After serving out a prison sentence, Fei takes over his father’s position and, years later, goes to Japan (with a new badass look) bent on destroying Asami.Ī brief survey of the situation leads Fei to decide this can be most effectively accomplished by raping and abducting (and then raping) Akihito, at which point it becomes clear the plot is largely structured to ensnare Akihito in every possible one-on-one rape fantasy known to fan girl.
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He intends to, with Asami’s help, but through a series of unfortunately timed events and misalliances, Fei comes to believe that Asami has betrayed him. After a failed mission to stop Asami from muddying the organization’s political ties, he becomes drawn to the older man, who not only shows unexpected kindness towards him, but also encourages him to have the confidence to make his own way. While employed as a lethal weapon, he nonetheless endures unwanted sexual advances from his older brother (which he clearly takes as an insult to his manhood) and seems unable to gain the acknowledgment from his father he so desires. At the time, Fei was as yet just the pretty-faced illegitimate son of a crime boss, frustrated with his subservient position within the organization.
Aki, meanwhile, in classic Stockholm syndrome fashion, puzzles over but ultimately finds himself hopelessly drawn to the older man.Īsami and Fei’s engagement begins years before the start of the series. The initial intrigue develops into the semblance of true affections as Asami repeatedly reaches out to save Akihito (and ravage him). Akihito is hoping to get a scoop on an arms deal but, instead, catches the unwanted attention of the underground businessman, who tracks him down for the film as well as an impromptu SnM punishment (read: rape) session. In the world of Viewfinder, Asami is so powerfully connected and positioned, he can do as he pleases.Īsami first meets Akihito through the latter’s viewfinder. Asami’s sexual advances towards Fei and his sexual consumption of Akihito say less about his sexual orientation or even preference than to the simple fact that he is untouchable. ………………………………………Īsami is consistently voted sexiest seme on American hosted fan forums as well as East Asian BL ranking lists, a fact which speaks, at least in part, to the strong ongoing allure of the straight, masculine image and its ultimate realization in the possession of amazing power and privilege. This spirit and agency is also part and parcel of an entire industry of “never give up” or “pure despite being corrupted” characters that star in popular series ranging from Fruits Basket to Naruto …who tend to fascinate (and usually succeed in gaining patronage from) the equally numbered powerful, sadistically minded, yet irresistibly designed stalker-lover types that populate our contemporary media-scape in this case, Asami Ryuichi (left). His character, and all its attendant problematics, is a reminder that yaoi often speaks from a position of powerlessness (whether as reality or as kink), one which sometimes responds to the absence of a real safe space or bodily self-determination by displacing it with the fantasy of an indomitable, if compromised, spirit and agency. The price for naiveté in his case is usually some form of rape or sexual servitude, but he never seems to suffer any prolonged trauma as a result. He (like many a shonen hero) is fearless, energetic, compassionate, and tenacious, but, to a fault. The perhaps over-intentioned urge to label him as badass is understandable. Takaba Akihito, a photo-journalist, is from the start the uke who refuses to be had and, because this doesn’t mean that others won’t have him, the uke who refuses to be broken. So goes this twisted plot point: oh my god that was messed up I can’t believe I got off on that but I’ll never admit that to you you evil scum of society seme and don’t think I’ll let you get to me next time! <– famous last words, usually interpreted by the seme as an invitation to tryĪs much as I hate giving in to Yamano-sensei’s uncritical fan servicing (she, like many BL artists, is a serious fan-girl herself, so she knows which buttons to press), I fall for said feisty uke every time I see him (right). huge power differentials that problematically seek (or find, in any case) forgiveness in the uke’s pleasure (masochism) and his feisty, resilient nature. The moe (turn on) facilitated by her gorgeous artwork is almost always predicated on bondage, enslavement, and entrapment-i.e.
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Exotic character design (not character depth) is Yamano-sensei’s vice, but she has the skills to pull it off to its full affective possibilities (think Marlon Brando in Sayonara). Yes, aside from sporting long tresses from a period drama or fantasy adventure, he walks around in outfits no one has ever seen except in Chinese costume dramas (?).
This ridiculous serving of Japanese chinoiserie is Hong Kong mob boss Fei Long. Series: Finder no Hyôteki by Yamano Ayane (2001-ongoing)
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