Kaitou Game Series
Tagged under Ryou Takagi, Series.
One night, Shiki finds himself at the mercy of the
infamous Phantom Thief, a mysterious figure who'd been stealing lots of valuable items. Shiki is about to scream, but
reconsiders when the Thief confesses to stealing everything in order to help his sick mother. While hiding, the two
witness a conversation between Shiki's two step brothers, who berate Shiki for being the son of their father's mistress.
After hearing this, the Thief makes an unexpected offer: he invites Shiki to come with him, then runs off, leaving him
stunned. The next day, Shiki's family call the police, suspecting Shiki of having stolen the ring. Things are about to
get even more interesting, as Shiki discovers that Seomi, the captain of the
guards, is none other than the Phantom Thief himself!
Synopsis: pandemonium91
Kaitou Game Scans
Member Opinions
It's not too different from Ryou Takagi's other mangas: art-wise, we have the overly cutesy and feminine uke (Shiki) and the tall, dark and handsome seme (Seomi). While interesting in the first chapter, they seemed to make an 180-degree heel turn after that, with Shiki turning into a helpless crybaby and Seomi into a lovestruck "I live only for my lover" cliché. I'd say the first chapter is the best; after the family plot is resolved, the manga goes into "lovey dovey couple" territory and the rest didn't hold my interest as much. All in all, I'd recommend it if you're new to Ryou Takagi: you'll get a taste of her style and artwork and you'll probably end up liking it more than I did after reading more of her works. The artwork is decent and clean, in spite of the characters looking too stereotypical (cool, mature seme; overly emotional, doe-eyed uke) at times.