Honey Darling Paperback – June 12, 2012

This is a very cute manga and I'm so pleased to be able to purchase it in english. SuBLime's edition is nice, it's great to have the original color page and little asides from the author translated. A couple of quibbles: I'm not crazy about the font used; it's intrusively stylistic, especially the question marks, and -- an issue that no American manga publisher seems to take seriously -- honorifics are dropped or replaced by inadequate english "equivalents." Why can't publishers grasp that with Japan's strong international cultural influence, pretty much the entire universe knows what "sensei," "-chan," "-san," etc. means? If there are two people left who don't, let them google it.The best part of this manga is AKIRA Norikazu's artwork. Even her animals are a delightful blend of style and anatomy, but her men are absolutely gorgeous. IMO she ranks up there with NITTA Youka and YAMANE Ayano at drawing beautiful, yet unmistakably masculine faces and bodies. That's why it's such a shame that in this manga's single, climactic love scene, the characters are literally emasculated by censoring. Everything is whited out. (Although there is an extra where a little something sneaks in, key word: little). I find this level of mutilation of artwork anywhere deeply distressing, but it just really makes me sad to see it happen to these sweet characters.While I understand that this is not the American publisher's doing, but the result of idiotic new censorship laws in Japan, it seems some method should exist to restore the creator's original, uncensored content to to the American edition of the work, since it is sold with the "explicit content" warning label. I'm glad that sensei's other work available in english,  Beast & Feast , came out before the new censorship went into effect. I don't at all regret buying Honey Darling, but I like my beautiful men to be beautifully complete

What this author does really well is create vivid characters whose lives you care about and whose love you really root for. This manga is adorable, but focuses primarily on pets and the veterinarian profession. I prefer more serious manga and a focus on relationships, but this manga goes at a slow pace in that department. It isn't until 3/4 of the way through the book that the uke even realizes he's developed a crush on his cat's vet, and when he finally makes his confession the seme's reciprocation seems to come out of nowhere because you don't see many things from his point of view. If it had ended there I would have been disappointed, but the author's beautiful, lengthy love scenes (which finally come at the end of the manga) are worth the wait! I love her art and she puts a lot of energy into developing storylines you care about. I prefer her "Beast & Feast" by a mile, but I still loved this book.

This is a sweet story, with slow but rewarding romance development. The animals, especially the cats, are adorable. Plus, this manga includes a couple entertaining side characters.I would have normally given this a 4-star rating, b/c of the (literally) whited-out more explicit scenes. However, this was offset by the awesome e-book readability from SuBLime publishing. I like the convenience of reading manga on a kindle. And this was the first publisher who produced something that (a) ensures that the lettering is bold enough to be easy to read, (b) uses up the full page of the kindle which is what I would normally see after I used the kindle zoom feature on other kindle-enabled manga and (c ) enables you to zoom in to one quarter of the page which makes it easy to read the side comments next to the dialogue boxes.I would definitely look for more offerings from this publisher.

First of all, this is about a cat. A poor, abandoned kitten who is one day picked up by an apathetic young man. Subsequently, the cat finds a new home for them both with a bear of a vet, and then all that's left is for her two "parents" to realize they're in love.The artwork is very good, with masculine features for both main characters, and the cat is cute as can be. All that I would mention is that there is not nearly enough of the furry troublemaker! Aside from that, it has a funny storyline about a vet who adopts both the cute little kitten and her owner, a rather big kitty himself.

Such a cute story, made me say awww a few times. Wish there was more so I can see how things are progressing.

Some yaoi manga can be easily enjoyed across genders, but Honey Darling is clearly intended for those who identify as female and who are invested in stereotyped gender roles. There are moments in the story when the gender cliches between the uke and seme are so absurd and eye-rolling funny that you might think the work is an over-the-top social critique, but such is not the case. It’s thoroughly couched in out-dated, biased views of female sexuality and desire and homophobia. The artwork is well-done albeit not extraordinary, and there’s a positive, if didactic, message continued throughout about animal well-being and pet care.

I really enjoyed this story. It had a nice pace and the characters were likeable. It was a lighthearted read with just the right amount of lovin' *wink wink*.

This romance between a vet and his male housekeeper is very well done. There is a gradual built-up to their feelings. I love both characters too. The soft hearted Chihiro is such a sweet character and his love for his little cat is endearing. The seeemingly stoic Kumazawa with a heart of gold is equally likable and he is such a hunk (all those muscles!). I like this mangaka's artwork and like a previous reviewer mentioned it is such a pity the anatomy during the sex scenes is marred by the Japanese censorship law. But it did not deter me from enjoying the story as there is a heartwarming and sweet romance here. This one is in my Yaoi re-read pile. Well done SuBLIme.

This charming manga has a plot that wouldn't be out of place as a big-budget Hollywood romcom (if Hollywood romcoms tended to have same-sex couples, at least). Chihiro, a guy looking for a purpose in his life, finds an abandoned kitten and decides to take her home with him. Struggling to look after her properly with his work schedule, though, he has to take her to the vet, the gruff, anti-social Kumazawa. It ends up with Chihiro coming to work for Kumazawa as a live-in housekeeper, in order to be able to be around for his cat and help out with the animals. Initially, Kumazawa thinks very little of his new staff-member, and Chihiro finds Kumazawa imperious and annoying, but you can probably guess how the story goes... What I liked about it (and what is unusual for yaoi), was that neither man fell in love on the spot with the other, and they had to grow to get to know each other as people, both uncertain about feelings in general, and both tentative about gay sex (if you like your semes caring and gentle, this is definitely a book for you). And though Chihiro found happiness in a relationship, his own life grew as well.Also, there are tons of pictures of cats and kittens. What's not to like?

Bought as a gift. The receiver responded kindly, I therefore assume the contents was satisfactorily entertaining.

This book is so adorable ♡I wish there would be a Vol2 in the near future

This is really adorable! It has a lovely pace, so it doesn't feel rushed and the artwork is gorgeous. The story is sweet and fluffy and I really hope there's a second one. The characters all have multiple sides so that's great. It's a really fun story.

Came in quick, excellent condition. Love it.