is a Japanese boys love manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 written and illustrated by Lily Hoshino

Lily Hoshino

is a manga artist known for her boys love works, but she sometimes draws seinen and Dōjinshi. Her boys love style is known for the extremely feminine character design and clothing of her ukes, to the point where they look like girls. Her stories are regarded as humorous, but are also considered...

. It was released in English by Yen Press

Yen Press

Yen Press is the manga and graphic novel imprint of Hachette Book Group. In addition to their regular book releases, Yen Press produces a monthly anthology called Yen Plus. The company's varied list demonstrates an interest in publishing a wide variety of Japanese manga, Korean manhwa, and other...

 in October 2008.

Reception

Anime News Network

Anime News Network

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 said that Love Quest is a "serious stinker", but Mania Entertainment found it "surprisingly entertaining", regarding Hoshino's art as redeeming the story. Deb Aoki for About.com

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 felt that Hoshino's sense of humour was the saving grace of Love Quest, and described it as "disposable BL fun". PopCultureShock describes the story as being quite good for a oneshot, and roughly equivalent to a romance novel

Romance novel

The romance novel is a literary genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English-speaking countries. Novels in this genre place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Through the late...

. Jason Thompson

Jason Thompson (writer)

Jason Thompson is a manga critic, journalist, writer and comics artist.-Life and career:...

was disappointed by the "lack of humor" and apparent "rushed, sketchy execution" of the manga.