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嘘つきは紳士のはじまり
医学生のジョナサンは、付属病院から持ち出した向精神薬を学内で売りさばいていた。それを知った担当教授のポールに、公表しないことを条件に身体の関係を迫られることに。一晩だけの関係だったはずが…?
スタイリッシュなタッチで描かれる、教授と教え子、紳士的な二人のラブ・アフェア!
松尾マアタ初単行本!!
《収録内容》
「Gentlemen's Agreement」
「Sweet Revenge」
「Bless an Angel」
「All Things You Want」(前・後編)
「Get Out of My Room」(前・後編)
「Have a Nice Summer Vacation」
スタイリッシュなタッチで描かれる、教授と教え子、紳士的な二人のラブ・アフェア!
松尾マアタ初単行本!!
《収録内容》
「Gentlemen's Agreement」
「Sweet Revenge」
「Bless an Angel」
「All Things You Want」(前・後編)
「Get Out of My Room」(前・後編)
「Have a Nice Summer Vacation」
196 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2000
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80 people want to read
About the author
松尾 マアタ
11 books4 followers松尾 マアタ（まつお まあた）は、日本のボーイズラブ漫画家、イラストレーター。
2010年「嘘つきは紳士のはじまり」（茜新社 EDGE COMIX）が初の単行本。同作品のリリースにあたり、足掛け４年費やしたとのこと。
Marta Matsuo is Boys Love (BL) manga artist, Illustrator of Japan.
First published work: 「嘘つきは紳士のはじまり」2010.
2010年「嘘つきは紳士のはじまり」（茜新社 EDGE COMIX）が初の単行本。同作品のリリースにあたり、足掛け４年費やしたとのこと。
Marta Matsuo is Boys Love (BL) manga artist, Illustrator of Japan.
First published work: 「嘘つきは紳士のはじまり」2010.
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January 30, 2019
Relectura completa, se eleva al Olimpo de mis favoritos y Matsuo Marta se corona como otra de esas mangakas imprescindibles.
What a ride amig@s pero por favor, leed la secuela que es absolutamente necesaria (no la encuentro en GR) para cerrar esta fabulosa y diferente historia.
Reseña original, rating 4 estrellas:
Lo empecé con serias dudas, pero la verdad es que me encanta lo capullos que son los 2, unas joyitas, vamos. Agradezco que sean personajes con tantas aristas y que resulten desagradables por momentos.
(Ojo, esto lo leí en el Pleistoceno, pero ayer leyendo otro de la autora recordé que no lo había reseñado, y como hay secuela, me parece interesante que aparezca en el radar)
What a ride amig@s pero por favor, leed la secuela que es absolutamente necesaria (no la encuentro en GR) para cerrar esta fabulosa y diferente historia.
Reseña original, rating 4 estrellas:
Lo empecé con serias dudas, pero la verdad es que me encanta lo capullos que son los 2, unas joyitas, vamos. Agradezco que sean personajes con tantas aristas y que resulten desagradables por momentos.
(Ojo, esto lo leí en el Pleistoceno, pero ayer leyendo otro de la autora recordé que no lo había reseñado, y como hay secuela, me parece interesante que aparezca en el radar)
March 9, 2014
The best yaoi manga I've read in a long time. At first the story seems to be about Jonathan, a med student that decides to steal and sell pills from the department at his school. In order to keep it secret he sleeps with one of his professors, Paul. Who is married with a child. They start this odd relationship of lies and playing tricks on each other. But that's just in the surface. If you are willing to look for it there's a very deep story developing here, and yes developing because it can't be done. I can't remember if I've seen a character like Paul in a yaoi manga, there is a very gritty sense of realism that Paul plays the perfect WASP, happily married with a child while he hides the fact that he's gay and can't stop sleeping around with men. The fact that the story takes place in the US is also a factor. At first you think Paul is a jerk, why does he remain married when he knows he's gay and consistently cheats on his wife. Then you think about the way he grew up. High class white America and it clicks. It clicks even more when you discover his past and the one time he was ready to give up everything to run away with the person he loved and was rejected for a wife and a white picket fence. And in the end Paul breaks with the only truth he knows "I'll take the fact that I'm gay to the grave."
