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Love Recipe #1
Love Recipe, Volume 1
Tomonori Ozawa has just landed his dream job at a large publishing firm. The only catch is, he is the new editor of a Boy’s Love magazine! With that, comes the responsibility of managing Sakurako Kakyoin, a male yaoi artist who is notorious for missing his deadlines. To become a full–fledged editor, Tomonori-kun has to start from the bottom – checking drafts, editing scripts and lettering. Now if only Kakyoin-sensei would stop sexually harassing him, he could actually get some work done!
184 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2007
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April 30, 2014
It's a yaoi manga parodying it's own genre!
While you have the stereotypical yaoi romance it's totally owning up to the genre's cliches with a little behind the scenes look at the work that goes into a manga. Don't know how accurate the latter is but the former is spot on!
My favorite part is when the 'uke' couldn't figure out what fonts to use in the manga so the 'seme' jumps him (consent is a huge issue, but it's an issue in the genre as a whole so I like to think of the lack of consent in this manga as another cliche of the genre being pointed out) and the 'uke' figures it out, using many fonts in his speech bubbles. XD
The character designs are adorable for the 'uke' and the yaoi fangirl assistants, the 'uke's boss is beautiful yet deliciously evil... My only complaint would be that the 'seme's design seems a little off to me(proportionally or anatomically or something).
Overall, thumbs way way up! <3
While you have the stereotypical yaoi romance it's totally owning up to the genre's cliches with a little behind the scenes look at the work that goes into a manga. Don't know how accurate the latter is but the former is spot on!
My favorite part is when the 'uke' couldn't figure out what fonts to use in the manga so the 'seme' jumps him (consent is a huge issue, but it's an issue in the genre as a whole so I like to think of the lack of consent in this manga as another cliche of the genre being pointed out) and the 'uke' figures it out, using many fonts in his speech bubbles. XD
The character designs are adorable for the 'uke' and the yaoi fangirl assistants, the 'uke's boss is beautiful yet deliciously evil... My only complaint would be that the 'seme's design seems a little off to me(proportionally or anatomically or something).
Overall, thumbs way way up! <3
January 9, 2013
08 January 2013
Rating: * * * 1/2
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
I should have known I was in for a good time when I saw the parental advisory warning on the cover. Love Recipe, Volume 01 manages to be completely adorable and vile all at the same time.
You need to be open-minded and have a sense of humor to read yaoi because love and rape go hand in hand in these types of books.
This series really does moe well. I thought Ozawa was so sweet and especially loved him with the bunny ears.
What a surprising find at the public library! I would totally continue the series. Great fun.
Rating: * * * 1/2
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
I should have known I was in for a good time when I saw the parental advisory warning on the cover. Love Recipe, Volume 01 manages to be completely adorable and vile all at the same time.
You need to be open-minded and have a sense of humor to read yaoi because love and rape go hand in hand in these types of books.
This series really does moe well. I thought Ozawa was so sweet and especially loved him with the bunny ears.
What a surprising find at the public library! I would totally continue the series. Great fun.
September 14, 2008
This book takes the yaoi equation rape=love to a new confusing level, but in a cute way.
Featuring a super cute story and lovely character personalities, Love Recipe takes stereotypical yaoi to a level. It features the classic clueless and confused uke and common rape=love equation. It is actually so blatant in the story that it makes you look twice because at first it seems like a dream. However, it does not take an angst-y turn. The fact that it was rape is actually completely ignored, even by the uke.
Putting all this aside, the story is cute and for once we actually see a particularly competent uke and some real world application of logic (though obviously not all the time). I guess that's what you get from a book about a yaoi manga artist.
Featuring a super cute story and lovely character personalities, Love Recipe takes stereotypical yaoi to a level. It features the classic clueless and confused uke and common rape=love equation. It is actually so blatant in the story that it makes you look twice because at first it seems like a dream. However, it does not take an angst-y turn. The fact that it was rape is actually completely ignored, even by the uke.
