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BLCD Review: Ikigami & Donor

Title: Ikigami to Donor (イキガミとドナー)

Author/Artist: Yamanaka Hiko

Shop: CD + Manga

Release Date: 2021/12/03

Cast: 

Nakajima Yoshiki x Saitou Souma

Yamashita Seiichirou + Kawanishi Kengo

Kobayashi Chiaki

Yashiro Taku

Komada Wataru

Hayashi Miho

Shiozaki Tomohiro

Higa Ryosuke

Abe Ryouma

Torashima Takaaki

Oota Kensuke

Nakashima Takuya

Fujita Mami

Miyama Mari

Souya Kazuki

Synopsis: 

"Your blood and flesh, all of it is mine." An ikigami and a healer, together their souls support each other, blooming into love...

In the distant future, ordinary teacher Yoshino learns that he is a "donor" for the strongest species, the "ikigami." These warriors are tasked with protecting the country. "The unique ability of a donor is to use their bodily fluids to heal ikigami." Yoshino learns this fact and is shocked. Thus, Yoshino is forced to live with Kidou... At first, he is like a beast, demanding Yoshino's bodily fluids, but slowly, the underlying loneliness begins to show...

"Someday, if I met a donor, could they come to love me? That thought is the only reason I survived..."

Review Proper

I can’t believe Yamanaka Hiko’s been terrorizing me for over twelve years now. OH MY GOD I’M SO OLD. And true to the Yamanaka Hiko brand, this turned out to be another fantasy masterpiece (read His 500 Years of Suffering Romance). This was definitely the type of thing that would do great even without the BL aspect of it. Now, I did have an issue with Kidou being an asshole (he's almost killed Yoshino more than once), so I’m not excusing it. But I do get how and why he turned out to be like that and I'm aware that it's important for his character development. The world-building was great, don't get me wrong, but it's definitely dubcon 2015. I would strongly advise you not to get into it if that's a deal breaker for you.

Anyway, onto the voice work.

Souma used a tone so close to Gucci's that I kept imagining Gucci being Yoshino. Yes, I didn't read the manga while listening to the BLCD. It was like after graduating Karasuno, Gucci went on to become a teacher, then a donor lmao. His Yoshino panics more like Honda-san, however, so my final verdict is that his Yoshino is half-Gucci, half-Honda-san.

This isn't Nakajiki and Souma's first rodeo, but I'm glad to say that their performance/dynamic here is different from Mikeneko and XL Size. I expected Kidou to be a mix of Amano and Anaconbayashi-kun 'cause the former was cocky and the latter was stoic, but Kidou was only 50% of that mix and 50% brooding, suffering, I'll-protect-you top. Am I even making any sense? Again, I listened to the BLCD first, but the sound direction they gave Nakajiki was very different from what I thought he'd sound like after I read the manga. It’s almost like what happened with OnoD’s expressive Hasebe-kun in the Kotonoha BLCD vs the more stoic Hasebe-kun in the manga. 

The voice work of our two leads was 👌. This might just be my fave out of their pairings 'cause the sex isn't over-the-top like XL Size and Mikeneko. I will say that I wasn't completely sold on Yamashita Seiichirou as Shibata-san 'cause I feel like he speaks too slowly, but I'm sure it'll grow on me by the time I listen to their spin-off. KawaKen was fine. My heart broke for him every time Shibata-san rejected him, so it's safe to say he's got Taki-kun down already.

Oh. I did have a slight issue with the sfx too. Why was it so watery??? Lmao. Even r18 otome cds aren't that wet. But it's not so glaring that it'll turn you off.

The BLCD was almost perfectly accurate to the manga. I highly recommend this to those learning mid to higher levels of Japanese. Futekiya has licensed volumes 1 & 2, so please try to support the official release if you can. I'd be lying if I said that I agree with how they translated it so... literally?, but I think it's also important to see how things are translated that way if you're aiming to dip your toes into translation aside from studying the language. For example, they used "Living God" throughout the manga instead of "Ikigami." It's correctly translated, but I personally prefer retaining the original title. You know, like how Viz uses "Kaiju no. 8" instead of "Monster no. 8?"

