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Series: Naruto |
| Title: Love Unlimited |
| Circle: Various (see below) |
| Artist: Various (see below) |
| Pairing: Sasuke/Sakura |
| Page: 122 |
| Size: A5 |
| Genre: Romance, Humour, Drama |
| Rating: PG-13 |
| Published: 04/28/2002 |
This is the first and probably the most popular non-commercialized SasuSaku anthology ever in existence. In fact, this is the first non-commercialized anthology for a het pairing in the Naruto fandom! *cheers* The anthology consists of manga stories, novel stories, poems, and stand-alone illustrations of the SasuSaku pairings by 24 different circles, including the following.
- Konjou Kumiai (Yoko Fujitani)
- Gousetsu Chitai (Yuki)
- Tai no Okashira (Udaijin Matsubara)
- Peep (Yukie Kurashiki)
- Osaru-san Panic (Kikuno)
- Final Prayer (Shinobi Akizuki)
- T-North (Yuuya Kitagawa)
The majority of the stories in this anthology are very love-love in mood, including Sakura singing Sasuke to sleep, Sasuke walking Sakura home in the rain, and even Sasuke comforting Sakura after she finds out her cute pet bunny died. ^_^ And of course, there are a handful of comedy stories as well, including Sakura stalking Naruto to take pictures of him (Hinata's request) but ends up taking pictures of Sasuke instead, and even one of Sakura teaching Sasuke how to cook curry!!! Overall, an extremely cute anthology! One of my personal favourites!!! ^_^
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Series: Naruto |
| Title: Communicate |
| Circle: Various (see below) |
| Artist: Various (see below) |
| Pairing: Sasuke/Sakura |
| Page: 68 |
| Size: A5 |
| Genre: Romance, Drama, Humour |
| Rating: PG |
| Published: 03/21/2004 |
Unlike "Love Unlimited", this is one of the smaller and less well-known SasuSaku non-commercialized anthologies. But I actually like this anthology better than "Love Unlimited" because there are no novel stories, with only manga stories and illustrations contributed by the following 5 circles.
- Oushou Chikubai (Mitona)
- Konjou Kumiai (Yoko Fujitani)
- Shimaso (Shinko Fujishima)
- Ao Pink (Yui Tsuchinoko)
- Tarauzamurai (Tarau)
Without the normal page limitation that most anthologies have, each story is longer and thus, has a more solid plotline. And really, one can't complain with Konjou Kumiai and Oushou Chikubai as two out of the five contributing circles. ^_^
In the story by Oushou Chikubai, the trio are sent on a mission searching for something in the forest, possibly a lost cat? But because the transmitters aren't working that day, they have to use sign languages to communicate with each other. And the mission is going along perfectly fine until Sakura playfully makes an "I love you" sign to Sasuke. But of course, Sasuke doesn't get it because he only learned what was necessary to complete missions. And the sign for "love" is not necessary for missions, just as the whole idea of love is supposedly not necessary in Sasuke's life. Coming upon such a realization, Sakura frowns at the thought of the harsh and lonely life Sasuke had been living. However, while Sasuke did not understand her sign, what he does understand is the suddenly appearance of the sad look on her face. And he doesn't quite like to see her that way. Going over to her, he then asks her what's wrong and subtly tries to cheer her up in his own way with an "I don't care about you but you just look different, that's why I'm worrying" expression!!! Sure Sasuke-kun, sure! Heh!
In the story by Konjou Kumiai, Sakura decides to start planning out some new mission strategies after witnessing one of Team 8's mission completion filled with their usual perfect teamwork. She knows the overall ability of her team is much higher than most other genin teams. But they're ranked lower because the three hardly work together. And so, she goes to seek Sasuke out in order to remedy this. At first, Sasuke is surprised at Sakura's new attitude. But when he realizes she is serious, he begins contributing as well and slowly comes to see Sakura in a new light. He even half-smiles, half-smirks at Sakura after they finished planning the strategy for their next mission! And if it wasn't for Naruto barging in to ruin their "moment", who knows what else could've happened? *throws rocks at Naruto*
There are three other stories (obviously) by the remaining circles, all of which are as cute as the above two. All in all, another one of my all time favourite SasuSaku volume! ^_^
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Series: Naruto |
| Title: Ichizoku Fukkou |
| Circle: Various (see below) |
| Artist: Various (see below) |
| Pairing: Sasuke/Sakura |
| Page: 196 |
| Size: A5 |
| Genre: Romance, Drama, Comedy, Hentai |
| Rating: NC-17 |
| Published: 03/27/2005 |
Translated as "Clan Restoration", this is what you think it is! Yes, a hentai doujin anthology. Almost 200 pages of pure SasuSaku smut! Life certainly can't get any better than this! XD And I would have to say, this anthology is probably one of my favourite anthologies (of all fandoms) so far. Not because of the smut, but because the overall quality of the art is quite balanced, with decent to very nice manga stories, novel stories and illustrations contributed by 14 artists, including the following.
