Liberty Liberty!

Liberty Liberty! (Japanese: リバティ☆リバティ!, Hepburn: Ribatei Ribatei!) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hinako Takanaga. It was first serialized by Gentosha in Comic Birz.[1] Later, it was licensed in North America by Blu Manga, an imprint of Tokyopop,[2] in Germany by Tokyopop Germany,[3] and in Poland by Studio JG.[4]

Liberty Liberty!
Japanese cover
リバティ☆リバティ!
(Ribatei Ribatei!)
GenreYaoi, Romance
Manga
Written byHinako Takanaga
Published byGentosha
English publisher
MagazineComic Birz
DemographicSeinen
PublishedMay 24, 2005
Volumes1

Plot

College student Itaru Yaichi is found drunk and lying on a pile of garbage by Kōki Kuwabara, a cameraman who works for a small local cable station. Accidentally, Itaru ends up breaking Kuwabara's camera during a fight, after he thought Kuwabara had insulted him. The next day, Itaru wakes up in the Kuwabara's apartment and learns that Kuwabara saved his life. However, Kuwabara demands the money from the broken camera: ¥200,000 (around US$1,700), but Itaru doesn't have any money. Kuwabara allows Itaru to stay in his apartment until he gets a job and pays his debt.

Reception

Leroy Douresseaux enjoyed the character development over the volume, and the delayed gratification of the couple getting together.[5] Matthew Warner enjoyed the "balance between romance and comedy" in the volume, and felt that the tameness of the manga made it a suitable entry point to the boys love genre.[6] Jennifer Dunbar enjoyed the "steady, energetic art" and the character development of the side cast.[7]

References
  1. リバティ☆リバティ! (in Japanese). Gentosha. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  2. "Manga + Comics : Liberty Liberty! - TOKYOPOP". Archived from the original on 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  3. "TOKYOPOP - Bücher: Manga: Verliebt in Osaka". Archived from the original on 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  4. Liberty Liberty!.
  5. "Liberty*Liberty! (Boys' Love)".
  6. "Liberty Liberty! Vol. #01 - Mania.com". Archived from the original on 2009-12-22. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  7. "Manga Minis". Pop Culture Shock. December 7, 2009. Archived from the original on December 20, 2009.


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