This page includes random couples, non-pairings, hetero doujinshi, and anthologies.
ANTHOLOGY
Title: Double You 4
Size: A5
Published: 10/1/96
Pages: 178
Novel: 24 pages
Rating: Shounen-ai at best
Pairing: 3x4, 1x2, 3x2, 4x5, 6x9, 3x space squid (O_o), probably
more that I'm missing.
This anthology contains a number of circles, one of which is recognizably Vespa/TDL. Most stories are 3x4, but there are other couplings mixed in. Highlights include Trowa kidnapped by space squid, Wu Fei clutching a tiny panda and screaming at Duo, Trowa telling the other pilots a sweet bedtime story about an angel, Quatre and Relena kidnapping Heero and sending 'ransom' notes and pictures to Duo, Professor G as a mushroom, and a wonderfully angsty story at the end of Heero talking to a devastated Quatre after he detonated Trowa and the Vayeate.
Title: Project 02
Size: B5
Published: 2/1/96
Pages 218
Novel: No
Rating: Normal
Status: No longer in my collection.
Despite its size and a very lovely cover featuring art by the circle Zyx, this anthology was by and large exceedingly disappointing. Sure, it featured a couple shorts by Zyx, but I already had them in another doujinshi. There were a few cute gags, like Duo attempting to give Wu Fei mouth-to-mouth when he went into that trance, but overall the publisher picked very poor-quality circles. Some shorts were even beyond tasteless -- such as Trowa contemplating his tears floating in space, and then you discover his 'tears' are also made up of drool and snot. No, I really wouldn't recommend this doujinshi to anyone. Just because it's big doesn't necessarily mean that it's good.
Title: Project 04
Size: B5
Published: 5/1/96
Pages: 210
Novel: No
Rating: Shounen-ai, barely
Pairings: 3x4, 1x2, hints of 5x2 and 13x5
Status: Huh, I think I sold this one. It's no longer on my bookshelf. Ah, well.
Oddly enough, even though Project 02 of the same collection was terrible, this anthology contained some very cool shorts. This one had more Zyx, in which Duo keeps seeing a chibi-Wu Fei appearing in his face, while the real Wu Fei just pats him on the head patronizingly. Another shows Duo asking Wu Fei why he keeps his hair up, so Wu Fei undoes the hairtie only to have him look all big-eyed and uke-cute with his hair across his shoulders like an onna. Other shorts include Heero contemplating the pilots' standing after the Oz takeover, Wu Fei watching his colony explode before realizing it is in celebration of Chinese New Year, neko-pilots and their misadventures, and Quatre pondering the fallout he'd had with his father.
Title: Wing Shot!!
Size: A5
Published: 1/3/96
Pages: 164
Novel: 56 pages
Rating: Shounen-ai, het
Pairing: 5x2, 1xR, 6x5, 13x5
Yep, more wacky stories, only these are relatively more tame when it comes to shounen-ai content. In one story, Zechs and Wu Fei are fighting, and Zechs thinks he is talking with Relena. As he imagines hugging Relena, Zechs' Gundam hugs Wu Fei's Gundam, and Wu Fei screams. Another story shows Heero, Duo, and Wu Fei in an Oz holding cel. Duo's manacles become stuck to Wu Fei's, and Heero pulls on Duo's pants to yank the two apart. In the end, the three of them end up in a pile all stuck together. There is also a very sweet story of Wu Fei taking care of an injured Duo while captured by Oz, and the two end up talking (and arguing) about their childhoods.
DEEP
Title: ?
Size: B5
Published: 10/96
Pages: 48
Novel: 5 pages
Rating: Shounen-ai
Pairing: 6x1, 4x2, 2x1
This is a weird mix of comedy and drama. The main story centers around Zechs and his love for a neko-Heero (here we go with the neko-Heeros again...). Quatre and Duo also make an appearance, with Duo breaking down and calling someone a bastard, while Quatre tries to hold him. Aah, what lovely angst...
EIRI ASATO
Title: Scio Me Nihil Scil, Act: 1 + 2
Size: B5
Published: 12/28/97
Pages: 70
Novel: No
Rating: Shounen-ai
Pairing: 1x4, 2x1
Title: Scio Me Nihil Scil, Act 3
Size: B5
Published: 12/28/97
Pages: 50
Novel: No
Rating: Shounen-ai
Pairing: 1x4, 2x1
I've been puzzling these two over for some time. It's a little on the confusing side, and it makes me wish I was able to translate things a little better. These doujinshi have gorgeous art -- I especially love the way they draw Heero. They basically center around a love triangle between Quatre, Heero, and Duo in something of an alternate universe. Heero and Duo find an injured and bleeding Quatre on a mission and take him back to care for him. Shy little Quatre seems to like Heero, but can't seem to overcome the ministrations and overwhelming personality of Duo, who also carries a torch for Heero. At the same time, Trowa is infiltrating Oz, and seems to end up the subject of a science experiment after he crushes Lady Une's gun with his bare hand.
GAJIRA-KAN
Title: Miracl Children
Size: B5
Published: 6/96
Pages: 48
Novel: 3 pages
Rating: Shounen-ai
Other Pairings: Unrequited 4x3, possible 5x2
I'm not tremendously fond of this doujinshi. While its style is in part quite lovely, the artist has a tendency to mix in exaggeration with the serious scenes, which is a style I just can't get into. To me, there's nothing worse than (to give an example from this doujinshi) a sweetly drawn Duo staring up at Wu Fei with wide eyes and a shocked expression in one panel, only to have the next panel show him with an oversized mouth, pinprick eyes, and twenty sweatdrops running down his face.
