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合法ドラッグ [Gohou Drug] #3
Legal Drug, Volume 03
Sent by Kakei to enroll in a mysterious high school, the boys must retrieve an equally mysterious ring. But Kudo and Himura discover that there is more to these hallowed halls than is out of the closet. And their discovery may very well uncover more about each other than they truly want to know. When the whole school decides to celebrate a marriage, more is set aflame than just hearts--which means that time is running out for the boys, who must find that ring before anyone thinks twice...about their relationship.
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
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About the author
Clamp
750 books3,148 followersŌkawa Nanase 大川七瀬
[born: 2 May 1967; Ōsaka, bloodtype: A]
Mokona Apapa もこなあぱぱ
[born: 16 Jun 1968, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]
Nekoi Mick 猫井みっく
[born: 21 Jan 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: O]
Igarashi Satsuki 五十嵐さつき
[born: 8 Feb 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]
CLAMP originally began in 1989 as a twelve-member dōjinshi circle, but by 1990, the circle had diminished from twelve to seven. Of the remaining seven, Tamayo Akiyama, Sei Nanao, and Leeza Sei left the group during the production of the RG Veda manga. Other former members of CLAMP also included Soushi Hishika, O-Kyon, Kazue Nakamori, Yuzuru Inoue and Shinya Ōmi. Currently, there are four members in the group.
In 2004, CLAMP's 15th anniversary as a mangaka group, the members changed their names from Nanase Ohkawa, Mokona Apapa, Mick Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi to Ageha Ohkawa, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi and Satsuki Igarashi (her name is pronounced the same, but written with different characters) respectively. The August 2004 issue of Newtype USA, a magazine specializing in events of the anime and manga subcultures, reported that the members of CLAMP simply wanted to try out new names. In a later interview with Ohkawa, it was revealed that initially Mokona wanted to drop her surname because it sounded too immature for her liking, while Nekoi disliked people commenting that her name was the same as Mick Jagger's. Ohkawa and Igarashi, wanting to go with the flow of Nekoi's and Mokona's name changes, changed their names as well.
In 2006, they made their first USA public debut at Anime Expo in Anaheim, California. They were well received at the convention, with 6,000 fans in attendance at their panel.
[born: 2 May 1967; Ōsaka, bloodtype: A]
Mokona Apapa もこなあぱぱ
[born: 16 Jun 1968, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]
Nekoi Mick 猫井みっく
[born: 21 Jan 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: O]
Igarashi Satsuki 五十嵐さつき
[born: 8 Feb 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]
CLAMP originally began in 1989 as a twelve-member dōjinshi circle, but by 1990, the circle had diminished from twelve to seven. Of the remaining seven, Tamayo Akiyama, Sei Nanao, and Leeza Sei left the group during the production of the RG Veda manga. Other former members of CLAMP also included Soushi Hishika, O-Kyon, Kazue Nakamori, Yuzuru Inoue and Shinya Ōmi. Currently, there are four members in the group.
In 2004, CLAMP's 15th anniversary as a mangaka group, the members changed their names from Nanase Ohkawa, Mokona Apapa, Mick Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi to Ageha Ohkawa, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi and Satsuki Igarashi (her name is pronounced the same, but written with different characters) respectively. The August 2004 issue of Newtype USA, a magazine specializing in events of the anime and manga subcultures, reported that the members of CLAMP simply wanted to try out new names. In a later interview with Ohkawa, it was revealed that initially Mokona wanted to drop her surname because it sounded too immature for her liking, while Nekoi disliked people commenting that her name was the same as Mick Jagger's. Ohkawa and Igarashi, wanting to go with the flow of Nekoi's and Mokona's name changes, changed their names as well.
In 2006, they made their first USA public debut at Anime Expo in Anaheim, California. They were well received at the convention, with 6,000 fans in attendance at their panel.
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April 19, 2017
Business as usual.
Kazahaya and Rikuo take another shady 'side job' from Kekei, this time infiltrating an exclusive, secluded all-boys high school in the mountains.
