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  • manga,  Uncategorized

    MANGA: Me Ha Kuchi Hodoni Koi Toiu

    September 11, 2019 / No Comments
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    Me Ha Kuchi Hodoni Koi Toiu – Hagi

    Having moved schools frequently throughout his childhood, Fujino has perfected the art of the false smile. Now his fifth school, his well-mannered smile is safely helping him make new friends, but one day, on the school roof, he finds a scarred boy sleeping there. That boy is the “Mad Dog”, the student all his classmates are afraid of. While Fujino is observing him, the boy opens his eyes, and then…

    A youthful Boys love story between an unsociable yankee and a ‘good boy’ honor student.

    Those ♡ Mad Dog eyes ♡!!!

    With that cover art, you’d think they’re up to no good but this is very pure, wholesome and sweet.

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    MANGA: Sora Kara Furumono

    September 6, 2019 / No Comments
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    Sora Kara Furumono – Aki Senoo

    Sweet but troubled Takagi escapes the ups and downs of his life by hiding his true feelings. But what will he do when shy, awkward Kumoi suddenly appears and seems to read his every thought? When a mysterious drawing surfaces and raises even more questions about the past, the two boys are faced with a crucial decision: do they stick together, or retreat to the safety of their secret fantasies?

    When the Heavens Smile serves up seven stories full of sweet, fumbling romance and the day-to-day surprises of true friendship! Whether it’s in a noisy, nerve-wracking classroom or the book-lined rows of the library, each of these boys must come to terms with budding feelings and brand-new crushes. Which of these pairs destined to put aside their fears and stay together after the final school bell rings?

    Fragment: A really bad case of last song syndrome where kohai whistles a tune and sempai made him listen to the entire song so he could do it properly. Ended up doing something unforgettable. Would kohai even remember? I wished the author gave this an epilogue.

    I Love Strawberries The Most, Followed By My Dad: Ooh, shoujo-kun is the seme. A high schooler with girly interests compares his loved ones to fruits.

    Absolute Condition: Mole fetish? NO, just NO. (speaking as a person with bajillion moles all over, hate these ugly dots)

    Sirens: Talky age-gap romance involving lots of sex and talks of double suicide. Weird proposal at the end but it kind of worked.

    I Can’t Remember Now: Alcohol-loving Kacchan tended to get sappy and kissy with Midori when drunk but couldn’t remember afterwards. Everybody thought they were boyfriends, Kacchan insists they’re just friends. But was Midori jealous when Kacchan was seen with a girl? And why does Kacchan care? Really loved this one!

    That Which Falls From Heaven: Kumoi can see Takagi’s dead brother. Kumoi seriously liked Takagi. I don’t care.

    Fever Mark: Don’t care about this too. Why is it in manga, when someone has fever, they tend to get frisky?

    That Which Is Still Here: Student has a crush on the librarian and is willing to be his slave. Librarian used to have a crush on Takagi’s dead brother. Kumoi’s drawing gave them closure. Still don’t care.

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    MANGA: Hoppe Ni Himawari

    September 1, 2019 / No Comments
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    Hoppe Ni Himawari – Mita Ori

    A story about a cute chubby guy in the gardening club who admires his classmate, the baseball team captain.

    A rare beast in BL where the MC is chubby and loved by the seme whatever shape he’s in.

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    MANGA: Trap

    August 28, 2019 / No Comments

    Trap – Min Song A

    A man breaks up with his male longterm lover as he enters an arranged marriage. But will he be able to forget?

    And so he went ahead and dug his own grave…

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    MANGA: Zodiac Boys

    August 21, 2019 / No Comments

    Zodiac Boys – Honma Akira

    A collection of oneshots related to the Chinese Zodiac.

    Eeeh?!

    Confusing stories of mostly rabbit and dragon pairing. Where’s the rest of the zodiac?

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    MANGA: Sin

    August 18, 2019 / No Comments
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    Sin – Ka Yu Jin

    A one-shot about a boy and a priest…

    Forgive him, Father.

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    MANGA: Bishounen No Koi

    August 17, 2019 / No Comments

    Bishounen No Koi – Kido Sakura

    Jet and Chin are friends and gigolos that live together. One day Jet sees a guy at a gallery and falls in love with him. When Chin asks Jet about his day Jet tells him about the guy he fell in love with at a gallery. Out of the blue the guy from the gallery calls up Jet and sets up a time to meet each other. Will Jet’s love be enough to keep the two together?

    As fucked up as the live-action, but at least the movie had Daniel Wu.

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    MANGA: Karamaru Kokoro

    August 14, 2019 / No Comments

    Karamaru Kokoro – Hanamori Mito

    Ritsu wonders If the only thing his boyfriend likes about him is his hair.

    It’s the hair.

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    MANGA: Ore No Mono Ni Nareba Ii

    August 10, 2019 / No Comments

    Ore No Mono Ni Nareba Ii – Chidori Peko

    Ore no Mono ni Nareba Ii
    The sweet love between a genius chocolatier and a trouble-making kouhai.

    Complex Love
    Tomoki enters the school’s Boy’s Beauty Pageant to find out his rival is the “Perfect Prince” Shiratori who says to him, “If I win the pageant, please go out with me!”

    Makezu Kirai mo Suki no Uchi
    Ginji and Miki have been rivals, competing in everything since they were kids, and this continues in the clothing shop they both end up working in. They make a bet where “the loser has to do whatever the winner says.” Miki wins, and of course his request is rather gay.

    Kyou Koso Kimi to!
    Kotoha and Aizawa started dating a month ago, and Aizawa wants to smash. Kotaha isn’t one to rush things, but he decides to agree if Aizawa helps with costumes for the theatrical company he works for.

    Otona no Koi no Kudokikata
    Jin is a 25-year-old living the average unfulfilling lifestyle. That’s when he hears his young neighbor next door, Kurosu, in trouble. He rushes over to try and help, but it turns out he was just reciting rapey lines from a script. The aspiring voice actor falls for Jin, and hijinks ensue.

    Kinda cute, kinda cliche stories…

    Ore no Mono ni Nareba Ii: Of course the genius sempai is the uke!

    Complex Love: A clutzy prince and a guy with a girly face who refused to be called cute. I think I’ve seen this before.

    Makezu Kirai mo Suki no Uchi: As the Kaiser Chiefs song goes, “Love’s not a competition but I’m winning “

    Kyou Koso Kimi to!: Seme’s making him work hard for that piece of action.

    Otona no Koi no Kudokikata: This I want to see as an OVA so I could hear Kurosu’s golden voice.

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    MANGA: Kimi no Kira Kira

    August 8, 2019 / No Comments
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    Kimi No Kira Kira – Yuge Sadamaru

    Shinoda, who likes mysterious objects, started dating his kohai, Kirara, who lives in a shrine…

    A sparkly spin on love and destiny.

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A 60-something nonbinary queer abruptly leaves a 35-year sexless marriage to go on the apps and date, bringing along all their very vocal personalities.

NEW RELEASE: Bachelorx: a Nonbinary Memoir by Skylar Lyralen Kaye (Excerpt + Q&A with Author)

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