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ブルースカイコンプレックス [Blue Sky Complex] #1
Blue Sky Complex, Vol. 1
Narasaki always wished he had a quiet space to study in, so it should be a blessing in disguise that he gets roped into helping at the library reception desk, right? It doesn't seem like such a great place when the other guy there happens to be a well-known troublemaker...but could this very unlikely duo find something even more unlikely in each other?
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First published October 30, 2014
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Kei Ichikawa
29 books85 followersKei ICHIKAWA (市川けい) is a Japanese BL manga artist.
Also known as doujinsha under the circle name Hyakkei (百計).
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May 25, 2016
[This is a review for both volumes 1 and 2]
Reading shounen-ai/yaoi manga is an acquired taste for a good reason. Its demographic is primarily female, and so you can't expect to read a realistic queer story from these titles because a lot of 'boy-love' manga don't exactly tackle real issues and struggles concerning romantic relationships between men. Most of them tend to be about cutesy, overblown and ridiculously steamy moments between 'pretty boys' where one boy gets to become unavoidably feminine, especially when he is the 'bottom' or 'uke' in the sexual dynamics of the coupling. It's entertaining and adorable as all fuck though, so I tend to ignore whatever real-life implications are being distorted here all for the sake of fanservice. I'd like to think that most female readers are self-aware enough to acknowledge that this isn't how gay relationships work. Authors write these formulaic scenarios because they are female-centered fantasies that cater to what women think happens when two men get it on; much like what men think happens when women get it on when they watch lesbian scenes in porn.
It's not to say all BL mangas are construed this way because there are a few and far between that can still appeal to its demographic while at the same time able to develop the queer relationship within the story in terms more attuned with what happens in real life.
Kei's Ichikawa's Blue Sky Complex is definitely one of them.
There were no big moments of fireworks explosion in this boy-love manga. In fact, the plot and setting themselves are pretty ordinary; the kind of coming-of-age and coming-out story that had been a familiar concept in fiction. Hell, even the characters themselves can be easily dismissed as stereotypes of high school romance. We have the studious and bespectacled Narasaki who is trying to find some peace and quiet so he can just read books and do his assignments while at school. After a series of misunderstandings and awkward conversations with a teacher, he was tasked to stay after classes as a volunteer in the library. There he was accompanied by the school's delinquent and social recluse Terashima. It's as straightforward as they come, and one can pretty much predict what would happen next for these two opposites who seem to be a mismatch on the surface. They'll fall for one another and--since this is a BL manga--they'll unceremoniously fuckanally.
'Them gonna fuck, aight? I mean, 'the hell am I reading this for?'-the average fujoshi
So what makes Blue Sky Complex special and worth browsing through? It's the fact that it's more earnest than gimmicky when it came to how these two teenage boys developed an attraction towards each other. There is believable chemistry between the two as each chapter moves forward, making readers care enough about these characters despite the lack of immediate boy-on-boy sexy-times action. That's why we're reading this, ain't it so, ladies? We want to see these boys to get down to business. But this is not the central point of Blue Sky Complex. The relationship that occurs later on between Narasaki and Terashima happen not just because the author wants them to hook up, but rather because it felt organic and convincing.
Truth be told, the first volume of this manga was supposed to end without any kind of sexual pay-off, focusing more on the two boys admitting to themselves and one another that they simply cannot be platonic. However, due to its slow burn and the palpable tension between the two that wasn't resolved physically at all, readers were really desperate for more so the author had to write a sequel to it which had a different tonality than the first but still just as riveting. But before we get to that, let me show you some sweet, sweet, sweet kisses shared by these dorks. It's the only physical interaction that readers get to witness, and they're so unbelievably charming that it's almost like the author is punishing readers because of how chaste everything continues to be for Narasaki and Terashima especially when neither of them would acknowledge the incidents. These moments are gratingly hot too!
There is also a real discussion regarding their sexual identification during the chapters. The delinquent Terashima admitted in a chapter which reveals his past that he does not find girls attractive at all, and was afraid to be judged for it so he hides in his closet, forcing himself to uphold his masculinity even through destructive ways. Narasaki, on the other hand, didn't think gender ever mattered when it came to sexual and romantic attraction, so he dealt with his feelings for Terashima without any kind of insecurity or prejudice He believed it's the person you fall for that is important, regardless whether he is of the same sex or of the opposite sex. You can really tell that the author has taken time to craft characters who didn't just exist in her story just so they can have lots of gay sex with each other. She didn't rush to get them to confess their feelings for one another just so readers can get to the steamy parts. Readers actually were happier that it remained chaste.
Still, the steamy parts do happen eventually, but not for the first volume. This is what the second volume tackles; the physical aspect of Narasaki and Terashima's relationship after they have been dating for three months. No spoilers, of course, because y'all gonna have to read it yourselves. What I will say about the sex scenes was how realistically they are because it wasn't just a simple matter of putting it in (like most BL mangas would portray anal sex between men); there is a lot of work and preparation that entails in this kind of lovemaking, and Ichikawa made the most of these scenes in the second volume by making the awkward foreplay itself incredulously titillating as well. Conflicts about inadequacy and jealousy were also tackled in that volume. With only eleven chapters so far, it has quite a strong readership so it's possible that Ichikawa might give us more and that is certainly something to look forward to!
YOU CAN READ THE MANGA HERE!
