Boys Love (manga)
Boys Love | |
Genre | Yaoi |
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Manga | |
Written by | |
Published by | Shinshokan |
English publisher | |
Published | 2007 |
Boys Love (ボーイズ ラブ) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by . It is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing, which released the first volume through its imprint DokiDoki, on September 23, 2009.[1] It is licensed in Germany by Egmont Manga & Anime and Taiwan by .[2][3] The story is based on the 2006 film Boys Love and the follow up 2007 film Boys Love, the Movie both co-written directed by Kotaro Terauchi.
Reception[]
Jennifer Dunbar enjoyed the portrayal of the relationship between the characters, but felt the ending was "predictable and lame", as it required previously intelligent characters to be in a state of "moronic inaction".[4] Leroy Douresseaux felt that the manga "challenges, rather than delivering the usual pleasures".[5] Danielle Leigh felt that the character designs for both leads reflected their personalities well.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2010-02-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-26. Retrieved 2010-02-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Boys Love".
- ^ "Boys Love". Archived from the original on 20 December 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Boys Love (DokiDoki)".
- ^ Leigh, Danielle (1 November 2009). "Danielle Leigh's Reading Diary -- Boys Love". CBR. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
External links[]
- Boys Love (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Manga series
- 2007 manga
- Yaoi anime and manga
- Shinshokan manga
- Digital Manga Publishing titles