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Rules
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Description
From Liquid Passion: Konoe, a high school student, is confused about his sexuality. He meets Hikaru in the sleazy gay district, and sleeps with him. They begin to play at being lovers, but Konoe's heart belongs to Atori, his friend and classmate. Can Konoe come to terms with his sexuality and reveal his feelings to Atori, and where do Hikaru's true feelings lie? Note: Tokuma Shoten Edition of Rules comes with a new cover, and color insert. It also has Chapter 6 and an new extra called "Naturalist". It *DOES NOT* Have chapter 00 which is present in the previous edition and is a prequel to the story, it retells chapter 1 from Hikaru's POV.
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Manga
Related Series
Associated Names
ルールズ
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Latest Release(s)
Status in Country of Origin
3 Volumes (Complete)
Completely Scanlated?
Yes
Anime Start/End Chapter
N/A
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User Rating
Average: 8.6 / 10.0 (216 votes) Bayesian Average: 8.47 / 10.0
| 10 |
57% (123 votes) |
| 9+ |
14% (31 votes) |
| 8+ |
10% (22 votes) |
| 7+ |
7% (15 votes) |
| 6+ |
3% (6 votes) |
| 5+ |
0% (1 votes) |
| 4+ |
1% (2 votes) |
| 3+ |
0% (0 votes) |
| 2+ |
0% (0 votes) |
| 1+ |
7% (16 votes) |
Last Updated
October 8th 2009, 4:57am PST
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Year
2003
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No
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Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos # 664  (+191) Monthly Pos # 1483 (+78) 3 Month Pos # 2013 (+109) 6 Month Pos # 2312  (-187)
List Stats
On 114 reading lists On 79 wish lists On 393 completed lists On 5 unfinished lists On 40 custom lists
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| Should have read Hydra first by cocoaplaya on August 9th, 2009, 7:09am |
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I read Rules before I read Hydra... which probably was not a smart thing to do for me... because, initially I felt like Hikaru was too much of a puss... just sitting and waiting for Yuki to come around. Never getting pissed at Yuki for deviating (and making out with Atori). And I just couldn't get how Hikaru could just have all of the patience in the world. And act all so understanding and cool. Don't get me wrong, the story was well written and I liked the characters a lot. Drawings are excellent. Storyline is excellent. I just found Hikaru's character to be kind of... unreal...
With that said, I initially rated the manga at 9.5. But after reading Hydra... I now want to rate this manga a 10 (but won't because my first initial response was not a 10). So I have upped the rating to 9.8. Why? Because I now understand Hikaru's character... after reading Hydra... I can see why Hikaru is so patient... and not forceful with Yuki. I like Hikaru a lot now.
Anyway, I suggest you reading Rules after Hydra. But that's just my opinion.
Rating: 9.8 / 10.0 |
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| Wow. by Kyo_Takasuki on June 12th, 2009, 3:21pm |
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There was so much I wanted to say about this manga now that I read it but it seems that everybody has said what I was going to say. I thought that this was one the best yaoi titles I have ever read and its the first one that I have read from Miyamoto. I have some respect for this mangaka. I love that there are many real themes that have been put into the story and you don't see that very often in yaoi. It was an all around great series and I hope to read another.
Rating: 10 / 10.0
... Last updated on June 12th, 2009, 3:21pm |
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| A Top Five by vkoi on June 12th, 2009, 12:24am |
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Definitely in my top five favorite manga - all of them, not just the yaoi stuff. Miyamoto's art is very expressive. The characters look and act (mostly) real. The story is well paced and engaging.
I couldn't get enough of the characters, especially Tooru and Hikaru. Fortunately, there are numerous doujinshi and a couple other series in the Rules universe.
If you like character driven stories, I'd recommend Rules, and I'd also suggest it as a first yaoi.
Rating: 10 / 10.0 |
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| The Best by HSkeleton on March 8th, 2009, 1:37am |
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This is probably the best yaoi manga I ever ever read and ever will.
It's so romantic and touching and almost had me in tears because it was so good!
A must read for any yaoi fan!
Rating: 10 / 10.0 |
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| long but very good by happyliez on March 1st, 2009, 11:16pm |
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*exhales* WHEW. Well I just finished reading, and I have to say it's excellent. I read the whole series (Hydra to Rules) in like 14 hours, and my main thoughts are:
1) After a while you kind of get the sense that everyone in the series is very similar. Or maybe it's just because they're all human...? But they all deal with issues like loneliness.
2) Reading the series became less of an erotic activity and more of something which made me think about humanity. And it makes me think that sex should be a way to express intense feelings, not just relieve sexual frustration (though there's plenty of that, too).
Miyamoto definitely has her own story-telling style (unconventional yaoi) and is one-of-a-kind in this field.
Rating: 9.8 / 10.0
... Last updated on March 1st, 2009, 11:16pm |
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| I LOOOVE ANGST-Y BOYS by lozzenator on February 25th, 2008, 8:06pm |
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OMG, I loved this series. Highly recommended to those who love brooding over love. I love the way the story takes us on a journey. I could identify with all the emotions the characters felt- ranging from Hikaru to Atori's age-appropriate thoughts and inner conflicts. This takes place over summer, you can almost hear Cicadas in the background.
Great story- it sucks you right in.
Rating: 10 / 10.0 |
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| desperate by blueseeker on February 11th, 2008, 2:50pm |
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After lovers and souls i was dying to get to this one because i have become fascinated with Hikaru and Tooru so i cannot wait to see what will happen....yippie! I have to say that i agree with a lot of people i should have really read this one sooner but am glad i waited until it was all finished.
Rating: 10 / 10.0
... Last updated on February 11th, 2008, 2:52pm |
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| Wonderful by RayeSesshyFan on February 1st, 2008, 5:06pm |
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| One of my favorites. Characters are well made, storyline is fantastic and let's not forget the artwork either. A definite must read. |
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| Rules by NightSwan on December 25th, 2007, 1:09am |
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Very good manga, and indeed not the typical yaoiAllsex about.. the comment bellow say it all))
The art is so-so, but is quite realistic so not too much complains from my side (I'm a big critic of manga art^_^";)
so read it!
*edit* I saw the "1" votes, yeah... if you don't like yaoi, sorry, if you are a homofob so don't vote, or at least explane... and this one is so much more.
I don't like silly shounen but you don't see me voting low marks because of it..
Rating: 9.6 / 10.0
... Last updated on December 25th, 2007, 1:13am |
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| Don't hesistate to read, like, RIGHT NOW by medium_pimpin on July 30th, 2007, 12:56am |
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I held off on reading this series because I thought it would be another one of those dime-a-dozen cliche manga that pop up. The level of wrong that I was in would probably shoot me out of the atmosphere and into the next galaxy. I'm just really happy that I chose to read it after the last volume was finished because I don't think I could handle not knowing what happened to Tooru and Atori.
This series is a perfect example of how yaoi manga isn't all vapid and sex0rs (not that I have anything against that...*eyes 4 gigs of yaoi*). The mangaka fleshes out each of her characters in different little story arcs that gives the reader an idea of their life. I love how even side characters play important roles in the stories (Shige-san, I <3 u). These frequently cross-over with each other, since, duh, it's the Rules Universe, and the stories revolve around a set of friends/lovers/prostitutes ^_^.
Anyway, a lot of people agree: read this series if you're even a little bit of a fan with the genre. If you're scared of angst this series is not that heavy on it. Read now! /ends car-salesman-like pitch
Rating: 10 / 10.0
... Last updated on July 30th, 2007, 9:59am |
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