You're my loveprize in the Viewfinder.
(Yaoi (やおい) also known as Boys' Love, is a Japanese popular term for female-oriented fictional media that focus on homoerotic or homoromantic male relationships, usually created by female authors. Well thats what wikipedia's got to say about yaoi. Yama nashi, ochi nashi, imi nashi thats yaoi. meaning; "No climax, no point, no meaning". kindly refer to google for further information. You have been warned. Its explicit. The words and terms used here commonly used in the yaoi world. I have not explained it. )
If you are not familiar with either this post might confuse you. I suggest "google".
This is not a manga review. This is a manga appreciation post. Appreciate the hot-flashes providing, palpitations causing characters of Viewfinder. Read. Love ASAMI post.
Viewfinder is a yaoi (boy's love) manga authored and drawn by yamane ayano. I am not too sure if i should explain the plot. I mean; the manga is freaking amazing,even if it din't have a decent plot, thousands would still read it. Thats how amazing it is. But fear not, it has a plot. A yakuza, A crime Photographer, A chinese triad don, A Russian Mafia don and few assorted friends of our photographer and of course equally hot assistants of the yakuza.
This manga is published in Be.Boy gold( a magazine) and their highest grossing manga. Here is why.
Asami: Duh!! he is the Seme(Top)
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| Akihito: Uke OBV Them together: |
I am not really going to write about the plot in detail. It has a bit of S&M in the first chapter and in one extra. Both these chapters are not my favorite. I really don't do hardcore S&M. The story starts off with Akihito messing with Asami and the latter trying to teach the young prickly photographer a lesson. Oh well it doesn't happen and the mighty falls. Enter a Chinese triad lord with unrequited love and we have a potpourri of jealousy, romance, guns,ships, kidnap, hong-kong, rescue mission and whole lot of angst and humour as well.
Feilong: The chinese triad. With a past connection to Asami.
Leaving the story aside, let me provide you with images guaranteed to cause palpitations:
Ahh! The boys together. As the story progresses we get to see Asami undergo a transformation from the mocking and cruel crime lord to tender and indulging lover. (<3) oh the 6 packs. *wiping drool of the keyboard*
I have never been much of a lip person; Can't blame me.. considering in real life hardly anyone ever has nice full lips unless it is filled with botox. But here; Behold the lips and kiss to die for;
I don't know about you, but every time i read this i wish i could jump into the viewfinder world. Ah man. Just look at this. How many men/women can actually kiss like that? A Kiss that will make you go weak in the knees and cause you to collapse. Sigh!!
Look at him. Look at Asami. The anger when his Akihito is hurt. The way he glowers will put Don Vito Corleone to shame.
The manga is now in its 7th volume. 1st volume we are introduced to the characters and their lives and in the 2nd Asami and Feilong's past takes precedence. The 3 rd voulme is all about feilong kidnapping Akihito and Asami going to hong-kong to rescue him.
Akihito gets kidnapped by Feilong and Asami dearest, goes to rescue him.
And that's our uke!! Angry-young man.
Finally: After a month of anguish, they meet. Finally.
Post the hong-kong arc, the changing dynamics between the leads are depicted.
We get some insight into their thoughts and feelings for each other. Thankfully there is no Feilong.
Viewfinder is not a typical yaoi manga,where in boy meets boy fall in love over night and viola. The end. Finder is a shounen-style yaoi,with a solid plot and very interesting characters that one cannot get enough of. If you are a yaoi fan then viewfinder is your bible. Smex is rampant in the manga. Forced sex is also prevalent. But as the dynamics change between the leads the smex changes as well.
If you read the first chapter and was put off my the S&M, i suggest give the manga another try. Leave the first chapter out. Things get better and more wonderful as the story progresses.
I am not going to provide a link to read the manga, as it is licensed. It is available online. Kindly google it if you want to read it.
There are many active communities on livejournal for this manga; Fan-fiction,art and raws are provided here; http://yamane-ayano.livejournal.com/
As it is explicit adult content; membership is required.
The manga can be purchased online from sites like amazon, Flipkart, Akadot and so on.
Lastly;
Yamane Ayano ; the Mangaka( All hail)
AsamixAki coloured by me. photoshop 7
Disclaimer:
All images belong to Yamane Ayano., and i do not own any of them. The images were retrieved from the manga. I do not take other's work as my own.
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