Il Gatto Sul G: Volume II

by Tooko Miyagi

Riya's cousin Saki returns to Japan from New York, partly to visit him and partly to check up on him by order of his father. Seeing the bond between Atsushi and Riya, Aki offers to let Atsushi be a live-in housekeeper at the Narukawa residence. He accepts, and immediately has to deal with Riya's ever-changing personalities. Riya asks Atsushi to sleep with him, but Atsushi can tell that he isn't being sincere about his feelings. Or is he?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569708932
• ISBN13: 9781569708934
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher

Customer Reviews

Stray Cat Strut

Atsushi has had a habit of picking up stray cats and taking them home ever since he was a small boy. The more pitiful the cat, the more he knew it needed it, so when he arrived home from university one days and found an unconscious boy with a bloodied hand and a violin case collapsed outside the door to his flat, there was nothing for it. Atsushi has collected himself another stray, and it is to prove to be a lot more troublesome than the cats he usually picks up. Firstly, the wound to the hand looks bad, so he cleans and bandages it. But when the boy begins to speak to him, Atsushi realises that there is something a bit more off about him. Firstly, he says the violin belongs to his dead twin brother. Then there is the way he eats, holding his chopsticks like a toddler learning them the first time, and flinging food everywhere. Then there is his attitude; far from being meekly grateful for the assistance and providing an explanation, his is more than a little arrogant. The kid who introduces himself as Riya Narukawa and claims to be homeless certainly seems a right piece work. The weirdness definitely ratchets up a notch when the kid claims his dead twin has entered his body and is the one playing the violin, giving Atsushi pause. The kid obviously is in need of some kind of help, getting himself hurt like that and saying such things. His arrogant defiance reminding Atsushi more and more of a stray cat spitting in fear, Atsushi decides he can't leave the matter alone. Discovering that Riya is indeed a violin prodigy and always has been an only child, Atsushi is further astounded by the boy suddenly turning about face, with a complete change of personality and not knowing where he is. When the boy finally leaves, leaving the violin behind, Atsushi is at a bit of a loss at what to do. He finds that Riya is student at a nearby prestigious music academy,so he decides to go by to arrange the return of the violin and see how he is doing. There he witnesses an altercation between Riya and a teacher at the school. It becomes blindingly obvious that Riya is indeed in need of help, his personality having fractured into two distinct personalities: one arrogant and dismissive of music, the other meek, polite, and a musical prodigy. Dark Riya damaged his hand to try to prevent the prodigy from being able to play, fearing that he would be snuffed out and believing the other Riya is ignorant of him. The one Atsushi calls Light Riya however is fully aware of the other Riya, but not of the events that occur during them except as random bits of dreamlike images. With his absent parents refusing to accept that he is anything but the prodigy they trained him to be, and the school pressuring him towards the music regardless, it is obvious the boy needs a person he can rely on and a place he can feel safe, regardless of which Riya he is at that moment. Unwittingly giving the key to his flat to the Light Riya, Atsushi sets in motion a chain of events that will fo

A YAOI Gem

This title is FANTASTIC. The plot is MUCH deeper than what fans expect from YAOI, and is both artistic and intriguing. The artwork is WAAAAAAY above what YAOI fans are used to, with not only beautiful boys, but whole frames that can truly be called art. You WILL NOT regret adding this title to your collection.

Great Yaoi and an Awesome Plot

Il Gatto Sul G is unique among yaoi titles in the fact that it demonstrates fantastic plot and artwork, as well as "lemon". The drawings are beautiful, and the characters are complex. Riya will leave you wanting to adopt a teenage boy from your local pet shelter. It has a great balance of ideas, and a good emotional and intellectual depth for the genre. Darker than Same Cell Organism, but fluffier than Loveless, I think every mature reader will find a great read in Il Gatto Sul G.

Il Gatto Sul G

So refined. The art is gorgeous plus the story is intriguing. If you understand psychology and the way multiple personality disorder works than you will realize the author did their homework. Also and ofcourse if you are not into guys falling in love with guys than you will probably not enjoy this. I personally don't care who falls for who as long as the characters are emotionally engrossing and the story is able to hold my attention, this will. Volume II only gets better! It's so sexy, musically, erotically and subtly.

The Mozart of Manga

I've always loved Yaoi. Every chance I get, I browse any book store to find a new title or continue an old one. So naturally, when I saw this one, I jumped to it and started to read. The cover art is truly beautiful in itself, and the art inside was amazing and flowed rather well. The plot itself is a bit fast paced and I'm sure a few yaoi first-timers may be flipping back a few pages and skimming over once or twice, and the schizophrenic Riya can be a bit confusing to determine once you realize his major problem, but the drama, intensity, and character connections will indeed keep you hooked. I couldn't believe I had finished, but when I did, I immediately said, "I must buy volume 2!!!" An overall wonderful story (though hard to pronounce title), I give this book a 4 1/2 out of 5 stars! Recommended strongly for fanatics.