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is a yaoi
manga
series created by Satosumi Takaguchi. It was originally serialized in the shōjo
magazine Monthly Asuka
.
The story revolves around Shino Hisae, a thirty-five year old yaoi anime
voice actor
, who despite his age still looks like a teenager. Due to his looks, he is often subject to advances from his fellow co-workers Tenryu-san and Mizusawa-kun. Not only does he have to deal with these advances but also has drama and tension at home with his seventeen-year-old son Hisae Nakaya who also is just discovering his homosexuality
.
This series may be categorized as a yaoi but it has less sexual contact that other series in the genre, until the last two volumes.
The story actually begins when Shino's son Nakaya finds the apartment of his father. He finds out the yaoi aspect of Shino's job later and is not quite pleased, though he ends up reconciling with it. When Nakaya has a false pregnancy alarm with his girlfriend, he begins to relate to his father more.
At work, Shino is constantly being hit on by thirty-seven year-old Tenryu and twenty-something year-old Mizusawa. They're both bisexual and play the seme
to Shino's uke
. Tenryu is just getting over a divorce with his wife, and is going through emotional turmoil as his wife has forbidden him from seeing their seven year-old daughter ever again. He turns to Shino during the turmoil and consequently things go further than Shino is at first comfortable with.
In the third volume, a Canadian hockey player becomes Nakaya's coach and Nakaya becomes infatuated with him. They end up a couple, much to Shino's dismay, who believes that the homosexuality seen in his son is because he plays uke
so many times in yaoi anime series.
Nakaya Hisae
Tenryu
Mizusawa
Fuse Akihi
Yaoi
In careful Japanese enunciation, all three vowels are pronounced separately, for a three-mora word, . The English equivalent is . also known as Boys' Love, is a Japanese popular term for female-oriented fictional media that focus on homoerotic or homoromantic male relationships, usually created by...
manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
series created by Satosumi Takaguchi. It was originally serialized in the shōjo
Shojo
The term refers to manga marketed to a female audience roughly between the ages of 10-18. The name romanizes the Japanese 少女 , literally: "little female". Shōjo manga covers many subjects in a variety of narrative and graphic styles, from historical drama to science fiction — often with a strong...
magazine Monthly Asuka
Monthly Asuka
is a monthly Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten, aimed at teenage girls. Much like its sibling publication Shōnen Ace, it places some emphasis on anime tie-ins and spinoffs...
.
The story revolves around Shino Hisae, a thirty-five year old yaoi anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
voice actor
Seiyu
Voice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...
, who despite his age still looks like a teenager. Due to his looks, he is often subject to advances from his fellow co-workers Tenryu-san and Mizusawa-kun. Not only does he have to deal with these advances but also has drama and tension at home with his seventeen-year-old son Hisae Nakaya who also is just discovering his homosexuality
Homosexuality
Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...
.
This series may be categorized as a yaoi but it has less sexual contact that other series in the genre, until the last two volumes.
Plot summary
Shino had gotten his high school girlfriend pregnant, knowing that he would become a father because he very much loved his girlfriend. However his girlfriend, who came from a wealthy family, left him so that she "wouldn't interfere with his goal of becoming an actor".The story actually begins when Shino's son Nakaya finds the apartment of his father. He finds out the yaoi aspect of Shino's job later and is not quite pleased, though he ends up reconciling with it. When Nakaya has a false pregnancy alarm with his girlfriend, he begins to relate to his father more.
At work, Shino is constantly being hit on by thirty-seven year-old Tenryu and twenty-something year-old Mizusawa. They're both bisexual and play the seme
Seme
Seme may refer to:*Seme Border, a settlement in Nigeria on the border with Benin*Seme , a Maasai term for a type of lion hunting knife*Seme , Japanese martial arts term meaning to attack...
to Shino's uke
Uke
In Japanese martial arts, the is the person who "receives" a technique.The exact role of uke also known as a partner, varies between the different arts and often within the art itself depending on the situation...
. Tenryu is just getting over a divorce with his wife, and is going through emotional turmoil as his wife has forbidden him from seeing their seven year-old daughter ever again. He turns to Shino during the turmoil and consequently things go further than Shino is at first comfortable with.
In the third volume, a Canadian hockey player becomes Nakaya's coach and Nakaya becomes infatuated with him. They end up a couple, much to Shino's dismay, who believes that the homosexuality seen in his son is because he plays uke
Uke
In Japanese martial arts, the is the person who "receives" a technique.The exact role of uke also known as a partner, varies between the different arts and often within the art itself depending on the situation...
so many times in yaoi anime series.
Characters
Shino Hisae- A thirty-five year-old voice actor for the show Miracle Dieter Miyuki, struggling with his co-worker's advancements. He's raising his only son by himself to become a good person
Nakaya Hisae
- A seventeen year-old high school student with an avid zeal for hockey; he loses half a tooth from it at one point. He's very protective of his overly naive father, and is very confused about his own sexuality.
Tenryu
- Thirty-seven year-old voice actor who has just gotten divorced and is suffering from sexual turmoil. He is one of the people advancing on Shino.
Mizusawa
- A young twenty-something year-old bisexual voice actor who has taken a liking to Shino, and is often giving him a hard time.
Fuse Akihi
- An attractive and talented hockey player, whose knee injury prevents him from participating in the world competitions.
Volume list
External links
- Blu's site for Shout Out Loud!Official website
- IGN review
- Mania review
- Shaenon Garrity recommendation
- David Welsh review
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