The new employee, Takanashi, could not believe his ears when his mentor, Tokunaga, confessed that he is a gay that has a crush on their president, Mr. Furuya. Since then, Takanashi has awkwardly struggled to adapt to a company that doesn't seem to bother about Tokunaga's sexuality. But once Takanashi understood his mentor feelings, he couldn't take his eyes off of him anymore. Wait? Is this feeling... Love? "A love story between my Boss and Me" is indeed a sweet rom-com between a "straight" subordinate and his cute superior that will warm your day!
Takanashi and Tokunaga were spending their peaceful office lovers' life until Takanashi suddenly got transferred to another department. Separated with his partner, Tokunaga gradually realized the true depth of his feeling. But that doesn't mean their relationship was getting better. The more important Takanashi becomes in his eyes, the clearer Tokunaga can see the dead-end of their relationship. In a world that sometimes becomes unkind, can the two lovebirds walk to the future they wish for...? "Another Love Story Between My Trainee and I" is a sequel from the famous "Love Story" series by Nanameguri!
Boys Love Manga and Beyond looks at a range of literary, artistic and other cultural products that celebrate the beauty of adolescent boys and young men. In Japan, depiction of the “beautiful boy” has long been a romantic and sexualized trope for both sexes and commands a high degree of cultural visibility today across a range of genres from pop music to animation. In recent decades, “Boys Love” (or simply BL) has emerged as a mainstream genre in manga, anime, and games for girls and young women. This genre was first developed in Japan in the early 1970s by a group of female artists who went on to establish themselves as major figures in Japan's manga industry. By the late 1970s many amateur women fans were getting involved in the BL phenomenon by creating and self-publishing homoerotic parodies of established male manga characters and popular media figures. The popularity of these fan-made products, sold and circulated at huge conventions, has led to an increase in the number of commercial titles available. Today, a wide range of products produced both by professionals and amateurs are brought together under the general rubric of “boys love,” and are rapidly gaining an audience throughout Asia and globally. This collection provides the first comprehensive overview in English of the BL phenomenon in Japan, its history and various subgenres and introduces translations of some key Japanese scholarship not otherwise available. Some chapters detail the historical and cultural contexts that helped BL emerge as a significant part of girls' culture in Japan. Others offer important case studies of BL production, consumption, and circulation and explain why BL has become a controversial topic in contemporary Japan.
Hashimoto is your average office worker—young, and prone to being pushed around by his demon boss, Shirase. His only escape is his favorite online game, and the friends he’s made within. But when he plans an offline meetup for his party, he gets the surprise of his life…!
Hark Matsumoto will never ben able to erase the painful memories of his abusive mother and her rotating cast of loves ... but he also can't help but be drawn to Shibuzawa, one of the kindest men to ever set foot in his tumultuous home. Is this strange yakuza actually the best thing in Hart's crazy life?
Average looks, average skills. That’s me, Tarou Suzuki. My extreme ordinariness has been something I’ve been worrying about my whole life. But one day, and extremely beautiful, but drunk man showed up at my door-step!!! The moment he saw me, he burst into tears, claiming that I "looked like his ex-lover", and tried to kiss me… A few days later, that same beautiful man also showed up at my new workplace! His name is Ryouta Shiga. Will my meeting with Shiga prove to be something life-changing?!
Christian has always admired handsome, talented composer Daniel. Their shared appreciation for music marked the beginning of a friendship between a willful boy and a sophisticated young man... But when tragedy strikes and circumstances twist around to put Daniel in the service of Christian's wealthy family, their bond is tried in unexpected ways. Years ago, the universal language of music drew them toward one another. Now, Christian has to hope it's still enough to bridge the gap between their vastly different lives.
Homura's lover Toji is secretly planning to be married! The heirs to two rival companies may be together now, but there's no guarantee they will be in the future. Homura, realizing this anew, finally lets himself be embraced by Kyoya, who has desperately pined for him. Learning of the affair, Toji insists, "Won't you give up your life in the corporation for me?" With Toji's motives unclear, what will Homura do? The conclusion of the secret love story!
Families come in many shapes and sizes, and these three are no different! Takemura is a loner with little interest in socializing with others. Bullied in high school for being gay, he prefers to spend time by himself so he won't get hurt again. When he runs into his bright, friendly coworker Natsui in the supermarket, he's surprised to find out that he's a single father... and even more surprised to be invited to dinner, with no room to decline! Kuma is a good guy, but due to his constant scowl and rough appearance is often dismissed as a deadbeat. When he oversees his friend's older brother break up with his boyfriend, Yagi, Kuma becomes intrigued with this attractive stranger and slowly, his curiosity begins to blossom into a crush. Kodama is a reserved psychology major who is approached by the loud, outgoing Harada when he falls ill on his way home. It turns out the two of them study at the same university, and Harada insists the two become friends. But as they spend more time with one another, Kodama begins to question how he truly feels. Follow three very different relationships in this intimate collection of short Boys Love stories.
"Beautiful Ranmaru and sweet, serene Kei fell in love at first sight when they were just boys, and now that they're finally old enough, they're moving in together! College should be all about new experiences and freedom-- but what will the couple do when their home-sweet-home is invaded by the brash and spoiled Kai, Kei's half-brother? Is their relationship strong enough to weather a sudden storm of sibling rivalry?"--Publisher's web site.
