In the title story, a high school delinquent tries to seduce an introverted artist in his class as part of a cruel game, but learns some unexpected things about himself when she turns the tables.
Then there's "Girl," in which a teenage boy gets more than he bargained for when he tries to fulfill his own need for attention in an unusual way. Finally, in "Kamiya," a young doctor who can't stand the sight of blood overcomes her phobia thanks to a host club staffed by vampires. But there are other things to fear lurking in the night... In these three complex, alluring stories, Tsubasa Yamaguchi (author of the award-winning Blue Period) shows off the darker side of her imagination, in the process transforming manga itself into something stranger and more erotic.
High schooler Eito Tachibana has always hated his name, including all of the jokes and puns about the number 8 that have come along with it. It's as if the number has haunted him like a ghost ever since he was a child. One day, he meets a classmate named Tomoya Hatta, aka Hachi-the Japanese word for "8." What begins as casual greetings and small talk in the hallway soon becomes something much deeper, and Eito realizes that it's more than just a similar nickname that draws him to Hachi. Could the number that Eito resented for so long finally bring him something he'll love-and is that someone Hachi?
Is it ever too late to make up for a lie? Or can the opportunity be swept away, like white clouds across a blue summer sky?
It's been seven years since Hozumi left the island town he grew up on, leaving behind not only the seaside, but also Mishima-his close friend and first love from high school. The two haven't spoken since Hozumi turned Mishima down when he rejected him and lied about his own feelings, so when Hozumi returns for his high school reunion, he wants nothing more than to make amends with Mishima-a task easier said than done. In their years apart, Mishima has distanced himself from not only Hozumi, but everyone in the entire town, choosing to live alone in the lighthouse his grandfather used to tend to. Will Hozumi finally be able to break down Mishima's walls, clear the air between them, and finally confess his true feelings, or are the two fated to be separated from one another?
The official art book of the bestselling manga series that inspired the hit anime! Includes over 100 pages of exclusive color artwork and behind-the-scenes details never before seen in English Are you an otaku in love with Wotakoi? Complete your collection with the official art book based on Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku. Includes concept art and color illustrations not available anywhere else, plus lengthy interviews with the author Fujita about creating the characters and story, premiering the comic online, and Wotakoi's long journey to becoming an international bestseller.
Quintessential good girl Sakurai finds herself trapped in the middle of a bribery scheme. Her teacher offers to write a recommendation letter in exchange for luring a truant student into attendance. Sakurai pins down the reclusive transfer student Honda, but there are strings attached. Honda demands that Sakurai grant one wish every day. The first wish is a kiss-and Sakurai finds herself feeling very eager to please...
Arisu is a high school student who faces bullying at school and ab*se at home by her uncle. One day, she witnesses her uncle being killed by an assassin called "Arachnid." Thinking that she'll be killed next, Arisu has no choice but to fight back. Soon after, she wakes up at Arachnid's house, and he takes her in as his deadly apprentice.
Seiji Sanada, a nearly 30-year-old corporate drone, woke up one morning to find that he'd been sent back in time to the spring of his sophomore year of high school. Seiji had long regretted graduating without confessing to his beloved world history teacher, Haruka Hiiragi. So this time, he decides to tell her his true feelings...and she's surprisingly okay with it?! The two of them began discretely dating and their life as a couple was bliss... but Hiiragi-sensei is a woman so sweet, she'll spoil her man rotten! A super flirtatious and rosy school life begins!
Aiji Ubukata is a highly qualified government ambassador who has almost no relationship experience. After finally being freed from the celibate lifestyle of an extended overseas position in Saudi Arabia, he realizes that even a glimpse of a woman's skin arouses him. Crammed into a crowded train on his return from the airport, he saves a beautiful man, Akira Shimizu, from a m*lester. As Akira turns to thank him, he spies Aiji's raging hard-on from their close contact...!! "I'm used to this kind of thing. Just leave everything to me..." When Akira brings Aiji to a hotel and makes him cum instantly with a blowjob, Aiji can't help but fall in love with him. However, Akira has lived his whole life pursuing purely casual relationships without opening himself up to anyone, so the idea of a relaxed date with Aiji doesn't exactly appeal to him. When Aiji asks Akira to think about a serious relationship, he dodges the subject and asks him to another hotel instead!
Ino, an expressionless and unsociable office worker, lives with a younger man who is in love with him like a dog with its master. Even though the two of them barely know each other, Taichiro suddenly volunteers himself when Ino and his colleagues put out a drunken call for candidates to be Ino's partner. Ino turns Taichiro down, but because Taichiro has no home to go back to, Ino offers to let him live with him. Taichiro is patient, and although he sometimes can be touchy and steadfast about his love for Ino, he makes sure never to do anything that Ino won't like. One day, after starting to come to terms with his own feelings for Taichiro and his boundless devotion, Ino falls into a suspiciously deep puddle and somehow enters a parallel world. He finds Taichiro there, but in this world, the two of them are complete strangers, and Taichiro's cold demeanor seems to be almost the complete opposite of the man Ino knows and loves...
On a desolate Earth that has become difficult for human habitation, Itsuki, unconscious for two years because of an accident, ekes out a living on an island yet flourishing with his caretaker from childhood, Jun. While Itsuki doesn't remember what kind of accident he was in, he's fine with how things are as long as he's with his love, Jun... that is, until they have to start worrying about their dwindling resources. One day, the two of them find a mysterious machine and hear a voice from its communications device. Perhaps... there are other people still living on Earth as well. Though Itsuki is excited that the two of them can continue living together forever if they receive help, Jun's response is not so hopeful...
Chitose Oki has a huge crush on his nextdoor neighbor Tomo, but there's one small problem-his height. Back as kids, when his dream girl said she wouldn't marry him until he grew up, poor Chitose took that quite literally. These days, it's not just height-one embarrassing misunderstanding after another keeps them from seeing eye to eye. The truth is, they're both head over heels for each other, but it's a tall order to confess your feelings to the one you love.
32 years old and in the fifth year of a happy marriage. Without any children, they live their lives happily, as long as the wife buries away her real desire deep down...
"It is the supervisor's job to manage his subordinates' love life!" The company is kept afloat only by the top two salesmen. The problem is, their performances are highly dependent on the personal relationship between them. The big task for Mr. Tanaka, is to secretly manage their relationship.
I didn't know you could make such a sexy face, Princess... I should have been able to captivate that jerk with my cuteness... but somehow he turned it into an erotic lesson for me!?
Haruka Satomi is a fulltime worker at an emporium and one of her colleagues is the hot part-timer Atsushi Enoki. One day, out of nowhere, he invites her to come and watch a play he stars in and with this, other part-timers get jealous of her. Despite this, she decides to go and watch it. Upon seeing how he shines on stage, she immediately realizes that she and Atsushi live in two completely different worlds... This is a story about a friendly, up-and-coming actor who will try his hardest to make his co-worker believe in love again.
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The second son of a rural man of property, Kyuu, has been best friends with Toshio since childhood. As Toshio grows up, he secretly falls in love with Kyuu. One day, Kyuu's older brother Sumi, who had run away from home, coincidentally comes in contact with Toshio. Then, Sumi invites him to deepen their relationship! This is the "Son of the Mimura Family" series, which depicts adolescence wavering in the rift between friendship and love.
Kaede and Yoshitaka are back! In the four years since they got together, Kaede has become an adult video director and sex toy developer. Any hopes Yoshitaka had of Kaede growing mellower with age have been dashed: if anything, Kaede's libido seems to be increasing! Yoshitaka's sharp tongue and... "staying power" have improved. Having graduated college, the two lovebirds get ready to start their lives together in their new home... but a new development turns everything on its head! Get ready for the second installment featuring our favorite odd couple: the too-nice, long-suffering Yoshitaka, and the hyperactive, lusty Kaede!
They're just a college theater group, but their shows sell out and their top billed actor's a TV star. However, they're unfortunately named "F.W.B. Theater Group" - as in, "Friends with Benefits." One day, freshman and aspiring-actor Asahikawa appears before scriptwriter Utatsu, asking to join the group. Utatsu turns him down flat, but Asahikawa doesn't know when to quit. Utatsu tries to give Asahikawa an impossible challenge to make him go away, but his plan backfires, leading to the two of them watching porn together. Utatsu's curiosity eventually wins out, and he ends up asking Asahikawa to get him off...... So he'll sleep with a guy if he's "interesting" enough!? Theater is his life, and this promiscuous scriptwriter is about to get physical with an inexperienced, fresh-faced freshman!
Totsuka is a straight guy, working on a university campus and cursed with a long history of unrequited love interests. He really wants to be able to call someone his own, but every time he tries, it never seems to work out. Of course, as fate would have it, the one person who seems to be into him is a male student, Nari, who showers Totsuka with sweet nothings like "You're totally my type" and "You should pick me, Totsuka." One day, Nari stops showing up to college, and Totsuka can't help but worry about him. One thing leads to another, and Totsuka finds himself going to Nari's place hammered... and passionately kissing him. With Totsuka unable to control himself under Nari's intoxicating sensuality and Nari smoothly leading him in the bedroom... How will this one night between an office worker with absolutely no game and a gay playboy student end...!?
