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MANGA: Hidamari Starlight
Hidamari Starlight – Ichikawa Ichi
Aoi Yoneda has been taking care of his step-brother for ten years, ever since their parents died in an accident. Haruto loves his big brother, however, he made a promise to himself to stay by Ao-kun’s side as a brother until his 18th birthday. But then after? Only time will tell what happens between these two step-siblings.
I love brother complex but this was kinda boring and short on fluff.
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MANGA: Mikami to Sato wa Mada Yamashikunai
Mikami to Sato wa Mada Yamashikunai – Tsurukame Mayo
Mikami, who has zero romantic experience, thoughtlessly kisses his dorm mate and best friend Sato. What will happen next between the two friends?
Adorbs! Mikami and Sato are a precious, soft boys. Their friends, Hase and Akari are great too. The openingly gay Akari has his own spinoff manga.
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MANGA: After the Work is Finished
After the Work is Finished – 흑흑이
The freshman Taeyong, who he met at the theater club, believes thoroughly in Korean superstitions (?) He creates unusual situations where he always gets entangled with Seonho.
However Taeyong, who was trying to find marital compatibility through a fortune teller wrote Seonho’s name with red letters.Has potential but the execution is a mess. It totally skipped the part of how the relationship developed.
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MANGA: Momoiro Tengu
Momoiro Tengu – Yukimura
A tengu with peach colored wings suddenly appears before worrier high school student, Kotetsu! The tengu, Momo, says he’s always been watching over Kotetsu in order to repay a favor once received from an ancestor of Kotetsu. How will the start of their strange life together turn out…? The odd tale of Momo the tengu and Kotetsu’s fluffy, strange love!
A bit rushed but did its job. It’s cute and Momo is the best!
I want to see the secretary and sensei or maybe him and the demon cat. The secretary needs some love too.
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MANGA: Kuro Tenkousei
Kuro Tenkousei – Morie Satoshi
Two mysterious transfer students investigate a school where, in the past two months, three student have fallen to their deaths.
This one-shot is like a mid-season episode of a really gripping paranormal shounen ai anime. Loved the established couple! I want more!!!
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MANGA: The Prince of Happiness
The Prince of Happiness – Tanaka Suzuki
When humans are at their happiest moments they emit an aura that is delicious for certain fairies. This story is about a guy who has a fairy follow him around because he will soon emit that aura and the fairy wants to eat it…but all this guy encounters is one-sided love or failed relationships, is he really ever going to emit that aura?
Yakuza-looking fairies and meh humans annoy each other in this humorous collection by Tanaka Suzuki.
The Awakening of Happiness+Prince of Happiness: The main story featuring a closeted jr high school student who can’t confessed his feeling to his best friend who came out to him. Finally found his true love 18 years after. I’m glad they found true happiness but that bittersweet ending!
Fairies are Always Hungry: A sweet fairy+human romance. The fairy was adorbs. The human was a mess.
Fairies are Lover Sprinklers: A cute fairy+fairy romance with shoujo vibes. I hope the humans they’re looking after realize their feelings for each other.
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MY TOP BL MANGA OF 2019
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MANGA: Sore wa Tabete wa Ikemasen
Sore wa Tabete wa Ikemasen – Koishikawa Ao
Ordinary university student, Kou, is living with Naoyuki; a gentle and timid vampire. Frightened of his narrow coffin, the cowardly vampire doesn’t scare Kou, but can Kou resist becoming his “lunch?”
An extra specially drawn compilation about Naoyuki’s older brother, Yukito, and a werewolf called Seiichirou! Every time a full moon appears, this werewolf has a particular problem…
The other title series contains a debut volume, compiled in four parts for a complete read.A volume of beautiful character designs and intriguing storylines.
You Can’t Eat That+ Kindly Dinner Table: A cowardly vampire and his roommate tried to live a happy life together when the vampire’s older brother comes in saying the cowardly vampire is going to marry a girl chosen for him. S’alright. I was more interested in the older brother and his man.
The Werewolf Afflicted on the Night of the Full Moon: The intense and complicated relationship between a spoiled-rich vampire and his submissive werewolf seme. I would love to see this as a full-length manga.
Friends Season: A so-so summery friends to lovers story
Entangled, Untangled: A special connection between sensei and student that I would love to see explored further
The Truth is You’re Kind: Featuring a break up, a make up and beanstalks. Wasn’t really feeling it
Beautiful Person: A peak at what’s it’s like to have a mysophobic lover. Kinda of cute but could have been more fleshed out.
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MANGA: Zantei, Koibito
Zantei, Koibito – Akiba Touko
Contains 3 short stories:
Chapters 1-3 – They’d been drunk. Or, more specifically, his boss had been drunk. So when Sakamoto jumped him, Kurahashi just went along with it. After all, it was just the alcohol…right?
Wrong!
At least, that’s what his boss thinks…and said boss doesn’t have a problem trying out a relationship with a colleague he thinks is in love with him. Unable to gainsay him, Kurahashi gets dragged into a relationship he never asked for – and finds himself getting deeper than he ever imagined.
Chapter 4 – Two childhood friends who abruptly drifted apart years ago are reunited. One of them is now a Buddhist monk… What does his friend feel about this?
Chapter 5 – The shy, reclusive, bespectacled Egawa confessed to Aoki on high-school graduation day…and was politely turned down. The two unexpectedly reunite in university, but to Aoki’s surprise, Egawa has become a completely different person who’s very popular with the ladies! But why does this cause strange, conflicting emotions within Aoki?
Eclectic collection featuring an office romance, childhood friends and unrequited high school crushes.
Zantei, Koibito: The main story and the best one. Loving the combination of the blunt, free-spirited boss and the calm, overachieving subordinate. I struggled at the beginning but it eventually won me over completely.
Just as the Buddha Says: Blond, green-eyed monk found peace and acceptance for his love for his childhood friend in Buddhist philosophy. Great premise, so-so execution.
The Obstinate Coward: Aoki turns down Egawa’s confession on their high school graduation only to find Egawa has changed in college. Aoki was an ass. My least favorite.
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MANGA: Double Play
Double Play – Nitta Youka
A guy who prefers net-life instead of reality… Is it even possible for someone like him to fall in love?
Giving hope to introverted geeks everywhere but hmm… I don’t trust the seme. He’s a little too seme.
