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Dec 02, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

やっぱ違うね！

That's different after all!

朝田ねむい先生の作品は、他のBL作品とは一味違います。すっごく面白かった！これがセカンドコミックスとは…驚きですね。主人公のケイを中心に４人の訳あり男がゲイ向け風俗店で働くんです。しかも住み込みで。この設定だけでもワクワクしませんか⁈いろいろありつつ、生き方を学んでいくお話しです。最後びっくりするようなこともあります…読んでみてください（笑）

Asada Nemui's works are a bit different from other BL works. That was sooo funny! It's amazing that this is a second comic. Four men, led by the main character, Kei, work at a gay sex shop. What's more, it's live-in. Isn't this setting alone exciting? It's a story about learning how to live while there are many things. There are also things that surprise you at the end... read it (laughs)

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Aug 31, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

人生そのもの

Life itself

This review contains spoilers. 最後　壮絶なラスト　シロさん　刺されてそんなことになってたとは　ケイも優しいですね　でもジョーも明るい未来を予測させてハッピーエンドといえば　ハッピーエンドでした

This review contains spoilers. When the fierce Last Shiro-san was stabbed at the end, Kay was kind, wasn't it, but Joe also predicted a bright future and speaking of happy endings, it was a happy ending

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Jul 11, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

憎めない

I can't hate you

This review contains spoilers. 男性の風俗店のお話。普通なら暗い感じかなと思えますが、出てくる人みんな憎めない。けっこうジョーが好きでした。最後何だかんだとソムさんの尻に敷かれてる？あたりがよかった。シロさんの元にケイが戻ってくれて良かったです。

This review contains spoilers. A story about a male sex shop. Normally, I think it would be dark, but I can't hate everyone who comes out. I liked Joe quite a bit. At the end, is something lying on Som's butt? The area was nice. I'm glad Kei came back to Shiro-san.

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Jun 15, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

愛だった

It was love

ぶっとんだスタートにドキドキしましたが、読み終わって感じたのは愛のお話だったということです。全員大いに訳アリの人生なのに、愛を知って前を向いていく男たちに清々しい気持ちになりました。リアルなようでどこか夢の中のような不思議な作品でとても良かったです。

I was excited about the blunt start, but what I felt after reading it was a story about love. It made me feel refreshed by the men who knew about love and looked forward, even though everyone had a great deal of translation in their lives. It was a strange work that seemed real and felt like it was somewhere in a dream, and it was so nice.

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Dec 26, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

作者買い

Buy the artist

朝田先生の作品はハズレが無い、キャラ立てが抜群に上手く、登場人物達が勝手に動いている印象さえ持つ。今回が初の連作集らしいのですが、ベテラン臭がする一冊（232頁）

Asada-sensei's work is flawless, the characters are extremely good at framing, and I even have the impression that the characters are moving without permission. This seems to be the first collection of works in a series, but it's a book that smells like a veteran (page 232)

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Dec 11, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

幸せになって欲しい人達

People who want to be happy

Circusに関わったみんなに幸せになって欲しいなぁ～って思う読後感。モモちゃんや三田さんですらなぜか憎めない。。。それは被害者であるはずのケイもシロも恨んでいないからなんだろうな・・・読者を自然とキャラに共感させる作家としての技量の高さを感じます。素晴らしい1冊！！

After reading it, I think I want everyone involved in Circus to be happy. For some reason I can't hate Momo-chan and Mita-san... I wonder if that's because neither Kei nor Shiro, who are supposed to be victims, have a grudge... I feel the high level of skill as writers that make readers naturally sympathize with the characters. A great book!!

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Dec 04, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

雰囲気のある

atmospheric

This review contains spoilers. 朝田先生の作品は個性的な絵とクセのある作風、自分の好みのど真ん中ではないけど気になって読んでしまう作者さんです。今作はゲイ風俗店「サーカス」を舞台にしたお話。クセの強いキャスト達の中で唯一常識的に見えたシロが一番病んでて一番囚われてる。救いの手を差し伸べられても逃れることができなかった呪縛から、物理的に行為ができなくなったことでやっと離れることができたと言うのも皮肉で切ない。でもバッドエンドじゃない、彼らなりの幸せを見つけられた彼らなりのハピエンだと思いました。星4.5

This review contains spoilers. Asada-sensei's works have unique pictures and a peculiar style, and the artist is interested in reading them even though they aren't right in the middle of my own preferences. This story is set in the gay sex shop “Circus.” Among the cast members with strong habits, Shiro, who seemed the only one with common sense, is the sickest and most trapped. It is ironic and sad to say that they were finally able to move away from the spell that they were unable to escape even when they were offered a helping hand because they were physically unable to act. But it wasn't a bad end; I thought it was their own happy person who was able to find their own happiness. 4.5 stars

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Nov 22, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

朝田先生！

Asada sensei!

