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After a night of heavy drinking with his competent and dependable coworker Kamiya, Kaji slowly begins to regain his consciousness... Only to find Kamiya straddled right on top of him, legs spread and wearing nothing but a half-unbuttoned shirt. When Kaji is finally able to muster the energy to get up, he immediately asks Kamiya to explain himself. His response? "Things went sour with my hook-up buddy, and I've been pent up lately. That's all." Since that day, for some reason, Kaji begins feeling drawn to Kamiya. This is the story of a recently divorced man, his coworker who's secretly promiscuous, and the attraction that forms between them, set in the world of the ever-competitive Toto First Bank's head office.

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/4l3VttE)
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Alpha Keisuke Takaba and his Omega Mate, Miyabi Karasuma, are finally living and working together in blissful harmony–despite Karasuma being Takaba’s boss! But when Takaba is transferred to a new department, their perfect world is once again turned upside down. Will Takaba prove his worth in the entertainment world and find the confidence to work side by side with his Mate? Or will the proximity to a new alpha acquaintance ruin everything when Takaba’s possessive instincts kick in like never before?

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/4l4nP77)

Sweet or Bitter Love by Conro

Jun. 28th, 2025 03:02 pm
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In this day and age, same-sex marriage has become the norm. After failing at both marriage hunting and relationships, I have recklessly fallen in love with my coworker, Odajima, a super high-spec, perfect, handsome man.

In an age when same-sex marriage is the norm…
Gloomy office worker 
Ichigi has totally given up on marriage. After all, marriage isn't the key to happiness! Ichigi is perfectly happy to be on his own! Besides, it's not like his long-unrequited crush on his colleague, Odajima, is going anywhere...
That is, until Ichigi braves a blind date only to find himself face-to-face with Mr. Perfect! Weirder still, Odajima seems enthusiastic about partnering up with Ichigi, and makes a shocking proposition: "Why don't we try living together for just one year?"
How is Ichigi supposed to keep his feelings for Odajima hidden for a whole year?! Plus, there's no way Odajima could be serious about marrying someone like him... is there?

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/40oo0BN)

Star Crossed by Crimson Chains

Jun. 28th, 2025 02:59 pm
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This is a love story about a king and his knight...

The popular fantasy BL with nearly 7 million views on Webtoon, available for the first time in full-color paperback!


In a universe where destiny is literally written in the stars, the two star-crossed souls fight to keep their people and each other safe. Battling rival kingdoms and the internal forces that threaten to tear them apart, the night-kissed knight and his shining royal must break free from the shackles of their circumstances to stay together. Will their love shine bright enough, or will it be extinguished before it even begins?

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/4epUj9r)

Shout Loud, My Heart by Reiri Youga

Jun. 28th, 2025 02:56 pm
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A sexy new BL one-shot manga that will seduce you with its sultry tones! A rocker meets a smooth-talker and falls deeper and deeper...until he finds himself longing for more...

College student Gen plays guitar in a rock band called Eve. At a gig one night, he meets a man named Mike. Mike’s the kind of person who has no trouble saying what’s on his mind, and Gen soon finds himself captivated by this smooth, handsome voice. The next day, the two meet again when they realize they go to the same college. Be it on stage or in casual conversation, Gen finds himself more and more captivated by Mike’s voice. The more time the two spend together, the more Gen realizes it’s more than just Mike’s voice he’s attracted to…

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/3TfS1jC)
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The spinoff bonus volume of sexy, supernatural boys love series Sanctify.

Happiness slips through our fingers the moment we reach for it... And once it's gone, it's lost forever.

Two years after Gilbert's demise, Lance is plagued by visions of his partner. Unable to reconcile the truth of their past lives with the tangled tragedy of their present, Lance has pushed himself to the absolute limits of his power as an Exorcist... and his body bears the scars of his self-destruction.

Called to investigate a new string of serial murders, Lance discovers a connection to The List of Hell: a sinister artifact similar to Gilbert’s. With nothing left to lose, Lance dives into the case, and a familiar foe reappears... In the end, can long-lost promises ever be fulfilled?

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/44svk0B)

My Dear Insecure Lover by Rui Akisame

Jun. 28th, 2025 02:42 pm
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Popular novelist Isatora Motobu fell in love at first sight with Shinobu, the successor to the long-standing traditional sweets shop Kamijo. Motobu's the type to passionately hone in on his target once he's set his eyes on them, and this time is no exception. But to his surprise, Shinobu doesn't resist when he invites him over and brings him to the bedroom. Conflicted between feelings of obsession, and displeasure over Shinobu's seeming experience with men, what's Motobu to do?! A steamy, yet candy-sweet romance between a hunky writer who loves to lavish his affection, and the alluring, refined young man he meets.

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

My Adorable Betrothed by Dogaek

Jun. 28th, 2025 02:39 pm
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Leo, the son of a wealthy family, is the silent and shy adopted brother of the cool and regal Sui. When they were born, their parents predicted they would be wed, and after Leo's parents died he joined the family officially, but his relationship to Sui changed forever.

