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Irresistible Love: Secret of the Valet (2016)

 I almost forgot about Irresistible Love: Secret of the Valet, cause there are two versions out there, HEA and no HEA. And I don't like talking about no HEA. But considering this is a product out of China, that does not hide the gay relationship between the two main leads, and if you manage to see the HEA version and avoid the no HEA, I think you are good. Aside from the HEA/no HEA, there is another issue here, the way Xie Yan treats Shu Nian as a property. I know, I know, it's his way to deal with his feelings for Shu Nian, but still, it's very harsh, and I feel like Shu Nian does not have choice, but to accept it. Anyway, out of China, openly gay, HEA (at least one version, funny like they avoid the stigma in this way), I think it's worth to try. Heat Level: 5/6.

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Heat Level:1/6: glances, caress, hugs, no kisses2/6: kisses, closed mouth or camera angles3/6: full kisses, clothes on4/6: full kisses, some clothes off, hands above the waist, pants stay on5/6: most clothes off, they have sex, but it’s masked, no sexy sounds6/6: full nudity mostly hidden by camera angles, they have sex, sexy sounds

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Blue Sky Complex by Kei Ichikawa

Motochika Narasaki comes from a large, noisy family, and his two little brothers make it nearly impossible for him to have any alone time. When his need for peace and quiet coincides with his teacher arm-twisting him into minding the school library in the evenings, he hesitantly accepts. What he does not expect, though, is running into the infamous delinquent, Natsuki Terashima, who has been roped into taking care of the library as well. Initially Narasaki is convinced that he could never get along with someone like Terashima; however, as he spends evening after calm evening reading with the other boy, Narasaki is forced to change his opinion, and the odd pair gradually become closer. But this arrangement will only last till the summer vacation, and Narasaki must soon figure out what this time, and the person he spends it with, mean to him.

My Rate: 9 (amzn.to/3SHnaeR)


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Does the Flower Blossom? by Shoko Hidaka

Sakurai Kazuaki. At age 38, he's single, overworked, and starting to feel a bit miserable about his life. One day a young college guy at a train station bumps into Sakurai and wreks his magazine. Fate ― or coincidence ― has it, Minagawa happens to own the same magazine at home, and instead of apologizing for the damaged item, he invites Sakurai to his house and replaces it with his copy. "What an arrogant young kid he is!" Sakurai dislikes him immediately. Yet, despite feeling annoyed and frustrated by Minagawa's rude and arrogant behavior, Sakurai soon finds himself a frequent visitor of the secluded household...

My Rate: 9 (amzn.to/3wm6KRG)


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Only Serious About You by Kai Asou

Yoshioka is a regular at Oosawa's restaurant, and always seems to be bringing in yet another boyfriend to enjoy Oosawa's delicious cooking. As a single parent, Oosawa works very hard and doesn't have time to make many close friends, or even consider dating. But when his beloved daughter Mizu falls ill and Yoshioka offers his help, Oosawa finds he must accept this frivolous seeming person's outstretched hand. Yet, sometimes people are not quite what they seem, as Oosawa discovers.

A tender romance story of a single father, a lonely businessman, and the child who brings them together.

My rate: 9 (amzn.to/49BTzKB)


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Life: Happiness depends upon ourselves by Miya Tokokura

Yuuki Nishi spends every day walking a line between life and death. He balances just above water, always mere moments from being eaten by sharks. Akira Itou is also walking the same line. He travels across a perilous wire, suspended dozens of feet above a cavern of icy blades. The day the two meet, death seems imminent, for how can the two pass each other without falling to their doom?

Nishi and Itou are both regular players of the solo "White Line Game," and every day they meet. Supporting each other, they are able to successfully grow in skill and continue on their individual quests. But the more their shared path brings them together, the more frustrated Itou grows. They only ever meet during this game of theirs, and though it brings him happiness, Itou longs for more of the child-like Nishi. After being kissed by Nishi, Itou becomes so embarrassed that he feeds Nishi to the sharks. With regret in his heart, he is convinced that his one-sided crush now hates him.

Nishi, however, has only one regret about the encounter—and that is the sudden disappearance of Itou. When the two make amends, their perilous surroundings change and set them up to walk the white line together for the rest of their lives.