朝田先生のストーリーとかセリフとかに「は？」と思ったり、納得できなくてイラついたりということがない。やっぱりその作者の知能以上のものは作り出せませんから、頭のいい朝田先生だからこそ描けた作品！私は頭のいい作者のblが大好きです！！

Asada-sensei's stories and lines say “what?” There's no such thing as thinking, or getting frustrated because you're not convinced. After all, you can't create anything beyond the author's intelligence, so it's a work that only a smart Asada sensei was able to draw! I love the smart author BL!!

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Nov 07, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

それぞれの生き方が素敵でした

Each way of life was wonderful

This review contains spoilers. すごく良かったです。シロの生い立ち、生き様なんかやるせないけど本人は納得していて、生きたいように生きているのかなぁと思いました。ケイも同じく。。。間違ったのは死のうと思ったことだけっていうのがいいなぁ。モモに騙されても幸せだった、サーカスで働くことも楽しかったって言えるケイがカッコイイな。ジョーもリンも好きに生きて楽しそうだし。団長と奥さんもすごくいい人だなぁと。シロが刺されたのはびっくりだけど、その後もたくましく生iきていてよかった。これからはケイと二人楽しい人生を送ってほしいなぁと思いました。

This review contains spoilers. It was really good. Shiro herself was convinced of her upbringing and way of life, and I was wondering if she was living the way she wanted to live. Kay too... It's nice that the only thing I did wrong was thinking I was going to die. Kay, who can say that she was happy even when deceived by Momo, and that working at the circus was fun, is so cool. Both Joe and Rin seem to be having fun living whatever they want. I think the leader and his wife are also really nice people. I was surprised that Shirou was stabbed, but I'm glad he was strong even after that. I wanted Kei and the two of them to have a fun life from now on.

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Oct 29, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

訳ありな世界

A world without translation

読む前あらすじ読んだ時はバイオレンスな感じなのかと思っていたけど内容はバイオレンスだけど絵描写はそんなにグロいものではなかったかな。生きてさえいたら何とかなるんだとどん底人生から這い上がれるんだよと作家先生からの深いメッセージを頂きました。

Before I read the synopsis, I was wondering if it was violent, but even though the content was violent, I wonder if the depiction wasn't that gross. I received a deep message from the artist teacher saying that if you stay alive, you'll be able to do something about it, and that you'll be able to crawl out of your life.

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なんだコレめっちゃおもしろいんだがw(^

why is this so interesting lol (^_^)

朝田ねむい先生、アングラな作品を描いてるのかと思ってたけど、違ったw(^_^)明るく健全で楽しい物語だったww(^_^)いやほんと表紙にだまされる(^_^)こんなにおもしろいならもっと早く読んだのに。誘拐プレイ好きなイケおじ紳士（自称、美少年９歳w）めちゃ好きw(^_^)漫画とはやはり読後に楽しい気持ちになるものが最高です。どこか、カラりと乾いた笑いと、BLのウエットさ（湿り気？）がちょうど良いバランスで最高な物語でしたw(^_^)

I was wondering if Asada Nemui sensei was drawing an ungraceful work, but it was a different lol (^_^) bright, healthy, and fun story lol (^_^) no, I'm really fooled by the cover (^_^) if it was this interesting, I would have read it sooner. The good-looking old gentleman who likes kidnapping play (self-proclaimed, beautiful boy 9 years old w) I really like lol (^_^) comics are the ones that make you feel happy after reading them are the best. Somewhere, dry laughter and BL wetness (wetness?) was the best story with just the right balance lol (^_^)

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Sep 08, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

人間ドラマとちょっぴりBL！

Human dramas and a little BL!

