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I Love You, Black Coffee – Yamashita Tomoko
It started from “Love”. A man who confessed his love to another man. A man and woman who enjoy talking about shared hobbies. A woman waiting to meet up with someone. At a certain café, three different groups coincidentally come together. Two of the part timers there also get involved, and small dramas ensue. Yamashita Tomoko’s worlds, created with her wit and ability to make touching stories, are now available in this treasure trove of her works. In addition to her title work, there are six unpublished stories and extras!
Yamashito Tomoko’s unique take on BL stories that are poignant, bittersweet and cute.
La Campanella: That gloomy, pessimistic tsundere we can’t help but fall in love with
Love’s Magic Word Is…: A gaming otaku who talks in gamer-speak kissed his friend the night before. Awkward conversation ensues the day after. I’m guessing more kisses tomorrow
Saturday, Boy, Phenomenon: Man was a victim of homophobia as a kid and now he claims he was abducted by aliens. Poor guy! I’m glad they meet again.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice: not your typical BL story. Middle age man who claims to have magic befriends a teenage girl. Man pines for lost love and girl discovers her magic. More of this, please!
Cu, Clau, Come: A man gets off at watching the man he loves eat so he feeds him almost everyday. The going was good until that goddamn bombshell and then there were ninjas chopping onions.
Once Upon a Time in Tokyo: The love of his life was staring at him through the glass and he was just staring back! Do something!
Je T’aime, Cafe Noir: Nosy cafe employees eavesdrop on their customers and subtly intervenes on their conversation. Also involves love confessions that came out of nowhere. I like the setup.
(source: https://www.mangatown.com)
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Kubinonaihana –
Shishunnki
Siamese twins about to undergo an operation to separate them…
Wow! That gave me a pause…
(source: http://ssom.mangatown.com)
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Under the Sakura Tree – Miyamoto Kano
2 color page side story for the famous poetic short story “Under the Cherry Trees” written by Motojirou Kajii in the early 1900s.
The kind of haunting beauty that stays with you…
(source:
mangakakalot.com)
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Toxic – Miyamoto Kano
The last thing Arata expected was for his cousin that he’d almost forgotten about to show up on his doorstep. But it soon becomes apparent that Kazuto is not what he appears to be.
I know it says supernatural but that ghost thing seemed to just come out of the blue.
(source: https://mangapark.com)
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Boku no Kawaii Stalker – Kingyobachi Deme
Ikeda, high school student is a stalker of a nice, easy-going guy, Aizawa Kentaru… Aizawa’s things suddenly started to get missing about which he inform his friend only to find out later that all his thing were taken by Ikeda who clumsily, quite guy claim to be his stalker & ask his permission to appoint him as his official stalker. Will Aizawa accept Ikeda’s offer?
Boku no Kawaii Stalker: went from creepy to passably cute
A Farewell Song:
Best story of the collection. Bittersweet sempai-kohai drama. Please tell me they meet again after graduation.
A Short Road to School: Grade school kids getting to know each other. Nothing grand but s’alright
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Switch – Naked Ape
Eto Kai may look like a squeaky clean kid, but the Greater Kanto Narcotics Control Division’s new investigator hides a violent alter ego and a dangerous past. With his stoic partner Hal Kurabayashi, Kai is assigned to track down and stop the distribution of Dragon Speed, a dangerous new drug. But Ryugen, the syndicate trafficking the drug, is almost impossible to infiltrate. Add street violence and a jurisdiction war with the Meguro Police, and poor Kai is in for some very long days at the office.
Riveting narcotics drama but with shounen ai so low-key it’s almost non-existent.
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Nigireba Kobushi Hirakeba Tenohira – Kuki Wakame
Sleepy Asada always uses Furuya as alarm clock. One day Furuya does something unexpected…
Eeeh…?! So does he like him or not?!
(source: https://bato.to)
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Imitator – Katou Setsuko
Satomi is your average older-uke salaryman, a hard worker guy type. When one of his co-workers, Oikawa, approaches him, he finds a resemblance between Oikawa and his son – who turned out as the same age as Oikawa. Later when Oikawa invited himself to infiltrate Satomi’s house, he makes a shocking confession enough to make Satomi falls for him.
Satomi is going to have a really awkward day in the office…
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Bitter Pain – Mio Junta
A spin-off from Sugar Pain…Tamaki finally gets his own story!
Cute rebound romance with rushed ending.
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Bitter Pain – Mio Junta
A spin-off from Sugar Pain…Tamaki finally gets his own story!
Cute rebound romance with rushed ending.
