is a Japanese

manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

written and illustrated by

Akira Kanbe is a Japanese manga artist from Hyōgo Prefecture, known for his work as the illustrator of '' Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Episode Zero'', specializes in the yaoi genre. Leroy Dessaroux described Kanbe as being "unusually good at figure drawing", es ...

. It is licensed in North America by

Digital Manga Publishing Digital Manga is a California-based publishing company that licenses and releases Japanese manga, anime, and related merchandise in the English language. Digital Manga also owns and operates eManga, a digital publishing site for manga and l ...

, which released the manga through its imprint, Juné, on 13 May 2008.

Reception

Leroy Douresseaux, writing for Comic Book Bin, notes ''Loving Gazes "deep romantic yearning" and appreciates Kanbe's skill at drawing humans. Rachel Bentham, writing for Active Anime, noted in Kanbe's art "various subtle facial expressions" and enjoyed the "sweet romance" of the tale. Briana Lawrence, writing for Mania Entertainment, disliked the rape tones of the manga, and felt the story was "too stereotypical" to enjoy, although Lawrence was relieved that in the second story the seme did not try to rape the uke.

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