Ichiro, an agent with the Tokyo Metropolitan Public Security Bureau, receives orders to make contact with and closely surveil Shiro, a yakuza hotshot whose bed partners include a considerable amount of influential male politicians. The mission takes an unexpected turn when they realize they've both been pursuing the same cold case: the disappearance of Rion Nakaba, Ichiro's senior and Shiro's sister. Determined to uncover the truth, the two secretly team up under the guise of lovers to try and pick up her trail...
Kei X Yaku: Bound By Law volume 1 by Yoshie Kaoruhara will be published May 14, 2024. Kodansha Comics provided an early galley for review.
Branching out on my manga reading, I decided to give this one a shot.
While relatively short in length (three full chapters plus several one-page bonus comics), the story wastes no time diving into the scenario. These two opposites are thrown together into a violent mystery dripping with sexy tensions and political intrigue.
Kaoruhara does a wonderful job on the art as well. I appreciate how the fashions on the characters are changed up, adding styles and textures into the mix to keep the visuals interesting. Too often manga can fall into that "same outfits" motif - much like they are the costume that fit the model for the character. I like to see variety.
My attention was captured enough for me to seek out the next volume to see where the story goes.
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