RECOMMENDED: 9/10
DO READ MY REVIEWS AT
Reading shounen-ai/yaoi manga is an acquired taste for a good reason. Its demographic is primarily female, and so you can't expect to read a realistic queer story from these titles because a lot of 'boy-love' manga don't exactly tackle real issues and struggles concerning romantic relationships between men. Most of them tend to be about cutesy, overblown and ridiculously steamy moments between 'pretty boys' where one boy gets to become unavoidably feminine, especially when he is the 'bottom' or 'uke' in the sexual dynamics of the coupling. It's entertaining and adorable as all fuck though, so I tend to ignore whatever real-life implications are being distorted here all for the sake of fanservice. I'd like to think that most female readers are self-aware enough to acknowledge that this isn't how gay relationships work. Authors write these formulaic scenarios because they are female-centered fantasies that cater to what women think happens when two men get it on; much like what men think happens when women get it on when they watch lesbian scenes in porn.
It's not to say all BL mangas are construed this way because there are a few and far between that can still appeal to its demographic while at the same time able to develop the queer relationship within the story in terms more attuned with what happens in real life.
Kei's Ichikawa's Blue Sky Complex is definitely one of them.
There were no big moments of fireworks explosion in this boy-love manga. In fact, the plot and setting themselves are pretty ordinary; the kind of coming-of-age and coming-out story that had been a familiar concept in fiction. Hell, even the characters themselves can be easily dismissed as stereotypes of high school romance. We have the studious and bespectacled Narasaki who is trying to find some peace and quiet so he can just read books and do his assignments while at school. After a series of misunderstandings and awkward conversations with a teacher, he was tasked to stay after classes as a volunteer in the library. There he was accompanied by the school's delinquent and social recluse Terashima. It's as straightforward as they come, and one can pretty much predict what would happen next for these two opposites who seem to be a mismatch on the surface. They'll fall for one another and--since this is a BL manga--they'll unceremoniously fuck
'Them gonna fuck, aight? I mean, 'the hell am I reading this for?'-the average fujoshi
So what makes Blue Sky Complex special and worth browsing through? It's the fact that it's more earnest than gimmicky when it came to how these two teenage boys developed an attraction towards each other. There is believable chemistry between the two as each chapter moves forward, making readers care enough about these characters despite the lack of immediate boy-on-boy sexy-times action. That's why we're reading this, ain't it so, ladies? We want to see these boys to get down to business. But this is not the central point of Blue Sky Complex. The relationship that occurs later on between Narasaki and Terashima happen not just because the author wants them to hook up, but rather because it felt organic and convincing.
Truth be told, the first volume of this manga was supposed to end without any kind of sexual pay-off, focusing more on the two boys admitting to themselves and one another that they simply cannot be platonic. However, due to its slow burn and the palpable tension between the two that wasn't resolved physically at all, readers were really desperate for more so the author had to write a sequel to it which had a different tonality than the first but still just as riveting. But before we get to that, let me show you some sweet, sweet, sweet kisses shared by these dorks. It's the only physical interaction that readers get to witness, and they're so unbelievably charming that it's almost like the author is punishing readers because of how chaste everything continues to be for Narasaki and Terashima especially when neither of them would acknowledge the incidents. These moments are gratingly hot too!
There is also a real discussion regarding their sexual identification during the chapters. The delinquent Terashima admitted in a chapter which reveals his past that he does not find girls attractive at all, and was afraid to be judged for it so he hides in his closet, forcing himself to uphold his masculinity even through destructive ways. Narasaki, on the other hand, didn't think gender ever mattered when it came to sexual and romantic attraction, so he dealt with his feelings for Terashima without any kind of insecurity or prejudice He believed it's the person you fall for that is important, regardless whether he is of the same sex or of the opposite sex. You can really tell that the author has taken time to craft characters who didn't just exist in her story just so they can have lots of gay sex with each other. She didn't rush to get them to confess their feelings for one another just so readers can get to the steamy parts. Readers actually were happier that it remained chaste.
Still, the steamy parts do happen eventually, but not for the first volume. This is what the second volume tackles; the physical aspect of Narasaki and Terashima's relationship after they have been dating for three months. No spoilers, of course, because y'all gonna have to read it yourselves. What I will say about the sex scenes was how realistically they are because it wasn't just a simple matter of putting it in (like most BL mangas would portray anal sex between men); there is a lot of work and preparation that entails in this kind of lovemaking, and Ichikawa made the most of these scenes in the second volume by making the awkward foreplay itself incredulously titillating as well. Conflicts about inadequacy and jealousy were also tackled in that volume. With only eleven chapters so far, it has quite a strong readership so it's possible that Ichikawa might give us more and that is certainly something to look forward to!
YOU CAN READ THE MANGA HERE!
RECOMMENDED: 9/10
DO READ MY REVIEWS AT
July 12, 2023
Blue Sky Complex can literally be translated to Peace Fixation or some sort related to it. It is about two bored boys with different personalities; one who looks like a deliquent and would jump at any on-going fights but in reality is a peace seeker, and another who is timid and quiet and clearly demands calming surroundings–with circumstances leading them to each other's peaceful arms.
DID YOU HEAR THAT SOUND? LIKE A MARCHING BAND READY TO GO ROCK AND ROLL RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW? YUP, THAT'S MY HEART RIGHT NOW. This manga is sooo adorable, LIKE I SWEAR TO GEE!! I DON'T KNOW WHY I PUT THIS ONE ON HOLD FOR LIKE A LONG TIME. SOMEONE LITERALLY RECOMMENDED THIS TO ME—AND I'M JUST READING IT NOW, I'M SORRY.
