I'm much more fond of Murakami's old drawing style too, especially with Shuichi actually looking like a guy in the earlier volumes. I tried reading Gravi EX, but Shuichi looking like a preteen girl just spoiled the entire reading experience for me. :(
I actually haven't checked that community out, as I first got into the Gravi fandom through Fanfiction.net way back when I didn't have a LiveJournal account. *looks through the archives* Whoa, people are still posting? I even recognize some of those names...I'll certainly have to do an archive binge there when I have time.
I reeeally need to get a hold of the FAKE sequel. Do you have any FAKE fanfic recommendations, by the way? I'm definitely going to check out the author profile you linked to. <3
Yeah, I do believe that Kento and Akira's story played out exactly the way it should have with just the right amount of pages. As much as I would have loved to read more of them, the short volume length meant that they ended on a high note without suffering from writer's fatigue or convoluted plot obstaclces. (Kento's grandpa in general cracked me up every time he appeared. I had to laugh at even his "funeral." XD Not to mention that Kento and Akira themselves have priceless expressions in the humorous parts -- Akira bitching about how he's becoming an emotional sap like Kento, ohmygod.)
Oh, and out of curiosity, do you know of any other good yaoi manga? I sometimes take a shot at reading the ones uploaded on Manga Fox, but it's a bit hard to weed out the gems from the humdrum/crappy stuff, especially because I don't go for non-con or stories that don't devote enough time to the development of the relationship or only focus on how hot the characters look together.
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I actually haven't checked that community out, as I first got into the Gravi fandom through Fanfiction.net way back when I didn't have a LiveJournal account. *looks through the archives* Whoa, people are still posting? I even recognize some of those names...I'll certainly have to do an archive binge there when I have time.
I reeeally need to get a hold of the FAKE sequel. Do you have any FAKE fanfic recommendations, by the way? I'm definitely going to check out the author profile you linked to. <3
Yeah, I do believe that Kento and Akira's story played out exactly the way it should have with just the right amount of pages. As much as I would have loved to read more of them, the short volume length meant that they ended on a high note without suffering from writer's fatigue or convoluted plot obstaclces. (Kento's grandpa in general cracked me up every time he appeared. I had to laugh at even his "funeral." XD Not to mention that Kento and Akira themselves have priceless expressions in the humorous parts -- Akira bitching about how he's becoming an emotional sap like Kento, ohmygod.)
Oh, and out of curiosity, do you know of any other good yaoi manga? I sometimes take a shot at reading the ones uploaded on Manga Fox, but it's a bit hard to weed out the gems from the humdrum/crappy stuff, especially because I don't go for non-con or stories that don't devote enough time to the development of the relationship or only focus on how hot the characters look together.