Top 10 Yaoi Count Down
Number 7
I struggled the last few days, unable to
choose which yaoi to post next. Finally, I picked ‘Midare Somenishi’ or in
English ‘A Legend of Samurai Love’ for my number seven slot. Samurai Love by
Kazuma Kodaka is probably one of her lesser-praised works. The manga is
approximately two hundred and sixteen pages of moderate plot and sexual
depravity–not as explicit as some bara I’ve read, but close enough. And, yes, I
have read bara. I must confess the steroid pumped guys with anatomically
incorrect body parts aren’t really a turn-on. Bara is strictly a ‘suck ‘n’ f***
fest’. I’ve yet to come across one with an actual plot that doesn’t include
gang banging, rape, or S&M. According to whomever (stats) bara is quite
popular with men. I guess every man’s ultimate fantasy is to be forced? A shiver
just ran down my spine. *shudders*
Anyway, getting back on track….
Midare Somenishi is the story about Shirou, a redheaded, samurai warrior that
has a taste for blood. Unknown to Shirou, his much younger brother Fujimaru
follows him and ends up kidnapped by a sadistic feudal lord, Sougetsu. In order
to protect his brother, Shirou becomes Sougetsu’s sex slave, while devising a
daring plan of escape. Subjected to humiliation and eventually the loss of this
brother, Shirou finds himself falling for his captor and his captor falls for
him. That’s a very brief synopsis.
Ms. Kodaka does a superb job as usual. Her
artistry is second to none. But the plot totally cliché, unfortunately. Very ‘oh
master hurt me’. On the other hand, I found it to be a breath of fresh air. For
Ms. Kodaka, it's something completely different from her usual, though graphic
as it is. And, I wouldn’t recommend it for everyone. There is a lot of forced
sex. So if explicit, rough intercourse turns you off run the other direction.
LOL
An offshoot to Samurai Love is a very short
insert called ‘Midare Somenishi DJ Adesugata Emaki' (Alluring Scrolls). Once
again, if you need a sex overload, please indulge. It’s approximately twenty
pages of Sougetsu doing Shirou. Period. So there you have it! I give this yaoi
4 out of 5 flames because I sincerely enjoyed most everything about it and the
sex was hot! But the dialogue–not! Yuck. LOL
Happy Yaoi Hunting!
Blak Rayne ^_^!!
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