''Dear Myself'' is a Japanese

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written and illustrated by

Eiki Eiki is a Japanese manga artist who has been creating manga since 1998. Most of her manga are written under the yaoi and yuri genre. Biography She is the grandchild of former Prime minister of Japan Noboru Takeshita and the older sister of rock sin ...

, with a sequel, ''World's End''. They are licensed in North America by

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which released ''Dear Myself'' in August 2006 and ''World's End'' in October 2007. They are licensed in France by

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and in Germany by

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Reception

Andrea Lipinski, writing for ''

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'' recommended ''Dear Myself'' for grades 10 and up, describing it as "a thought-provoking story for mature readers". Danielle Van Gorder, writing about ''World's End'' for Mania Entertainment, noted that Eiki Eiki's artistic strength was in her drawings of eyes, but felt that the shifting personalities of the protagonists did not come off as being natural, and that their relationship shifted from being healthy to being "

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". Holly Ellingwood, writing for Active Anime, enjoyed the "layered character development" of ''World's End'' compared to other yaoi manga. Jason Thompson, writing for the appendix to '' Manga: The Complete Guide'', felt that ''World's End'' "reaches new depths in Eiki Eiki's glorification of pathological behavior".

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* {{Dear+ 1998 manga 1999 manga Digital Manga Publishing titles Eiki Eiki Shinshokan manga Yaoi anime and manga