is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Tokiya Shimazaki. It is licensed in North America by 801 Media, which released the five volumes between June 2007 and June 2008.Love is Like a Hurricane. 801 Media. Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
Reception Jason Thompson compared Love is Like a Hurricane to World's End for the appendix to Manga: The Complete Guide, calling the former a "frivolous “LOL rape” yaoi story".365 Days of Manga, Day 74: World’s End « Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, Comics, and Games. Suvudu.com (2009-11-29). Retrieved on 2011-10-20. Hannah Santiago later said of the manga that it had "plenty of sex, if you don’t need plot or emotion to add context to the scenes".365 Days of Manga, Day 190: Love is Like a Hurricane « Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, Comics, and Games. Suvudu.com (2010-03-24). Retrieved on 2011-10-20. Danielle Van Gorder, writing for Mania Entertainment, describes the first volume as "BL fluff", despite the non-consensual sex set-up,Love is Like a Hurricane Vol. #01 . Mania.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-20. and appreciated the greater depth of characterisation in the second volume.Love is Like a Hurricane Vol. #02 . Mania.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-20. Van Gorder felt that the third volume was "an attempt to play up to one fetish after another",Love is Like a Hurricane Vol. #03 . Mania.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-20. and that the series as a whole felt like a "parody of the BL genre".Love is Like a Hurricane Vol. #04 . Mania.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-20. Leroy Douresseaux felt that the many sex scenes of Love is Like a Hurricane was "something worth celebrating", although that as a high school story, the manga was "silly and inconsequential".Love is Like a Hurricane: Volume 4 (Yaoi Manga). Comicbookbin.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-20. Van Gorder felt that by the fifth and final volume, the formula of the series "was starting to run out of steam".Love is Like a Hurricane Vol. #05 . Mania.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-20. Leroy Douresseaux felt that the fifth volume "telegraphed its ending" and was not as lively as the fourth volume.Love is Like a Hurricane 5. Comicbookbin.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
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