The Presidents Time (Yaoi) [Paperback]

Tamaki Kirishima (Author, Artist)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 17, 2008

Mutsuki inherited his father's company eight years ago. He's been doing fine as a CEO, but there's one thing that has always been a shadow lurking over him: he never accomplished his father's last wishes to "go and become the ultimate evil boss!" But Mutsuki is so kind that his daily attempts of training to commit evil deeds are a complete failure. Will he ever succeed, or will his father's last wishes be forgotten? Especially now that Mutsumi has met the beautiful Torii, and that he is falling for him....

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: 801 Media, Inc. (June 17, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1934129194
• ISBN-13: 978-1934129197
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,002,300 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a Kirishima work available in English!, June 12, 2008

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Angela Williams (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Presidents Time (Yaoi) (Paperback)

I have been a fan of Tamaki Kirishima for a while now. Most of her work, and I wish there was more, has not yet been licensed in English. It's worth seeking out through fan scanlation sites. Snap this one up while you can. If, like me, you are a fan of yaoi with salary men, you will not be disappointed.

Her artwork is a little different - no flowers or girly ukes here. Plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, though. She moves effortlessly between the erotic and the comic. And speaking of the erotic, the artwork is refreshingly graphic - no blank spaces or Ken-doll bodies in Kirishima's work. The side characters and sub-plots are also engaging and leave you wanting more.

My only quibble is with the translation. I was able to read the first two chapters as fan scanlations before this project was licensed, and the fan translations caught more of the subtleties of the original. But if you haven't read the prior translation, you probably won't be bothered by this. As I said, the differences are subtle. In all other respects this is a superior edition - a must-have for any yaoi collection.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another 801-media keeper., June 26, 2008

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K. Canales (Austin TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Presidents Time (Yaoi) (Paperback)

I have to say that the previous review hits all the right marks, my only "but" in this story is that the brother and love interest sometimes looked the same. And the chest muscles were hilarious... literally: " (___) (___) "!!! The plot is not that interesting or original, it contains the usual plot twists and turns: kidnappings, jealous siblings, etc., but the characters are endearingly funny. The chibis are just too cute, and the "President's" attempts at committing evil deeds are just hilarious! This is something to read when you feel like laughing, and it is a nice add to my BL collection.
I will now look out for other works by this author.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The President's Time by Tamaki Kirishima, July 3, 2008

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Elisa (Italy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Presidents Time (Yaoi) (Paperback)

Mutsuki is the young president of a family business; he is a good president, but his late father wanted him to be an evil president, and Mutsuki had sworn on his father death bed to maintain the promise. But now, ten years later, he is still a good boy, and every time he tries to do an evil deed, he chickens out. More, he also suddenly faints. One of this time he is rescued by Torii, a younger man, but with more confidence than Mutsuki. And when Mutsuki tries to seducing Torii to do an evil deed, he ends up seduced himself.

The graphic is interesting, pretty original and different from others I read. The male characters are decipt in good detail, even if Torii is a bit to like Mutsuki's brother, sometime I confuse the two. Actually the graphic is the main interest in this manga, since the story is pretty clear and not very much more than what I wrote.

There is a sub story that is also quite interesting, among Mutsuki's brother and the chauffeur, but I think it would deserve a bit more of space. In the end then, the author lets us see some more details on Mutsuki's lawyer.

All in all I'm happy to read this, the love story is sweet and romantic.