This review contains spoilers. 作家買いです！ねむいさんらしい個性豊かな登場人物と深いストーリーに魅せられます！〈サーカス〉ゲイ向け風俗店に何の縁か集まった4人がそれぞれ自分の生き方を探していきます。”生きていればどうにでもなる行きていることが喜ばしい“ケイが多額の借金からサーカスに連れてこられたばかりの頃シロがケイへ言った言葉です。そしてシロの第2の人生の始まりにその言葉をふたりで思い出し未来へ続く話をしているシーンは感慨深いです。これは人と人の間に通ずる深く前向きな言葉だと感じます。サーカスの改修1周年のパーティーに集まった仲間たちの描き下ろしがまたまたいい！自由きままに生きるジョーが自分以外の誰かのために変わった姿がリンの目線で描かれています！ジョーの赤くなった耳が可愛い。ねむいさんの世界観にどっぷり浸れる作品。ちょうどいい重みの余韻もまた心地良い…

This review contains spoilers. I'm buying an artist! You'll be fascinated by the unique characters and deep story typical of Nemui! “Circus” The four people who have gathered at a gay sex shop for some reason will each search for their own way of life.” If I'm alive, I'll be happy that I'm going, “These are words Shiro said to Kay when she had just been brought to the circus from a large amount of debt. And the scene where the two of them remember those words at the beginning of Shiro's second life and talk about continuing into the future is deeply moving. I feel that these are deep and positive words that are common between people. The drawing drawn by the friends who gathered at the party for the 1st anniversary of the circus renovation is also great! It depicts Joe, who lives freely, changing for someone other than himself, from Lin's point of view! Joe's red ears are cute. A work where you can fully immerse yourself in Nemui's worldview. The afterglow with just the right weight is also pleasant...

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Sep 01, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

もしかしたら

Maybe

この作品は『スリーピングデッド』と対になってるんじゃないかな…。昨夜手元にある単行本を読み返していてなんとなくそう思った。作中「生きていればどうにでもなる生きていることが喜ばしい」というセリフが出てくるが、『スリーピングデッド』はそう思えなかった二人の話なんじゃないかな…と。あくまで私見ですが。ちなみに購入した当初は私の中ではそんなに評価高くなかった。でも何故か、定期的に読み返している。『スリーピングデッド』は漫画の域を超えてほぼ映画だと思っているが、この作品もマイナーな作品を上映する小さな映画館で観ているかのような錯覚にとらわれる。テンポの良い会話に特異な空間、強烈なキャラクターたち。何度も繰り返し観るお気に入りの映画や海外ドラマのように、きっとまた読み返すと思う。

I think this work is the opposite of “Sleeping Dead”... I was rereading the book I had last night, and somehow I thought so. The line “If I'm alive, I'm happy to be alive, anything happens” comes up in the story, but “Sleeping Dead” is probably a story about two people who didn't think so... It's just my opinion. Incidentally, when I first bought it, it wasn't highly rated by me. But for some reason, I reread it regularly. I think “Sleeping Dead” is almost a movie that goes beyond the realm of comics, but this film is also caught by the illusion that you're watching it at a small movie theater that screens minor films. A unique space for well-paced conversations, and strong characters. Like my favorite movies and foreign dramas that I watch over and over again, I'm sure I'll reread them again.

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May 22, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

クセが強い

I have a strong habit

なんかこう、色々な話と人たちが出てくるけど、どれもクセがすごいな...?!おお...って呑み込めた次には、え、おおお?!ってのが続く気がする(語彙力)怒涛な内容だった気がします、うまくまとまらないけど／(^o^)＼

Somehow, there are so many stories and people coming up, but they're all really addictive...?! oh... after swallowing it up, eh, oh?! I feel like it will continue (vocabulary) I feel like the content was raging, but it doesn't come together well/ (^o^)\

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May 20, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

ひとコマひとコマめちゃくちゃカッコイイ

One frame one frame is insanely cool

カッコよくて重厚、かつ人間臭さの苦味もうまい。キャラも個性が立っていて魅力的。そしてドラマティック。思いもよらないストーリー運びに痺れ、世界観にどっぷりハマれます。お騒がせジョー、何だかんだと優しいリン、団長と奥さん。いやいや、脇までカッコよすぎ！

It's cool, heavy, and has a delicious human-smelling bitterness. The characters are also unique and attractive. And dramatic. I'm overwhelmed by the unexpected story, and I'm completely addicted to the world view. Make a fuss Joe, somehow kind Lin, Commander and his wife. No, no, that's too cool down to the side!

