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MANGA: Reply
Reply – Yoneda Kou
Told from the alternating perspectives of an emotionally reserved salesman and the shy mechanic who’s in love with him.
I love Tamaki’s poker face! And he’s the aggressive one…
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MANGA: Ano Ko To Juliet

Ano Ko To Juliet – Kojima Lalako
“Mitsuru and I, we’re Romeo and Juliet.” High school students, Ryousuke and Mitsuru are lovers since childhood. But their fathers are with daggers drawn. They really don’t want to be separated…With this mind, the decision to elope…?! Besides the main title work, this book also contains the love of a popular idol x childhood friend, and the timid love of the one carrying out someone else’s love letters ♥ The sparkling high school loves, a short compilation gem!
That Boy & Juliet: Madly in love high schoolers go against their father’s wishes and try to elope. Endearing but we can do without the domestic abuse.
Dramatic Boyfriend+Melancholy Boyfriend: An unexpectedly angsty and also cute story of an idol and his childhood friend turned boyfriend. We can do without pedo sensei.
The Funeral Ceremony Of Love Letters: Ghostly letter writing connects lonely high schooler to a boy mourning the loss his girlfriend. Full of tears and longing but also hopeful. Best story.
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MANGA: Nidaime Jiguko Brothers

Nidaime Jigoku Brothers – Tacocasi
Love stories of the 10 princes of hell.
Which are the cutest things ever!!! This is what Hoozuki no Reitetsu should have been if only Hoozuki hooked up with Hakutaku.
Look at these dorks!
This needs to be an anime and it’s going to be BIG! STANNING!!!
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MANGA: 3 Ban Sen No Campanella

3 Ban Sen No Campanella – Kyouyama Atsuki & Kikoenai Koe
Kanou was driven to apathy after suddenly being rejected by a boyfriend who he never doubted their mutual feelings for. Living by himself is impossible. But momentarily falling in love is more frightening. Even then, his heart fluttered when a high-schooler saved him at a station, and a course of events made him waver towards his boss at work. Just to be together with someone you love forever. Even with something so simple, why is it this hard?
A heart swayed by a train with an unknown destination.
During a local train trip, love wanders between “living” and “loving”.Beautiful and melancholy like a Wong Kar Wai film that ends happily.
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MANGA: Sora Kara Furumono

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

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: Zodiac Boys

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: Ore No Mono Ni Nareba Ii

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: Kiss Made Ato 3 Senchi

Kiss Made Ato 3 Senchi – Chidori Peko
Sakurazuka, a manager at an entertainment agency, has been on the receiving end of the advances by the agency’s president, Umekage, for many years. At some point recently, however, the joking confessions by Umekage have, oddly enough, started to become more serious!
Kiss Made Ato 3 Senchi: Meh, not feeling this president. Back off dude!
Romance + Reactions: Now that’s more like it! Cute age-gap love story.
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MANGA: Star Collector Vol. 2

Star Collector Vol. 2 – Sophie Schonhammer & Anna Backhausen
Fynn’s favorite activities are skipping class, smoking, and lying around. So when he’s told it’s time to shape up and try doing something else for a change, he has no idea where to even start.
Then, on a nighttime walk around his neighborhood, he sees a stranger with a telescope up on a hill: his name is Niko, and he loves to watch the stars. Intrigued, Flynn decides to find out more about this nerdy boy and what could be so interesting about the night sky that he loves so much.
This is the second and final volume of the Star Collector series.
This is the angstier, more painful sequel to Star Collector Vol. 1 in which there were a lot of fights and unnecessary drama. Nico shutting Fynn out made me want to shake him. Also, Nico’s homophobic dad, do we really need him there?
I liked the fluffier Vol 1 better but Vol. 2 also had many poignant moments, like Nico and Fynn’s visit to Nico’s grandfather or Fynn’s mom who knows.
I love Nico and Fynn. I think they’re cute together and that they finally saw their shooting star but THAT’S IT?!
More please!
P.S.
review of Star Collector Vol. 1 here
I received a copy of Star Collector Vol. 2 from Tokyo Pop via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Rating:
3 Stars – not exactly setting my world on fire but I liked it





