ANYWAY, THIS WAS DEFINITELY NOT THE PLOT I HAD IN MIND. It gave out the Caste Heaven vibes to me, and that was the time I was traumatized by the said series. So, carrying my broken and beaten heart, I saved myself from the anticipated "yet another heartbreak." But, oh no!! This definitely did not take the dark path. Just because there appeared a bruised character in the start of the story—I completely misjudged Natsuki. He's a cutie fluffball, I swear!! I love just how innocent no matter how rough he looked like, the little gay that he is.
My takeaway would be this hilarious realization:
This was so out of the context, I know, but get in there and you'll laugh hard too!!
And also, this one that made me soft:
Overall, I'm in love with this. It took me by surprise when I was heading to clichéville. And the whole library moments from the first one up to the last. That was my favorite!!
I might finish a few more volumes tonight!! Sleep? What sleep?!
DID YOU HEAR THAT SOUND? LIKE A MARCHING BAND READY TO GO ROCK AND ROLL RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW? YUP, THAT'S MY HEART RIGHT NOW. This manga is sooo adorable, LIKE I SWEAR TO GEE!! I DON'T KNOW WHY I PUT THIS ONE ON HOLD FOR LIKE A LONG TIME. SOMEONE LITERALLY RECOMMENDED THIS TO ME—AND I'M JUST READING IT NOW, I'M SORRY.
ANYWAY, THIS WAS DEFINITELY NOT THE PLOT I HAD IN MIND. It gave out the Caste Heaven vibes to me, and that was the time I was traumatized by the said series. So, carrying my broken and beaten heart, I saved myself from the anticipated "yet another heartbreak." But, oh no!! This definitely did not take the dark path. Just because there appeared a bruised character in the start of the story—I completely misjudged Natsuki. He's a cutie fluffball, I swear!! I love just how innocent no matter how rough he looked like, the little gay that he is.
My takeaway would be this hilarious realization:
Shin: Wait, this is glass boy, right? Wasn't he straight?
Natsuki: Yea
Shin: But he was cool with your sexuality before that? Huh?
Natsuki: What? I dunno!
Shin: *It was right this moment that he knew he's talking to an idiot* What? Wait... you confessed to him, right?
Natsuki: I toldja! I stuck my tongue in his—
Shin: No, I got that part, but... huh?
Natsuki: ....what?
This was so out of the context, I know, but get in there and you'll laugh hard too!!
And also, this one that made me soft:
Narasaki: ...Are okay with the fact that I'm a guy?
Terashima: Yeah. I didn't really give that part much thought.
Narasaki: For real? Isn't that normally the super important part? Terashima: What about you? I've always been gay so...
Narasaki: Oh, really? Fair enough.
Terashima: You're just gonna coast right over that, huh? My confession of a lifetime.
Narasaki: Because for me, you're more important than what gender you are or whatever.
Overall, I'm in love with this. It took me by surprise when I was heading to clichéville. And the whole library moments from the first one up to the last. That was my favorite!!
I might finish a few more volumes tonight!! Sleep? What sleep?!
May 17, 2017
Es un caso de esos que te ganan conforme vas pasando páginas ;)
February 4, 2016
Somehow Ichikawa Kei has become the kind of mangaka where I just buy her new release without a second thought. And so far, she hasn't disappointed me.
I don't know how she does it, but she can take the kind of plot I have read a billion times already - in this case, model student x trouble maker - and create a story that's compelling right from the get go and feels fresh right until the last page. The characters' relationship develops slowly and in a way that's 100% believable. Reading this was just what I needed after reading a bunch of manga that didn't quite pull me in.
I don't know how she does it, but she can take the kind of plot I have read a billion times already - in this case, model student x trouble maker - and create a story that's compelling right from the get go and feels fresh right until the last page. The characters' relationship develops slowly and in a way that's 100% believable. Reading this was just what I needed after reading a bunch of manga that didn't quite pull me in.
April 26, 2023
Blue Sky Complex hat mich überraschend begeistert. Ich bin ohne Vorwissen oder Erwartungen an diese Geschichte herangetreten und mochte die nachvollziehbar leise Entwicklung. Vor allem auch, weil Lesende im Verlauf des Bandes erst Narasakis und dann Terashimas Gedanken verfolgen können. Es bereitet mir immer besondere Freude bei beiden Hauptcharakteren in den Kopf gucken.
Was bei mir zudem auf Entzückung stieß, ist, dass die Protagonisten vermeintlich so verschieden erscheinen, doch schlussendlich einiges an grundsätzlichen Schnittmengen haben, die den Gegenpart genauso positiv überraschten, wir mich.
Beim Lesen war ich völlig versunken, hab Seite für Seite auf mich wirken lassen. Obwohl der Zeichenstil recht einfach und skizzenhaft gehalten ist, konnte sich die Stimmung gut auf mich übertragen. Ich konnte förmlich fühlen, wie die Zeit verstrich, in der sich nur Nuancen im Umgang der Beziehung veränderten. Zudem mochte ich die Art der Kommunikation, die von Schweigen, über Taten bis hin zu Worten reichten.
Was bei mir zudem auf Entzückung stieß, ist, dass die Protagonisten vermeintlich so verschieden erscheinen, doch schlussendlich einiges an grundsätzlichen Schnittmengen haben, die den Gegenpart genauso positiv überraschten, wir mich.
Beim Lesen war ich völlig versunken, hab Seite für Seite auf mich wirken lassen. Obwohl der Zeichenstil recht einfach und skizzenhaft gehalten ist, konnte sich die Stimmung gut auf mich übertragen. Ich konnte förmlich fühlen, wie die Zeit verstrich, in der sich nur Nuancen im Umgang der Beziehung veränderten. Zudem mochte ich die Art der Kommunikation, die von Schweigen, über Taten bis hin zu Worten reichten.
