TOP MANGA OF THE WEEK

From Attractive Fascinante: Rihito promised himself that he’d never fall in love with a hetero or bisexual. However when Rihito’s shop manager, Kanda Kouji, confessed to him, he allowed Kanda to hold him. Ri-chan made it clear to Kanda that it’s impossible between them. But with Kanda’s continuous advances, will Ri-chan give in? (Note: Side characters Shingo and Ray are from Wonderful Days?)

From Girls' Generation Scanlations: Almost a year has passed since Tokio-sempai unexpectedly told Yousuke, a student and lover of plants, "I fell in love with you at first sight!" So every day, Yousuke is continually on the receiving end of Tokio's relentless attacks. The handsome Tokio, who is also a good student and successful with girls, harasses Yousuke daily, pushing him farther and farther away ... or maybe...

Consists of a collection of oneshots: 1) Lover's Kiss. 2) Meguri Ai. 3) Sky Blue.

Wataru and Makoto are friends from their early childhood. They are recognized as the gay couple in the school, and while Makoto appears to be ok with it, Wataru is greatly troubled by it and Makoto's attitude. Since Wataru will not permit anything more than a kiss, the anxious Makoto visits his prep school teacher and tries to consult him about his problem. However, he's not aware of the danger that awaits him!

A collection of 6 oneshots: 1. Escape. Akio is a juvenile delinquent who just got suspended from school for beating up the PE teacher, Koizumi is a model student. One day Akio runs into Koizumi at a convenience store and before you know it, they're driving around in a stolen car. How come Akio even knows Koizumi's name? And why is he stopping the car in this out-of-the-way place? 2. Soulful Cherry Bomb. For the last year and a half, Shuuji has been dating Kawano, but since Kawano got married a while ago, he's been coming by less and less, and when he does show up, they only have quick sex. Still, Shuuji is not so hard up that he would pay any attention to the crazy high schooler he met at the laundromat, no matter how much that kid says he likes him and wants to go out. Not even when the kid goes to ridiculous lengths to convince him of his sincerity. Or? 3. No Place to Go Home to. Odagiri Motoharu is a novelist who's taking a break from everything by renting an apartment in his old hometown, away from all his obligations in Tokyo. He wonders whether anyone will really miss him, whether anyone actually cares about his, rather than what he can do for them. Hirotomo lives next door, with Katsurou, and while the latter's girlfriend is there, Hirotomo is waiting outside, in the snow. Odagiri feels sorry for him, and takes him out to eat. When they return, Hirotomo shows his gratitude in a rather forward way, and that sets off a strange affair.

From Fujoshi Bitches:: Takemiya is working as a secretary for the Young President, Iwase. Iwase is an amazing guy who has a huge gap. Compared to his gorgeous looks and capabilities, he’s an airhead and his honest side is totally cute! The younger dog, Takemiya, is madly in love with that President and always gets led around by him, but…?! The dog suddenly returns the favor clumsily saying, “President, I want to hold you.?!" There is also another story about a high and mighty master president×beautiful “pet” secretary.

Collection of short stories: 1) Did I ever tell you that I Love you? Soujirou was only in junior school when he confessed to the high-schooler, Masayuki. Masayuki didn't take him seriously. Now, more than ten years later, their relationship remains the same. Soujirou became an elite and Masayuki, a scriptwriter. Soujirou told Masayuki that he would wait for him. However, Masayuki saw Soujirou going to the omiai with his boss’s daughter…? 2) My family is interesting During a 20 years middle school reunion Naito and Madoka meet again. Naito has financial problems thus he accepts Madoka’s invitation to move into his house, add a 15 years son and humor and hotness ensures. 3) Sunny day. Rainy day New manager Tachibana visits former manager Koiso. At the entrance he sees a man leaving the apartment and he also finds the manager lying on the floor. Tachibana needs his help, but also does Koiso… 4) The other side of the tunnel Continuation of Sunny day. Rainy day After three months Tachibana and Koiso develop an on and off relationship. 5) The hole in the sock A sweet story about friendship and maybe more between Ishikawa who is always late for work and chief Shimada who picks him up every morning. 6) Strawberrie's fragrance Continuation of The hole in the sock. Will this time Shimada finally admit his feelings? 7) Please be quiet for a while Two lovers meet secretly, but one has a wife. Can such a relationship last? 8) Special Extra

