Embracing Love 5 [Paperback]

Youka Nitta (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2007

"It's a yummy manga."-SequentialTart.com

"A bumpy ride . . . one I'm happily strapping in for."-AnimeOnDVD.com

"Adds a voyeuristic edge to the fictional man's world."-GameSpot.com

Once again, Iwaki and Katou find their lives turned upside down, this time due to the antics of Iwaki's devious new personal assistant Asano. It seems that Asano craves more than merely a professional relationship with the impossibly beautiful actor, and he misses no opportunity to drive a wedge between the star-crossed lovers. This time Asano is determined to take full advantage of the friction he's created between Iwaki and Katou, and he won't rest until the explosive situation reaches its boiling point! This volume also contains an erotic bonus story.

Embracing Love 14 are available in our Recent & Recommended and backlist catalog sections.

Youka Nitta is one of the most popular yaoi creators due to her beautiful illustrations, intense characterizations, and graphic sexual depictions. In February 2006, Nitta traveled to the United States for the first time to meet her American fans and to autograph copies of Embracing Love. She hails from Fukui Prefecture in municipal Tokyo.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Be Beautiful (April 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193344018X
• ISBN-13: 978-1933440187
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,376,322 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly Splendid!, April 17, 2007

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R.Parklane (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews
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Passion, emotions, angst, tragic star-crossed lovers, erotica... This volume has it all. Why tragic ? Just read the beautiful and captivating Winter Cicadas, a tale of samurai love during the Meiji period which nearly takes up half of Vol 5. The mangaka asks the question of how this period piece which she states is the prequel is linked to Iwaki and Katou. For me, Winter Cicadas tells the previous tragic lives and love of our 2 boys. And you just need to believe in reincarnation for a moment to love this. Deeply emotionaly, and hauntingly tragic, Winter Cicadas is one beautiful and heart-rending love story as I find myself tearing towards the end (oh dear...).
Fortunately I am much cheered up by the antics of our 2 lovers in the current era. We have the continuation of Vol 4 in the beginning of the book, in which Iwaki's stand-in manager, Asano, schemes and drives a wedge between the couple. Misunderstandings, angst, passion and hot make-ups ensue, which are the very reasons we love this series. The scene when Katou confronts Asano is wonderful, as readers realize just how much Katou truly understands Iwaki. And Katou and Iwaki making-up is one emotional and erotic scene. As always Youka Nitta does a marvellous job drawing out the characters of her 2 boys, the sensitive and vulnerable Iwaki and the bold and loving Katou .
We are also treated to 2 bonus stories. The first one features the boys taking a break in a hot spring resort and the sex here is just sizzling hot. Sounds like Kizuna Vol 7 but the sex is ofcourse more explicit. The second bonus story may be just 6 pages without any "action" but it is just so sweet and romantic.
Last but not least, Youka's artwork is simply gorgeous. This is one series which I will read and reread and reread...

Incidentally I could not help but compare Winter Cicadas with Kodaka's Midaresomenishi. Both are tales of samurai love but totally different in style and tone. While I love both stories I have to say the sentimental side of me find the much more romantic Winter Cicadas more to my taste.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Want More!, October 1, 2009

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KuramaNHiei'sWoman (Texas) - See all my reviews

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It was recently I found out that the publishing company closed and so far, no more Embracing Love.
The series is great and I got so hooked, I'm sad.
But please, don't let the publishing closing discourage you on not buying them. I love those guys!

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4.0 out of 5 stars I like boys who like other boys, February 23, 2008

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fujimiya's girl "kyoko_tsukiyono" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

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What a great series. I like these books much more than Casino Lily (as far stories go) I could have done with more story in this volume about our to hot guys, but the bonus story (which is most of this book) gives an interesting idea to the reader when you realize Nitta may be saying the boys are reincarnations.
The guys have a bit of a spat because of a media scandal...it does look like the end for these two...can it be fixed?
As always the scenes are hot but appropriate for the story not just random "Oh let's take our clothes off because it's Yaoi manga"
I say to the readers buy buy buy buy!