Yaoi Triple

Semester report: High As and High Bs. I'm rather proud of my poor efforts. Already changing previous habits to be considerably more productive .. 

Antique Bakery

2008
12 Episodes 
Genres: Cakes, Comedy, (a hint of) romance (backstory) ; 
--this series is classified as Shonen-ai; here, it is under Yaoi because of the tags that I have

This series is a a Complete Set:

 manga, drama, film, and anime. I haven't seen the Korean film or the jdrama yet, so this'll be on the Anime and manga.

For starters, I've read the manga online and on an (Amazon) app. I've noticed that some or many sites list this as Yaoi, whereas Wikipedia and fans know that it's Shonen-ai. So if you're pissed about me tagging this as Yaoi, well I'll be... a damned little girl ;)

Overall, I marathoned it in two days. It's probably thanks to the dark backstory of a main lead, Antique's owner, Tachibana something. 

Tachibana lives with his past in mind. He's had nightmares of a childhood abduction and the day he rejected his high school male lover, Ono Yusuke. He opens the cake shop, "Antique" and finds that Ono was hired for work . Will he remember Tachibana or is it all a thing of the past? 

The atmosphere that is created in the kitchen is soooo Yaoi-fitted, which leads to the psychology of fangirling (or BOYing). I did not find myself hating any character, so it means there was either a nice selection of (statuette) characters or the characters don't change much. Either way, the story only highlights Tachibana's issue with his past. 

I was a little bothered about the seemingly light charcoal chapter pages in the manga. As well as the basic character faces. Since Kashimashi Girl Meets Girl, I've been trying to avoid light art (girlish art, no offense). At least the OST of the Anime is light like a ... latte? Choux à la crême? 

I was hungry, like, GROWLING hungry. I needed food porn ; I thought my lunch of a tuna-vegetable (mostly corn, peace!) salad would be more enjoyable. Heh, well...
I've bookmarked at least five lists of Food Manga, Food Dramas, and Food Anime series. It is a goal of mine to feel so superior when I start watching Toriko. Can't. Wait. X)

I wish that the manga had some recipes, but no, all they can do is tell you what's in that figure created by an ex-champion boxer. ;;;'(

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I have a problem with 2D and 3D art in one, like Initial D. The first episode displayed so much of is style that I thought I'd have to struggle with enjoyment. Thankfully, the storyline isn't bland or covered in say, clichés.
  

It was like a little boxed cake - sweet, lightly humorous, and bright with gay-turned men . **blushing?? 

Grade: 7.4-7.8/10 
Missing? An altered ending... I didn't like both endings (manga AND anime) 

Coffee, anyone?
SURE.
WHICH ONE? 

Boku no Pico (ぼくのぴこ)

2006 Production
The Set: (forms of available media): a manga and anime OVAs
3 OVAs , about 40 minutes each 

Yay, a late night  post! So... why did I watch this today? 
It was on my bucket list.. Check!

A lot of you may know that this is one popular hentai and is perhaps the World's First Loli-Shouta Yaoi Hentai. Anyway, I SURVIVED THE EXPERIENCE!

Honestly, even though this was my first finished hentai -series-, it didn't really creep me out because they look like 8 (they're supposed to be 13~15 years old).  And worst of all, they're male. Yes, as in "I got an ochinchin   you got one, and so do I,  So..."

So, the OVAs are pretty much about the blond pre-adolescent kid, Pico, and how  he lived out  his ways  after  being mistaken  for a girl and.... after losing his virginity. 

Now that's a lead-in. His supposed  lover is related to Pico's employer, who is the owner of a cafe. Tamotsu is the name! He's my favorite character in  this  entire series and sadly,

YOU ONLY SEE HIM ONCE!! ;_(

It's nice to be introduced to a humane character in a weird series. It's nice to relate,, right??

Yeah, he's  pretty relatable relationship-wise.. 

Okay, so that's..Story One... in the next two, Pico meets some //friends\\

You will learn that  Pico likes to wander and fool around (sexually,  of course) 

But thanks to his newfound friends, PICO FINALLY BECOMES HUMAN!

Finally, I've been waiting for this moment X)

This isn't a  creepy <thing>, it's just a weird relationship.. I think the animation has taken sexuality to another level. Beyond gender is age...  ?

The ending is just a sex scene, just so you  know ;)

Another thing , the sex scene timing. Around more than 5 minutes  long, the scene fits in any situation snuggly. 

If you wanna dare yourself to watch like so many people who did,

Just watch the last OVA.. the first one is just a softcore story and sex. It's like playing with a doll.

While most of the audience is disgusted by the many examples of huge age differences, I noticed that my first reactions were quite concentrated on the show. I wasn't freaked out by the fact that Pico was molested (actually, I didn't notice at all). This was a show where I was more determined to figure out the moral of the OVA rather than gaping at seven sex scenes. 

The animation is watchable due to the quality of the 2000s. So, that says something. 

All in all, it is a show that has a summer setting. Perhaps it is great for passersby..  

who knows when pedophiles will be a daily sight in everyone's lifestyle.

G r a d e : : 5.4/10 (OVA  3 alone is 6.5-7/10) 

"If your friend asks for a good anime to watch, say Boku no Pico."

°-sigh-°