TOP MANGA OF THE MONTH

From Boys On Boys Love: After the sudden loss of his father, Duke Alphonse Varney took over the affairs of his estate, which necessitated putting his mansion on the market to repay his sizeable debts. One of Alphonse';s classmates from his boarding school days, businessman Richard Turner, announced that he was interested in buying the mansion. Richard had reason to dislike Alphonse, which made Alphonse all the more unable to hide his opposition to Richard's unexpected proposal, but in reality, there were hidden feelings between the two. This is a classical love romance collection set in polite English society.

Takaaki is a popular model and a childhood friend of Izumi. He is also the significant other at the same time. They looked as if they were at their happiest, until Izumi’s “illness” brought them to their greatest challenge. This volume has 6 One-shots, including the emotionally stirring, heartrending love story titled, “Izumi”, and other newly-written short stories. (from CT)

Set in a mythological time and place, Ja-Dou recounts the struggles of the heirs to kingdoms of heaven and their comrades, to repel the demonic forces that sometimes make their way into heaven. Ashray is the son of the Flame Emperor, small for his age, and cursed with a fiery temper. He also has to hide the fact that he has a horn, a trait usually associated with demons. His father keeps appointing assistants to keep an eye on him, but keeping up with Ashray is hard work, and the first six have died in the line of duty. Can Alan Seoul, his newly appointed seventh assistant, last a little longer than the first six? Teiou is a prince of the eastern kingdom of air. His best friend and lover is Keika, a mazoku, or demon, in human form. Tiarandear, is the Prince of the western kingdom of water. As chief of all the gods it is his job to maintain harmony in heaven and to direct and control human history. He loves Ashray, but how long can he keep protecting Ashray from the consequences of his violent temper? And if it should become known across heaven that Ashray might be part demon? (For some reason, halfway into the 2nd volume there still is no mention of the northern prince.)

From Fantasy Shrine: The unsuspected newbie of the Police Investigation Division One, Detective Hinari was dispatched to deliver a sample to the forensic lab. There he encountered researcher, Yasoshima Shiro, who reminded Hinari of his first love, a gentle police captain. Immediately smitten at first sight, Yasoshima lured Hinari with a DNA lecture and preyed on the still innocent Hinari! As much as Hinari hated to admit it, he wasn’t entirely unaffected by Yasoshima. Will Hinari be able to resist the quirky scientist!? A delicate yet comical love story!

[From Fantasy Shrine :] After his mother passed away, Kyousuke decided to live alone and transfer to another school. There he met a rather peculiar classmate named Kaname who’s unable to talk. Although Kaname cannot speak, he was able to somehow convey his feelings clearly through writing and facial expressions that made Kyousuke more drawn to him. However, Kaname’s cousin, Satoshi noticed the intimacy developing between the two which he could not approve… A sweet ardent, story of pure love unfolds…

From Fifay.net: The story took place after the 1st World War (the Great War) and prior to the 2nd World War. The heir of a rich viscount was falling in love with a magazine reporter. The “heir boy” died in a house fire. Seven years later, the reporter found his “dead” lover, now a high profile male prostitute. Together, they fell into the darkness of political scandals and human smugglings.

Main Story and 2 extra chapters : (Prequel to Hitomi no Giwaku) & (Sequel to Miserarete) 1) Hitomi no Honne (3 chapters) Hitomi's love life is a royal mess. First the sempai he has a hopeless crush on (Morihito) is getting married. Then while getting his heart broken, Hitomi is harrassed and felt up by sempai's perverted cousin - Tatsuya! Just when things seem like they couldn't get any worse, Hitomi finds himself responding to Tatsuya's touch. 2) Tatsuya no Honne Flashback to Hitomi and Tatsuya's first meeting told from Tatsuya's perspective. 3) Epilogue to a Happy Ending (Happy End no Tsuzuki) Continuation of Akira and Daichi's story from Miserarete (+ Tatsuya's cousin, Morihito). 4) Tatsuya no Honne

From Shinmakoku Scanlations: Kondou Takayuki hates his boss from the bottom of his heart!! Takagi Toshinobu is mean, heartless, cruel, insensitive... a true sadist! And only to Kondou, by the way! He's perfectly nice to everyone else... WHY? Kondou keeps asking himself over and over again... Then one morning he finds himself in the same bed as his boss. Uwaah... What had happened the night before?