Their mission is to find a supposedly 'enchanted' ring and get it to a client.
Their only problems are that
1( they don't know where the ring is.
2( they don't know who their client is.
3( as usual,King Little Bitch Kekei has told them exactly jack shit about the mission besides what their objective is.
No pressure, right?
Kazahaya, having never gone to school, has a hard time adjusting to school and dormitory life, and Rikuo is acting...
Well. More Rikuo-ish than usual. But what's with the closeness, what's with the head-patting?
What the frick is with the Tree Of Sweet Nothings?
Kazahaya begins seeing odd, dark shadows. He can see the pasts and memories of others, even objects, but he's not supposed to be able to see ghosts.
... Is he?
To make matters worse, the academy is holding its annual cultural festival, meaning graduation and the end of the school year draws near. The boys are running out of time to complete their mission.
The festival is happening in a matter of days, and the entire thing ends with....
A marriage ceremony.
"No matter what I do, how is it I always end up in a dress?"
Legal Drug pisses me off.
Know why?
It's five volumes (three volumes of Legal Drug and two of Drug and Drop) when it should be forty-six and have nine anime adaptations!
CLAMP's other works, XXXHolic and Tokyo Babylon were big, celebrated mangas and smash-hit animes.
Yet somehow I wound up falling in love with their most underrated work.
... Some things in life just aren't fair.
--otaku sadness rant over! Time for a review--
The first two volumes were made up of interconnected stories that each took place over one chapter, but vol. 3's story takes up the whole volume, minus the little extras at the back (Kekei and Siaga reacting to Rikuo bringing Kazhaya home, Kazahaya being a kitchen failure).
There was more character development than we've seen, the most so far.
I've actually been able to conclude that Rikuo does, in fact, have a personality.
Kazahaya's life before the Green Drugstore is eluded to, side characters that will never show up again were fleshed out, real, heartbreaking.
The story, connected to the main storyline, about the student body president and vice president, was well-written and sad. I love it when an author (or in this case, authors) can make me feel something for every character presented.
The philosophy on spirits was surprisingly deep. Spoiler-free, spirits can be that of emotions, not just people.
Some shipping comes true in this volume and, though I don't read my books for the romance, it was done quite nicely here.
have a good relationship. They're friends, above all else.
Which is what a good relationship is, in my personal opinion.
Kekei and Siaga know more than they're letting on, and supposedly they just get weirder and better come Drug and Drop.
I can't wait.
CLAMP, sweeties, please, for the love of all that is decent and holy, please write more!
Art specs
I said this art was borderline-generic.
I never said it was bad. It fits.
It works.
And when did Kazakaya start appearing as a cat when he gets emotional?!
^^ Not the best pic, my apologies. But look at those ears!
This art is just as charming as it gets. I love it.
Some pretty, colored, official franchise ('franchise'. Pfft) art:
CLAMP hit every base with this one, folks. Right in the intrigue and right in the feels.
Talented ladies, all of them.
Kazahaya and Rikuo take another shady 'side job' from Kekei, this time infiltrating an exclusive, secluded all-boys high school in the mountains.
Their mission is to find a supposedly 'enchanted' ring and get it to a client.
Their only problems are that
1( they don't know where the ring is.
2( they don't know who their client is.
3( as usual,
No pressure, right?
Kazahaya, having never gone to school, has a hard time adjusting to school and dormitory life, and Rikuo is acting...
Well. More Rikuo-ish than usual. But what's with the closeness, what's with the head-patting?
What the frick is with the Tree Of Sweet Nothings?
Kazahaya begins seeing odd, dark shadows. He can see the pasts and memories of others, even objects, but he's not supposed to be able to see ghosts.
... Is he?
To make matters worse, the academy is holding its annual cultural festival, meaning graduation and the end of the school year draws near. The boys are running out of time to complete their mission.
The festival is happening in a matter of days, and the entire thing ends with....
A marriage ceremony.
"No matter what I do, how is it I always end up in a dress?"
Legal Drug pisses me off.
