In fact, this is only the third yaoi fandom I've ever gotten involved in, and the only one I have really liked. I'm not what you would call a yaoi fangirl. English Light Novels.com is a resource for English speaking fans of light novels to learn more about all the light. The novel is licensed for an English language release in North America by Digital Manga Publishing. The chapters were collected and published as a single hardbound novel in 1990. Written by Rieko Yoshihara, the individual chapters of Ai no Kusabi were serialized in the yaoi magazine Shousetsu June between December 1986 and October 1987.
They don't seem to be published anymore and they're not really around online either. These novels are nearly legendary, being as hard to find as they are. Read the light novels on my own.
(Trust me, I thought the same before I started it.) There is a lot of world building going on, and while there are sex scenes and fan-servicey elements (I just think all the readers like to see Riki in pain, tbh) it is mostly about power dynamics, prejudice, and the heavy weight of societal expectations. While it may seem to people who haven't really gotten involved in this fandom that it's just a kinky BDSM fanservice piece, it really isn't. The story is the main focus of this work. Obsessed? Perhaps.Let's get started. To be specific, I watched both anime adaptions and read all the books in the series in the past 24 hours. Well, 'get through' is a vague term to describe it.
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In another world, where Riki wasn't a mongrel from the slums and where Iason wasn't a Blondy of the highest rank, in a world where everyone had a free will and Iason was skin and flesh and bone instead of somewhat of a robot with humanish feeling, maybe they would have worked. Some might ship Riki and Iason, but it's also controversial in a way because of how unbalanced and abusive their relationship is. Everything about the story is twisted and disgusting, which is what makes it so appealing.
The ending, being pretty tragic in a bitter way (not a bittersweet way) was fitting to the story, but still made me annoyed. I loved the story so much that I was considering giving it a perfect score, if not for the ending. It's turbulent and fast, with every character making mistakes and having his fate sealed because of the way the world is turned upside down, imprisoning people and controlling their lives. But we'll honestly never know, because that's just how this series is.
They're all making mistakes left and right, but we can't even reprimand them or hate them for it because they're still right in doing what they do. Every characters is completely strange and unique, but also realistic and humane in their motivations. By the third or fourth volume, I was honestly so enchanted by some of the art that it was impossible to flip past it, especially with how beautiful Riki is.The characters are also a massive selling point for this series. I didn't like the illustrations in the first volume very much, but from then on, it only improved.
I’m glad I did, for it is a page tuner. Somehow, his friends seeing him with Iason really made me all fangirl-giddy, though I'm not exactly sure why.I would recommend this if you: liked either of the animes, like reading books in general (this isn't a manga!!!!! remember that!!!), are willing to put a lot of effort into finding these books, like tragic endings, enjoy BDSM relationships, like pet play, like love trianglesI would NOT recommend this if you: didn't like the animes, don't want to put effort into getting your hands on these books, are big on consent, can't handle rape/violence, don't like pedophilia (many of the other pets are children 10-15, Riki is 15-16 in the beginning and 19-21 at the end, all paired with much older people, some 'immortal'), are disturbed by pet play and BDSM, like romances that are actually pure and romantic, prefer happier endings/handle handle tragic endingsAi No Kusabi is one book I never thought I would be reading, for this is the first yaoi I have ever read. Personally, I wished some of the scenes from the novel had been included in the animes, including Kirie's full transformation in a seme and Riki getting discovered as a pet by the Bison when they barge into his apart in Apatia, which is by far my favorite scene. Just a fair warning that the story skips around a lot and is hard to follow at times, but if you've seen either of the animes, a lot of the scenes are pretty true to the novels, so that makes it easier. Out of context, it would be easy to hate any of these characters, but when taking into account the circumstances that surrounded their actions, it's hard to find much wrong with any of them, even Iason.Overall, I enjoyed this a lot.
Iason is not typical either, with his dark obsession for Riki and how it affects their relationship. The characters are just as complex as the story, all with different motivations, hopes, and dreams.Riki is not your typical weak male lead, which is very refreshing. The books jump from the past to the present pretty often, But I never found the plot too confusing where I didn’t know what was going on. The plot is complex, dark, and pretty twisted.
So if your looking for a good yaoi to read that has a intricate plot and interesting characters, this is your book. The only complaint I have is the translation is not the greatest in the first couple of books. The sex is very graphic, but don’t expect the whole book to be about only that, the story takes center stage in this series. You will get very attached to the characters and care about what happens to each of them. Guy is Riki's lover and Kirie the slum kid that is backstabbing everyone to get out of poverty.
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