- Mitona (Oushou Chikubai)
- Vacant Breeze (Masumi)
- Yuzuki Kurohara (Zero System)
- Shimeji Imoyama (McLain)
- Kyoko Hibiki (Budoman SKP)
As the title suggests, the theme of this anthology is "Uchiha Clan restoration". Though this is more of an excuse for these talented artists to draw/write smut stories about Sasuke and Sakura. So not all stories are about them wanting babies to restore the Uchiha clan. But the stories are definitely all smutty. XD There is even an AU setting story where Sasuke and Sakura are high school students. And Sasuke is even daring enough to advance on Sakura in an empty medical room. (Bad bad Sasuke!!! XD) I think my favourite story is the one by Vacant Breeze. It begins with Sakura greeting Sasuke at the mission office after he returns from one of his missions. But it seems like Sasuke pushed himself over his limit during his mission, and he falls unconscious from exhaustion immediately after he hands in his mission report. Since Sasuke wasn't physically hurt, Sakura ends up helping him home for a proper rest. As soon as they reach his home, Sakura shoves Sasuke onto his bed and orders him to rest. Obviously, Sakura isn't happy with Sasuke's recklessness during AND after his mission. And she voices her frustration and fear of losing him, followed immediately by a desperate kiss. Surprised, Sasuke looks up at Sakura and notices the tears born from her confession. Realizing how much he had worried her, Sasuke gently pulls Sakura's head down for a long and deep kiss as a silent apology. And while doing that, his hands start wandering under her shirt. XD But Sakura stops him just in time. She pulls away and gives him a stern "no". And... and... and... we then see the cutest frowny pout on Sasuke's face when Sakura pushes him away!!! XDDDDDDDDDDD She insists that he needs all the rest he can get. Plus, Sakura is also denying Sasuke because she is still mad at him for what he pulled. So no sex for you tonight, Sasuke-kun! Mwahahahaha! >:D Okay, okay, so there really wasn't any smut in this particular story. But Sasuke's frowny "no-sex?" pout wins in life! XD
Then there's the story by Oushou Chikubai, in which the front cover image is based on. In the story, Sasuke and Sakura are involved in a relationship, a physical relationship... or at least that's what Sakura thinks. Because Sasuke is not at all vocal about his feelings for her, Sakura is always unsure of where their relationship stands. Thus, she had been taking birth control pills to prevent pregnancy. And boy, does she need them! Judging by how much stamina Sasuke seems to have every night, if Sakura hadn't been taking these pills, she definitely would've been pregnant a long time ago! XD But one evening, Sasuke comes home early and catches Sakura taking these pills. He becomes very angry and even a bit forceful on her, resulting in the girl bursting out in tears and letting out all the security and fear she had been feeling. She doesn't know where their relationship is heading. Thus, she doesn't want to bring a child to this world when she is unable to explain to the child the reason for his/her birth. Hearing this, Sasuke holds the trembling Sakura still and accidentally blurts out, "I want to start a family with you!" While this is not exactly an "I love you", it is as close to a confession, no matter how dorky, as they can ever get. XD Sakura is shocked by all this. But when she thinks back to their genin days, she realizes how alone and young Sasuke was. And as a result, he must've been craving for a family. Most likely, this must've been the reason why Sasuke was so angry with Sakura when he found out about the pills as well. She then embraces Sasuke, in which he returns the gesture while he announces he only wants her to be the mother of his children. And in a softer voice, he adds that he plans on having 10 children all together!!! Of course, this "mission" is going to fall in Sakura's hands, since he semi-proposed to her. But let's just say Sakura is NOT very happy to hear that she will be going through pregnancy so many times. (Poor poor Sakura. That would hurt! But think of all the beautiful babies!!! XD)
All in all, this is a rather fun and interesting anthology! Definitely one of my favoured books! XD
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