The life of a male doujinshi artist and his roommate!
Creative Staff
Story: Pentabu
Art: Rize Shinba
Translation/Adaptation: Stephen Paul
What They Say
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers):
Shinba-sensei strikes me as having lost steam with the Taiga/Yuiko relationship. Of four chapters, only one really focuses on the couple so it doesn’t surprise me that this is the final volume. Still, this installment was much more entertaining than previous volumes I’ve read, mainly because of new characters Koharu and Youhei.
Shinba-sensei puts a new twist on the normal-person-sucked-into-yaoi-fandom theme with a college-age doujinshi writer and his roommate. Unlike the Taiga/Yuiko relationship where Yuiko capitalizes on her boyfriend’s affection to drag him into her “rotten” world, Youhei has no such leverage with Koharu, meaning that Youhei has to resort to other kinds of trickery to force him in. Koharu, though, is hardly the pushover type so the roommates’ interactions are much more interesting than Yuiko and Taiga’s weird romance.
As for the series conclusion, My Girlfriend’s a Geek generally felt like a collection of one-shots, and its lack of a strong driving story arc meant its final chapter seemed like simply another chapter. In fact, I wouldn’t have guessed the series had concluded if not for the “FINAL” on the cover.
By the way, this final volume’s extras include an afterword essay (where Pentabu gets the best of Y-ko for once), a mini comic about Akari, and bonus illustrations.
In Summary
The series concludes! The Taiga/Yuiko relationship has grown somewhat stale, but Shinba-sensei makes up for it with the comic interactions of a male closet doujinshi author and his straight-laced roommate.
Content Grade: B-
Art Grade: B-
Packaging Grade: B+
Text/Translation Grade: B-
Readers Rating: [ratings]
Age Rating: 16+
Released By: Yen Press
Release Date: December 13th, 2011
MSRP: $11.99
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