By: Various Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Digital Manga Publishing Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 208 Publication Date: December 06, 2006
Product Description: Discover new and veteran authors and artists whose work are not often seen in English, and enjoy others from popular yaoi creators including Naduki Koujima (Our Kingdom), Ken Homerun (Clan of the Nakagimis), Haruka Minami, Kana Mizuki, Kyushu Danji, Natsuho Shino and many more!
Interesting! (3.5 stars) Since there are so many artists, it's a great opportunity to see who you like and who you don't. Although my good vs. okay tally chart was 9 to 10, the good ones are worthwhile. No matter what your style, there's probably something you'll like in J-Boy. Thanks to this, I found some artists that I really love and am looking for their works. This is especially good for starting out yaoi fans who want a sample of most types of yaoi. Despite some of the filler stories, the good ones are worth the buy.
First half great, second half, not so much The first half of this book is a fun, interesting read. But the second half descends into almost uninterpretable joke and cat-boy stories. In fact, the very first story is so hot and charming that it sets the bar too high for the rest of the volume to reach.
But I do agree that for the price, you won't be able to sample a wider range of yaoi stories. I don't regret the purchase.
A great bargain! At $11.50 and over 300 pages, this collection is certainly a great bargain. Ranging from light BL to some kinky sex and soft Yaois, I find most of the stories pretty enjoyable. And such a wide variety too - nipples fetish, love through a portrait, childhood friends finding love in a small town amidst sadness, a wimpy president and his ghostbuster knight, lonely men with their cats pets, 2 butler brothers finding love, rabbits, a sexy one on 2 "dojos" struggling for dominance, tension release in an all boys boarding school, a training diary on the wizard and his apprentice from a cat clan. There are also some short stories from the better known DMP releases like "Our Kingdom", "Clan of Nakagamike" and "Kurashina Sensei's Passion", which gives one the chance to sample these mangakas' works. There are a few which I wish for more like the touchingly sweet one on a lonely man with his cat pet in a house by a small lake surrounded by a forest.., the butler brothers' romance, the 2 childhood friends turn lovers and the bizzare diary of the wizard and his cat-boy apprentice. As I am quite a "sap", I find this overall a good read.
You Get What You Buy It's a book containing a lot of manga shorts. I'll admit that some of the stories are a lot better than others, at least in my opinion, but this book gave me a lot of ideas too.
Because I got this book I now have a whole new list of artists and stories that I'm interested. It's a really nice way to sample the artists without going all out and buying their books. So, overall, I would say that it was well worth my time and money.
Yaoi Manga Review: J-Boys Though it's not as sappy as "Little Butterfly", the short stories from the "J-Boys" manga have a very sweet & silly mood to them. Innocent romance and/or cuddly friendship will often overpower the more intriguing development of sexual tension. Unfortunately, some of the stories have a rather abrupt ending, leaving off at the most compelling moment of sensual/romantic progress. Also, it doesn't have many adult themes in it, though you will find a bit of suggested erotica sprinkled throughout. There are several stories about animals who have a human form (mostly cats), a few superhero/theif stories, and some magician storylines. However, the book isn't entirely focused on the supernatural. As for the artwork, it's pretty average. Not bad, but none of the illustrations really stand out. DMP has published some great yaoi titles recently, but they sometimes include removable covers that can be a bit annoying. Luckily, this manga didn't have one. Though the storylines and artwork aren't overly impressive, the book is very thick and each story can be read in a very short time. In other words, it might make a good bathroom book. Happy Reading! Micari [...]
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