1-3) On My Knees, Yearning for Your Love Hibiki is the bodyguard hired to protect Buyu, the heir of a Hong Kong financial empire. Although Buyu is responsible for overseeing the family fortune, he still often finds the time to enjoy the nightlife with the ladies. Despite Hibiki’s warnings to Buyu about his uncle’s plot to have him killed so he can take over the empire, Buyu continuously ignores Hibiki’s urgent pleas to cooperate with him. What would it take for Buyu to take Hibiki seriously!? 4) Feverish Kimura and his lover Yuichi are both doctors in the same hospital, and Yuichi uses it as an excuse to have sex at work, despite Kimura's protests. Will Yuichi demands push Kimura too far? 5) Can’t Win Against the Sun! College student Himawari has been freeloading off Takabayashi sensei for a long time. Because, despite sensei hostile attitude and filthy mouth, he's really very kind. But Himawari, who has fallen in love with him, may finally be asking for too much... 6) Seduction of Cinderella Aki is a model scout who has to babysit his top model, the childish but loving Haru, even to the point of having a sexual relationship with him! But this is all just for Haru's own good, right? 7) Anata no Chef Young chef is in love with the strict maître d'hôtel.

From: BangAQUA & Moi-xryuscans Childwood friends Eiji and Tatsumi, who doubted their sexuality, are just friends who have been together. One day, Eiji, who found out about Tatsumi’s “promise of marriage” to someone else since young, began having complicated thoughts... The spring time of life of adolescents boy.

From inmeliora: Chikanari's kouhai, Kamo, is head over heels in love with him, to the point where Kamo does everything in his power to be "together" with Chikanari - including changing his hair to have the same style and color, and even getting hurt in the same places. Chikanari's view of love is completely different, so how will these two continue their relationship despite all the odds?

After Kazui rejects Rai's love, Rai loses himself in sin and hardcore partying. But when his room mate, Mamiya, finds him and tries to make him snap out of it by dragging him home, Rai does the unthinkable to Mamiya in a fit of rage and despair. Having lived a lifestyle doing whatever he wants with no remorse, Rai is suddenly surprised to feel guilt in the aftermath of his night with Mamiya and does his best to apologize. It is only after Mamiya agrees to live with him again that Rai realizes he has growing feelings for the boy. But, Mamiya can't forget what Rai did to him. There is also the problem of Mamiya's unrequited feelings for his best friend Kei. Can Rai convince Mamiya to forgive him, to let go of the feelings for Kei and become Rai's lover? Sequel: Koi ni Nattara Adapted from Koi no Katachi (according to Baka-Updates)

Summary from Liquid Passion: Ren is a cat from the Pet rental organization. He can give his master anything they desire as long as they don't hurt him. What will his new owner want him to do? (Hint: It starts with s and ends in x...)

From Biblo Eros: Ryuu left his small town for a better life in Tokyo, but after four years he feels trapped in a job he doesn't like and a tiny apartment. When Tatsushima, an old friend from his home town, shows up out of the blue to take him home will Ryuu be willing to give up his boring life in the city? Chapter 5 "Sick Heart" is a short, darker story about a psychologist and his ex-patient... Chapter 6 "Heaven's War" is about Sig and Cry from Heaven's Love.

By Backlash67: Fei and Gilbert (a.k.a. Gil) are childhood friends that attend The Sorcerer's Academy. This is the school where students train to become magic users. Of the two, Gil is the genius and Fei is the idiot. Fei is instructed to organize the school library and while doing so happens across a forbidden spell book. Fei intended to use a spell from the book to change others outlook of him; as well as, use a spell to control others emotions. However, the spell backfires and causes Gil to become amoured with Fei. Read on to find out how Fei and Gil's relationship changes now that Gil is under Fei's love spell. Will their relationship continue once the spell is removed or will they forever be tied by the love enchantment?

