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Garden Dreams
Fumi Yoshinaga - 1999
At an estate with a strikingly beautiful flower garden, he encounters a baron with soft eyes and a kind heart.
Love Recipe, Volume 1
Kirico Higashizato - 2007
The only catch is, he is the new editor of a Boy’s Love magazine! With that, comes the responsibility of managing Sakurako Kakyoin, a male yaoi artist who is notorious for missing his deadlines. To become a full–fledged editor, Tomonori-kun has to start from the bottom – checking drafts, editing scripts and lettering. Now if only Kakyoin-sensei would stop sexually harassing him, he could actually get some work done!
Level C Volume 1
Aoi Futaba-葵 二葉 - 2005
Loneliness and uncertainty no longer scares them. This is their first, true love, and they will make it last forever.
Stray Cat
Halco - 2008
What's wrong with him?! Feeling lonely and miserable, he takes a stroll through a gay park one day and meets a straight guy named Youhei. Although he seems to be an unassuming, gentle soul, something inside Youhei has caused Kaoru's heart to swell. Will Kaoru step out and express his feelings to Youhei?
I Hear the Sunspot
Yuki Fumino - 2014
That is until he meets the outspoken and cheerful Taichi. He tells Kohei that his hearing loss is not his fault. Taichi's words cut through Kohei's usual defense mechanisms and open his heart. More than friends, less than lovers, their relationship changes Kohei forever.
Seven Days: Monday–Sunday
Venio Tachibana - 2019
But someone forgot to tell love!On a whim, high school third-year Yuzuru Shino asks out first-year Toji Seryo, who is notorious for being a weeklong lover—he’ll date the first girl to ask him out Monday morning and then promptly dump her by the following Monday! The boys start dating, and by Tuesday, the first inklings of attraction hit. Can Seryo put words to his feelings before Monday comes, or are old dating habits too hard to break?
Kissing
Teiko Sasaki - 2004
Friends say they act like a couple. Their birthdays are only three days apart so they always celebrate together. But an "innocent" kiss confuses things. When Kazushi reveals his feelings, the fallout threatens to drive them apart. Haru can only see him as a friend - nothing more. Why would the popular Kazushi be interested in guys in the first place? Why is Kazushi such a workaholic? These are questions that Haru must answer before life changes everything!
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.
The Sky Over My Spectacles
Mio Tennouji - 2005
One day, however, Azumafinds Sorachi asleep without his glasses, and can't help himself from kissinghim! Glasses may be the thing that attracts Azuma to Sorachi... or is it?
Sweet Blood, Volume #1
Seyoung Kim - 2011
But he leads a difficult life, because his parents aren't interested in him. Furthermore, after a strange dream, he woke up with mysterious injuries on the neck and wrist.Elsewhere, the king of Southern Fantasy World is facing to a serious problem: lack of blood, the lack of which causes a drastic reduction of his fighting power. He must find humans and take their blood. Therefore, his servant and his dragon are looking for a human to satisfy their master.They end up meeting Suho, whose blood is particularly sweet. When the dragon asks him to follow them, Suho accepts to escape to his miserable life. But there's a problem: the king hates boys. The dragon suggests dressing up in girl to Suho, hoping the king doesn't notice.
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!?
RePlay
Saki Tsukahara - 2020
Still, Yuuta finds himself unable to give up his lingering attachment to baseball. The one person who can truly understand him is Ritsu. But there's something Yuuta himself doesn't understand... Does he think of Ritsu as his partner in the way that a teammate would, or is the affection between them something stronger?