There seems to be a second volume and gods I need it. Need it now.
There seems to be a second volume and gods I need it. Need it now.
April 14, 2020
Ugh. A married but predatory college professor tries to blackmail a student into a sexual relationship. They play some awful pranks on each other and generally show themselves to be awful people, especially the professor. Bad and dumb storytelling.
I wanted to try reading a manga on the Libby library app for the first time and picked this yaoi title at random because it was immediately available. I've resisted using an iPad to read comics for a very long time, but it wasn't too bad. It did feel weird swiping the pages to the left as I was reading them right to left; it kept throwing off my flow. I'll probably try this some more, but I'll be a little more discriminating in which titles I choose in the future.
I wanted to try reading a manga on the Libby library app for the first time and picked this yaoi title at random because it was immediately available. I've resisted using an iPad to read comics for a very long time, but it wasn't too bad. It did feel weird swiping the pages to the left as I was reading them right to left; it kept throwing off my flow. I'll probably try this some more, but I'll be a little more discriminating in which titles I choose in the future.
September 25, 2017
This isn't a feel-good yaoi. It's frankly about two terrible people who don't even deserve each other. The seme is an unapologetic creep and the uke's a slightly more tolerable jackass. I'm not a prude and I would be fine with the rape, extortion, intentional HIV scare, and adultery if it wasn't trying to be passed off as "romantic" and "they're just shy and don't know how to say 'I love you'".
February 14, 2019
Este manga me ha dejado con sentimientos encontrados... Es decir, es un hombre casado con una hija y un matrimonio "feliz" y gay.
Primer manya yaoi que leó así. Mi lado que cree en el amor dice "dejalo todo", pero mi lado realista es "él no te quiere, no vale la pena"
Primer manya yaoi que leó así. Mi lado que cree en el amor dice "dejalo todo", pero mi lado realista es "él no te quiere, no vale la pena"
January 19, 2023
There was a lot of layers to this story and I really enjoyed it. My only complaint is that it felt open ended and I want more.
April 21, 2017
This... was not exactly what I anticipated but it did it in a good way. I'm actually really pleased with the approach to the manga.
Marta Masuto really delved into the concerns of people that aren't purely "does he love me, does he not, does he love me, does he not" and I actually ended up really enjoying the prose. The dialogue shimmied between each individual character, matching up with their station in life and their past. We didn't tarry between multiple stories, our central focus was the two main characters but we did get to explore their lives in an unobtrusive manner. Not that we should be overly fussed with being obtrusive, as they're fictional beings and all. It does lend a certain air of every day life though, which both unveils certain things and keeps secret others.
The art was delightful and much better than I had though it might be. We actually got to see a bit of diversity in characters drawn. And I can honestly say that the scenery wasn't static or same-old-same-old which can often become a thing when you're reading manga. Maybe it's because of the location which deviates from being primarily located in Japan to somewhere in America or England. I'm still not one-hundred percent certain on that part.
I know I can keep harking back to this but I loved the way the stories played out. Like, a lot. We met a character in the book by the name of Angel and (mild spoiler alert) we never see him again. He shows up in thoughts here and there but he really was simply a passing stranger with a one tie of similarity and it was really fascinating seeing that since every character in a book, be it any particular style, always draws upon heavy significance of any noted character.
The over all appeal I find, for myself at least, is the way LGBTQ+ members lives have been displayed by Masuto. Because there are people out there who are keeping the truth of themselves hidden from everyone around them and it's complicated their lives in ways they could not have imagined. It's not some people can't find happiness in it but it's just a lot of people, especaily those who are heterosexual, don't necessarily grasp how draining and convoluted a life can get when you have to constantly hide a part of you that makes up the entirety. I felt that Masuto conveyed that pretty well and appreciated the emphasis on how the tale ended as not being something horrible because two people made choices and decided to stay true to those promises.
