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Fujoshi Rumi
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Wikipedia article
is a Japanese seinen manga series written and illustrated by manga author .
Plot
The series is a comedic romance between two high-school fujoshi and the boys who fall in love with them; much of the humor comes from parodies of stereotypical fujoshi behavior and other otaku topics, and a large number of pop culture references.
Release
It was first serialized in Japan on April 12, 2006, in Futabasha's seinen manga magazine 'Comic High!'. The series has been licensed in the United States by Media Blasters. It was adapted into a live action drama in 2007.[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-08-13/manga-about-yaoi-fan-remade-for-live-action-this-fall Manga About Yaoi Fan Remade for Live-Action This Fall] Anime News Network The series is currently available in English in digital format from JManga under the title 'Otaku-Type Delusion Girl'.[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-08-17/jmanga-manga-site-launches-with-100-new-titles JManga Site Launches with Works Never Printed in U.S.] Anime News Network It has been released in French by Bamboo Edition's Doki-Doki imprint under the title 'Otaku Girls'.
Reception
The Media Blasters translation of 'Fujoshi Rumi' released to mixed positive reviews, with Anime News Network giving the first two volumes an overall B, stating "There are a number of typos in the first volume, and several text boxes and balloons are missing words in the second. ... Even so, Fujoshi Rumi is without a doubt one of Media Blasters' best manga releases to date and far and away the best in quite a long time."[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/fujoshi-rumi/gn-1 Fujoshi Rumi GN 1-2] Anime News Network Pop Culture Shock also reviewed the first two volumes, praising the series' humor, translation notes, and pop culture references.[http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga-review-fujoshi-rumi-vols-1-2/43726/ Manga Review: Fujoshi Rumi, Vols. 1-2] Pop Culture Shock Sequential Tart called the series a "fan-friendly little bubble of fictional high school life".[http://www.sequentialtart.com/article.php?id=1740 The Yaoi Fangirl Way of Knowledge, Part 1: My Girlfriend's a Geek vs. Fujoshi Rumi] Sequential Tart
Volumes
References
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