Hyperventilation

One reason I truly love this book is the small dialogue. There aren't a lot of lines spoken between the characters but there is so much yearning and adoration in their expressions, that there is no need for extensive conversations, overly explaining how much they like each other. It's a short story that encompasses nine long years of dreaming and desire, of hope and unrequited love. There's little dialogue but a lot of emotion, and once their love is realized, the sensation of bliss is much sweeter than if it had been overly described. The art design is very pretty, and though the steam factor is there with plenty of titillation, it is censored, much to my grief. But overall, it is one of my favorite stories, because it shows how well a tale can be told without a lot of embellishments and drama, just love and yearning sweetly fulfilled.

I first came across this story years ago when it was an animated short film. This is the manga version of that film, so it’s basically just the screenshots put together from it. But the art is so beautiful you wouldn’t know. Although it’s brief story without too much detail, it’s a beautiful story between two young men who meet again as adults during their high school reunion. There are some adult scenes, but all the bits are covered up as you’d expect. I’d highly recommend watching the film or reading the novel since there is a bit more you get to see of them afterwards that you don’t get from the manga. 10/10 recommend.

All four stars are just based on how gorgeous and well made this book is. The color, the drawings, the pages are amazing. HOWEVER I can't give any points for story. There is barely much dialogue and the story ends up being confusing and not the kind of love story I get invested in. I really can't say I know much about the characters or why they even like each other. It feels a bit more like a prolouge for the actual story that we didn't get

Love this book, the movie is amazing too ;p.

Compared to other manga, this story was super short... Took me half hour to read the book and usually it takes like an hour or so.There is no depth to the story... Apparently there was a highschool crush on both sides but that is only delivered in a few pages as images that are somewhat unclear. Because it's barely touched on, the depth of the feelings didn't really exist for me as a reader.At a reunion the characters meet and hookup and story ends.The whole story felt shallow and rushed... The book is beautiful and full color but the story is lacking. I paid full price when it came out but it's not worth that in my opinion when so many better BL stories are out there.Tokyopop has some decent BL stories but the newer ones I've been reading feel like cash grabs. They know people who enjoy BL will buy them so they are pushing out a bunch and not exactly selecting the best... Just to publish a BL and make money off an audience that doesn't have many other options.Maybe if I had seen the movie, this would have been better. But as a stand alone graphic novel, it wasn't that great.

A wonderful, complete, beautifully animated short story. Loved it!!

An aesthetically gorgeous story. It’s a short read I thoroughly enjoyed, but heads up — this is not for everyone. Much is left up to interpretation & not absolutely definite, so if you don’t enjoy “reading between the lines”, this may not be the one for you. There’s a lot of jumping back and forth throughout the character’s youth and adulthood with little dialogue. The ending felt like a swan song, but then the extra chapter breaking down the stylistic choices of the color used in each page was so satisfying to read through.

This is an amazing BL story! I enjoyed every send of it. There is so much tension and history between the two main characters.Additionally, the art is so vivid and beautiful. Came in great condition, no tears or creases.Definitely one that needs to be added to your collection!