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Sequel to Itaike na Bokura (chapters 5-6). Sou and Keigo, who were already best friends have recently becomes lovers. Sou loses patience with Keigo who refuses to make any progress on their love life at all. To make matters worse Keigo actually forgets to bring a birthday present to Sou's party...!? Also in this book, there's a side-story about Sou's dad. It's Mamoru's and Hiroki's high school story. (from bitter-sweet)

He stopped in a local coffee shop to get out of the rain. When high school student Takashi met the beautiful shopkeeper Isao, it was love at first sight. When one of the regular customers, a fortune teller, comes in, Takashi gets a fortune from his previous life and a time skip back to Ancient Egypt! What awaits him there is a love triangle that transcends time and space. Also contains additional story You In My Jeweled Mirror: After being abandoned by his parents, a young boy meets a mysterious man, a fox god who will take care of him, if the boy will pray to his shrine... - Datenshi Blue

What would a prep school teacher do to encourage a student to study for a college's entrance exam? Well he wooes him of course! The plot may not deliver anything new, but the upbeat teacher and the moody student sure do look cute together.

It's been about 2 years since the end of Yatteraneeze! and Chisato and Kanae have FINALLY gotten their shit together... or have they? They still fight all the time, clash at work and glare at each other across the breakfast table. But a little adversity has a funny way of bringing people together... Halfmoon Emotion is a sidestory to Yatteraneeze! written by Akizuki Koh (Fujimi Orchestra), with illustrations by Koide Mieko. read from right to left.

Takamine's parents failed in their business, and everything was lost in no time. He is then left to live in a shabby apartment with, his caretaker since childhood, Shirahane. Why did he stay, when Takamine is no longer his master, why is Takamine getting erect, and why does Shirahane think it's splendid?

Nishima is doing well at his prestigious company but after divorcing from a loveless marriage his success at work seems empty. A chance meeting at a cafe brings him into contact with the owner, Miyama, an old high-school classmate. It seems that Miyama has forgotten him until he asks Nishima why he's no longer wearing a wedding ring and what Nishina said to him 10 years ago in high school.

From Baka-Updates: Lawyer Gamou Toshiki and Prosecutor Amamiya Hiroaki met in college and quickly became friends, but for the serious Gamou it was love at first sight toward the charming Amamiya. After being separated for several years, Amamiya has moved back to Tokyo and though Gamou knows there's no chance of anything other than friendship, even that has to change...

Itou just found out that one of his best friends, Machida, maybe kind-of sort-of likes him. He doesn't say it, but he did orgasm when thinking of Itou even as he was about to have sex with his girlfriend! Now, Machida has a complex about Itou and even kisses him, and Itou develops a complex about Machida because his first kiss was taken! On the edge of becoming men, will they figure out their feelings?

Follow the adventures of Okita and the rest of the Shinsengumi in this fun romp with a yaoi twist through ninteenth century Japan. (from Countless Time)

It's while he was waiting for a girl in the street that Aikawa-san ran into a sweet-looking boy named Okakaneko Toshinori. The young man just got injured while saving a cat and he asked Aikawa-san to bring him to the hospital, leaving pretty much everything to the man's care. Three days later, Toshinori calls him and asks for his help again...

A compilation of short stories: 1) The Guardian - Kazuhiko Saibara finds himself dead in the woods surrounding his family's summer villa. As the family servant digs his grave, Saihara's feeble-minded younger brother gazes absently upon the scene, and Saihara himself begins to recount the events that led to his demise. - PresenceDear 2. Show Me Heaven - A smile of a skinny angel opens up a closed-minded man's heart. 3) Sora no Uragawa - Yousuke, Tamotsu and Satoshi are high school buddies until tragedy breaks them apart. Ten years later the death of one of them brings the remaining two friends back together and past wounds are torn open. - Aarinfantasy 4) A Chance Encounter in the Cosmos - A hideously ugly starship captain captures a beautiful prisoner of war. - PresenceDear

Yunogi has no working experience, but after being tricked into thinking he got a normal job out of luck it turns out it's not so normal after all. Yunogi has to act as horror writer Kirino Shuusuke's dummy.

1-4) Barairo Emperor Keito, a high-schooler with an odd love of plants, finds a cosplaying babe in the garden. The babe in question is Roze, the reigning King of the Plant Kingdom! Roze is on the verge of extinction due to the lack of human affection. Only sex with Keito can restore his energy reserves and as Roze's kingly gaze heats up, Keito finds himself strangely compelled. "Join with me," Roze says. Why, the audacity of royalty! (from Blissful Sin) 5) Kiss Shite Master One day, History teacher Imazato finally recieves the robot maid he mail ordered weeks earlier. But the wrong robot is sent by mistake, and Imazato finds himself the unexpected owner of a HIMO-TYPE robot designed for single working women to be the ultimate prince charming. Imazato isn't sure how to deal with this robot constantly invading his personal space. 6) Afterword

This spring, Tokyo TV’s newly employed announcer Fukuro was given the task to gather information & do a close report on the infamous hunk of the professional baseball world; Shiratori Reiichi. Given this important opportunity Fukuro is determined to do his best! However, the following morning he wakes up to a stark naked Shiratori sleeping beside him, trouble ensues! The demanding and selfish Shiratori with the hard working and Timid Fukuro! Watch as their love story unfolds.

