Fish in the Trap
A yaoi manga about a swim captain and his admirer.
Ranma Nekokichi created the yaoi manga Fish in the Trap, a three-volume series about a high school swim team captain and his younger admirer. An OVA prequel shows events before the main story. Comics Factory holds the Russian license.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Drama, Yaoi
Facts from the source article.
Plot
As a five-year-old, Matsui Takahiro encounters a blue-haired young man named Yuuji who says he wants a dog. Years later, Matsui becomes a teenager and, after watching a high school swimming competition, falls for the swim captain. He takes up swimming and enters a relationship with him, but faces opposition from the captain's old gang and his own best friend.
Characters
Yuuji Tsukamoto is a teenage high school student and heir to a large business franchise. As captain of the swim team, he has watched Matsui Takahiro for some time. Forced to take over his grandfather's company, Yuuji sees himself as a fish in a trap, helplessly controlled. Matsui Takahiro is a troubled young boy who becomes involved with Yuuji against his will. He harbors interest in the older boy but is unprepared for the relationship's pace. Once a loner, he befriended Eiichi Yoshino, and is devastated to learn Eiichi has romantic feelings for him. Eiichi Yoshino is Matsui's best friend, deceptively docile and kind. After transferring to Matsui's school, he quickly befriended him. Other characters include Azumaishi, Karakawa, Tanoura, Teru, and Usui.
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