That aside, this doujinshi contains several stories which primarily revolve around Heero and Trowa, although Duo and Wu Fei have some scenes of their own (mostly involving Duo falling flat on his face in front of a posing Wu Fei). In one story, Trowa owns a neko Heero who snuggles happily in Trowa's lap, but bristles and snarls when Duo tries to touch him. Another story shows Quatre chasing after Trowa, who seems to rebuff him in favor of Heero. Quatre then reappears with a missile launcher and blows them to bits.
SANGO SHOW
Title: Hana
Size: A5
Published: 8/15/97
Pages: 26
Novel: No
Rating: Shounen-ai
Pairing: 2x1, someone else x1, 3x1
Status: No longer in my collection.
As I've said many a time over, I'm really not a fan of Duo and Heero together. I think the coupling is too cliched, too overdone. However, Sango Show is a decent artist, and the doujinshi was free (compensation for a previous shipping error).
In one story, Heero and Duo are in a crowded elevator, and Duo keeps brushing up against Heero's bum and other sensitive spots. When the elevator finally reaches their floor, Heero and Duo dash out, and Duo's got a ripping nosebleed. In another story, Duo walks in on someone (The face isn't shown, but he has blond hair. Quatre, maybe?) pushing himself onto Heero. He ends up 'rescuing' Heero, only to climb on top of him once the other guy's gone. Finally, the last story shows Duo getting very jealous of Trowa's affection towards Heero, so he ties Heero down and kisses him to stake his claim.
UNKNOWN CIRCLES
Title: Go Wing 8
Size: B5
Published: 12/28/97
Pages: 34
Novel: No
Rating: Normal
Pairing: None
This doujinshi looked cute at first, but I found that I'm not tremendously fond of it. It appears to be a crudely drawn Gundam Wing/Star Wars crossover. It was advertised on eBay as a shounen-ai style doujinshi, but darned if I can find it! The story portrays Heero as Luke Skywalker, Duo as Han Solo, Trowa as C-3P0, Quatre as Princess Leia, Wu Fei as R2-D2, Zechs as Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Treize as Darth Vader. The back cover, at least, is the saving grace of the doujinshi, showing Heero and Wu Fei in their cultures' respective traditional New Year's wear (supposedly).
Title: Kuchibiru Kara Sandan-Jyuu
Size: A4
Published: ?
Pages: 36
Novel: No
Rating: Shounen-ai
This doujinshi is more eye candy than anything else. I don't have a solid grip on the actual plot. The first story involves a very large-eyed, uke Heero speaking with a gorgeously drawn Trowa. The artist makes Trowa's hair look believable, while still keeping the oversized bangs covering half his face. The next story shows the pilots at home, apparently arguing about something. Interesting scenes include Heero stepping on Duo's braid, Quatre in a frilly shirt, and a droolicious shot of Trowa and Wu Fei lying beneath a blanket watching television.
Title: Trowa-Sanchi no Pet Zero 2.5
Size: B5
Published: 3/27/99
Pages: 28
Novel: No
Rating: Normal
Pairing: None
Three little chibis go to visit Trowa and Catherine -- Heero is a kitty, Wu Fei is a bear, and Duo is a ... dog? They discover that Trowa is lying on the couch sick, and Catherine is taking care of him (complete with stereotypically massive amounts of soup). The chibis keep the sick Trowa company and provide amusement and big-eyed squeals for Catherine. They all end up curling up around Trowa's bed as he sleeps, but when they wake up, Heero and Wu Fei have also gotten ill. Duo appears annoyed that everyone's sick, and Catherine cooks them all more soup.
VESPA
Title: Horror
Size: B5
Published: 10/8/95
Pages: 38
Novel: 18 pages
Rating: Soft Yaoi
Pairings: 2x1, 3x2
Status: No longer in my collection.
I'm not including this in the 3x2 section, because it's primarily a 2x1 doujinshi. Vespa seems to be the same artist as TDL, only they focus more on Duo and Heero. I was a little disappointed that this doujinshi was primarily novel, although there are a couple cute shorts thrown in there. In the first, Trowa is fighting with Duo and Heero about something. Apparently, what Trowa says makes them both quite frustrated. In the last, Duo and Heero are making love, but they have an argument over something. The end of the story shows Trowa looking at them through a window, and getting somewhat amused at the argument.
WALK
Title: Eden? (Or not...)
Size: B5
Published: 5/3/96
Pages: 56
Novel: No
Rating: Soft Yaoi
Pairings: 3x4 and 2x4
Status: No longer in my collection.
While I don't look down upon the pairing of 3x4, it's certainly not a coupling that I actively try to hunt down in fan works. I happened upon this doujinshi quite by accident. It was advertised on eBay as a 'Trowa and Duo' doujinshi, but in actuality it's a Trowa/Quatre/Duo love triangle. Both Trowa and Duo have a thing for Quatre, and Quatre cannot decide which of the two he wants to be with. Quatre sleeps with Duo, but finds himself pining for Trowa.
Oh, and I've been told that the title of this isn't Eden, but I forget what it is... And I no longer have the doujinshi readily available to attempt a kanji translation. Alas...