Hiroshi and Takuya have been childhood friends forever. When Takuya asks Hiroshi to be more than friends, will their friendship be able to withstand? Or have they always been soul mates?

From Girls' Generation Scanlations: Kikuchi-sensei rejected a love confession. The boy cursed him, the next day on the train going to his new job, every man in the car wanted him... Butwhy were they harassing him?! If it wasn't for the young Akane, who knows what, might have happened? From BangAQUA: Ever since Kikuchi sensei was cursed to be the destined lover of a man, he has been harassed everyday by men. The person who saved him one day from the harassment was his student, Akane, who is also madly in love with him. Although he is interested in Akane, Akane's affection is probably due to his curse. Even if he wishes for Akane's love, it is just his selfish hope. A sad love story of a brave but prideful teacher.

High-school student, Yukiji, whenever he's with a girl, he would get very anxious around them. As a result, during the school's festival, he encounters a long haired beauty dressed as a maid and falls in love with her at first sight. Unexpectedly, he finds out that the beauty was actually his fellow classmate... Haruki. Every time he's around the cross dresser Haruki, he feels an uncontrollable urge. How can that be? Includes two chapters of, "Lost Lamb, Please Take Care of Yourself,"

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.

Because of some bad luck, Aikawa Towa’s recent problem is the complicated relationship between the devillish student council president, Shirahane Mikado. Kissing is not the only thing… but is this friendship?! What’s more, Towa started to take a part time job to find relief, but… His bad friends, Shinonome and Yukimura saw their kiss scene…?! Eh?! Will two guys be “lovers”…?! List of Warui Series: Vol 1 Warui Koto Shitai [1-1] Vol 2 Waruiko Demo Ii? [1-2] Vol 3 Kirai ja nai Kedo [2-1] Vol 4 Koi Ja nai Kedo [2-2] --- Warui Koto Bakkashite Gomennasai [1-3 &/ 2-3] Vol 5 Warui Yatsu Demo Ii [1-4] Vol 6 Mujihi na Otoko [3-1] Vol 7 Warui Koibito ja Dame? [1-5] Vol 8 Kare ja nai kedo [2-4] Vol 9 Mujihi na Anata [3-2] Vol 10 Sunao ja nai Kedo [2-5]

From DramaQueen: Blinded in a freak accident, Kai’s vision is restored years later through a corneal transplant. His new eyes, however, can’t seem to focus on his family or girlfriend. They are instead drawn to Hizuki, his surgeon. Is it because of the doctor’s alluring scent, which Kai finds strangely familiar? Or could it be because the transplanted corneas last belonged to Hizuki’s lover...?

From Shinmakoku Scanlations : Satou is a salaryman who is raising Rintarou, a toddler, by himself. After an event, he gets closer to his neighbour, Takahashi, a gay university student. Satou begins to get attracted to Takahashi who is fond of children and helps Satou a lot, but he held himself back thinking it would be too imprudent for him since he only got divorced just recently. Yet Rintarou starts throwing tantrums wanting to go to Takahashi's house all the time, and Satou is confused... What is going to happen? Here's a cute and sweet family story!

From September Scanlations: Momozu is a frumpy, indoorsy ‘hare-otoko‘, and sunny weather seems to follow him around, while Toyotama is a cheerful, athletic ‘ame-otoko‘ who’s constantly dogged by stormy weather. When the two meet and Toyotama convinces Momozu they should join a mountain-climbing club together, it’s a total case of opposites attracting! NOTE: September Scanlations has scanlated the main story but will not be translating the rest: "while this is part of an anthology of shorts, we won’t be translating the others, as the quality was not quite up to par and we don’t scanlate single-chapter one-shots regardless"

From Blissful Sin: At the mansion where his father worked as a gardener, young Daniel met Tsubaki, who was destined to become a "Hana", an official prostitute that serves only the royalty and nobles. In order to have Tsubaki, Daniel went to England to further his studies, and eventually won the highest accolates for a gardener. Coming back to his motherland, Alexxa, after fifteen long years to receive his peerage, he finds that...

Upbeat Ritsuro and downbeat Ken have been longtime friends. Although Ken leads a dark life of prostitution after dropping out of high school, Ritsuro still cares about him. When Ritsuro realizes that what Ken wants is something more than friendship he vacillates between Ken and his girlfriend Moeko, setting the stage for a bizarre love triangle.