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  • manga,  Uncategorized
    January 4, 2018 / No Comments

    Hatsukoi – Kazuki Rai

    Hirono Yuusa always believed he was special and destined for greatness–until tragedy struck in his final year of middle school. Now, jaded and disillusioned, he’s completely given up on ever trying to be anything more than ordinary. But when he starts to notice classmate Himekawa Ichigo struggling to do his best against all odds, he can’t help but want to cheer him on.

    <3<3

    (source: http://mangakakalot.com)

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  • manga,  Uncategorized
    January 1, 2018 / No Comments

    Eiyuu to Shounen – Nakamura Asumiko

    A young boy remembers meeting his hero during wartime.

    Nakamura Asumiko can make you feel more in a one-shot  with 19 pages than most manga with a several chapters.

    (source: https://mangarock.com)

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    RELEASE BLITZ: Owning Jett by Lucy Lennox

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    My Top BL Manga of 2017 

    December 31, 2017 / 1 Comment
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    December 26, 2017 / No Comments

    Sick – Kurahashi Tomo

    He’s good-looking, he’s suave and he comes from a rich family. Everything is all smooth-sailing in Sudou’s life. Not to mention, he doesn’t have a girl tying him down.
    He’s got drama-free friends and basically a blossoming campus life. That’s how it was supposed to be. However, the highlight of his day is always teasing socially crippled Kishi, who shares the same seminar as him.
    “What in the world am I doing!?”

    I really liked Sudou’s slimeball seme character but Kishi’s wimpy uke shtick was not appealing to me. The big bro should have his own story.

    (source: http://mangapark.me)

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    December 25, 2017 / No Comments

    19 Days – Old Xian

    The cute and funny adventures of a boy and his best friend.

    With all the cliffhangers, feels and tension so thick you could cut it with a knife, I seriously think this manghua is not for the faint-hearted. 

    (source: http://www.mangahere.co)

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    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: The Summer I Loved You by Nicole Bea (Excerpt & Giveaway)

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    December 11, 2017 / No Comments

    The Specific Heat Capacity of Love – Old Xian & Moss

    A girl goes to the seaside on her class field trip and accidentally meets a mysterious handsome boy, after talking, she hears a dramatic story about a bird and fish, finally the kind girl decides to help the bird fulfill its last wish.

    This is beautiful! Story, art, everything.

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    December 9, 2017 / No Comments

    Boys Love – Nakamura Asumiko

    Boy meets boy. They fall in love.

    Boys, it’s alright. It’s perfectly alright.

    (source: http://mangapark.me)

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    June 10, 2021

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    May 27, 2021
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    December 8, 2017 / No Comments

    Nikushoku Danshi to Soshoku Danshi – Kitahata Akeno

    Shy, mixed-blood Yamamoto Yamato and his outgoing, adoptive brother Shouji are roommates in college but how long will their relationship remain familial?

    I’m sorry. The Singlish translation was confusing. 

    (source: http://www.mangago.me)

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  • manga,  Uncategorized
    December 6, 2017 / No Comments

    Mic and Neo – Aniya Yuiji

    [Volume 1] A story about the impermanence of worldly things, containing domesticity, romance, and mystery. This is the volume on desire and earthly temptations.

    A young man attempts suicide and loses his memories. Mic (borrowed name) is found by the caretaker of the Buddhist temple, Neo, who takes him under his wing. Upon doing so, Neo discovers that Miku was carrying a kiddie bag packed with… huge rolls of money?! Mic becomes a freeloader at the temple, living his days worry-free while waiting for his memory to return. But then Neo comes to discover Mic’s dark past… Aniya Yuiji’s new series! A Boy’s Love tale filled with Buddhism and mystery!

    [Volume 2] An unusual domestic love mystery. This is the purification and rebirth edition.

    Mic (borrowed name) is a young man who attempted suicide and then lost his memory. Neo is the temple worker who found Mic and took him in. Mic enjoys a carefree lifestyle at the temple at first, but his memory starts to trickle back before long. Separately, Neo begins to uncover Mic’s past and is slowly crushed beneath the weight of the knowledge. “I’ll never fall in love with Mic” he promises. Does his heart agree…? As we put an end to the tale, this is where Mic and Neo’s story begins.

    At it’s core, this is a simple love story of the paranormal kind that fortunately ended happily. The rest are just there to make things convoluted. 

    (source: http://www.mangago.me)

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  • manga,  Uncategorized
    December 2, 2017 / No Comments

    Ore no Kimochi ga Wakaru ka – kyouichi

    Shiro and Hiro are childhood friend. Shiro was always the one who protects Hiro. Shiro secretly like Hiro’s crying face.

    It was marked as complete but the ending was WTF?! Maybe chapter 5 was suppose to be the ending?

    (source: http://mangapark.me)

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