Dear Myself
{{short description|Japanese manga}}
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| name =
| image =
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| ja_kanji =
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| genre = Yaoi
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Eiki Eiki
| publisher = Shinshokan
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher | NA = Digital Manga Publishing }}
| demographic =
| magazine =
| published = January 1998
| volumes = 1
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title = World's End
| author = Eiki Eiki
| publisher = Shinshokan
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher | NA = Digital Manga Publishing }}
| demographic =
| magazine = Dear+
| published = June 1999
| volumes = 1
}}
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Dear Myself is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Eiki Eiki, with a sequel, World's End. They are licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing which released Dear Myself in August 2006 and World's End in October 2007.{{Cite web |url=http://www.junemanga.com/books/111/ |title=Dear Myself |work=Juné Books |publisher=Digital Manga, Inc |accessdate=14 January 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202416/http://www.junemanga.com/books/111/ |archivedate=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.junemanga.com/books/545/ |title=World's End |work=Juné Books |publisher=Digital Manga, Inc |accessdate=14 January 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175944/http://www.junemanga.com/books/545/ |archivedate=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} They are licensed in France by Asuka{{Cite web |url=http://www.asuka.fr/catalogue_serie.php?serie=114 |title=Dear Myself |work=Asuka |publisher= |accessdate=14 January 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905161755/http://www.asuka.fr/catalogue_serie.php?serie=114 |archivedate=5 September 2008 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.asuka.fr/catalogue_serie.php?serie=130 |title=World's End |work=Asuka |publisher= |accessdate=14 January 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401072909/http://www.asuka.fr/catalogue_serie.php?serie=130 |archivedate=1 April 2009 |url-status=dead }} and in Germany by Egmont Manga.{{Cite web |url=http://www.manganet.de/product_info.php/info/p2550_dear_myself,_bd_01.html |title=Dear Myself, Bd. 01 |work=Manganet |publisher=Egmont |accessdate=14 January 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513045844/http://www.manganet.de/product_info.php/info/p2550_dear_myself%2C_bd_01.html |archivedate=13 May 2009 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.manganet.de/product_info.php/info/p2582_dear_myself,_bd_02.html |title=Dear Myself, Bd. 02 |work=Manganet |publisher=Egmont |accessdate=14 January 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513051726/http://www.manganet.de/product_info.php/info/p2582_dear_myself%2C_bd_02.html |archivedate=13 May 2009 |url-status=dead }}
Reception
Andrea Lipinski, writing for School Library Journal recommended Dear Myself for grades 10 and up, describing it as "a thought-provoking story for mature readers".{{Cite web |url=http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6387327.html |title=Graphic Novels |work=School Library Journal |publisher=Media Source, Inc. |date=November 1, 2006 |accessdate=14 January 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229040308/http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6387327.html |archivedate=29 February 2012 |url-status=unfit }} Danielle Van Gorder, writing about World's End for Mania Entertainment, noted that Eiki Eiki's artistic strength was in her drawings of eyes, but felt that the shifting personalities of the protagonists did not come off as being natural, and that their relationship shifted from being healthy to being "codependent".{{Cite news |last=Van Gorder |first=Danielle |url=http://www.mania.com/worlds-end-vol-01_article_83669.html |title=World's End Vol. #01 |work=Mania |publisher=Demand Media |date=19 March 2008 |accessdate=14 January 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229040308/http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6387327.html |archivedate=29 February 2012 |url-status=dead }} Holly Ellingwood, writing for Active Anime, enjoyed the "layered character development" of World's End compared to other yaoi manga.{{Cite web |last=Ellingwood |first=Holly |url=http://activeanime.com/html/2007/11/30/world%E2%80%99s-end/ |title=World's End |work=Active Anime |date=30 November 2007 |accessdate=14 January 2012 }} Jason Thompson, writing for the appendix to Manga: The Complete Guide, felt that World's End "reaches new depths in Eiki Eiki's glorification of pathological behavior".{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Jason |url=http://www.unboundworlds.com/2009/11/365-days-of-manga-day-74-worlds-end/ |title=365 Days of Manga, Day 74: World's End |work=Unbound Worlds |publisher=Penguin Random House |date=29 November 2009 }}
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