Hiroto took his college friend Rei home after seeing how drunk and helpless he was, and they've been sleeping together ever since. Rei never wanted to do it with a guy before. They hardly knew each other and Rei can barely even remember that first night... Now Hiroto comes by whenever he wants, has his way with him, and even degrades him during sex. Rei knows he's a selfish bastard, so why does he keep letting Hiroto sleep with him? Is it because his touch is so gentle...? Rei struggles to come to terms with his feelings. So does Hiroto. For now, the only way they can express their love is with their bodies, but...
Here's another story about the kinky love life of a talented but secretly p*rverted novelist, and his adorable, alluring housekeeper! It's been a year since college student Naoki Kusakabe became novelist Hajime Sengokuhara's live-in-housekeeper and lover. Hajime can act erratically during crunch time - that is, he gets agitated and horny - but thanks to Naoki's diligent care, his work is going wonderfully. In a stroke of good fortune, one of Hajime's bestselling works has been chosen for a TV adaptation, making him incredibly busy every day. The show's screenwriter is Hajime's old friend, Nishina, who's also gay. When Naoki helps a drunken Nishina off to bed, Nishina tries seduce him, to Naoki's discomfort. "If you make a face like that... I'll want to do even more pervy things to you." Naoki finds himself being felt up by his boss's friend......!
It's okay to stand by his side as a 'friend'Yamato, who never did anything other than studying fell in love at first sight at the university entrance ceremony with him, Yusei, the "friend" who has a princely aura and appearance. In the name of friendship, Yamato continues to hold his hidden desire whenever Yusei touches him. One day, his man of love suddenly said, hey, let's do it with me, while pushing Yamato down?! What will happen with their relationship after that? Will they stay a friend, a lover, or an eternal separation...A shaking romantic tales embalmed with affection and sensuality, once again Neko Kanda gives you a title that would satisfy your BL's thirstiness.
My daily job is a supermodel Kannon, whose gender nor sex is unknown by all my fans. But usually, I am just a dull man who was in love with my childhood friend, Kanade, a very cool guy who always saved me from the bullies! Unfortunately, it seems like he does not remember me anymore... But I won't give up! By covering my identity and becoming a cool man, I will make Kanade share a house together with me!
The attempted poisoning of an influential CEO... Suspicious happenings at a local doctor's clinic... Sketchy job requests at a back-street military shop... High schooler and phantom thieves leader Ren Amamiya tackles these mysterious incidents together with his trustworthy friends and the famous high school detective Goro Akechi!
Hearing the news of the passing of his childhood friend Ushio, Shinpei returns to his hometown on the remote island of Hitogashima to attend her funeral. Little does he know that it is the beginning of a summer full of mystery and horror! No one is prepared for the time-twisting adventures ahead that defy life and death!
A sweet rom-com between the cool-headed, elite son of a noble (an otaku) and the gifted and talented daughter of a business conglomerate (also an otaku)! Tsuyuri's husband Koichi has declared that their marriage is a loveless one. However, Tsuyuri celebrates in this, as she sees it as a chance to freely enjoy her otaku life. But one day, when Tsuyuri goes to a concert for her bias, she runs into Koichi, and he's in an unexpected get-up?! Their marriage may have started out political, but this story is full of non-stop thrills as they experience many firsts in their newly-wed life!
Ako finds herself coasting along, watching her twenties pass her by. Work at the video rental store, see her boyfriend, repeat... Her days are becoming an indistinguishable, listless blur. Until she encounters a skateboarder practicing a trick-and she's a girl! For some reason, Ako feels a pull toward the sport. Slowly, all the dreams and ambitions she gave up on and the futures she imagined for herself come flooding back, and Ako resolves to change herself now, before it's too late. But is it ever really too late to discover something new?
Tsutako, Age 26, Stalker. Tsutako Kagami works in an office by day, and follows Azami Li, the man she's loved for over 20 years now, by night. One day, while she's stalking him as usual, Azami is hit by a car that immediately flees the scene. When she visits him in the hospital, it is apparent that he has amnesia... the perfect chance to have her every wish granted. She tells him, "...I'm your girlfriend, Azami." What will happen in this thrilling mystery, as her lie begins to spread out into consequences with those surrounding her and Azami...?!
The Fighter, the Sorceress, the Elf, the Wizard, the Amazon, and the Dwarf. These six heroes have come together to quest for riches, for glory, and for the honor of the kingdom of Hydeland! In the concluding chapter of this fantastic epic, our heroes face off against the demonic Gazer, the towering Golem, and finally, the hulking Ancient Dragon! If they prevail, the party will obtain the most legendary of all relics - the Dragon's Crown!
