Pics from May 2007 Pafu

[insaneneko]

Though RL has been a bit much lately, I've been itching to post several pics from the latest issue of Pafu. First off, the original cover illustration by Honami Yukine! Click on image for bigger pic, click again for full size. The other two pics are posted full size under their own cuts. All are very pretty! XD






The artist is Takatsuki Noboru. While I don't recognize the name, the art looks really familiar...Isn't this the artist of that BL game set in the brothel? *shrugs* In any case, I do like the fancy clothing, the eye-patch(!), Death(?) emerging from the dark water below...





Yuki-sensei draws some of her favorite pottery pieces into bishonen! The dark guy is yakishime, which she describes as "wild in color and form;" she likes it's rough texture. She mentions that one dunks yakishime pieces into water before using them, and the resulting wet vessel exudes sensuality...

The guy with glasses is kohiki, which she thinks of as someone wearing glasses. She likes the whiter pieces. She describes it as a simple, gentle and warm vessel.

I...imagined a manga in which a bunch of Japanese pottery pieces turned into gorgeous guys, sticking like unwanted burrs to the poor main character who was, say, totally unwillingly sorting through her grandfather's dusty but treasured collection. Yes, I imagine a girl at the center of a comedic reverse-harem-type shoujo manga in which there is no romance but lots of gorgeous guys making tons and tons of trouble for the poor girl...


There's also a long interview with Yoshinaga Fumi in this issue, but I haven't had a chance to read it. I will, eventually...I also need to do more posts of that CJ Michalski manga...*sighs*

Comments

[petronia.livejournal.com]

Maybe that's her next manga - I mean, it's not any weirder than Ze. XD

[insaneneko.livejournal.com]

It's scarily plausible, isn't it? ^^;

[ramble-corner.livejournal.com]

*drolls at the second pic.
excuse me *reach for tissue

[insaneneko.livejournal.com]

*laughs* I know the feeling, it's so pretty!

[zehavit-lamasu.livejournal.com]

Naboru Takatsuki is indeed a game illustrator/designer. The brothel game you refer to is Hanamachi Monogatari Settei Gashuu which has a lovely artbook for. I got to know of her from the Silver Chaos games but also have some Magazine illustrations by her which are really frustrating since they are not attached to any story.

Snagged that second image - it hit every cravat fetish I ever had... it even have an eye-patch! How better can my day be! Does it say which game this is from?

[insaneneko.livejournal.com]

I remember seeing pics from that game posted in a comm...thanks for the name of it. XD

The illustration is an original piece, so it's probably not associated with a game. Unfortunately.

[sky-pegasus.livejournal.com]

OMG YUE!!!!! XD okay i know not yue but....

omg i'm luving that image. Must search more about Takatsuki Noboru yess~ *___* arigatou~

[insaneneko.livejournal.com]

She apparently has at least one artbook!

[enelte.livejournal.com]

LOL angel in chinese dressing :D and its hair is like marble sculptured, no gravi force ^^;
uwah I am being bitchy XD but seriously the water background is like oil painting, beautiful!

and I wonder if the cover is from some Yukine Honami's new manga *.*

Oh I can totally imagine a new weird serie with bishies-pottery :)) I want it centers around a female character narrating the stories about those bishies' relationship. From a woman with decent sens of humor's point of view, it must be hilarious. Must be shounen-ai though :P
Shimizu Yuki did a perfect fanservice with Ze serie, you can't get a better background setting for homosexual intercourses, threesome, shota etc. XD every kind fetish is satisfied. If you are not keen to books 1-4, book 5 and (probly) 6 get better (my personal taste) ^.^

[insaneneko.livejournal.com]

The Honami Yukine cover is an original illustration.

I like your idea for the pottery bishonen manga. I can handle Shimizu-sensei when she's not doing angst, so I'd love a really fun story by her...I thought there were only 4 volumes out of Ze?

[enelte.livejournal.com]

yeah there were only 4 tankobons out but the chapters on Dear+ are out far ahead, and vol5 will be published soon.
I read a rough translations on Crimsonevening and enjoyed it since the latest couple is my fav.

[enelte.livejournal.com]

Let's write a script and send to Shimizu Yuki :DDD

[nokiirat.livejournal.com]

O_O love the scans. I really need to invest in Puff. It seems to have most of my fav mangaka.

[insaneneko.livejournal.com]

Just a warning, there aren't that many illustations in it. Mostly articles, interviews, ads...

[nokiirat.livejournal.com]

Thx for the warning. Tempted by the images, but not being to read much japanese is a detriment. I'll stick with collecting tankoubans...I sooo want the Love Love Enpitsu-chan story.