Know why?
It's five volumes (three volumes of Legal Drug and two of Drug and Drop) when it should be forty-six and have nine anime adaptations!
CLAMP's other works, XXXHolic and Tokyo Babylon were big, celebrated mangas and smash-hit animes.
Yet somehow I wound up falling in love with their most underrated work.
... Some things in life just aren't fair.
--otaku sadness rant over! Time for a review--
The first two volumes were made up of interconnected stories that each took place over one chapter, but vol. 3's story takes up the whole volume, minus the little extras at the back (Kekei and Siaga reacting to Rikuo bringing Kazhaya home, Kazahaya being a kitchen failure).
There was more character development than we've seen, the most so far.
I've actually been able to conclude that Rikuo does, in fact, have a personality.
Kazahaya's life before the Green Drugstore is eluded to, side characters that will never show up again were fleshed out, real, heartbreaking.
The story, connected to the main storyline, about the student body president and vice president, was well-written and sad. I love it when an author (or in this case, authors) can make me feel something for every character presented.
The philosophy on spirits was surprisingly deep. Spoiler-free, spirits can be that of emotions, not just people.
Some shipping comes true in this volume and, though I don't read my books for the romance, it was done quite nicely here.
have a good relationship. They're friends, above all else.
Which is what a good relationship is, in my personal opinion.
Kekei and Siaga know more than they're letting on, and supposedly they just get weirder and better come Drug and Drop.
I can't wait.
CLAMP, sweeties, please, for the love of all that is decent and holy, please write more!
Art specs
I said this art was borderline-generic.
I never said it was bad. It fits.
It works.
And when did Kazakaya start appearing as a cat when he gets emotional?!
^^ Not the best pic, my apologies. But look at those ears!
This art is just as charming as it gets. I love it.
Some pretty, colored, official franchise ('franchise'. Pfft) art:
CLAMP hit every base with this one, folks. Right in the intrigue and right in the feels.
Talented ladies, all of them.
July 6, 2022
All-boys schools are wack af.
May 8, 2016
quite fantastic
March 18, 2022
Wow this volume was bad. Gay but homophobic in that early 2000's way is this series's whole thing but this volume cranked that up to a point where it is was unreadable
September 29, 2020
This was a strange volume, to be honest. The characters are suddenly sent to a weird all-boys school in the mountains?? Lmao, and gay activities ensue. This volume is VERY gay, and I kind of loved it. I really need an ending though💔
February 27, 2019
Some enjoyable train reading. Only one story in this volume, with a bit more gay content than what I remember from the first two.
November 8, 2025
Review for complete series
With no money or roof over his head, Kudo finds himself working at a drug store after almost dying out in the cold. But working in the drug store isn't only about filling the shelves - Kudo has special powers that give him visions, an ability the drug store is putting to use. Together with his colleague Rikuo, they set out on various odd jobs that all seem to have something supernatural about them.
Can there really be anything worse than a mystery series that gets cancelled before it has revealed a single secret? It's nothing new that CLAMP tend to put their series on long hiatuses and, unfortunately, sometimes even indefinitely so. Legal Drug is no exception - it ends after volume three in the middle of the story with nothing even close to a conclusion. If anything, we get more questions than answers. The drug stores actual function is never explained, all characters have a mysterious past, their powers never fully explained and just the point of all the supernatural missions to begin with. Luckily, CLAMP moved to continue this series in the sequel Drug & Drop - the bad news is, it is now also on hiatus.
As infuriating as it is to read a mystery that leaves you hanging in the middle of nowhere, Legal Drug certainly has its merits and should be read by those who like to be familiar with the wider CLAMP-universe as their works are usually linked. While we don't really get to know where this series was headed to, it makes an interesting premise and the two main characters are pretty likeable - I would have read it for them alone.
The art in the early chapters is of CLAMP's older style but the second half of the series is well improved and has all the typical gorgeousness that I would expect of these artists. And although CLAMP often includes LGBT characters, this is the first and I believe only work that is actually labelled as such a work. Romance isn't the biggest focus of this series, in fact, most of it is more along the lines of comedy. Nonetheless, the humour and banter between Kudo and Rikuo is entertaining and makes them even more likeable.
