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!
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!
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.
Tamaki begins training at an elementary school to earn his teaching liscence, and meets a delinquent teacher. His hair is messy, always wearing sweat pants, and a dull look. First impressions of Ei Hideo were terrible, but… Tamaki’s teaching instructor and Hideo’s older sister Rikako insists Tamaki to live with them!! Under the same roof with a senior teacher… A secret lesson in love ♪
I had to accept that I wasn’t just Arthur Leywin anymore, and that I could no longer be limited by the circumstances of my birth. If I was going to escape, if I was going to go toe-to-toe with the most powerful beings in this world, I needed to push myself to my utmost limit...and then I needed to push even further. After nearly dying as a victim of his own strength, Arthur Leywin wakes to find himself far from the continent where he was born for the second time. Alone, broken, and with no way to tell his family he’s alive, Arthur must rebuild his strength to survive. As he ascends through an ancient dungeon filled with hostile beasts and devious trials, he discovers an ancient, absolute power - a power that will either ruin him or take him to new heights. But the dungeon won’t give up its knowledge easily. Before he can plunder its depths, Arthur must learn to untangle the threads of fate. He must band together with the unlikeliest of allies if he hopes to escape with his life.
A man’s romantic dates with his boyfriend keep turning naughty. A shy teenage boy dreams of becoming a woman to fulfill his best friend’s fantasies. A farm boy in the big city winds up working as a gigolo—and then his innocent younger cousin shows up for a visit. A manga artist reluctantly takes a job drawing yaoi manga, only to find that his artwork reveals his hidden desires. This collection of unabashedly sensual short stories includes all these encounters and more. -- VIZ Media
This is a novel of Boy's love (YAOI), meaning the love story between two boys. This is not a hard core porn novel, but similar to a HARLEQUIN love story. The author publishes more than 50 books of YAOI romance and is very popular in Japan. One day Ken, a high school boy who is a talent-in-training injures a leg. Ken falls in love with his family doctor who supports disappointed him, but the doctor leaves him; ... Ken makes up his mind to grow up, and to success in love. A heartwarming love story which goes along with the music of the Beatles.
"Because You're Shy at Night" is a compilation book of Haruna Takayama's cute and heart thumping BL manga! Sleep Next To Me Tonight: Sonoyama is a hard-working salaryman that had forgotten how to enjoy life since his parents died and he had to take care of his two little brothers. One morning, he unexpectedly woke up in his Boss’s bed. Terrified of being fired, Sonoyama dashed out from the house. But why can the insomniac Sonoyama can sleep so well beside the conceited and kinda-sadistic Boss? Noisy Days of Life: Tsuji had to take over his grandfather dormitory as a manager. His days are quite dull compared to his previous office job, but the existence of one tenant, Minami made his days livelier. Can Tsuji take a high-schooler’s love-at-first-sight confession as a serious proposal? I’m no match for my Kouhai: Wakamiya has been asking his genius and handsome Kohai, Yoshikawa, to teach him so he can move up to the next grade. But whenever they start a study session, they always ended up sleeping together. Wakamiya decided to focus more on studying and stop having sex with his Kohai, but one day he happened to hear Yoshikawa’s actual motive... Pleasure me with your hands: Nao and Narikawa entered one of the most prestigious salons, Tibella in the same year. But only Narikawa has already promoted to a professional hairdresser. Nao doesn’t deny that Narikawa has it all—looks, talent, and well, his fingers are super attractive—and that’s also exactly why he has a feeling for him. But his insecurity made him avoiding Narikawa instead of approaching him... And Narikawa's reaction is...? Man Pleasure x Man Friends: Katori has always been hiding his feeling towards the most popular co-worker, Suga. The already-unrequited love hurts more deeply when Suga said he hates Katori’s glasses. But When his glasses accidentally falls on one occasion, why did Suga show a very different attitude towards Katori? Is it more than just about the glasses?
