Kizuna - Bonds of Love: Book 1 (Yaoi)

by Kazuma Kodaka

Three's a crowd. Ranmaru and Kei have a strong and passionate relationship built on years of trust, sacrifice and love. When the mysterious son of a Yakuza boss starts to have designs on Ranmaru's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1586649566
• ISBN13: 9781586649562
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Central Park Media
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

5 stars for the whole series

I cannot recommend this series enough, to all the yaoi fans out there. It has everything a good story needs, and with the (sometimes nicely graphic) yaoi it gets a star extra :) Over the series there is a significant change in drawing style, and it gets better with every issue :)

Yaoi Fan 120%

Though alot of people don't like the art - don't take this into consideration. There is alot of yummy Yaoi bits (lol most of the book really...) to enjoy and you end up feeling sorry for the way Ranmaru treats Kei, but then again if it was like how I wanted it, it would be PWP. I don't like the idea of Kai ruining all the good bits between Kei and Ran but then again it's better then some annoying chick they usually have in Yaoi Anime and Manga (yay! a lovely change!) he should be with Masa. Buy and support this amazing genre!

WOW

Venturing in the world of Yaoi thru Kazuma's work makes me really beet red.I read a review of this in Anime Insider and they were right on the money. I really dont read this kind of book/manga and I cant believe I am but the story, the characters , the art is so compelling. The illustartions of Ranmaru are so beautiful(sigh).

Start here

As a big yaoi and shounen-ai fan, I'm always looking for new series in which to become interested. When I first heard about Kizuna, it was in its manga form and strictly in Japanese, which I cannot read. However, I liked the pictures and what seemed to be occuring in them, so I had a friend roughly translate a bit for me so I could at least get the gist of what was actually happening. Ultimately, this was not very satisfying, so I was incredibly excited when I heard that it was being translated into English. As we all know, most manga (and anime, for that matter) are horribly mangled when translated. This is not one of those instances. While it's not a verbatim translation, it's damn close. The love story between Kei Enjouji and Ranmaru Samejima is very sweet and the main focus of this first volume. Kei's charmingly bratty, younger half-brother, Kai Sagano, is all ready to throw his 'wrench' into the happy couple's existence, but those plans become quickly squashed upon the appearance of his life-long protector, Masanori Araki, the right-hand man of Kei's and Kai's yakuza boss father. Masa and Kai clearly share a special bond, helping to open Kai's eyes and steering him away from Kei and Ranmaru. Volume 1 of Kizuna is very well done. Not only is the artwork beautiful, the story is very cohesive and the characters are all likable. It has something for everyone: romance, drama, comedy, even a bit of action, and let's not forget the lovely yaoi sex scenes. Plus, Be Beautiful did an excellent job of translating and producing this version of the book, which is very uncommon in many translated series. If you're wondering if this series is worth your time, stop wondering. It is.

a MUST - have!!!

Kizuna is one of the best stories I've read(it's funny, cute, romantic, dramatic -- it's got everything)!!!! The artwork is not as great as Fake but the story is so strong you get used to the differences very quickly. The story itself is about 2 lovers, Enjouji and Kei, who are already very much in love but are challanged by many obstacles (Mainly Kei's brother Kai who is in love with Enjouji). Kai's father is a Yakuza boss and so Kai has his own bodyguard who is very loyal to him -- Kai begins to fall in love with him... their relationship is very cute and becomes more developed as the new volumes come out. The story is definitely YAOI so don't get it if you can't stand graphic images of ... you know ... 2 guys, um, "gettin it on"... So now that I've got that off my chest, I'll go back to my manga and drool some more!!!