1) Kisu Kara Hajimete- Super popular high school student Nishimura Jun has a beautiful face, a great body and women lining up to have sex with him! So why is Jun still a virgin? The romantic Jun wants nothing more that a sweet and pure love. Hiding his virginity is becoming tiring, especially since kouhai Machida seems to be onto his ruse... 2) Kisu Shite Onegai- Jun's former sempai Yoshizumi arrives just in time to stir up trouble! 3) Kisu Dakeja Iya- Machida has a cold, but Jun's bedside manner is somewhat lacking.

Vol. 1 Collection of One Shots: Chapter 1-3: Selfish Love Ryuya was only trying to finish his University courses so he could get started with his life. Everything was going along fine, until the wealthy and gorgeous Orito nominated Ryuya as the vice president of the prestigious Honors Society. Most people would jump at this opportunity, but Ryuya isn't interested, and Orito isn't backing down! It seems that campus politics and advanced studies aren't the only things on Orito's mind, and Ryuya is shocked to discover that his newfound suitor always gets what he wants...)From Be Beautiful) Chapter 3: Sweet Seduction ~ Pgs. 54-70 Chapter 4: Worst Day ~ Pgs. 70-74 Chapter 5: Strained Smile ~ Pgs. 74-86 Vol. 2 ~ Selfish Love

From Aestheticism: The story happens in a circus in Paris in the 1970's. (...) Much is made of the romance of the circus atmosphere, of flying through the air on a trapeze, etc etc. Think cirque here, not circus. We're doing Old World riffs on the romance and tawdriness of the ring. There are no elephants in tutus walking on their hind legs; it's slit-eyed jugglers and daring death-loving trapeze artists and sad Pierrot clowns, even if the Pierrot clown - our hero, Torinosu, 'Bird's Nest' - has a false red nose. The tawdriness comes from the circus master pimping out his performers to anyone willing to pay. (...) And there's tanbi decadence - ghosts who wander into the action looking like teenaged girls even if they're the hero's brother, and abandoned neurotic women with a thing for inflicting pain, and buracon and possible murder and unspoken pining and a hero who looks about to perish at any moment from terminal angst.

Shingo and Kippei are making out in a secret place at school. Not secret enough, however, because the people who run the student council find them there. Homosexual behaviour is strictly frowned upon, and leads to physical punishment. (No, not the kind you're thinking, unfortunately.) The leader Sawatou, nicknamed "Doberman", tall, dark, handsome, and with a cape, impresses Kippei so much that he instantly falls in love. But with Sawatou despising homosexuals, surely that love is doomed to failure?

1-3) Koisuru Cupid Tomoki's friend, Mishima Natsume, dies in a bike accident, but he can't rest in peace. He regrets not being able to confess his love to Yabuuchi Kengo, so instead of going to Heaven he returns as a ghost and uses Tomoki to confess his feelings. But what happens when Tomoki starts to feel something when he sees Kengo? 4) Muki Chouai (Affection for Life) Lawyer Shinohara used to work for Igarashi until one night when they went out drinking. Shinohara resigned, but Igarashi can't remember anything from that night. They meet six months later and Igarashi realizes his feelings for Shinohara, but can Shinohara forgive him for whatever he did that fateful night..?! 5-6) Kagami wa Iranai (I don't need a mirror!) Cousins Aruto and Michiru were raised like brothers and their faces look very similar. "It's impossible to fall in love with a person that looks just like you"...right?

Voyeur Report 6 ~ Welcome to Dorm Room 3-1 at Shouka Academy Private School for Boys. Tsukasa Shirono seems to hate his roommate, Endou, during the day. However, once darkness falls, Tsukasa switches personality into Tsukasa Kanade, who is madly in love with Endou. Can Endou withstand the constantly shifting state of their relationship?

