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From Attractive Fascinante: Ch. 1-3: Kazuma, a yakuza, got shot and was saved by the heir of a tea ceremony family, Shibata Yukihiro. Yukihiro, being the illegitimate son, never allowed himself to ask for anything. Kazuma was the only one that Yukihiro had wanted to protect even though the burden that Kazuma carried was too dangerous. What should they do? A very in-depth story revolving around the Japanese traditions and the underworld and how the gentle and delicate Yukihiro and a powerful Kazuma managed to influence each other to find their true self. Ch. 4 - At First Sight Liam Brink, a university student, has a bit of an usual hobby - 'observing Maddox,' Maddox being another university student. The two have never spoken to each other until one day when Liam is knocked down by another student and his glasses are broken. Ch. 5 - Cry for the Sun Ethan's father just passed away. During the funeral, Ethan is torn by feelings of hatred towards the man that was absent through much of his life, though he doesn't understand the root of these feelings. Suddenly, he notices a mysterious weeping man at the edge of the funeral service that he doesn't recognize, but deep in his heart he somehow knows him - how can this be? Ch.6 - Garance A continuation of Kazuma and Yukihiro's story.

“It’s fine if our hearts aren’t connected”, that is what Takamura sensei thought when he confessed to his student, Rin. But after a few times of bodily contact, Takamura started to desire Rin’s heart. Will Rin open himself up and accept Takamura? [ From Attractive Fascinante ] Also contains a doujinshi (Takamura X Rin).

Nao and Tom have been friends since childhood, Nao being the caretaker and Tom being the clumsy airhead. Their high school lives have been fairly uneventful—that is, until Tom suddenly confesses to Nao one night. Though Nao points out the obvious “but we’re both boys…?” The second story deals with two college students who’re doing a room share. Shimizu Mikio is in his second year of college, and has started rooming with the fluffy, energetic Sawamura Souta. But the more they’re together, the more Miki starts to notice something: Souta seems to like him. from hazukashiikedo.wordpress

Meet Tetsuo Atarashi. Age: 32. Occupation: porn comic writer. Marital Status: single, but has an estranged 14-year-old son who he fathered at the irresponsible age of 17. Sexual Potency: Currently None. Given such circumstances, it seems only natural that all Tetsuo desires is a kiss potent enough to get him back to his A-Game. Unfortunately, life plays a cruel hand when his long-estranged and -gay- son, Haruka, suddenly shows up at his door! Thrust into fatherhood in a homoerotic world, what is Tetsuo to do?! Kiss All the Boys takes slap-stick comedy and raging hormones to the opposite extreme!

Blogger, Shio, meets up with some friends he met online through his blog. He is going to meet Miya (supposedly female), a blogger he hasn't met yet. He is surprised to find out that Miya is a very tall man who has a very calming effect on others.

The beautiful vampire with long, silver hair Daia never attacked a human. He is constantly being watched by Kuro, a vampire hunter, and, because of this, he is always trying to run away. He eventually ends up in Japan and meet a merchant named Shishou, who then gives him a job and a place to stay. Daia is charmed by Shishou's kindness... Daia, who was always alone, starts to think about to drink Shishou's blood and make him a vampire as well. (Summary by BL Scanlations)

Akihiko, searching for answers about the early-death curse that afflicted his father, returns to the rural family seat, but when he arrives, he is faced with only more questions. What is the nature of his familys curse, and why does it strike down only male descendants? Who was the Meiji-era ghost that appears in Akihikos visions? Above all, does his mysterious cousin Ren have the answers that he seeks? Find out in Miyamoto Kanos new Time-skip mystery, Sleeping Moon. (Taken from liquid passion)

Series of 5 oneshots: 1) Natsu Jikan A boy goes to meet a stranger after his mother died. The mother left a lot of love-letters to this man... 2) Torrid Night After years have past Takaaki has returned to his childhood home and his stepbrother Nozomi. They are the only family they have left, and both hold secrets from the past that can destroy them. But the dark passion they feel is dangerous too... 3-4) That's What God Says & Sweet Little Devil Izumi and Tetsuya are neighbors, both with very similar problems. Does one's appearance really determine who you are or how you should be? Were these neighbors fated to be together? 5) The Sleeping Man Naoki and Tatsuya were high school classmates and close friends, with Tatsuya having the task of waking up his ever sleeping friend. They agreed to meet at the dawn of the new millennium, and though they both show up, there's something off....

