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Amazon.com: JUNJO ROMANTICA Volume 3: (Yaoi) (Junjo Romantica): Books: Shungiku NakamuraPosting late again because I was distracted by TV. I have a fascination for bad Dancing themed movies. So of course when I saw Center Stage, a truly bad movie about ballet was on, I had to watch.
The rest of my books arrived along with the third volume of Junjo Romantica (I talked about volumes 1 & two earlier week. The third volume continues with the dual storylines from the first two, though this volume had three chapters of Junjo Romantica (Misaki and Akihiko) and only two of Junjo Egoist.
In the continuing adventures of college freshman Misaki and award winning novelist Akihiko Usami (nicknamed Usagi), Misaki wonders if sleeping with Usagi and liking it makes him gay. (Yes, yes it does, duh.) Then he angst about if they're actually a couple or if they're dating. To sooth his fears (when surprise-sex doesn't work) Usagi decides to take him out on a high class date. It gets uncomfortable when another man, publishing president Isaka-san, crashes the date and makes snide comments to Misaki about Usagi. After Isaka-san is dragged away by his secretary (male of course) they continue with their date, with a short break for more surprise-sex.
Thus reassured of their relationship (only not really at all) all seems to be going well for the pair until Misaki's older brother calls. It turns out that Takahiro is coming back from Osaka with his young wife and want Misaki to move back in with them. Will he go? Duh, there's another chapter of Romantica in this volume, so it's just another excuse for angst and surprise sex. Then they go to Sapporo for...no, not surprise sex but for Marimo balls. Get your mind out of the gutter! They're cute little moss balls that grow in water. ( I want one, they're like pet rocks, but wet and fuzzy.)
Junjo Egoist is all over story-wise, and the two chapters don't really mesh well together. The first chapter is rather cute with the proud Hiroki looking after an under-the-weather Nowaki. But after having a typical lover's spat (and makeup sex), the next chapter starts out with a date between the two of them and then zooms into a chapter long flashback of past relationship of Hiroki's. And it ends with a cliffhanger! What's up with that?
The artwork does seem to have improved, at least in proportions. I didn't notice any of Usagi's appendages swelling up. (Hands! I mean HANDS!) Though I have to say, Nowaki looked different, in this volume. He looks older and I can't figure out if it's intentional (as in time as passed and he's aged) or just maturing artwork.
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