ZE, Volume 4

是 - ZE #4

by Yuki Shimizu

Tears, kisses, an old paper doll—these are all the Himi left. Calling out Himi’s name so much it seemed his throat would tear open, Genma was able to bring Himi back to life. But the difference between the obstinately blushing Himi that Genma remembers, and the one before his eyes who obediently acquiesces, is irritating. Can a love that was lost come back…? Also, in the climax of Genma’s chapter, a pair of twins—one princely, one rugged— who work as erotic voice actors, become enamored of a gorgeous, tiny kami sama.

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

200 pages, Paperback

First published December 2, 2005

About the author

Yuki Shimizu (Jap: 志水ゆき) is a Japanese author of BL manga.

Reviews

[Nikyta · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this series so far but this one has to be my favorite. It picks up exactly where volume 3 left off and seeing the hurt Gemna goes through with losing Himi was hard. But then seeing Himi get hurt because Gemna wanted the old Himi back was even worse and just made me cry. It was crushing but in the end, Gemna pulled through and came to realize he has the true Himi which it left me with a sweet smile.

[Choupi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un tome 4 qui relève un peu le niveau par rapport au tome précédent que je n’avais pas aimé. Mais, malheureusement, ça ne m’a pas réussi à me faire aimer le couple mis en avant. Genma ne change pas son comportement. Leur amour n’en est pas vraiment un. Du moins, j’espérai plus de remise en question et un Himi qui change un peu du précédent mais ne s’est pas développé dans le sens que je souhaité.

Mais l’apothéose, c’est la deuxième histoire d’un nouveau couple, du moins un trio cette fois. Personnages insipides que l’auteure n’a mis que en avant des scènes érotiques pas intéressantes. Vraiment dommage. Ce qui a le plus sauver ce tome, c’est la présence de Kon et Raizô qui vont un peu intervenir et sont toujours aussi attachant.

En bref, j’espère très sincèrement que les prochaines histoires et couples seront meilleurs sur les prochains opus de la série.

[Amy Tasukada]

video review is here https://youtu.be/x229o0sJsGI

[Anna C · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Himi... Even if I have to keep taking in the pain and the wounds, it'll be alright... No matter how much I bleed or how ruthless I become...as long as you come back, I'll be fine with it... As long as you come back, I can willingly give up my life for you... So please let Himi come back to me... Let my Himi come back..." -- Genma

Couldn't hold my tears when I saw Genma kept calling Himi endlessly and desperately to awaken Himi the paper doll into human... So so heart-clenching!! T_T But when Himi finally awaken from his dead sleep state, he isn't the same Himi that Genma knew anymore... He's forgotten everything about Genma... Genma who longed for the old Himi kept pushing Himi to recall his vanished memory back, but how could Himi do that? He's just a human paper doll, a paper doll will forget everything when they turn back into white paper, soulless blank paper. Just where did the soul gone?

"I have to remember it... or Genma-sama'll come to hate me...and then he'll abandon me... What can I do, to become the "Himi" that you want...? What do I have to do to bring back my memories? There's nothing. In my heart, there's nothing..." -- Himi

[Sookies · Rating 3 out of 5]

Heureuse de retrouver Genma et un Himi complètement changé, j'aime bien suivre ce petit "couple" très attachant. Cela dit, j'ai quand même trouvé ce quatrième tome très brouillon et l'histoire sur Genma et Himi pas assez approfondis et un peu bâclé... Je poursuivrai quand même ce manga qui reste très frivole.

[Rici · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hier geht es weiter um Himi und Genma, und nach dem Cliffhanger des letzten Bandes brauchen wir das auch! Danach folgt wieder etwas mehr fluff, da die kami-samas gewartet werden müssen und wir die anderen Charaktere der anderen Familien kennen lernen. Und bringt Kotoha sein Eis!

[Lenka · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rating for Genma/Himi part only (I'm not interested in the rest).

[Jessie Potts · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm re-reading this whole series since I just got #9 in the mail today!!

It's one of my favorite series