Elisa Rolle's Blog, page 38

Anti-Romance by Shoko Hidaka

 

An engrossing tale of friends to lovers unfolds in this Boys’ Love manga by the creator of Blue Morning!

Suou and Ryou have been friends since childhood. The hairstylist and writer have lived together for six years now and, though they definitely aren’t dating, their close relationship is hard to define. Will they ever move beyond the nebulous territory of “more than friends” or will they keep living in a stalemate forever?
Seven Seas’ print version of Volume 1 will be a Special Edition with an extra art gallery of color pages, originally released as a separate booklet in Japan!

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/3xtbw0u)


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Restart by Shoko Hidaka

 

Getting along in age and finding that the younger batch of models are becoming exceedingly taller than him, Tadashi is finding it more and more difficult to land gigs. What he does land is Aki, also a male model and an up-and-coming youngster who views Tadashi with an almost hero-like worship. But Tadashi begins to grow insecure as Aki's star begins to rise. Clearly, it’s not all glitz and glamour in the tumultuous world of modeling.

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/4b1HKxN)


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1000 Years Old (2024)

 1000 Years Old was not what I was expecting. It's true, when I think to vampire, I think to sexy (I think Anne Rice is at fault here), and "Shane" Nutchapol Cheevapanyaroj seemed right in the role for sexy (the small rounded glasses, John Lennon style, were helping him fitting the role). But this drama is very family like, a lot of talking about eternal love, but just one small kiss, and even in the final episode, when everything is closed in the right way, there is just an embrace with no kiss at all. So yes, no sexy at all, but actually it's more satyrical, sort of playing all the old thrope about vampires. The mood is set since the very beginning, and it continues for all the 12 episode. I'm not saying it wasn't good, if you know what to expect it was actually nice, but yeah, I would hardly consider this a BoysLove drama. HEA. You can see it on GagaOOLala and WeTV. Heat Level: 2/6.

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Heat Level:
1/6: glances, caress, hugs, no kisses
2/6: kisses, closed mouth or camera angles
3/6: full kisses, clothes on
4/6: full kisses, some clothes off, hands above the waist, pants stay on
5/6: most clothes off, they have sex, but it’s masked, no sexy sounds
6/6: full nudity mostly hidden by camera angles, they have sex, sexy sounds


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The Snake Who Loved a Sparrow by Nna Natsuo

 

A controversial courtship between a sparrow and the lonely snake who saved his life...

Komazu is a sparrow, and as a sparrow, there's one thing he knows about snakes: they eat small birds. When he encounters Shiratō, the white snake, of course he expects the worst — but instead of trying to eat him, Shiratō saves him from a boar stampede and flees, teary-eyed, when Komazu lashes out in fear. When the sparrow realizes he's perhaps misjudged snakes and decides to learn more about Shiratō, the two grow closer, first as friends and then as something more.

They are predator and natural prey, coming from different species and social castes; can love overcome the laws of nature, despite the differences in their way?

My Rate: 7 (www.amazon.com/Snake-Who-Loved-Sparrow/dp/1427872287/)


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Like Two Peas in a Pod by Gorou Kanbe

 

It began with a mistake. When Tanaka and Nakata are given each other's papers back, they come to a horrible realization...

They have almost identical names. And test results. And body types. And taste in fashion. And sports scores. And hobbies. The list goes on, and as annoying as it is, at least they know they always have each other.

And maybe, just maybe, their similarities run even deeper.

My Rate: 7 (www.amazon.com/Like-Two-Peas-Gorou-Kanbe/dp/1427868042/)


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Glass Syndrome by Eiko Ariki

 

Nijou is the perfect student. He's class president, great at sports, and beloved by all his classmates, especially the girls. But he hides his true feelings; deep down he's terrified of letting everyone down with anything less than perfection and being rejected. As the most responsible and respected member of the class, he's asked by their teacher to check in on Toomi, a student who hasn't been to school in a while.

Toomi sees straight through Nijou's insecurities and acts belligerent, but he has a secret of his own; in order to pay off his father's gambling debts, he performs in drag on an adult cam site as "Haruka". When Nijou accidentally discovers the truth, he struggles with whether he should tell Toomi, or continue to feign ignorance. But at the same time he finds himself developing feelings for Haruka... or is it really Toomi he's falling in love with?

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/3Xk3D8o)


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The God and the Flightless Messenger by hagi

 

A messenger's duty is to care for and protect the god they've been assigned to. In order to complete these tasks, such messengers require wings.

Shin, however, can't fly. His tiny, useless wings make him the target of ridicule and scorn among the other messengers and have kept him from being able to serve a god... until now. Determined to prove himself as a capable messenger despite his flightlessness, Shin accepts his assignment to a mysterious being on one of the nearby mountains. At first, it seems an easy task to keep his charge safe and happy — especially when the deity in question is just a cute, fluffy ball of fur. But things aren't always what they seem.

Recently, messengers flying over the strange god's mountain have been disappearing. Even as suspicion mounts against his deity, Shin just can't bring himself to think that such a gentle god could have a dark side. It's strange, but for some reason... the mysterious, fluffy being feels so familiar to him.

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/4cilssM)


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One-Week Family by Yatsuhashi

 

Up-and-coming superstar Ren Fujimaru's only weakness is that he doesn't like children. To overcome this vulnerability, Ren's manager suggests that he lives with his co-star in an upcoming project, child actor Yuu Kusaka, for one week! On their first day living together, he meets Yuu's manager Kei Haruo, a former child actor himself. He is the one who inspired Ren to get into acting, so why did he quit...? This week will be one that changes all of their lives forever...

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/4cfpGB7)


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Yagi the Bookshop Goat by Fumi Furukawa

 

In this tranquil world where all animals live in peace, carnivores and herbivores have an agreement to live amicably. Yagi is a goat who loves reading (and eating!) books; his dream is to become a bookstore clerk, but goats who eat paper aren't exactly welcomed at places that sell books! But maybe he can charm Ookami, the scary wolf store manager into giving him a job...

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/3xf7mti)


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A Beast's Descent Into Love by Rui Asajima

 

After sneaking into a black-market auction, the thief Kalim accidentally steals one of the most highly priced goods: a beautiful demi-human with beast ears and a tail named Asena. Now, Kalim has to take responsibility and shelter Asena in his home for one month until the ship that can take him back to his homelands arrives. Asena, who despises humans for the way they’ve subjugated demi-humans, treats Kalim coldly at first, but then something Kalim never could’ve expected happens: Asena goes into heat! 

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/3RpO3Eh)


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