Patricia Beard appreciated that the book was "angst-free", instead going for an "understated" mood.

Patricia Beard felt some of the stories attempted to be more than simply gratuitous.

Reviewing for Mania, Patricia Beard rated Satisfaction Guaranteed with a C+.

Patricia Beard, writing for Mania.com regarded the manga as better than the novelisation, but still enjoyed the novelisation.

Mania.com's Patricia Beard feels that the manga makes a "compelling read" by "laying out its premise and conditions by the mid-point of the first volume".

Patricia Beard found Electric Handss major draw to be "a theme in transition and the reflections of the creator on it".

Mania.com's Patricia Beard comments on the manga's realistic "small glimpses of school life".

Patricia Beard felt the volume was lifted by the Oikawa/Hashimoto stories, finding them "funny and unconventional".

He chose not to speak to Patricia Beard, the author, and the book suffers accordingly.

Patricia Beard felt that experienced readers would find some stories familiar.