Sweet Revolution (Yaoi)

As others more accurately review the content and storyline of this, namely H. Carson and R. Parklane, I will simply add that there is absolutely no rape here, no violence or sickening plot twists at all. Clean artwork, good adventure story with sweet love story. Not realistic at all but enjoyable and one I have reread.

Sweet Revolution is one of my favorite yaoi manga books. It's the story of a young dragon king and his house-spirit vassal, who have escaped to our world so that they can be together... Back in their world, the dragon king's father is ailing and wants his son to return so he can marry and father an heir to the kingdom. The art by Yukine Honami is beautiful and memorable. One of the first yaoi manga I ever read, and still one of my favorites.

Although the story starts in one direction and ends in another, this story is great (plus an interesting little oneshot). The art work is pretty good and the story is cute (in an odd way). This story involves house spirits, a dragon lord, an heir, and a confused student. I do recommend this story.

This "soft" Yaoi (more shounen-ai) is a great surprise. The sex scenes are subtle but "Sweet Revolution" does not need any "Yaoiness" to hold my interest. The story of course, centers on boy-love, this time between Tatsuki (sucessor of the dragon king) and his vassal (sweet Ohta, a house spirit). This is interweaved seamlessly into a background which switches effortlessly between the present world and an alternate fairy tale (more like Chinese folk lore) realm. I love the characters of Tatsuki and Ohta, both boys adorable in their own way. The older supporting characters of Ryu-Oh (the dragon king and Tatsuki's father) and Izuna (Taksuki's teacher) are also captivating and one just have to lament the fact that they do not have their own story. Tatsuki's stuborness and rebellion to achieve his heart's desire (to be with Ohta and only Ohta) and Ohta's equally binding love for Tatsuki are endearing. Another cute supporting character is their school mate, Misaki, and his little story towards the end is quite hilarious. My only regret is that this is a stand alone manga (I think). A pity because there is so much room for more, one being the relationship between Ryu-Oh and Izuna, but their short story towards the end may just erase doubts as to whether this couple manage to hang on to one another. Like the reviewer before me, this manga will be included in my list of "re-reads".

I was surprised that I enjoyed this book as much I did! I was not sure if I would, because the story description seemed to hint that this tale would be convoluted, but I personally felt it tied together well. The main love story between Tatsuki and Ohta is very endearing. It gave a few tugs to the heart as I read it and began to understand the depth of their relationship. This kind of sweet romantic focus on the relationship is something I really love in titles such as this. This is a book that I will read again for this very reason. I also felt that I *liked* the characters, the jealous and loving Tatsuki, the sweet and shy Ohta, the clueless yet energetic classmate Misaki, all were likable in their own way for me. This can be important for those who read mangas and enjoy identifying with the characters. Now onto a few issues that might give some people trouble: 1) The back story regarding their home world resolved in a slightly unrealistic way. 2) The sex scenes may not be in the manner some are looking for. I thought they were well drawn, and went well with the story. But, to put this bluntly, they didn't really *show* very much, nor was it completely clear what exactly was happening. Thoughts such as: "Are the boys just sharing a nice long naked/kissing type of hug, or is something else going on here?" did float through my mind. The scenes were not clearly explored with the `no holds bared' approach that one would find in a manga like `Target in the Finder' (which does a great job of multi-page sex scenes). But, I must stress that this is a very different type of book, therefore again, this was not an issue for me personally. I truly enjoyed the relationship and characters here and will add this to my small library of favorites to read again!