First of all, this manga has good story. I like it a lot.
Another great thing about this manga is that most of the men in this one are over 30 years old and sexy. :D
Personally, I can't help myself, I'd love to see some yaoi/ shounen ai moments.... x)
I liked the first story. :) Second story is unfinished. Stories are linked by flower shop.
I'd like to see the flower shop owner having a romance (it would also be great if that romance would be with a charming middle aged man)...
I liked how much imagination mangaka had put into creating these worlds and story settings.
Art was nice, I liked those manly semes. :) And ukes were not too girly for me.
Sadly there were no sexy scenes though. I would have liked to see what that angel seme was thinking of doing to our uke, those eyes suggest some steamy action:
http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/concrete_garden/mf/v01/c001.2/29/
Many people seem to be sad after the first chapter. Nobody died so there's hope for the two to be together. :) Don't lose hope.
I liked the starry paper/planket thing they did for cultural festival. <3 I should make one myself.
If you enjoy playing with pain, piercings and submission-domination during sex then you will enjoy this. If you want something light and romantic, this is not for you.
For me, the emotions in this one turn so dark that it's a bit hard to digest.
Reading Harada is like going into a hounted house, wondering if you can survive the ride until the end or not. :)
Art is ok but there is no story. This was hentai because sex wasn't erotic. Yaoi has a thicker layer of story in them and then sex is a lot more meaningful... At least I think so.
Doesn't yaoi's meaning stem from something like "no point"? Like english PWP.
I don't know what the word means in japanese. But I guess that "no point" meaning would make sense if the first people using the name didn't find these graphic novels enjoyable. If I would have named this genre I would have used something that stems from "highly enjoyable, erotic and addictive". ;)
Is there a word for it when one is a " heavy user" of yaoi? Yaoi-otaku? :) Fudanshi/fujoshi are fans of yaoi but does it imply the amount of yaoi read? :D
Well, everyone anyway might have their own use of terms. Like sometimes I wonder if people ask "what's your favorite yaoi" does that mean all guyxguy or just the ones with sex scenes. I actually noticed someone else commenting earlier about the term "Yaoi is short for yamanashi ochinashi iminashi. It means "no climax, no point, no meaning".
Hm I wonder, haven't heard :D
basically yaoi is gay hentai and it doesn't change the fact that that's what it really meant. nowadays, we see story-driven erotica stories that people get confused (especially the intl. fans) to its real meaning.
Now is the best moment for re-read from the start. After that the story makes sense again. And there''s also a good chance for very steamy moments in the future... :D