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“Totally Captivated” was one of the first shonen-ai stories that made me overly-anxious to read it all from beginning to end right away. The story is exactly as the title says: difficult to put down, once you start reading it! This tale is so addicting because the characters feel so real, the humor is downright hilarious, and the connections between the cast are so believable. Never before has a yaoi made me so engrossed in the plot that I was glad that sex was not the entire point of the story. Ewon, the main character, is so adorable and fun that you want to jump into the manga just to give him a hug. Mookyul, the other main man, is a short-tempered and nasty man who makes Ewon work off a debt owed to him and treats him like dirt. Somehow, though, the odd and crazy relationship that blossoms between these two unlikely guys becomes something beautiful and interesting, as Ewon struggles to find his own self-worth and Mookyul is brought back into the human race by his adorable companion. I would recommend this manga to any yaoi lover, including new fans and old- it’s just that good.