Product Description: Nana has no memory of his childhood earlier than age 12 when a store owner took him in and gave him a name that meant "no-name" in Japanese. Mitsuha is on a quest to find a missing childhood friend. The two meet when Mitsuha ends up crashing at Nana's place at the insistence of a mutual friend. At first Nana loathes the very existence of Mitsuha. However, he gradually warms up to his sincerity and kindness and finds happiness in awakening beside him.
hmm... This story seemed perfect for me in the summary, but unfortunately, I didn't like it. I normally love types like Nana, but I was never really moved by these characters. I felt like it could have done so much with this concept, but it kind of fell short. Seven had all the good elements there, but it couldn't get me emotionally and I didn't care what really happened. In a way, it disappointed me.
Although, this one seemed to be better as a re-read. The first time I read it, I really disliked it, but the second time it was okay. So maybe it just has to grow on me...
one of the better yaoi i've read lately i prefer yaoi that have more emotion and characterization, so i enjoyed this one. the plots for the most part aren't just a retread of the usual formula, and the first story, which is about two people who are looking for something and find each other, is touching. the second story about two brothers is a bit more typical, but still has some nice moments and a nice plot twist. and the third story is a nice postscript to the first story. overall the story was novel enough and written well enough to keep me interested. the artwork is fine: it won't blow you away, but i enjoyed it. not much sex though, so if you're looking for that you should look elsewhere.
Shows Potential. Two separate but interconnected stories. Both center around former inmates of an orphanage which burned down, destroying all of its adoption records, and leaving a lot of dispossessed people with no traceable history.
FIRST STORY: (three stars) I found it pretty confusing at first, but it made an impression so I had to come back and try it again on a fresh brain, at which point I understood it just fine. Mitsuha is an author who travels about looking for his lost little brother, Nanao. When he stops in to visit an old friend, he finds a boy named "Nana" tending bar. Nana is a former inmate of the same orphanage where Mitsuha's brother was, and carries serious emotional and physical scars from when it burnt down. Full of hints, implications, unresolved mysteries, and a sense of lingering sadness. The ending was rushed and wrong for a couple of reasons, but the characters got to me.
SECOND STORY: (one star) A little boy who always worried he might be adopted, grows up to fall in love with his big brother "Nanao". What ensues is angst and guilt for him, boredom and eye-rolling for me. Only the connection to the first story generates suspense.
This is rated 16 + for implied (under-aged, pseudo-incestuous) clinching. In the first story, the characters are both interesting enough that one would like a long-term relationship with them. Instead we have an unfinished quality that might seem haunting to some, obnoxious to others. I would have preferred that the first story had been the beginning of a longer coming-of-age road-trip type story which allowed the younger character to mature, but I also think the fragmentary approach was fascinating. What ruins it that while the author sadistically leaves important stuff dangling, she must provide obligatory romantic closure, even when it is very premature (first story) or just stupid (second story).
Bottom line, I don't really recommend it, but I think the mangaka might be worth keeping an eye on. The art doesn't seem like anything special at first, but I think her main strength is as a storyteller, and the art is well used for that purpose.
Heartwarming BL I thoroughly enjoyed this manga. The art is simple, but the emotions of the characters shine through beautifully, and the writing makes Nana, Mitsuha, and the others come alive. I didn't find it confusing at all, and I loved the way the story ties together. So many mangas have one title story, with as much as half the book consisting of fillers. "Seven" isn't like that. Different stories, yes, but all related to strengthen the whole.
Low rating...obvious. I can't see how the first reviewer got any plot or story whatsoever from this Manga, I read it and got a dull and absoltely plotless read. It's damned ebay material. There's no love. No emotion. Nothing to keep you WANTING to read it.
Why am I giving this such a low rating? If you'd have read it, you'd know why. It doesn't make any sense, the characters change appearances and things go completely odd. It's hard to keep up with what's going on or keep interested.
The art REALLY isn't great. I hate the artists that make the boys look like they have big pouty lips cos then they just look like chicks in the face and that screams `non-Yaoi' to me!
I'm sort of getting sick of DMP's horrible choices at so called `Yaoi' it's slight BL if that. So make sure you read up on all of DMP's Manga before buying them, don't trust their site, get someone's opinion who's read the damn books first.
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