Leo and Sui have been "engaged" since their parents introduced them in childhood... but in the years that followed, they were barely even friends.

That is, until much later, when Leo's parents passed away and he was adopted into Sui's family. As the "brothers" grew closer in adulthood, they could no longer resist their attraction to each other... and yet, they remain unwed.

Ignoring the pressure from Sui's parents to tie the knot, the two live together in blissful sin. Despite Leo's encouragement, Sui resists the urgency of marriage, hoping to keep his adorable betrothed all to himself just a little longer...

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/40ultWT)

Imitation Play by Ann Homare

Jun. 28th, 2025 02:27 pm
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If you've got no objections...
I'll spend tonight with you.

Bar manager 
Nagisa has been in one-sided love with his coworker, Haruma, for two years... so when Haruma breaks up with his girlfriend, Nagisa assumes he doesn't stand a chance. And since he can't be with the one he loves, anyone else will do for the night.

When Haruma stops Nagisa going home with his hookup, Nagisa suggests they go home together instead... the last thing he expects is for Haruma to agree.

Sex is one thing, love is another. There's no way Haruma could love Nagisa the way he loved his girlfriend... is there?

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/40vrUJc)

I'm Here, Beside You by Natsuno Tea

Jun. 28th, 2025 02:22 pm
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Ibuki Doi has never forgotten his first love from high school—Mikami Baba, the kind, handsome, and totally straight student council president. Though he was too shy to approach Mikami back then, Ibuki always held his idol near and dear to his heart, wishing him nothing but the best! However, when he learns Mikami is soon to be married to a man, he just can't help it—he's absolutely devastated. He drinks himself into a stupor to drown his sorrow but is surprised to wake up and find...he's back in high school?! Could this be Ibuki’s second chance to make things go his way?

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/3TM0JGl)
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Yoshino and Rou's love story continues in the sequel story to the hit Boys' Love manga I Didn't Mean to Fall in Love!

Charismatic college student Rou never expected his one-night stand with thirty-year-old Yoshino to amount to more than a casual fling. But more surprises are in store for this unlikely couple! Rou has just joined the workforce and is looking forward to a happy future together. But things get off to a rocky start—Rou butts heads with Niko, a colleague at his new company, and the two lovers find they have less time to spend together now that they’re both working. When Yoshino begins to suspect that there’s more going on between Rou and Niko than Rou is letting on, his insecurity and anxiety threaten to tear their relationship apart!

My Rate: 9 (amzn.to/3I2vAfi)
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A BL manga about men who love BL manga... and also each other. Fun, heartwarming and tantalizingly sexy, this is a boys love romance series about the world of making boys love comics!

Raizo and TOS are two men who also write BL in their spare time. Raizo is a cool, laidback and handsome guy whose dark BL style is popular, while TOS has a light and fluffy writing style, but is less popular due to his social awkwardness and difficulty communicating. Even though they are complete opposites in everything, they find themselves inexplicably drawn to one another...

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/464wwdd)
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When his first love breaks his heart, college student Fusuke goes to a bar to drown his sorrows, where he meets a guy named Seri and drunkenly tumbles into bed with him. Now, Fusuke’s no stranger to one-night stands, but it was always with girls before! Struggling to process everything the morning after, he bails out of the hotel room...only to find out later that Seri is his new stepbrother?! And what’s worse, his dad’s being transferred overseas and taking his new wife along, so now Fusuke has to live with Seri?! To Fusuke’s dismay, Seri clearly has no plans of keeping his hands to himself, but despite all appearances also won’t admit to having romantic intentions...and soon enough Fusuke is at his wit’s end just trying to keep his head on straight!
You’ll love this smutty romance between a carefree playboy and a hottie who’s used to getting whatever he wants.

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/44hjyaJ)


Black Blood by Hayate Kuku

Jun. 28th, 2025 01:42 pm
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A Boys’ Love sci-fi manga that pushes the boundaries on the meaning of love.

Ethan, a battle-weary cyborg soldier, retreats to a tranquil planet in search of peace. There, he meets Mikhail, a gentle botanist whose warm smile and delicate touch seem almost fragile. Ethan finds himself inexplicably drawn to Mikhail, experiencing a restless unease whenever they’re together. He longs to touch, to cherish—feelings that are undeniably human. Bewildered by the feelings stirring within him, Ethan begins to question if he truly has a heart after all.

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/44FvRxu)
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Cool, confident, and topping the idol charts, Ao is the picture of perfection on stage, but off-camera, he's actually a shy, soft-hearted puppy. Former idol Shinji agrees to coach him on fan service in exchange for a no-strings-attached fling, but Ao keeps holding himself back by being too serious,leaving Shinji increasingly frustrated.


Then everything shifts when Ao realizes he's falling in love.
But afraid of getting hurt, Shinji tries to walk away before it's too late...


Includes steamy, never-before-seen bonus chapters bursting with love!!

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/44pZpOq)

After School Etude by Hirune Cyan

Jun. 28th, 2025 01:29 pm
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Love hits the right notes in this Boys' Love manga about two unlikely dance partners who make the perfect pair.

