see him shaking in a not-good way after one thing). It sucks!! They have cool convos about gender and how the heir who thought he was just into stereotypical women comes to understand and be fully attracted to their partner’s feminine AND masculine features, while exploring how he engages with his own gender and sexuality. Him understanding and appreciating his partner as non-binary/bigender (it’s not really clear what their identity truly is and some descriptions may be offensive to some nb/trans folks js) was an interesting convo to see, especially as he doesn’t have the same vocabulary to describe his feelings as his partner. There is so much good that is wrecked by deeply unnecessary dubious consent/noncon.

Warnings for dubious consent and noncon sex acts (generally during consensual sex), sexual aggression, stereotype that men are naturally sexually aggressive, homophobia, transphobia, misgendering (uncertain as all their accepted pronouns aren’t confirmed), potentially harmful representation/descriptions of a nonbinary person/identity

[ℂ ✧ · Rating 3 out of 5]

La relació del Tsubaki i el Masahiro està més que consolidada amb un petit repte a superar sexe anal amb el Masahiro com a uke. Per això, aquest volum se centra en les relacions familiars dels dos protes perquè els personatges acabin d'evolucionar així com en el seu futur com a parella. Em segueixen semblant adorables ♥ però se m'ha fet un volum massa curt i poc centrat en els protes, per això les 3 estrelles.

[♡ · Rating 2 out of 5]

While the first book felt like it dragged, this one felt like it was rushed 😩

Maybe if I start from the beginning with Hana & Ikkun's books, I'll appreciate Moon & Sun more. I still love Tsubaki, though, and I was here for their growth (and Masa's growth, too... I merely dislike him now).

[Meg · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a nice conclusion to the short series, though it was fast. 
I appreciated that Masahiro decided to leave and grow up before returning to continue their relationship. I think that showed a lot of maturity, in contrast to the first volume in the series.

Overall, a nice story! I hope the original series this spinoff came from makes it to America too.

[Julie]

Much different (better) vibe from vol 1 - which is fine since I didn't like vol 1 all that much - but I also only thought this was 2 vols and just wanted to complete it. Apparently it is still ongoing, based on the afterword. 😮‍💨 At least the tone basically did a 180 and the art is nice?

[Carmen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think I enjoyed vol 2 even more then vol 1 as it focuses on Masa and Tsubaki settling into a relationship with each other and Masa’s character growth. But the best is Tsubaki finding someone that loved all of them and helped them feel not alone anymore ❤️

[Mosley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Couldn't remember a thing from volume 1, so after reading I went back to look at my review. Pretty much feel the same as I did about the first volume. Pretty, but lacking. Almost sure I'll forget this one.

[estherbookster · Rating 4 out of 5]

CW: Toxic relationship, violence, sexual content, explicit, harassment, homophobia
Masahiro and Tsunami have a strange romance. The best way to sum it up is “you do you”. I think his two buddies from the yakuza are a fun bunch.

[Cat · Rating 5 out of 5]

THIS WAS POSSIBLY THE CUTEST, SWEETEST THING I'VE EVER READ.

I need more immediately 😭

[Raye Porter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love, love, love

[Melissa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Im over it 😬

[Nyx · Rating 3 out of 5]

That one kink is keeping it from at least being a 4 ⭐️

[Rachel]

If vol 1 was all sexual tension, this vol was the lovey dovey followup that made me SO delighted!! I really like the contrast between the two halves of their story, and this ended so sweetly.

[Charlotte · Rating 4 out of 5]

More entertaining than the first volume. Fun to see them being domestic.

[Camron Winger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Much better than the first. Still confused on some topics, but otherwise very good.

[Denise Darden · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think it was fine and it was so cute how Masahiro wanting to become more independent person because of Tsubaki’s influence and I also like how we learn more about his home life.

[Aki Ryuichi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sensei es el travesti más varonil y hermoso que he visto... Me encanta cómo es en su trabajo, en su relación con el mocoso malcriado y cómo poco a poco llegan a formar algo tan bonito.
Una pareja que siempre releeré porque su inicio fue extrañísimo, pero su desarrollo fue increíble.

[SS Apple · Rating 3 out of 5]

El desarrollo de la relación es muy cómica y sexy
me gusta como se desarrollan como pareja pero aún se nota lo nueva que es la relación

[Daria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyment 7/10
Concept 6/10
Execution 7/10
Art 6/10
Dialogue 6/10
Plot & Logic 5/10
Pacing & Structure 8/10
Characters 6/10
Intrigue 9/10

Rating: 3.27/5