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MANGA: Kuma to Interi
Kuma to Interi – Basso
Collection of interconnecting oneshots:
1) Con Te (With You)
A waiter, Neri, working in a high-end restaurant likes intellectual gentlemen and is currently involved in a “sexual relationship” with a third-class politician. Will the politican ever become the gentleman Neri prefers?2) Orso e Intellettuale (Bear and Intellectual)
A politican and a photographer meet during a holiday. But is the photographer really what he said he is?3) Manifesto
4) Discorso del Gelato (Discussion of Ice Cream)
5) Uomo che è stato Inseguito (Man Who was Chased)
6) La Camera del Primo Pomeriggio (The Room of Early Afternoon)
7) Sigaro (Cigar)
8) Ricco e Riparatore (Rich Man and Repairman)
9) Kuroyama-san no Nioi (Mr. Kuroyama’s Scent)
I’m so glad I discovered this mangaka. Their stories were quite refreshing. This collection, for example, featured politicians as the protagonists, something rarely seen in BL manga.
This josei manga is set in Italy and captures the vulnerability and internal conflicts of gay politicians. The art is clean and simple yet expressive. Highly recommend this for those looking into a more mature and sophisticated BL experience.
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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: 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: Mimitabu no Riyuu
Mimitabu no Riyuu – Kunieda Saika
1) Mimitabu no Riyuu (A Reason for Earlobes)
Yamaguchi is a notorious womanizer. Some men admire him; others can’t stand him. Ishikawa is definitely one of the latter. Nevertheless, when Yamaguchi’s latest girlfriend dumps him, Ishikawa jokingly offers to comfort him with his own body. Unfortunately for Ishikawa, Yamaguchi takes the offer seriously. And, to make matters worse, Ishikawa discovers that he can’t say no!2) Yubisaki no Biyaku (Love Potion Fingertips)
Ishikawa and Yamaguchi are dating, but Yamaguchi’s lovey-dovey behavior makes Ishikawa sick. Hoping to put Yamaguchi in his place, Ishikawa suggests that they “see other people.” But things take a turn for the worse when each one catches the other with a beautiful woman.3) Kuchibiru no Teppen (The Top of the Lip)
Ishikawa usually wears an irritable scowl. So why is he laughing and smiling so happily? Is it because he likes homemade sweets… or the cute girl who made them? Consumed with jealousy, Yamaguchi’s patience is pushed to the limit.4) Tsumuji no Mannaka (The Center of the Hair Whorl)
Ishikawa’s nightmare is in danger of become reality. His boyfriend, Yamaguchi, is trying to win over his family! Fearing for his future, Ishikawa forbids Yamaguchi to visit his home, but Yamaguchi is determined to get close to the Ishikawas, one way or another. If Ishikawa won’t accept him, then maybe Ishikawa’s sister, Hitomi, will…These two are idiots. Never change!
