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The Heart of Thomas
Moto Hagio - 1989
Fourteen year-old Thomas Werner falls from a lonely pedestrian overpass to his death immediately after sending a single, brief letter to a schoolmate:To Juli, one last timeThis is my loveThis is the sound of my heartSurely you must understandThus begins the legendary and enigmatic Heart of Thomas, by Moto Hagio. Inspired by Jean Delannoy’s 1964 film, Les Amities Particulieres, The Heart of Thomas was nearly cancelled early in its serialization, in 1974, until Hagio’s first trade paperback, The Poe Clan, Volume 1, sold out in a single day, giving her new series a new lease on life. The result was a story more complex, less accessible, and yet so compelling it can be found near or at the top of any list of classic shojo manga. Translated by manga scholar Matt Thorn and packaged with the same loving attention to detail as Hagio’s Eisner Award nominated A Drunken Dream, The Heart of Thomas is already the most eagerly anticipated manga translation of the new decade.
In These Words, Volume 1
Kichiku Neko - 2012
Based on Asano's profile and recommendation, an elaborate plan is put into place to lure the serial killer out - a plan that bore successful results Now, after three years and twelve victims, Shinohara Keiji is finally in police custody. Shinohara has promised a thorough confession, however, on the absolute terms that Asano has to be the one to receive it. Besides the curious request by the killer whom Asano was only familiar with on paper, disturbing nightmares begin to plague him as soon as he's given the case...
Kyo Kara MAOH!, Vol. 1
Temari Matsumoto - 2005
First, he had his head dunked in a toilet. Then he was transported to another world--where he finds himself king of the Mazokus, a new race that expects him to lead them to war against all of humanity. And to top it all off, he's engaged--to a man!
The Director Who Buys Me Dinner
Eunji Yang
If we don't, we die.Dongbaek is one of the newest employees at Min Entertainment. His director, Yudam, is absolutely perfect in every way. Yet, Dongbaek thinks his director has lost his mind... What do you mean the director has lived three lives and because of that he wants to date? What's going on?
I'm Looking for Serious Love!
Shoko Rakuta - 2022
As someone who's always been teased for being a country bumpkin, he doesn't exactly have much in common with an extoverted city boy. But when Takara makes a move on him one day, Kyouhei can't get it out of his mind. Even though he can barely stand Takara, he can't help finding himself strangely drawn to him. But Kyouhei's not looking for a one night stand; he's looking for serious love!
オマエは羊。 [Omae wa Hitsuji.]
Bosco Takasaki - 2015
Luckily, he is able to stay at a friend's place. But he is suddenly mistaken as a suspicious person by his friend's younger brother, Masaki. They manage to dispel the misunderstanding, but he is pressured into doing an unimaginable job...
Maiden Rose, Volume 1
Fusanosuke Inariya - 2005
But the world that they live in is hard, distrustful, and cold. What will happen to their innocent love, as they are tangled ever deeper inside the terrible ravages of war?
The Vampire and His Pleasant Companions, Vol. 1
Marimo Ragawa - 2016
Since becoming a vampire, Albert’s life has fallen into an unchanging cycle—day to night, bat to vampire, USA to…Japan? After a mishap at a meat-processing plant in Nebraska, bat-Al is flash-frozen alongside his midday snack and shipped to a foreign land! Explaining to police how he really ended up wandering naked is out of the question, not to mention he doesn’t know a word of Japanese! Al will have to rely on the kindness (?) of his new companions if he’s going to get by in Tokyo—that is, if he can convince them he’s the bat!
Skyscrapers of Oz
Yoshino Somei - 2004
Their latest job is, of all things, to sleep with Yu, a beautiful male student! But instead Mari finds himself rescuing Yu from an attack, then sheltering him in his own apartment!
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?!
純潔ドロップ [Junketsu Drop]
Naho Watarumi - 2011
But one day, Kasukabe finds himself helping Misato to escape from a bunch of fangirls. Alone in a classroom, Kasukabe starts taunting and teasing his arch enemy. But somehow, things start taking a turn towards a completely unexpected direction… source: mangaupdates)
Life 線上の僕ら [Life Senjou no Bokura]
Miya Tokokura - 2017
Falling in-love, Ito gets frustrated over the fact that they only get to rendezvous on the white line and suddenly kisses Nishi. From high school, college and then to adulthood, a deeply moving work depicting the lives of two men who are madly in love with unchanging feelings within changing realities.
Lovers and Souls
Kano Miyamoto - 2008
Agreeing to be the nude model for Satoshi Matsuoka, a senior photography student of the same school, he easily agrees to sleep with him in exchange for money (though he is straight). However, what started as a small taste of the forbidden soon spirals out of control when Tooru begins to sell his body to other guys as he works at a male brothel. Can Matsuoka save Tooru from himself?
사랑하는 소년 [Lover Boy]
Zec - 2016
어린 마음이라 무시하고 모른 척 과거로만 묻어두려 했지만... 세월이 흘러 재하 앞에 다시 나타나 맴도는 그 녀석. 여전히 귀여운 동생이기만 할까?Eunho, the little neighbor boy that always asked Jaeha to marry him is all grown up now. Jaeha never gave little Eunho a second thought until one day, years later, Eunho suddenly reinserts himself into Jaeha’s life. Will Eunho forever be the little neighbor boy to Jaeha? Or will Jaeha finally see Eunho for the man he’s now become?Original WebcomicOfficial Translation