It's not my favourite of CLAMP's, but it's definitely among the ones I'd like to see a conclusion to someday. Fingers crossed they will one day continue to work on Drug & Drop.
November 16, 2021
Let's start with the fact that I love CLAMP works. The drawings are excellent as always, I loved the characters and how they interact. The only "downside" to this little series is that it's too short to actually develop a story AND talk about every "mission".
This should be the last volume of the series, although there are other two spin-offs/extra, but instead on the last page we see a 'to be continued'. I really hope I will be able to find out more in the two extra volumes because what I received with these 3 volumes was certainly not enough.
The chapters and the volumes were too rushed, there is no actual development between the two main characters, nor we get to see their past (yet? maybe in the two extras?). The missions ends really fast and are really simple, they're like little 'pills' compared to the missions that CLAMP describe in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle that lasts many chapters (if not volumes).
Also, the idea of the drugstore/shop it's similar to that of Yuuko house/shop in xxxholic, but the fact that there are similarities for me is an added value rather than a lack of originality since I know how they constantly use Easter-eggs and recurrent characters.
I would really love to get to know them more, that's such a shame the volume were so short, because the story and the characters have so much potential.
This should be the last volume of the series, although there are other two spin-offs/extra, but instead on the last page we see a 'to be continued'. I really hope I will be able to find out more in the two extra volumes because what I received with these 3 volumes was certainly not enough.
The chapters and the volumes were too rushed, there is no actual development between the two main characters, nor we get to see their past (yet? maybe in the two extras?). The missions ends really fast and are really simple, they're like little 'pills' compared to the missions that CLAMP describe in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle that lasts many chapters (if not volumes).
Also, the idea of the drugstore/shop it's similar to that of Yuuko house/shop in xxxholic, but the fact that there are similarities for me is an added value rather than a lack of originality since I know how they constantly use Easter-eggs and recurrent characters.
I would really love to get to know them more, that's such a shame the volume were so short, because the story and the characters have so much potential.
April 11, 2023
This was probably the weakest out of the three volumes, and certainly more cringe. Apparently, this series was never considered to be "completed" and is still marked as "on hiatus". But seeing as it went on hiatus in 2003, roughly twenty years ago, it should be considered a canceled series. The plot line with the boy's school was mildly interesting, but it was very apparent that it was of its time. It's full of cliche tropes from the early 2000s and it reads like it. The extra chapter at the end was honestly a pretty big cliffhanger, so it made this series being canceled even more frustrating. Though apparently it sort of continued on in 2013 under a new name, Drug & Drop, but that apparently got put "on hiatus" permanently as well. I guess I'll read it, just to fully be done with it. Also, I have no idea why this series is tagged as a BL. It's not really a BL, this series just makes constant jokes about BL tropes. Kazahaya responds to even the slightest hint of "homosexual behavior" with disgust and anger. I know that's par for the course for a series from 2003 but looking at this series from the perspective of a reader in 2023, it just feels extremely icky to try and market this as a BL. This is honestly sort of a flop of a series for me.
December 4, 2025
Well that was a crazy crazy volume lol and it was all one mission unlike the other two. Being stuck in an all boys school and all the freaky deaky shenanigans that go on there Oh My! I do admire how they rolled out the story and even though the BL was more than normal I did need to see this through to see how the series was ended. Problem is they said to be continued at the end a couple times. I am curious if they intend d to do more particularly since the story line never reached a conclusion. Even the extras didn't give closure but only added pieces to the puzzle we have been building the whole series. Aaaahhh why do you do this to us lol!
December 13, 2022
Let's start off by talking about the physical artwork in this last manga the transparent pages brought back so many memories to when I first read the Clamp Clover series those pages spoke to me. Now on to the story review I know that this only had three manga and then there was a another series that continued it but I felt like this was not the best out of the three in the original run. It was just okay I had hope for more Supernatural events and more answers and got nothing but silliness.
