He marries his childhood friend yakuza daughter Kaoru-(through an arranged marriage) on an Italian cruise ship.

Patricia Beard, writing for Mania Entertainment, found Alberto's capture of Ranmaru "sexy and funny", appreciating Yamane's attention to detail in the art.

Beard noted there wasn't much character development, but regarded this as being symptomatic of the romantic comedy genre of A Foreign Love Affair.

[3] Rachel Bentham, writing for Active Anime, enjoyed the sexy character designs.

[4] Leroy Douresseaux, writing for Comic Book Bin described A Foreign Love Affair as "a bawdy comedy ... with intermittent scenes of torrid sex.