June 4, 2022
One thing about me, I love a great dynamic between characters. The cool aloof dude, with the guy with strong reactions is what this story is serving. It’s a cute story with the perfect amount of spice about some high schoolers falling in love with each other and learning how to love each other. It’s giving Doukyuusei vibes. I will definitely read the other volumes and see how their love progresses.
August 23, 2023
Estuvo lindo. No fue la gran cosa, pero la historia es tierna y promete. El arte no me enloquece, pero tampoco es lo más feo que vi en mi vida.
3.5 de 5 estrellas.
3.5 de 5 estrellas.
July 20, 2025
3.25 ⭐
January 13, 2025
*Original Review*
Rating: 4*
Going into this I expected more drama so I was surprised to find something pretty wholesome and cute. I really liked this. I love how like shy yet bold Natsuki is and then the confession thing and the kisses. It was all so adorable. I've been flailing about with excitement while reading. So cute. Can't wait to read more!
*Reread 1/13/25*
Bumping up my rating to 5 because of how much I love this series. I can't believe this is my first time rereading it. It's amazing how much sensei's art has improved. Like the side by side comparison of the original with the redrawn version of chapter one she did is crazy.
Rating: 4*
Going into this I expected more drama so I was surprised to find something pretty wholesome and cute. I really liked this. I love how like shy yet bold Natsuki is and then the confession thing and the kisses. It was all so adorable. I've been flailing about with excitement while reading. So cute. Can't wait to read more!
*Reread 1/13/25*
Bumping up my rating to 5 because of how much I love this series. I can't believe this is my first time rereading it. It's amazing how much sensei's art has improved. Like the side by side comparison of the original with the redrawn version of chapter one she did is crazy.
November 5, 2014
I read this one a million years ago too, but it was great as well. I dunno what it is about Ichikawa Kei, but sensei's stories are awesome! The romance is always slow, but there are moments of pure hotness.
October 28, 2019
Awww they're so cute it reminded me Classmates for some reasons I didn't like drawings that much but the story is hella good and they're so innocent :')
September 11, 2021
THEY GOT TO KNOW EACH OTHER THROUGH BOOKS. THEIR DYNAMIC AND CHARACTERIZATIONS ARE MY SHIT. 'YUNG DIALOGUES NILA 'DI KO MAKALIMUTAN 'YUNG IBA! BET KO RIN INNER THOUGHTS NILA. THE STORY IS CUTE AND WHOLESOME (I HOPE IT DOESN'T GET UNNECESSARILY STEAMY LATER ON KASI MAY NABASA AKONG REBYU KANINA). We also got to see how one character explored his sexuality and figured out his sexual orientation which was executed naturally. Wala namang masyadong happenings kaya 3 stars ako for now. Pero I really savored each chapter and scene aaaaa
August 14, 2018
3.5 stars
A sweet story about two boys learning about themselves and each other. Art is clean and expressive, careful and minimal. The progression of their relationship is believable, and the delivery has a lovely, airy, almost... innocent(?) sexual tension. (Don't worry, it isn't shounen ai, but thank goodness, it's not insta-anything either.) It filled me with a bubbly, happy feeling and kept me reading all the way through.
A sweet story about two boys learning about themselves and each other. Art is clean and expressive, careful and minimal. The progression of their relationship is believable, and the delivery has a lovely, airy, almost... innocent(?) sexual tension. (Don't worry, it isn't shounen ai, but thank goodness, it's not insta-anything either.) It filled me with a bubbly, happy feeling and kept me reading all the way through.
August 20, 2019
A really fun story and relationship!
August 25, 2023
I am so so glad I picked this up. They have my entire heart
September 26, 2023
No esperaba nada de este manga pero wow, desde este primer tomo me atrapó
March 23, 2024
Recensione dei primi 3 volumi di Blue Sky Complex scritta per il sito NerdPool e che potete trovare qui sotto e al seguente link: https://www.nerdpool.it/2023/03/17/bl...
Narasaki è un comune adolescente serio e studioso. Per il suo carattere affidabile un professore gli chiede un giorno di badare alla biblioteca scolastica. Ma non si troverà da solo in questo compito. Incontrerà infatti Terashima, un teppista in punizione che deve stare in biblioteca e deve essere controllato da Nagasaki. Il ragazzo si dimostra più tranquillo della sua fama, i pomeriggi insieme passano sereni, con i due che leggono romanzi e piano piano si scambiano due parole creando uno strano rapporto. Con l’avvicinarsi però delle vacanze scolastiche la punizione sta per terminare. Terashima però da un bacio a Narasaki e il ragazzo decide di non voler chiudere il loro rapporto e anzi, lo cerca, lo vuole conoscere ancora di più, avvicinarsi a lui…
Blue Sky Complex ha una trama alquanto classica per il genere BL, ma riesce ad essere intrigante e appassionante. Terashima in particolare si dimostra tutt’altro che un teppista. Scopriamo infatti che è gay, e prima di incontrarsi in biblioteca aveva visto Narasaki a scuola e iniziato a provare per lui una certa attrazione. Ora che gli sta a fianco ogni pomeriggio non riesce più a toglierselo dalla mente, ma si chiede come avvicinarlo. Dichiarare il suo amore potrebbe rovinare il rapporto che si è creato tra i due. Risulta un personaggio tormentato, che si è reso conto di cosa vuol dire dichiarare la sua omosessualità, ma dall’altra non riesce a trattenersi per i forti sentimenti che prova verso Narasaki.
