Heart Strings

Description

Due to unexpected events, Sakaki ends up being Yuki's "customer" and he's touched by Sakaki's words... but after discovering that a sweet fleeting kiss was just a game, what will Yuki do? Never fear; keep strong and keep believing! A love battle showdown between a yakuza and his 'wife'!

Type

Manga

Related Series

Twin's Labyrinth (Adapted From)

Associated Names

Heart Throb

ハートストリングス

ハート・ストリングス

Groups Scanlating

Nakama

Latest Release(s)

c.Extra by Nakama 16 years ago

v.1 c.5 + Extra (end) by Nakama 17 years ago

v.1 c.4 by Nakama 17 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

1 Volume (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

User Reviews

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User Rating

Average: 8.1 / 10.0 (462 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.99 / 10.0

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Last Updated

June 17th, 2020 5:39am PDT - 5 years ago

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Genre

Comedy Drama Romance Yaoi
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Category Recommendations

Tsumasaki ni Kiss

Ano Yoru ni Michizure

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Rokudenashi no Aishikata

Recommendations

Kizuna

Boku no Shiru Anata no Hanashi

Author(s)

AKIRA Norikazu

Artist(s)

AKIRA Norikazu

Year

2007

Original Publisher

Libre Shuppan

Serialized In (magazine)

Magazine Be x Boy (Libre Shuppan)

Licensed (in English)

English Publisher

N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #745

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Monthly Pos #1675

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3 Month Pos #2213

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6 Month Pos #5107 (No change)

Year Pos #7358

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List Stats

On 204 reading lists

On 172 wish lists

On 1713 completed lists

On 11 unfinished lists

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Hot Too Hot

by WhiteIsBlack
6 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

It’s surprising to see the uke who looks like a seme. I love his womanly side and the seme is just too adorable to him. Cute and sexy pairing! Another thumbs up!

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No. Just No.

by toastmuncher
8 years ago

Rating: 1.0 / 10.0

...... There is absolutely no coherence. At all. I understand what's happening. It's not that hard. But a good story demands a flow, a narrative flow, character development, meditation, setting up of the atmosphere, attention to little details. This manga has none of it. If you want a Yakuza based yaoi manga then go read Koi made Hyakurin.

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a sweet yakuza story :)

by Maria-Ayako
10 years ago

Rating: 8.5 / 10.0

It was a nice read. Fine story with funny characters. Good looking hosts. Yakuza. Male wearing a black female kimono x) sexy yes yes!!
But i didnt like the flowers everywhere xDD

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It's almost SemexSeme

by shinobipopcorn
11 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

...except that Yuki is totally a little girl on the inside. He even says it himself after being rescued. Normally I don't think crybabies are hot, but Yuki's crying scene totally worked (I especially liked it on the drama CD, since they lengthened Rin and Ayumu's lovey-dovey scene and let it get to him).

As always, Akira delivers some tasty men on both sides of the relationship. Am I wrong for thinking Yuki is incredibly sexy in that kimono? No, I'm not because it's awesome.

I love the line about how women won't leave Sakaki alone- if I saw a guy like that, I'd probably throw myself at him too. His voice on the CD is beyond perfect, a nice, deep yakuza voice without sounding too rough. Where have I heard it before? Oh yeah, he's the voice of Asami Ryuuichi, too. <3

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A bit silly, but a romantic yakuza manga!

by raketsuban
13 years ago

Rating: N/A

Shinohara Yukinari is a male escort at the host club ‘For Princess’. One night, while attempting to break up a fight between a colleague and hosts from a rival club, he attracts the attention of the intimidating yakuza boss, Sakaki. When Yukinari stands up to Sakaki, he impresses the older man with his courage, and a romance soon blossoms between them. But how can their taboo relationship survive when everyone around them is hell bent on breaking them apart?

One of the first things readers are likely to notice about Heart Strings is that Sakaki bears more than a passing resemblance to the underworld leader Asami Ryuuichi from the Finder series, right down to the slick backed hair and insouciantly-cocked cigarette. And Sakaki definitely conforms to the ‘criminal romantic lead’ archetype that seems to have developed in manga over recent years: classically handsome alpha male, reticent but suave, and just dangerous enough to send a chill up readers’ spines. Oh, and considerate enough not to jump Yukinari even when he’s laid out like a (concussed) man-meat buffet in his bed.

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Likes!

by karupin sama
15 years ago

Rating: N/A

I love the characterization of both the uke and seme, especially the uke, Yuki - good looking man who is real man with guts. The seme, Sakaki is cool to, unlike the standard bastard seme despite being rich and powerful. Though more chapters would be better.

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Better Story; Art Still Wonderfully Strong

by MightyMaeve
16 years ago

Rating: N/A

This collection was considerably better than Twin's Labyrinth, but you still need to read Twin's Labyrinth first to get the built upon relationships in this one.

The personality of the 'uke that acted like a seme' was developed with skill: He had a multi-dimensional personality. AND my favourite hairstyle - an long punk mullet!

Interweaving Rin and his little kitten gave this manga a cohesive and comprehensive sort of 'universe' feel. I like that quality in a manga. The symmetry of the scenes with the 2 separate couples doing similar bed tricks was neat.

As always, the art is wonderfully pretty while still being muscular, but a little too strong of a reliance on flowers to express intimacy!

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by Sakura_Hikizaki
16 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I loved this story! I'm a big fan of Akira sensei. Her men are like real men!! The sex scenes are hot!! Uke was adorable and I liked the seme as well. I'm usually not a fan of Yakuza type guys but this was an expection.

It was funny was well. The part of becoming a Yakuza's wife had me laughing.

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