Lover's Flat

by Hyouta Fujiyama

A bit of Christmas merriment leads to a night of passion between Natsu and Kouno. How do the two plan on handling "the morning after?" Natsu doesn't want to let go and their relationship continues. Kouno begins harboring feelings of love toward Natsu and every day it gets harder and harder for him to confess his love.

Genres: Manga, Yaoi, Boys Love, Romance, Graphic Novels, Gay, LGBT

216 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2001

About the author

Associated names :
富士山豹太
Фудзияма Хёта
富士山ひょう太
富士山ひょーた
富士山ひょー太

Name (in native language) : 富士山ひょうた

Birth date : January 28

Zodiac : Aquarius

Blood type : A

Likes games.
Was born in Ishikawa but grew up in Saitama.
Doujin circle is called Tiny Time.

Reviews

[cagla tastemur · Rating 3 out of 5]

All of about coming out to friend

[TT · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars!

[scarlettraces · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oldschool goodness.

[Mely · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's nothing special about Hyouta Fujiyama's storylines and her art can be downright clumsy, but I find something about her characters terribly endearing. Maybe it's the way so many of her POV characters, once they realize they're in love, don't beat around the bush: they declare themselves straightforwardly and do their best to be honest with their partners.

Lover's Flat (aka Love in a 1K Apartment) is about two pairs of lovers living in tiny Tokyo apartments (1K is a measure of area); as a New Yorker, I symapthized. Kouno has a crush on his friend Natsu and is surprised when Natsu accepts a drunken pass, then dissatisfied and frightened by the ensuing relationship, because he's afraid that straight boy Natsu will dump him when the right girl comes along or when Natsu realizes the real strength of Kouno's feelings. Kouno, unlike a lot of yaoi boys, does conceive of himself as gay, but he also has some internalized homophobia to get past, exacerbated by painful experiences at his last high school.

Next door, Naomichi is confused when his roommate Kei confesses his affections. He eventually decides he reciprocates them, but struggles with the physical nature of the relationship: he's a virgin, is used to thinking of himself as straight, and is intimidated by sex for both reasons.

What I like about Fujiyama is the sense that trust is important in her depiction of romantic relationships, and that the people she's writing about--whether confused, optimistic, damaged, or whole-hearted--are trying to do their best for themselves and each other.

[Tracey · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my all time favorites.

[Kit · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars

just rereading a teenaged favorite from ages ago.

[Seeilin]

DNF