Monday, April 22, 2013

Doujin Review: Purple sky, Golden dawN by TEX-MEX


Just never mind Ciel on the cover, she ain't appearing here.

The author says so. 

Sometimes, you'll find some doujins that are worth reading for other than their fap-value. Like, when they got that element of comedy or drama or something else that just overshadows the porn aspect of the plot. Yeah, "porn with a plot", that's a nice way of putting it. A really, really good plot. This doujin is one of them.

The first panel pretty much sums up what the comic is all about...

At a dinner table, no less. 

...and what follows is what will define this doujin's source of entertainment.

    The setting is simple. We're at a dinner table where each of the Fate/hollow Ataraxia female characters are discussing their sex lives with the one guy that they'reliving with. This is the Nasuverse after all, so we can accept the fact the Shirou had cannonically banged almost every girl in the room. Sakura wasn't kidding when she mentioned that Shirou - lucky bastard - is "shared property" among them.

     Each girl takes turns telling how they like to do it with Shirou.

Bazzett, true to what she had said at the start, likes being collared and treated like a dog...

...Caren does femdom...

...and Rin... Apparently, Rin got roped into things when a threesome wasn't enough for Sakura and Rider. 

And Black Saber's have got to be seen to be believed. 

Too bad Ilya doesn't have one, but if this last panel is any indication...

As expected, hilarity ensues. Especially during parts of the conversation where they are comparing notes.


    If any Black Lagoon fan has noticed anything familiar with the artwork, then they're in luck. The artist is none other than Hiroe Rei, the artist and author of said series. Tem-Mex being his penname when he draws doujins.

    There are some extra material in the latter pages of the doujin that makes the connection more obvious. Apparently these are the remains of a crossover doujin between Fate/Stay Night and Tsukihime that never got around to be finished. The cover you saw earlier with Ciel and Rin was supposed to be used for this cancelled comic, but was instead used for this one.


    Just look at the expression on Rin's face and tell me that doesn't look like a bored expression you've seen in Black Lagoon before. Or that Shiki sort of resembles Rock with glasses.

    What tipped me off much earlier about this being a Hireo Rei work were the eye shadows. They're really noticeable, especially in some of the close-up panels. The way Hiroe Rei shades the eyes is almost distinctive for him. That, and the femdom scenes.

     Also, some of the character's expressions do seem familiar.

I mean, look: Rin here seems to be taking cues from Revy. 

While Sakura seems to be chanelling Balalaika, of all people. So those reactions are justified. 

     Overall, this doujin is one of the best things I've read in a long time. The sex and ecchi scenes are decent enough on their own, but they might as well take a back seat with the sex comedy that this comic seemed to be aiming for. And besides, you'll be too busy laughing to fap anyway.

     Kudos to Anonygoo and... uh, whoever Anonymous is for editing and translating this, by the way.



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