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Just Around the Corner by Touko Kawai
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あの日のきみを抱きしめたなら 1 [Ano hi no kimi wo dakishimeta nara 1]
Haruhi Sakiya - 2008
Though Kengo realized that Hidetoshi probably wanted to confess to him, he keeps his mouth shut in fear of ruining their relationship. But when Hidetoshi gets involved with an abusive boyfriend, Kengo feels that he can no longer just sit back and watch…Related series :Ashita no Kimi wa Koko ni Inai (Adapted From)
There Are Things I Can't Tell You
Edako Mofumofu - 2019
Kasumi is reserved, soft-spoken and shy; Kyousuke is energetic and has always been popular among their peers. As the saying goes though, opposites have a tendency to attract, and these two have been fast friends since elementary school. To Kasumi, Kyousuke has always been a hero to look up to, someone who supports him and saves him from the bullies. But now, school is over; their relationship suddenly becomes a lot less simple to describe. Facing the world — and one another — as adults, both men find there are things they struggle to say out loud, even to each other.
La Esperança, Volume 01
Chigusa Kawai - 2000
However, afraid of others doing him harm, he has never allowed anyone to get close. Why is it then that misfit Robere can effortlessly step over this line Georges has drawn and see right through him? Will getting too close to Robere result in a tragedy that justifies his worst fears?
Author's Pet
Deathco Cotorino - 2008
The man's name is Tsubaki Nishijima, occupation novelist. In exchange for crippling his arm, Tsubaki demands Yuta work like a slave every day! Today's job is to take exact dictation of Tsubaki's words. Whaaat?! What's with this perverted depiction of... Isn't this sexual harassment?!
Lost Boys
Kaname Itsuki - 2009
Having grown up most of his life without his own father, Mizuki wants nothing to do with surrogate fatherhood. Unfortunately, stuck without a way out of Neverland, he has little choice but to stay. As he spends time with Air, however, Mizuki is gradually charmed by his boyish innocence, and the two fall in love. In the end, Mizuki decides to return to the real world to reunite with his estranged father, but tells Air that he will always leave the window open for him.
Rabbit Man, Tiger Man 1
Akira Honma - 2009
But when the yakuza shows up at Uzuki's hospital looking for the person who saved him, Uzuki is afraid for his life. Thank goodness he thinks he's looking for a woman named Suzuki. But, when Nonami can't find his Suzuki, he threatens the hospital staff into admitting him as a patient in order to do some sleuthing to find the woman he declares he has fallen for. Now forced to care for him as a patient, what will happen to Uzuki if Nonami learns the truth?!
Constellations in My Palm
Yukine Honami - 2007
So he’s in for quite a shocker when Enji, now a mature and responsible astronomy student, comes to live with the Odaima family while he attends university. Despite having feelings for Enji, Mizuho, a defeatist at heart, takes no steps to patch things up with him. But when a handsome rival comes to steal Enji away forever, will Mizuho be able to pluck up the strength to set things right and tell Enji his true feelings?
Only the Ring Finger Knows
Hotaru Odagiri - 2001
When he accidentally switches rings with popular and handsome senior, Yuichi Kazuki, they discover that their rings pair up! Since then, Kazuki, who is known for being kind to all becomes strangely harsh to Wataru. They alternate between hot and cold, as in between clashes they begin to sort their feelings for one another. Are Wataru and Kazuki the worst of enemies or are they actually soulmates?Already a popular genre in Japan, especially among females, Yaoi, also known as the "Boy's Love" genre, is becoming a rising phenomenon in North America. As one of the top titles of its genre in Japan,
Only The Ring Finger Knows
, will sure to engage readers to a world of intimacy and unique emotion that is solely yaoi manga.
Caramel
Puku Okuyama - 2012
While he looks for an apartment, he finds an ad that says live-in house keeper in exchange for free rent. This poses a perfect opportunity for him. Growing up with three other kids in the family, he is used to taking care of other people, he can cook well, he is good at cleaning, and he can save money on rent. In this is situation, Todo is his boss, landlord, roommate and lover, too?!"
お参りですよ [Omairi desu yo]
Kotetsuko Yamamoto - 2012
While he professes to have pledged himself to the cloth, vowing to remain unmarried and celibate for life…he’s harbored a crush on his best friend Saburou since middle school. Now that Saburou’s back in town, taking over his parents’ tofu shop after an eight-year absence, Yuuji must deal with feelings he thought he’d long since moved past—and that’s when he gets drunk one evening in Saburou’s presence.
Blue Morning, Vol. 1
Shoko Hidaka - 2009
The family's capable butler, Tomoyuki Katsuragi, takes over the task of raising the boy, serving as his tutor. However, the handsome and intelligent Katsuragi, well respected even among the aristocracy, remains cool towards his charge. Akihito finds himself relentlessly drawn to Katsuragi, frustrated by the distance between them and driven to discover the reasons why.Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for mature audiences.
義兄の背中 [Gikei no Senaka]
Waka Sagami - 2014
He fell in love at first sight, and continued to hold those feelings secretly since then. But that means nothing, for this love is not to be allowed. One night, Keiichirou hugged Yuki and said "Stay with me"! Since his sister’s death, the dangerous balance between them finally starts to crumble!?
Katakoi Lamp
Kyohei Azumi - 2021
Among his coffee shop's regulars is a college student named Jun, who often studies there. It was love at first sight for Kazuto! Will Kazuto be able to find the courage to confess his crush before Jun graduates college and stops frequenting the shop? And to make matters even more complicated... it seems Jun has his sights set on another worker at the café!