Love is Like a Hurricane (恋はいつも嵐のように, Koi wa Itsumo Arashi no You ni) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Tokiya Shimazaki. It is licensed in North America by 801 Media, which released the five volumes between June 2007 and June 2008.[1]
| Love Is Like a Hurricane | |
| 恋はいつも嵐のように (Koi wa Itsumo Arashi no You ni) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Yaoi |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Tokiya Shimazaki |
| Published by | Kousai Shobou |
| English publisher | |
| Original run | 2001 – 2005 |
| Volumes | 5 |
Reception edit
Jason Thompson compared Love is Like a Hurricane to World's End for the appendix to Manga: The Complete Guide, calling the former a "frivolous “LOL rape” yaoi story".[2] Hannah Santiago later said of the manga that it had "plenty of sex, if you don’t need plot or emotion to add context to the scenes".[3] Danielle Van Gorder, writing for Mania Entertainment, describes the first volume as "BL fluff", despite the non-consensual sex set-up,[4] and appreciated the greater depth of characterisation in the second volume.[5] Van Gorder felt that the third volume was "an attempt to play up to one fetish after another",[6] and that the series as a whole felt like a "parody of the BL genre".[7] Leroy Douresseaux felt that the many sex scenes of Love is Like a Hurricane was "something worth celebrating", although that as a high school story, the manga was "silly and inconsequential".[8] Van Gorder felt that by the fifth and final volume, the formula of the series "was starting to run out of steam".[9] Leroy Douresseaux felt that the fifth volume "telegraphed its ending" and was not as lively as the fourth volume.[10]
References edit
- ^ Love is Like a Hurricane. 801 Media. Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
- ^ 365 Days of Manga, Day 74: World’s End « Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, Comics, and Games. Suvudu.com (2009-11-29). Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
- ^ 365 Days of Manga, Day 190: Love is Like a Hurricane « Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, Comics, and Games. Suvudu.com (2010-03-24). Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
- ^ Love is Like a Hurricane Vol. #01 Archived 2012-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Mania.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
- ^ Love is Like a Hurricane Vol. #02 Archived 2012-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Mania.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
- ^ Love is Like a Hurricane Vol. #03 Archived 2009-06-21 at the Wayback Machine. Mania.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
- ^ Love is Like a Hurricane Vol. #04 Archived 2010-10-10 at the Wayback Machine. Mania.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
- ^ Love is Like a Hurricane: Volume 4 (Yaoi Manga). Comicbookbin.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
- ^ Love is Like a Hurricane Vol. #05 Archived 2009-04-30 at the Wayback Machine. Mania.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
- ^ Love is Like a Hurricane 5. Comicbookbin.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
External links edit
- Love Is Like a Hurricane (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia