Absolute Boyfriend, Vol. 2 (Absolute Boyfriend, #2)

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Shy high school student Riko Izawa aches for a boyfriend but guys just won't look her way. Then one day she signs up for a three-day trial of a mysterious "lover figurine," and the next thing she knows, a cute naked guy is delivered to her doorstep--and he wants to be her boyfriend!Has Riko died and gone to heaven? The cute naked guy turns out to be smart, super nice, styl...more

Paperback, 190 pages

Published August 1st 2006 by VIZ Media LLC (first published 2003)

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Sep 11, 2008 Nick rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Overall Rating: A
Summary: A romantic comedy manga with a splash of science fiction created by Yuu Watase. Absolute Boyfriend is six volumes long and is the story of Riiko Izawa. Riiko is a high school girl with an addiction to buying things online, and has never had a boyfriend. In fact, she is rejected by every boy she asks out. The manga begins with Riiko asking out her current crush, and being immediately rejected.

After the rejection, she is wandering in the park, and finds a ringing cellphone. After answering the call, she returns the phone to an oddly dressed (kind of steampunk actually) man named Gaku. Gaku is a salesman for a strange website called Kronos Heaven, and offers Riiko anything she wants on the site for returning the phone. Riiko responds that all she wants is a boyfriend, and to her surprise Gaku says he can help.

When Riiko visits the site, she learns she can create her ideal lover. Still not believing Gaku, she customizes her lover with options like loyal, intelligent, attractive, etc. and orders him for a three-day trial.

The next day, men wearing outfits as strange as Gaku's deliver a large box to her door, and inside is a life-like figure...who is completely naked (don't worry, there's no nudity). Following the instruction manual, Riiko kisses him to wake him up, which also makes him to be in love with her. Unable to think of anything else, Riiko names him "Night".

Now Riiko has to deal with a man living with her (she lives alone) who wants to have sex all the time, a next-door neighbor named Soshi who may be more than a friend, a best friend who may be hiding things from her and who she is now hiding things from, and how to explain all of this without anyone finding out who "Night" really is.

I'm two volumes into this one, and I am hooked. This is another one Rachel recommended to me, and after "Life" I needed something lighter. "Absolute Boyfriend" definitely did the trick. This one is fun, has some great plot, and the characters are interesting. I also loved the progression of Night's personality. When the manga starts he's basically a robot and a bit silly (and very pretty). As it progresses, he develops feelings, and his rivalry with the serious Soshi provides a lot of humor and depth to the story. If you're looking for something light, then this one is a great choice.

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May 27, 2013 Erica Smith rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: dreaming-in-graphic-and-manga

Absolute Boyfriend is absolutely adorable and such a passionate, love comedy I have to give some spoilers for this.

The Background:
In my previous review of Absolute Boyfriend, I mention that the main character Riiko keeps getting rejected by boys and so she literally purchase a boyfriend from Kronos Heaven(unsure what kind of agency this is, but dying to find out!). The boy she gets is perfect in every way. He is super smart, super strong, and he is super sexy and he wants no one but her. Of cour...more Absolute Boyfriend is absolutely adorable and such a passionate, love comedy I have to give some spoilers for this.

The Background:
In my previous review of Absolute Boyfriend, I mention that the main character Riiko keeps getting rejected by boys and so she literally purchase a boyfriend from Kronos Heaven(unsure what kind of agency this is, but dying to find out!). The boy she gets is perfect in every way. He is super smart, super strong, and he is super sexy and he wants no one but her. Of course he would- her kiss “activated” him and now he is warm flesh and blood and something else entirely.
Okay, so that was in volume 1.

What’s in Volume 2?
Volume two expands into the relationships among friends and those we think we know. Riiko has known Soshi since junior high. He is one of those kinds that reads, wears glasses and has the capacity to be totally hot- but she doesn't see him that way and he does tease her sometimes. Deep down, Soshi really likes Riiko. Riiko is so “spaced” out she does not realize that the little things Soshi does: like cook and clean for her and defends her honor is the picture of the perfect boyfriend.

Okay, so back to the android of love- Night. Riiko names him Night but his full name is Night Tenjo, or Night of Heavenly Castle in English(I could be wrong). Anyhow he is becoming the quite the popular star and he finds out he can read the moods of humans when he touches them courtesy of a mood ring he wears. Red/Pink is passionate or joy, blue is anger and black is sadness. He is hoping Riiko’s emotion would be pleasure from his touch and unfortunately when she is around Soshi it turns pink! Riiko is conflicted. When Night touches her after she is around Soshi- he learns it is pink without him...what does this mean?

Now Night wants to learn more about Riiko and her friend so he can become fully human.

