The title series, "Crimson Snow" parts I-III, involves a wounded yakuza, Kazuma, rescued and nursed back to health by the illegitimate son of a tea ceremony master, Yukihiro. They fall in love, but Kazuma decides he must pay his debt for killing a man. The final story, "Garance," portrays their reunion years later.
"At First Sight" is a school-boy romance, lamentably brief, as Liam Blake discovers that the boy he's been watching, Maddox Suns, has also been watching him.
In "Cry for the Sun," Ethan sees a face he almost remembers at his father's funeral, and starts wracking his brain trying to unearth the memories. He finally remembers his father's former lover, Oliver, and then realizes the feelings that were buried with the memories.
Tomoki's drawing is appealing, although her uke tend to look very young. Her style is very open and clear, and although there's nothing really radical about the page layouts, they are loose enough to be interesting.
The stories, alas, need much more development, particularly the title series, which could easily make a full-length manga itself. There's a lack of tension throughout that is, I think, the result of the surface treatment, although it's easy to see the potential in these stories, although "At First Sight" seems like a filler.
From BLU. (Also, sadly, now defunct in North America -- Tokyopop has closed its Los Angeles office, which was the center of its efforts here, and the licensing is apparently up for grabs, which tends to happen in the industry.)
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Do we have to wait for the repeal of DOMA before the IRS begins to treat all married couples equally? Our fierce triangulator has said nothing about this and I've seen nothing directly addressing the issue in the press.
I think you meant to leave that comment somewhere else. It doesn't really have a lot to do with Crimson Snow.
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