Love Control (恋愛操作（コントロール）, Renai Sousa) is a yaoi manga written and illustrated by Ai Hasukawa. It is licensed in English by Digital Manga Publishing, which released the first volume of the manga on 22 April 2008,[2] and the second on 22 July 2009.[3]
| Love Control | |
| 恋愛操作（コントロール） (Renai Sousa) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Yaoi |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ai Hasukawa |
| Published by | Libre Publishing[1] |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Be × Boy Gold |
| Demographic | Josei |
| Original run | 10 November 2006 – 8 June 2007 |
| Volumes | 2 |
Reception
editLeroy Douresseaux enjoyed "the strong-willed leads" in the manga.[4] Julie Rosato enjoyed the character designs, despite not usually enjoying salarymen,[5] describing the series as a "guilty pleasure".[6] Connie C. said that Love Control was "exactly what I like to see"... "an older couple in a steady, healthy, and passionate relationship".[7] Danielle Leigh praised Hasukawa's sexy character designs.[8] Rachel Bentham describes the finish of the story as being "delicious melodrama".[9] Leroy Douresseaux felt the second volume "lacks heat".[10] Shaenon Garrity sums up the manga as "pretty but unremarkable."[11]
References
edit- ^ Amazon.co.jp： 恋愛操作 (スーパービーボーイコミックス): 蓮川 愛: 本. Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved on 22 October 2011.
- ^ Love Control – Juné Manga Archived 1 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Junemanga.com (22 April 2008). Retrieved on 22 October 2011.
- ^ Love Control Vol. 2 – Juné Manga Archived 11 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Junemanga.com (22 July 2009). Retrieved on 22 October 2011.
- ^ Love Control (Yaoi Manga). Comicbookbin.com. Retrieved on 22 October 2011.
- ^ Love Control Vol. #01 Archived 1 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Mania.com. Retrieved on 22 October 2011.
- ^ Love Control Vol. #02 Archived 14 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Mania.com. Retrieved on 22 October 2011.
- ^ Manga Recon » Blog Archive » Manga Minis, 7/6/09[usurped]. Popcultureshock.com (27 August 2009). Retrieved on 22 October 2011.
- ^ Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary – Love Control vol 2 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources. Goodcomics.comicbookresources.com (28 June 2009). Retrieved on 22 October 2011.
- ^ Bentham, Rachel (9 July 2009). "Love Control Vol. 2 (Advance Review)". activeAnime.
- ^ Love Control 2 (Yaoi). Comicbookbin.com. Retrieved on 22 October 2011.
- ^ 365 Days of Manga, Day 117: Love Control « Suvudu – Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, Comics, and Games. Suvudu.com (10 January 2010). Retrieved on 22 October 2011.
External links
edit- Love Control (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia