Boys Love (manga) explained

Boys Love
Genre:	Yaoi

Type:	manga
Author:	Kaim Tachibana
Publisher:	Shinshokan
Published:	2007

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 Ching Win Publishing.^{[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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Boys Love - DokiDoki . 2010-02-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100107041627/http://www.dokidokibooks.com/books/80 . 2010-01-07 .
2. Web site: Boys Love, one-shot - Boys_Love - Manganet . 2010-02-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100526174819/http://www.manganet.de/product_info.php/info/p2776_boys_love%2C_one-shot.html . 2010-05-26 .
3. Web site: Boys Love.
4. Web site: Boys Love . 9 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091220222332/http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/manga-minis-12709/#boyslove . 20 December 2009 . usurped .
5. Web site: Boys Love (DokiDoki).
6. Web site: Leigh . Danielle . Danielle Leigh's Reading Diary -- Boys Love . CBR . 9 June 2020 . 1 November 2009.