Pit Babe (2023)

 I wanted to like Pit Babe more than I actually did. The first episode was perfect, Babe was so sexy and Charlie had the right amount of goofiness to make him adorable but not irritating. I was really enjoying it, and also the Alpha/Omega hints were nice. But sincerely I got sort of bored after that, and instead of feeling for the characters, when they were unhappy (like Babe after the supposed death of Charlie), everything seemed forced. I think this was a good plot with right actors, but it was probably the adaptation from the novel (which I read) that didn't work. HEA. You can see it on iQIYI. Heat Level: 5/6.

Heat Level:

1/6: glances, caress, hugs, no kisses

2/6: kisses, closed mouth or camera angles

3/6: full kisses, clothes on

4/6: full kisses, some clothes off, hands above the waist, pants stay on

5/6: most clothes off, they have sex, but it’s masked, no sexy sounds

6/6: full nudity mostly hidden by camera angles, they have sex, sexy sounds

My Secret Love (2022)

 My Secret Love was the classical college romance, nice male leads, enemies to lovers thrope, separation and reunion and HEA. Nice side characters, even if it was a little bit strange that three apparently straight guys, friends between them, all fell in love with men. Indeed my preferred couple, even more than Kim and Mek, were Lee and Park: I would have not minded to see more about them, probably a series centered around them would have been more interesting than Kim and Mek. HEA. Heat Level: 4/6.

Heat Level:

1/6: glances, caress, hugs, no kisses

2/6: kisses, closed mouth or camera angles

3/6: full kisses, clothes on

4/6: full kisses, some clothes off, hands above the waist, pants stay on

5/6: most clothes off, they have sex, but it’s masked, no sexy sounds

6/6: full nudity mostly hidden by camera angles, they have sex, sexy sounds

Restart(ed) (2022)

 In Restart(ed) the main couple is U and Chin (even if, I think Pat was way better than Chin), but again, my favorite couple was the side one, Zeemai and Zo. This is again a college romance, nothing out of ordinary, nice characters, cute couples, enough sweet kissing to entice interest. The triangle between U, Chin and Pat was nice, also cause I felt for Pat and was a little bit sad his story was doomed. HEA. You can see it on WeTV. Heat Level: 4/6.

Heat Level:

1/6: glances, caress, hugs, no kisses

2/6: kisses, closed mouth or camera angles

3/6: full kisses, clothes on

4/6: full kisses, some clothes off, hands above the waist, pants stay on

5/6: most clothes off, they have sex, but it’s masked, no sexy sounds

6/6: full nudity mostly hidden by camera angles, they have sex, sexy sounds

MADK by Ryou Sumiyoshi

Makoto has long been ostracized because of his odd hobbies and a sexual kink others would see as disgusting. One day he finds a book on summoning demons and manages to summon the intimidatingly beautiful and rather chatty Archduke J. The demon offers to grant Makoto’s deepest twisted desire in exchange for his life. Once Makoto has sated his demented appetites, he fulfills his end of the bargain, only to find he’s been reborn as a monster…in hell!

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/4bu6sbr)

Castle Mango by Muku Ogura

Yorozu lives at Castle Mango, a "love hotel" where couples pay for a few hours to themselves. But his quiet life is violated when Togame arrives to shoot an adult film! Soon Yorozu's being "mistaken" for an actor, having his pants suddenly removed and watching his little brother get hit on. Togame eventually agrees to stay away from Yorozu's brother, but there's a catch - and it's not something Yorozu's going to like!

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/494UxPM)

...and I Love You by Masato Inoue

I'm in love with you. Like, the kind where I want you to make love to me. 10 years after losing his wife, Haru receives this confession from his step-son Ryo. The two may not be related by blood but have up to this point lived a peaceful life as a family. Haru doesn't want for their relationship to change. He just wants things to stay as they are so nothing is broken. But love doesn't always work like that. "Playing Family," the carefully written story of a step-dad battling his emotions for his step-son, and other sentimental love stories are contained in this bittersweet volume.

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/3HVFThV)

Bond of Dreams, Bond of Love by Yaya Sakuragi

High school student Ao has been dreaming about his longtime neighbor Ryomei, a priest at the local Shinto shrine. A little freaked out--and a lot excited--at the prospect of having a relationship with Ryomei, Ao gathers up his courage, confesses his feelings...and gets turned down flat. Luckily, Ao's not the kind to give up easily. Thanks to some creative persistence (and Ryomei's weakening resolve), he finally gets a kiss. But one single kiss won't satisfy him for long!

High school student Ao has been dreaming about his longtime neighbor Ryomei, a priest at the local Shinto shrine. A little freaked out--and a lot excited--at the prospect of having a relationship with Ryomei, Ao gathers up his courage, confesses his feelings...and gets turned down flat. Luckily, Ao's not the kind to give up easily. Thanks to some creative persistence (and Ryomei's weakening resolve), he finally gets a kiss. But one single kiss won't satisfy him for long!

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/3ST44nf)

Coyote by Ranmaru Zaria

A forbidden romance between a werewolf and a human whose passion conceals a dark secret.

Coyote, a werewolf, goes through life hiding his true identity. But when a handsome human pianist catches him in heat, forbidden passion explodes.

Coyote has lived his entire life hiding his true identity as a werewolf, and in a cruel twist of fate, he ends up falling for Marleen, the successor to a werewolf-hunting mafia family. As the conflict between their families intensifies, the two renew their love for each other, but Marleen’s family won’t have it, and the mafia heir is placed under house arrest. Undeterred, Coyote ponders a way to free him!

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/3wek4aP)