Rating (Out of 5): ~3
Publisher: SuBLime (VIZ Media)
Release Date: April 14, 2015
Volumes: 9+
Spoilers?: No.
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Volume: 2.
Goodreads Synopsis:
When Ritsu Onodera
changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he's not exactly thrilled when
his new boss turns out to be his old flame. Ritsu's determined to leave
all that in the past—but how can he when his boss is just as
determined that they have a future?
Tired of accusations that family connections got him his current position, Ritsu Onodera quits his job as an editor at his father's company and transfers to Marukawa Publishing. Once there, he is assigned to the shojo manga editorial department—something he has no interest in and no experience with! Having sworn he'd never fall in love again, the last thing he wants to do is work on love stories. To make matters worse, it turns out that his overbearing boss, Masamune Takano, is actually his first love from high school!
Tired of accusations that family connections got him his current position, Ritsu Onodera quits his job as an editor at his father's company and transfers to Marukawa Publishing. Once there, he is assigned to the shojo manga editorial department—something he has no interest in and no experience with! Having sworn he'd never fall in love again, the last thing he wants to do is work on love stories. To make matters worse, it turns out that his overbearing boss, Masamune Takano, is actually his first love from high school!
Review:
I’ve never read or
seen Junjo Romantica, but I was
intrigued by this series. Plus, I’ve heard so many good things about that one,
I thought why not. I was honestly expecting to like it more.
Years ago, Ritsu
confessed his love, only it didn’t turn out that well. And now he’s working in
the publishing industry, thrown into the shojo manga department, only to find
out that his new boss is the guy he thought rejected him.
First of all, the
art isn’t very good. It’s just a bit rough, and I don’t find it especially
pretty to look at, at least some of the time. Usually the close ups and faces
aren’t too bad, though.
The manga
department was fun, and I did like that he really put his all into his work.
The attraction between him and Takano didn’t work for me, though. Takano is
very forceful, and I didn’t like him much; though Ritsu was a bit of a wimp, so
I didn’t care for him much, either. I just didn’t grow very fond of the
characters or their relationship, and I had a hard time getting through this
volume.
I really wanted to
like this more, but I didn’t. I don’t know if I’ll pick up more.
A review copy was
provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, and Erik Jansen from MediaLab PR, for an honest review. Thank
you so, so much!
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