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MANGA: Suezen Kurau wa Otoko no Tachi
Suezen Kurau wa Otoko no Tachi – Tobi Washio
Sera, a sexually curious salaryman, has newly set his sights on Ryo, a new employee at his favourite bar.
He tries to talk to him about sex, a new kind of pleasure, but Ryo is popular with men and women of all ages and has a lot of experience.
But he can’t catch on, and when he pesters him, Ryo gets mad and teaches him about the pleasures of the backside…It’s Man’s Nature To Eat What’s Served is a golden retriever/black cat romance between a bi-curious salaryman and a rough-and-tough bartender.
Sera is a known playboy who exhausted all the games he could play when he learned how good in bed Ryo was. So good that women came to the bar begging for him, and Sera wanted a piece of that.
Sera started pestering the younger man, stalking, following, and generally making a nuisance of himself, so Ryo decided to teach him a lesson. Which backfired because Sera discovered he liked it up the ass. Which led to more pestering and more backdoor shenanigans.
Sera’s unputdownable merry disposition makes it difficult to say no, and Ryo’s cold, sharp demeanor hints at a vulnerability he desperately tries to hide. The salaryman affectionately thinks of him as a black cat slowly revealing his soft side.
Personally, I’m not so sure of the depth of Sera’s feelings. He seemed more like a guy who’s happily going with the flow since it’s fun for him. Ryo’s the one who is trying not to feel things because he doesn’t want to be treated like trash.
The ending feels a bit open-ended, and okay, maybe it did convince me that these two might work. While not as funny as Tobi Washio‘s other works, this is a good-ish example of lust-to-love romance with sex leading to conflicting feels to (hopefully) a genuine emotional connection.
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MANGA: Hochichirui Hitoka
Hochichirui Hitoka – Tobi Washio
Eiji is a guy who loves animals so much he will spend his entire paycheck to celebrate their birthdays. Today, he is as broke as always! He is also constantly frustrated, muttering he wants to go at it too while watching two lions copulate. But then, he wakes up in bed with his straight-laced co-worker Mitsuru, doing it with another guy for the first time…!?
This is a romance inspired by horny gay lions going at it at the zoo.
Mammal, Hominid began when two zookeepers watched the lions, and Eiji, the senior keeper, grew wistful about wanting sex.
It’s his birthday, and animal-obsessed Eiji just blew his paycheck on bananas for the gorillas. His subordinate Mitsuru offered to treat him to ramen, and many drinks later, they ended up in Mitsuru’s bed. Dub con ensues.
An awkward morning follows, then an angry confession by Mitsuru left Eiji’s head spinning. But, if their gay lions are happy, maybe he and Mitsuru can work too?
OMG, this one is a riot! From the hilarious way the animals’ expressions were drawn to the humans being complete idiots, this manga had me LOLing!
Eiji is a dork with no filter, and useless except that he really, really loves animals. He’s also endearingly open, honest, and comfortable in his own skin. Unknown to him, he inspired Mitsuru years ago to be honest with himself, and because of that, Mitsuru never forgot the boy who taught him not to be ashamed of liking what he likes.
I lived for the confession scene where the contrast between Mitsuru’s anger at Eiji avoiding him while baring his soul and vowing to make Eiji fall in love with him was intense and hella swoony!
I loved how the two always commnunicated openly no matter how embarassing the topic. It was fun to watch them navigate their personal and work relationship and it was a joy to see them grow as a couple.
This is a humorous yet heartfelt story full of awkward moments, honest confessions, and shenanigans, both human and animal. Overall, a romance worthy of love-struck lions!
P.S.
Their nosy co-workers are complete idiots too! I want their story!!!
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MY TOP BL MANGA OF 2023
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MANGA: Enishi Majiwaru Haguremono
Enishi Majiwaru Haguremono – Tobi Washio
Kazusa, an exorcist gifted with strong spiritual powers, is spirited away by a Crow Tengu on his way back from a case. Nagi’s brilliant white feathers brand him an outcast from his people, but he has a plan: become stronger by siphoning the essence of a powerful exorcist… through the bond of sex.
Outcasts Bound by Fate is a paranormal romance between two traditional enemies, an exorcist and a crow yokai called tengu.
