![]() ![]() ![]() When Misaki confronts Usami with this news, Usami does the only logical thing…he rapes Misaki. It doesn't take long for Misaki to discover that Usami writes boys' love novels, often using people he knows, including Misaki's brother, as characters. Misaki, a thoroughly unlikable high-school student, hires Akihiko Usami to tutor him, at the behest of his older brother who knows him. Without characterization, what you essentially have is porn, and while there's nothing wrong with porn, it doesn't usually get high marks in review circles. Gerard, from Gerard and Jacques, was a completely unsympathetic character until you learned about his history. ![]() The man who suddenly discovered he was a father in Shout Out Loud? Yes, I cared about him. What usually helps, if I'm going to read about two men having copious amounts of sex, is that I care about the characters, at least to some degree. A younger male meets an older male, sparks ignite (sometimes forced sparks) and the two develop a relationship. Junjo Romantica isn't too far removed from the yaoi I've read thus far. But now I've come across one that just bugs me. ![]()
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