Putting all this aside, the story is cute and for once we actually see a particularly competent uke and some real world application of logic (though obviously not all the time). I guess that's what you get from a book about a yaoi manga artist.
January 17, 2018
3.5 stars
February 10, 2019
This is so meta, and I adore it.
June 8, 2020
I really like the art style and the characters but I wish the author could’ve done better with the story without the rape
On an all I liked the main character Tomonori Ozawa
On an all I liked the main character Tomonori Ozawa
May 10, 2025
(3.5)
September 3, 2007
For those who enjoy good comedy and are conversant with manga fandom, this is a fun romp. Yaoi, for those not in the know, is a genre of Japanese manga dealing with homoerotic m/m relationships. Love Recipe is a self-reflexive narrative that examines some of the more humorous elements of yaoi/BL fandom--from thinks like "moe," fangirls, seme/uke dynamics, and yaoi manga creation and production. I found myself laughing quite a bit while reading this light-hearted and cute narrative. Kirico Higashizato, the manga-ka, has a simple style that is best put to use when she illustrates in chibi mode. She does a great job with the kawaii aesthetic but falls a bit short in her overall drawing style, hence the four star rating.
This a pure pleasure read that will only take you 20-30 minutes, but it's definitely entertaining!
This a pure pleasure read that will only take you 20-30 minutes, but it's definitely entertaining!
January 2, 2021
Tomonori is such a cute, naive character. I love that his personality and general sense of character helps the artists finish their work. His dedication to learn, even though he was initially off put by bring placed in the boy love department speaks a great deal.
The three assistant artists for Sakurako are such great supporting characters and the Chief of the editing department is an evil genius, utter perfection.
Sakurako's personality really starts showing up after Tomonori becomes his editor and I love that. Some blb/mlm manga focus on the main character's experience only so I love these insights into Sakurako.
The three assistant artists for Sakurako are such great supporting characters and the Chief of the editing department is an evil genius, utter perfection.
Sakurako's personality really starts showing up after Tomonori becomes his editor and I love that. Some blb/mlm manga focus on the main character's experience only so I love these insights into Sakurako.
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December 30, 2012
Bow chicka wow wow!
This was my first boy-boy erotica manga. There were some funny parts but I also found some of the parts disturbing (the rape). This was definitely for a mature audience (it even has a parental advisory/explicit content label on the front). I'm not opposed to reading further in the series, but I'm not desperate to either. I felt it was just full of sex (not the problem) and lacked a plot (this was the problem).
This was my first boy-boy erotica manga. There were some funny parts but I also found some of the parts disturbing (the rape). This was definitely for a mature audience (it even has a parental advisory/explicit content label on the front). I'm not opposed to reading further in the series, but I'm not desperate to either. I felt it was just full of sex (not the problem) and lacked a plot (this was the problem).
November 11, 2012
When I first looked at this manga I had no idea what Yaoi was, but after thinking that the summary was interesting. I decided I'll give it a try. I love every bit of this manga, the characters, story plot, and the humor that makes you think of how fun it is to learn how to work harder at your job.
October 1, 2007
Its an Adult Manga about sexually harassing that happened to Tomonori Ozawa that has just landed a job at a large publishing firm, that catch by the new editor of a Boy's Love magazine!
Originaly review by AnnChan ^^
Originaly review by AnnChan ^^
July 5, 2008
I adore this manga, it as so cute and funny and you most defintatly fall in love with the characters.
October 11, 2008
This was a really cute B/L story. I enjoyed reading it.
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October 28, 2009don't recall it am re-reading April 2012.
March 10, 2012
Nonstop giggles! :-)
April 14, 2012
This is a cute manga,but I do believe that it could have started off a bit more slowly plot wise. Other than that the relationship between the two main characters seems to be plausible and realistic.
July 1, 2019
Cute. Lots of funny meta references.
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