God knows if I'll ever survive the spinoff that I wanted to work on. I avoided talking about it for a reason lmao. Anyway, if y'all liked this, then please give 500 Years (Ono Yuuki x Suzuki Tatsuhisa) and Shortcake no Ichigo Sawaranaide (Nojima Hirofumi x Takeuchi Ken). These two are android bls and Ikigami to Donor is more guide bl, but they both share a futuristic vibe.

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MANGA: Ikigami to Donor - Yamanaka Hiko

REVIEW: Black Moon by Elle Keaton

Soundtrack: Black Moon Artist: Heathers Album: Midnight Is A Place

MOVIE FEATURE: Benedetta

THE COUNT TO TEN WITH ME BOOK TAG + FAVORITE QUOTES

BOOK TOUR: Allmother Rising by Elexis Bell (Excerpt & Giveaway + Guest Post)

NEW RELEASE BLITZ: Wyvern Ways and Elven Magic by Bailey Bradford (Excerpt & Giveaway)

BLOG TOUR: Snowbody Like You by Ariella Zoelle (Excerpt & Giveaway)

RELEASE BLITZ: Swiped By My Dad’s Best Friend by D.J. Jamison (Excerpt & Giveaway)

NEW RELEASE BLITZ: Kaito’s Silence by Emily Carrington (Excerpt & Giveaway)

SERIES TOUR: Naughty In Pendleton by Brigham Vaughn (Excerpt & Giveaway)

RELEASE BLITZ: Kraken My Heart by K.L. Hiers (Excerpt & Giveaway)

RELEASE BLITZ: Crystal’s House Of Queers by Brooke Skipstone (Excerpt & Giveaway)

RELEASE BLITZ: Our First & Last by Becca Seymour (Excerpt & Giveaway)

BLOG TOUR: Stolen Heart by Kristian Daniels (Excerpt & Giveaway + Q&A with Author)

NEW RELEASE BLITZ: To Light A Fire by Kristian Parker (Excerpt & Giveaway)

RELEASE BLITZ: Breathe by Sophia Soames (Excerpt & Giveaway)

COVER REVEAL: The Art Of Living by Abrianna Denae (Excerpt)

COVER REVEAL: C*ck Blocked by K.C. Kassidy (Giveaway)

BLOG TOUR: A Husband For Hartwell by J.A. Rock & Lisa Henry (Excerpt & Giveaway)

RELEASE BLITZ: Getting Friendly by Saxon James (Excerpt & Giveaway)

COVER REVEAL: Triple Affinity by Jessamyn Kingley

NEW RELEASE BLITZ: Wicked Outlaw by Jocelynn Drake & Rinda Elliott (Excerpt & Giveaway)

BLOG TOUR: Sweet Hart by Rae Marks (Excerpt & Giveaway)

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BLCD 2022: October Releases

Legends:

✓ - have      

💡 - interested

✘ - not interested (but will probably still listen to)    

🙏 - dying for

1. Midara na Neko wa Toiki ni Torokeru ✘

Release Date: 2022/10/12

Cast: Nakajima Yoshiki x Saitou Souma *can we have more Ikigami to Donor instead???

Synopsis: Third damn sequel of this damned series. *sigh*

2. Oni to Tengoku 💡 

Release Date: 2022/10/14

Cast: Okitsu Kazuyuki x Komada Wataru

Synopsis: Aoki, a high school teacher, has motivation for little else than expending as little effort as possible. After being scolded by a senior teacher, he goes to the infirmary to check on a student that has been skipping class. There he shares his first real conversation with the eerily perceptive school nurse, Tengoku Manabu.

