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Brother X Brother 1 (2000)

by Hirotaka Kisaragi(Favorite Author)

3.79 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

3770468708 (ISBN13: 9783770468706)

languge

English

genre

Romance

series

Brother X Brother

review 1: NOTE: THIS IS NOT ACTUALLY INCEST, I SWEAR IT'S NOT, DON'T JUDGE ME.That aside...I'm not really sure why the author chose to call it Brother X Brother. It's that odd almost-incest trope that comes up a lot in manga, where step-siblings who are not actually blood-related fall in love. Only, this is even less taboo than that, because the father of the main character is dead, and the other two are his step-sons that he acquired much later in their lives from relationships from different women (who are also both dead). So not only are these three all adults, they weren't remotely raised together, and none of them share parentage. Even if they had, the parents in question are mostly dead. There's nothing really that taboo about the relationships they have (oh, and it's not a th... morereesome either, so not even taboo there). Even the fact that "th-they're both guys" is not an issue here, or even brought up barely at all, as this takes place in yaoi fantasy land, where most people are gay, and this isn't really a problem as far as anyone's concerned.So if the author went so out of her way to make this as least taboo as possible...WHY CALL IT BROTHER X BROTHER?? I mean, wouldn't that title scare off people who expected an incest story, while at the same time disappoint people who were looking for an incest story? It just seems alienating to me. And baffling. I just don't get it. (I only read it on recommendation from someone who assured me it wasn't incest, for example.) And I know they call each other "brother" in the story, but since it is a manga, even basic weaboo 101 will tell you that people that aren't necessarily related can refer to each other like that in Japan.Anyway, besides that whole baffling naming issue and the fact that I simply do not understand almost-incest stories...I liked this. It was an insanely cute story with insanely pretty men. It was very emotional at points, sweet at other points, and just all-around cute. I guess it's not technically over yet, but the main plot issues have been resolved, so now the manga has just sort of spiraled into side stories. I finished five volumes in a day. It wasn't the most absolutely amazing thing I've ever read, but I've plowed through some very odd yaoi lately, so it was nice to read one that didn't make me want to bang my head against a wall.Except for the title. But other than that.
review 2: I was happy upon learning that the "brothers" weren't. I'm not too crazy on the incest thing. Well anyway around the middle of the book all I could think about was Kaname!! Nuuu!!! It broke my heart a bit learning about his difficult past. But all three brothers together in that house and all that drama is awakening the huge fangirl within me! I also love the sex scenes because thier not too graphic but still not too annoyingly conservative. And the artwork. Gotta love that too!! less

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