Marta Masuto really delved into the concerns of people that aren't purely "does he love me, does he not, does he love me, does he not" and I actually ended up really enjoying the prose. The dialogue shimmied between each individual character, matching up with their station in life and their past. We didn't tarry between multiple stories, our central focus was the two main characters but we did get to explore their lives in an unobtrusive manner. Not that we should be overly fussed with being obtrusive, as they're fictional beings and all. It does lend a certain air of every day life though, which both unveils certain things and keeps secret others.
The art was delightful and much better than I had though it might be. We actually got to see a bit of diversity in characters drawn. And I can honestly say that the scenery wasn't static or same-old-same-old which can often become a thing when you're reading manga. Maybe it's because of the location which deviates from being primarily located in Japan to somewhere in America or England. I'm still not one-hundred percent certain on that part.
I know I can keep harking back to this but I loved the way the stories played out. Like, a lot. We met a character in the book by the name of Angel and (mild spoiler alert) we never see him again. He shows up in thoughts here and there but he really was simply a passing stranger with a one tie of similarity and it was really fascinating seeing that since every character in a book, be it any particular style, always draws upon heavy significance of any noted character.
The over all appeal I find, for myself at least, is the way LGBTQ+ members lives have been displayed by Masuto. Because there are people out there who are keeping the truth of themselves hidden from everyone around them and it's complicated their lives in ways they could not have imagined. It's not some people can't find happiness in it but it's just a lot of people, especaily those who are heterosexual, don't necessarily grasp how draining and convoluted a life can get when you have to constantly hide a part of you that makes up the entirety. I felt that Masuto conveyed that pretty well and appreciated the emphasis on how the tale ended as not being something horrible because two people made choices and decided to stay true to those promises.
March 10, 2017
Lies are a Gentleman’s Manners gets full marks, no question. This odd little volume and all that makes it unique is immediately one of my all-time favorites. This story, which feels much more full than its 200 pages would suggest, follows Dr. Paul Thomas Haskins, a waspish Ivy League professor, and Jonathan, a student of his. Both these men are manipulative sociopaths, though whether that is in their nature or whether they are so deep in the closet that skeletons and old sweaters are suffocating them and giving them brain damage is not clear. The characters choose not to see it in each other, and the narration is so successfully ironic that the audience could miss it too if they blink. This is hardly a love story, and the truth is, it’s hardly about Jonathan at all. This book could easily have detailed any of Paul’s many trysts, most likely with a scrappy cutie from the wrong side of the tracks, because that seems to be his type. This story is amazing in that it is a day in the life, rather than a snapshot of some defining, sweeping, meaningful romance. This affair may or may not be remembered, there is no real resolution, and everything will be the same tomorrow.
This book stands out in relative realness. The ongoing theme is that of the dreaded Closet. Our “hero” Paul is a 37 year old gay man who inspires no sympathy whatsoever, and never feels he deserves any. He is New England royalty from the oldest money and the highest position of privilege in the country. His life has been one of connection, nepotism, and leisure. As he says himself, his biggest problem is his receding hairline. Yet one can’t hate him because he is sentenced by his station to never truly be fulfilled in his own identity. The same syndrome is reflected in his lovers, though it manifests differently in each. Socioeconomic stratification is touched upon. Even HIV is acknowledged. The setting and cultural context is very well researched and fleshed out, so the way the tight social web surrounding the school and the region seems to have all roads leading back to Paul feels natural.
Lies are a Gentleman’s Manners is a story of complex motivations in a complex context. It is also a story of smex. Good old fashioned hot stuff in most satisfactory quantities. The sex scenes are not explicit in the traditional pornier sense I usually gravitate toward, but they are objectively excellent. The faces are expressive enough to make one blush and the anatomy has tension, weight, and volume in all the right places. The art is just as good throughout and the style is totally unlike any I’ve seen. The style also noticeably changes between the first and last panels, which is fun to watch. The art is minimal yet communicative with a high efficiency of line and very effective toning. From the settings to the outfits, the world building is tight and beautiful, and each character has their own unique features. Not every character is perfect either, something not often seen in yaoi. Of course they’re all attractive, but the basic bishounen mold is not at work here.
