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I'm not a big fan of shoujo manga but this one has a good plot.
When I readed the review It didn't seem interesting to me but I started reading it and I discovered a cool story behind the main cliche.

This is a story of a totally dull, naive and 'pure' teen girl that is involved in a fantasy story with demons and clans of warriors, because is a shoujo manga so there's not epic fighting scenes with the demons (what let me down a little bit) because it seems more important for the author to show awesome hyper handsome male characters looking rude and sexy ... than a proper fight.

The story is good, the character design is pretty cool too (If you like bishounen you'll be delighted) and the whole manga has a nostalgic and angst atmosphere that would enchant the lovers of this genre.

This is not the kind of shoujo full of funny moments and crazy characters is actually a very sad story so if you like this kind of mangas this is worth to read.

This is simple a piece of art.
Is amazing how a very shot 4 pages story can touch your heart such a warm way. In ony 4 pages you can figure out the personality of the both characters, you can figure out his relationship and lots of things between them.

I don't want to explain the story because is just 4 pages so I don't wanna a make spoilers, but I'll highly recommend this cute manga for all yaoi-lovers!

Nee Sensei is a very stereotyped yaoi manga. a relationship between a teacher and a student, nothing new. but not because that isn't good enought to read.

The story is simple and predictable but have some details that make it cute and interesting in some points.

The art is very well done and the author cared a lot about the details of the enviroment and the chracters in general.

In general is very cute and all yaoi-fans will enjoy it to the end.

I like this manga becuase it was unexpected until the end.

STORY AND CHARACTERS
When I started to read it, it begans as typical yaoi mangas, with two friends from childhood that fall in love... very predictable.

BUT, you start to read and you discover that there's a lot of background and the characters aren't just the tipical stereotypes in yaoi. I like the fact that the Uke of the relationship isn't common the over-girly weak uke. He is a strong boy even when his appereance is so delicate, he is a real 'man'.

Another interesting point is that the couple face familiar problems and wonders about ... their future together as a gay couple. Usually most of the yaoi mangas just develope the relationship between the main characters and is based in their love and passion, but in this story We have a big participation of their parents.

The main characters care about their families, what the parents would think about their relationship and how to face it.

The autor not only focuss in the main characters and their love but also in their problems with society and family.

ART:
This is not the kind of art I like. but I have to say after a while I got used to and I ended up loving Joojin manly appereance!.

I strongly recomend you to read this comic if you like realistic stories.

I'm used to read yaoi so I'm kind of tired of the same stereotypes but I liked this manga because even using the same stereotypes, the characters personalities were interesting.

STORIES: 8
Both stories are typical but are fun to read and the second one is so touching and cute at the end.
The first story goes so fast for my taste.
The second one was perfect.

ART: 5
I think... isn't very good. But is a subjetive thing, perhaps you like that style.

... CHARACTERS 8
In the first story I like the fact that the main character acted exacly as a main character in a SHONEN manga, the guy is, rude, burly and manly even being the 'uke' of the relationship he is strong-willed and bully. So it was interesting to see how a guy how is a bad boy will react falling in love with another guy.

In the second one, both characters are to REAL and the relationship is so well developed.

OVERAL 7
It's fun to read but isn't the best manga yaoi ever. But is still good enought to have a good time :)

Not/Love is very interesting yaoi manga. Personaly I like it a lot because it wasn't like most of the yaoi mangas where the couple fall in love and live happily ever after or where they easily accept their feelings. Not/Love is very realistic in some kind of way, the main characters have problems that really can happen to somebody in the real world.

STORY:
Daisuke is a young detective who is trying to find a guy as a part of his job, on his way he will meet Bun, who will help him to find the guy in exchange of stay at his house for a couple ... of days. It looks like a predictable yaoi manga until here, but then, you start to discover Daisuke's dirty past and also Bun problems with his family and dirty bussines he is in.

The volume has a main story that show how they meet and started to be together, and them, another chapters where the author shows what happened to them 7 years after that.

I really enjoy it because it was very real but also funny. And the art is very appropiate for this kind of story is kind of realistic but at the same time, fresh and dynamic.

CHARACTERS
Good thing to point here is that the female roles aren't annyoing. Usually there's female roles in yaoi mangas (like ex-wifes or ex-girlfriends) and usually they're so annoying and just make you want the male couple to forget that women exist and live in their gay world forever. However in this manga, the girls are quite charismatic.

Escaflowne made me cry like little baby at the end, but not because the last episode were quite sad, because the fact that the serie ends. So you can imagine how much I like the whole series.

For me this series was the perect balance of action, drama, angst and humor. The story is so unique and well structured and all the characters are so well developed. the action sequences are just magnificent and the sound tracks are so awesome.

I really like the main female character, Hitomi. Because she isn't weak, she is a teenager that worries about the things teenagers worries about (like love and ... stuff like that) but at the same time she takes the risk of become a heroine and is so brave and strongwilled in a very realistic way.

Van Fanel is just adorable in his own style. With he, we have the classical young brother who hates his old brother, but Van isn't annoying childish young brother, he is a king of Fanelia, brave and a man of honor, but at the same time is so sensitive and cute...

In general all the characters are so interesting, all of them have very well developed backgrounds and sometimes are so difficult to understand. I'll strongly recommend you to watch this anime even if you don't like this kind of middle age epic style, the story is very interesting and will grab your interest till the end.

I'm just in the second chapter but the story really got me! I think this story is quite different from the normal yaoi stories. I'm left-handed person and I feel quite like the main character sometimes. I like the style in general is funny and easy to follow but the story is quite confusing, but it's what I like!

This is so far the most awesome manga I have ever read in my life. There is a lot of good mangas that I really enjoy but this one is just epic.

I like almost everything, from the story to the art concept.

There's a lot of things I LOVE from this manga, the most important is that really makes me feel excited! the whole week I went to sleep thinking in "What the hell is going to happen next..." during the day, at my work I continuosly stopped thinking in who to resolve the puzzle... so I think the whole plot is awesome, both writer and ... artist are great to create such a interesting and umpredictable characters and make me feel like this.

And of course there's some things I hated of this manga:
The complite manga was quite... machist. Well... I'm a girl and I felt insult by most of the female characters. Totally superficial and stupid. Doing everything in the name of 'love'.

If you like action, puzzles, suspense and yaoi (sorry but I have to say this, YAOI lovers will feel delighted with this piece of work) so, go a head and read it right now! and then watch the anime :)

I didn't finish the whole manga because is really long, but I'm nearly at the end. In my opinion is a kidn of manga that you really don't take seriously. I just a funny (really funny sometimes) manga that make you relax after a busy day. I like the art even if isn't my type and in general the characters are so funny and adorable.

If you want something funny and a little illogic and easy to understand and enjoy... this is your manga :)