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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...
Seven Days: Monday → Thursday
Rihito Takarai - 2007
But on this particular Monday morning, the first person he meets at the school gate is no other than Yuzuru Shino, Seryou’s senpai at the archery club. On a whim, and well-aware of Seryou’s reputation, Shino asks Seryou to go out with him. Thinking that it will be treated as a joke, they’re both guys after all, imagine Shino’s surprise when Seryou takes him up on the offer! There is a catch, though. While Seryou does go out with the first girl who asks him out on a Monday morning, the other side of the coin is – by the end of the week, he will break up with that person. In essence, Seryou is a lover with a one-week expiration date. But will Shino prove to be the exception to that rule?
Spell
Hyouta Fujiyama - 2003
For the most part, he finds the women pretentious and the whole concept a complete waste of time. But when his long time friend Takeda needs a favor, he finds himself being dragged to yet another one. This party ends up being a little different when he meets Junpei Kisugi. Kisugi is an old friend of Takeda and the two hit it off immediately. Unfortunately, Kisugi currently has a lover, Tooru; and Natori finds himself falling deeper and deeper under Kisugi’s spell. Can Natori bring himself to confess his feelings?
極上の恋人 1 [Gokujou no Koibito 1]
Masara Minase - 2007
His newest charge is 16-year old Yoshimi. Yoshimi has looks and charisma to burn, but he’s also an over-privileged, egoistic, bratty teenager. When Yoshimi finds out that Masahiro is gay, he commands his manager to give him extra-curricular instruction in sex between men. But if Yoshimi wants Masahiro to be exclusively his, then he’ll have to surpass top model Akito, his rival in business and in love.
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.
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.
Only the Ring Finger Knows: The Lonely Ring Finger
Satoru Kannagi - 2001
High school student, Wataru Fujii, also wears one even though he is single. When he accidentally switches rings with a popular and handsome senior, Yuichi Kazuki, they discover that their rings pair up! Since that moment, 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?
Mister Mistress Volume 1
Rize Shinba - 2005
Like many boys his age, he enjoys spending 'alone time' in the bathroom with erotic magazines, doing... you know. Unlike many boys his age, Fujimaru has a demon incubus, Rei, lurking about his house Rei wants nothing more than to feed off of Fujimaru's perverted mind
Not Enough Time
Shoko Hidaka - 2005
While the two had a budding relationship back then, things fell apart and they decided to part ways and search for their true love. However, it might be that their relationship in the golden days of high school was what they have been looking for all along. Can they both figure out the meaning of true love that they never knew back then?
Fake, Volume 1
Sanami Matoh - 1994
The operation goes south rather quickly when Dee is kidnapped and Ryo must put all of his skill and training to the test to get his partner back in one piece. Their partnership is on the line as electrified emotions raise feelings between the two guys that are hard to ignore.
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.
Little Butterfly, Volume 01
Hinako Takanaga - 2004
Kojima seeks to befriend the class outcast and soon learns of Nakahara's troubled family life - the uncaring, abusive father and mentally unstable mother. As Kojima yearns to somehow comfort Nakahara, he gradually becomes aware that his feelings for the other boy arise from more than mere sympathy. When Nakahara declares his own romantic feelings for Kojima, their relationship becomes one of sexual exploration as they face their first steps into adulthood together.
Gravitation, Volume 01
Maki Murakami - 1995
He has no experience, no talent, and no band. After finding a charismatic guitarist and getting a gig, he's ready to show the world what a genius he is with his powerful lyrics. However, Eiri Yuki overhears his amateurish verse and puts the young musician in his place. Unable to get the harsh criticism out of his mind Shuichi forces himself into Yuki's life and the two find their futures inexorably linked. The force that brings them together is like gravity and there is nothing they can do to stop it.
Boy Princess, Volume 1
Seyoung Kim - 2006
Except this is a fairy tale with a twist. When a prince's soon-to-be-bride elopes two days before their wedding, her desperate family dress up their young son and send him to get married in her place. With his deep blue eyes and flowing blond hair (and strategically placed apples), nobody bats an eye at the pretty pubescent standing before them. But how long can he keep up the charade? Despite the odds stacked against them, the two princes share adventures and intimacies in a story filled with imagination and visual delight.