If you’re in the market for a terrifically crafted little human drama with truly interesting characters and lots of hot action, rooted in a relatable reality (hard to imagine someone NOT being in the market for that), this is a great score. I look forward to revisiting this treasure many times. I also have the feeling that the next time someone insists I give them a peek into the world of my special secret bookshelf, this is the one I will show them. This is a great yaoi, and also just a great book. I hope you enjoy it.
This book stands out in relative realness. The ongoing theme is that of the dreaded Closet. Our “hero” Paul is a 37 year old gay man who inspires no sympathy whatsoever, and never feels he deserves any. He is New England royalty from the oldest money and the highest position of privilege in the country. His life has been one of connection, nepotism, and leisure. As he says himself, his biggest problem is his receding hairline. Yet one can’t hate him because he is sentenced by his station to never truly be fulfilled in his own identity. The same syndrome is reflected in his lovers, though it manifests differently in each. Socioeconomic stratification is touched upon. Even HIV is acknowledged. The setting and cultural context is very well researched and fleshed out, so the way the tight social web surrounding the school and the region seems to have all roads leading back to Paul feels natural.
Lies are a Gentleman’s Manners is a story of complex motivations in a complex context. It is also a story of smex. Good old fashioned hot stuff in most satisfactory quantities. The sex scenes are not explicit in the traditional pornier sense I usually gravitate toward, but they are objectively excellent. The faces are expressive enough to make one blush and the anatomy has tension, weight, and volume in all the right places. The art is just as good throughout and the style is totally unlike any I’ve seen. The style also noticeably changes between the first and last panels, which is fun to watch. The art is minimal yet communicative with a high efficiency of line and very effective toning. From the settings to the outfits, the world building is tight and beautiful, and each character has their own unique features. Not every character is perfect either, something not often seen in yaoi. Of course they’re all attractive, but the basic bishounen mold is not at work here.
If you’re in the market for a terrifically crafted little human drama with truly interesting characters and lots of hot action, rooted in a relatable reality (hard to imagine someone NOT being in the market for that), this is a great score. I look forward to revisiting this treasure many times. I also have the feeling that the next time someone insists I give them a peek into the world of my special secret bookshelf, this is the one I will show them. This is a great yaoi, and also just a great book. I hope you enjoy it.
May 25, 2023
A great manga! Though it's about surpressing oneself, cheating, lies and honesty, making the right choices and such, it isn't actually that dramatic or negative. At first I was sceptical with it starting with a married man cheating on his wife and abusing his student. But as it went on I kinda fell in love with it. It has a calm vibe, not a lot of sex, not a lot of annoying drama and a very interesting dynamic between the two lovers(?).
(it has two volumes)
(it has two volumes)
July 10, 2019
Story might progress in an interesting direction if it follows through on the things set up in this first volume. It has a lot of elements that might prove juicy. The best feature of this comic is the art, though. Very elegant and attractive linework.
March 24, 2019
Poor enough Yaoi manga to read......
March 9, 2020
A collection of stories concerning the two characters. Not much romance to this one, though there are some sexy scenes. I found it cute, anyway.
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September 2, 2022
I think I got this at an anime con. Not sure about 2013 but that its publishing date. The art style is so simple and easy to follow.
February 3, 2023
Estuvo muy bien escrito, pero le doy tres estrellas porque no me cayó muy bien Paul y me disgustó que le fuera infiel a su esposa. También está que el final fue abrupto, al mismo tiempo que ideal.
July 26, 2016
Judul Inggris-nya adalah Lies are a Gentleman's Manners.
Buset, ngakak abis2an wkt si Prof dapat kejutan kecil dari Jonathan yg jadi sex partner-nya. Tadaa!!! Sebuah memo "Welcome to the HIV world!!" LMFAO.
Prof yg masi 37 thn tapi uda mulai botak dpn ini jadi kehilangan bbrp helai rambut (dpn?) saat ia baca memo tsb, LOL. :DDD Untung shock-nya ga sampe bikin dia mati di tempat, hahaha. Btw, Prof ini rada mirip Tintin, terutama gaya rambutnya, huahahaha.