Questo primo volume è lento in alcune situazioni, ma anche spontaneo e intrigante. I due protagonisti sono ben caratterizzati, c’è una bella attenzione psicologica e riflessioni sui sentimenti che cercano di tenere nascosti e di controllare. Il disegno ha delle linee un po’ grezze ma bello e che riesce ad esprimere anche delicatezza nel racconto di questa storia. Potrebbe quasi essere un volume autoconclusivo, ma Blue Sky Complex continua…
Narasaki e Terashima adesso stanno insieme e il secondo vuole fare sesso. Non è facile resistere alle pulsioni e alla bellezza di Narasaki che i realtà si trattiene anche lui pur rifiutandolo! Ma arriva l’occasione giusta, quella di vivere anche questo aspetto dell’amore che permette ad entrambi di aprirsi e imparare a conoscersi non solo con le parole ma anche con i gesti.
Al pari di altri momenti della storia, anche i momenti più sessuali riescono ad essere delicati, a raccontare i due protagonisti che scoprono uno il corpo dell’altro e ad amarsi. Una scoperta importante e che cerca di avvicinarli quando ancora devono conoscersi e lasciarsi andare. Devono accettare anche le altre persone e il loro aiuto. Ci sono insicurezze, con Narasaki che dopo aver fatto sesso teme che Terashima lo abbandoni. Ha paura dei suoi amici, sicuri della loro sessualità, teme vecchie amicizie femminili perché timoroso dell’amore per una persona del suo stesso sesso.
Blue Sky Complex affronta tante tematiche che ben si sposano con l’età dei suoi protagonisti, l’adolescenza che scuote i loro animi sopratutto quando si parla di sessualità e sentimenti. Sono presenti dubbi comuni e situazioni che preoccupano e intimoriscono. Narasaki e Terashima dovranno affrontare queste paure comunicando e capendosi a vicenda, vivendo l’attimo, il presente e la quotidianità ma anche guardando al futuro che si snoda davanti a loro.
Nel terzo volume di Blue Sky Complex si avvicina la fine del liceo. I nostri protagonisti devono pensare al loro futuro e alle loro ambizioni. Impossibile non pensare uno all’altro, a vivere insieme il loro amore. Ma sono entrambi ragazzi che pensano al benessere altrui, alle loro famiglie mettendosi in secondo piano. C’è quindi molta nostalgia verso il passato, verso il loro primo incontro in biblioteca che devono lasciare, e il tempo spensierato passato fino ad allora. E l’ansia per il futuro, da programmare tra mille difficoltà per vivere insieme innamorati.
Le soluzioni sono un po’ ex-machina, ma riescono a far procedere la storia, facendoci fremere per i successivi volumi. Rimangono interessanti le questioni legate al futuro e come riflettono i due protagonisti su come vivere serenamente il loro rapporto. Capiscono che sarà diverso, hanno lasciato alle spalle l’adolescenza e si stanno affacciando alla vita adulta.
Come anche per i successivi volumi anche questo pare dare una sua chiusura a tutto pur lasciando uno spiraglio aperto per proseguire la storia di Narasaki e Terashima e vedere dove ci condurrà. Indubbiamente è bastato poco, sono bastati pochi volumi anzi poche pagine per affezzionarci a loro e voglia leggerne ancora e ancora.
#gifted #paninireview
Narasaki è un comune adolescente serio e studioso. Per il suo carattere affidabile un professore gli chiede un giorno di badare alla biblioteca scolastica. Ma non si troverà da solo in questo compito. Incontrerà infatti Terashima, un teppista in punizione che deve stare in biblioteca e deve essere controllato da Nagasaki. Il ragazzo si dimostra più tranquillo della sua fama, i pomeriggi insieme passano sereni, con i due che leggono romanzi e piano piano si scambiano due parole creando uno strano rapporto. Con l’avvicinarsi però delle vacanze scolastiche la punizione sta per terminare. Terashima però da un bacio a Narasaki e il ragazzo decide di non voler chiudere il loro rapporto e anzi, lo cerca, lo vuole conoscere ancora di più, avvicinarsi a lui…
Blue Sky Complex ha una trama alquanto classica per il genere BL, ma riesce ad essere intrigante e appassionante. Terashima in particolare si dimostra tutt’altro che un teppista. Scopriamo infatti che è gay, e prima di incontrarsi in biblioteca aveva visto Narasaki a scuola e iniziato a provare per lui una certa attrazione. Ora che gli sta a fianco ogni pomeriggio non riesce più a toglierselo dalla mente, ma si chiede come avvicinarlo. Dichiarare il suo amore potrebbe rovinare il rapporto che si è creato tra i due. Risulta un personaggio tormentato, che si è reso conto di cosa vuol dire dichiarare la sua omosessualità, ma dall’altra non riesce a trattenersi per i forti sentimenti che prova verso Narasaki.
Questo primo volume è lento in alcune situazioni, ma anche spontaneo e intrigante. I due protagonisti sono ben caratterizzati, c’è una bella attenzione psicologica e riflessioni sui sentimenti che cercano di tenere nascosti e di controllare. Il disegno ha delle linee un po’ grezze ma bello e che riesce ad esprimere anche delicatezza nel racconto di questa storia. Potrebbe quasi essere un volume autoconclusivo, ma Blue Sky Complex continua…
Narasaki e Terashima adesso stanno insieme e il secondo vuole fare sesso. Non è facile resistere alle pulsioni e alla bellezza di Narasaki che i realtà si trattiene anche lui pur rifiutandolo! Ma arriva l’occasione giusta, quella di vivere anche questo aspetto dell’amore che permette ad entrambi di aprirsi e imparare a conoscersi non solo con le parole ma anche con i gesti.
