Bond(z) (Yaoi)
by Toko Kawai
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Author: Toko KawaiArtist: Toko Kawai
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-04-10
ISBN: 1934129003
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: 801 Media, Inc.
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Book Review: Early stories from Kawai-sensei
Summary: 4 Stars
The stories presented here were originally published in 2000-2003, and show the development of this manga-ka. Her author's notes at the end are not the usual hyper-humble fluff--she is very candid about what she tried to do in each story, and about the last one, "Sakura," she begs to be excused from saying anything at all. "Sakura" is, indeed, a cliched piece--but even so, Kawai-fans will see the beginning of several themes and character types here that will be used more effectively in her mature work.
Typically for this kind of collection, the longest and best story is the first one. "Bond[z]" is one of the most explicit stories in the Kawai canon. As with all the best of her work, though, it is the emotional shocks that really stay with you. The other two stories in the book are good reads--neither of them are typical of her later work, but they are still distinctively Kawai.
I was surprised at how poor the translation is. The quality is several notches lower than the average DMP/June book (801 Media is an affiliated publisher of DMP). In a couple places the dialogue makes no sense. Most often, though, it is just awkward and clunky. It's a shame DMP couldn't maintain quality in this area, because the other production values for this book are very good.
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