Belakangan ini kok sering dpt bacaan yg temanya infidelity terus ya, hmmm...Tema yg populer nih kayanya, hahaha... Dari yg "berat" sampe yg "ringan", dari yg super nyesek, ngeselin sampe yg lucu, hahaha. Nah, kalo yg ini termasuk kategori yg light & fun, haha.
Gaya berceritanya ringan dan tdk begitu dramatis utk tema perselingkuhan yg notabene berat. Dan krn mangaka-nya membuatnya secara oneshot dgn time gap (yg cukup kerasa) dan ending yg ngambang di setiap oneshot, jadinya aku merasa tdk begitu terhubung dgn para tokohnya....Rasanya oke2 aja kalo misalnya mrk tdk bersama pada akhirnya. Bagaimanapun, Prof kan sudah punya istri dan anak yg baik...dan rasanya Jonathan sendiri tdk tmsk tipe yg clingy dan juga tdk sampe tahap tergila-gila dan minta Prof ceraiin istrinya... Sementara Prof sendiri tampaknya sudah terlanjur nyaman dlm kubangan kebohongannya, dan mungkin jika suatu saat Jonathan sudah muak dgn permainan ini dan memutuskan kalo wanita adalah pelabuhan terakhirnya, maka kurasa prof tdk akan merasa terlalu keberatan akan keputusan Jonathan, Jonathan hanya akan menjadi memori indah lain buat dikenangnya... seperti apa yg dilakukannya dgn Danny, mantannya di masa muda...
Jadi...krn kedua tokoh utamanya terkesan whatever gitu, rasanya jadi sulit utk dibawa serius Walaupun baca masa lalunya Prof dgn Danny bikin nyesek juga....Tsk. Kasihan istri dan anaknya Prof juga nih...
Infidelity bknlah tema favoritku, so...why the high rating? Alasan utamanya karena ada unsur komedi di dlmnya. Aku lbh suka komedi drpd tragedi. :p
Alasan kedua krn artwork-nya yg rapi dan proporsional anatomi tubuhnya. Aku suka dgn cara Matsuo Sensei menggambar pria dlm komiknya. Mau dalam balutan jas, kaus polo, t-shirt, telanjang ;p...semuanya sangat sedap dipandang mata....yummy deh pokoknya, tdk terlalu feminin, ceking ataupun kelewat kekar, proporsional lah pokoknya. Aku terutama suka bgt dgn gbr Prof dan Danny dlm balutan kaus polo, hehehe.
Alasan lainnya adalah gaya berceritanya yg sudah kujelasin sblmnya di atas, ringan dan tdk terlalu melodrama.
Terakhir, lokasinya. Bkn krn lokasinya di US or UK lantas aku jadi suka. Aku selalu suka kalo mangaka bikin komik yg tokoh2nya semuanya org asing (org barat atau org Asia, Afrika, dll, bkn org Jepang pastinya) dan setting ceritanya bkn di Jepang... Kadang itu semacam penyegaran, secara manga rata2 lokasinya di Jepang.
Kaya komik Shoujo yg judulnya Alexandrite, Alien Street, Family, Otoyomegatari, Candy Candy, dll yg semua tokohnya dan setting ceritanya bkn di Jepang.
Anyway, aku suka dgn nama2 chapter-nya...seperti judul lagu aja... :D Kaya komik Alexandrite itu juga nama2 chapter-nya diambil dari judul lagu bnran. Kalo yg di komik ini sih ga tau ya... :p
Buset, ngakak abis2an wkt si Prof dapat kejutan kecil dari Jonathan yg jadi sex partner-nya. Tadaa!!! Sebuah memo "Welcome to the HIV world!!" LMFAO.
Prof yg masi 37 thn tapi uda mulai botak dpn ini jadi kehilangan bbrp helai rambut (dpn?) saat ia baca memo tsb, LOL. :DDD Untung shock-nya ga sampe bikin dia mati di tempat, hahaha. Btw, Prof ini rada mirip Tintin, terutama gaya rambutnya, huahahaha.