3. Goshisou Omega wa Chuu to Naku ✘

Release Date: 2022/10/19

Cast: Okitsu Kazuyuki x Nojima Kenji *stop with the abos Okitsu omg

Synopsis: Sachio Kurumizawa is an omega mouse manga artist, and Ukano, the alpha fox, is his editor... but Sachio can't help but feel uncomfortable around Ukano. He always seems to look at Sachio with predatory eyes. One night, Sachio goes into heat at an omega-only bar, and Ukano saves him. Unfortunately, Sachio has no idea how long he'll stay in heat... and then Ukano offers to help him stop it. Will Sachio say yes to getting between the sheets with Ukano despite his terror of being devoured...!?

4. Amakute Atsukute Iki mo Dekinai Bangaihen Mini Drama CD Daria December 2022 ✘

Release Date: 2022/10/21

Cast: Azakami Youhei x Terashima Junta

Synopsis: Special Mini Drama CD released with the magazine.

5. Amakute Atsukute Iki mo Dekinai ✘

Release Date: 2022/10/22

Cast: Azakami Youhei x Terashima Junta

Synopsis: 

“The pain in my body doesn't stop! This is the first time a fragrance ...”

Ayato, a professional student with a constitution that is sensitive to odors, sniffs a fascinating scent on the train, and for some reason, his body reacts to the scent! What's more, the main scent is Ayato, a good-looking classmate with scary eyes, what will happen next?

6. Ai no Yoake wo Mate! 💡

Release Date: 2022/10/26

Cast: Shingaki Tarusuke x Toki Shunichi

Synopsis: 

“What hurts me the most is the fact that I can’t make you happy.”

Kibe Takaya and Shiba Hisafumi spent their childhood and college years together. Kibe has been a playboy since time immemorial, but this doesn’t get in the way of their friendship. However, when Shiba marries years later, Kibe chooses to keep his distance in order to nurse his now failed one-sided feelings for him. Before he knew it, five years had passed since they last saw each other. One day, Shiba appears at his doorstep with news of his divorce and a plea to move in with him. Kibe wants to reject him, but his feelings for Shiba get in the way... 

7. Kiss Me Crying ✘

Release Date: 2022/10/26

Cast: Satou Takuya x Yashiro Taku

Synopsis: Noa has been a part of the glittering entertainment industry for years, but he hasn't had his break since. Just when he thinks he's finally going to be let go, he gets struck with the surprise of a lifetime: Korea's record breaking idol J is redebuting in Japan - alongside Noa! But how much more does Noa have to improve to stand on the same stage as him? J has a solution...

8. Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai VS Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otoko 3 ✘

Release Date: 2022/10/26

Cast: 

Nakajima Yoshiki

Tsuchida Reiou

Eguchi Takuya

Shimoo Hiro

Hatano Wataru

Amasaki Kouhei

Okamoto Nobuhiko

Masuda Toshiki

Synopsis: Third installment of the BLCD adaptation of the series of the same name.

9. Amaetai Kemono 💡

Release Date: 2022/10/28

Cast: Masuda Toshiki x Azakami Youhei

Synopsis: Arata's a college student working as a "big brother for rent." One day, he meets his new client, Junta, who looks like a total tough guy!! Arata wonders if this is some sort of trap to get his money, but what Junta wants is for someone to pat him on the head. Seeing someone this hot go bright red and be so vulnerable is turning Arata on... Junta's just so adorable... what's going on here!!?

10. Boku no Omawari-san 3 ✘ 

Release Date: 2022/10/28

Cast: Furukawa Makoto x Shingaki Tarusuke

Synopsis: Third installment of the BLCD adaptation of the series of the same name.

11. Bokura no Koi to Seishun no Subete case:06 Shuugakuryokou no Bokura ✘

Release Date: 2022/10/28

Cast: Itou Kentou x Kijima Ryuuichi

Synopsis: Sixth installment of the the series.

12. Kabukichou Bad Trip 2 ✘  

Release Date: 2022/10/28

Cast: Saitou Souma x Shirai Yuusuke

Synopsis: Adaptation of the second volume of the series.

