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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?

Inside God's Arms Season 1 (Yaoi Manga): A Room Filled With Love


Yonezou Nekota - 2015
    His nickname is "Casanova" and there are rumors that he sells his body for money. Soon after arriving he asks Reno if he can leave the room for 3 hours once every 2 to 3 days so he can have sex with his clients, and Reno realizes the rumors are true. He tells Reno that he'll give him some of the money he makes as payment for renting out the room for that time. Reno reluctantly agrees and everything is going just fine until the day he accidentally walks back into their shared rom and is confronted with the sight of Roger having sex with one of his customers.

恋とはバカであることだ [Koi to wa baka de aru koto da]


Tanaka Ogeretsu - 2014
    Could it be he's gotten the wrong idea and thinks I'm 'used' to it? Isn't this a bit, no, REALLY bad?The title story features the relationship between a pushy doggy type and an anxious cafe clerk, there're also other stories that deliver how stupidly painful and earnest, love in high-school can be!

Mistaken Lover


meriG - 2019
    So when Heeseo asks Jingeon to fill in for him at work and make sure no one steals away the adorable coworker he’s been eyeing, Jingeon readily agrees. There’s just one problem: that coworker, Dongyeon, is totally Jingeon’s type! And he doesn’t exactly seem to mind Jingeon’s not-so-platonic advances, either... When it comes to friendship versus love, which one will Jingeon choose?

A Fallen Saint's Kiss [Ochiru Seija no Seppun]


You Higashino - 2011
    But one of his students not only witnessed it, but decided to use the incident to blackmail his teacher Threatened with exposure, Okano must submit to Tokiwa's perverted will or have his shameful secret exposed.

Classmates


Asumiko Nakamura - 2008
    Due to some extenuating circumstances, he is now being tutored by one of the many school idiots, Hikaru “Beyan” Kusakabe. For two students who had never before had a real conversation, what does the future hold now that they are constantly together? Follow these boys as they experience excitement, betrayal, depression, and love; that unyielding, crazy, poignant, and fantastical kind of love.

そのままで [Sono Mama de] Like That


Kai Asou - 2007
    Tsuji wants to stay just friends, the way things have always been between them—after all, love can be messy, and things are just better keeping the status quo—but will they really be able to do so, or is it love-or-nothing between them? Hokenshitsu Made Nan M? (Prequel)

Under One Roof With the Beast (Yaoi Manga) #1


Chihaya Kuroiwa
    Daigo always had a crush on Jin since he was a child, but Shin was always the one who couldn’t leave him alone. Shin finds out that Daigo has a crush on Jin, and aggressively presses Shin about it, telling him to pick him instead of Jin. Since Shin and Jin are identical, Daigo gets confused. His heart starts beating faster as he looks into Shin’s eyes and…?!

You & Me, Etc.


Kyuugou - 2007
    until their final year in middle school, when Keita's baseball career abruptly ended as a result of the severe injuries he sustained when saving Iku from being hit by a truck. Ever since that accident, Iku has distanced himself from both the game and his friend, presumably out of guilt. Can these two friends patch up their differences, and become something more...?

Even So, I Will Love You Tenderly


Kou Yoneda - 2013
    They have nothing in common and at first, they were just friends. But that’s not enough for Harumi- he wants more from Ryo and he realizes that he has fallen in love with him. Feeling anxious and emotional, he wants to tell him how he feels… but he can’t. Fearing rejection, he’d rather be just friends and not ruin what he has with him. Here- we have a story of pain, sorrow and happiness of being in love.

All You Need Is Love, Volume 1


Jinko Fuyuno - 2010
    But that isn't the life he wanted for himself. In the eight years since he graduated from high school, he's been unable to forget the man who could have changed his life - Uzuki Kobayakawa, the heir to a yakuza dynasty in Tokyo. Now, brought together by chance once again, he's forced to face the choices he made in his youth that tore them apart and to decide whether their differences will keep them apart forever.

Love Control 1


Ai Hasukawa - 2006
    Will Okumura's sweet talk or Yamazhiro's pride win out in the end?

その恋にはワケがある [Sono Koi ni wa Wake ga Aru]


Touko Akiba - 2010
    Viewing his good looks as a burden, he ruthlessly rejects every guy that approaches him. Until one day, Aoi notices Azuma, who’s been “observing” him quietly from the sidelines. To his surprise, Azuma’s attitude actually makes him feel safe, and he slowly fell in love?!Related series :Hito wa Sore o Koi to Yobu (Prequel)

熱量~カロリー~ [Calorie]


Yaya Sakuragi - 2002
    (Source: Misakichi)

Loveholic, Volume 01


Touko Kawai - 2001
    Then there's Matsukawa, a man working for an advertisement agency, who infallibly makes Nishioka's work a smash hit. At first glance, these two look like they don't get along, but underneath it all there's actually a burning love for each other...