The Guilty (novel series) explained

The Guilty (novel series) should not be confused with Guilty (manga).

is a Japanese yaoi light novel series written by Katsura Izumi and illustrated by Hinako Takanaga. It is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing,^[1] which released all 4 books of the series through its yaoi imprint, Juné, between October 21, 2008 and July 8, 2009.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Novels

The first two novels were published by Movic before the title was transferred to Frontier Works. The books were re-released in 2005.

Reception

Melinda Beasi of Pop Culture Shock commends the series for "some nice characterization and real emotional depth" but criticizes it for "uncomfortably humiliating sex scenes or homophobic self-loathing of the series’ protagonist".^[5] ActiveAnime's Rachel Bentham describes the series as "torrid and wantonly graphic and at the same time manages to throw in some romantic angles" and praises the "gorgeous artwork".^[6]

Further reading

• Web site: Bentham, Rachel . The Guilty Vol. 2: Original Sin . ActiveAnime.com . March 19, 2009 . June 14, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090707024746/http://www.activeanime.com/html/content/view/4712/36/ . July 7, 2009 . dead .
• Web site: Bentham, Rachel . The Guilty Vol. 3: Redemption . ActiveAnime.com . June 14, 2009 . June 14, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090621154824/http://www.activeanime.com/html/content/view/5110/36/ . June 21, 2009 . dead .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Digital Manga Inc. Announces Five New Yaoi Novels for Fall 2008. March 19, 2008. Anime News Network. June 21, 2009.
2. Web site: The Guilty Vol. 1: Verdict. Digital Manga Publishing. June 21, 2009. May 30, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090530183747/http://www.junemanga.com/books/493/. dead.
3. Web site: The Guilty Vol. 3: Redemption. Digital Manga Publishing. June 21, 2009. June 12, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090612100048/http://www.junemanga.com/books/492. dead.
4. Web site: The Guilty Vol. 4: Forsaken. Digital Manga Publishing. June 21, 2009. May 31, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090531161617/http://www.junemanga.com/books/490/. dead.
5. Web site: Beasi . Melinda . The Lord of the Sands of Time and More . Pop Culture Shock . April 25, 2009 . June 21, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090702060752/http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/lord-sands-time/ . July 2, 2009 . usurped .
6. Web site: Bentham . Rachel . The Guilty Vol. 1: Verdict (Advance Review) . ActiveAnime . October 13, 2008 . June 21, 2009 .