▁student - te acher ▁rom antic ▁relationships ▁in ▁" Bo ys ▁Love " ▁titles , ▁opt ing ▁instead ▁for ▁a ▁friendship ▁where ▁both ▁characters ▁discover ▁more ▁about ▁what ▁it ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁gay ▁man . ▁Hol ly ▁Ell ing wood ▁at ▁Active ▁An ime ▁comm ended ▁the ▁first ▁volume ▁its ▁unique ▁art work , ▁and ▁pra ised ▁the ▁plot ▁for ▁its ▁" bit ters weet " ▁po ign ancy , ▁and ▁for ▁showing ▁un re qu ited ▁love ▁rather ▁than ▁being ▁a ▁simpl istic ▁story ▁about ▁" win ning ▁the ▁gu y ". ▁She ▁felt ▁the ▁second ▁volume ▁had ▁" un us ual ▁p acing " ▁and ▁came ▁off ▁as ▁" ab rupt " ▁pe eks ▁into ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁many ▁different ▁cou ples . ▁Man ia . com ' s ▁Daniel le ▁Van ▁G order ▁pra ised ▁the ▁m anga ▁for ▁its ▁character ization ▁and ▁ability ▁to ▁reflect ▁reality . ▁Er in ▁Finn eg an ▁of ▁Pop ▁Culture ▁Sho ck ▁critic ized ▁the ▁story ▁for ▁I da ▁and ▁H ach iz ume ▁adopt ing ▁each ▁other , ▁essentially ▁getting ▁married , ▁before ▁having ▁sex , ▁which ▁she ▁regarded ▁as ▁un real istic . ▁Com ic ▁World ▁News ' s ▁David ▁Wel sh ▁says ▁that ▁Y osh in aga ' s ▁characters , ▁even ▁in ▁this ▁early ▁work , ▁have ▁layers , ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁enjoy able ▁to ▁see ▁how ▁the ▁fran k ▁student ▁insp ires ▁the ▁adult ▁characters ▁to ▁communicate ▁better . ▁C ool stre ak ▁Cart o ons '