Leroy Douresseaux enjoyed "the strong-willed leads" in the manga. Julie Rosato enjoyed the character designs, despite not usually enjoying salarymen, describing the series as a "guilty pleasure". Connie C. said that Love Control was "exactly what I like to see"... "an older couple in a steady, healthy, and passionate relationship". DanielleLeigh praised Hasukawa's sexy character designs. RachelBentham describes the finish of the story as being "delicious melodrama". Leroy Douresseaux felt the second volume "lacks heat". Shaenon Garritysums up the manga as "pretty but unremarkable."