Alley of First Love
Alley of First Love | |
![]() Cover of the Japanese version | |
初恋横丁 (Hatsukoi Yokochō) | |
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Genre | Yaoi |
Manga | |
Written by | Ellie Mamahara |
Published by | Tokuma Shoten |
English publisher | |
Published | August 25, 2006 |
Alley of First Love (Japanese: 初恋横丁, Hepburn: Hatsukoi Yokochō, billed as "Ellie Mamahara's Alley of First Love" by Blu) is a Japanese boys love manga written and illustrated by Ellie Mamahara. It was released in English by Blu Manga, the boys love publishing division of Tokyopop, in July 2008.[1] It is about a young man whose high school crush returns from studying abroad for six years, and the healing of the rift between them.
Reception[]
The endearing awkwardness of the couple was remarked upon favourably by Leroy Dessaroux.[2] Danielle Van Gorder enjoyed the boldness of the artwork, but found that the characters looked alike except for their hair. She felt that their expressiveness made up for this.[3] Katherine Farmar praised Mamahara's realistic secondary cast, neither detracting from the main couple, nor making it seem as though the couple exist in a vacuum, and not being simple plot devices to generate conflict. She also enjoyed the "bold" artwork.[4] Katherine Dacey regards their consensual and comparatively tame relationship to be refreshing from other licensed titles available in English, but found that at times the dialogue was unrealistic.[5] In an About.com poll for 2008's best yaoi, Alley of First Love placed seventh out of ten entries.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Ellie Mamahara: Alley of First Love Volume Summary". Blu Manga. Archived from the original on November 8, 2010.
- ^ http://www.comicbookbin.com/alleyoffirstlove2008.html
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-06. Retrieved 2009-11-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://www.comicsvillage.com/review.aspx?reviewID=569
- ^ http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/super-sized-manga-minis-july-2008/#alley
- ^ http://manga.about.com/od/recommendedreading/tp/2008NewYaoiPoll.htm
External links[]
- Alley of First Love (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Manga series
- 2006 manga
- Tokuma Shoten manga
- Tokyopop titles
- Yaoi anime and manga