Yaoi Review: Embracing Love (2-in-1), Vol. 1: Includes Vols. 1 & 2 Paperback

I've finished "Embracing Love (2-in-1) Vol. 1 by Youka Nitta.

Iwaki Kyousuke and Katou Yoji are two hugely popular adult film stars looking for a way out of the industry. Their chance arrives when they’re both invited to audition for a new erotic film. Imagine their surprise when the director decides the only way for him to choose who will get the coveted lead role is for them to perform one of the film’s love scenes on the spot — with each other! Things get even crazier when Katou decides to take drastic measures to ensure he can continue seeing Iwaki after film production wraps. How will Iwaki respond to Katou’s impulsive act?

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

About the Author

Youka Nitta made her publishing debut with GROUPIE in 1995 and since then has become one of the most prolific and popular boys’ love creators worldwide. Her most well-known series, Embracing Love, has been adapted into both a drama CD as well as an anime series. Born March 8th in Fukui Prefecture, she’s a Pisces with a B blood type. Her hobbies include walking and going to the theater. To find out more about Youka Nitta, visit her English-language website at http://nittayouka.com.

Product Details
Series: Embracing Love (Book 1)
Paperback: 376 pages
Publisher: SuBLime; Original edition (August 13, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421555735
ISBN-13: 978-1421555737

My Review:

Iwaki Kyousuke and Katou Yoji are both popular adult film actors who are like oil and water.  They fight every time they are in the same room (it's quite hilarious!).  Both work as AV actors but want to become mainstream so they both are fighting for a role that will help them achieve their goal.  They start a very steamy and sexual relationship that changes their lives.

This manga has very explicit m x m sex scenes and each chapter has at least one sex scene (more the better, LOL!).


4/5

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

Yaoi Review: Starting with a Kiss, Vol. 2 (Yaoi Manga) [Paperback]

I've finished "Starting With a Kiss Vol. 2" by Youka Nitta.

Product Description

As Tohru and Mutsumi continue their secret affair, Tohru realizes the more they sleep together the more he gives in to the pleasure. And not wanting his lover to play the field, Mutsumi goes out of his way to keep Tohru satisfied. Unfortunately for these two, the very last person they’d want finding out about their secret relationship does. Enraged that Mutsumi would dare lay a hand on his precious charge, Domoto kidnaps Mutsumi with bloody retribution in mind!

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

About the Author

Youka Nitta made her publishing debut with GROUPIE in 1995 and since then has become one of the most prolific and popular boys' love creators worldwide. Her most well-known series, Embracing Love, has been adapted into both a drama CD as well as an anime series. Born March 8th in Fukui Prefecture, she's a Pisces with a B blood type. Her hobbies include walking and going to the theater. To find out more about Youka Nitta, visit her English-language website at http://nittayouka.com.

Product Details
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: SuBLime; Original edition (November 13, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421550032
ISBN-13: 978-1421550039

My Review:

This volume picks up right where we left off in Vol. 1 with Tohru and Mutsumi having some fun in the stairway.  They have finally finished but Domoto goes looking for Tohru and finds Tohru's wallet on the ground and his hands get sticky (he figures out what happens pretty quick and he's not very happy).

Domoto returns Tohru's wallet and Tohru's looks kind of worried but thanks him.  Then Tohru and Mutsumi go over to Mustsumi's place to have some more fun and have a conversation.  After they are finished Mutsumi leaves when he notices Domoto's face in his car window.  Domoto knocks Mutsumi unconscious and kidnaps him to teach him a lesson.  They both get into it and have a serious discussion about pledging loyalty to Tohru.

Meanwhile Tohru calls Mutsumi and is wondering why he isn't answering since he does right away.  He goes looking for him and finds Mutsumi's car keys on the ground.  Then he realizes that Domoto knew what happened and took Mutsumi.  He runs to his father and asks him to search for them but his father says, "that Domoto went against the family" and he would be punished.  He also said that Mutsumi can take care of himself don't underestimate him.

Then Domoto returns

5/5

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

Yaoi Manga in series:

1.  Starting With a Kiss Vol. 1
2.  Starting With a Kiss Vol. 2

Yaoi Review: Starting with a Kiss, Vol. 1 (Yaoi Manga) [Paperback]

I've finished "Starting With a Kiss Vol. 1" by Youka Nitta.

Product Description

Toru, the son of a yakuza boss, is sent into exile on a deserted island for his own protection during a gang feud. Fiery and impetuous, he isn't thrilled to be sidelined when he'd rather be in the fight, and is even less thrilled that Mutsumi, son of the gang's second in command, is going with him. The serious, studious Mutsumi is Toru's opposite in every way, and it doesn't take long before the sparks between them begin to fly!

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

About the Author

Youka Nitta made her publishing debut with GROUPIE in 1995 and since then has become one of the most prolific and popular boys' love creators worldwide. Her most well-known series, Embracing Love, has been adapted into both a drama CD as well as an anime series. Born March 8th in Fukui Prefecture, she's a Pisces with a B blood type. Her hobbies include walking and going to the theater. To find out more about Youka Nitta, visit her English-language website at http://nittayouka.com.

Product Details
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: SuBLime; Original edition (August 14, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421550024
ISBN-13: 978-1421550022

My Review:

WARNING:  18+  Explicit love scenes

I highly recommend this series if you love yakuza with hot and good looking characters, explicit love scenes  and violence.

Tohru the beautiful and hot headed son of the current yakuza leader is ordered to hide on a deserted and isolated island with the son of their second in command handsome and deadly Mutsumi to not get involved in a conflict.  Mutsumi is determined to stay on the path of respectability and not long after sparks fly between these two virile and handsome guys during their stay in close quarters.  Boy did they fly!

The three main characters (except for Tohru) understand that just using guns, knives, drugs and extortion are not enough.  Using sex as a weapon can be very powerful as seen with the back story between Shinya and Itsuki.  Shinya used sex to elevate Itsuki's position and to win him over to his Yakuza group and he hopes that will be same with both their sons.  Mutsumi is quite smart and figures out that is what Shinya was after and falls for Tohru who he pledges his loyalty and brotherhood.  He informs Tohru he should use his sex appeal as a weapon and not just act as a typical Yakuza.

The illustrations were beautifully drawn and the sex scenes were really smutty and explicit.  The characters are all hot and handsome (Shinya and Itsuki were quite good looking in their young years).

5/5

Other yaoi manga in series:

1.  Starting With a Kiss Vol. 1
2.  Starting With a Kiss Vol. 2 - November 13, 2012

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