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Don't Be Cruel (Japanese: 酷くしないで, Hepburn: Hidoku Shinaide, Treat Me Gently, Please in Japan) is a Japanese yaoi manga series written and illustrated by Yonezou Nekota. It is serialized in the monthly manga magazine Magazine Be × Boy since 2006.

Is there a Japanese version of Don't Be Cruel?

For the Japanese manga series by Yonezou Nekota, see Don't Be Cruel (manga). " Don't Be Cruel " is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and written by Otis Blackwell in 1956. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002.

How many volumes of Don't Be Cruel are there in English?

In 2016, Viz Media licensed the series for North American distribution in English under their SuBLime imprint with the title Don't Be Cruel. The first four volumes were published as two 2-in-1 omnibus. Under the pseudonym "Komeya", Nekota has also self-published unofficial dōjinshi of the series and sold limited copies exclusively at Comiket.

Who wrote the song Don't Be Cruel?

"Don't Be Cruel" was the first song that Presley's song publishers, Hill and Range, brought to him to record. Blackwell was more than happy to give up 50% of the royalties and a co-writing credit to Presley to ensure that the "hottest new singer around covered it".

Is Don't Be Cruel the greatest song of all time?

The song is currently ranked as the 173rd greatest song of all time, as well as the sixth best song of 1956, by Acclaimed Music. "Don't Be Cruel" was the first song that Presley's song publishers, Hill and Range, brought to him to record.

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Plot

Takashi Nemugasa is a student at an elite high school, but he is at risk of losing his scholarship due to his grades. He decides to cheat on his test, but he is caught by the school's womanizing playboy, Hideyuki Maya, who blackmails him into having a sexual relationship in exchange for not reporting him.

Media

Originally titled Treat Me Gently, Please in Japan, the manga is written and illustrated by Yonezou Nekota. It was serialized in monthly manga magazine Magazine Be × Boy since 2006. The chapters were later released in 9 bound volume by Libre under the Be × Boy Comics imprint.

Reception

By August 2018, the series had sold a cumulative total of 1.4 million physical copies in Japan.

Don't Be Cruel

When a playboy falls for a nerd, chemistry results in an explosive reaction!

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Maya and Nemugasa’s relationship had a rocky start. Maya, the playboy slacker, and Nemugasa, the diligent student, have two very different personalities and live two very different lives. These differences have led to some crazy misunderstandings between them.

Does Maya change Nemu?

Yes, the other characters mention how Maya's personality underwent a transformation, and Maya tells Nemu that Nemu has changed his life; however, this character transformation from a rapist to a kind, respectful person is so abrupt and unexplained, it left me dizzy.

Is Hidoku Shinaide long?

However, Hidoku Shinaide is very long and drawn out, and so the reader (supposedly) gets rather attached to the protagonists. The manga chould have at least addressed the event and portrayed its ramifications on the boys' relationship.

When was Don't Be Cruel released?

"Don't Be Cruel". One of the artworks for the U.S. vinyl release. Single by Elvis Presley. A-side. " Hound Dog ". Released. July 13, 1956.

Who recorded Don't Be Cruel?

Recording. "Don't Be Cruel" was the first song that Presley's song publishers, Hill and Range, brought to him to record. Blackwell was more than happy to give up 50% of the royalties and a co-writing credit to Presley to ensure that the "hottest new singer around covered it".

How many copies of Don't Be Cruel were sold in 1956?

By the end of 1956 it had sold in excess of four million copies. Billboard ranked it as the No. 2 song for 1956 . Presley performed "Don't Be Cruel" during all three of his appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show in September 1956 and January 1957.

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