It pays to work with a good editor.
Creative Staff
Story/Art: Michiking
What They Say:
Promiscuous editor puts her skills to the test.
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers):
Originally serialized in Comic Kairakuten from the August 2019 installment, Lewd Editor Azato-san is a twenty-page story from creator Michiking, who has a couple of dozen other works on the service. I had tried out their first work on the service prior to this and discovered that there’s some shared-universe style stuff going on with various manga publishing characters. And I like even threads of continuity in my stories so that makes checking out a bunch of it very much in my interest. With two stories read and reviewed already, I got drawn in with another while looking through the service to see what was new.
This story definitely takes advantage of its page-count and works past instances in well. With Azato being quite the intense editor, she had a fling with her assistant Shinpo previously just because it was something to toy with. Her boss is now sending her to a high-end party in order to blow off some steam and get what she needs, which is satisfaction. Michiking puts together a great looking party and hotel room where the events eventually move to while also delivering great looking characters. Azato has a smouldering intensity at work but when you put her in a really appealing party dress? One that stays partially on when she hooks up with her chose paramour? It takes on its own life and adds a lot more eroticism to the event.
It’s amusing watching her picking out her target and getting her act together to play the part so she can torment and control the guy. When she settles on the one that seems just right, she discovers that he’s a famous writer going by the card in his pocket. That makes him a great landing as well and she’s all in on converting him to being under her thumb. It’s absolutely delightful to see how she masters control over him to the point where he’s speechless – and the twist reason for that – but it’s also wonderfully fun when we see how she begins to fall for him through the intimacy as she’s able to do things to her in a way nobody else has. She’s aware of it and is trying to fight against it but it’s a good change in the character from how we see her at first and how she ends up here, something you don’t always get in a hentai story.
In Summary
The editor series with the Wani crew has been fun from the chapters I read before and I know I’m jumping around a bit so continuity isn’t exactly a big thing for me with this. This chapter is my first introduction to Azato and I’m definitely going to have to hunt up her other one as she’s a darkly fun character. The story here has a lot of things it touches upon and nudges out lead forward with but I absolutely adore the artwork. The big splash page at the party is fantastic and Azato in her outfit while being on the hunt for her target is just delicious to watch unfold. It’s a good story with great artwork and some really strong hentai elements that will delight many.
Content Grade: B+
Art Grade: A-
Text/Translation Grade: B+
Age Rating: 18+
Released By: FAKKU
Release Date: February 2016
MSRP: FAKKU Subscription