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From Fantasyshrine: Scientist Eric Stuart has been kidnapped! To rescue him, Steve McDaniel, an elite soldier, must infiltrate the enemy's fortress, find the kidnapped scientist, and bring him home. “I’ll protect you with my life!” After hearing such a solemn promise, Eric couldn’t help but fall for Steve…

Okabe Shouichi, deputy manager of the business department, is forced along with all of the employees to convert their business into a maid anime cosplay café. During this awkward stage, he has to deal with Kobayashi, who tries to hit on him at every moment possible. Will Okabe finally give in to Kobayashi?

Collection of the mangaka's BL works from 1994 to 1996. 1. Kept Youth: A boy, infatuated with his school's doctor, follows him home one day... and finds out that the doctor has been keeping a "pet" in his bed. Who is the boy being kept? But more importantly, why does he look so much like the protagonist? 6. Dedicated Body: Dr. Shibusawa decides that his young son Keiri should get an early start in the medical field if he's going to inherit his clinic, so he introduces Keiri to the fascinating world of dissection, despite his wife's disapproval. Keiri gains a taste for dissection, Shibusawa suffers his strained marriage, and his wife discovers what's really up with her husband and his constantly snickering assistant in this odd little oneshot. (WARNING: Gore)

By Backlash67: Yuuichi and Takasugi are still together; however, their relationship is threatened by new challenges that may be powerful enough to split them apart for good! Yuuichi’s inability to properly express his feelings to Takasugi and constant moodiness has finally driven Takasugi away. Yuuichi decides he will put aside his cowardly ways and open up to Takasugi. However, before he can successfully do so, Yuuichi faces an unexpected betrayal from a friend and colleague! How can Yuuichi escape the dire situation he finds himself in and will he be able to without Takasugi’s help?! Read in this order: 1. Okubyou na Junjou 2. Retsujou no Meikyou 3. Retsujou no Yuuwaku 4. Retsujou no Hazama 5. Retsujou no Rensa

Shibata Mitsuru has finally found a new job but he didn't anticipate that the head of that company will be Iwaki Jouji, the person he fell in love with 8 years ago but Iwaki doesn't even know he exist or did he?

From Half-Baked Scanlations: 1) Koi wo Shimashou (Let's make Love) Management consultant Kobayashi uses his work to pick up younger men who catch his eye. Unfortunately, on his latest project he finds himself stuck with morose middle-aged manager Chief Araki. Kobayashi's initial horror develops into a professional respect that inspires him to use his easygoing charm to strike up an unlikely friendship. 2) Koi wo Kanjite 3) Dirt Caught up in a bank robbery, middle-aged branch manager Nishio is engaged in a battle of wills with lead robber Kazuya: a laidback macho thug who knows his personal details and has a weakness for older men. 4) Ano Koro ni Modorenai 5) Mune Ippai no (Wholehearted) Section Chief Shingo's stress at work is spilling over into his private life. A cheerful security guard enters his life, but even he finds Shingo's violent mood swings too much to handle. 6 Tsurete Itte Kure 7) Memorial Day 8) Manga Lesson

Compilation of short stories: 1) 1000 Years, I Love Hakua is sent into the mountains by the village to kill a ferocious tiger that has been attacking villages. The tiger, mistaking him for a girl, drags Hakua into the mountains to become his mate. Love soon blossoms as Hakua must teach this half human creature the meanings of his new found emotions. 2) 1000 Years, I Love Extra Their love going strong, Hakua decides to go back to the village. Naturally Youko tags along and runs into some trouble in the human world. 3) Lying Words Honest Kiss A slave merchant Kouhaku steals a beautiful boy Enji to sell him to a public house. Little did he know that the boy wouldn��™t mind at all. 4) Fallen Warrior A doctor��™s apprentice Suiki finds a wounded samurai in the forest and takes him to his home to treat. The samurai Genka is really bad-tempered and the boy has bad history with samurai. 5) The Flower of Love Story about an artist Sekka and a beautiful boy Joka he saves who later comes to serve as his model. 6) The Path of Pure Love

From Yaoi Shake Scans: More than with women, he is more affectionate with the male employees. Even with a bad personality, Manager Sakaki who only has his looks has taken a liking to the new employee, Takemoto. He especially can't take his eyes off his butt. Drunk, without thinking, he attacked him while he was sleeping?! After much trouble, they end up going out, but they end up in a dispute over who's top or who's bottom! Here comes the love comedy with the problematic adults.

Megane Yoshino Kei has always admired Kuga Masato's violent fighting style. So when Yoshino gets a chance with the object of his desires, it's a dream come true. But do they really have a relationship, or is it all just sex?

From Fantasyshrine: Passionate love that burns the body!! Also included raving, popular ninja series “Kirigakure no Koi”!! Story 1) "Ai no Konseki - Yajuu Gunsou to Aigan Guni" Army physician, Misono, was stationed in the southern frontline when he first met the wild Sergeant Kizaki. One day, the infirmary was bombed and Misono wouldn’t have survived if not for Kizaki. However, while Misono was delirious with malaria fever and shock, Kizaki preyed on him! Story 2) "Kirigakure no Koi" (Love in the Dense Fog) Rookie ninja Mozu was entrusted with a dangerous mission-- to assassinate his master's master, the rumored ninja defector, Tobimaru! To help Mozu with this impossible mission, his master, Kirimaru, must teach Mozu how to lure Tobimaru with sex!

From Fujoshi Bitches: Amano Yuusuke meets a strange man named Gill, on the night he felt like he’d been abandoned.

