2024-07-16

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2024-07-16 11:55 am
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A Tunnel of Spring Rain by Kei Ginkawa

 

"The rain that started to fall turned into April's last snowfall. On that day, my sister died. My shoulders that wouldn't stop shaking... were held down by Eiji."

Although Asahi knew Eiji only pampered himself as a replacement, it doesn't stop him to harbor romantic feeling for his sister's former fiancee. The feelings won't come across, the love won't bloom, but Asahi still stays beside the man he loves. Until one night...

A chest-tightening touching love story under the mercy of rain, "Harusame Tunnel" knocks the softest part of your heart.

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/3zHBFJP)
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2024-07-16 11:59 am
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Niwa-kun's Love and Rampage by Tanaka Tadano

 

Tsubasa, 16-years-old, a high-schooler who has no friend or lover.
Due to his natural scary face, he even often gets accused of shoplifting and other crimes. For him, a happy high school life is just a fantasy. One day, Noah, a blonde and handsome Canadian student moved to Tsubasa's class. His bright and friendly personality instantly made him popular... But why did he approach, and hold the timid Tsubasa's hands instead?!
"You are my angel!"
"I want to get to know you"
"You are so cute, Tsubasa."
Began from an awkward friendship to a more-than-platonic love...
"Niwa-kun's Love and Rampage" will certainly warm your day!

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/4d2uwlH)
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2024-07-16 12:02 pm
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The Future of Love Between He and I by Nanameguri

 

Takanashi and Tokunaga are now in a long-distance relationship. They can only convey their feelings through frequent phone calls and have to match their rare day off to meet. Nevertheless, the bond between them is still going as strong as ever... until Tokunaga realizes that his partner might want a warm and big family with a child, the same future he could not give to his own parents. A future with Takanashi living beside him is something that he wishes for, but can he choose that...
A dramatic climax of the hit series "Love Story"!

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/3W7bljL)
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2024-07-16 12:04 pm
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Yamada and the Boy by Ori Mita

 

On Christmas night, on his way home from work, Yamada (age 26) picked up the drunk and crying high schooler Chihiro - a boy worried about his attraction to those of the same sex… A straight working man, and a gay high school student. In this long-awaited work from artist Ori Mito, a spontaneous meeting between two people blooms into a romance that transcends gender.

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/3Sb7Jfz)
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2024-07-16 12:08 pm
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Kind of a Wolf by Machi Suehiro

 

It all started with a cat. The sweet, lovely creature that Shiroki lives with near the university. One day, it decides to wander into the apartment of Hayato Oogami―his rude, noisy neighbor who is up at all hours doing who knows what. When Shiroki chases after it, he discovers a scene beyond his wildest imagination…

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/4bIUolK)
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2024-07-16 12:11 pm
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Good-Bye, Heron by ymz

 

Lone wolf Soji met cheerful and sociable Mika on the school rooftop when they were 16. At first glance, the two seem like polar opposites, but they soon discover that they are in fact birds of a feather, both coming from an unhappy family, carrying all kinds of burdens deep in their hearts. They feel drawn to each other like moths to a flame, trying to compensate what they have lacked in life through a person they can finally feel at ease with. From teens to adults, their relationship and feelings slowly grow into something else...

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/4eY7aj7)
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2024-07-16 12:15 pm
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Song of Our Beginning by Riyu Yamakami

 

"I will catch you one day. As an actor... and as a man!" shouted the newcomer actor Kairi Higa to the genius stage director Seiji Mimasaka. Both of them had been arguing a lot in practices, but such a strong feeling towards each other is probably similar to... "love." Behind the curtain, this battle of men's pride is finally got obstructed by their own irresistible temptation...

This volume includes 2 other stories:
Let me hold you. It has been ten years since we've become lovers, but why, my beautiful and eccentric lover suddenly wanted to call it a quit?! No one has ever cheated or been mean. The only thing that has changed from the first days we were together was just... we've become too close!

Another Sleepless Night
Nana and Tetsuya have been friends for ages. But recently Nana is very troubled with how popular Tetsuya becomes after he started modeling. Nana really hates himself when he got jealous, so he really needs to make his feelings clear this time... if only that Tetsuya is not this air-headed!

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/4bJFZWb)
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2024-07-16 12:18 pm

Your Wish is My Command by Tamaki Kirishima

 

Takeru, the only son of Yakuza family, has one problem: Although he's already a college student, he's still being treated as a child by his minder, Naruse. From home to campus, to even toilet! Naruse never backed down. So Takeru decided to turn his minder's overcaring into a weakness he can exploit, so without any further resistance, he asked Naruse to do something perverted. But why is Takeru the one who feels uncontrollably horny?!

"Your wish is my command" is a run-and-chase passionate relationship between master-servant that would leave you attached while holding excessive laugh.

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/3zBFyQr)
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2024-07-16 12:21 pm
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Warm Coffee by Nanin

 

What Renei Hanemiya wants more than anything is a girlfriend, but he has no job and no place to live. What he does have though, are crazy flirting skills and devilishly charming looks. So where would the perfect place for him to work be? A host club! Hanemiya casually walks into a host club and despite his uncouth appearance at the time, somehow manages to land a job. What he doesn’t realize though, is that all the hosts who work there are homosexuals! To put him in an even more awkward spot, he ends up shacking up with his manager!

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/3W8Ab2K)
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2024-07-16 12:24 pm

A Tempest of Cage by Mikan Matsumoto

 

Ten years have passed since my brother's dead body was discovered in the bottom of a cliff. Rumour said, he was escaping his engagement and supposed to meet his lover there... But that person never came. After searching for years, I've finally reunited with him again. "Did you really betray my brother...?" He trembles like a child. But he is still as beautiful as the first time he smiled at me. Kai, the owner of my brother's heart, and the man who had stolen my first love... Who does your heart belong to? "Tempest of Cage" is your ideal Taisho-era BL that involves tragedy, family drama, and a love triangle. Follow Yoshihisa and Kai on the journey to make peace with their past...

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/4cZ3Wde)