Editing Boys Be... (section)

===Manga===
By 2022, the manga had over 25 million copies in circulation.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:童貞のバイブル「BOYS BE...」モテない男子の妄想がつまったラブコメ漫画誕生秘話：じっくり聞いタロウ|url=https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/plus/entertainment/entry/2022/026473.html|publisher=[[TV Tokyo]]|access-date=March 19, 2023|language=ja|date=August 12, 2022|archive-date=August 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813002653/https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/plus/entertainment/entry/2022/026473.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Reviewing Tokyopop's first volume for ''Anime Fringe'', Patrick King commended the realism and depth of the characters and Hiroyuki's art style as well, stating: "''Boys Be'' is a refreshing series that was written for guys seeking a little romance manga of their own. In that regard, it is easily worth a look if you're one such guy", noting, however, that the stories could appeal to female readers as well.<ref>{{cite web|last=King|first=Patrick|title=Boys Be Vol. 1|url=https://animefringe.com/magazine/2005/01/review/02.php|website=Animefringe|access-date=March 19, 2023|date=January 2005|archive-date=February 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206194046/http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/2005/01/review/02.php|url-status=live}}</ref> In ''[[Manga: The Complete Guide]]'', [[Jason Thompson (writer)|Jason Thompson]] commented: "Most of the stories involve kisses or love confessions, or are excuses for women to pose in scanty outfits, but the hero does not always get the girl, and a few of the stories are impressively funny." Thompson also said that the art "improves as it goes on," adding, however, that "the repetitive character designs make it difficult to tell one girl from the others."<ref name="JT"/> In a more negative review, Johanna Draper Carlson of ''Comics Worth Reading'' criticized the series for its repetitiveness, formulaic stories and [[Fan service|fanservice]], stating as well that the female characters, except for hair length, look alike.<ref>{{cite web|last=Draper|first=Johanna|title=Boys Be Book 2|url=http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/10/05/boys-be-book-2/|website=Comics Worth Reading|access-date=March 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091018051036/http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/10/05/boys-be-book-2/|archive-date=October 18, 2009|date=October 5, 2006}}</ref>