Akisato Wakuni 秋里和国

Akisato made her debut in 1982 with "Senaka ni Hana wo shotte" on Shuukan Shoujo Comic.

According to herself she doesn't like drawing but she wants to tell stories her way. She's well-known for her unusual story-twists and her good sense of humour. Akisato's works, romantic or not, may also appeal to many readers who don't necessarily like shoujo-manga, but also should be read with care by people who have problems with homosexuality. {DHI}

Ao no Mesopotamia
青のメソポタミア
serialized on Jets,
2 volumes @ Y800
[ 01:8810| 02:9111]
bunko 1 volume @ Y640
[ 01:9612]

No Synopsis.

The B.B.B.
ＴＨＥ・Ｂ．Ｂ．Ｂ．
serialized on Flower Comics, 1988-1991
10 volumes @ Y379
[ 01:8806| 02:8810| 03:8902| 04:8906| 05:8910| 06:9002| 07:9007| 08:9010| 09:9103]
[ 10:9105]
bunko 6 volumes @ Y562
[ 01:9707| 02:9707| 03:9708| 04:9708| 05:9710| 06:9710]

B.B.B. stands for "Bakkure Berkeley Boy".
Well well, if Tomomi only knew. When she first saw her new brother-in-law, Shishimaru, at age 10 she at once decided that he looks like a faggot and she has to do something about it! So she got him interested in football, he went to the USA to study football... and now he's back, still looks extremely effeminated and Tomomi falls for him! But what's about this best friend, who came along with Shishimaru, Guy, who acts so extremely protective towards to Shishimaru? Is he Shishimaru's boyfriend? Sort of... just that Shishimaru doesn't know anything about it. And so a really weird love-triangle starts between those three persons.

The B.B.B. is one of Akisato's most popular works and tells the usual weird story she is so famous for. Unfortunately this time not all is done as well as usual. Tomomi is one annoying chick with all her homophobia and Shishimaru's sometimes is dumb as a brick.

It's also one of Akisato's first stories that have a happy end. Or rather it seemed as if Akisato tried to satisfy everyone... unfortunately it didn't work well. The B.B.B. actually is quite an amusing story. Akisato's humor works well as usual but it might take sometime until you figure out that Akisato hid some interesting messages in this work. {DHI}

Renaissance
ルネッサンス
serialized on Petit Flower,
2 volumes @ Y500
[ 01:9008| 02:9103]

No Synopsis.

Sora Tobu Penguin [The Flying Penguin]
空飛ぶペンギン
serialized on Flower Comics,
10 volumes @ Y390
[ 01:9112| 02:9204| 03:9208| 04:9212| 05:9304| 06:9308| 07:9312| 08:9405| 09:9408]
[ 10:9411]

No Synopsis.

Sore demo Chikyuu wa mawatteru [Even so the world turns]
それでも地球は回ってる
serialized on Flower Comics, 1985
5 volumes @ Y360
[ 01:8504| 02:8507| 03:8510| 04:8512| 05:8604]
bunko 3 volumes @ Y560
[ 01:9504| 02:9504| 03:9504]

Sakami leads a very normal life (except maybe for the fact that somehow her parents switched traditional gender roles). Until she meets Daiji and his best friends Shirou and Tenkuu. At first she can't stand them one bit but gradually she becomes their friend and a member of this trio. However, each of the boys has a very unusual problem and the now starting love-triangle is going to be quite something for all of them. It wouldn't be an Akisato of course, if the main focus would be entirely on the love-triangle and so she adds a huge deal of weirdness and humor to her work as usual. Soredemo... is a great and funny read that doesn't follow any genre standards at any time and always surprises the reader... especially in the end...! {DHI}

Tomoi
ＴＯＭＯＩ
serialized on Petit Flower, 1987
1 volume @ Y485
[ 01:____]
bunko 1 volume @ Y650
[ 01:9602]

Tomoi is a youthful doctor who dislikes women. He has a twisted personality replete with arrogance, egotism and a venomous tongue. But a fateful encounter awaits Tomoi following his arrival in New York. {009}

The 1996 bunko edition is a very good buy, because it contains both the old 'Nemureru Mori no Binan' and its sequel 'Tomoi'.

Hana no O-EN Step [The Magnificient Cheer Step]
花のＯーＥＮステップ
serialized on Flower Comics,
8 volumes @ Y360
[ 01:8305| 02:8308| 03:8311| 04:8402| 05:8405| 06:8408| 07:8410| 08:8412]
wide-ban 4 volumes @ Y780
[ 01:9205| 02:9206| 03:9207| 04:9208]

No Synopsis.

