Love Voice by Hongou

 

Everyday, Haruya looks forward to the announcement made by the school's library. He can't help but fall for the beautiful voice that comes from the intercom. Lo and behold he meets the voice's owner one day at the library. It belongs to a student in the same year called Takashina who is labeled as unapproachable and cold by other students. But that is not what Haruya sees when he first met Takashina. In fact, he wants to get know the person behind the voice even more.

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/3LlkUXB)

Scent of Spring by Tsutomu

 

With a beautiful face and delicate build, he comes in every month on the same day to buy flowers, but who are they for? Should I get the nerve to talk to him? Or would it be weird to talk to him after all this time…? Guided by the small of spring, the buds that have sprouted in their two hearts burst into bloom. Outside of the title story – an eruption of high school fantasies?! Sweet, agonizing love at the age of 17, and new works, all included in this complete collection of short stories!

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

Would You Like to Be a Family? by Koyama

 

Families come in many shapes and sizes, and these three are no different!

Takemura is a loner with little interest in socializing with others. Bullied in high school for being gay, he prefers to spend time by himself so he won't get hurt again. When he runs into his bright, friendly coworker Natsui in the supermarket, he's surprised to find out that he's a single father... and even more surprised to be invited to dinner, with no room to decline!

Kuma is a good guy, but due to his constant scowl and rough appearance is often dismissed as a deadbeat. When he oversees his friend's older brother break up with his boyfriend, Yagi, Kuma becomes intrigued with this attractive stranger and slowly, his curiosity begins to blossom into a crush.

Kodama is a reserved psychology major who is approached by the loud, outgoing Harada when he falls ill on his way home. It turns out the two of them study at the same university, and Harada insists the two become friends. But as they spend more time with one another, Kodama begins to question how he truly feels.

Follow three very different relationships in this intimate collection of short Boys Love stories.

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/4eVDByF)

Tie Me, Unravel Me, Kiss Me by Emi Mitsuki

 

Growing up, Tsukasa aspired to take over his father's tailor shop. Even his friends in middle school, Kaito and Adachi, saw his tenacity and passion at an early age. As friends do, they make promises to each other they swear to keep. But these promises were more than just pinky promises; they were declarations of love under the guise of friendship. Eventually, they all go their separate ways by the time they reach high school and the promises they made lay to rest. Now, Tsukasa runs his father's shop and the days of his youth are all but a distant memory. That is, until Kaito unexpectedly walks into his shop. But he is not here to fulfill promises or reminisce about their school days. Instead, he is the bearer of bad news as his father's construction company plans on demolishing the shopping district where Tsukasa's shop is. Tensions rise as childhood friends reunite under stressful and unfortunate circumstances. Will romantic feelings from long ago remain the same or will time unravel those sentiments?

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/3S63JwM)

The 10 O'Clock Rule by Sachi Murakami

 

"Every night, he would call to ensure I was safe. Now we are adults; he will even come pick me up. Always, at precisely 10 o'clock." As someone who only fancies cute guy, the high school teacher Wataru Chinen's first love was a 'miscalculation.' He never thought that his lovely childhood friend, Ryusei Yamaguchi will turn into a capable adult man, leaving all his youthful innocentness. When Ryusei confessed, "I've always wanted to hold you," with his domineering eyes, Wataru couldn't say a word.

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/3S9lICK)

Child X Adult Equation by Mayami

 

Chiharu and Satoshi are childhood friends since preschool.
Raised as the only son of the Nanjou family, Chiharu was a crybaby. Satoshi on the other hand was a tough, rambunctious child who loved playing soccer more than anything else.
Nowadays Chiharu is popular with the girls, unlike Satoshi. But he has a secret crush that he can't let anyone know, especially Satoshi.
Watch as Chiharu's coming-of-age story unfolds, and how he gets his entire family involved.

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/4f237lB)

Boring Ninomiya-san by Mitsunaga Hirama

 

Cram school teacher Ninomiya just got dumped by his boyfriends after being told "it’s boring being with you." After losing all of his self-esteem, the person who appears in front of him is a radiantly handsome man, Sada. Ninomiya gets asked out by him and spends a night with him but... Flirty Sada and serious Ninomiya, the scary eyes Takama and flashy-looking Senba... Handsome x dull boy couples unveil the "I am your senpai!"series!

This series has been published in Japan since 2013 which Japanese title name is "Tsumaranai Ninomiya-san"

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/4cUnH6l)

Azure Chalk by Yuri Takayoshi

 

Miyatake and Saijo, the tall freshmen from basketball club who always compete against each other on everything, have been hanging out together since junior high. After entering high school, they became closer to Komori, the tiny and gentle guy who immediately charmed both of them. Miyatake assumed Komori is interested more in Saijo who is a better basketball player, so he started avoiding his crush. Little he knows Komori might care about him more than he thought... Meanwhile, Nakatani, the giant ace from basketball club, started approaching Saijo aggressively.

This volume includes a one-shot "My Neighbor is Handsome and I'm Ugly"
Manabu is just an ordinary man with an average face who lives in a run-down apartment. One day Ikeda, a handsome and gentle new neighbor invited Manabu to have dinner in his room. When Manabu is busy playing with Ikeda's odd dog , Ikeda suddenly hugged him..?!

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/3xXXIM0)

Let's Shack Up! by Natsume Katsura

 

Uchida has been sharing a house with five other guys when Hiyori, his father's best friend's son finally join. Hiyori in Uchida's memory was pure and angelic, but the Hiyori who stands in front of him now is much taller and muscular than Uchida! Although he is still in shock mode, it seems like the healing air headed aura coming from Hiyori still makes his chest throb... It's true that he looks exactly like Uchida's type, but after major heartbreak in the past, Uchida is still not ready to fall in love again...

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/46boLzZ)

Stories from the Shopping District by Samba Maekawa

 

After hearing about his father's hospitalization, Shouta decided to leave his Pastaio job in Italy and inherit his family Western cuisine restaurant in Hurubita Shopping District. Not much has changed in the district, except probably his-used-to-be-innocent childhood friend, Makoto, who had now bloomed into an attractive guy everyone in the district wanted to sleep with. Makoto's "casual" relationship with many young men in the district kinda drives Shouta crazy, but maybe... Just maybe Makoto still saves some of his innocence for the guy who hadn't been home for 7 years...

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/4cX3uw8)

The Rogue in Room 3 by Chouko Kabutomaru

 

"This perverted old man played with my body... I should have hated this, but why..."

Although he had graduated from University, Yuya was jobless, that's why he couldn't say no when his grandfather asked him to manage his old apartment. Once in the past, Yuya had a crush with one of the renters, Shino, a gentle big-brother-like who has an excellent drawing skill. Unfortunately, that man now has turned into a sleazy adult with perverted attitude! Not only that, Shino kept pushing himself on Yuya! Things get more complicated after it was revealed that Shino is actually the author that Yuya has always admired? Between lingered feeling, eternal admiration and the surrender to desire -- Comical, Sexy, and Entertaining! "The Rouge in the Room 3" has everything that you expect from classic BL!

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/3S8nCU9)