What put me off in this manga, and made me stop reading it after Vol. 3 was that right when I started reading this manga, I identified the main character being Takayanagi.
But as it turns out to be, Souichirou is actually the main character, so I'm reading this, seeing Sou getting all the attention and action, while Taka is just being left out, and I really don't like it. I mean I read manga not for the fighting scenes (they are however cool, since character development can occur during them), but for romance and character development, so if it's some macho random (in my view, Taka is also full of himself I could say) guy that gets it all, I'm really disappointed...
This manga would have been a really enjoyable read, but the way it was introduced messed up my idea of who was who, and I'm left awaiting good events for my not-so-main character, which come rarely, and in between, I'm left literally jealous of Sou for Taka. (AFAIK, Vol.3)
I wonder if anyone else misinterpreted the character positions. hopefully not x(
I give it a 7, loses points in my book for rape scene (hate hate! hate!!! those... and isn't this shounen? where getting full nudity here, not that I mind), length (will this ever be over?), too complex for a Shounen (or the translator really screwed up the phrasing) and weird introduction (would actually be around 4/10 if it would have been noted by anyone else, but for now I'll just take it as me being weird).
Good art, diversified characters, interesting setting. Recommended read, at least the first volume, if only because it's one of Oh Great!'s work.
PS: Taka's appearance seems to change, check out page 7a of Vol.1, first and last pannel, it's like shrimp then well-built!