Call Me Master

by KedamaShiba

Teru Ichinose, who rose to the No.1 spot at his host club in under a year, meets a charming new host, Tsukasa, who seems keen on taking the throne. Teru takes Tsukasa under his wing, only to discover that Tsukasa has plans of his own in mind for Teru...

Genres: Manga, Yaoi, LGBT, M M Romance, Romance, Boys Love

200 pages, Paperback

Published November 18, 2025

Reviews

[sara · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 ⭐️

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rating: 2.5*

This was fine... Some dubcon/noncon in the beginning. The pacing was just a little off. I didn't really feel anything for the characters or the story.

[Susanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Akira Ichinose is the best host at a club, with plans for opening his own club. A new host, Tsukasa, racks a debt when a client leaves without paying, but Akira likes his attitude and makes him his assistant.

Tsukasa is the perfect assistant, but he tends to take liberties with Akira’s body. Akira is the boss outside the bed and believes he’s calling shots in there too, but Tsukasa is in charge. But the story leads to an inevitable breakup, although the events causing it are rather odd. I understand Akira, but other main characters suddenly had completely new personalities. The ending was sweet though.

This was an ok one-shot. The narrative was a bit jumpy, a lot happening between panels that took catching up to, but the romance was cute. Art was good, and there was quite a lot of ok spice. The story didn’t need to be longer than this though.

[⭐️ · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story and the characters didnt rly hook me in… the cover is GORGGGGGGGEOUS though.

[mydarlingreads · Rating 2 out of 5]

Felt rushed and superficial

[R. · Rating 2 out of 5]

This story is both as expected and also very different given the title. Tsukasa is an unusual enough character, but still did not see that ending coming. On the other hand Tsukasa's relationship with Mr. Ichinose is more expected, at least in the beginning. It seems things don't go as planned for either one of them, though the both agree with what they want in the end - in about the most argumentative way possible. The host club isn't truly explained very well either, but with Ouran as an original favorite, it gave me some framework for comparison to fill in the blanks, though of course this is an older and more upscale version. This was a unique experience and an interesting read, but unlikely to come back to it.

[Atticus · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 ⭐️

Call Me Master follows Akira, a host at a host-club, and Tsukasa, his new assistant. As the two of them work together, their feelings grow more than just professional.

I found this manga to be very sweet. I loved the detail of how Akira struggled to sleep alone and Tsukasa decides to help.

Overall a good standalone. It could have been fleshed out a bit more, but it’s still very enjoyable. The art is also beautiful.

[Cassandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of the plot with the host club feels underdeveloped and it should be classified as dubcon. But after that just one big oaf and a smaller oaf that have trouble being honest with one another in cute ways. I like the art and it is uncensored.

[G.✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was good.

[J-Lynn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Art was gorgeous, but the plot was weak….

[Felix The Pirate Cat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Anders, aber irgendwie süß! Für einen Einzelband wirklich eine interessante Liebesgeschichte mit ungewöhnlichen Wegen. ;)

[Frank Chillura (OhYouRead) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wanted to like this, but it just wasn’t my fave.

[Fahad · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not sure how I felt about this. I never fully understood what the main character does. Plot line was a bit flat.

[Brandon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute and not what I thought it was but still loved it