Lover's Pledge (Yaoi) (Yaoi Manga) (Paperback)

~ Kae Maruya (Author, Artist)

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Product Description

Kazuto wakes up one morning with a killer hangover. Not only that, he is in a strange bed with an even stranger man! Kazuto has no memory whatsoever of the previous night. But, according to his bedmate, Takasugi, he sold himself for $10,000. Luckily, Kazuto had his wits about him to stipulate only a month of servitude... A fall-in-love-with-my-master story full of titillating love arrives in Kae Maruya's highly-anticipated debut comic!

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing; illustrated edition edition (October 29, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569705801
• ISBN-13: 978-1569705803
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #306,106 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful artwork, gorgeous seme, cute wide eyed ukes, sweet romance. , October 20, 2008

By	R.Parklane (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

I am impressed with this one. This mangaka's artwork is beautiful and her semes are such handsome hunks. OK so the ukes are the usual wide-eyed pretty ones but this is Yaoi and the pairings just look lovely. 2 long stories and one short one here.

The main story, Lover's Pledge, is the Cinderella romance as Takasugi, a young successful businessman, enters into a one month contract with an intoxicated Kazuto for a price. Is Kazuto really forced into this ? Afterall Kazuto's family is recently impoverished with the bankrupcy of his sick father's business. Or are Takasugi's intentions pure as Takasugi never once forces himself upon Kazuto during their so called dates? To complicate the situation, Takasugi's future is carved out for him from an early age and he is due to be engaged to a business partner's daughter soon. An enjoyable angsy story with 2 very likable characters.

The second story, Prescription of a Kiss, is an equally enjoyable love triangle story among 3 students. Some readers may be uncomfortable with kids kissing but just look at the innocent side of it. These 2 kids are Mutsuki and Gaku who have been very close since they became neighbours. Mutsuki has always been the one Gaku seeks comfort from but since they grew up everthing has changed. Gaku is now a renown playboy in school having casual sex with his endless changing stream of girlfriends. Mutsuki quietly accepts that but his friend, Shigeyoshi, knows better. And of course Shigeyoshi, the perfect student, wants Mutsuki for himself.

The last story, "Too Close For Love" is short but cute and I love kendo setting. The seme sure looks good in his kendo outfit. This one is more BL.

A lovely soft Yaoi to add to my collection. No hardcore sex here but her artwork is just beautiful and her guys simply gorgeous.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The art is stunning, December 8, 2008

By	lore (Neverwhere) - See all my reviews

Really, I had to go the extra star just because of the art. If you are into BL mainly for the drawings, you're not likely to be disappointed (although everyone has their own idea of what's good).

I had avoided this title based on the plot description of a man "bought" for a month, but the main story turned out to be very different than I thought it would be. If coercion is a problem for you (and it absolutely is for me), I think you'll be safe reading this manga.

Adult scenes are typical of the majority of the BL being printed in the US, but I was too busy looking wide-eyed at how good everyone looked to be too concerned. Also, the three stories in this volume are pretty solid in terms of story-telling. They're short, but not forgettable.

I'm glad I picked this one up, and would have been happy paying full price for it. I'll be on the lookout for more from this mangaka.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't let the book description scare you..., December 11, 2008

By	Angel "Sunshine Review" - See all my reviews

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It was a very nice read. The art is beautiful, and the characters very likable. Unfortunately, I can't write what I really want to say without spoiling the book. If the book description scared you off, please don't let it. When I read from the book description that one character "sold himself for $10,000", I left it right there sitting on the bookstore shelf (master/pet stories are not my thing). But upon receiving it as a gift, I found that it was quit the opposite. The "purchase" seemed more or less for companionship that grew into something more. Now, I'm not claiming that the plot is rich and luscious, it's pretty predictable and almost cliché. But even so, it's a sweet story that shows two men and their growing love for one another. Well, to be honest, there are several short stories along with the main one from the cover, but they're all pretty much the same.