(12 episodes)
What’s it about ?
Yaoi romance comedy in a shoujo manga publishing house. Oh, the irony !
Characters
Onodera, who fled the Onodera publishing house because his co-workers suspected him of only getting his job out of nepotism. He’s trying a new job elsewhere to get acknowledged on his own merits. He thought he’d be working as a literature editor, but somehow ended up assigned to the shoujo manga department. He’s a bitter and cynical narrator who’s bemused by the bizarre quirks of his new co-workers… but at the core he’s still a hard worker who loves books.
Takano, his new boss. He’s quite rough and brutal indeed (sexual harassment on the first day for the new guy !), but also a genius who revitalized the shoujo department since he got the job.
Neither of them really recognize each other, but they had a hot and steamy fling, way back in high school. It’s been 10 years since…
Oh, and we briefly see the three other (male) editors in the department, but they don’t show too much personality yet.
Production Values
Barely adequate. Ah, Deen…
Overall Impression
You know, I was all set to hate this : yaoi doesn’t tickle my fancy, and the prequel OAV really rubbed me the wrong way (it’s 20 minutes of really cliché high school yaoi romance). But this actually ain’t half bad… at least as far as the office comedy is concerned.
I have my reservations about the yaoi romance subplot, but as long as it stays in the background it doesn’t bother me too much. When it takes center stage, though, I’m out.
