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Love Control

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Love Control
恋愛操作(コントロール)
(Renai Sousa)
GenreYaoi
Manga
Written byAi Hasukawa
Published byLibre Publishing[1]
English publisher
MagazineBe × Boy Gold
DemographicJosei
Original run10 November 20068 June 2007
Volumes2

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]

Reception

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Leroy 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Love Control – Juné Manga Archived 1 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Junemanga.com (22 April 2008). Retrieved on 22 October 2011.
  3. ^ Love Control Vol. 2 – Juné Manga Archived 11 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Junemanga.com (22 July 2009). Retrieved on 22 October 2011.
  4. ^ Love Control (Yaoi Manga). Comicbookbin.com. Retrieved on 22 October 2011.
  5. ^ Love Control Vol. #01 Archived 1 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Mania.com. Retrieved on 22 October 2011.
  6. ^ Love Control Vol. #02 Archived 14 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Mania.com. Retrieved on 22 October 2011.
  7. ^ Manga Recon » Blog Archive » Manga Minis, 7/6/09[usurped]. Popcultureshock.com (27 August 2009). Retrieved on 22 October 2011.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Bentham, Rachel (9 July 2009). "Love Control Vol. 2 (Advance Review)". activeAnime.
  10. ^ Love Control 2 (Yaoi). Comicbookbin.com. Retrieved on 22 October 2011.
  11. ^ 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.
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