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お気に入りです?

is it your favorite?

もう皆様がたくさんの素敵なレビューを書いておられるから今さら私が何か言うことはないような気もしますが、評価だけでも残したく。朝田先生の作品、初読はゾンビのやつでしたが、「アイ、セイ」「マイリトルインフェルノ」と立て続けに読んで、やっぱりこの作品が一番好き?ただの男娼館ではなく、女装、誘拐、凌辱などのシチュエーションプレイを楽しめる、まさに【サーカス】。そのサーカスに関わるひとりひとりの人間模様がまた秀逸。主人公は1人ではなく、みんな。終わりの余韻も美しいです。

Everyone has already written so many wonderful reviews, so I don't feel like I have anything to say right now, but I just want to leave reviews. The first time I read Asada-sensei's work was about zombies, but I read “I, Say” and “My Little Inferno” in quick succession, and after all, do you like this work the most? It's not just a male brothel, it's just a [circus] where you can enjoy playing situations such as cross-dressing, kidnapping, and humiliation. The human appearance of each person involved in the circus is also excellent. The main characters are not alone, but everyone. The afterglow at the end is also beautiful.

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其々の生き方

their way of life

This review contains spoilers. 232p、全表題作+描き下ろし＋あとがき。平凡なリーマンが風俗嬢に入れ込みスッカラカンになる。何故かゲイ向けの風俗店で働くことになり個性的な面々と過ごしながらの其々の生き方が描かれている。ひとつの世界に固執してしまうキャラや無くしても別の生き方があるという方向転換する様子が生きてこその話だな、とブラックな内容のストーリーで仄暗さはあるのに何となくあっけらかんとしており返ってそれが良かった。

This review contains spoilers. 232 pages, full title work+drawing+afterword. An ordinary Lehman breaks into a sex worker and becomes a jerk. For some reason, they work at a gay sex shop, and it depicts their way of life while spending time with unique people. It was a story with dark content, and it was nice to have characters who stick to one world and how they change direction where they have a different way of life even if they don't live, and that was nice.

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Dec 05, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

映画～

movie~

「天井桟敷の人々」のような、極上の映画をみたような感じ！描き下ろしはエンドロールの後に流して欲しい！それで完成！涙を拭きながら家路を急ぐ！（てきな～）

It's like watching a superb movie, like “The People on the Ceiling!” I want the drawing to be played after the end roll! That's it! I'm wiping away my tears and rushing home! (That's great!)

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大好きです

I love it

作者さんの作品はほとんど拝見していますが、いつも違う作風で完成度の高い本ばかりなのが本当に凄いです。ダークな雰囲気の作品が多い中でこれはまだ明るい方なのかなと思います。それでもキャラの心情や行動が丁寧に描写されているので、心に刺さる部分が多くあります。 BLを超え漫画として魅力のある1冊でした。

I've seen almost all of the author's works, but it's really amazing that there are always books with a different style and a high degree of perfection. While there are many works with a dark atmosphere, I think this one is still the brighter one. Even so, the feelings and actions of the characters are carefully depicted, so there are many parts that stick to the heart. It was an attractive comic book that went beyond BL.

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やっぱりすごい…

it's amazing after all...

何冊か朝田ねむいさんの本は購入してますが、言葉のチョイス・人物の書き分け・ストーリーの上手さ…よくレビューで言われてますけど映画みたいです。セリフない余白な部分もキャラの心情が現れて描かれてます。ありがちな他作品見て登場人物がみんな一緒に見えちゃう作品が無いのです。この物語はとても切ないんだけど救いがあります。人は予期せぬ事によりいつでも変われるんだと。あまり買ったら読み返さないんですが、朝田ねむいさんの作品は読み返しちゃいます。実際この作品見た後に『マイリトルインフェルノ』も読み返し再度身悶えました。これからも応援したい作家さんです！

I've bought several books by Nemui Asada, and the choice of words, the way people are written, how good the story is... it's often mentioned in reviews, but it's like a movie. The blank part with no dialogue is also depicted showing the character's feelings. There is no work where all the characters can be seen together when looking at other works, which is common. This story is very sad, but there is salvation. It is said that people can always change due to unexpected things. If I buy too many, I won't reread them, but I reread Asada Nemui's works. After actually watching this work, I reread “My Little Inferno” and I was in agony again. This is an artist I want to continue to support!

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