“Photographer Akihito targets crime lord Asami, sparking a deadly cat-and-mouse game with Chinese syndicate leader Feilong.”
Finder Series
ファインダーシリーズ
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Synopsis
Photographer Akihito targets crime lord Asami, sparking a deadly cat-and-mouse game with Chinese syndicate leader Feilong.
Freelance photographer Akihito Takaba is famous for his daring work in field journalism, willing to do anything to ensure the perfect shot and the exposure of evil. On the other hand, Ryuuichi Asami is an elite businessman, known for his chain of high-class nightclubs and entertainment facilities. At least, that's what he appears to be. In reality, Asami is a powerful figure in Japan's underworld, playing his hand in everything from drug smuggling to government scandals. When Akihito sets his viewfinder on Asami's illicit dealings, he has dropped himself into a field he cannot escape from. Asami is not about to let his image get tarnished by a stubborn 23-year-old and will ensure that Akihito is taught a lesson. But Asami has severely underestimated the boy's determination to overthrow him, and suddenly, the two of them find themselves playing an obsessive game of cat and mouse. It is never quite obvious who is the predator, and who is prey. However, when Akihito's job puts him into the sights of an old acquaintance of Asami's—the leader of the Chinese drug syndicate Baishe, Liu Feilong—there seems to be more at stake than a couple of incriminating photographs. Instead, Feilong puts everything on the line in an attempt to use Akihito to draw out the wrath of the man he hates most.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
What 7 readers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.25 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 2.14
Running avg · Dec 2007 → Feb 2015
- 7 “As a 20+ adult, I really enjoy titles with lots of angst and BDSM elements. View Finder is a perfect mix of angst, kink and story line. I really love the push and pull dynamic between Asami and...”
- 9 “Viewfinder first of all is a yaoi and u know how most yaoi is rape and the boy who getting rape usually don't talk back or don't try to fight back that much,well this time the character Akihito...”
- 10 “Personally i found this one of the best yaoi manga reads out there, it has everything you will ever love from some steamy yaoi. The characters are stunning and Yamane Ayano knows just how to...”
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A Manga Publication
- Published Jan 2001 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0718 catalog