White Guardian (Yaoi)
by Duo Brand
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Author: Duo BrandEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-04-01
ISBN: 1933809248
Number of pages: 184
Publisher: DramaQueen LLC
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Book Review: A breath of fresh air...
Summary: 4 Stars
White Guardian is the first book of the Landa Series and is written by Duo Brand, which is the team of Haruka Akatsuki and Nobuyoshi Watanabe. This story is about the kingdom of Landa, which is surrounded by water and therefore has the largest navy in the world. One of the navy's great commanders is General Sei and is one of our main characters. The story starts out in the middle of a battle at sea where unbeknownst to our general, the prince of Landa, Prince Linth Highwind Belc Landa IV is masquerading as one of his new ensigns. Needless to say, the General ends up having to come to his rescue and gives him a good ear chewing. Afterward, the prince decides to pay the general a visit in his private quarters to thank him for saving him and to apologize. What he doesn't expect is that the general plans on taking him as thanks. The scene is played out as a rape scene; however, our prince (Linth) has had his eye on Sei since he was quite young so he doesn't put up much (or any) resistance. Linth reveals his royal lineage and brings Sei back as his aide to help clean up the corruption running rampant throughout the kingdom. Keep in mind that this is merely the introduction to the book. The story delves further into their budding romance, which faces some conflict at the appearance of a past lover and an impending invasion by a nearby kingdom.
I really like the character design in this one. Each character is completely different from the other, they are all manly and our General Sei comes complete with facial hair and a scar, which makes him ruggedly handsome. I also love how the general's eyes are done and how his smile is drawn. It is very unique and makes him very sexy. The plot is a good one and is also different from your usual yaoi fare, so that's a nice touch. The sex is plentiful and though not overly graphic it is graphic enough to earn its 18+ rating. There are six sex scenes in all and not all based on our main couple. Once scene is a rather graphic rape scene (not the initial one I discussed above either) but it does set the stage for a nice "healing" scene later in the story so it was worth reading through. The illustrations are nice but could use a little work regarding human anatomy in general. The translation to English was nicely done and there were no hiccups to be had in the story. It is a definite add for the serious yaoi collector and was satisfying enough for even this hard yaoi enthusiast's tastes. The follow up to this story is Crimson Wind and has already been released.
Character Design = A
Plot = A-
Sex - A-
Illustrations = A-
Translation = A+
Overall Grade = A-
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