Akiyama Haru

An engrossing yuri manga. I particularly enjoyed the art and the characater tensions. Does contain adult themes and explicit sexual content.

The story: an ex-idol pop singer has just moved to Tokyo from the country. She distrusts herself and others and is loath to let anyone get too close. Enter the mature girl next door who, in extremely short order, puts the moves on the heroine (if you can call her that). So full of angst.

Characters: maintain a spark of life in an otherwise gray world. I'm not too fond of the male character they have as the love-interest's brother but I guess he's harmless. The "protagonist" and i use the term loosely, Yukino, is about as depressing and angsty as you can get. She basically lives in her memories and develops a complex for her girlfriend, Setsuko. In contrast, the love-interest, Setsuko, is very comfortable in her own skin. She sees the person Yukino is capable of being and wants to draw her own. She is provocative, but not always the smartest kid the block.

Art: Contains some color pages! At last! Several explicit sex scenes, but they're not necessarily hard on the eyes. I am particularly fond of the cover art.… (mehr)