1-5) Grandma told Tsukamoto that if he didn't start to pay attention, he'd get into trouble. Now he seems to have joined a mysterious club at school that is headed by Higashi Jyuji, otherwise known as Rapunzel. Will Tsukamoto be the prince to bring this princess down from the castle? 6) I Will Be With You Forever- Seiji's four years of college are almost over, and it's time to head back home to take over the family business. How will his relationship with fellow student Kei end up? 7) Platinum- Mitsuteru has horrible luck with jobs. After being fired yet again, he meets a green-eyed fortune teller who seems to know a lot about him. Now he can't seem to stop running into him. Are they fated to be together?

From Blissful Sin: In the old and cheap boarding house, Fukujyu, Fine Arts student Haru finds himself rooming with the quietly unconventional Natsu. A shy and reserved young man, Natsu is often the butt of jokes for his classmates and teachers. When nasty rumors about Natsu's past begin circulating among their acquaintances, Haru's tepid friendship with Natsu is sure to be tested. Prequel: Sangatsu Boujitsu, Kuma o Hirotta Sequel: Shichigatsu no Kousaten

From MangaTraders: Chappy's only strong point is his cooking. While working at a hotel on a quiet island he meets Natsu, who shows him a whole new world in Diving. Together they search for the Pink Napoleon fish that is said to bring happiness.

Shou is the illegitimate son who is mistreated by his family, while Takashi is clearly the favored son. Shou is being "used" by Takashi, but Takashi's fiance has fallen for Shou. Feels like a shoujo manga, but with a little bit of yaoi mixed in. There is a sequel to this manga called :Zensoukyoku it has not been scanlated yet.

Shino takes a special test with the examiner he likes Calling Chapter 1-2 (Shiki, Keigo) Night Call (Shiki, Shino, Takano/TJ) Pipe Dreams (Shino, TJ) Realize (Shiki, Keigo, Shino, TJ) Stray Sheep (Shiki, Shino, TJ) Everything (Shino, Shino, TJ)

Jigoku Katsuhiko and Youji were finally together, but Youji got into a car accident and was sent to a hospital. In order to ensure a successful operation, Katsuhiko’s forced to give ‘special service’ to Doctor Ninomiya… This book is about our charming and passionate couple, Katsuhiko and Youji. Sweet Home (KAYAMA Yumi) (Sequel)

Sold by his parents to a brothel, Yuki is placed under the care of the mysterious Shirogane. Shirogane, who is known for his skill at training young boys to satisfy customers with their bodies, pleasures Yuki every night and introduces him to the debaucherous world of carnal pleasure. But on the night Shirogane declares Yuki ready to receive customers, Yuki cries "I only want Shirogane... please go all the way...!"

from Blissful Sin: The president of my company caught me, Chisato, kissing another man somewhere. Luckily, my company ranking is so low he shouldn’t be able to recognize my face! I desperately tried to convince myself of that, but several days later, I was selected to be the president’s secretary. This is horrible, it seems like the president knows about my relationship with men!

[From Nakama] 30 meters underground, a prison where escape is impossible; the United States penitentiary, “The Underground Hotel”. Only the people who enjoy living in this place, a life cut off from the sun, call it by another name: “The Under Grand Hotel”. Absorbed in pleasure-seeking sex, the shut-call, Erie (leader of the prisoners) isn’t watching the men he’s raping each night, but rather one man alone. Norman. Norman, who keeps trying to harm himself as a result of trauma, the kind doctor who cares for him, Van, and Erie, who’s falling into a brutal love that’s more akin to hatred… What will happen when these various feelings are made to intertwine into a closed-off world? From storyteller Sadahiro Mika, the long-awaited, mature love story of the “Under Grand Hotel” begins!

A collection of oneshots some which are related with a final chapter linking all the dashing guys together. 1)Prisoner of the Desert- Businessman lackey Hibiki thought his one night stand with Prince Zyad in Japan would be the last time he would see the handsome sheik. But when he visits Zyad's country and is falsely imprisoned as a spy, there's only one man he can turn to. 2)Embraced by Guiltiness- When there's a press leak at the ministry, everyone falls under suspicion. When ladies man Yura discovers Shirase's lover is a man and a member of the press he decides to use the information to get Shirase into bed. But Shirase still has a much more damaging secret... 3)The Long Night- Policeman Kayano is investigating the spy in the ministry. His no. one suspect: ex-college friend and current lover Takashina. Can there be a relationship without trust? What is Takashina hiding? 4)Escort- With frequent violent attacks on his person, analyst Asami Shinobu is assigned a 24 hour bodyguard to keep him safe. Unfortunatly his bodyguard is a former one night stand named Saeki Yuuji. With Saeki in his personal space at all times, Asami's feelings are getting more tangled up. 5)Suite Love- Hotel attendant Kuga is assigned to serve Japanese-American businessman Touno. But this isn't the first time they've met, they have a past together as college students in America that Touno isn't about to let Kuga forget about. 6)The Morning Scene- Each couple is observed at 6 a.m. from Kayano and Takashina in Tokyo, to Kuga and Touno in Los Angeles.

While in a fight, Naohisa, runs in Uno Makiya. Uno loves how strong Naoshisa is an immediately befriends him and takes him to his house where Naoshisa meets Uno's Dad who seems like a "good father" but there is much more him than that. And what is this funny feeling Naoshisa is feeling? Sequel: Please Give Me!

College student Masata Yuu is determined to protect classmate Saginuma Tatsuya! Saginuma is a famous actor who always has women fighting over him and stalking him, but he doesn't know how to handle the attention, so Masata moves in with him as a bodyguard. But will Masata be able to maintain the distance between them?

From Yasca Translation: Shinho high's Ice Queen, Fujinami Shinobi, is the secret love crush of his childhood friend Mizushima Takeshi. But the truth is, Shinobi sees no one else but his helpless little brother...