A Gentleman's Kiss

A Gentleman's Kiss (Japanese: 爪先にキス, Hepburn: Tsumasaki ni Kiss) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Shinri Fuwa. First serialized in Chara Selection, the manga was later adapted and released in North America by Digital Manga Publishing. The adaptation received mostly positive reception by reviewers.

A Gentleman's Kiss
Cover of the first volume of A Gentleman's Kiss as published by Tokuma Shoten
爪先にキス
(Tsumasaki ni Kiss)
GenreYakuza, Yaoi
Manga
Written byShinri Fuwa
Published byTokuma Shoten
English publisher
MagazineChara Selection
Original runAugust 25, 2005 – April 25, 2006
Volumes2

Release

A Gentleman's Kiss was first published in the Japanese manga magazine Chara Selection from August 25, 2005 to April 25, 2006.[1] The manga series was adapted into English, and released in North America by Digital Manga Publishing. Both volumes were released between August, and November 2008.[2][3] In addition to the two volume series, a Drama CD was also released in April, 2006.[4]

Reception

Danielle Van Gorder from Mania.com described the art as "interesting, bold and very assured", and felt that although the story had many cliches, it was "executed well enough" to make it feel fresh. Van Gorder felt that in places, the characterisation was too subtle.[5] Rachel Bentham, writing for Active Anime, enjoyed the art and story, saying that the "men are handsome, the romance dangerous".[6] Katherine Farmar, writing for Comics Village, compared the premise to Romeo and Juliet, but appreciated that this was only the premise, and that the story became more complex with a love triangle with "uncertainty and ambiguity".[7] Leroy Douresseaux of Comic Book Bin enjoyed the lack of a seme-uke dynamic, and enjoyed the stubborn strength of the characters.[8]

References
  1. 爪先にキス(1) (in Japanese). Chara Selection. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  2. "A Gentleman's Kiss Vol. 1". Juné Books. Digital Manga, Inc. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  3. "A Gentleman's Kiss Vol. 2". Juné Books. Digital Manga, Inc. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  4. 爪先にキスCD (in Japanese). Chara Selection. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  5. Van Gorder, Danielle (August 12, 2008). "A Gentlemen's Kiss Vol. #01". Mania. Demand Media. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  6. Bentham, Rachel (October 12, 2008). "A Gentleman's Kiss Vol. 1". Active Anime. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  7. Farmar, Katherine (November 10, 2008). "A Gentleman's Kiss Volume 1". Comics Village. Archived from the original on June 1, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  8. Douresseaux, Leroy (December 5, 2008). "A Gentleman's Kiss 2 (Yaoi)". Comic Book Bin. Toon Doctor. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
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