My secret hope:
I really like Night because he is special is so many ways, but I have a another spot in my heart for Soshi because he is human but perfect for Riiko. What will it take for her to find her one true love? The end of volume 2 is kind of sad and there is a certain twist which will make you want to hurry and purchase volume 3 and I can’t keep spending $$ like that, lol!
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Dec 15, 2008 Shadow Phoenix rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: people who are into manga, anime, drama, comedy, romance

Recommended to Shadow by: no one

Although the characters are very goofy, which can sometimes get on my nerves, it was still very good with the drama, and the drawings of this manga is very detailed. I especially like that this author isn't afraid to draw heavy make-up scenes, with half-naked guys and girls, although only periodically. And you do need the goofiness to balance out the drama in this book. It's pretty good, one of the few mangas that i've found that i like, with a good cliffhanger ending, so have the third book rea...more

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Dec 09, 2012 Lauren rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga

When you want a boyfriend none are around, that is just how Riiko feels. On the path of desperation she signs up for a free trial for a robotic boyfriend. What can go wrong right? Nope, wrong! Riiko receives the extravagant Night, a hot and sexy man that only wants to please her.

Seriously this is one of the best manga I have ever read! It is filled with romance and comedy and enjoyable characters. I fell in love with every aspect of this series right from the beginning. There is an interesting l...more

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Apr 21, 2013 Holly Letson rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: mangas, mangas-gns-vgs-challenge_2013, animal-challenge-2013, series-challenge-2013, sex, tv-series-related

Riiko is so dense she cannot tell when her next-door neighbor has had a crush on her for years. As we saw in V1, even Soushi's brother can tell this. Riiko is only finally starting to see this when she feels like she has lost Night.
I feel for poor Soushi. In that aspect, it must be really hard to keep seeing the woman you love every day (within your grasp)...especially when you have to keep watching her blantantly throwing herself all over another "man". What makes that even harder for Soushi...more Riiko is so dense she cannot tell when her next-door neighbor has had a crush on her for years. As we saw in V1, even Soushi's brother can tell this. Riiko is only finally starting to see this when she feels like she has lost Night.
I feel for poor Soushi. In that aspect, it must be really hard to keep seeing the woman you love every day (within your grasp)...especially when you have to keep watching her blantantly throwing herself all over another "man". What makes that even harder for Soushi is that all Riiko sees him as is just a "friend", so all he ever gets to be is "The Voice of Reasoning" for a few minutes whenever she needs him most.
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Also, this volume is the part where Mika finally tells Riiko that she was just a beyotch who was using her as a source of boyfriends for all these years. Yes, pretty and popular Mika was such a lazy and stupid girl that she could NOT find boyfriends for herself, and she therefore, had been stealing boyfriends from Riiko since Junior High. Riiko was always under the impression that guys did not like her, when the problem really was that her so-called "best friend" was seducing them all and having them come be with her instead. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing Riiko b!tchslap Mika across the face. I felt she should have slapped her 2 or 3 more times, at least.
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The job-getting section of this was really interesting. Riiko gets a job at MANTEIV to help pay for Night. Turns out that Soushi is already working there. Night gets a ring-reading that say Riiko prefers Soushi over him, so he leaves. There are some really nice Riiko-x-Soushi scenes in that chapter, but we all get hurt by Night soon thereafter, when he accepts a job as a male escort and gets kissed by another woman.
Two kisses happen in this volume, Night being kissed by the female customer and Riiko being kissed by Soushi. Sadly, Soushi's is pretty much written off. But, Night's is focused on, since it signs him over to that girl, and he now sees Riiko as his X-girlfriend.
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Turns out that, in order to truly and completely win over Night, it is required to have sex with him. Riiko always refused all his sexual advances, but the new girl seems to be wanting to become physical with him right away.
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What can Riiko do win Night's love back?(less)

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Jun 08, 2012 L.H.O.O.Q. rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga

Review of Absolute Boyfriend volumes 1-4:

For some unknown reason I'm not a fan of Watase's manga.

This is a sad thing because it's hard to find a manga author so prolific as to write so many different series' to like, love, or something in between. I have read volumes of her Alice 19th,and Ceres and in each series there is something...missing. I can't define it really, but it feels like if the book had a head, legs, or arms it would be missing one of them.

Watase has written a lot, and I wish so m...more

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Feb 12, 2011 Michelle. Tsunami. rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: gotta-love-those-guys, loved

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. OMG!!!! I LOVED THIS SERIES!!!!

This is a review for the overall series. I give the overall series 5 stars! You know why? Because it was awesome!

The first thing I want to talk about is the ending. Oh, how tragic it was. Oh, how it made my sad. Oh, how it made me cry. Night is "dead". I wish he weren't dead. He just didn't deserve to die. T.T I am so sad. I wish so bad that he weren't dead. He was funny, charming and good looking. He should be alive and with Riiko. T.T He was so lively. Good at co...more OMG!!!! I LOVED THIS SERIES!!!!

This is a review for the overall series. I give the overall series 5 stars! You know why? Because it was awesome!