Al pari di altri momenti della storia, anche i momenti più sessuali riescono ad essere delicati, a raccontare i due protagonisti che scoprono uno il corpo dell’altro e ad amarsi. Una scoperta importante e che cerca di avvicinarli quando ancora devono conoscersi e lasciarsi andare. Devono accettare anche le altre persone e il loro aiuto. Ci sono insicurezze, con Narasaki che dopo aver fatto sesso teme che Terashima lo abbandoni. Ha paura dei suoi amici, sicuri della loro sessualità, teme vecchie amicizie femminili perché timoroso dell’amore per una persona del suo stesso sesso.
Blue Sky Complex affronta tante tematiche che ben si sposano con l’età dei suoi protagonisti, l’adolescenza che scuote i loro animi sopratutto quando si parla di sessualità e sentimenti. Sono presenti dubbi comuni e situazioni che preoccupano e intimoriscono. Narasaki e Terashima dovranno affrontare queste paure comunicando e capendosi a vicenda, vivendo l’attimo, il presente e la quotidianità ma anche guardando al futuro che si snoda davanti a loro.
Nel terzo volume di Blue Sky Complex si avvicina la fine del liceo. I nostri protagonisti devono pensare al loro futuro e alle loro ambizioni. Impossibile non pensare uno all’altro, a vivere insieme il loro amore. Ma sono entrambi ragazzi che pensano al benessere altrui, alle loro famiglie mettendosi in secondo piano. C’è quindi molta nostalgia verso il passato, verso il loro primo incontro in biblioteca che devono lasciare, e il tempo spensierato passato fino ad allora. E l’ansia per il futuro, da programmare tra mille difficoltà per vivere insieme innamorati.
Le soluzioni sono un po’ ex-machina, ma riescono a far procedere la storia, facendoci fremere per i successivi volumi. Rimangono interessanti le questioni legate al futuro e come riflettono i due protagonisti su come vivere serenamente il loro rapporto. Capiscono che sarà diverso, hanno lasciato alle spalle l’adolescenza e si stanno affacciando alla vita adulta.
Come anche per i successivi volumi anche questo pare dare una sua chiusura a tutto pur lasciando uno spiraglio aperto per proseguire la storia di Narasaki e Terashima e vedere dove ci condurrà. Indubbiamente è bastato poco, sono bastati pochi volumi anzi poche pagine per affezzionarci a loro e voglia leggerne ancora e ancora.
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December 19, 2022
3,5/5 estrellas
Cuando salió el primer volumen de Blue Sky Complex lo compré sin dudarlo, por todo el hype y las buenas críticas que vi por redes sociales, pero creo que esta historia no es para mí.
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Gustarme me ha gustado, por eso le he dado más de 3 estrellas, la historia y sus personajes no están mal, pero este manga no me crea esa curiosidad por saber más, no me "invita" a leer más, como hacen otros BLs.
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Creo que el fallo ha sido mío, por dejarme llevar por el hype (a veces pasa, no hay que torturarse ni cargar contra la historia), así que en principio la voy a dejar pasar, por lo menos hasta que termine otras series abiertas que estoy comprando, y luego le daré una oportunidad al tomo 2, puede que la trama se ponga más interesante.
Cuando salió el primer volumen de Blue Sky Complex lo compré sin dudarlo, por todo el hype y las buenas críticas que vi por redes sociales, pero creo que esta historia no es para mí.
ㅤ
Gustarme me ha gustado, por eso le he dado más de 3 estrellas, la historia y sus personajes no están mal, pero este manga no me crea esa curiosidad por saber más, no me "invita" a leer más, como hacen otros BLs.
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Creo que el fallo ha sido mío, por dejarme llevar por el hype (a veces pasa, no hay que torturarse ni cargar contra la historia), así que en principio la voy a dejar pasar, por lo menos hasta que termine otras series abiertas que estoy comprando, y luego le daré una oportunidad al tomo 2, puede que la trama se ponga más interesante.
March 3, 2016
Ch 1-6. Nagasaki and Terashima go to the same school and end up sharing the unoccupied library. Nagasaki is smart, quiet and looking for some solitude. Terashima is also quiet but a delinquent. Terashima crushes on Nagasaki, he likes everything about him. They spend time reading in the library then slowly become friends. Terashima knows he is gay but unsure of Nagasaki's feelings. First 3 chapters are from Nagasaki's POV and are kind of boring, he doesn't discover anything about himself. The last 3 chapters are from Terashima's POV and they were more interesting. He is gay and how he deals with that knowledge in his daily life and his crush on Nagasaki. A few pages of angst from Terashima but it resolves quickly.
September 4, 2016
It gets a bit abstract at times, and sometimes it gets difficult to pinpoint where the plot is going, exactly. But it's very, very good. Definitely a slow burner that realisticly depicts two teenagers figuring out their sexuality and relationship.
December 31, 2019
Although the art was crappy, off would be been better if they left it that way in the beginning instead of improving it as the years went by. The couple are alright but I felt the story was too simple. Yeah safe to say this isn't my favourite Yaoi manga series but I still recommend people to give it a read regardless........
August 15, 2021
And that's how you write a good coming-of-age story!
Realistic dialogue ✔️
Effective communication ✔️
Non-stereotypical gender roles ✔️
ACTUAL relationship development ✔️
I'm floored by how underrated this is. Starting off, I wasn't a huge fan of the artwork but it slowly grew on me and I'm so glad that I actually stuck around and read the whole volume because wow
Realistic dialogue ✔️
Effective communication ✔️
Non-stereotypical gender roles ✔️
ACTUAL relationship development ✔️
I'm floored by how underrated this is. Starting off, I wasn't a huge fan of the artwork but it slowly grew on me and I'm so glad that I actually stuck around and read the whole volume because wow
January 19, 2016
I have mixed feelings about this, because on one hand, the characters are really cute, but on the other hand it eventually got too steamy for me, which is why I only read this first volume (which was really cute btw)
December 2, 2018
Nice story between two students who are forced to be at the library desk after school.
