Shinobu Kokoro
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is a ninja
yaoi ''Yaoi'' (; ja, やおい ), also known by the '' wasei-eigo'' construction and its abbreviation , is a genre of fictional media originating in Japan that features homoerotic relationships between male characters. It is typically created ...
manga by
Temari Matsumoto born April 8, is a Japanese mangaka, manga artist and illustrator from Nagano Prefecture. She illustrates yaoi light novels and manga. She chose Temari as her pen name since the town she is from, Matsumoto, Nagano, Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture ...
. The manga was licensed in the
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by BLU, the
Boys Love ''Yaoi'' (; ja, やおい ), also known by the ''wasei-eigo'' construction and its abbreviation , is a genre of fictional media originating in Japan that features homoerotic relationships between male characters. It is typically created ...
branch of
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, in November 2005.


Plot

Another work by Temari Matsumoto, called
Cause of My Teacher is a Japanese manga anthology written and illustrated by Temari Matsumoto. The manga is licensed in English by Blu Manga, the boys love division of Tokyopop, and was released in September 2009. Plot A student who is fond of eyeglasses tells ...
also includes a story about Hiiragi and Asagi.


Reception

Krista Hutley for the Library Journal said of ''Shinobu Kokoro'': "Themes of passion and loyalty weave through the three romances, which are sweet if superficial." Tom Rosin for MangaLife noted the explicitness of the manga. Reviewer Julie Rosato disliked how young and compliant the ukes were in the stories, but enjoyed Matsumoto's semes.


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* Manga anthologies 2004 manga Ninja in anime and manga Tokyopop titles Yaoi anime and manga {{manga-stub