Welcome to BRB, everyone! Back in July I
posted a book review titled Bad Teacher’s Equation, a yaoi series by Kazuma
Kodaka. If you wish to read my review, click the following link: Bad Teacher's Equation Review Without realizing it, I happened to read
the sequel to that series while I was out of town. I was supposed to be writing
in the evenings before bed, but I’d worked so late and was so extremely tired,
reading was the only thing I could concentrate on. I find picking up a book
helps me unwind and clears my mind.
Anyway, here I’m reading this tender
dramatic school based yaoi, when I realize some of the older characters look
familiar, and then I recognized their names. That’s when it hit me…this series
was a sequel to BTE. Duh! LOL Okay, I admit, I should’ve
caught on much sooner, considering this was the summary for the series on the
website.
“The one-year-younger, cry-baby, childhood
friend, Kanade, suddenly took Meguru’s first kiss! Though he's grown taller a
bit recently, and the girls made a big fuss and called him “the piano prince”,
I will not be tricked. He’s a pervert who steals another guy’s lips! With
additional pages, the perfect version is now on sale.
This manga skips a few years ahead of the
ending of Kodaka Kazuma's Kusatta Kyoushi no Houteishiki... Now it's time for
the kids to shine! It features all of our favourite couples from Kusatta plus
some new ones, and the artwork is completely gorgeous!”
In my defence, I
was extremely tired. :P
Ren'ai Houteishiki or Love Equation, story
and art, by Kazuma Kodaka is the sequel series to Kusatta Kyoushi no Houteishiki
or Bad Teacher’s Equation. Even though it has been listed along with BTE as a yaoi,
this sweet gay romance read like a shounen-ai. Which means there is no explicit sex. The
main characters kiss and fondle, but that’s as far as it goes, and little is
seen. But, there is another sex scene with the older characters that shows more, and a masturbation scene. You can decide.
Kanade and Meguru, as the summary above
states, are childhood friends; Kanade is a gifted pianist, who within a year
matures considerably, and is taller as a result, and quite attractive. All the
girls swoon over him. His mouthy, inconsiderate and slightly older best friend
Meguru wants a girl, but can’t seem to find one, and is jealous of any girl that
chases Kanade. Eventually, Meguru finds out that Kanade isn’t attracted to any
of their classmates. He has a hard time accepting that his friend is gay and
wants him. He isn’t sure how he feels and expresses confusion through his actions and words. There is a girl
he likes, but does care about his friend.
What I liked the most about this shounen-ai/yaoi is the gentle build-up between Meguru and Kanade, the problems they share, and
of course, their wonderful personalities. Kanade is the big strong silent
type. Meguru speaks before he thinks, but learns to curb his attitude later. The
artistry, as usual, was superb; Ms. Kodaka’s attention to the finer details, perfect. She is one mangaka that can definitely capture the youthful innocence of
children and teenagers. All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed this series and give
it 4.5 stars!
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