Weekend Lovers

By Kiriko Fuwa

Koutaro is a carefree young temp worker, while Asahi is seven years olderand an elite salaryman. Due to Asahi's busy schedule, the two men can only betogether for two weekends every month. When Koutarou accidentally breaks Asahi'sglasses, the incident reveals Asahi's vulnerable side, and he realizes that theglasses are something his lover needs "so much that he can't live on normallywithout them"; now Koutarou wishes he could be that important to Asahi...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1934129208
• ISBN13: 9781934129203
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: 801 Media, Inc.
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 7.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

one of my favorites

Please read R. Parklane's and Brooklyner's reviews first. I really enjoyed "Weekend Lovers." I normally do not go for anthologies because the stories are too brief and you often do not get to know the characters. I do not feel that is the case here. R. Parklane's review gives a good overall feel to the stories. but I lean toward Brooklyner's opinion. Stories 1,4, and 5 are sweet enjoyable entertaining stories which I enjoyed immensely. However, stories 2 and 3 were the ones that made this book one of my favorites. "Fragments of Glass and Dark Water" and to a lesser degree "Cage" really appealed to my dark side. I don't want to say too much, but the twist at the end of "Fragments of Glass and Dark Water" gave me a jolt. I've read them over and over again. I really appreciate 801 Media for providing quality and explicit graphic novels of this sort. If you like to take a trip to the dark side once in a while like I do, Weekend Lovers should suit you fine. Having said all this about Weekend Lovers, my all time favorite yaoi book is Black Sun. That is a true erotic masterpiece.

Great manga, with some kinky stories...

If you like some "kink" with your yaoi, be sure to check this one out. It's quite rare to find such stories in the US yaoi manga market. Quite explicit, tastefully drawn and written. A previous reviewer, R.Parklane, did a great job describing the content. If you enjoyed Ashika Sakura's, Dr. Ten's or some of Shiuko Kano's works, you're likely to enjoy this book. The stories in this collection, however, range from quite sweet / romantic (e.g., the title story "Weekend Lovers") to dark / kinky, and I really liked the variety. One of my of all-time favorites.

Enjoyable Yaoi anthology with variation.

I love the main story "Weekend lovers", which is romantic, sexy and sweet. This pairing of an older, well established executive and his younger and insecure seme is very enjoyable. I cetainly like the idea of a bespectacled uke and his caring seme cook. Their love story is convincing and both characters are appealing. The following 2 stories are much darker in tone and may not be for everyone, not my favorites anyway. The first one on obsession leading to fantasy overlapping reality with a touch of BDSM is disturbing. The 3rd story on posssession has some pretty kinky scenes. Depending on your taste you may not read these 2 again. The 4th story on students, whereby one newbie from the city is coerced into joining a club headed by an endearing uke, is funny and refreshing. Finally the last story which I wish is longer. This one on the aloof and stern butler and his "maid" is comical and delightful. Too bad the mangaka decides to turn this into a one shot instead of a longer story as originally planned. I like this mangaka's lively and expressive artwork. There is of course plenty of explicit sex to satisfy.