Rent: Absolute Boyfriend, Volume 1 (Absolute Boyfriend (Graphic Novels))

By Yuu Watase

Overview & Description

Shy high school student Riko Izawa aches for a boyfriend but guys just won't look her way. Then one day she signs up for a three-day trial of a mysterious "lover figurine," and the next thing she knows, a cute naked guy is delivered to her doorstep--and he wants to be her boyfriend!

Has Riko died and gone to heaven? The cute naked guy turns out to be smart, super nice, stylish and a gourmet chef. Plus, he looks like a million bucks.... Trouble is, that's about what he's going to cost Riko because she didn't return him in time!

Book Details

ISBN 10: 1421500167
ISBN 13: 9781421500164
208 pages.
First Published:2/7/2006
List Price:8.99
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Literature & Fiction, Romance, All Categories, Comics & Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels, Contemporary, Contemporary, By Publisher, Viz

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Sandra E. writes,

Absolute Boyfriend is a great manga series. The story is funny, sad in places, and you will like the characters. The first couple of volumes have more comedy than feelings. But, as the story unfolds the really tough choice of which boy should be her true boyfriend becomes more complicated, and the comedy is dialed down. Their are still funny places in all of the books! I also have read to the end of the series, and while the ending is very, very sad, and tearful, it is handled in a wonderful manner. And after a breathing space of a few days, the ending is really the only way the series could end that would honestly make sense. After you get over how the series ends, you begin to realize just how well the emotions were dealt with, and what a complete sacrifice one of the characters makes in the name of love....

Kenneth C. writes,

This manga began as a cute, fluffy tale with spots of humor now and then and a truly endearing character in Night, the robot who falls in love...but then I read the ending online. BEWARE! It'll break your heart, and not in a good way. Don't get sucked in, don't waste your money. Yuu Watase blew it with this one.

Richard M. writes,

This is one of my all time favorite mangas. It's a comedy/romance, but it still keeps you on your toes. It's an adorable love story but at times it's very funny. Yuu Watase is an extremely witty and talented artist, and I'd recommend this series to anyone (over the age of 16, further along in the series there's nudity and some mature themes).