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BLCD 2021: December Releases

Legends:

✓ - have

💡 - interested

✘ - not interested (but will probably still listen to)

🙏 - dying for

1. Ikigami to Donor 💡

Release Date: 2021/12/03 (moved from October)

Cast: Nakajima Yoshiki x Saitou Souma

Synopsis:

“Your blood and flesh, all of it is mine.” An ikigami and a healer, together their souls support each other, blooming into love…

In the distant future, ordinary teacher Yoshino learns that he is a “donor” for the strongest species, the “ikigami.” These warriors are tasked with protecting the country. “The unique ability of a donor is to use their bodily fluids to heal ikigami.” Yoshino learns this fact and is shocked. Thus, Yoshino is forced to live with Kidou… At first, he is like a beast, demanding Yoshino’s bodily fluids, but slowly, the underlying loneliness begins to show…

“Someday, if I met a donor, could they come to love me? That thought is the only reason I survived…”

2. Shangri-la no Tori II 🙏

Release Date: 2021/12/10

Cast: Matsuda Kenichiro x Nakajima Yoshiki

Synopsis: Adaptation of the sequel of the same name.

3. Torokeru Kuchibiru more melty ✘

Release Date: 2021/12/20

Cast: Furukawa Makoto x Okitsu Kazuyuki

Synopsis: Torekeru Kuchibiru 2: Electric Boogaloo

Comment: Who the fuck keeps on asking for more Takasaki Bosco? I just wanna talk.

4. Old-fashioned Cupcake with Capuccino ?

Release Date: 2021/12/22

Cast: Azakami Youhei x Okitsu Kazuyuki

Synopsis: I’m Trying To Act 60 When I’m Only 40 2: Electric Boogaloo

Comment: The way my face lit up and fell when I saw Youhei x Okitsu again before realizing it was OFC.

5. Bokura no Koi to Seishun no Subete case: 05 Senkyo-sen no Bokura ✘

Release Date: 2021/12/24

Cast: Komada Wataru x Tamaru Atsushi

Synopsis: Hotaka Nishino lived a typical highschool life devoid of too much interaction with his peers due to his shyness. One day, his friend from junior high, Kazuomi Moroi, decided to nominate him in the school elections with himself. His relationship with Kazuomi, which usually only called for greetings when they met, begun changing as the elections commence.

6. Kisu de Tokashita Sono Ato ni ✘

Release Date: 2021/12/24

Cast: Nakazawa Masatomo x Shigamatsu Chiharu *debut for Chiharu

Synopsis: Aise Hiro, a freshman in college, lives with his friend’s older brother, Onozawa Mizuki, at his parents’ request. Onozawa-san looks to be ideal husband material, considering his good looks and his job as an accountant. Everything seems to be going pretty smoothly as Hiro has a good relationship with Onozawa-san. However, there is one problem — Hiro is gay and Onozawa-san is his first love! 

Just when he thought that nothing else could go wrong, Onozawa-san catches him masturbating while sexting. Fearing the worst, Hiro mentally prepares himself but is met with a proposition instead: “If you’re that frustrated, won’t you be pretend lovers with me?”

7. Neko to Spica 🙏

Release Date: 2021/12/24

Cast: Takeuchi Eiji x Sakakihara Yuki *THE GODS HAVE LISTENED IN 2021!!!

Synopsis: Salaryman Kawamura Kouta hates troublesome things. The only exception is the black stray cat that likes to sit in front of his apartment. One day he stumbles upon a black-haired boy who seems to have replaced his favourite cat. When the boy collapses in front of Kouta, he decides to take him in on a whim. What will happen to Kouta‘s trouble-free everyday life?

Comment: I mean, it is borderline furry-shota, but I’m gonna have to take any Takeuchi Eiji and Sakakihara Yuki I can get ‘cause I don’t have a choice. sobsobsob

I’m actually sad that there’s not much to December this year unlike last year.