Yun Kouga's "Loveless 1" (manga), #29
Mar. 20th, 2009 08:55 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
katikatIt's kind of weird to call this manga "yaoi" since there's no sex at all and the main hero is a 12-year-old boy. But it doesn't fit in the "non-yaoi" category either because of the way Soubi restores his energy - through a kiss. But Soubi is adamant that he feels no sexual desire for Ritsuka, he says that maybe one day they will have sex but not until Ritsuka grows up.
Besides that, this volume is overall rather weird - Yun Kouga tries to raise interest without revealing the plot and that leads to much confusion. But the story is interesting and since I saw the anime, I know bits and piece about what will happen next, so I know better than to give up on it.
Also, Yun Kouga is quite obsessed with games, isn't she? I mean, like Yu-Gi-Oh! games. Both Loveless and Gestalt use this theme a lot (although Gestalt less and less in later volumes). Only her Earthian manga didn't have this theme at all - and that's probably why it's my favorite work by this mangaka (yes, I'm no fan of games).
Besides that, this volume is overall rather weird - Yun Kouga tries to raise interest without revealing the plot and that leads to much confusion. But the story is interesting and since I saw the anime, I know bits and piece about what will happen next, so I know better than to give up on it.
Also, Yun Kouga is quite obsessed with games, isn't she? I mean, like Yu-Gi-Oh! games. Both Loveless and Gestalt use this theme a lot (although Gestalt less and less in later volumes). Only her Earthian manga didn't have this theme at all - and that's probably why it's my favorite work by this mangaka (yes, I'm no fan of games).