January 26, 2018
Debo leer la continuación porque se han quedado cortas con las páginas... Me gustó, no lo voy a negar, pero me da la sensación de que era una historia con mucho potencial que se terminó hundiendo en la monotonía de una repetición sin sentido. No ahonda en los personajes, ni en sus historias ni en sus relaciones. Me quedé con ganas de más.
April 16, 2024
What's with a boy wearing girl's clothes in an all boy school's festival trope? Does this really happen in boy's schools? Astagaaaa x)
The only thing I found favorable in this volume was when Kazahaya sternly said that there was no reason to rape someone, no matter how pretty the victim was.
The only thing I found favorable in this volume was when Kazahaya sternly said that there was no reason to rape someone, no matter how pretty the victim was.
April 30, 2022
I could read an entire series with this setting and these characters.
August 4, 2022
gay af i loved it but i really really wanted an ending 💔 but it’s fine, at least it doesn’t end abruptly! gonna read drug and drop now
May 6, 2023
Please read my full review of the series in volume 1.
January 17, 2024
L'univers proposé par les CLAMP est bien sympathique.
March 12, 2025
This is definitely the best volume.
November 2, 2025
Me gustaron más los dos anteriores, que tenían el tono más misterioso y cuidado del epílogo que hay en este tercer tomo, ¿y último?
February 16, 2017
The closing chapter to Legal Drug. Wow. I have no words.
First of all: mentions of r*pe trigger warning for anyone looking to have a read.
I have... never cried so much at one manga. The ending of their job in this volume was so emotional, so beautifully written and it really got to me. It was so pure and so sweet. I don't think I've ever cried at anything so much since I read Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog.
The art work in this is so amazing and the plot line and story line move together in such beautiful synchronisation, you don't realise how quickly you're reading it. CLAMP out did themselves with this manga, they really did. I wish there was more to this series -- and judging by the ending of this volume, I suspect there was meant to be more but it was put on long hiatus, just like Clover: Omnibus.
If you like supernatural mangas with a hint of yaoi here and there, I highly recommend Legal Drug. I could say this manga is like a drug because it's so addicting but I won't. Whoops.
Honestly, 10/5 if I could. An absolutely beautiful series with such a wonderful closing volume.
First of all: mentions of r*pe trigger warning for anyone looking to have a read.
I have... never cried so much at one manga. The ending of their job in this volume was so emotional, so beautifully written and it really got to me. It was so pure and so sweet. I don't think I've ever cried at anything so much since I read Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog.
The art work in this is so amazing and the plot line and story line move together in such beautiful synchronisation, you don't realise how quickly you're reading it. CLAMP out did themselves with this manga, they really did. I wish there was more to this series -- and judging by the ending of this volume, I suspect there was meant to be more but it was put on long hiatus, just like Clover: Omnibus.
If you like supernatural mangas with a hint of yaoi here and there, I highly recommend Legal Drug. I could say this manga is like a drug because it's so addicting but I won't. Whoops.
Honestly, 10/5 if I could. An absolutely beautiful series with such a wonderful closing volume.
May 3, 2015
We finally got a long arc but too bad it was your typical yaoi/shonen-ei all boy school let's put the protagonist in drag trope. It's been done so many times and even the supernatural parts of this, which were downright weird, didn't quite help this one. It all amounts to two boys who couldn't manage to talk to one another and needed extreme measures to make it happen for reasons that are never clear.
Also it seems to exist mostly to have Kazahaya be clueless about everything and anything remotely sexual and especially homosexual even though that's clearly where this character is moving towards.
The two redeeming parts of this is we get a tiny bit of Kazahaya's past where he was obviously extremely isolated somewhere with his...sister(?) in what seemed to be a close, possibly incestuous, relationship. They didn't even go to school which is one of the reasons Kazahaya is so flipping naive. That has potential. And the other is the two short scenes that weren't part of the volume-long boy school arc: Rikuo bringing Kazahaya home and Kakei knowing this would happen. They have been waiting for these two boys (he and Saiga) and that this is why he even opened Green Drug store.
