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I think all those who like ONLY happy-ending / happy-feel manga should avoid this. As the mangaka noted, she tried to draw "pages after pages" of sex in these stories, and she definitely succeeded.I liked mangaka's unconventional art style (it's rough, and a bit sketchy in some cases, but I found it much more expressive and emotional than other, more "drawn-out" works). This is a part of the trilogy; one of the other two books is also published by June, and is called "Manic Love".
Note that some previous reviewers found the book "depressing", and some may indeed find it to be so.But in my opinion: it's rare to find such a gem among the multitude of shallow, high-school-love stories. The two stories are complicated and intervened. Also, all those who are not used to manga with some realism / actual deep plot should also NOT read it.
Some readers think that "Manic Love" is the prequel to "Fake Fur", but it's not strictly that. And don't get me wrong: I do like some of those "shallow" / happy-feel stories as well. But a diverse reader will definitely appreciate the originality, uncommon depth and emotional charge conveyed by this manga.
Both of them feature quite a lot of fairly explicit (at least, definitely suggestive) sex. Overall, I enjoyed this series a lot, and recommend it wholeheartedly to all unprejudiced and open-minded manga readers.
There are some truly moving, beautiful moments in Fake Fur. I left a longer review on Manic Love that talked a lot about this book. I think some of the reviewers here didn't have the benefit of reading Manic Love before Fake Fur, and I really think it helps the overall clarity of Fake Fur to read Manic Love first. I admit, I had to read carefully, because the translation sometimes seems more "wordy" than I imagine the Japanese version is, but the payoff were some unique moments in an increasingly homongenized BL world in English. Highly recommended as an emotionally moving story and a different kind of BL title.
The art in this book is over the top. Expressions to just simple passionate moments that jerk at your heart. Nothing chibi in here, which I love. The story is pretty good, though I wish there were more, and maybe there will be another book.
I read this book in Japanese and loved it. You can feel the characters' emotions without having to understand the plot. That adds to some of the confusion. Well, the Japanese made perfect sense to me. For some crazy reason, they decided to call it "Manic Love." This has nothing to do with the real title. I feel sorry for English readers who only have this version because you're missing out on a great book. I was excited to find there was an English version, but after reading this, I was left wondering, "Is this the same book." I went back and read my Japanese copy again because I didn't remember it being so confusing and disjointed. This is also the middle book in a trilogy.
I wonder if this publisher was in a hurry to put this on the shelf because it seems like they didn't make much effort to make it understandable to an English speaking audience.Personally, I love Yamagata-sensei's artwork. It is sketchy, as one of the other reviewers said, but she has a unique way of capturing expression in the eyes that makes her characters endearing. I see that the first book is going to be published by the same company. It's a pity another company didn't pick it up.I don't think this book is a complete waste of time, but if you really want to read it, learn Japanese.
I agree with the reviewer before me that there are very odd actions preformed by the characters for no reason at all and the art is HIDEOUS but I found myself oddly liking the book. It is TERRIBLE. Mainly because it isn't about you average guy who suddenly realizes he loves another guy, this guy was gay from the beginnng and is excepting himself. Even though both stories in the book don't end, they are left open for the reader to get what they may from the book.I'm keeping the book but I doubt I'll reread through it again.Once again I'm annoyed with DMP's quanity over quality as I can't stress how bad the art is. But I must admit, it's a hell of alot better then whatever Ms. Hoshino can dish out.I even wonder if I should bother with DMP's books anymore.
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