Life isn't easy when you're a transfer student - just ask Minato Arisato, Gekkoukan High School's newest transfer student. Strangers and unfamiliar scenery aside, Minato also has to contend with the fact that his school transforms into a Shadow-filled tower called Tartarus every night during the Dark Hour! Minato and two of his new friends - Yukari and Junpei - set out to investigate Tartarus to see what they can learn about this phenomenon, but can three high school students with little to no combat experience possibly survive the tower's horrors?
Soji, Yosuke, and Chie are hot on the trail of the Inabi kidnapping victims... which now include Chie's best friend Yukiko! Now, with the help of their strange new ally Teddie, our heroes venture into the TV World again to get Yukiko back. Based on the popular Persona 4 video game!
Cat lives with her cousin Kate and their grandmother in a rural town. Being young and single and never in the company of men, gossip surrounds them, though Cat pays it no mind. Since being used and betrayed by her fiance, she has decided she can never again trust men. The women keep busy running a nursery in their sprawling house, but fate comes knocking one day...in the form of Caleb Reynolds. "I would like my son to attend this nursery," announces the alluring man in front of her. He exudes the scent of danger, and Cat isn't sure she can resist it.
Knowing that time is running out, Sally confronts her despicable, two-timing father demanding he show a shred of decency in her mother's final days. To her dismay, her father exploits the situation and uses Sally as leverage to save his own skin after embezzling millions from takeover king Zac Delucca. Well aware that she can't to pay her mother's medical bills on her own, she reluctantly accepts Zac's outlandish ultimatum and becomes his mistress.
Dora Baxter is dutiful and loyal, running her late father's bookstore in the wake of the passing of her fiance. Izzy Baxter is fun-loving and carefree, falling for the handsome global explorer Griffin Sinclair. The first problem is that Griffin is the brother of the deceased fiance, and the second? Izzy and Dora are just two sides of Isadora Baxter, a woman who can't decide if she should hold on to the past or embrace an unsure future. She won't find the answer to her problems in a dusty old book, but she might find them in Griffin!
When Lydie was a teenager, she fell prey to her step-cousin Marius's treacherous charm. After he had his way with her, he tossed her aside like a toy he'd lost interest in playing with. But she clung to the hope that he loved her and foolishly waiting for him to return. When a scandal broke out, revealing that Marius had impregnated another woman, Lydie finally found the resolve to erase him from her heart. Five years later Marius randomly shows up at her art gallery, and in a heartbeat she finds herself drowning in all those feelings she'd thought were long gone.
Tara Peters was a top model before an extramarital scandal with businessman Baron Randall destroyed her career and his marriage. After reinventing herself, she takes a career at Primo Tech with her newfound business degree. But when the boss, Angelo Gordon, invites her out to dinner, she can't help but wonder if she's being used as a pawn for revenge! Is Angelo interested in her for business, pleasure...or vengeance?
Maggie Russell is considered the most brilliant young businesswoman in London. She's wealthy, lives in a posh flat, rubs elbows with the other elites of the business world and is completely content with the life she leads. When her grandfather dies, Maggie desperately searches for a way to make her grieving grandmother happy again. As luck would have it, the country house her grandparents lived in during their newlywed days is going up for auction and Maggie's determined to purchase it for her grandmother. Unfortunately, this city girl is no match for the countryside and its wild ways. Luckily for her, the mysterious farmer Finn Gordon is in a mood to save this damsel in distress. But when an unyielding rainstorm keeps her cooped up in the home of her rescuer, Maggie comes face-to-face with a desire as fierce and wild as the downpour outside.
London, 1817. The Marquess of Tannerton has whatever he needs, but what he truly desires is the company of Rose O'Keefe, the Irish singer who's been captivating hearts at Vauxhall Gardens. While Tannerton's secretary, Flynn, may be proper enough to keep his own interest in the lady from disrupting his employment, the foreboding Lord Greythorne appears to take whatever-and whomever-he wants, whether by money or force. All Rose wishes to do is sing for Flynn, but she may end up using her beautiful voice to cry for his help.
It's the dawn of the 19th century and a masked man is attacking women of the night in London. Just as this fiend hides his secret identity, Irish singer Rose O'Keefe must conceal her feelings for the Marquess of Tannerton's secretary, Jameson Flynn. While Flynn may wish to be with his siren, the Marquess has already set his eyes on having her, if only to prevent her from falling into the clutches of the despicable Earl of Greythorne. Never mind the love triangle; can Rose manage to survive the harsh streets of London, or will she soon be singing her swan song?