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Stray Bullet Baby – Ichikawa Kei
Movie advertising agency employee Murakami Chihiro has someone he yearns for. His customer is fashion magazine editor Motona Kiyoharu. An incredible worker with an attractive smile, he is the one person Chihiro really desires, but they don’t get any opportunity to get closer. However one fateful day,at a drinking party Chihiro looks after a drunken Motona and takes him home…!? Selfish beauty x manipulative guy, Ichikawa Kei’s new office workers BL now begins.
Damn! I should have put more faith on Ichikawa-sensei. I thought Honna would be an evil manipulative bastard but by god did it turn out to be so cute and fluffy!
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Itoshi No Momonga Kareshi – Hirakita Yuya
After helping an unusual kid, Tsukasa’s unrequited love interest Kairi becomes a squirrel. This happens because Tsukasa makes a love request to the mountain god saying, “I want to always be with Kairi”! Now both must stick together and figure out how Kairi can revert back to his human body…
I prefer Nagao to the squirrel boyfriend.
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Hearty – Yuko Yoshida
You lie. This is how you get through life without bumps. This is Honma’s skill. One day, while attending a university group meetup, he meets a student by the name of Ikai. He takes an interest in the serious and honest Ikai and decides to make him his next plaything and initiates contact. Suspicious, Ikai sets a one-month time limit for them to go out?
I remained unconvinced.
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Umibe no Etranger – Kii Kanna
Three years ago, Hashimoto Shun, a gay novelist in the making, met Chibana Mio, a very quiet high school student, in Okinawa. Mio had lost both of his two parents and was often seen sitting on a bench until very late, watching the sea, near Shun’s house. They slowly grew closer to one another, but Mio suddenly had to leave the island, to pursue his studies… Three years later, Mio returns to Okinawa: “I’ve been thinking a lot these last three years… Even if he’s a man too, I love Shun.” Will these two finally be able to take a step forward together?
My second Kii Kanna manga. I’m still trying to get use to her writing syle. I like the artwork but the story is unnecessarily complicated.
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My Top BL Manga of 2017
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Sick – Kurahashi Tomo
He’s good-looking, he’s suave and he comes from a rich family. Everything is all smooth-sailing in Sudou’s life. Not to mention, he doesn’t have a girl tying him down.
He’s got drama-free friends and basically a blossoming campus life. That’s how it was supposed to be. However, the highlight of his day is always teasing socially crippled Kishi, who shares the same seminar as him.
“What in the world am I doing!?”I really liked Sudou’s slimeball seme character but Kishi’s wimpy uke shtick was not appealing to me. The big bro should have his own story.
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Mic and Neo – Aniya Yuiji
[Volume 1] A story about the impermanence of worldly things, containing domesticity, romance, and mystery. This is the volume on desire and earthly temptations.
A young man attempts suicide and loses his memories. Mic (borrowed name) is found by the caretaker of the Buddhist temple, Neo, who takes him under his wing. Upon doing so, Neo discovers that Miku was carrying a kiddie bag packed with… huge rolls of money?! Mic becomes a freeloader at the temple, living his days worry-free while waiting for his memory to return. But then Neo comes to discover Mic’s dark past… Aniya Yuiji’s new series! A Boy’s Love tale filled with Buddhism and mystery!
[Volume 2] An unusual domestic love mystery. This is the purification and rebirth edition.
Mic (borrowed name) is a young man who attempted suicide and then lost his memory. Neo is the temple worker who found Mic and took him in. Mic enjoys a carefree lifestyle at the temple at first, but his memory starts to trickle back before long. Separately, Neo begins to uncover Mic’s past and is slowly crushed beneath the weight of the knowledge. “I’ll never fall in love with Mic” he promises. Does his heart agree…? As we put an end to the tale, this is where Mic and Neo’s story begins.
At it’s core, this is a simple love story of the paranormal kind that fortunately ended happily. The rest are just there to make things convoluted.
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Sensei! Koi No Shitsumon Desu! – Tomoe Fumi
Sensei steals glances at me. I think it’s cute because I want to make him mine. A sweet high school love story.
For me, this is less of a love story and more of a teacher’s worst nightmare.
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Killing Stalking – Koogi
Yoonbum, a scrawny quiet boy, has a crush on one of the most popular and handsome guys in school, Sangwoo. One day, with Yoonbum’s obsession towards Sangwoo reaching its peak, Yoonbum decides to enter Sangwoo’s home. But what he saw inside was not the Sangwoo he had dreamed of.
This thing’s twisted alright. I dunno who’s crazier of the two. Is it good? Oh hell yeah! If you can stomach the abuse…
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The Shop of Magician Sylvan – Ike Reibun
A slave boy is saved by a Magician. Tim, the slave has begun to fall in love with this amazing Magician.
Majorly cheesy stuff.
