Party (Yaoi) [Paperback]

Tatsumi Kaiya (Author, Artist)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 22, 2008

Be careful what you ask for in life, you just might get it! Mamoru and Natsu are now dating after a long courtship. Watch how things unfold between them and their friends at the university in this story of youth, friendship, and (boys) love.

Product Details

• Paperback: 198 pages
• Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing (January 22, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569707790
• ISBN-13: 978-1569707791
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,689,230 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars another one (zzzzzzz), June 1, 2008

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Karnation (Queens, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Party (Yaoi) (Paperback)

Mamoru, a twenty year old college student, angstily confesses his love to Natsu, only to have his love instantly and cheerfully accepted and returned. The joke is that this happens on Page One, which is different. But from Page Two onward Kaiya seems stumped for anything else to do. The first section of the book has the boys fluttering around in a silly way that is meant to suggest youthful passion, but by the end I was already bored, and Mamoru's "love" was already proving unhealthy and creepy.

For Section Two, Kaiya decides a plot might help: A female "friend" provokes a silly, goofy, little misunderstanding, which causes the guys to temporarily break up and get back together again. This silly, goofy little misunderstanding is, of course, "Rape!" (So much for different.) Mamoru-the-rapist insists it isn't a big deal because "We're boyfriends after all". Natsu holes up with the "friend" who provoked the incident in the first place, a lovely girl who tells him that it was his fault for saying "no". (This is funny.) In the end, Mamoru says he's sorry, Natsu says "I'm sorry TOO", and for more on how this relationship turns out, I refer you to my old criminology professor, who can direct you to many case studies of similar relationships. Trust me, they get even more side-splittingly amusing as time goes on. The last third of the manga involves two supporting characters.

This was originally published ten years before being collected in book form. Expect a pretty big difference between the interior art and the cover art. Or just get something else: WORDS OF DEVOTION was good.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A nice one on youthful love but is there more ?! 3.5 stars., February 23, 2008

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R.Parklane (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Party (Yaoi) (Paperback)

Light, heartwarming and sweet soft Yaoi with likable characters. One which features a female playing a strong supporting role, first causing the couple to split then getting them back together. A nice contrast between this strong willed lady and the awkward couple as they fumbled around in their love life. Fine as a stand alone but better if there is at least a second volume with a resolution on one of the guy's close friend's unrequitted love. Sappy me would have preferred for the said friend to have a closure.
One irritating factor. The introduction chapter does point to a lesbian couple and other Yaoi relationships which are never explored. So it leaves me wondering. But I like this mangaka's light style and the characters.

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!, July 9, 2009

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Kori Broadway "Kori" (Cedartown, Ga) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Party (Yaoi) (Paperback)

I love Tatsumi Kaiya's books. This and Love Training are two of my favorite yaoi manga. I love the different characters and the different stories you get with each book and the artwork is amazing every time.