And unfortunately this is where the story languished for over a decade. The cancellation had nothing to do (as some reviewers speculated) with this last arc but rather problems with the publisher and here in America TokyoPop went out of business. The story is now back with the title Drug and Drop and that's why I reread these now.
Also it seems to exist mostly to have Kazahaya be clueless about everything and anything remotely sexual and especially homosexual even though that's clearly where this character is moving towards.
The two redeeming parts of this is we get a tiny bit of Kazahaya's past where he was obviously extremely isolated somewhere with his...sister(?) in what seemed to be a close, possibly incestuous, relationship. They didn't even go to school which is one of the reasons Kazahaya is so flipping naive. That has potential. And the other is the two short scenes that weren't part of the volume-long boy school arc: Rikuo bringing Kazahaya home and Kakei knowing this would happen. They have been waiting for these two boys (he and Saiga) and that this is why he even opened Green Drug store.
And unfortunately this is where the story languished for over a decade. The cancellation had nothing to do (as some reviewers speculated) with this last arc but rather problems with the publisher and here in America TokyoPop went out of business. The story is now back with the title Drug and Drop and that's why I reread these now.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 18, 2011
{Sited from my website TeenageBookaholic }
(For all 3 books) Legal Drug is the story of Kazahaya Kudo, a man with a gift. Anything he touches, he sees visions about the object or person.Book one tells how Kudo came to be in this situation. After being found, dying in the streets, by Rikuo, he became roomates with him and works at the Green Drug Pharmacy with Rikuo, where his boss, Kakei, sends the two of them on missions for him that only Kudo could handle. Book two tells how Kakei sends the duo during one of Tokyo's matsuri (a festival) to find a magical vase, which has the power to bend time and reality and mislead its hunter. Book three tells of a mission at a boarding school for boys. A client wants the school's precious and famous ring. As for why, the duo doesn't know. After enrolling, Kudo becomes the top guy in school and, in its tradition, is selected to compete to be the "bride" for the school. Will they still get the ring, or become unfocused?
My favorite book in the series would be Book three, because the school tale was funny! The animation is good. Not the best that I'd like, but the storyline is strong and very entertaining. However, I don't understand the title. There are no drugs involved, except for some menthol, but no marijuana! So just ignore the weed leafs on the book. Recommended for Yaoi lovers, and you'd know if you are one.
(For all 3 books) Legal Drug is the story of Kazahaya Kudo, a man with a gift. Anything he touches, he sees visions about the object or person.Book one tells how Kudo came to be in this situation. After being found, dying in the streets, by Rikuo, he became roomates with him and works at the Green Drug Pharmacy with Rikuo, where his boss, Kakei, sends the two of them on missions for him that only Kudo could handle. Book two tells how Kakei sends the duo during one of Tokyo's matsuri (a festival) to find a magical vase, which has the power to bend time and reality and mislead its hunter. Book three tells of a mission at a boarding school for boys. A client wants the school's precious and famous ring. As for why, the duo doesn't know. After enrolling, Kudo becomes the top guy in school and, in its tradition, is selected to compete to be the "bride" for the school. Will they still get the ring, or become unfocused?
My favorite book in the series would be Book three, because the school tale was funny! The animation is good. Not the best that I'd like, but the storyline is strong and very entertaining. However, I don't understand the title. There are no drugs involved, except for some menthol, but no marijuana! So just ignore the weed leafs on the book. Recommended for Yaoi lovers, and you'd know if you are one.
December 14, 2008
The boys only have to undertake one mission in this volume, but it's a long one. They enroll in a private school to get their hands on a mysterious ring. Kazahaya is stunned to learn how open the students at this all-boys school are about relationships. They have a special tree for students to express their feelings to one another and a festival that leads up to a marriage ceremony. The bride is chosen by popular vote and this is the best chance Kazahaya has to get his hands on that ring.
