I'll Be Your Slave (Yaoi) [Paperback]

Miki Araya (Author, Artist)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 22, 2008

Moriya is in charge of finding a model for a new product commerical for a big jewelry brand, but nobody matches the ideal of perfection he has in mind... that is, until he meets Itsuki Ouno! Itsuki is not just perfection incarnate, he's like royalty, and incredibly spoiled. And he may well be the one person destiny put in Moriya's way to fulfill his need to adore and serve.

Product Details

• Paperback: 196 pages
• Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing (January 22, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569707502
• ISBN-13: 978-1569707500
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #916,361 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing, hilarious and charming., January 20, 2008

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R.Parklane (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I'll Be Your Slave (Yaoi) (Paperback)

I find this one original and very enjoyable, and simply hilarious. Gone is the demanding seme. Instead we have Moriya the perfect slave to his beautiful uke.

Moriya is desperately searching for the perfect model for his commercial. He finally finds him in one beautiful student, Ouno. Never mind that Ouno is a guy. The beautiful Ouno is used to being pampered by his adoring fan-like friends. Ouno is one cute character. He is laid back, even passive, hardly utters more than a sentence and just speaks with his eyes.

Moriya is more than besotted by Ouno and becomes an obsessive slave satisfying his quietly demanding uke's every whim. The scenes here are outrageously funny and Moriya's enthusiam as he slaves away crazily adorable. As for the sex, it may not be all revealing but it is fun as our lazy uke wants Moriya to do all the work. Watch out for the one in the bathroom.

The plot turns serious when Moriya's rival since school days and now working for a competitor appears. Misunderstandings ensue and I find a certain development a trifle disturbing. The ending parts are well done and I love the reconciliation between the 2 lovers.

There is a separate short story on 2 childhood friends which is pretty amusing too. One of the characters is prone to violence and could only be pacified by his close friend but of course the feelings are more than friendship.

As for the short bonus at the end on Moriya and Ouno, it is just so funny. Never realized that an ice pack for a feverish head could be so conveniently placed.

This mangaka's artwork is pretty and lively. Notice all the interesting hands and arms movements. Get this if you want a good laugh as much as a sweet romance.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Looks like..., May 26, 2008

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PageSlave (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I'll Be Your Slave (Yaoi) (Paperback)

...I'm gonna be the fly in the buttermilk here.

I'm the type of person who'll read the side of cereal box if nothing else is handy, but "I'll Be Your Slave" couldn't even hold my interest through a first read. It's not that I don't like Miki Araya's work--"Yome ni Konaika?" had me laughing out loud--but this particular volume seems lackluster in all respects. The story, characters, humor, and art are all strictly by the numbers. Not bad, mind you, just tepid. (Can one say "exceedingly tepid"?)

Because this is a gag manga, it would be unfair to criticize it in terms of plot or character development, since neither is important, or even necessary, to the genre. So I won't. But the problem with gag manga, and especially with gag manga built around a single joke, is that if you're not amused by the joke, it doesn't have much else to offer.

However, I'm clearly in the minority here, so if you're looking for something soft and fluffy, and easy on the eyes and the brain, you might want to follow the other reviewers' recommendations.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'll Be Your Slave by Miki Araya, March 15, 2008

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Elisa (Italy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I'll Be Your Slave (Yaoi) (Paperback)

Moriya works for an advertising agency and he is searching the perfect model for a perfume company. Told be truth, lately Moriya has lost interest in his work, and he is not only searching for a model, he is also searching for a purpose in his life. And when he sees Itsuki, he knows to have found both.

Itsuki is a spoilt young man, almost apathic. He does very little in his life, everything seems to tired him and he speaks even less. But he is perfectly beauty. He almost shines for how beauty he is. And Moriya decides that Itsuki will became his whole life: he will be Itsuki's slave, for all he wants. Itsuki is a strange character: he seems to not be affected by the people around him and to not care for nothing, but he sees everything and even if he doesn't speak, his presence is loud and strong. For how much Moriya works, it's Itsuki that shines in this novel.

But this leads Moriya to grew also a very possessive and protective attitude toward Itsuki, and with it will arrive also jealousy from co-worker and other people around.

The story is good, and the graphic almost linear. Maybe I'd like a bit more of continuity, sometimes I had the feeling to lost track of the event.

There is also a little story inside, The Barbaric Prince, which is almost as interesting as the main story, but pity it's very short.