Before I go on, I just want the readers to know that I am a straight male. I'm open minded and comfortable enough with my own sexuality to not feel threatened by material containing same sex relationships. So, if shounen ai or yaoi is not your thing, I suggest that you stop right here.

Upon first glance, I was very impressed with the printing quality of this book. The front and back covers have vibrant colors. The front cover has an eye-catching logo that lets the reader know who published it, and what this doujinshi contains. Melissa Andreoletti's cover drawing was intense, with a character who seems to gaze into the soul of the reader. The one disappointment regarding the cover character is that there is no story featuring him. Another aspect that confused me was the numbering of the table of contents. As an anthology, everything should have been in numerical order. I could understand if this were a magazine with regular columns and features.

Now on to the goods. I'm a sucker for gag (comedy) doujinshis and "Dirty Kitty" by Melissa Andreoletti (Megumi) delivered. It's all about a guy named Devon his kitty person Kaji a bath. This is a cute and fast-paced short with a hilarious ending. There two make such a great pairing and I definitely hope to see more stories featuring them. The details to the characters' upper bodies and facial features were excellent. One major flaw was the lack of detail to the lower body, particularly the legs and feet. There were very few full body shots. Another flaw was the fact that Kaji looked more like a one-tailed Youko (fox demon) rather than a neko human. All in all, this was a great story, with good art.

Being that gag lover that I am, I also love Tammy Lee's "Charm Lesson". It's about an older elf (at least I think they're elves), giving romance advice to a younger elf. The artwork was simple yet effective and it reminded me of Chiho Saito's (Utena) designs. The lack of backgrounds really tells the reader that the main focuses of this story are the two characters. One thing about this story that was really unique was the way the characters' ears moved to convey emotion. At the beginning, their ears are pointing up, but when the younger elf admits that he's shy, his ears begin to droop a bit. The problem I had with this story was the names. What are the characters' names? All I know is that the older one calls the younger one "Little brother", and the younger one calls the older one "Ni-san" (big brother). I really didn't know if there two were close like brothers or if they were real brothers. The lack of names did not take away from the story, although I would like to know their names especially if Tammy Lee intends to have them in other stories.

All in all, I was very impressed with the first (and hopefully not the last!) PK Shorts anthology from Umbrella Studios. If you don't mind reading shounen ai and yaoi, then I definitely recommend this title. Umbrella has a very talented circle, and I'm looking forward to checking out some of their individual doujinshis, both original, and non-original!-- reviewed by Jason