What is a horny lord to do, when the man he wants to have sex with just refuses to put out? Prostitute himself of course! Tenran is aggressive, powerful, horny, and a uke, and he oh so desperately wants to have sex with Asagi – one of his loyal subjects! Tenran has vowed to take the sweet Asagi’s virginity, only thing is, Asagi doesn’t see him that way! And that’s not all that Tenran has to contend with…other people are always after his throne, and he seems to have his hands full thwarting down competition left and right. Amidst all these, can Tenran and Asagi find happiness? Though he appears human, Asagi is actually from a long line of dragon lineage, and he can turn himself into a dragon at will. When he was little, he had heard many tales of the great and ancient Tenran from his mother. Only thing is, now that he’s grown up and is working under Tenran, he must admit that this great, ancient and powerful lord was nothing like what he had ever imagined! For one, his master looks more like a young woman than anything else; second, for someone so noble, the great Tenran seems far too occupied in having sex with him than anything else! Can Asagi keep his virginity intact, or will he fall prey to the attacks of this aggressive uke? Also, the constant threat on his master’s throne from time to time has him worried… ******************************** This series rocks my dragon-centric world. It is SERIOUSLY one of the most adorably romantic series in my collection. The art is below average, but the characters are awesome, with one of the most aggressive and powerful (not to mention horny) uke characters ever. ...And did I mention the dragons...?

From Attractive Fascinante: In the Royale School, because of his nice name, Ayamoji Kokuei was being targeted by a yakuza’s son, Shirogane Michihiko (real name: Kintarou). Ayamoji began to skip lessons and repeat grades to avoid meeting Shirogane. When they met six years later, Ayamoji drugged Shirogane and they got intimate. Ayamoji left after that and reappeared five years later. Would the two lovebirds finally be together?

Sakura Gari is gorgeous Taishou Era romantic story, ten years in the making. It centers around the 17 year old Tagami Masataka as he is aiming to find his place in life. While attempting to start prep school as a rounin he encounters Saiki Souma, the son of a distinguished noble of the Saiki Koushyaku family and becomes part of the Saiki household . It seems as though this will be the story of Tagami's life, taking us through both him growing up physically and emotionally. Be aware that there is sexual and yaoi (boy x boy) content within this story. The first chapter is only getting us started... -- Manga Updates

1) You Are All Mine!- When Tsukasa loses a bet to Hijiri he has to be his slave for three days. But what exactly does he want Tsukasa to do? 2) What is This Thing Called Love?- Hayama just received a love letter from a guy! If only it was from Suzuya-sempai... 3) Impulse- Pretending to be drunk Naoyuki takes advantage of his friend Ikkei. Ikkei shrugs it off the next day, but Naoyuki's not ready to give up. 4) Bias- Naoyuki and Ikkei vacation at a hot spring. 5) Darling- Yuuya lives with his cousin Ryou. Ryou doesn't charge him rent in exchange for his body, but Yuuya wants something more. 6) Machine Gun Talk- Chatty Hibiki and quiet Madoka are childhood friends. But when Hibiki tells Madoka to be nicer to girls and Madoka gets popular, Hibiki gets angry! 7) Sentimental Courtship- Saotome has a crush on Hiragi, but afraid of rejection, all he can do is look. But when Hiragi notices him watching...

After a bad break-up, Kusakate leaves his ex with nothing but his clothes on him. Sitting around in the park with nothing to do and nowhere to go, while contemplating his bad luck he is discovered by Hanamura, a former student of his. Their meetings soon become habitual....

1,2)I Want to be Myself, I Want to Know More About You- Ookawa Taketo is in love with his Biology sensei, Tsuruoka. After he confessed, Sensei refused to accept him because he was dumped once by a student before. Will Ookawa’s determination and his strong love convince Sensei? From Attractive Fascinante. 3)Route 17- Runner Tsuji is confessed to by his kouhai, star athlete Tenranishi, but without waiting for an answer, Tenranishi tells him to forget about it and runs off! 4)Hope This Can Be Forever- Hiromi's cool exterior hides his growing feelings for Yutaka, but suppressing his emotions where his childish kouhai is concerned is getting more and more difficult. The day is coming when Hiromi won't be able to hold back anymore... 5)The Feeling of Love- Seiji always though a charming smile would get him out of trouble, so he grins idiotically all time. But classmate Inoue only wants to see Seiji smile for real. 6)The Four Seasons at the Toda Flower Shop- Florist Shougo has been alone since his wife Kana died five years ago. Well, almost alone, his annoying and cheerful nephew Takao is determined to stay close to Shougo, no matter what! Takao's love is definitely more than uncle/nephew, but what about Shougo's feelings? 7)Mint Candy- Miyahara's wedding is a reunion for former college classmates stoic Kuze and light-hearted Takeda. Even knowing how cool Kuze is, Takeda is still surprised at his nonchalance, since Takeda always thought that Kuze had a crush on Miyahara...

