Publisher: SuBLime (VIZ Media)
Release Date: July 2020
Volumes: 4+
Spoilers?: No.
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Volume: 2.
Goodreads Synopsis:
The prequel to the popular yakuza rom-com Fourth Generation Head: Tatsuyuki Oyamato!
A
yakuza head finds himself ensnared in the unwavering attentions of a
sometimes impetuous but always cunning schemer. If being yakuza doesn’t
get him killed, his new lover just might!
Uichi Rogi is in a
bind, both literally and figuratively, when he meets Akitora Oyamato,
the yakuza head who’s come to collect a debt from Uichi’s lover.
Instantly smitten, Uichi schemes dubious and often dangerous ways of
getting closer to the man, but his lies come at a heavy price—one he may
regret having to pay for Akitora’s affections.
Review:
This is a spin-off of the one-shot Fourth Generation Head, featuring the stoic bodyguard of the yakuza with his little daughter.
I will say I'm intrigued by these two characters, and I find his daughter to be quite smart and cute. But most of this volume centers on Uichi and his past, what led to him being where he is today. Once upon a time, he was a young man, who had a hard time really connecting with people and feeling emotions, and he grasped onto the yakuza head at the time. He does several questionable things in order to get closer to him, leading him to very odd and sticky situations.
Uichi's obsession with the yakuza head is definitely dangerous and unhealthy. I'm curious where it's going, but I'm also very wary. Mostly, though, I would like to know more about his present situation, and I'm not sure when we'll get that.
Same as with the previous story, though, I tend to like the characters and relationships, more than the main, yakuza plot line.
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