Koisuru Boukun, or in English, The Tyrant
Falls in Love, which is only one way to translate the title, art and story by Takanaga
Hinako, is a dramatic yaoi with a school setting. Graduate student Souichi
Tatsumi is demanding to deal with, violent, and tyrant, and adding to his
already rather insufferable list of personality traits, he’s also a homophobe. On
the other hand, his lab assistant Tetsuhiro Morinaga is a polite and kind man
with the fortitude of a god, literally. After five years together, working side-by-side,
Morinaga is hopelessly in love with Tatsumi, and fantasizes about him
regularly. But Tatsumi doesn’t seem to care, and explodes at every turn,
driving Morinaga to force a sexual and romantic relationship between them.
Okay, I read the entire series in two days
and I’ve seen the anime. It isn’t my favourite yaoi and not because of the art or anything like that. I just found that by the end Tatsumi really grated on my nerves; sort of like Ritsu from Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi did,
but far worse. I understand Tatsumi’s perspective and the
type of brutal, say-whatever’s-on-my-mind, kind of character he is, but that
doesn’t mean I have to sympathize or even like him. He just went on and on,
hardly giving an inch. And even though he clearly loved Morinaga, he
never said it. Grrr.
And here’s the craziest part of all: Tatsumi
claimed to be a homophobe in yet he allows Morinaga to do him, then he beats
him up. Thus creating this roller coaster ride of emotional highs and lows that
gradually drove me insane. That isn’t to say that Morinaga was a hit with me either. He had me banging my head against my desk.


Although quite popular with readers, The Tyrant Falls in Love wasn’t the best
yaoi I’ve ever read. The characters lacked personal development, and the plot
remained stagnant, repeating the same theme over and over. In my opinion, the OVA was far better. Sadly, I give this
series 2.5 stars.
Happy Yaoi Hunting!
Blak Rayne
Read this one myself and didn't care for it either.
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