Nana & Kaoru, Vol. 02

to support the hell out of this author

Yes, gotta finish them all. After reading the first trade I was ready to consume the entire second one immediately.

I was concerned about the thick size of the manga but it came out great in physical form !

This is the continuation of Nana & Kaoru's twisted romance. The same great characters and story. Looking forward to future Ryuta releases.

Go get the first one, then get this one. Very good bdsm ecchi, has no sex involved at all. Story and character development are on point, and the art is simply magnificent.

I'm assuming you've already looked over volume 1, because it really doesn't make sense to skip that and just get this one. The book is an omnibus of volumes 4-6 of the original books, and it's all one big story, so it doesn't make sense to just start here.

The content here is more story; Nana and Kaoru get into more types of BDSM play, and Tachi shows up wanting to experience more with Kaoru. The first volume was a very slow burn, and that actually continues here; each little mini-arc of new play usually spans about 4-6 chapters and there can be quite a bit of build-up. While I like this (way too many hentai and ecchi works accelerate way too hard) it actually feels like a bit of an overshoot in the other direction, the build-up is so slow that it drags at times. I guess since we've got another 12 or so volumes to go though, that's kind of to be expected.

I quite enjoy how much the story leans on how the characters feel about each other, it gives the plot actual heft, rather than just being an excuse for people to do porn-y (BDSM-y?) things together. That said, I am kind of annoyed at how much the story relies on "nobody ever actually communicates with anybody" to motivate all of the relationship issues.

Anyway, despite the impression the multiple complaints above might have left, I still enjoyed the work and I do like to get some nice plot-heavy works, and this certainly continues to deliver on that. And again in terms of sheer volume per dollar this is a good choice, you're getting a good deal on three books worth of BDSM.

The story really pops off in this one, as we enter the new year

Ryuta Amazume's Nana & Kaoru, Vol. 02 sitting at 550 pages and filled with more of Nana & Kaoru getting into spicier and spicier situations as well as the ups and downs of their relationship together.

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