© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-rmthunter Recent reviews written by member rmthunter en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_476039908996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rmthunter - R. M. Meluch's The Tour of the Merrimack is turning into a wonderful space opera series.  It's being billed as "military sf," but it's not military sf in the vein of David Drake or David Weber -- think more of a cross between E. E. "Doc"... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476039908996 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:27:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476039908996?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475688111748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rmthunter - Shiuko Kano is another very popular mangaka doing yaoi.  Her stories tend to be a little tough, at least in part because she doesn't seem to focus on middle-class schoolboys -- and when they do make appearances, they're not all that innocent. ... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475688111748 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:06:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475688111748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475044417156?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rmthunter - Given the bizarre premise, the unlikely situations, and the weird characters, I find it hard to believe I enjoyed Tarako Kotobuki's Love Pistols as much as I did.  I'm going to try to stick to the content of Volume 1 here -- but it's hard,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475044417156 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:35:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475044417156?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474477006468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rmthunter - First, a note:  I'm reviewing the entire series of Gakuen Heaven here because, although the complete set shows up in a search of the Eps database, it's as a "Featured Product" and you can't write a review.  Please don't ask.That... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474477006468 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:05:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474477006468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474105613956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rmthunter - The first installment of Hirotaki Kisaragi's Innocent Bird sets up a series (which seems at this point to be finite) with some very interesting takes on angels, demons, and God.Karasu is an agent of the angelic immigration service, which... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474105613956 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:31:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474105613956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473781669508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rmthunter - I've been avoiding yaoi novels for the simple reason that I soon realized, in my explorations of yaoi, that one of the chief attractions for me is the drawings:  I'm very interested in seeing the various artists' styles and how the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473781669508 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 08:59:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473781669508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473553079940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author rmthunter - Kaoru Komatsuna is a high-school student with two real problems:  he's really pretty, and he's got one of those "girly" names.  Make that three real problems:  he tends to be a bit hair-triggered when anyone comments on either of the first... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473553079940 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:52:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473553079940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472988487300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rmthunter - After shelving the idea of writing a review of the entire manga series of Yun Kouga's Loveless to date, I decided to follow the tactic of discussing the beginning of the series by itself.  I may review later volumes if they mark an important... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472988487300 Sat, 6 Jun 2009 07:18:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472988487300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472638066308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rmthunter - I'm skipping to Volume 5 of Shungiku Nakamura's Junjo Romantica because in that volume we have some new introductions that will influence the future course of the story.  For an introduction to the characters from the two main story lines,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472638066308 Wed, 3 Jun 2009 07:51:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472638066308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472282861188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rmthunter - What happens when two control freaks fall in love?  That's the premise of Ai Hasukawa's Love Control, which has been on my favorites list for a long time.Kei Yamashiro is a young interior designer who works for Sugimoto Life... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472282861188 Sun, 31 May 2009 05:23:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472282861188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471940501124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author rmthunter - I was delighted with Nase Yamato's Pet on Duty, and grabbed a copy of her Take Me To Heaven recently.  OK, not everyone bats a thousand, but it's not all... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471940501124 Thu, 28 May 2009 05:15:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471940501124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471478931076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author rmthunter - Kazusa Takashima's Wild Rock is another early yaoi find that I recently looked at again.  On this one, my initial opinions hasn't changed much:  it's pretty, but vapid.  The three stories included are set in a prehistoric world of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471478931076 Sun, 24 May 2009 05:25:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471478931076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471157739140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author rmthunter - Mika Sadahiro's Pathos is a somewhat problematical yaoi manga that combines many of the common elements -- a school-boy, two attractive older men, mysterious histories, dark secrets, and vampires -- into what could have been a compelling... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471157739140 Thu, 21 May 2009 06:24:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471157739140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470705016452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rmthunter - Jun Mayama's Live for Love, from an original story by Itsuki Sato, turned out to be one of those lucky finds -- a character-driven comedy about two men who are both difficult, but very appealing.Yoshiyuki Nomura is sitting in the park... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470705016452 Sun, 17 May 2009 07:17:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470705016452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469879328388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rmthunter - I'm continuing my love affair with the work of Momoko Tenzen.  Manhattan Love Story, a collection of closely related stories, just came out in April, and I made sure to get a copy.The core of the book is the romance between Diamond... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469879328388 Sun, 10 May 2009 06:45:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469879328388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469586841220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rmthunter - Two things here:  I was looking around for something to fit into Talyseon's "I Need a Hero" Write-Off (figuring I wasn't going to find much in the way of heroics in boys' love manga -- although you never can... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469586841220 Thu, 7 May 2009 12:16:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469586841220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469103906436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rmthunter - Volume 1 of Yaya Sakuragi's Tea for Two was the first BL manga I ever read, and it hooked me on the genre.  It's time for a look at what's happened since.Volume 2 sees Tokumaru and Hasune as... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469103906436 Sun, 3 May 2009 07:03:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469103906436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_468751453828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rmthunter - It's the end of April, the final day for the Writing for the Good of a Charity Write-off, and my 300th review, so I wanted to write about something special.  I found it.Youka... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~468751453828 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:46:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_468751453828?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_468526468740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rmthunter - For some reason, I put off buying Hyouta Fujiyama's new title, Pure Heart.  Don't ask me to explain why, I just did.  (I probably had some vague idea of being in the mood for something a little edgier than a schoolboy romance, no matter... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~468526468740 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:33:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_468526468740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_468209340036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rmthunter - Sungiku Nakamura's Junjo Romantica is another that I've been avoiding, although it's a very popular series.  For some reason, the first time I read the first volume it irritated me -- I suspect because the characters are a little over the top... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~468209340036 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:19:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_468209340036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_467980226180?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rmthunter - Mio Tennohji's Don't Rush Love offers an in-depth view of Himeshiro's friend Kusama, whom we met briefly in Meeting You.  Kusama comes off a lot better here... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~467980226180 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:43:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_467980226180?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_467587665540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rmthunter - You Will Drown in Love, rather than being a sequel, is a tandem story to You Will Fall in Love, focusing on Reiichiro Shudo, Tsukasa's older brother... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~467587665540 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:25:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_467587665540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_467488181892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rmthunter - Blue Sky is the second of Yuko Kuwabara's BL manga to cross my path, and the one that gave me a handle on her work:  it's just as oddball as Alcohol, Shirt &... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~467488181892 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:06:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_467488181892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_467099946628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rmthunter - The anime of Yun Kouga's Loveless shows us, I think, how close popular forms can come to high art -- or maybe just that such distinctions are artificial to begin with.  It's built on ambiguity, reticence and implication, and I found it not... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~467099946628 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:46:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_467099946628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_466768924292?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author rmthunter - Mio Tennohji is a mangaka doing yaoi that I've run across just recently, and found her work interesting enough to look into further.  Although Meeting You is her first yaoi manga, it's the second that I read, after... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~466768924292 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 08:44:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_466768924292?linkin_id=8003929