The first thing I want to talk about is the ending. Oh, how tragic it was. Oh, how it made my sad. Oh, how it made me cry. Night is "dead". I wish he weren't dead. He just didn't deserve to die. T.T I am so sad. I wish so bad that he weren't dead. He was funny, charming and good looking. He should be alive and with Riiko. T.T He was so lively. Good at cooking, sports, academics.He loved Riiko SO much. He loved Riiko and getting naked. but now he will get naked no more. T.T I wish he were still alive.... And he was so sweet to leave send that note to Soushi and and and... sigh... I wish he were still alive... T.T

R.I.P Night ♥♥♥

So Riiko is a girl. She loved Night very much. He sadly died in the end and she kept kissing him to bring him back, but sadly, he didn't wake up... She was clumsy and very dense but is very kind and sweet and smart. Soushi is taking care of her now... She still loves Night though, even though he's dead. Riiko is a good character. I love her face and who cares if she is flat-chested.

Soushi was always in love with Riiko. But never had the guts to say it to her until she was taken. He still loves her and accepts that she loves Night. I felt sad when he was leaving for Spain but then he came back because Night asked him to take care of Riiko. AND THE NOTE! THE NOTE! That note he recieved from Night. T.T

There were many events in the story that made me laugh because they were so darn funny; like all those times when Night gets naked. There were many events that made me sad; like when Night died T.T . There were many events that made me go "Awwwwww! <3"; like all those times when Night said I love you to Riiko. There were many amazing events in the book. I still remember most of them in my head now.
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The series was funny and witty and romantic and sweet and actiony and thirlling and just simply amazing. I don't think it coukd be any better than it already is. I had a great time reading it and hope that many other people will read it an enjoy it too. I recommend this manga to everyone, including boys. Who cares if it's a shojo manga?It was freaking great! So go out there and read this manga called "Absolute boyfriend".(less)

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Jul 05, 2012 Megan Sanchez rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Jul 12, 2011 Iwona rated it 5 of 5 stars

One of the best manga ever!! : ) When I was younger I read all Yuu Watase's mangas which I could found in internet ; )) In my country was published only one : (

Really good story - about love between human and android. About feelings, that the mechanical thing can feel. And sad ending :<

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Aug 30, 2009 Beck rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, light, manga, romance, teen-ya, science_fiction

Still fairly entertaining, and a few vaguely queer references in this volume. Soshi, or Night? How to pick.... I actually really like the whole idea of AI doing more than its creators expected, even in the context of a fluffy romance.

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May 14, 2012 Micheala rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mangas-read

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Jul 30, 2012 StarszBooks rated it 5 of 5 stars

Equally hilarious and the first volume! Night is the funniest character ever! I love how he's so automatically protective of Riiko...even though he's a "figure" he seems so much more human in this one...

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Nov 20, 2011 Zer rated it 5 of 5 stars

The second in this series and another fast and must read! This book explores the next step in dating and the graphics are amazing. :) A fun read for teens who wonder what life is like in dating.

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Apr 30, 2009 Vikertee rated it 3 of 5 stars

Read worse manga, read better. It was relatively amusing. A friend said it was really really deep. I haven't got a clue what she was talking about. Brainless fluff, really.

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Jan 14, 2011 Christine rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya

The story is still silly, but it's getting more interesting, at least. I'll probably continue with the series since my library carries it.

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Jul 10, 2012 Jennifer rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 365-manga-challenge, graphic-novel, light-and-fluffy, manga

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May 09, 2013 Nel rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga, 2013, oh-my

tenjou and sishou... both of the are definitely an absolute boyfriends. i love them both! haha riiko is such a lucky girl, super lucky girl.

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Apr 22, 2011 Destiny rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: absolute-boyfriend

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Jan 03, 2009 Patricia rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic_novels_comics_manga

I sat at the library today.
I read this while I was there.

So handy, so handy.

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Mar 14, 2009 Amy rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: from-the-library

Okay, I tried to read the next book in the series but I can't read any more. It's just not for me! Beside the ICK factor of a boyfriend-to-order, if you throw in the tired cliche of evil best-friend/all-forgiving heroine, it's all over for me!

Maybe I've just grown up since my FY days. Then again to this day I would still love to punch Yui in the face!

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Oct 14, 2010 Joann added it

2nd book was awsome but a little confusing at the same time

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Apr 19, 2011 Martha rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga-graphic-novels, romance, humour

Aweeeeeeeesome!!! I wanna read the next ones y.y And I still love her friend more Stacey :P

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May 24, 2009 Michaela rated it 5 of 5 stars

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek they all sooo cute
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Jan 30, 2011 2bnallegory rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga

Story was a bit more interesting.

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Jan 13, 2010 Steph rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of Yuu Watase

Shelves: manga

Alright manga, I've read better.

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Apr 23, 2013 Hannah rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga

really, why did i read this?

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Apr 16, 2013 Amy added it

This book is great!

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Jan 04, 2013 Jess rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-ya, graphic-novel-comics

All I have to say is "guuuuuuuuuurl"

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Oct 28, 2012 Kendall rated it 5 of 5 stars

A really cute series >.<

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Dec 09, 2011 Double Rainbow Nerds of Awesome rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga-and-manwha, emiri-read, shojo, scifi, ya, arieru-read

Emiri - 2009

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