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-FAKE-by *The-Clockwork-Crow

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Don't make yaoi like they used to.
Sanami Matoh's FAKE series was probably one of the most influential yaoi mangas I had ever read growing up.
In fact, it was the first and only one I could get, back when yaoi wasn't nearly so huge.
It had so much character development, plot, humor, drama and even action. I mean smut was literally nonexistant up until the last volume of the series, and even then it was so tasteful and meant a lot considering the build-up to it.
It inspired a lot in me, both art and story-wise, and basically helped me shape how I wanted to draw and write in my career drawing comics.
Hell it even at one point had me wanting to become a cop myself as a kid.
But now... I can't even say the word yaoi or call myself a yaoi artist without mentally cringing :l
FAKE will always be my first and favorite.

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~chili19 Jan 6, 2011

YAAY!!! a FAKE stamp ^^ god i'm so going to fave this one and i agree with you. it is a yaoi but it is so lol drawn with the story and yeah everything.

~Lysimache Jan 5, 2011

Unf. Fake = LOVE. <3 Dee has been and always will be my fave character ever. Next to Binky. xD <3

*The-Clockwork-Crow Jan 5, 2011 Professional Digital Artist

Bicky was awesome XDDDD And Carol~! It really was a manga with great minor characters as well as main ones c:

~Twin-Kats Jan 4, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Mm, I'll agree there. It's turned from tasteful to porn.

*The-Clockwork-Crow Jan 4, 2011 Professional Digital Artist

Srslly. I think some of the few yaoi manga I came across that has any decent plot besides FAKE are Kizuna, Incubus and Vampire's portrait. Tho Incubus and Kizuna do have a bit of porn between the pages, they're at least very lengthy manga-wise (Incubus is in fact on-going). Vampire's Portrait though while it seems to advertise a Mature rating hardly does anything to deserve it aside from the bloody bits but not even any real sex, yet the story is AMAZING! I'm totally bummed though that out of the three I mentioned it is unfortunately a measly two volumes long D:>

~Twin-Kats Jan 4, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Oh I can understand. I think there's one my friend loves that's still on-going, or it might've ended, that's really good with lots of plot & romance and is more than 3 volumes. Almost no porn in it if I can remember right.....

Butterfly I think is a good one too, and Hero Heel. Both are rather short at about 3 volumes. Hero Heel has a bit of porn at the end of vol 1 and intermittently between 2&3 but those are more kind of 'teaser' images. Mostly has plot/character development. I can't remember much about Butterfly though. My friend stole the only volume I had

I don't mind, she liked it a WHOLE lot.

~AnihyrMoonstar Jan 4, 2011

Yes! FAKE is the only yaoi manga that I actually own, and I agree completely.

Hell, you KNOW the plot and humor and everything else you just mentioned was good because I actually got BOTH of my brothers to read it, and they did, and they LIKED it [despite being slightly creeped out by the man-love bits and hastily skipping over them] but there was enough body and depth to everything else to keep action-loving boys interested. That's gotta mean something.

*The-Clockwork-Crow Jan 4, 2011 Professional Digital Artist

Fuck yeah~!

And lmao seriously? XD My twin sister's the same way, and she's a lesbian, even she loved the plot and depth c:
I hear there's a sequel series to it but as far as I know it's only in Japan D:> And holy shit Matoh's art has only gotten even BETTER! I found some scanlations awhile back too for it
Why can't it be translated~??? ;^;

~AnihyrMoonstar Jan 4, 2011

Yeah, seriously; it amused the mess out of me.

And WUT??? Guhhhh, and here all this time I've spent learning CHINESE. ;_; *is cursed* Phhhhh... Well, if it's good enough it'll probably be translated eventually; it can't be THAT hard. >.<

OH! Hey, I've been meaning to ask, what happened to weekly challenges and stuff with the DP slash group? Seems like it was really active and then all of a sudden everyone dropped off the face of the planet for a month or so.

*The-Clockwork-Crow Jan 4, 2011 Professional Digital Artist

Yeah but I think it's more on some publisher's willingness to translate it here D:> Maybe Tokyopop might but it has been out in Japan for awhile...

And that-? Well. Long story short, Winter Break happened :'D

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