Endless Rain

By Yuuya

Akira lived a life of happiness with his gentle mother and little brotherdespite the fact his mother was the mistress of the committee head of the KasugaFoundation. When his mother dies unexpectedly, he and his brother are moved tothe headquarters of the Kasuga Foundation and put under the mercy of Hyogami, his father's proxy. Akira is desperate to protect his brother from thescandalous nature of their births no matter the cost. But, Hyogami's demand isAkira himself

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569707367
• ISBN13: 9781569707364
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

A compact story, beautifully drawn!

A story of growing love between a young man and his father's henchman. Akira sells his body to protect his younger brother from harm. In the process he comes to love the man who used him. His father apparently had abandoned him, his little brother and his mother. It is later revealed that he had been ordered by Akira's mother to stay away. He supported them all that time though and never contacted his sons. Only after their mother died did he have the boys come to his mansion. There Akira meets Hyougami, in the employ of Akira's father and it is then, that he gets used by the man. Hyougami did not count on falling for Akira, but he did find the proud young man very attractive. Akira kept his heart pure from the darkness around him and persevered, eventually finding out that his father had really cared for him. A manga of powerful images and writing. I loved the cover illustration. The sexual scenes are intense and Akira suffers, but ultimately he does prove that a pure heart will always triumph.

Title Story 3 stars, Bonus story 5 stars

Endless Rain title story deals, in essence, one man's revenge. He blackmails the company's president's son in to sleeping with him. Its not the usual sort of blackmail where someone did something "wrong " and the other person knows it. This blackmail involves how the younger brother, who is blind, is treated (going to a school for music), and a hospital being closed and the employees being fired, amongst other things. The ending to the story is contrived and it seems the author wanted a feel good ending. Though how one can fall in love with your blackmailer is beyond me. I give this 3 stars, Five stars goes to the bonus story. It was cute. There were several graphic non-explicit scenes.

Angst filled and engrossing Yaoi.

Endless Rain is one engrossing read. There is an angst filled plot here with depth. The characters may not be that likable but they are interesting. You either like or dislike Hyougami, the complex, cold and forceful seme, with his secret agenda. As for Akira, he could come across frustrating at times but he is your typical innocent uke with a soft heart. The most likable characters are Nao, Akira's little brother, and his assigned faithful caretaker (even if this is a minor role). And I enjoy the brothers' close relationship which is sweet and touching. But the sudden change in atmosphere towards the wrap-up of the story is not convincing. I like the somewhat dark and unhappy tone of the story and it would have been better if this is kept till the end. However, it is as if the mangaka suddenly decides she has gone too far in her bleak treatment of her characters and tries to rectify it with a "nice" ending. The results are inconsistencies in the characters (especially the ruthless father and Hyougami), and the plot which becomes somewhat a little disjointed. Maybe this is just me. That said, Endless Rain is absorbing, fast paced and after a lot of lighter, sweet and romantic stuff, this angst filled and more complex Yaoi is a good change. Like the artwork and metaphor title too. The short story on 2 very close childhood friends, in which one suffers from a heart ailment, is romantic and very sweet and both uke and seme here are complete opposites of the ones in Endless Rain. A fine addition to my collection.