絶対彼氏 [Zettai Kareshi]

Series · 6 books · 2003-2008

By Yuu Watase

Books in series

Lui Ou Rien !, Tome 1

2003

Riiko, jeune lycéenne, rêve de trouver un petit ami, mais cumule les échecs amoureux. Suite à un concours de circonstances, elle commande sur Internet un mannequin robotisé qui représente le petit ami idéal. Seulement la période d’essai de trois jours dépassée, Riiko se voit contrainte de faire un pacte avec la société de vente : contre l’annulation de sa dette de 740 000 euros (c'est son prix), elle doit aider Night (c'est son nom), à collecter des informations sur la psychologie féminine. Ces infos seront en effet précieuses pour améliorer les futurs "modèles". L’arrivée de Night va bousculer les habitudes de la jeune fille et l’amener à porter un nouveau regard sur ce qui l’entoure. Tombera-t-elle amoureuse de ce "garçon idéal" ou choisira-t-elle son ami d’enfance ?

Absolute Boyfriend, Vol. 2

2006

Shy high school student Riko Izawa aches for a boyfriend but guys just won't look her way. Then one day she signs up for a three-day trial of a mysterious "lover figurine," and the next thing she knows, a cute naked guy is delivered to her doorstep—and he wants to be her boyfriend!Has Riko died and gone to heaven? The cute naked guy turns out to be smart, super nice, stylish and a gourmet chef. Plus, he looks like a million bucks.... Trouble is, that's about what he's going to cost Riko because she didn't return him in time!

Lui ou rien !, Tome 3

2004

Yuu Watase . J'ai reçu du thé bio.. En principe, je bois du café, et, d'habitude, je ne touche pas au thé, mais celui-ci est exceptionnellement doux, et n'a pas le goût âpre des thés ordinaires.. Pour quelqu'un comme moi qui n'ajoute ni lait ni sucre, c'est un délice.. Si vous en trouvez, essayez !.

Absolute Boyfriend, Vol. 4

2007

While out on a date with Night, Riiko meets a boy who looks like her first crush from elementary school—Toshiki Murakami. Even though she's with Night, Toshiki seizes the opportunity to steal a kiss from Riiko.

Absolute Boyfriend, Vol. 5

2008

A miniature version of Night has returned to Riiko while his full-size body gets repaired—but now Soshi has decided to move in with them! Can a mini Night prove to Riiko that his love is just as real as Soshi's?

Absolute Boyfriend, Vol. 6

2005

Riiko has chosen her one true boyfriend, but she finds her life changing quickly after her decision. Will Riiko and her boyfriend have their happily-ever-after?

Author

Yuu Watase

Author · 118 books

Yuu Watase (渡瀬悠宇) is a Japanese shoujo manga-ka. She is known for her works Fushigi Yūgi, Alice 19th, Ceres: The Celestial Legend, Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden and Absolute Boyfriend. She likes all music, except heavy metal and old traditional music. She received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo for Ceres, Celestial Legend in 1997. Since writing her debut short story "Pajama de Ojama" ("An Intrusion in Pajamas"), Watase has created more than 80 compiled volumes of short stories and continuing series. Because of her frequent use of beautiful male characters in her works, she is widely regarded in circles[which?] as a bishōnen manga artist.[citation needed] In October 2008, Watase began her first shōnen serialization, Arata: The Legend in Weekly Shōnen Sunday. Her name is romanized as "Yû Watase" in earlier printings of Viz Media's publications of Fushigi Yūgi, Alice 19th, and Ceres, The Celestial Legend, while in Viz Media's Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden and Absolute Boyfriend her name is romanized as "Yuu Watase". In Chuang Yi's English-language versions of Fushigi Yugi (spelled without a macron or circumflex), her name is romanized as "Yu Watase".