I Can't Even Breathe Without You

by Yamimaru Enjin, Yuuri Eda (Story)

Lazy, deadbeat manga author, Niki (pen Kaoruko Goutokuji), finally caught his big break! Except for one his almost supernatural inability to do just about anything! But with a hot, elite business man, Shoji Tatsuhiko, as his childhood friend who constantly looks out for him, who can blame him? Based on a popular yaoi novel, Yamimaru Enjin, an established yaoi author, presents bittersweet love!

Genres: Manga, Yaoi, Shounen Ai, Boys Love, Romance

240 pages, Paperback

First published November 10, 2007

About the author

ENJIN Yamimaru (円陣 闇丸) is a Japanese manga artist.
Name in Chinese: 円阵暗丸

Zodiac: Sagittarius
Blood type: B
According to her, she is a homebody.

Reviews

[Sophie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shouji and Niki have been friends since forever, and they're still living next to each other. Shouji is a successful businessman while Niki is a struggling mangaka who really is incapable of living on his own and he pretty much depends completely on Shouji when it comes to - well, everything, really. At some point Shouji decides it would be better for both of them if he left, but of course that turns out to be wrong.

In the beginning, I was a bit put off by Niki's helplessness, but he does grow up a bit during the course of the story. I really liked Shouji, however - I admit that it helps that he really is insanely pretty. Overall, it was a near-perfect mix of angst and romance, and I loved it. I was a bit startled by the "dirtiness" of the ending - the rest of the manga is mostly light and sweet, but when Shouji and Niki finally have sex it's, well, it's dirty, but in a good way, so I really didn't mind. I just was surprised. I'm sad to see that this is out of print (I hate it when that happens), but it's definitely on my "want-to-own" list.

[Gaa-chan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reread on June 15, 2014.

[Michelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Almost an uncomfortable read as Niki is portrayed as very child like and it's hard to tell if he's that way from Shouji's constant babying or if he actually has medical condition. Low on the sexy factor, and the art is kind of a mess.

[TT · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars, one of my favorites!!

[Anna C · Rating 4 out of 5]

Judul Inggris-nya : I Can't Even Breathe Without You. Melihat judulnya ini, aku jadi penasaran seperti apa sih ceritanya? *biasalah, suka ga baca sinopsis dulu sblm baca bukunya buat surprise aja wkt bacanya. :p* Kisah cinta yg menggebu-gebu kah? Ternyata bukan, haha. Ceritanya ttg seorang mangaka yg ga bisa hidup tanpa babysitter-nya yg namanya Shouji. Cerita mulai seru saat babysitter mulai menyadari perasaannya pada si bayi besar...sementara si bayi besar kelewat lugu soal cinta...hahaha.

Anyway, baca komik ini bikin aku ngiri aja ama si bayi besar. Pgn punya babysitter kek Shouji juga, hahaha.

[Grace 🎻 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I kind of liked this manga but at the same time I kind of didn't like this manga. I didn't like it so much because I couldn't get over the fact that a grown man could not look after himself properly.

[Miriki · Rating 5 out of 5]

This kind of relationship might not be appealing to everyone. But I just love those 2 together. <3