After a very rocky start, Asaichi and Yoru begin their passion-filled dating life! Although the band's popularity has remained steady, Asaichi was no longer content with being a small-time band. He wants fame! He wants success! And so, he begins to dream of the band's future. Trouble arises when Yoru reveals that he has some fans stalking him. Asaichi offers Yoru a spare key to his place and they begin officially living together. How will their relationship fare? Where will their band go? As they worry, struggle and fall in love, what does the future hold as their group's plans begin to grow?
When Asaichi decides to start up a band to pick up chicks, he soon realizes his band's in trouble. He's a bad singer. Thankfully his bassist Yoru is there to help but Asa isn't interested in his help or his advances. Will the stubborn Asa open up to Yoru or will their relationship be nothing but screaming and violence?!
For these two typecast actors, love can’t always be black or white. Shin is an actor whose awkward personality has gotten him typecast as the villain, whereas his secret lover Shige garners all the prime princely roles. As their careers advance, can these two endure all eyes being on them not just in public but in private too? Up-and-coming actor Shin has become friendly with Tatara, a veteran actor he admires, which makes Shin’s boyfriend Shige visibly jealous. And when Shin and Shige finally get their chance to work together, the situation only worsens. Being forced to hide their relationship while on set is more than Shige can handle, so he calls Shin to his dressing room and tells him that this was precisely why he didn’t want them to become intimate. Unfortunately for the secret lovers, the eavesdropping Tatara overhears it all!
EISNER AWARD WINNER • The acclaimed global sensation, now in one volume—a “beautifully rendered meditation on the struggle for gay acceptance in today’s Japan" (CNN) Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo; formerly married to Natsuki, and father to their young daughter, Kana. Their lives suddenly change with the arrival at their doorstep of a hulking, affable Canadian named Mike Flanagan, who declares himself to be the widower of Yaichi's estranged gay twin, Ryoji. Mike is on a quest to explore Ryoji's past, and the family reluctantly but dutifully takes him in. What follows is an unprecedented and heartbreaking look at the state of a largely still-closeted Japanese gay culture: how it's been affected by the West, and how the next generation can change the preconceptions about it and prejudices against it. As Mike continues his journey of discovery concerning Ryoji's past, Yaichi gradually comes to understand that being gay is just another way of being human. And that, in many ways, remains a radical concept in Japan even today. In the meantime, the bond between Mike and young Kana grows ever stronger, and yet he is going to have to return to Canada soon—a fact that fills them both with impending heartbreak. But not before more than a few revelations come to light. (Please note: This book is a traditional work of manga, and reads back to front and right to left.)
LOVE, SWEET LOVE Otsu likes Minegishi and Minegishi likes Otsu, but their relationship still needs some time in the oven. Just as Otsu is trying to figure out what he should do about the ring dilemma, he spots Minegishi with a girl! Just what does this mean for their budding relationship? Find out in the touching final volume of Manly Appetites! FINAL VOLUME
High school bad boy Akamatsu allows Seven, a homeless guy living in a nearby park, to crash at his place for a few months. But one day Seven up and kisses him! Things get awkward after that until one night when their relationship takes an unexpected turn. -- VIZ Media
The popular school rom-com Pashiri na Boku to Koi Suru Banchou-san, in English for the first time! Just as the distance between Toramaru and Unoki seems to shrink, another misunderstanding has them back on their separate tracks of girlfriend and gopher. Still, Toramaru's advances begin to pay off, and Unoki, who has always been so afraid of her, starts to feel something else . . . What does the future hold for this pair's clumsy romance?!
Theo runs the town liquor store—too bad he’s a total lightweight! His lifelong best friend, Camilo, runs the cigarette store across the street, and recently, he’s been making his attraction to Theo quite clear. Unsure of how he feels about dating a man, Theo accepts Camilo’s offer of a trial run at dating, and with a little liquid courage and a lot of heavy petting, Theo sees a whole new side to his childhood friend. Will these new experiences clarify his feelings or only serve to further muddy the waters of love? -- VIZ Media