From Bliss: Yani, the young prime minister of the empire of Pisare, wanted to see his dear childhood friend, the beautiful attorney general, Sesaam purely as a friend. But it seems his heart isn't following his mind. On one hand he's facing the facts that he wants Sesaam as his lover but on another hand he didn't want to destroy the trust he had build for years with Sesaam due to his selfish feelings. Then, all of a sudden, Sesaam told him he could have sex with him...!?

From Fushichou: Crazy for Daddy is a collection of unrelated, hard yaoi one-shots by Chi-ran. From light-hearted humor, to angst and a taste of the forbidden, each chapter embraces a wide variety of subjects and emotions, exploring the different sexual relationships between eclectic groups of characters. Some of the stories contain elements of bondage, non-con themes, and incest. 1) Crazy For You: Mizugami is surprised one day when that woman, who was his first and last, suddenly appears after sixteen years and tells him he is a father. Not only that, but his son Yuuri is now his responsibility. Yuuri has always harbored an attraction for his small, cute daddy, and can’t see the man as his father. Can Yuuri help his daddy see beyond the forbidden and accept him as a lover? 2) So, I Know All About It: Mitomo sleeps with other men for money and as a hobby. Toudou is his childhood friend and wants him to stop, nagging constantly about pride and self-respect. He has always loved Mitomo and has never been with another, wanting to give his first kiss and first experience to his childhood friend. Mitomo knows Toudou is a virgin and taunts him until Toudou finally gives into the seduction, making love for the first time with Mitomo. Just when Toudou thinks that things have changed and all is right in the world, he catches Mitomo with another customer. Can Toudou convince Mitomo to give up his whoring ways? 3) Cute Little Devil: Ibuki Kaoru is a normal human who keeps 4 demons as pets. The youngest demon, Dooru, is connected to Ibuki because if he doesn’t drink Ibuki’s blood, he can’t survive. Having Dooru drink his blood while he has sex with the demon, fills Ibuki with indescribable pleasure. But at the climax, Dooru always calls the name of another. It makes Ibuki want to bully him. After one particularly harsh punishment, Dooru slips into a coma. Can Ibuki bring the demon back by revealing his true feelings? 4) The Sun and the North Wind: Soleil, the sun god, loves Nord, the north wind god. But Nord will have nothing to do with him. The moon god Lune, fed up with the depression in which Soleil has fallen, suggests that the sun god try a different strategy to win over Nord. Soleil challenges the north wind god to a contest, where the winner stands to gain it all. Can the sun god win the game and the heart of the north wind god? 5) Heaven: What’s the difference between sinful and non-sinful sexual relationships? Is loving someone a sin, even if that person is of the same sex? If wanting to be with the one you love, wishing to share happiness with the one you love is a sin, then why did God give humans bodies of flesh? These are questions that a beautiful priest can not easily answer when pressured with sweet temptation. Will he lose his faith to the dark haired demon that taunts him? 6) Display House: Takayuki Mukai lives in the corporate dorms directly across from Meguru Esaka’s home. Meguru is a voyeur, watching Takayuki entertain his guests, and slowly developing feelings for the other man. He uses his knowledge to blackmail Takayuki into giving him shows on a regular basis, having sex with random strangers in the window so that Meguru can watch from his room directly next door. Meguru’s goal is to eventually make Takayuki his. In that showroom where Takayuki’s shameful performance unfolds, will he ever realize the love that Meguru has for him?

Set during the Keiou era of Japan. In the restlessness before the storm of revolution, the heir of a wealthy samurai family meets a beautiful young man. A beautiful and heartbreaking period drama which Mizukami is so good at. This one starts off kind of depressing, but keep reading!

