Dousei Yankee Akamatsu Seven Read 7 Chapters Introduction Dousei Yankee Akamatsu Seven introduces us to the school delinquent Aisuke Akamatsu picking a fight with another man named Kanzaki Seven at a playground. As we witness Akamatsu putting a good fight he fails miserably in the end and gets beaten up instead. As the story progresses it becomes clear that Seven who won the fight is a homeless man who lives on the playground. Akamatsu found out about it and was creeped out at first but couldnt let go who Seven as a person is as Akamatsu observed him in the next several days. Eventually the pipe in which Seven sleeps gets removed Akamatsu realizes that they wouldnt be able to fight anymore once Seven is gone therefore while lying on the ground with a bloody nose from their supposedly last fight Akamatsu asked: Why dont you come to my House. Summary of Ch. 1 220https://www.animeplanet.com/images/manga/covers/douseiyankeeakamatsuseven41347.jpg?t=1568839901 220https://s4.mkklcdnv4.com/mangakakalot/l2/lr920648/vol1chapter2/1.jpg Artstyle Story At first people might not be used to such an art style in the BL genre. At least thats how I felt when I read it for the first time but isnt it more the reason to be intrigued seeing a different art style shaking things up in the genre as well as giving the manga a unique identity. It is all thanks to the shounen artist Hiromasa Okushima who collaborated with the BL writer SHOOWA who is also a mangaka. His style omits an 80s 90s shounen style. Not only is he able are portray the characters as modern manly delinquents he is also able to time comedic elements with his paneling. This is a very mundane thing to say but here you are able to see background images like buildings interior of rooms and so on which is normally left out in most BL manga. Therefore everything has more depth is livelier and the pages feel much fuller. Even if you dont like the art style you get used to it fairly quick because of the story which is the core element of the whole manga. Aside of the artist Hiromasa Okushima we have the veteran BL mangaka SHOOWA but this time they focus solely on the writing. With several releases under their belt they certainly know what they do. The greatest strength lies within the banter and shenanigans between the characters. You will never have a boring moment because the interactions between the characters are always humorous. It also feels natural to see them trying to navigate through everyday life and the figuring things out on their own. Thats why the heartfelt moments have more impact and give the right amount of development. SHOOWAs Manga 220https://imagesna.sslimagesamazon.com/images/I/71xhQ4F6VUL.jpg 220https://www.animeplanet.com/images/manga/covers/koujitsuseinotobira8136.jpg?t=1577805454 Conclusion Overall the manga is a nice change especially in the art style department. Apart from it you also get a story you can enjoy with the various funny situations as well as the more heartfelt moments between the characters. This manga might not be for you if youre more interested in traditional BLs with the typical archetypes and pretty boys. But for everyone especially to those who want to experience something new or want to broaden their horizon should definitely read Dousei Yankee Akamatsu Seven.