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Breath: Volume 2 (yaoi manga) |  | Author: Chifumi Ochi
Publisher: Yaoi Generation
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 655042
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7 x 4.9 x 0.4
ISBN: 0982188013
EAN: 9780982188019
ASIN: 0982188013
Publication Date: May 15, 2009
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Product Description
Yanagi and Arata's encounter started off as a simple pick-up at a bar, but Arata - who balks at homosexual sex - upsets Yanagi to the point of being blackmailed into a sex-slave relationship. It is Arata's charming and innocent personality, however, that breaks through Yanagi's resolve, and deeper feelings begin to form between them. Just then, Yanagi's sex friend and Arata's younger twin brother, Takashi, notices Arata's strange behavior...
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 Great continuting story August 3, 2010
Ileia Smith (Warner Robins, GA)
After reading this you'll crave more. The dynamic between the brothers is crazy creepy and mix in the ex and it's juicy-and still creepy and disturbing. Vol 1 is all about the sex and punishment and this one is about the feeling that are rising to the surface and the confusion each person is facing and how the deal with them. Takashi found out about his twin-Arata and his ex Yanagi and is unhappy. Because of US censorship, some things are taken out, but look at the back of the book to get it. ;) Also, if it's censored, then it must be going somewhere good...Must read and if you don't want to be disturbed, then read alone so you can be engrossed in it.
 Volume 1 was good but volume 2 is better! August 10, 2009
The Yaoi Review
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Volume two of Breath starts off pretty much the same as how most of volume one went. We have Yanagi wondering why he's being so nice to Arata when he's only supposed to be blackmailing him for sex and Arata also wondering why Yanagi is being so nice to him and why he's responding in kind. Luckily things start to take a turn toward the sinister about half way through and that's where it really starts to get interesting. We start to see more of Arata's twin brother Ten, who is very protective of Arata and also smokin' hot! There is also the introduction of a new character from Yanagi's past who is definitely going to cause some problems. (Note: It is because of this character that two pages of the book were removed due to scenes that included shota. Know that the translation of those pages IS still included in the back of the book). Clearly if the publisher feels the need to censor the book due to US laws it is a good clue to where this story is going.
There are only two sex scenes in this volume, both explicit with one scene being longer than the other. However, one scene does include characters other than our two main characters so that's a bonus in my eyes. Translation is excellent and the illustrations are as nice as the first. One funny thing I noticed is that they do "snow" out the man bits in some of the scenes but clearly show them in others. Why cloud out the penis but then show the "man bud"? :-D
Overall, I am very happy with where this story is going as of volume two and I love how this one ends on a very sinister note. I'm looking forward to reading volume three and I definitely recommend continuing with the series if you've already read volume one.
Plot: A-
Characters: B+
Sex: A-
Translation: A+
Illustrations: A-
Overall Grade: A-
Great Yaoi Manga... June 15, 2009
HatsumiShinogu (Orange County, California)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I just finished reading volume 2 and it was really great. It was nice to know more about Yanagi's past now if only they didn't remove those pages.
This is one of those yaoi manga that makes me want more. I love Arata and Yanagi. They make such a great pair. Even though, the first volume had more sex scenes, I ended up enjoying this one a bit more. I guess it is because the first volume was mainly about them having sex but now that they are both confused about their feelings, it makes it even more interesting. And now that Takashi found out their dirty little secret, I wonder what will happen.
It seems the next volume will be packed and more interesting now that more characters are showing up. What will happen now that Kashiwagi has shown up? I bet he will stir some trouble between the two lovers. Can't wait and see what will happen.
Even better than volume 1 May 10, 2009
Dark Matter
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Like I said in my comment to the previous review, I believe that this is one of the best yaoi series ever published. If people think volume 1 is good, volume 2 is even better! I don't want to spoil anything, but in volume 2, the plot thickens as Yanagi's past catches up to him just as he and Arata are getting closer! Ten's evil character is revealed, and he definitely has something up his sleeve... The drama unfolds in this volume, and I can't wait to get my hands on volume 3!
