The Summit

Moto is a good-for-nothing. He never worked, he steals and he lives where and with whom he wants to live, as long as he isn't thrown out. Men and women fall in love with him - he says "real beauty is gender-free." Moto steals Lee's money in an underground train. Lee follows Moto because he needs the money. But the pursuit ends in a way that Lee didn't foresee: Moto plays with him... and wins. Moto invites himself to live with Lee, kisses him and calls him Seth.

Lee is the strong and upright kind of guy who searches for the right way to live his life. He had been desperately in love with his brother's fiancé and cut off the strings that tied him to his family. He quits school and concentrates on his work as a bike mechanic. Obviously we're going to see him riding bikes a lot. Lee rescues Moto from being raped and helps him other risky situations. He tries to figure out why Moto behaves so irresponsibly and doesn’t have an aim in his life. He learns that Moto experienced a lot of difficulties early in his life.

A supporting character Ithan is an ex-con who searches for his ex-lover Moto. This might be the source of trouble for Moto and Lee in the further volumes of this series.

I really liked this title because these boys are wild! They're free and enjoy their freedom. But there is also the trouble of attraction to a person with a different concept of how to lead one's life; in the other they meet their exact opposite and are drawn to each other like magnets.

The characters' eyes are drawn in the typical manhwa-style, which means they are detailed and always big and almond-like. The figures are drawn very slim but strong and every character has individual attributes. I also have to mention the extraordinarily stylish clothing, cool jewelry and delicate tattoos as well as piercings.

Backgrounds and shadows aren't drawn that detailed. The panels are well distinguished, although some deliberate overlapping occurs, which makes the figures seem even more slender and beautiful. As far as the lettering is concerned I would only be able to comment on the German edition, so I will not comment at all. The cover shows the two protagonists with a greenish floral background. The further volumes show a different color scheme, but the backgrounds stay floral. The cover art is symptomatic for this manhwa, so if you like the cover art you will probably like all the drawings in this title.

The drawing of the faces seemed a little harsh from time to time but some flowers or little angels that accompanied the characters evened that out. The drawings are so stylish that I had a lot of fun looking at them - and the beautiful boys. Therefore I enjoyed the whole-page pictures of them as they appear to start every new chapter. Those drawings include chains and handcuffs which reminded me that this title is rated 16+. Otherwise some fight scenes could barely have been the reason for that rating.

All in all I think this title is not outstanding, but a very enjoyable read.