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“Wealthy heir Yutaka's lust for transfer student Tohno threatens their lifelong friendship when his obsession is revealed.”
The Art of Loving
恋愛幸福論
6.92
1,068 readers · 3 favorites
School
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Romance
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Synopsis
Wealthy heir Yutaka's lust for transfer student Tohno threatens their lifelong friendship when his obsession is revealed.
"What's the greatest happiness one can know in love?" For Yutaka, there is only one answer: sex. To him, happiness and lust are the same thing. The likeable and respectable heir to the wealthy Fujiwara family is being torn inside-out by repressed physical desires. Then one day, Tohno, a transfer student, shows up at school. Yutaka sees Tohno as the "toy" that will make real all his desires and debauched fantasies. A life-long friendship based on trust and gratitude...will it all be shattered when Tohno learns the truth about Yutaka's obsession? (Source: Juné Manga)
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7.5
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Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 6
σ 1.50
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.50 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.50
Running avg · Apr 2008 → Jun 2017
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “The Art of Loving is dark and amazing. The story is well paced and the art is beautiful. The characterization is also believable. The only reason I gave the story just a seven is because Eiki Eiki...”
- 6 “I never thought I'd say that masturbation scenes in a yaoi book is what would bump up the rating for me, yet here I am. The Art of Loving "Part 1" (we'll see part two when Satan wears a parka),...”
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Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Published Oct 1999 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0902 catalog