Truly Kindly Explained

Ja Kanji:本当に、やさしい。
Ja Romaji:Hontō ni, Yasashii.
Genre:Yaoi, Romance
Type:manga
Author:Fumi Yoshinaga
Publisher:Biblos
Demographic:Josei
Magazine:Magazine Be × Boy
Published:March 1997
Volumes:1

is a one-shot Japanese manga written and illustrated by Fumi Yoshinaga. Biblos released the manga in March 1997.[1]

It is licensed and published in North America by Blu on August 14, 2007.[2]

Reception

Pop Shock Culture's Katherine Dacey criticises the manga for her feelings of déjà vu "with its recycled character designs, clumsy socio-political lectures masquerading as conversation, and the “I didn’t realize how much I liked you until you forced yourself on me!” epiphanies that her uke characters experience".[3] Coolstreak Cartoons's Leroy Douresseaux describes the "mix of poignancy and surprises" in the manga as "engaging".[4] Mania.com's Danielle Van Gorder commends the manga's "character's expressions, which can convey volumes without words".[5] Jason Thompson, writing for the appendix to , noted that Truly Kindly was one of Yoshinaga's early works, saying that "some of the plot twists feel arbitrary", and her art feels "flat", but the rest of the anthology "are just plain good relationship stories".[6]

See also

References

  1. Book: 本当に、やさしい。 (Super be×boy comics) (単行本). 1997 . Amazon.co.jp. Japanese. 978-4882716419. .
  2. Book: 978-1427800558 . Fumi Yoshinaga's: Truly Kindly (Yaoi). 7 August 2007. Amazon.com.
  3. Web site: Lovers in the Night and Truly, Kindly (BLU Manga). Dacey. Katherine. March 14, 2008. Pop Shock Culture. 2009-04-17. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20110119135059/http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/your-definitive-guide-to-fumi-yoshinaga/#lovers. January 19, 2011.
  4. Web site: Fumi Yoshinaga's Truly Kindly. Douresseaux. Leroy. September 9, 2007. Coolstreak Cartoons. 2009-04-17.
  5. Web site: Truly Kindly Vol. #01. Van Gorder. Danielle. December 4, 2007. Mania.com. 2009-04-17. 2012-10-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20121001091856/http://www.mania.com/truly-kindly-vol-01_article_83554.html. dead.
  6. Web site: 365 Days of Manga, Day 88: Truly Kindly. Thompson. Jason. 12 December 2009. Suvudu.com. 15 December 2009.