I like it but the story has a lot of troubles and then when they finally put problems aside, a new one appears.... I was a bit tired of that!
2,5*
I like it but the story has a lot of troubles and then when they finally put problems aside, a new one appears.... I was a bit tired of that!
2,5*
March 30, 2015
Ahhh, so adorable. I even reread it twice :33.
May 30, 2019
Art is a bit meh by bits, but the story was mostly believable.
Liked this one.
Liked this one.
January 6, 2021
*Characters: hardcore readers 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
*Characters: Weird, introverts, unassuming 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
*Artstyle: top-notch 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
*Dialogues: Awesome 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
*Chemistry: Damn crazy good 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
*Status: ongoing 👻
*Characters: Weird, introverts, unassuming 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
*Artstyle: top-notch 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
*Dialogues: Awesome 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
*Chemistry: Damn crazy good 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
*Status: ongoing 👻
July 18, 2021
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Aujourd’hui, on se retrouve de nouveau pour un avis Yaoi. Un titre qui me tentait depuis un moment.
Narasaki, il ne veut qu’une chose, trouver un endroit tranquille pour lire. En effet, il est dans une famille nombreuse, donc ce n’est pas toujours facile d’avoir du temps pour soi à la maison. Son souhait sera exaucé, car un professeur lui demandera de travailler à la bibliothèque de l’école après les cours. Mais il y a un problème, bien évidemment.
En effet, il devra tenir compagnie au seul gars qui vient régulièrement ici, Terashima. C’est un garçon sur qui beaucoup de rumeurs court. C’est un délinquant, il aime se bagarrer, etc. Autant vous dire, Narasaki ne le porte pas dans son cœur. Toutefois, en venant ici, il réalisera rapidement que les apparences sont trompeuses et qu’il l’a peut-être jugé trop rapidement.
Nous nous attachons très vite aux deux protagonistes de l’histoire ! Ils se ressemblent tout en étant si différents et c’est ce qui les rend si mignons et adorables en même temps.
De plus, leur couple est drôle, on les voit évoluer ensemble, s’apprécier, apprendre à se connaître, ruminer dans leur coin, alors que souvent, leur peur est commune !
Ce que j’aime particulièrement dans ce yaoi, c’est qu’on n’est pas accès uniquement sur la tranche d’âge du lycée. En effet, nous les voyons au lycée, puis ensuite une fois à la fac. Cela est plaisant de voir leurs relations évoluer sur le long terme.
En bref, c’est un titre qui m’a vraiment plu. C’est toujours un plaisir de découvrir un yaoi dont la saga fait plus de deux/trois tomes !
Aujourd’hui, on se retrouve de nouveau pour un avis Yaoi. Un titre qui me tentait depuis un moment.
Narasaki, il ne veut qu’une chose, trouver un endroit tranquille pour lire. En effet, il est dans une famille nombreuse, donc ce n’est pas toujours facile d’avoir du temps pour soi à la maison. Son souhait sera exaucé, car un professeur lui demandera de travailler à la bibliothèque de l’école après les cours. Mais il y a un problème, bien évidemment.
En effet, il devra tenir compagnie au seul gars qui vient régulièrement ici, Terashima. C’est un garçon sur qui beaucoup de rumeurs court. C’est un délinquant, il aime se bagarrer, etc. Autant vous dire, Narasaki ne le porte pas dans son cœur. Toutefois, en venant ici, il réalisera rapidement que les apparences sont trompeuses et qu’il l’a peut-être jugé trop rapidement.
Nous nous attachons très vite aux deux protagonistes de l’histoire ! Ils se ressemblent tout en étant si différents et c’est ce qui les rend si mignons et adorables en même temps.
De plus, leur couple est drôle, on les voit évoluer ensemble, s’apprécier, apprendre à se connaître, ruminer dans leur coin, alors que souvent, leur peur est commune !
Ce que j’aime particulièrement dans ce yaoi, c’est qu’on n’est pas accès uniquement sur la tranche d’âge du lycée. En effet, nous les voyons au lycée, puis ensuite une fois à la fac. Cela est plaisant de voir leurs relations évoluer sur le long terme.
En bref, c’est un titre qui m’a vraiment plu. C’est toujours un plaisir de découvrir un yaoi dont la saga fait plus de deux/trois tomes !
April 22, 2023
Man merkt, dass Band 1 schon etwas älter ist: Der Zeichenstil ist zu Anfang gewöhnungsbedürftig und war für mich immer der Hauptgrund, warum ich die Serie nicht gestartet hatte. Die Hintergründe sind teilweise kaum vorhanden und wenn, dann sehr einfach. Es lohnt sich aber dran zu bleiben, denn der Zeichenstil wird mit Verlauf der Serie schöner und weicher.
„Blue Sky Complex“ dreht sich um die Schüler Narasaki und Terashima. Beide unterscheiden sich von ihren Charaktereigenschaften stark: Narasaki ist eher der Ruhige, während Terashima eher draufgängerisch ist. Er macht auch den ersten Schritt.
Zum Inhalt:
Narasaki kommt aus einer Großfamilie und für ihn ist die Schule eher ein Ort zum Abschalten. Eines Tages wird er von einem Lehrer dazu gedrängt die Aufsicht in der Schulbücherei zu übernehmen und dabei den Mitschüler Terashima zu beaufsichtigen.