When Minobe Chihiro is admitted to a private arts academy to study ballet, the last person he expects to train with is the surly second year Ichinomiya Shun. Yet by some stroke of luck, the two have been paired up for their school’s mandatory 
pas de deux practice. While Minobe has fallen at first sight for Ichinomiya’s superior dance sense, the second-year’s attitude leaves a lot to be desired. For Ichinomiya, paired with Minobe as a dance partner is not how he’d like to be spending his time. The grumpy upperclassman has his walls up, but Minobe’s puppy-like affection might be just what he needs!

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/4kxB4fL)

The Unquenchable Mr. Kim by Morak

Jun. 28th, 2025 09:47 am
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Mr. Doyun Kim's a pretty quiet, unassuming guy at the office — with a big secret. He's actually half vampire! But without full vamp status, he can't drink blood and has to seek out some human essence (read: sex! and more sex!) to live. Drained and desperate, he finds a "special" companion but everything goes wrong. Now he's caught up in a one-sided office relationship, and most importantly, it's not working!!! Will Doyun survive and keep his secret intact?

My Rate: 9 (www.lezhinus.com/en/comic/unquenchable_kim)

Lets start immediately with the obvious: the artwork in The Unquenchable Mr. Kim is pretty much awesome. It concentrates mainly on the characters, not only the main ones, also the side characters are very well designed, up to the most insignificant ones, like Doyun and Gangwoo's coworkers. Actually at the beginning, they are sort of like alien, with these big eyes and strange features, but it seems like the artists got the sense of the story after few chapters and from then on they are perfect (or maybe it's me that got used to it). Anyway, the story has some holes, like what is the essence that Doyun has to feed from human during sex? it's something impalpable like life force (like succubus or incubus) or it's semen? I know it's a trivial details but makes me wonder. And then how is that, if you drink the blood of a pureblood you become a vampire that doesn't need to feed on human blood? So the one drinking a pureblood blood in the story why hasn't become a vampire? But trust me, these are all trivial details that don't defect the story as a whole.
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Seonho in an artist, who draws adult webcomics. It started as an easy way to make money, but it’s caused some unexpected side effects: he hasn’t been aroused for over two years! Exhausted, he hires an assistant. It’s just that, he didn’t expect him to be so cute! Muyeong is clean, talented, and apparently loaded so...why does he want to work under Seonho? Turns out, Muyeong is Seonho’s number one fan…

My Rate: 9

Oh! My Assistant has many pro and some cons: I like the character of Muyeong, his aloofness is perfectly explained by the artist's graphic; I also like that this is a romantic comedy with some drama, but not too much, and maybe this is also one of the cons: I had the feeling Seonho and Muyeong had it too easy, like they really didn't fight for their love... but in the end, sometime it's refreshing not to have to worry for the happy ending. Actually the above synopsis is a little wrong, it seems Muyeong is sort of a stan of Seonho and instead it's just that he likes Seonho's artwork, but with a sort of average attachment. I felt that he chose Seonho just cause it was the easiest option. Moreover the adaptation of this manhwa has some turn of events that are not in the original story, so don't search for them.

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A human, lycan, or a vampire - what am I?! Completely unaware of the existence of these predators, Hwa Gok goes about his everyday life... That is, until Lee Bin turns his life upside down by biting him on the neck, setting off a whirlwind of events neither of them could foresee.

My Rate: 9 (www.lezhinus.com/en/comic/bloodlink)

Blood Link caught me by surprise for different reasons: first of all I wasn't expecting a mpreg romance; it's not at all an omegaverse story, since there is no talking about alpha and omega and their stereotyped roles, and instead here the "female" lycan (can be both a woman or a man) is the strongest species, sort of a praying mantis who can kill the male if it's not satisfied. Now it seems quite a dark story, and instead it is, again unexpectedly, quite cute and even funny: lot of romance and babies to both. Lastly it's a story by Brothers without a tomorrow, and so it's a given that the graphic is nice, even if I can tell this is probably one of their first stories, since the graphic, while good, is somehow more basic than their mature works. Overall I plenty enjoyed this story, and the 135 episode are basically two different books, one about Hwa Gok and Lee Bin, and the second about their son.

Twilight Out of Focus (2024)

Jun. 22nd, 2025 04:13 pm
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 I usually don't like too much anime, they seem awkard, but when I read about the adaptation of Twilight Out of Focus, I couldn't wait for seeing it: an anime adapted from one of my favorite yaoi series? the chance to see in full color the story develop under my eyes? And above all adapted from a manga whose graphic is one of the best out there right now? I was sold, and now that I have seen it, I'm soo deeply satisfied that I can only wish there will be more (there are other volumes in the series not yet adapted). Of course Hisashi is my favorite character, he is perfect both in graphic than in emotional development, he is so cool that everyone can't help falling in love with him. Ans Shion is so perfect in his cuteness, that you just want to snatch him away. The little price of 5$ to subscribe to Crunchyroll is nothing, I would have spent even more. Trust me, they are totally worth.


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