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Mousou One Room – Umiyuki Lily
A collection of two stories:
1-3) Mousou One Room
Mizuho, a guy who spent his days living off his girlfriend, has been dumped; leaving him penniless, homeless and to top it all off, jobless. He visits his childhood friend’s place to ask for help, and when there, meets his elder brother, Arikawa Sunao – the super popular porn manga artist! To Mizuho’s pleasant surprise, he offers to let him stay over for the time being. But Arikawa keeps sexually harassing him, saying that Mizuho is his material for work?!4) Koinu Datte Otona ni Naru
Shii and Nagi have been friends since childhood. They share a strong bond towards each other. Along the way, Shii started to develop some feelings towards Nagi since he’s starting to get cuter and cuter. However he can’t just let Nagi know his true feelings since he’s four years older than Nagi, not to mention he’s just an innocent child in his eyes! Can Shii eventually express his own feelings? And is Nagi really an innocent child like Shii had always thought?5-6) Koinu wa Otona no Yume o Miru (A Puppy’s Dream of Being an Adult)
After confirming their feelings for each other, Shii and Nagi have officially became lovers, however Nagi just can’t ignore the fact that Shii is 4 years older than him, making him even more conscious about the age gap. Anxiety comes between these two as Nagi tries to lessen the gap by trying to take the relationship into a higher level whereas Shin wants to take the relationship in slower pace. Will light shine upon these two lover-birds? Can they forget all the unnecessary things and try to be honest with each other?Musou One Room: Ugh, I hate dub-con stories! Plus the couple was boring. Mada and Suguri’s story would have been more interesting.
Koinu Datte Otona ni Naru + Koinu wa Otonta no Yume o Miru: Much better! Angsty age gap romance with cute, sweet uke and a nice, gentlemanly seme.
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Ii Kankei de Komatteru – Machiya Hatoko
A collection of old and new stories, cute, funny, and sweetly intimate.
1) Coworkers in an easygoing relationship.
2-3) Childhood friends go to a planetarium.
4) A responsible salaryman enjoys the unconventional attitude of a new intern.
5-8) A school librarian is tempted by a determined student.This good relationship bothers me: Smutty bore but I think the president should have his own story.
Deep in Winter +
Under the stars: A passably cute childhood friends to lovers romance that could be so much more
Lets sparkle: An age-gap, boss+subordinate romance that shows promise
Library Temptation +
Library Love +
Lingering Traces +
Fireworks Hanabi: Started out as smutty bore but quickly redeemed itself by turning out to be an evocative librarian+student romance.
(source: https://mangapark.org)
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Ikujinashi no Koi – Rika Isaki
Asakura, a writer, coincidentally came across high-schooler Mihara who has feelings for his male friend. He sees himself in Mihara because of his bitter past love. By a twist of fate, it turns out that Mihara’s homeroom teacher, Mizumori, is the very person he loved…
This collection’s theme is childhood friends and reunions.
Ikujinashi no Koi + The Adult After: Asakura has unrequited love for his childhood friend Mizumori whom he lost contact with then later meet again as an adult. There were boring talky bits I skimmed but halle-fucking-luya when he finally confessed.
To Meet You: Jobless thirty-something Kaida goes back to his hometown and was forced to work in the shop manned by Shunya, a 20-year old who was his friend when they were both much younger. Pushy kid but would Kaida take him seriously?
Us Forever After: High school friends Kazuma and Haruhisa tries to keeps things normal after Kazuma confessed to Haruhisa. You guys know you can be both best friends AND boyfriends, right? Cutest story of the collection.
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Futari Hyakkei: Kaze no Owari Haru no Hajimari – Mita Ori
Ryou, who is taciturn and Keisuke, who is always energetic. This is the story of the two polar opposite lovers who live together. Keisuke is down with a bad cold and lost his voice became unable to talk to to Ryou. For the first time, together in a quiet room, Ryou realized how important the words that Keisuke regularly says to him are. And that’s the words of sweet love.
It’s so rare to get an established couple in a one-shot. Double the treat that the story is very sweet and fluffy!
This is relationship goals right here, people!!!
(source: http://mangahasu.se)
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Dokusen Kenshiro –
Kousaka Akiho
Misaki, who’s working for an advertising agency falls in love at first sight with Masahiro’s posture when he sees him by chance on the street. He comes up and asks him to work as a model. While working together, Misaki came to love and be possessive towards Masahiro, but one day he is suddenly kissed by Masahiro…?!
He’s a model blah blah blah.
He kissed me blah blah blah.
Boooring!
(source: https://myreadingmanga.info)
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Kare to kare no ijiwaru na kyori – Narusaka Rin
Spin off of Kare no Tokubetsu na Kare which involves Sahara and Moriya.
Shigeru & Sahara: Crossdressing is fun. Pining after a guy pining after his childhood friend is not.
Louis & Yuuchi: “There’s no one cuter than an idiot”. Best couple.
Ryouta & Seo: too similar to Back Stage
Tatsuya & Suruga: hmm…I need to read their manga first
(source: http://www.mangago.me)
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Hitotsu Yane no Shita no Kedamono – Kuroiwa Chihaya
Daigo’s going to be a university student starting from spring. He has two male cousins who are identical twins, called Shin and Jin. Daigo has always been secretly in love with the kind Jin who’s always treated him like a younger brother. However, his feelings were exposed by Shin, who’s always doted on him as well. Under pressure by Shin who said to him “Choose me,” although he resisted at first, looking at the same face as the person he likes and hearing the same voice, his heart can’t help but beat faster…?!
He said NO, dumbass!
I hate Shin. Jin was the better twin.
(source: http://mangakakalot.com)
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MANGA: Nichiyoubi ni Pound Cake
Nichiyoubi ni Pound Cake – Amida Shizuku
In their two-person household, Takeyoshi’s the one who keeps everything running. So when his widower dad says he’s inviting a coworker over, he gets annoyed at having to do more housework…but that’s not all! Who exactly is this “Nishida,” and why does Takeyoshi’s dad never shut up about how pretty he is? Could his dad be harboring a little crush…and could Takeyoshi feel the same?
Aye on the uncommon characters, nay on the erratic plot developments.
(source: Futekiya)
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Osananajimi wa Boko no Hero! – Mizuki Tama
Haruzake Nao is a sweet boy who has started work at a flower shop. His cousin, Monjirou, is the intimidating Vice President of the Tadano Group. Since childhood Monjirou has protected Nao from all sorts of trouble.
While Monjirou may harbor secret intentions towards Nao, Nao himself may think of Monjirou as more than just a childhood friend. Monjirou is, after all, his hero!Ugh! Fucked up and cliched. There’s innocent and there’s weak and stupid. There’s protective and there’s creepy and obsessive. Guess which one’s what.
Monjirou and Nozawa was a better ship.
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Monster Petite Panic – Kanda Neko
Suzuki Kojirou (his Kago is Efreet) is a member of the public morals committee at a high school which gathers a lot of students whose “Kago” powers are stronger than normal people.
Could use a little sophisticating (is this a word?) but still cute…
