Cause of My Teacher explained

Ja Kanji:先生の事情
Ja Romaji:Sensei no Jijō
Genre:Romance, Yaoi
Type:manga
Author:Temari Matsumoto
Publisher:Libre Publishing
Magazine:Magazine Be × Boy
Published:June 1, 2007

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,[1] and was released in September 2009.[2]

Plot

A student who is fond of eyeglasses tells his tender teacher of his feeling. The teacher kisses him but he is a little unsatisfied because the teacher takes the eyeglasses off when they kiss.One of the stories featuring Hiiragi and Asagi is continued in another work by Temari Matsumoto called .

Reception

Leroy Douresseaux of Comic Book Bin felt that the stories in the anthology were too short, wishing some could have been expanded to their own volumes.[3] Jennifer Dunbar, writing for PopCultureShock, felt that manga like Cause of My Teacher "reinforce most of the negative stereotypes of the genre", and disliked the student-teacher theme of the anthology.[4] Johanna Draper Carlson felt that the book had poor characterization and "little plot", suggesting it is aimed at people who have a fetish for "guys with glasses", teachers or ninjas. Carlson felt that the book was a "waste of time" for anyone else.[2]

References

  1. Web site: Manga + Comics : Cause of My Teacher - TOKYOPOP . 2009-12-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091224011906/http://www.tokyopop.com/product/2524/CauseofMyTeacher/1 . 2009-12-24 .
  2. Web site: Cause of My Teacher » Manga Worth Reading . 2009-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091226231438/http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/09/30/cause-of-my-teacher/ . 2009-12-26 . dead .
  3. Web site: Cause of My Teacher (Yaoi).
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2009-11-23 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20091121052239/http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/manga-minis-111709/ . 2009-11-21 .