Am Anfang lesen beide stillschweigend nebeneinander, aber beginnen sich mit der Zeit anzufreunden. Terashima merkt, dass er Gefühle für Narasaki entwickelt und stiehlt sich ab und zu einen Kuss. Narasaki weiß noch nicht so recht wie er damit umgehen soll. Es folgt ein klärendes Gespräch und die Reise der zwei nimmt ihren Lauf.
Zusammenfassend lässt sich sagen, dass „Blue Sky Complex“ eine Liebesgeschichte zwischen zwei Schülern ist, mit einer Portion Spiciness. Wem „Sasaki & Miyano“ zu harmlos ist, sollte hier unbedingt Zugreifen. (◍•ᴗ•◍)
Ich freu mich jetzt schon sehr die beiden bei ihrer Entwicklung zu zusehen und auch wie der Zeichenstil sich entwickeln wird.
Mit „Blue Sky Complex“ erhalten wir eine weitere länger laufende BL-Serie auf Deutsch.
Band 1 kommt außerdem mit einer schicken Postkarte.
„Blue Sky Complex“ dreht sich um die Schüler Narasaki und Terashima. Beide unterscheiden sich von ihren Charaktereigenschaften stark: Narasaki ist eher der Ruhige, während Terashima eher draufgängerisch ist. Er macht auch den ersten Schritt.
Zum Inhalt:
Narasaki kommt aus einer Großfamilie und für ihn ist die Schule eher ein Ort zum Abschalten. Eines Tages wird er von einem Lehrer dazu gedrängt die Aufsicht in der Schulbücherei zu übernehmen und dabei den Mitschüler Terashima zu beaufsichtigen.
Am Anfang lesen beide stillschweigend nebeneinander, aber beginnen sich mit der Zeit anzufreunden. Terashima merkt, dass er Gefühle für Narasaki entwickelt und stiehlt sich ab und zu einen Kuss. Narasaki weiß noch nicht so recht wie er damit umgehen soll. Es folgt ein klärendes Gespräch und die Reise der zwei nimmt ihren Lauf.
Zusammenfassend lässt sich sagen, dass „Blue Sky Complex“ eine Liebesgeschichte zwischen zwei Schülern ist, mit einer Portion Spiciness. Wem „Sasaki & Miyano“ zu harmlos ist, sollte hier unbedingt Zugreifen. (◍•ᴗ•◍)
Ich freu mich jetzt schon sehr die beiden bei ihrer Entwicklung zu zusehen und auch wie der Zeichenstil sich entwickeln wird.
Mit „Blue Sky Complex“ erhalten wir eine weitere länger laufende BL-Serie auf Deutsch.
Band 1 kommt außerdem mit einer schicken Postkarte.
November 2, 2018
Petite incursion dans le monde lycéen avec les deux premiers tomes d'une série en cours. L'histoire est plutôt bateau entre Narasaki : l'étudiant sage, intelligent, toujours plongé dans ses bouquins et Terashima : le pseudo-délinquant, bien moins studieux, un peu bagarreur ....Ils vont être amené à se côtoyer un peu contre leurs grès dans une bibliothèque que personne ne fréquente.
Le côté sympa de ce manga, c'est qu'on navigue, au sein de cette histoire, du point de vue de Narasaki au départ pour passer à celui de Terashima ensuite ... J'avais, au début plus de "sympathie " pour Narasaki et sa quête de tranquillité - juste pour lire - car je me retrouvais un peu dans le perso (même si je suis une fille et plus lycéenne du tout ) pour ensuite découvrir Terashima qui se révèle bien moins superficiel qu'il n'y parait et qui finit par me faire succomber à son charme un peu voyou et finalement plus tendre qu'il ne veut le laisser paraître...
On suit, finalement leurs premiers émois amoureux commençant par de tendres baisers puis l'ardeur pointe son nez, après quelques péripéties typiques des shojo pour finir au fond d'un lit en sueur ....
Les graphismes sont vraiment top, fluides, les personnages sont mignons sans avoir de physique hyper musclé, enfin tout les hyper qu'on peut, quelques fois, trouver. C'est mignon à souhait, ça se lit super bien, l'accent est vraiment mis sur l'amour plutôt que sur le partage de fluide .... Pas de prise de tête, j'attends la suite avec impatience ....
Rose Taylor
http://meninbooks.eklablog.com/
Le côté sympa de ce manga, c'est qu'on navigue, au sein de cette histoire, du point de vue de Narasaki au départ pour passer à celui de Terashima ensuite ... J'avais, au début plus de "sympathie " pour Narasaki et sa quête de tranquillité - juste pour lire - car je me retrouvais un peu dans le perso (même si je suis une fille et plus lycéenne du tout ) pour ensuite découvrir Terashima qui se révèle bien moins superficiel qu'il n'y parait et qui finit par me faire succomber à son charme un peu voyou et finalement plus tendre qu'il ne veut le laisser paraître...
On suit, finalement leurs premiers émois amoureux commençant par de tendres baisers puis l'ardeur pointe son nez, après quelques péripéties typiques des shojo pour finir au fond d'un lit en sueur ....
Les graphismes sont vraiment top, fluides, les personnages sont mignons sans avoir de physique hyper musclé, enfin tout les hyper qu'on peut, quelques fois, trouver. C'est mignon à souhait, ça se lit super bien, l'accent est vraiment mis sur l'amour plutôt que sur le partage de fluide .... Pas de prise de tête, j'attends la suite avec impatience ....
Rose Taylor
http://meninbooks.eklablog.com/
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