First things first, if you do not like BL or aren't even interested in it or perhaps have not given it a chance, don't let this turn you away!!! If you're in for one of those dramatic, psychological trips then this is for you. A big trigger warning to those who are affected by some minor gore, self-mutilation, bigotry and sexual/phsyical abuse though.

I read a lot of BL/Yaoi manga, and by far this one was incredibly touching and realistic to me. It's quite rare to find a realistic Yaoi that covers a lot of the true struggles of being a homosexual. What's interesting about this one is that they decided to take the setting to an American state, New York. As a youth, I often find it difficult to get into manga that are made in the 90s, and it starts of incredibly cheesy. However, once you get past that the story just takes you in full blast and you're left wanting to read more, and more.

CHARACTERS: 8
ART: 9
The characters are incredibly varied and it may be easy to find the main guy (Kain Walker) to be incredibly rude and unrelatable. However, to truly accept him you have to have an open mind and to realize that the setting is in 90s New York, and this guy is a cop that is going through a whole lot of internal struggle. Aside from the main character, the supporting characters are still very much dynamic and go through their own development alongside the main characters'.

The art can be a little difficult to adjust because it IS again, a manga from the 90s. However, looking at it objectively, the details put in to this manga are freaking out of this world. It is like you're in New York, it is like you're running up along the east coast of America. The manga-ka does an exceptional job in adding a lot of emotion in to their work even through the background details.

STORY: 10/10
Alright, without spoiling too much, this story covers a lot of the culture that is going on in New York at the time: STDs, the new and upcoming rights of homosexuals and transsexuals, crimes and murders, dysfunctional families (and seemingly functional ones but aren't so perfect after all) and a whole lot of psychological stuff.

All in all, I've only read a handful of BL that covers the lives of gay couples in such a raw way. [SPOILER sort of] I especially do like how the story covers their whole life from their meet-up to the end, oh man I honestly have only read around three BL that do this and cover it spectacularly [SPOILER end]

Highly recommended to those who wish to read some manga who are in for a novel type of set-up. Most certainly the story's development is something you do not want to miss :)