Belakangan ini kok sering dpt bacaan yg temanya infidelity terus ya, hmmm...Tema yg populer nih kayanya, hahaha... Dari yg "berat" sampe yg "ringan", dari yg super nyesek, ngeselin sampe yg lucu, hahaha. Nah, kalo yg ini termasuk kategori yg light & fun, haha.
Gaya berceritanya ringan dan tdk begitu dramatis utk tema perselingkuhan yg notabene berat. Dan krn mangaka-nya membuatnya secara oneshot dgn time gap (yg cukup kerasa) dan ending yg ngambang di setiap oneshot, jadinya aku merasa tdk begitu terhubung dgn para tokohnya....Rasanya oke2 aja kalo misalnya mrk tdk bersama pada akhirnya. Bagaimanapun, Prof kan sudah punya istri dan anak yg baik...dan rasanya Jonathan sendiri tdk tmsk tipe yg clingy dan juga tdk sampe tahap tergila-gila dan minta Prof ceraiin istrinya... Sementara Prof sendiri tampaknya sudah terlanjur nyaman dlm kubangan kebohongannya, dan mungkin jika suatu saat Jonathan sudah muak dgn permainan ini dan memutuskan kalo wanita adalah pelabuhan terakhirnya, maka kurasa prof tdk akan merasa terlalu keberatan akan keputusan Jonathan, Jonathan hanya akan menjadi memori indah lain buat dikenangnya... seperti apa yg dilakukannya dgn Danny, mantannya di masa muda...
Jadi...krn kedua tokoh utamanya terkesan whatever gitu, rasanya jadi sulit utk dibawa serius Walaupun baca masa lalunya Prof dgn Danny bikin nyesek juga....Tsk. Kasihan istri dan anaknya Prof juga nih...
Infidelity bknlah tema favoritku, so...why the high rating? Alasan utamanya karena ada unsur komedi di dlmnya. Aku lbh suka komedi drpd tragedi. :p
Alasan kedua krn artwork-nya yg rapi dan proporsional anatomi tubuhnya. Aku suka dgn cara Matsuo Sensei menggambar pria dlm komiknya. Mau dalam balutan jas, kaus polo, t-shirt, telanjang ;p...semuanya sangat sedap dipandang mata....yummy deh pokoknya, tdk terlalu feminin, ceking ataupun kelewat kekar, proporsional lah pokoknya. Aku terutama suka bgt dgn gbr Prof dan Danny dlm balutan kaus polo, hehehe.
Alasan lainnya adalah gaya berceritanya yg sudah kujelasin sblmnya di atas, ringan dan tdk terlalu melodrama.
Terakhir, lokasinya. Bkn krn lokasinya di US or UK lantas aku jadi suka. Aku selalu suka kalo mangaka bikin komik yg tokoh2nya semuanya org asing (org barat atau org Asia, Afrika, dll, bkn org Jepang pastinya) dan setting ceritanya bkn di Jepang... Kadang itu semacam penyegaran, secara manga rata2 lokasinya di Jepang.
Kaya komik Shoujo yg judulnya Alexandrite, Alien Street, Family, Otoyomegatari, Candy Candy, dll yg semua tokohnya dan setting ceritanya bkn di Jepang.
Anyway, aku suka dgn nama2 chapter-nya...seperti judul lagu aja... :D Kaya komik Alexandrite itu juga nama2 chapter-nya diambil dari judul lagu bnran. Kalo yg di komik ini sih ga tau ya... :p
November 28, 2013
Marta Matsuo is a breath of fresh air to the BL genre. Can't remember the last time I laughed so hard.
Regarding the DMP edition: Whoever did the layout should be shot. There weren't bleed margins or something and tons of the text ran into the spine. Ugh.
Regarding the DMP edition: Whoever did the layout should be shot. There weren't bleed margins or something and tons of the text ran into the spine. Ugh.
August 2, 2012
Brainy pretty boys. Why not? :D
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