![]() ![]() The price for naiveté in his case is usually some form of rape or sexual servitude, but he never seems to suffer any prolonged trauma as a result. He (like many a shonen hero) is fearless, energetic, compassionate, and tenacious, but, to a fault. The perhaps over-intentioned urge to label him as badass is understandable. Takaba Akihito, a photo-journalist, is from the start the uke who refuses to be had and, because this doesn’t mean that others won’t have him, the uke who refuses to be broken. So goes this twisted plot point: oh my god that was messed up I can’t believe I got off on that but I’ll never admit that to you you evil scum of society seme and don’t think I’ll let you get to me next time! <– famous last words, usually interpreted by the seme as an invitation to tryĪs much as I hate giving in to Yamano-sensei’s uncritical fan servicing (she, like many BL artists, is a serious fan-girl herself, so she knows which buttons to press), I fall for said feisty uke every time I see him (right). huge power differentials that problematically seek (or find, in any case) forgiveness in the uke’s pleasure (masochism) and his feisty, resilient nature. The moe (turn on) facilitated by her gorgeous artwork is almost always predicated on bondage, enslavement, and entrapment-i.e. ![]() Exotic character design (not character depth) is Yamano-sensei’s vice, but she has the skills to pull it off to its full affective possibilities (think Marlon Brando in Sayonara). Yes, aside from sporting long tresses from a period drama or fantasy adventure, he walks around in outfits no one has ever seen except in Chinese costume dramas (?). ![]() This ridiculous serving of Japanese chinoiserie is Hong Kong mob boss Fei Long. Series: Finder no Hyôteki by Yamano Ayane (2001-ongoing) ![]()
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