Kuro no Kishi: Black Knight, Vol. 2 (Yaoi)

By Kai Tsurugi and Tsurugi Kai

Book Overview

This is a sweeping romantic fantasy epic about the relationship between the prince of a medieval European kingdom and his guardsman. Chris and Sieg meet in military school and embark on a life-long relationship fraught with danger, treachery, and above all, love.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598165232
• ISBN13: 9781598165234
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: BLu
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 0.5" x 4.8"

Customer Reviews

So nice!

This is a great sequel to the first one. It is really cute (the prince is adorable) and the relationship between the prince and his knight is involved and more complex than you would think it would be. Worth reading!

Excellent!

I have all 3 volumes of this story and look forward to reading more. Well worth buying.

A beautiful manga series...

I like that the story in Black Knight is so rich and well developed, but I wish they'd spend more time with the main love story between Zeke and Chris. Things are very confusing right now. There are so many characters and a lot of sneaky stuff going on that not everyone is aware of and it is sometimes difficult to keep track of who knows what, who is on what side, or even who is who at times. I do like Chris' character a lot. I like Zeke as well, but after you understand Zeke's background and accept his total devotion to Chris, there isn't much more to see. Chris is an evolving character. He is unsure of his position and very aware of his weaknesses, though he has a clear interest in improving himself and making himself worthy of the position that he knows he was blessed to be born into. He might be terribly naive about certain things, but at least he's trying. My only real complaint, and the cause for my four star review, would have to be the fact that the second half of the book is completely taken over by a side story about Chris' father and how the kingdom of Aran was founded. This is a very engaging story, don't get me wrong, but this is supposed to be a BL manga, and half of this side story is devoted to how Chris' parents met and fell in love. It was sweet and everything, but I think it's a little bold of Tsurugi to insert a straight love story in here in only volume 2. Perhaps including this later in the series would have been more appropriate? If you read volume 1 and liked it, I highly recommend continuing the series. I know the end of volume 2 is unsatisfying, but it is unsatisfying in a way that makes you impatient for volume 3. If you're just browsing I think you might like to check this series out from its beginning. The characters and names alone will give you a headache if you don't start from volume 1.