There are several stories in Dakishimetakunai: 1) Electricity (Denki) - A high school student despairs of ever making friends on account of his appearance scaring everyone off. However, the new transfer student with the unique and 'electrifying' physique shows up in time to prove him wrong. 2) I Don't Wanna Hold On You (Dakishimetakunai) - When middle-aged salaryman Masato is laid off, Tatsuya, a host hires him to take care of his apartment… and other, more personal services. But when Masato starts to have doubts about accepting Tatsuya's money, what will Tatsuya do to stop him from leaving? 3) Reason For Desire (Yokubou no Riyuu) - The rich and lonely young businessman gets into a scuffle with a castoff vagrant. He gets a bit more than he bargains for when he takes the man in as live-in housekeeper. 4) Secret Knife (Himitsu no Naifu) - Two solitary people walking similar paths, one an assassin for the yakuza, the other a Shinigami (a Grim Reaper), meet and find their way to mutual love and understanding. 5) Rose and Knife (Bara to Naifu) - Sequel to Secret Knife. Yato comes upon an old partner who is bent on "reteaching" him how to be a ruthless killer once again. Kamui, however, will do anything to keep that from happening. 6) Keep Up Your Right! (Migikawa ni wo ki wo tsukero) - I Don't Wanna Hold On You omake Keep Up Your Right! omake

Akira’s grown up thinking of his friend Itsuki as something of a little brother—until Itsuki confesses he’s been in love with Akira for years. But while Itsuki is content to keep their relationship the same as it’s always been while he waits for Akira to process the affections he’s just been presented with, Akira finds himself growing increasingly—and inexplicably—irritated with the cool demeanor Itsuki manages to adopt in front of someone he supposedly is in love with.

Voyeur Report 5 ~ Welcome to Dorm Room 4-8 at Shouka Academy Private School for Boys. Hanabishi Yuu is a senior in the school's art club and often paints in his dorm room. What he doesn't know is that his choice of clothing when he paints in the room discomforts his junior roommate, Okazawa Shouji...especially since the image of his sempai in nothing but an apron turns up the heat in the room! Includes a 1 page appearance of our beloved characters from Kohitsuji Hokaku Kaikaku!

Volume 1: I want to be a successful man like Hongou-san as well! Kazuha, a naïve boy from the countryside dreamed about working under Hongou, who manages a restaurant in Tokyo. After cheerfully arriving in Tokyo, what awaits is a person who is totally different from the Hongou he admires. He never hides his temper and is a super selfish guy! While disregarding Kazuha’s uneasiness, Hongou made Kazuha live with him?!

Kamio Shuuji, the heir to a rich organization, has just transferred to Hazuki's average public high school. When Kamio catches Hazuki's eye with an intense gaze Hazuki begins to wonder over his attentions. Especially when Akira, his lover, warns him to stay away from him. He intends to do just that, that is until Kamio claims to have fallen in love at first sight with Hazuki, giving him a kiss to seal the deal. But what exactly are Kamio's intentions? And why has Akira warned him against the heir in the first place? The Prequel to this manga is My Dear Sweetheart

Yuuya is caught between the love of a ghost, Kyousuke, and his childhood friend, Katsuki. Who will he choose as his boyfriend in the end? At last, the publication of a new improved original work on an outrageous love-triangle.

Matthias, a child abused continuously by his mother, having committed her murder finds refuge in a church where he meets a seemingly helpful, young priest and Hans, a fellow resident. Not much time passes, however, until Matthias realizes that there's something suspicious going on behind the facade of a peaceful shelter... [summary taken from Aarinfantasy's website]

From Blissful Sin: Even before he was born it had been decided that the heir of the Haku Family, Reion, would be betrothed to the youngest child of the Koku Family, Kaen. For his coming-of-age and wedding ceremony, Reion visits the House of the Koku Family. However, Reion was no longer the boy he first saw in pictures, but a man overflowing with confidence. Furthermore, Reion left the words "I am as appalled as you are about this wedding between two men."

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!