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Ikujinashi no Koi – Rika Isaki
Asakura, a writer, coincidentally came across high-schooler Mihara who has feelings for his male friend. He sees himself in Mihara because of his bitter past love. By a twist of fate, it turns out that Mihara’s homeroom teacher, Mizumori, is the very person he loved…
This collection’s theme is childhood friends and reunions.
Ikujinashi no Koi + The Adult After: Asakura has unrequited love for his childhood friend Mizumori whom he lost contact with then later meet again as an adult. There were boring talky bits I skimmed but halle-fucking-luya when he finally confessed.
To Meet You: Jobless thirty-something Kaida goes back to his hometown and was forced to work in the shop manned by Shunya, a 20-year old who was his friend when they were both much younger. Pushy kid but would Kaida take him seriously?
Us Forever After: High school friends Kazuma and Haruhisa tries to keeps things normal after Kazuma confessed to Haruhisa. You guys know you can be both best friends AND boyfriends, right? Cutest story of the collection.
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Tokubetsu na Nichijou – Fujitobi
Two boys try to celebrate their one year anniversary, but things don’t go as planned.
LOL, they’re like an old married couple.
Here’s what David Byrne has to say, boys:
I always think the everyday is more relevant than anything too grand because we all have to deal with it.
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Tokubetsu na Nichijou – Fujitobi
Two boys try to celebrate their one year anniversary, but things don’t go as planned.
LOL, they’re like an old married couple.
Here’s what David Byrne has to say, boys:
I always think the everyday is more relevant than anything too grand because we all have to deal with it.
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Futari Hyakkei: Kaze no Owari Haru no Hajimari – Mita Ori
Ryou, who is taciturn and Keisuke, who is always energetic. This is the story of the two polar opposite lovers who live together. Keisuke is down with a bad cold and lost his voice became unable to talk to to Ryou. For the first time, together in a quiet room, Ryou realized how important the words that Keisuke regularly says to him are. And that’s the words of sweet love.
It’s so rare to get an established couple in a one-shot. Double the treat that the story is very sweet and fluffy!
This is relationship goals right here, people!!!
(source: http://mangahasu.se)
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Dokusen Kenshiro –
Kousaka Akiho
Misaki, who’s working for an advertising agency falls in love at first sight with Masahiro’s posture when he sees him by chance on the street. He comes up and asks him to work as a model. While working together, Misaki came to love and be possessive towards Masahiro, but one day he is suddenly kissed by Masahiro…?!
He’s a model blah blah blah.
He kissed me blah blah blah.
Boooring!
(source: https://myreadingmanga.info)
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Koi No Senryaku Management –
Hoshino was nominated to work for Osaki, a guy known to have a difficult personality and sleep with any guy he can get his hands on…
Yep, friendship is the way to do it. A very nicely done gay-for-you story.
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Taka to Tonbi to Aburaage – Rokuro KuroHanajima is the most popular and sought-after guy in school. But he has a secret: a hidden self, who is unbearably egoistical in both words and thoughts! The only one who knows that is a fellow schoolmate, Nodate!
An enjoyable collection of stories on the theme of hidden self and secret feelings.
The Falcon. The Kite. And the Deep-Fried Tofu: No idea about the title but ‘perfect’ guy’s possessive nature and feelings for his childhood friend was revealed as another boy confesses feelings to said friend. That’s right, stick together, dorks!
Makino is Taking a Rest Today: Cute yandere boy meets shy gentle giant who calls him out on his shit. Interesting combination. Make it work, you two!
Mealtime for Two + Breakfast for Two: Childhood friends with mutual feelings. Really should have talked about it earlier. Enjoy that newly-wed atmosphere, boys!
(source: https://yaoimangaonline.com)
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Keyring Lock – YMZ
The freeter, Yui, found a stranger in a tattered state along the road. His name is Toshiki, a man with a strange appeal. Yui couldn’t leave him alone, and so, he accompanied the stranger back to his house. Upon getting there, Toshiki revealed to be wilful, and Yui decided to go along with him. The next morning, however, he found that he has been trapped inside Toshiki’s house.
So unique and gentle. More strange, platonic co-habitation stories, please.
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Koisuru Barairo Tenchou – Mochimeko
When he was a child, Isao was inspired by a florist named Aiko and fell in love with flowers. After saving his father’s company, Isao finally leaves his desk job to realize his lifelong dream of owning a flower shop, opening it in the same location that Aiko’s shop used to be. Right before opening, he finds out that Aiko had passed away when he meets her widower Koutarou and their young son. Koutarou is utterly devoted to his son Zen and carries on the love of flowers that Aiko instilled in him. Thus the florist Isao falls in love with Koutarou, and tries to win his heart through the flowers they both love.
Sure, it’s cute and all but Satou is the best character.
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Mitsuiro Pancake – Kinoshita Keiko
Salaryman Miyasaka harbors a secret love for his childhood friend, manga artist Minami. He knows that someday Minami will find a girl and he’ll have to say “Congratulations”, but so soon?!
Miyasaka’s unconditional love for Minami is beautiful but for heaven’s sake, let it get requited, the poor guy!
