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?

    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.

    In so doing, he ends up missing his last train home. Feeling responsible, the young man offers his place for the night. Turns out he is a fellow student at Keiichiro's university, one Yukari Yohito who has already garnered considerable attention for his artwork. Yukari may be a genius with paints and a canvas, but he's completely hopeless at everything else. Striking up a friendship, Keiichiro begins coming by to take care of things for Yukari... but, the more he involves himself in Yukari's life, the deeper Keiichiro's feelings begin to run. It's no longer mere friendship or even admiration that moves him, but what should he do about it?

    His friend's soul is apparently unable to rest in peace because he has a lingering attachment to this world. His unfinished business is to steal Mizuno's lips! Will the ghost of Takayama's wish be fulfilled!? Also featured in this volume is an epilogue of the story plus a bonus romance story entitled "Gift."

    Then one day, Akio falls ill! But when he unknowingly summons a protector god, a man with long ears and a tail appears before him, completely naked!

    How can a steamy, sexy relationship survive such obstacles?

    He attempts to hide his reckless behavior and assumes the persona of his honor-roll student brother. However, for some reason, Ayumu is unable to hide his true colors and composure around his classmate Kirishima.

    With great acumen and guile, his is a fiery combination of sheer force and devastating proficiency. No man can resist his skill--until now! Follow the sizzling sessions with a young, innocent ninja-in-training as his master teaches him the secret methods of the clan, with a little hands-on instruction! Meanwhile, two experienced shinobi take their relationship to new heights when a tragic separation leaves one of them caught between a rock and hard place.Filled with over-the-top "action," boys in tight uniforms, lots of sexy no jutsu, and one very lascivious snow spirit, this romantic fantasy collection is one part passion, one part affection, and all heart. Shinobu Kokoro: Protecting the clan with some man-on-man!

    So when flirtatious customer Yoshi offers to lend a helping hand in an emergency, it’s awfully hard to turn him down! But will Yoshi’s simple favor turn into an offer that Nao couldn’t possibly refuse?

    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.

    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?

    After all they're not just learning about the world, but about themselves too.

    Number one, their coffee sucks. Number two, their customers never order off the menu. And number three, Yohan, the cafe manager, is deaf. So when Soohwa joins as a part-timer, though he is not expected to learn how to make good coffee, he is asked to expand his sign language vocabulary beyond the words, “higher,” “pay,” and “please.” But when Yohan offers to give him private lessons, Soohwa is reluctant. Not because he doesn’t want to study, but because he has a “hard” time around Yohan. Like, literally. He gets hard. Whenever he hears Yohan’s deep, sexy voice.

    Takie is Fujino's close friend who, by Fujino's standards, has mesmerizing hands. This is a story about Fujino and how his hand fetish became overpowering, which led to him getting aroused just by Takie touching him! My oh my, just how does the relationship between Fujino, the hand fetishist, and Takie, the owner of beautiful hands, turn out?2-3) If Looks Could KillTsuruga has the gaze that can kill, or at least catch the attention of Fujishima. At first, Fujishima thought that Tsuruga's glaze is filled with hatred, so it was a shock for him to discover that behind Tsugura's gaze, lies a total different reason and meaning.5) Brothers BattleTomoharu's mother is remarrying. All he wanted was to have a normal life, but now, his two step-brothers are competing to win his love. There's a sequel to this story inside Aruji no Oose no Mama ni.4) Trifling with Love

    Just as he’s contemplating doing the unthinkable, Tasuku meets a mysterious woman who leads him to a group of people dealing with problems not so different from his own. In this realistic, heartfelt depiction of LGBT+ characters from different backgrounds finding their place in the world, a search for inner peace proves to be the most universal experience of all.