It all started when village pariah Nagi hatched a hair-brained scheme to strengthen his powers by sexually bonding with a young but powerful exorcist, Kazusa. And being powerful, Kazusa thwarted the white tengu’s advances repeatedly, though Nagi kept coming back night after night. Later, Kazusa recognized a kindred spirit and offered his friendship, which soon blossomed into something more.
Both MCs are outcasts since childhood, Nagi for being an albino and Kazusa for his supernatural abilities. The exorcist was dropped off the temple when he was still a child, and his parents quickly washed their hands of him. The tengu, though known to have strong wind powers, was nearly kicked out of his village if not for the village elder’s decision to let him stay.
The story is sweet and super funny, with an undercurrent of sadness that made me root hard for our outcast lovers. Nagi is stunning, hella gorgeous, and the perfect tengu seme. There’s not a lot of tengu boyfriends around, but this crow yokai adores his human, and it’s swoony AF!
And I loved Nagi for being the first to open his heart to a lonely tengu no one wants. And he might be a virgin, but he’s no shrinking violet. There’s lots of steam once Kazusa gets over his initial virginal hesitations. Plus, our boy’s a fighter who stormed an entire village to find his tengu after Nagi went missing!
All in all, a fateful tale full of laughs and feels!
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MANGA: Uso Ka Makoto Ka
Uso Ka Makoto Ka – Tobi Washio
One day, Taiyou, a popular guy because of his good looks, was asked by a senior student at his part-time job to take care of his cousin, Tsukihiko, who is attending the same university as Taiyou.
However, Tsukihiko is rude to him from the beginning to the end, Taiyou still tries to be lenient towards him, but on the inside, he’s on the verge of exploding because of him!
Suddenly, Tsukihiko confessed his feelings to Taiyou and took him to an empty classroom where he made his move…!
Lie or Truth is a senpai/kohai, childhood connection romance between two university students.
This is an older uke, younger seme romance where the seme, Tsukihiko, is cold, blunt, and dub cons his way into the uke, Taiyou’s pants. I was initially meh about Tsukihiko, but as the story progressed, he somehow won me over.
The two MCs initially got off the wrong foot. Taiyou, known to be popular and cheerful, approached Tsukihiko as a favor to his work colleague, requesting he looks after his cousin. But the younger man bluntly told him his smile was fake and gave him the cold shoulder. Then out of the blue, Tsukihiko confessed, and Taiyou rejected him as revenge. It began a little game of notice me kohai/senpai.
The key aspect here is the childhood connection that began a lifelong devotion to one’s crush. I love this trope, and the execution was perfectly balanced between hot/cold, humorous, fluffy, light angst, and steam.
And dub-conning Tsukihiko, I forgave because he acknowledged going too far and apologized for putting Taiyou in that spot. The forehead kiss was everything!
The guy on the cover is Taiyou. Tsukihiko’s character is drawn with overlong bangs covering his face. And you can bet it hides an uber-cool seme face! Check out bonus chapters.
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MANGA: Bros.
Bros. – Tobi Washio
A cute little brother suddenly became a beast. “Little brother, don’t you have something to tell me?” “You’re one to talk!” Yusuke and Tokio are brothers living together in their parents’ house during their absence. One night they have an unexpected encounter in the city, and their secret is revealed: Yusuke is gay, and Tokio is bi. Even though it was a choking discovery, Yusuke keeps trying to play the good older brother role, while the younger brother Tokio can’t see him with the same eyes anymore. The love battle between a poker face brother and another that has a soft spot for bad men begins!
Bros. is brother complex turned brotherly love with the usual caveat to make the taboo more palatable. Rarely does this trope employ actual brothers.
Big brother Yusuke wears his heart on his sleeve, is a bit of a doofus, unlucky with men, and determines to be the bestest big brother to poker-faced Tokio, a surly guy with an aggressive streak. Things took a turn when the brothers bumped into each other one night with their male dates. It surprised the heck out of them to know they are both queers, and Tokio started seeing his brother in a different light.
Tokio is one of those semes who dub-cons his way into things. The transition from brothers to lovers was done in a brilliant cliffhanger which would have been effective if I hadn’t seen it so many times already.
The brother side of their relationship was actually more endearing because Yusuke is such a doting big brother. He’s very conflicted but it doesn’t stop him from taking care of Tokio like he always has.
The overall execution was good but lacked the oomph to make the story more memorable for me. If brotherly love is your jam, this one’s tasty enough.
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