Under Grand Hotel
Cover of the first volume of Under Grand Hotel published by Sanwa
アンダーグランドホテル
(Andāguraundo Hoteru)
Manga
Written byMika Sadahiro
Published bySanwa Publishing,[1] Futabasha[2][3]
English publisher801 Media[4][5]
Original runApril 25, 2003October 25, 2005
Volumes3 (first edition), 2 (reprint)

Under Grand Hotel (Japanese: アンダーグランドホテル, Hepburn: Andāguraundo Hoteru) is a yaoi manga by Mika Sadahiro about two prisoners, Sen and Swordfish, who try to survive the notorious prison "Under Grand Hotel".[6] It is published by 801 Media in English, although at one point, Tokyopop offered a license.[7]

Reception

Briana Lawrence was shocked by the manga, appreciating the brutality of the setting, highlighting that the rape scenes are not an unrealistic rape fantasy.[8] She found that the series was extremely condensed and hard-hitting all the time.[9] Melinda Beasi describes the manga as being intense, melodramatic and deeply unbelievable, and appreciates the masculine character designs.[10] Sandra Scholes feels that it is gritty and dark.[11]

References

  1. Dコレクションボーイズラブアンソロジー 及びコミックスのサイト【D-Click】 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 13, 2013.
  2. コミック文庫)アンダーグラウンドホテル 上. 双葉社WEB (in Japanese). Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  3. コミック文庫)アンダーグラウンドホテル 下. 双葉社WEB (in Japanese). Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  4. "Under Grand Hotel vol.1". Digital Manga. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  5. "Under Grand Hotel vol.2". Digital Manga. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  6. "801 Media Adds Under Grand Hotel Yaoi Manga (Updated)". Anime News Network. December 7, 2009. Modified December 7, 2009.
  7. Pagliassotti, Dru (April 2009). "GloBLisation and Hybridisation: Publishers' Strategies for Bringing Boys' Love to the United States". Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific (20). Modified March 10, 2011.
  8. Lawrence, Briana (July 7, 2010). "Under Grand Hotel Vol. #01". Mania. Demand Media. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014.
  9. Lawrence, Briana (January 3, 2011). "Under Grand Hotel Vol. #02". Mania. Demand Media. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014.
  10. Beasi, Melinda; Smith, Michelle (August 18, 2010). "BL Bookrack: August Mix". Manga Bookshelf. Archived from the original on December 11, 2016.
  11. Scholes, Sandra (November 19, 2010). "Under Grand Hotel Vol. 1". Active Anime. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016.


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