The plot follows student Ryuya as he is picked by Honors Society president Orito to be his assistant.
Some copies of the English version of Selfish Love #1 were accidentally printed with missing pages.
On November 17, 2004, Be Beautiful Manga began offering to replace any defective copies.
Kristy L. Valenti, writing for The Comics Journal, felt that rape fantasy played a part in the unwillingness of Ryuya, and enjoyed the portrayal of "fag hag" Azusa.
[4] Janet Crocker, writing for Animefringe, noted the lack of explicit sex in the title.