The best in the series, this book makes me sad to think there might not be another Legal Drug. Rikuo devises a plan to make everyone on campus think he and Kazahaya are dating so they have an excuse to spend time together working on a plan to retrieve the ring for their mission. But Rikuo is a convincing actor and it doesn't help when Kazahaya's new friend, Nayuki, tells him how so many of the boys at school have noticed how pretty Kazahaya is. Kazahaya's clueless when it comes to his own looks and the effect he has on people. It's both endearing and sweet how innocent Kazahaya is and I would love to see more Legal Drugs books explore the relationship blossoming between Kazahaya and Rikuo.
The best in the series, this book makes me sad to think there might not be another Legal Drug. Rikuo devises a plan to make everyone on campus think he and Kazahaya are dating so they have an excuse to spend time together working on a plan to retrieve the ring for their mission. But Rikuo is a convincing actor and it doesn't help when Kazahaya's new friend, Nayuki, tells him how so many of the boys at school have noticed how pretty Kazahaya is. Kazahaya's clueless when it comes to his own looks and the effect he has on people. It's both endearing and sweet how innocent Kazahaya is and I would love to see more Legal Drugs books explore the relationship blossoming between Kazahaya and Rikuo.
February 2, 2014
In my review for vol. 2, I noted that it does one of the things this sort of book always seems to do, and that's put our main character in a dress. In this volume (the final for the series under its original title) we get another one - the all-boys boarding school.
Our two heroes get sent to said boarding school on a mission to find a ring, but they end up finding all sorts of other things - ghosts, more dresses, doppelgangers and the grand mystery (to Kazahaya at least) of dudes in relationships with other dudes. One wonders what he thinks Saiga and Kakei are doing if this is such a revelation.
Both the artwork and the writing had, I thought, a bit more humor in this volume. I think we also get a good feel for the major difference (at least to me) between the leads of this and the leads of xxxHolic - Kazahaya feels fairly passive as a lead, as opposed to Watanuki. To compare it to something else I recently read, he's more like the lead from Natsume's Book of Friends than like Watanuki, at least by my $0.02.
But all in all, I think this might be my favorite of the lead three books. I'm curious to see how this series fares in its new incarnation after the lengthy hiyatus.
Our two heroes get sent to said boarding school on a mission to find a ring, but they end up finding all sorts of other things - ghosts, more dresses, doppelgangers and the grand mystery (to Kazahaya at least) of dudes in relationships with other dudes. One wonders what he thinks Saiga and Kakei are doing if this is such a revelation.
Both the artwork and the writing had, I thought, a bit more humor in this volume. I think we also get a good feel for the major difference (at least to me) between the leads of this and the leads of xxxHolic - Kazahaya feels fairly passive as a lead, as opposed to Watanuki. To compare it to something else I recently read, he's more like the lead from Natsume's Book of Friends than like Watanuki, at least by my $0.02.
But all in all, I think this might be my favorite of the lead three books. I'm curious to see how this series fares in its new incarnation after the lengthy hiyatus.
February 22, 2015
Last volume Tokyopop published of this supernatural BL series. Unlike the previous volumes, this only has one story - the boys go undercover in a boys school to retrieve a mysterious ring. The only way to get it is to win the popularity contest of school bride & groom. Yup more cross dressing again for Kudo and a strange tale of astral projection due to unrequited feelings.
Another intriguing volume. Its really frustrating that Tokyopop didn't continue with this series because the artork is lovely, the stories are fascinating and it boasts strong characters - our two leads never officially get together either although the story lines seem to be leading that way and none of the mysteries about the boys pasts or who their mentaurs really are ever resolved. Its still well worth reading what there is of this series though.
Another intriguing volume. Its really frustrating that Tokyopop didn't continue with this series because the artork is lovely, the stories are fascinating and it boasts strong characters - our two leads never officially get together either although the story lines seem to be leading that way and none of the mysteries about the boys pasts or who their mentaurs really are ever resolved. Its still well worth reading what there is of this series though.
