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MANGA: Hana Naru Mono
Hana Naru Mono – Tsurumi Nishi
A beautiful dog has thrown the imperial palace into chaos. As the Heian period nears its end, Takasaki – whose lowly beginnings as the mere third son of a warrior family put him at a disadvantage in a society obsessed with rank and titles – has managed to climb the social ladder by spending the night with many a powerful man. Eventually Takasaki even becomes a favorite of the retired emperor himself. Stares of fear and envy have followed the gorgeous upstart at every turn, yet behind the gaze of Tomozane, the son of a powerful noble, lies a calm warmth, which makes Takasaki uncomfortable. But something happens that will change their relationship forever… It’s a tragic romance of passion and pride, and includes an epilogue drawn exclusively for this collection.
Didn’t see the “tragic” there until too late. I read this because that cover is lovely!
Written in the same vein as Genji Monogatari, where intrigues and betrayals exist at every turn. Upstarts use their body and scheme to bring other down to pull themselves up the social ladder. Sadly the true meaning of their motivations, actions and barbed poetry was lost in translation (heck, this is very tricky to translate) so I wasn’t that moved.
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MANGA: Seventeen Maple
Seventeen Maple – Ogeretsu Tanaka
The aftermath of confessing in impulse and love is…?!
This one-shot is Yuki going “Sane is the most adorable thing in the universe!“
Yes! Yes he is!
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MANGA: Kimi To Date
Kimi To Date – Suzuki Tsuta
Tsuge Kazuma is arguably having the worst moment of his life. A chance meeting with the ever timid Nagano leads Tsuge to rely on a his kindness.
The older uke is adorbs. The younger seme was a spoiled pushy brat. The opening really grabbed my attention then the story kind of fizzled out. Too bad.
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MANGA: Teruteru Bouzu Tere Bouzu
Teruteru Bouzu Tere Bouzu – Yukue Moegi
Juntoku is a priest who inherited his family’s temple, and the one he doesn’t want to see the most right now… Appears during a monthly sutra copying session. A big, handsome man named Hasegawa Michi. That’s because Michi was a high school classmate, who then became his close friend, and then… the one he loved. And yet, whether he knows of Juntoku’s feelings or not, Michi suddenly reduces the distance between them…!? An easygoing grill restaurant owner x stoic beauty priest forbidden love! Also included is a second story about a seiyuu otaku, getting flustered by his senpai who has the same voice as his idol.
Bald head moe and voice fetishes!
A cute and slightly yaoi-ish collection of tsundere priest, blushy seiyuu otaku and their unflappable boyfriends.
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MANGA: Yakedo to Tsumeato
Yakedo to Tsumeato – Amagakure Gido
Spin-off of Seinen Hakkaten focusing on Manabu’s uncle, Koga, and his editor Najima.
A deeper, more serious story than the original manga. With a more complex and layered relationship between MCs.
“What are you writing about”
“A story about a man who’s at his most beautiful when he’s angry…’
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MANGA: Seinen Hakkaten
Seinen Hakkaten – Amagakure Gido
A high schooler who looks like an ultra-herbivorous type but on the contrary has a part-time job as a writer for an Erotic magazine. One day, he came to know Yamaguma, a junior who is popular but does not know what love is…?
A sweet and bitter love diary.
Blushy high schoolers!!! Adorbs! ε=ε=(ノ≧∇≦)ノ
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MANGA: Okitsune-sama no Iutoori Yakan
Okitsune-sama no Iutoori Yakan – Rokuju Mita
A drunk customer in a hot springs resort bar listens to the bartender’s erotic story of mating fox spirits…
I love the Spirited Away feels! Beautiful art too.
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MANGA: Sairuiu
Sairuiu – Hoko
This is a collection of short one- or two-chapter stories, each with a fairly off-beat nature and quite idiosyncratic art
Story 1 (Chapters 1-2) : Closing Day
Two guys become fast friends due to their mutual love for gaming, until one of them begins to want something else entirely…Story 2 (Chapter 3) : The Voices of Cicadas
Due to his deep-rooted fear of abandonment, Iwasaki has always preferred ‘easy’ relationships with married men looking for a quick lay, so as to ensure that the ‘inevitable’ breakup will be “fast, clean, and peaceful,” since there’s no chance that he’ll come to expect genuine love from the other party. Needless to say, this seemingly foolproof plan has one major flaw…Story 3 (Chapter 4 ): Chocolate Soldier
Why do people try so hard to obtain things, when simply watching should be enough?Story 4 (Chapter 5) : Laundream
Clumsy but hard-working, overworked Amamiya has been losing sleep for days, and finally manages to catch a nap while waiting at the laundromat.Story 5 (Chapter 6) : To Hate Without Trying
Kubota, who’s never been married, has an odd propensity for turning down prospective wives on the grounds that they love eating taiyaki, which he claims to hate. But what’s the true story behind his strange aversion to such a popular and delicious food?Story 7 (Chapter 8) : Together, Hand in Hand
Revisiting the boys from Chocolate Soldier, as high school graduation grows near.This is one of the best but sadly underrated gems out there!
Closing Day + Spring Storm: Those intense subtle feels that made grown men cry.
The Voices of Cicadas: Deep-rooted fears, a weirdo in weird glasses and an illicit affair that has run it’s course…Cue the ugly crying.
Chocolate Soldier + Together, Hand in Hand: A young boy’s unrequited love for a boy pining for the school nurse. Sweet and full of longing.
Laundream: A melancholy story of if-onlys and what-could-have-beens with a gutwrenching twist. I bawled like a baby.
To Hate Without Trying: Two salarymen and their oden rendezvous oh so slowly come to terms with their long-buried feelings. Took them long enough.
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MANGA: Bokura no Katakoi Melancholy
Bokura no Katakoi Melancholy – Takuhei
Kanei Tomoya came back to his previous high school to be a substitute teacher in Physical Education. He met his fellow teachers on his first day and everything is sailing smoothly until Seta Kousuke came, his arts teacher back in high school. Everything became worse when he accidentally broke Seta-sensei’s phone and was asked to be his lover in the span of his four months stay. Now will this “relationship” turn into something good or something bad?
Meh, not feeling dub-con sensei. Shipping hard Math-sensei and Bio-sensei.
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MANGA: I Am The Big Brother
I Am The Big Brother – Kei Kanai
Nao has taken care of his two younger twin brothers, Tetsuto and Asuma, for as long as he can remember. Thanks to his care and affection, they’ve grown up into two fine gentlemen who are now super popular at school. However, they’re both totally obsessed with their big brother! The two constantly vie for the innocent and oblivious Nao’s attention. Their competition goes into high gear during the school field day. With Nao as the prize, neither Tetsuto nor Asuma can afford to lose! Also included is the short story In the Soup, where the amazing cook Wataru realizes that he may not know as much about food as he thinks he does.
I Am The Big Brother + Me & My Brother + Me & Sempai: A slightly taboo story of twins obsessing over their older brother that sadly didn’t go the threesome route. Glad to see Nao went with the twin I liked better. The other twin gets his own man too.
In The Soup: A one-shot story about a high school boy winning a uni student’s heart with good food. Gentler and better! than the main story.
