The Art of Loving: Volume 1

by Eiki Eiki

As the son of a prominent and wealthy family, Yutaka wears the mask of agenteel elite student. Frustrated by this facade he must put up with and stifledby a future already laid out for him, the only way Yutaka can deal with theboredom and unhappiness of his empty life is through sexual release. Then oneday, Tohno -- a delinquent-looking student with blonde-dyed hair --suddenly transfers into Yutaka's class. As he finds himself more and moreobsessed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569709084
• ISBN13: 9781569709085
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher

Customer Reviews

I loved it

The sunbursts were erotically thrilling. I bought multiple copies for myself and tried to pass one off on my guy friend Phil, because he's the sensitive type, but he was unsympathetic to what he felt was my exceptionally poor taste.

worth the $

funny, sexy, engaging. (the humor being a small part, but still present) the art is gorgeous, and the story really snags you. i just wish the next volume(s) would come out! i really enjoyed this one. no filler :) so worth the $. i never regretted a penny.

we all know what the author is taking about...

The story is very realistic and some of us can clearly relate to the main character Yutaka. The story is straight forward, easy to understand but makes the manga an extremely pleasurable read! *nods enthusiastically* The title is nice too and does, in a way, reflect the story. The artwork is stunning, as always. Eiki Eiki draws beautiful faces and has a good balance of detail. The characters have unique features (like Tohno's blonde curly hair and Yutaka's scary stare) The sex scene(s?) are not too explicit, which isn't a minus in this case ;-) The character development is good. For the first volume, the characters have a good depth (cant wait for Vol. 2!!! *bounce bounce)

Highly Recomended

This book is a quintisential for anyone interested in the world of Yaoi. Although I wouldn't recomend it to anyone under the age of 18, because of graphic sex scenes. This manga has a fantastical and yet believeable story line with characters I fell in love with. I can't wait for the next one!!!!

Exceptional!

This is not your typical "happy feel" Yaoi. The story is about obsession and it is dark, poignant and a trifle disturbing. As the story progresses, one has the impression the 2 protagonists are spiraling towards an abyss from which they may not recover. It is suppose to be a 2 volumes story but after surfing Junemanga.com (DMP new Yaoi website) we may not see the 2nd volume this year. Frustrating as Volume 1 does end with a cliff hanger. The story starts really well, introducing us to the intriguing relationship between Yutaka and Tohno. From there we have flashbacks as to how it all started from the time both are just school mates. The plot is fast paced and keeps me turning the pages until the cliff hanger at the end. Both boys are appealing characters but not everyone may like Yutaka, the darker character. Eiki Eiki is one talented mangaka and I appreciate her non adherence to the usual stereotype Yaoi.