My Rate: 9 (amzn.to/3T3UCwz)


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Make It Right (2016)

 Make It Right was not bad, but I didn't like the crass humor; sure we are talking of high school male students, and in reality they are probably like that, but still this is a romance. Said that, even if I liked both couples, I think they started a sex relationship in both cases for the wrong reason, and without considering the implication. Fuse and Tee have sex out of curiosity, while they are both drunk. Book and Frame again have sex like it's just another thing to do on a Friday night, plus Book in the end didn't want to do it, and Frame forced him, so yes, it was basically rape, doesn't matter that the morning after Frame transform in an attentive boyfriend. So yes, at least his series made me think, and it was just not another high school romance without picks. Up to you if you want to try despite the triggers. HEA. Heat Level: 4/6.

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Heat Level:1/6: glances, caress, hugs, no kisses2/6: kisses, closed mouth or camera angles3/6: full kisses, clothes on4/6: full kisses, some clothes off, hands above the waist, pants stay on5/6: most clothes off, they have sex, but it’s masked, no sexy sounds6/6: full nudity mostly hidden by camera angles, they have sex, sexy sounds

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HIStory: Obsessed (2017)

 If I try to forget the starting point of HIStory: Obsessed (Shao I Chen dies in a car accident and goes back in time), this is probably my favorite of the HIStory series. I was quite upset it was so short, I loved how Chiang Chin Teng gets obsessed by Shao I Chen's drawings of him, and even if apparently he is ignoring Shao I Chen's desires, he is actually respecting fate's choice that wrote they should be together. I also loved the side couple made by the respective friends of the main couple. HEA (unexpected). You can see it on Viki. Heat Level: 5/6.

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Heat Level:1/6: glances, caress, hugs, no kisses2/6: kisses, closed mouth or camera angles3/6: full kisses, clothes on4/6: full kisses, some clothes off, hands above the waist, pants stay on5/6: most clothes off, they have sex, but it’s masked, no sexy sounds6/6: full nudity mostly hidden by camera angles, they have sex, sexy sounds

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Ossan's Love: In the Sky (2019)

 It was a little bit strange to see the same cast of Ossan's Love in In the Sky, I was always expecting for the same pair of Ossan's Love to end up together also here. Said that, I prefer this one, the love story are less exaggerated, and even if, in the end, Haruta ends up with Kurosawa, it was good. True be told, my main interest were Naruse and Shinomiya. Naruse was this little moody seme that just needed the nurtiring of the big hearted uke Shinomiya to blossom. They were a perfect pair and their courtship made of comfort food was so cute and tender. HEA. You can see it on GagaOOLala and Viki. Heat Level: 2/6.

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Heat Level:1/6: glances, caress, hugs, no kisses2/6: kisses, closed mouth or camera angles3/6: full kisses, clothes on4/6: full kisses, some clothes off, hands above the waist, pants stay on5/6: most clothes off, they have sex, but it’s masked, no sexy sounds6/6: full nudity mostly hidden by camera angles, they have sex, sexy sounds

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The World's Greatest First Love by Shungiku Nakamura

A fresh start turns sour after a manga editor's new boss turns out to be his ill-fated first love!

When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he's not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame. Ritsu's determined to leave all that in the past—but how can he when his boss is just as determined that they have a future?

Tired of accusations that family connections got him his current position, Ritsu Onodera quits his job as an editor at his father's company and transfers to Marukawa Publishing. Once there, he is assigned to the shojo manga editorial department—something he has no interest in and no experience with! Having sworn he'd never fall in love again, the last thing he wants to do is work on love stories. To make matters worse, it turns out that his overbearing boss, Masamune Takano, is actually his first love from high school!

My Rate: 9 (amzn.to/4bDSpjN)


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Home by Asumiko Nakamura

After years of battling the stubborn odds against them, Hikaru Kusakabe and Rihito Sajou are at last living together. Inside their modest apartment, there is now plenty to experience for the first time. Between sharing one coffee mug and learning each other's food preferences, Kusakabe and Sajou are growing ever closer—and very soon, they have issues just keeping their hands to themselves.

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/3T4Bm3b)


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