From Blissful Sin: Despite his best efforts, Akiyoshi Tooru has fallen for the very beautiful but sadistic and perverted demon, Naruse Fuuta. Not only do they attend the same university, they’re now living together! Though Akiyoshi has always tried to be careful about their night life, he never expected Naruse to stop touching him altogether, and then all of a sudden, Naruse is in an accident and reverts to his adolescent self! Sequel to Itoshii Akuma

Koyama Kei lost his mother when he was still in elementary school and never connected again with his distant, workaholic father. The only real light in his home life is his sister Moe: a bright college student who obviously adores him. But Kei has intimacy issues that even his sister can't pick up on. At 15 years old, Kei's never been in love, but he has sex with anyone who shows him interest. While he's in someone else's arms, he can forget the void in his own life. One day in late spring, Koyama discovers what's missing: a slightly spacey med-student named Fujii. Unfortunately, Fujii is his sister's boyfriend.

The hero in this manga has a split personality and each personality has it's own lover! Aki is right-hander and seme (but he denies his homosexuality), Ao is left-hander and uke (acts bad guy and reduces Aki's too much stress). One personality is afraid the other one will take over and destroy it. In the end, which will win? Ao feels he will be deleted by Aki and asks Sayuu to help him...

1) Phase 1 Photographer assistant Kurejima Eiji has just been dumped by his girlfriend when he meets high school student Suginoi Hiroto, who is cold and is trying to warm himself on the roof of Eiji's car. Eiji brings Hiroto back to his apartment, where he discovers that Hiroto is gay and also broken hearted. 2) Phase 2 It has been two months since they have gotten to know each other and Hiroto is getting more and more attached to Eiji. 3) Phase 3 Things are still the same between Eiji and Hiroto even after the disastrous night, except that Hiroto no longer stays over. 4) Phase 4 After the photography session with Yuriko, Eiji's ex-girlfriend and Hiroto, Eiji realises something is changing within himself. 5) What's Wrong With Being Honest It has been 2 months and Hiroto still can't manage to say those magic words. 6) 15 Minutes Ago Details of what happened before Eiji came along in chapter 1.

The latest trend in town is owning a cat. This isn't your normal house kitty, but actually a complete human-looking boy/girl with cat ears and tails. These cats guarantee absolute faithfulness to their human owners, and a lot of love. Chapters: 1) Please Love Me 2) Please Love Me More (continuation of chapter 1) 3) Sango the Black Cat 4) Wishing I Could Love You 5) Wishing You Could Love Me 6) The Prince of the Southern Island 7) The King of the Southern Island

Chapter 1-3, 6: Hidaka Atsushi and Sakaki Youichi have known each other since senior high school, and are now going to the same college together. They share a "rotten relationship", according to Atsushi, who, at one time, gave in to temptation and slept with his friend. Disgruntled about having to play the "bottom" role (since Youichi is 20cm taller than him), Atushi seeks out a smaller, cute boy to whom he can play seme to. Chapter 4: The Melting Point Chapter 5: Smiling At Tomorrow's Sky

From Boys On Boys Love: Chapter 1-2: Neko no Yomeiri Once every hundred years a bride is chosen to be sacrificed to god. This time though, Will was chosen. However, the one lying in wait for Will was not a god, but instead a huge savage beast like he had never seen. This beast was a lion named Sachs. He was one hungry lion, so he told the naïve and delicious-looking cat that he was God and took him home… Chapter 3: Intoxication Honey Chapter 4: The Cat Returns Chapter 5: I'll-Fated Boy Chapter 6: Precious Days Afterward

From Nakama: An employee at an excellent firm's real identity is actually as the family's ninja bodyguard. But his master is like a dim-witted princess. The "princess" always clings to him while he works and tells him "if you want to you can become my wife." He takes any chance he can to get close. The ninja always thinks "I'm not your sex slave!" but everytime he sees the "princess'" expression he is unable to resist and continues to sleep with him night after night. In order to separate the two of them, the higher ups have begun to quietly take action. Master and servant, this is a modern version of this kind of love story.

From SP: Fuyuki, a former anti-terrorist agent is now hired as a bodyguard for the handsome and wealthy Kagami, the head of a large corporation. However, Kagami continually pursues to be the love interest of Fuyuki but to no avail. hilarious results ensue as Fuyuki attempts to resist him at every turn.

The grandson of a commissioner absconds and force a police officer to take him in. extra story from the "Prize in My View Finder" series.