Doukyusei Story and Art by Asumiko Nakamura
One day while in choir Hikaru notices something… one of the
other boys isn’t actually singing with everyone else. He will come to learn the
boy’s name (Rihito) as he teaches him how to sing. The two will soon realize
their romantic feelings towards one another. Thus begins the trials and
tribulations of an innocent young love.
Serialized in the BL (Boys’ Love) comic anthology Opera in
Japan, which is also home to House of Five Leave’s Natsume Ono’s BL comics. Unlike
several BL titles, Doukyusei is a title easily accessible to a much wider
audience due in no small part to the innocence the series has, this is a subtle
tale of young love. That’s not to say there’s nothing here for fans of the BL
genre, there are several steamy kiss scenes for that audience as well but this
is a title I see having a much broader appeal.
As the story progresses over the course of Hikaru’s and
Rihito high school years the reader watches as the young couple struggles and
grows. All the while the story maintains, with ease, a more sophisticated tone
meant for a mature audience. These are very sympathetic characters: when the characters
ache—the reader aches, when the characters experience joy so does the reader.
At present this oneshot is only available on the Jmanga website
but I am uncertain if it is one of the titles they’ve made available worldwide
or not.
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