The history of BL manga in the US begins in the early 2000s. The first company to try their hand at it was Central Park Media, as part of their ill-fated Be Beautiful imprint, so how does its first release hold up nearly 20 years later?
GOLDEN CAIN (Kin no Cain), by You Asagiri. First published in 2003 and first published in North America in 2004.
PLOT:
When a concert goes wrong, Shun is stunned when a handsome blonde stranger saves him from the crowd. He turns out to be Cain, a mysterious new model with a connection to Shun's older brother Keiichi. Shun is overwhelmed by Cain and his intense beauty, but can Cain save Shun from the overwhelming guilt he feels and a stalker set on blackmailing them both?
