Mo’Some Sting Story and Art Tomoko Yamashita
When openly gay Asagi barges into his masochistic, suicidal lover Tanuki’s
office he opens brings with him a suitcase containing within it a teenage girl.
Tanuki soon learns she is Asagi’s niece, Kuma, whose being targeted by the
Yakuza. With the help of Asagi and Tanuki, Kuma must evade capture but in the
process will she change the outlooks of those around her…?
Serialized in the
Be-Boy Gold comic anthology in Japan, Tomoko Yamashita’s josei (women’s) comic
is well written with a heart-warming message at it’s core. Yamashita’s story
never feels rushed nor does it feel incomplete in contrast to many one-shot
comics from Japan. The story and characters are subdued and mature.
Kuma herself is any easily sympathetic and the way she
changes those around her is truly moving. While this did run in a BL (Boys’
Love) anthology there’s only a few steamy kiss scenes in the book. Still this
is something I’d recommend for an adult audience since I don’t see a younger
audience fully enjoying this book.
Mo’Some Sting is available in digital format
through JManga’s website.
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