Pet on Duty [Paperback]

Nase Yamato (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Pet on Duty | Publication Date: December 1, 2007

Mizuki just lost his job. Without money or a place to live, he has no choice but to stay with his older brother in his company dorm room. Since non-employees aren't allowed in the dorms, Mizuki must live there in secret like a house cat. At first he’s intimidated by his older brother’s roommate Toru, but seeing a softer side of Toru changes his opinion. Toru treats Mizuki well, but Mizuki wants to become more than a pet companion in this sophisticated homoerotic manga by one of the genre’s superstars.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Boysenberry Books (December 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1597410640
• ISBN-13: 978-1597410649
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #449,687 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply delightful! I enjoy this one alot., December 4, 2007

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R.Parklane (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pet on Duty (Paperback)

This one is a pure delight. Mizuki is one cute and sweet uke. Forced to live in hiding in his brother's company dormitory, the young Mizuki finds himself cared for by 5 gorgeous guys, who considers him their "cat pet". Mizuki quickly assumes the role, cleaning after the guys to repay them for their kindness while searching for a job. All the little scenes here as Mizuki assumes the "maid" role are so cute.

Mizuki finds himself falling for Toru, one of the 4 guys who share the same 4th floor of the dorm with his brother. Toru, with his own unhappy secret, is closed-up and has difficulty getting along with anyone but he soon opens up to the earnest Mizuki. I love their confrontation and slowly evolving sweet love. 7 years separate them and their physique is of course the tall gorgeous seme and cute uke but they complement each other so nicely.

The interaction among the guys is well done, the story line amusing, light and "angsy". The other 3 guys' and Mizuki's own brother's care for and protectiveness over Mizuki, bordering on possessiveness, is comical but sometimes the romantic side of me wish these guys will give the "poor" couple a break. When Mizuki gets a job at a "girlie" bar, the consequences are just hilarious as the guys rush to his side.

As for the artwork, it is gorgeous with pages after pages of beautiful guys. There may only be a few pages of explicit sex but believe me you won't miss the sex in this one.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Better Yaoi I've read, January 24, 2008

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IrishLeFay (Mankato, MN, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pet on Duty (Paperback)

I was a little worried that I wouldn't like this manga because although I like yaoi, I'm not a fan of the strict seme/uke roles and the occasional borderline rape that seems common place. Pet on Duty is extremely tasteful thoug. Mizuki is adorable and sweet and has a fairly believable personality. Toru is the standard seme, aloof and stoic (accept with his uke, of course). One thing that is interesting about Toru is that he doesn't have the standard aggression that one often sees from the seme, and in fact it is Mizuki who is the one pushing for something more physical. The sex scenes are brief and as someone else has stated most of the manga is devoted to the plot. It makes the more sexual scenes that much better because they aren't happening every other page. The drawing is absolutely wonderful. As someone who has only read a handful of yaoi, I could tell each of the characters apart, remember their names, and almost always tell who was speaking (this is not the case in other mangas). If you're looking for a smutfest this is maybe not the book for you, but if you're a fan of other shounen ai/yaoi mangas like FAKE and prefer quality, Pet on Duty is the manga for you.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One I definitely recommend, January 12, 2008

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Yamato "Yamato" (MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pet on Duty (Paperback)

When buying yaoi manga, you have to be careful since there's some really awful stuff out there *coughMenkuicough*. Anyway, there's two main things I look for--art and story. Pet on Duty has beautiful art, all the guys are hot/cute/pretty/whatever you want to say, and the story is decent. It could have been better, but it did stand out among others where the seme pushes himself on the uke and blah blah blah. It's not the most sex-filled manga, so if that's what you're looking for, you probably won't enjoy it as much. If you prefer a little build up to the relationship, this one is better for you!