Our Kingdom, Volume 1 (v. 1) [Comic]

Naduki Koujima (Author, Artist)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 27, 2005

Upon the death of his grandmother, country boy Akira Nonaka is taken in by the immensely wealthy and powerful Takatou family. To this simple boy's surprise, he is told of his candidacy to become heir of the Takatou name. However, the princely and handsome Rei, is also a likely contender. Far from being competitive, Rei shows no interest in the prospect of inheritance, and instead takes an immediate liking to Akira. Rei's aggressive showings of affection bewilder the naive country boy, until Akira begins to discover a budding attraction towards Rei within himself.

Product Details

• Comic: 184 pages
• Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing (December 27, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156970936X
• ISBN-13: 978-1569709368
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #464,574 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very sweet, November 6, 2005

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R. Harris "hmmmm" (Like i know where i am) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Our Kingdom, Volume 1 (v. 1) (Comic)

The beginning of the third novel was being scanlated when DMP got the license for this story under their Yaoi-Manga label.

The Book Description above is accurate, so I won't repeat it.

The first volume is a little weird. At the beginning you get the feeling that Rei hates Akira, that he considers him a pest. But Rei asks Akira to stay and they become friends.

It's a sweet little story, lots of warm and fluffy feelings.

The Yaoi doesn't happen until the second book when Akira feels that Rei is using him as a stand in for Akira's father and goes into a storage shed with Rei's nephew (complex family tree) to find out more about the man Rei (supposedly) loved. They get locked in Rei finds them, misunderstands, and tries to prove his feelings for Akira.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful., March 12, 2006

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Carolyn "Dedicated Yaoi Fan." (NSW, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Our Kingdom, Volume 1 (v. 1) (Comic)

Besides Only the Ring Finger Knows, in my opinion (atm) this is one of the other best Manga DMP have released. It is beautifully written, the art is gorgeous and the translation is tops.
It's defiantly one of the best Manga I have read, and DMP isn't going for well-known titles and seems to more about "Quantity over Quality" so just beware of that and some of their titles, quiet like Alone in My King's Harem. All the boys in that Manga look like 8-year-old girls.
Our Kingdom stars Akira and Rei and their budding relationship, it is a comedy romance that will make any Yaoi Fan swoon. It's almost like Fake in a way but a lot cuter. In this volume the only `moves' we see are a grope and a kiss between the boys which is cute because their only fifteen and just exploring their curiosity during puberty.
Rei and Akira are two boys who are competing to become the heirs to the head of the family and neither boy wants to inherit it and so they become close.
Rei and Akira are cousins, not brothers either.
Any Yaoi Fan should pick this title up because it's so beautiful to read.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth following!, January 11, 2006

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R.Parklane (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Our Kingdom, Volume 1 (v. 1) (Comic)

Not enough to be classifed Yaoi in Volume 1 but shows the potential in future volumes. Let's hope so. The plot has yet to be developed but the characters (the pair of potential lovers and 3 main sides) are well defined, with each having his personality and little quirks. As I look for characters more than the plot in any book, I will definitely follow this series.