Yaoi Review: Punch Up!, Vol. 2 (Yaoi Manga) [Paperback]

I've finished "Punch Up! Vol. 2" by Shiuko Kano.

Product Description

Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for mature audiences.

Architect Maki Motoharu is thoroughly enjoying life with his new roommate, ironworker Ohki Kouta.

Although he’s young, Kouta is responsible and sees to the chores Motoharu tends to forget. Their nightlife together is full of new, wonderful discoveries, too! Things seems perfect for the new couple until Kouta's old crush shows up and Motoharu finds himself grappling with feelings of jealousy for the first time in his life.

Includes bonus comic strips, along with the side story "Honeymoon."

About the Author

Shiuko Kano is the creator of over 30 manga. Her English-language releases include: Affair, I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone, Kiss All The Boys, Maybe I'm Your Steppin' Stone, Play Boy Blues, Tough Love Baby, and Yakuza In Love. A native of Osaka Prefecture, she was born on March 4th with an O blood type, and is the sister of mangaka Kazuna Uchida. You can find out more about Shiuko Kano at her website, http://www.studioe-kennel.com.


Product Details
Paperback: 216 pages
Publisher: SuBLime (October 9, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421543508
ISBN-13: 978-1421543505
My Review:

I found Maki's quirky obsession with q-tips hilarious especially his fantasies of where he wants to use it on Kouta (I was laughing so hard).
 
The love scenes are beautifully graphical and rendered hot and explicit and boy are there plenty of them (7 to be exact).  You can tell and feel how much Maki and Kouta love each other during these scenes (and I think they are funny I don't know why but I just find them funny)!  Both finally admit they love each other and those scenes were very tender and loving.

Then Kouta's first love arrives back on the scene when they bump into each other on the subway.  Maki becomes jealous and hurt when Kouta isn't quite truthful about the encounter.  Kouta realizes he hurt Maki and is determined not to do that again.

We also get a bittersweet flashback on the sidestory Honeymoon when Kouta first met his first love and how they became involved and their breakup.

5/5

Thanks Simon and Schuster Canada for sending me this yaoi manga to review, greatly appreciated!

Yaoi manga in series:

1.  Punch Up Vol. 1
2.  Punch Up Vol. 2
3.  Punch Up Vol. 3 - January 8, 2013
4.  Punch Up Vol. 4 - April 9, 2013