About this book: The author of this book is Yanyan (male). It was published in Nippon Literature and Art Society's special volume manga ゴラク from April 2011 to August 2012, with three volumes in total. I received a signed copy of the first volume.
About the painting style: The gorgeous human body painting is actually passable, but the face will always stay in the last century. What I mean is that, as a pornographic book, it is difficult for Elise in the Shadows or even Yanyan’s other works to satisfy the desires of young people who are abandoning the painting style in a second. Even though the sex scenes in Yanyan's paintings are rich and sensual, even though Yanyan's stories are well told.
About the plot: Yanyan has always liked to write intricate and sadistic stories of sensuality and love since ancient times. Reading his comics is like buying a story and getting a mating scene. Although there are only three volumes of Elise in the Shadows, there is a huge amount of information and a plot full of twists and turns. The male protagonist Li also has a crush on older women (mother, etc.). The change in the male protagonist's personality is the clue to the entire story. The heroine Qicai is a married woman and an important figure in promoting Li Ye's emotional changes. The meeting of the two makes the wheel of the story begin to spin. The combination of the two makes love and carnal desire intertwined and opposed to each other. As a senior figure, Qicai constantly guides Li Ye and instills his own values. Li Yae regards Qicai as a substitute for his relatives during his repeated combinations with Qicai. The bond between the two is deep yet fragile. Qicai's husband took Qicai away from Li Ye. Lee almost went crazy without Nanami's body. When Nanami stepped off the train and said goodbye to Toriya in the final ending, the reader took a long breath: meeting is parting.
Yanyan depicts love very vaguely. The description of sensuality is very straightforward. The story is a profound exploration of guilt, emptiness, and substitution. Yanyan digs into almost everyone who appears in the story very deeply. The relationships between the characters are complex. Li Ye's mother, Li Ye's girlfriend, Qicai's father, and Qicai's husband all play a key role in the advancement of the plot.
There are many lines in this book that are very artistic and worthy of repeated consideration.
When the two met, Li also saw Nanami who knew how to urinate. Attracted by her charming figure. Never forget.
Qicai takes Li Ye’s girlfriend, Li Ye’s pursuer, to the road that changes Li Ye’s view of love. Here, Li also heard the moaning sound of his girlfriend's back through the motorcycle. Lee was also overwhelmed by despair and pain, and at the same time he understood that he was actually the one who betrayed first. Lee, who was stung by love, also indulged in sensuality even more.
Nanami has a deep love affair with her father and has a long-term physical relationship with her father. However, her father's death also left an indelible mark on Nanami. It was probably at that time that she had a deep understanding of love (laughs...
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