The artwork is truly magnificent, as usual, and the translation is very well done, which makes the story flow smoothly. The color art (cover and insert) is beautiful. There's a short little extra story at the end about the twin's childhood that totally captures the dynamic of their relationship and the true nature of Ten/Takashi.
And yes, there is censorship in this volume, but trust me, you won't even notice it. I think the publisher did a wonderful job maintaining the author's intent while still keeping within the law.
Overall, a must have for all yaoi lovers!
Great yaoi (M/M) manga... but beware: this edition suffered some censorship.... May 9, 2009
Brooklyner (NYC)
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
For all those who enjoyed Breath -volume 1, the second volume is probably going to be a "must-have" no matter what. The plot and art are as engaging as in the first volume. The ending is a cliffhanger and will leave you wanting for more / volume 3 (scheduled to appear this summer). There is less sex SHOWN in this edition of volume 2 (see why below) as compared to volume 1, but the book still has "mature / 18+" rating stated on it.
I surely loved Breath 1, so I had high expectations for this volume. Mostly, it didn't disappoint, my only issue (and hence, 4 stars instead of a well-deserved 5-star rating) is the fact of the censorship of this American edition. I must admit the editors were really upfront about it: the last page reads: "To comply with the laws of the United States, this work has been edited from the original version. Two pages were removed...". Then they give verbal script of what happened on those 2 pages (without any visuals). One of the characters supposedly had sex on those 2 pages, and was probably around 14-15 years at that point. Now, the issues I have are:
1) What exact "laws of the United States" do the editors have in mind? They should have been more specific, so other manga / book publishers would know too. Because if there are indeed such "laws", most of other manga publishers probably have violated them by now (with all those tons of "high-school-boy-love stories" out there...).
2) Sorry, but I just hate censorship in any form. If the book indeed contains anything illegal (or editors are just not comfortable with it / scared about readers' reaction), then do not publish it at all. I personally do not want to read anything even remotely illegal if it really IS. Pick some other Japanese yaoi to publish. The second volume was published in Japan in 2004, well before Yaoi Generation (American publisher) got their license, so it's not like they didn't know. Or did the laws change between the time the American publisher got their license for this series? It must be a very recent law, indeed.
3) If it's illegal to publish something - why to give us "script" about what happened on those censored pages? The whole context and especially fairly racy script make it quite obvious that there was underage sex there. (And note that page 1 of volume 1 featured the "pre-view" of that same censored scene - and it was NOT censored back then). Why is THAT all legal then, while THAT OTHER is not? Or is that unspecified law really that specific? I'm confused and somewhat disturbed by all this.
4) One of the the worst parts of all this is that the script and editorial comments were given at the end of the book. Now, when I was reading through the whole episode, I was actually somewhat perplexed. The main character is dreaming about how he met someone. It's a fairly normal meeting, with nothing particularly bad or horrible going on there. And all out of sudden, he wakes up in terror. Only 25 pages later, when I read "editorial notes" about their censorship on the last page of the book did I realize fully what was going on. Why not to place the explanation in place of the missing pages then, so at least a reader can understand what's going on?
Don't get me wrong: by no means I "miss" those "cut out" pages. It's just I think that the publisher shouldn't have picked the manga in the first place if they're not comfortable with it (or if it's indeed unlawful). Censorship and democracy are mutually exclusive concepts. So, 5-stars to the manga author/artist, and 1 star to the publisher. (The book is quite nicely done after all; it has a color insert, and firm white pages).
P.S. At the time of this review, the Amazon states the book is "temporarily out of stock"; the book can be purchased through Yaoi Generation web-site directly. (I actually purchased it directly from Amazon via pre-order, and had no problem receiving it, regardless of what they say about its current unavailability in stock).
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