Little Butterfly Volume 1 (Yaoi) [Paperback]

Hinako Takanaga (Author, Artist)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 16, 2006 | Series: Little Butterfly

The cute, outgoing Yuki Kojima and the mature misfit Atsushi Nakahara, are two boys as different as can be - and yet, somehow they are attracted to each other. Kojima seeks to befriend the class outcast and soon learns of Nakahara's troubled family life - the uncaring, abusive father and mentally unstable mother. As Kojima yearns to somehow comfort Nakahara, he gradually becomes aware that his feelings for the other boy arise from more than mere sympathy. When Nakahara declares his own romantic feelings for Kojima, their relationship becomes one of sexual exploration as they face their first steps into adulthood together.

Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing (May 16, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569709076
• ISBN-13: 978-1569709078
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #577,983 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tender, moving shonen-ai, May 24, 2006

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A&M Junkie (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Little Butterfly Volume 1 (Yaoi) (Paperback)

Liitle Butterfly is a gorgeous shonen-ai (then first volume is not yaoi) three volume story. Kojima, a friendly boy with a sunny disposition, goes out of his way to make friends with the loner, Nakahara, from his class. Wanting to know Nakahara more and have him accepted by his peers, Kojima includes the goodlooking but aloof Nakahara in his group during a field trip. However during the field trip Kojima learns the reasons why Nakahara is how he is and about his unloving and violent home life. The story charts the tender friendship that occurs between the two. Sweet and sensitive, the story boasts gorgeous drawings Hinako Takanaga and a moving and addictive storyline. If you are looking for a shonen-ai with a interesting storyline that makes you care for the characters, you really cannot get better than this. Simply love it.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fitting conclusion to a lovely series !, January 6, 2007

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R.Parklane (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Butterfly, Volume 3 (v. 3) (Comic)

I love the conclusion, vol 3 is the best in this short series. Kojima and Nakahara are simply adorable. This mangaka's artwork is something to behold. The facial expressions of her 2 boys are vividly alive, expressing their emotions and individual character beautifully. The ending is not an entirely happy one. Nakahara is never united with his dysfunctional parents, which actually gives more depth to the emotional pull of the story. The scenes between mother and son are painful to read, bringing a few lumps to my throat. His father's implicit heartlessness is chilling. Fortunately Nakahara has Kojima, who is simply endearing. Sunny, caring, earnest and wide eyed Kojima is just the balm Nakahara needs. Nakahara finding the courage to say "goodbye" in Osaka and his few words as the 2 boys stood outside Nakahara's now abandoned family home are such effective and stirring scenes.

In Vol 3, the mangaka does a marvellous job expressing the boys' love for one another, their emotions built-up and the sexual tension. Kojima's awakening desire for Nakahara is a delightful read. The quiet and more experienced Nakahara has always been the "lusty" one in their relationship and Kojima's initiation in Vol 3 is just something so sweet and cute.
This is of course soft core Yaoi. Anything more explicit and "rough" would have been completely unsuitable. The boys hugging/clinging to each other so tightly really gets to me. There is an innocence and sweetness in their love which is deeply moving. (right I am getting sappy here...)
Ultimately this is a beautiful story of two boys very much in love and no BL/Yaoi fan should miss it.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars well worth the read, May 20, 2006

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N. Tucker "xanth" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Butterfly Volume 1 (Yaoi) (Paperback)

i admit, i was a bit dubious about how much i would enjoy reading this manga (sometimes, if you've read one, you've read them all), but i found myself pleasantly surprised. apparently, i underestimated! although, the plot line is a bit cliched, with the broody type and the energetic clueless, but the plot line is just fresh enough to make up for it all! not to mention just adorable. i'm already looking forward to the release of volume two in september, and will most likely be purchasing that volume and more. an excellant manga with a straight forward approach and delightful artwork.