From the down town New York police beat in Fake, to the fantasy world of werewolves, vampires and the rare gender-changing hybrid in this 2-tankobon long tale, she's got it all: humour, intrigue, an underlying romance, and emotions ranging from murderous envy to tender forgiveness.
The two main characters are devoted almost from the very start, even though Marlo is a bit rough around the edges in displaying his love. All the secondary characters stand on their own two feet with vivid personalities that weave around the main two characters in a true, believable fashion to really create a 'community' in this fantastical world of mysterious creatures and magic.
The art is full of 90s fashion and the manga illustration style of the era. If you liked, for example, CLAMP's earlier 80s/90s style such as RG Vega, this will appeal to you as well. Matoh-sensei's takes extreme care in some background scenes, watching for great detail. She also takes extreme care in a select outfit details as well. I, for one, found it titillating to see styles I remembered portrayed so perfectly from the hair to the toes! Her extremely wide eyes and copious eyelashes are so dominate in some of the frames that I lost myself in the emotion of them.
I really liked the art of Marlo: even when he changed into a woman, you could still see his man characters only with softened edges (albeit, always bishounen). Speaking of artful, the English licence book is tangibly beautiful, published with thick, bright pages and and a clean print job.
This lassy sure knows how to write a fun, light-hearted story! And that is were her focus is: A fast-paced plot driven by the interwoven lives of the characters. Although ever present, she doesn't focus on the sexual intimacy; that part is always kept minimized. In fact, if you remember Dee and Ryo's final consummation in volume 7 of Fake, you'll know her style for intimacy scenes for this one as well.