May 16, 2010
Although it's only been 3 volumes, this manga shows a lot of promise in the way of how the plot is progressing.
Rikuo and Kazahaya are entertaining as usual, and their relationship really heats up in volume 3 with their latest case at an all-boys' school. Kazahaya's gender bending antics and cluelessness are hilarious. If you're into shounen-ai, then you'll find the abundant hints here quite a highlight. Aside from that, the mysteries surrounding the characters certainly keep readers on the edge of their seats.
It's a shame this manga is currently on hiatus, but since CLAMP has recently said that it will be resumed in the near future, I'm quite excited to see what will come out next. Fingers crossed CLAMP delivers on their promise!
Rikuo and Kazahaya are entertaining as usual, and their relationship really heats up in volume 3 with their latest case at an all-boys' school. Kazahaya's gender bending antics and cluelessness are hilarious. If you're into shounen-ai, then you'll find the abundant hints here quite a highlight. Aside from that, the mysteries surrounding the characters certainly keep readers on the edge of their seats.
It's a shame this manga is currently on hiatus, but since CLAMP has recently said that it will be resumed in the near future, I'm quite excited to see what will come out next. Fingers crossed CLAMP delivers on their promise!
December 2, 2009
Sad that there are no more volumes, and even sadder that so many questions were left unanswered, but overall at least the volume didn't end with a character sobbing in the shower (I'm looking at YOU, Hero-Heel!).
There's a little cosplay, great connection between Rikuo and Kazahaya, and the case they work in this volume comes to a satisfying conclusion.
I want more volumes, though. Hero-Heel was updated two years later. There's hope for all unfinished series out there, right? (like I can talk).
At any rate, it's nice to catch glimpses of the pair in Xxxholic, where so far they seem to be doing okay. However it's CLAMP and I'm only up to V4, so who knows.
There's a little cosplay, great connection between Rikuo and Kazahaya, and the case they work in this volume comes to a satisfying conclusion.
I want more volumes, though. Hero-Heel was updated two years later. There's hope for all unfinished series out there, right? (like I can talk).
At any rate, it's nice to catch glimpses of the pair in Xxxholic, where so far they seem to be doing okay. However it's CLAMP and I'm only up to V4, so who knows.
January 17, 2016
Well, I almost gave this volume two stars. But again, the cliffhanger was excellent. There are a few books that do this - are crappy until the ending, which saves it. I remember now why I was so angry that this series was put on hold. I wonder if they'll ever pick it up again.
Really, the story in here was pretty weak. But the cliffhanger was just too cool to resist. I remember enjoying the two lead characters' rocky relationship. The slow degree to which their fondness develops is still good, but Kudo is still way too whiny for my taste. Ah, the days of uke and seme...
Really, the story in here was pretty weak. But the cliffhanger was just too cool to resist. I remember enjoying the two lead characters' rocky relationship. The slow degree to which their fondness develops is still good, but Kudo is still way too whiny for my taste. Ah, the days of uke and seme...
July 5, 2015
This one breaks the pattern by being One Long Story away from Green Drug store.
Here CLAMP starts drawing Kazahaya with cat ears and tail when he gets upset (like every 10 pages, or every other page when he is hanging out with Rikou) and it's a goddamn delight. It continues to be a flirty, boys love-y supernatural manga by CLAMP! features some excellent cross dressing, swooning, and sexy implications.
Here CLAMP starts drawing Kazahaya with cat ears and tail when he gets upset (like every 10 pages, or every other page when he is hanging out with Rikou) and it's a goddamn delight. It continues to be a flirty, boys love-y supernatural manga by CLAMP! features some excellent cross dressing, swooning, and sexy implications.
February 15, 2008
I think that was the first or second book of this series I read (I selected the series Alichino and Legal Drug as my entry into the world of Manga). I was confused about Kudo being portrayed as having fox (?) ears when he was angry. This wasn't repeated in either Volumes 1 or 2 so I accepted being confused. ;)
I can't wait for Vol. 4!
I can't wait for Vol. 4!
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