Hungry Mermaid
ハングリーマーメイド
serialized on Flower Comics,
3 volumes @ Y390
[ 01:9610| 02:9704| 03:9708]

Moi lives with her brother Isaku, who is a professional body boarder. When Isaku decides to study in the U.S., Moi gets into a situation where she must live with Isaku's male friend. Extremely silly love triangle manga. {009}

Bon Kuraaju! Otome [Bon Courage! Girl]
ボン・クラージュ！乙女
serialized on Flower Comics,
4 volumes @ Y390
[ 01:9505| 02:____| 03:9601| 04:9605]

Ever since the day pretty young Yurie met the handsome Tokatoshi, everything around her has changed. Angels appear and some even say Yurie is a reincarnation of Joan of Arc. {009}

Ai wa Chikyuu wo Sukuu no da [Love Saves/Ruins the Earth]
愛わ地球を巣食うのだ
serialized on Flower Comics,
1 volume @ Y390
[ 01:9802]

A series of love stories about the mysteries of men and women relationships. {009}

Made in Nippon [Made in Japan]
ＭＡＤＥｉｎニッポン
serialized on Flower Comics, 1986-1988
4 volumes @ Y360
[ 01:8611| 02:8704| 03:8709| 04:8801]

Due to a childhood trauma Keiko has a really bad Gaijin Complex. She can't even stand the looks of blonde and blue-eyed people! Luckily of course there aren't that much people around in Japan, and so Keiko can live more or less happily waiting for the return of her big love Takara from the U.S.A. Eventually he does return but there's some small surprise for Keiko: He has a blonde and blue-eyed stepbrother! And he seems to be very interested in Keiko. There are many other interesting and very funny characters, and this series is actually refreshingly different from common love triangle stories with sometimes weird, sometimes dramatic twists and an excellent sense of situation-comedy. {DHI}

Nemureru Mori no Binan [The Handsome Man in the Sleeping Woods]
眠れる森美男
serialized on Petit Flower, 1986
1 volume @ Y485
[ 01:8609]

1982. Tomoi Hisatsugu went to New York to work as a doctor. But that's not all. He hopes to lead an easier life as a young homosexual than in Japan. Indeed, he meets another doctor, Richard Stein, and they become lovers. Nemureru Mori no Binan tells of their relationship in an extremely realistic way. It portrays the life of homosexuals in the early 80s very exact and conveys the mood of the secrecy gays and lesbians had to live in well. It is also a very down to earth story with characters that could meet in the street every day and doesn't use the elements so common in today's Shounen'ai-Manga. One of Akisato's very best works and highly recommended. Prequel to 'Tomoi'. {DHI}

Banbutsu wa Genshi kara naru to iu koto
万物は原子からなるということ
serialized on Petit Flower,
1 volume @ Y500
[ 01:9311]

Hiyama, a very close friend of Shuuya died. Shuuya is devastated. Not only because his friend died, also because his father doesn't recognize him as what he is after all. He *is* a really good jockey but nobody except his sister seems to care. When Shuuya is in France he meets the world-class jockey Jean-Paul and there is a certain attraction between the two men from the start. Gradually a love-relationship starts, but one of the more complicated kind.

Third in Akisato's Shounen'ai-series. It's barely close to the realism Nemureru Mori no Binan had, but it has a gentle kind of atmosphere and is a very beautiful romance. The story-telling is differently paced than usual, with a lot of text (which reads like a novel) and a very quiet mood and little whimsicalness. It also succeeds in showing the intolerance towards homosexuality which does add a little bit of realism after all. But, whether there is realism or not, Banbutsu... is a readable romance.

Odamari! [Shut up!]
傑作集２おだまり！
masterpiece collection 2
serialized on Flower Comics,
1 volume @ Y390
[ 01:9305]

No Synopsis.

Jazz-Tango
Ｊａｚｚ−Ｔａｎｇｏ
serialized on Petit Flower,
1 volume @ Y500
[ 01:9806]

The peaceful and quiet life of Kazuomi Uba, surfer at Shonan, gets disturbed by the appearance of Sanno-maru, who looks just like Kazuomi. A suspense of love and hatred.

Shokkingu PINK-SKY
ショッキングＰＩＮＫ−ＳＫＹ
9 volumes @ Y390
[ 01:9805| 02:9811| 03:9903| 04:9907| 05:9911| 06:0004| 07:0009| 08:0102| 09:0107]

Menou Aoi is told by her first love Hanzo, "Ugly women can't become stewardesses". In order to show him, she decides to become one. {009}

Dead End
デッド・エンド
serialized on Flower Comics,
1 volume @ Y360
[ 01:8509]

No Synopsis.