is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by

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Plot

The series is a comedic romance between two high-school

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and the boys who fall in love with them; much of the humor comes from parodies of stereotypical fujoshi behavior and other

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topics, and a large number of pop culture references.

Release

It was first serialized in Japan on April 12, 2006, in

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's seinen manga magazine ''

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''. The series has been licensed in the United States by

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. It was adapted into a live action drama in 2007. The series was available in English in digital format from

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under the title ''Otaku-Type Delusion Girl''. It has been released in French by Bamboo Edition's Doki-Doki imprint under the title ''Otaku Girls''.

Volumes

Reception

The Media Blasters translation of ''Fujoshi Rumi'' released to mixed positive reviews, with

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giving the first two volumes an overall B−, stating "There are a number of typos in the first volume, and several text boxes and balloons are missing words in the second. ... Even so, Fujoshi Rumi is without a doubt one of Media Blasters' best manga releases to date and far and away the best in quite a long time." Pop Culture Shock also reviewed the first two volumes, praising the series' humor, translation notes, and pop culture references. Sequential Tart called the series a "fan-friendly little bubble of fictional high school life".The Yaoi Fangirl Way of Knowledge, Part 1: My Girlfriend's a Geek vs. Fujoshi Rumi
Sequential Tart

References

External links

* 2006 manga Seinen manga Japanese drama television series Media Blasters Futabasha manga {{anime-stub