Elisa Rolle's Blog, page 41

Picnic by Yugi Yamada

 

Relationships are tough, but relationships between friends can be even tougher. That's what Koreeda discovers when Noda ― one of his college buddies ― offers to become "friends with benefits." Until recently, Koreeda has had a serious girlfriend, but now he's on the rebound and looking for something different... something real.

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/4b77ysq)


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Mr. Flower Groom by Lily Hoshino

 

The Souda family tradition of marrying off its younger sons to male clan members leaves no generation untouched! Childhood friends Ritsu and Kouichirou may have taken their first, tentative steps into married life in Mr. Flower Bride, but now they have to wrangle with past loves, new misunderstandings...and each other (!!) to get to matrimonial bliss!

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


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Mr. Flower Bride by Lily Hoshino

 

Shinji Souda¹s not exactly happy about his family's age-old marriage customs, namely the fact that he has to marry a boy! Will a sudden confession from his bride-to-be, a beautiful boy in his class named Aoi, make Shinji change his mind? This sweet love story follows the couple through their marriage ceremony, wedding night, life as newlyweds, and even childbirth! The title story in this compilation is the prequel to Mr. Flower Groom, also being published by Yen Press.

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/45sUnAX)


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Super Natural/Jam by Etsuko

 

24-year-old apparel store worker Noburu and 24-year-old hairstylist Daichi used to go to beauty school together. They started dating there and moved to Tokyo after graduating. Before they knew it, they'd been living together for four years. They hide their relationship from the people around them, but they're happy with each other. On the other hand, they're unable to completely erase the anxiety that comes from being in a same-sex relationship. Those small worries start to build up, causing miscommunications...

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/45xX1oT)


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Super Natural by Etsuko

 

Beauty school students Noburu and Daichi are always together, from their dorms to their group of friends. However, something makes Noburu start thinking of Daichi as more than a friend. Unable to be honest about his feelings, Noburu ends up being mean to Daichi, who unable to understand where he is coming from, feels at a loss. From this stretched relationship, their feelings start to drift apart... "Sorry for thinking I might like you..."Etsuko's new novel focuses on that instant where the friendship between two straight guys turns into a romance.

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


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Possessed By A Ghost by Una Donburi

 

Gyou Ryouta is a 18-year old university student. All he wanted was a normal school life and eventually get a cute girlfriend who will wear a frilly apron when he returns home.
But this is a BL, and that's never the case.
Instead, his apartment is haunted by a young delinquent ghost named Taiga Yamakawa who, for his own reasons, is there to stay. Ryouta usually hates the bully type but why does Taiga seem... cute? He cooks, cleans, and looks after him. Maybe living with a ghost is not so bad.

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/4bZcfpv)


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Puppy Love by Haru Tsuchida

 

Inukai works at a company where he's exploited and unappreciated, but one day he stops at a pet shop and meets a gentle clerk named Hoshi. Playing with cute dogs and the soothing conversation with Hoshi makes Inukai decide to quit his job and change his life situation so he can have a dog of his own.

A memory comes to Hoshi suddenly, and he blurts out, "I'm the reincarnation of a dog you helped when you were a boy!"

A fluffy love story between a mysterious pet shop clerk and a mistreated corporate drone!

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

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Clear Skies! by Akira Sugano and Etsumi Ninomiya

 

Obinata Taiga, editor of a science fiction magazine, one day discovers there's a new addition to the family! Out of the blue, his older sister's married, and his new brother-in-law is Shu Asuo, one of the authors he edits and a high school classmate!

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


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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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