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A Capable Man
Cover of Blu's English translation
デキる男が好きなんだ! (Dekiru Otoko ga Suki Nanda!)
Genre	Yaoi
Manga
Author	Hinako Takanaga
Publisher	Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher	Blu
Other publishers: Tokyopop Germany
Demographic	Josei
Published	January 29, 2004
Volumes	1
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A Capable Man (デキる男が好きなんだ!, Dekiru Otoko ga Suki Nanda! ^?, lit. "I Like Impressive Guys!") is a one-shot Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hinako Takanaga.

Publication

Kadokawa Shoten released the manga on January 29, 2004.^[1] The manga is licensed in North America as A Capable Man by Tokyopop's imprint, Blu,^[2] which released the manga on November 4, 2008.^[3] The manga is licensed as Traumboyz in Germany by Tokyopop Germany, which released the manga on March 2007.^[4]

Reception

Mania.com's Danielle van Gorder commends the manga for its "nicely distinct" character designs but criticises it for "the reproduction [which] looks slightly muddy, and the screentone replication isn't the greatest".^[5] Pop Shock Culture's Isaac Hale commends the manga for its "adorable humor [which] is abundant in every story".^[6] Comic Book Bin's Leroy Douresseaux comments on the mangaka's use of "a variety of moods, techniques, and styles to give her stories a variety of temperatures – from hot and sexy to adorable and funny".^[7]

References

1. ^ "デキる男が好きなんだ!" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=200310000294. Retrieved 2009-06-07.  
2. ^ "Introduction". Blu. http://www.blumanga.com/series_detail.php?series=ACapableMan. Retrieved 2009-06-07.  
3. ^ "A Capable Man". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/1427812039/. Retrieved 2009-06-07.  
4. ^ "Traumboyz, Band 1" (in German). Tokyopop Germany. http://www.tokyopop.de/manga-shop/product_info.php?products_id=604. Retrieved 2009-06-07.  
5. ^ Gorder, Danielle van (December 23, 2008). "A Capable Man". Mania.com. http://www.mania.com/capable-man_article_110623.html. Retrieved 2009-06-07.  
6. ^ Hale, Issac (March 3, 2009). "A Capable Man". Pop Shock Culture. http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/a-capable-man/. Retrieved 2009-06-07.  
7. ^ Douresseaux, Leroy (March 12, 2009). "Hinako Takanaga's A Capable Man (Yaoi)". Comic Book Bin. http://www.comicbookbin.com/acapableman001.html. Retrieved 2009-06-07.