Truly Kindly (本当に、やさしい。, Hontō ni, Yasashii.) is a one-shot Japanese manga written and illustrated by Fumi Yoshinaga. Biblos released the manga in March 1997.[1]
| Truly Kindly | |
 English cover of Truly Kindly. | |
| 本当に、やさしい。 (Hontō ni, Yasashii.) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Yaoi, Romance |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Fumi Yoshinaga |
| Published by | Biblos |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Magazine Be × Boy |
| Demographic | Josei |
| Published | March 1997 |
| Volumes | 1 |
It is licensed and published in North America by Blu on August 14, 2007.[2]
Reception
editPop Shock Culture's Katherine Dacey criticises the manga for her feelings of déjà vu "with its recycled character designs, clumsy socio-political lectures masquerading as conversation, and the “I didn’t realize how much I liked you until you forced yourself on me!” epiphanies that her uke characters experience".[3] Coolstreak Cartoons's Leroy Douresseaux describes the "mix of poignancy and surprises" in the manga as "engaging".[4] Mania.com's Danielle Van Gorder commends the manga's "character's expressions, which can convey volumes without words".[5] Jason Thompson, writing for the appendix to Manga: The Complete Guide, noted that Truly Kindly was one of Yoshinaga's early works, saying that "some of the plot twists feel arbitrary", and her art feels "flat", but the rest of the anthology "are just plain good relationship stories".[6]
See also
edit- Lovers in the Night - another anthology by Yoshinaga which contains a story about two of the characters from this book.
References
edit- ^ 本当に、やさしい。 (Super be×boy comics) (単行本) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. 1997. ISBN 978-4882716419. ASIN 4882716410.
- ^ Fumi Yoshinaga's: Truly Kindly (Yaoi). Amazon.com. 7 August 2007. ISBN 978-1427800558.
- ^ Dacey, Katherine (March 14, 2008). "Lovers in the Night and Truly, Kindly (BLU Manga)". Pop Shock Culture. Archived from the original on January 19, 2011. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Douresseaux, Leroy (September 9, 2007). "Fumi Yoshinaga's Truly Kindly". Coolstreak Cartoons. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
- ^ Van Gorder, Danielle (December 4, 2007). "Truly Kindly Vol. #01". Mania.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
- ^ Thompson, Jason (12 December 2009). "365 Days of Manga, Day 88: Truly Kindly". Suvudu.com. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
External links
edit- Truly Kindly (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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