Bond(z) explained

Ja Kanji:ボンズ
Ja Romaji:Bonzu
Genre:Yaoi
Type:manga
Author:Toko Kawai
Publisher:Biblos
Magazine:Magazine Be × Boy
Published:December 20, 2003

is a Japanese manga anthology written and illustrated by Toko Kawai. It is licensed in North America by 801 Media which released the manga in April 2007,[1] and in France by Taifu Comics.[2]

Reception

Julie Rosato, writing for Mania Entertainment, noted that Kawai's style seems to be "characterized by long noses, large mouths and thin eyes", and that the characters look too similar to each other. Rosato enjoyed the "mature" first story, and found the last two stories "precious and angsty".[3] Christopher Butcher praised the first story as being "really, really well put together", and felt the others in the volume were also "strong".[4] A Publishers Weekly reviewer described the characters in the manga as being "sexy, believable characters with complex problems".[5] Holly Ellingwood, writing for Active Anime, felt the fantasy short "Kitan Garden" had the best art.[6]

References

  1. Web site: Bond(z) . 801 Media . 2010-10-17.
  2. Web site: Serie - Bónd(z) . Taifu Comics . 2010-10-17.
  3. Web site: Bond(z) Vol. #01 . Mania.com . Julie . Rosato . 2010-10-17 . 2007-02-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091020132135/http://www.mania.com/bondz-vol-01_article_83316.html . 2009-10-20 .
  4. Web site: 3 Quick Yaoi Reviews from 801 Media at Comics212 . Comics212.net . 2007-06-27 . 2010-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100912021104/http://comics212.net/2007/06/27/3-quick-yaoi-reviews-from-801-media/ . 2010-09-12 . dead .
  5. Web site: Fiction Reviews: Week of 4/2/2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20080724211148/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6429148.html. Staff. 24 July 2008. dead. 13 April 2015.
    Web site: Fiction Book Review: Bond(z) by Toko Kawai. PublishersWeekly.com. 13 April 2015.
  6. Web site: Ellingwood . Holly . Bond(z) (Vol. 1) [Advance Review] ]. Active Anime . 2007-02-13 . 2012-01-03 .