The feeling...not knowing a person is probably not that bad. The one moving in next door Kita is his classmate, Saitou. Until graduation, Saitou didn't seem to even know Kita's name. Thus, Kita tries to avoid him. Without knowing why, he's hiding his hurt heart. A collection of stories showing the pleasure of love by understanding each other and the endurance of pivotal declaration. (taken from back cover) 4. Refrain Reset 5. Double Bed (sequel of Refrain Reset) 6. The Shining Sun and Moon 7. Prism (sequel of The Shining Sun and Moon)

The first three stories are about 3 brothers. 1) The eldest brother, Shunpei, picks up a prostitute boy in order to refuse an arranged marriage by his grandfather 2) No One But You The middle brother, Takashi, makes his old temporary lover enter his father's company 3) Body Guard The youngest brother, Tomoaki, loves his manservant. The other three stories are unrelated : 4) Bluish Spring The professor who invented the medicine of "rejuvenation" tells his student of his feelings 5) Sea Turtle Ping Pong Tale Romance in the high school ping-pong club. 6) Family A homosexual couple with a kid looks back over the past of their youth. Additional story (extra from the first 3 stories) : The Suffering of Kirishima's Chairman ~ Pgs. 25-31 New year's family reunion, from the grandfather's point of view.

From Girls' Generation Scanlation: This is a tale about Tomioka Sakito, a handsome young owner of a Dog Cafe, and Kanade Sakuza who likes small children and animals, but doesn't know how to get along with them, and instead, frightens them. When the two finally get along, Kanade finds out that Sakito is married and has a kid. What's the story behind that...?

Hiiro is a covert agent being sent to investigate the disappearance of his fellow agent and friend, Chris. Hiiro's orders are to kill Chris if he's betrayed their agency. Which side is Chris on?

Series of oneshots 1- Atelier- Art student Ritsu takes on Tagami, a teacher with a bad attitude. 2- Mad Dog Breeder- Kusugawa want to discover what his coworker Oka means when he says he get "desperate" when he drinks. 3- Longing for the Houseguest- Haruka and Jun are roommates and novelists. But after Jun's sloppy housekeeping makes Haruka injure his hands, guilty Jun needs to help Haruka any way he can. 4)- White Snow, Black Wings- ex-prostitute Mizuki and mafia assassin Katsuhiko are on the run from their former bosses. But Katsuhiko is sick. 5)Milk- A young man has a guy who wanders in and out of his life like a cat. 6)Twilight Amusement Park- Sensei is dating his student, Yoshii, who wants to quit school and work in an amusement park. But Yoshii's family wants him to study abroad. 7)Haruhi- His young patient dying of a mysterious illness, a doctor takes him on a trip to the sea.

From Attractive Fascinante : “My fingers are sweet.” Mashita suddenly said that. After hearing this, Matsushima is affected. He doesn’t intend to confess even though he is holding an unrequited love for Mashita. Can Matsushima still hold back when Mashita keeps teasing him?

The story is about a young male prostitute named Aya and a former assassin named Chris. Aya's father murdered his mother in front of him, then forced him into prostitution. Since that time, he has always been looking for a way to inflict his revenge. Chris is just that method. After Chris saves Aya from his pimp, they form a fairly deep friendship, and Chris decides to make Aya his Last Client. A classic yaoi story. (~from evil empire)

Yamato works for his father’s company, is subordinate to his older sister, and harbors a secret affection for his sister’s fiancé, Sakaguchi. The day before his sister’s wedding, Yamato privately confesses his feelings to Sakaguchi. The answer he receives is surprising and unexpected, but at this last hour, can Yamato face the consequences of having his wish fulfilled…? Included in “Last Portrait” is the independent story of “Stairway to Heaven" : Narumi Imai has been with the FBI in Washington DC for six months, and already he has been recognized as the best man for... odd, chore-like jobs. As much as he wants to work in the field, his first opportunity comes under a bizarre set of circumstances. Narumi is the personally chosen bodyguard of Keith Coburn, a former FBI agent brought in from prison to HQ just seven days before his scheduled execution. Both Keith's mission and life have a time limit, and for the next seven days, Narumi will be his companion on the stairway to Heaven. From DramaQueen