is a
one-shot
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Japanese
manga
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 history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...
written and illustrated by Kazuhiko Mishima. It is serialized in
Biblos's manga magazine, ''Be x Boy '', collected in four chapters.
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 September 9, 2008.
Reception
ActiveAnime's Holly Ellingwood commends the manga as "one of the most hilarious
yaoi
, also known by its abbreviation , is a genre of fictional media originating in Japan that depicts homoerotic relationships between male characters. It is typically created by women for a female audience, distinguishing it from the equivale ...
romantic comedies in manga". Coolstreak Comics' Leroy Douresseaux comments that the bonus story is “Sensei” "is sweet, charming, and almost too sentimental to be included with the lustier ''You Make My Head Spin''."
Mania.com's Danielle van Gorder comments that Shindou's "deadpan declarations, complete with sparkles, were just so absurd that I couldn't help but laugh." She also commends the manga's art, saying, "the art here is heavy on the sharp, crisp lines, very precise and clean. Other than some screentone, shading is limited to hatching with those same crisp lines. It's a look that works very well, even with the relatively basic page layouts. The character designs are nicely distinct, especially the side characters. The character eyes especially are very well done".
References
2007 manga
Digital Manga Publishing titles
Comedy-drama anime and manga
Josei manga
Yaoi anime and manga
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