Kazuto Okada relies too much on the saucy cheesecake spectacle of panty shots and cleavage when in reality he shines with comedy. skip the synopsis @ minute 9:00 contact: WeAppreciateManga@gmail.com
Sundome vol. 2
By: Kazuto Okada
Translation by: Christine Schilling
Lettering by: Roberto Flores
Topics:
- Criticism and disappointment.
- Has Kurumi and Hideo done the sexy yet?
- Censorship, comparing "Honey Room" to Sundome and the "Barrier kink"
Further reading: The Art of Censorship in Post-war Japan ( by Kirsten Cather)
Synopsis (and first impression):
Hideo runs errands for the sick Kurumi only to almost get ran over whilst crossing the road. Soaked by the crush water bottles he was carrying, Kurumi lets him into her apartment, where apparently, she lives alone. Since his pants are wet, Kurumi let's Hideo wear her gym pants which ends up giving him an erection.
The next day Hideo sees that Kurumi is wearing those same gym shorts, hot and bothered by this distraction he gets his arse kicked by his gym teacher. The alumnus of the Roman Club (a.k.a. an Old-Boy) visits the club members and helps them in strength training at the dome. He also wears a mask to protect his identity, it's straight up a gimp mask.
The Oldboy has been monitoring the club members, and when Kurumi is cryptic and asks him if his connections have given information on her, he responds by saying "in a way yes".
Throughout her exploits, Kurumi is able to tease and seduce Hideo. She says to him that she was once a boy in order to get him to stop masturbating but later retracts her statement. During a Roman club sleep together, she touches Hideo, Hideo feels guilty but she lies to him, and tells him that it was a wet dream, "an act of god" and that he couldn't help it. The terms of the relationship are clear. Hideo can't touch himself to the point of orgasm unless Kurumi tells him to.
Where ever Kurumi is a spy, sent by the Old-boy's to test the Roman club's strict policy of no sex or girlfriends, is something that remains a mystery.
(Although this was a disappointing volume, the page flow is good considering how much dialogue there is and how it's not an action manga. Moments of physical comedy prove to be Kazuto's best, such as the drop kick to the ex-president being a good example. – James)
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