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Manga Dump
Since I read quite a lot of manga, I can’t possibly review all of them in full length. So, for some of the manga I read, I keep short reviews and I compile all of these reviews in this “manga dump”. The list is quite long so it may take a while to load. Reviews are arranged in alphabetical order. Please use CTRL+F in case you are looking for a specific title. Titles in red are those I already read while those in blue are on my to-read list.
1999 nen 7 no tsuki Shanghai by Mizushiro Setona
There is a manga version of the very touching tale which is based on the West Side Story format but with a rather touching ending. Surprisingly, gang fights are not popular in BL.
2/14 Jiken by Honami Yukine / Natsuki Saari
69 by Shimada Masako
This manga is extremely confusing. It bega with Atsushi whose dad left home to open a noodle bar and all his siblings were busy. His mom was also depressed and so he was left to learn talking with cats and dogs. When he entered kindergarten, he noticed a kid and when he went to find the kid at his house, he found the kid actually had a twin brother. The story then jumps suddenly to present day and when I thought the black-haired guy with glasses was the grown-up Atsushi but I was totally wrong. Atsushi actually became Satou A or B and Satou A & B were not twins. Instead, the real twin brother became much bigger and didn’t look like twins anymore. There is no SMEX in this volume but there’s a volume 2 that’s not yet released.
9th Sleep by Tateno Makoto
A Bird in Dream by Naono Bohra
A Boy’s Hell by Nekota Riko
A relation is still level one by Mizushima Kazuhiko
Teacher x student. The teacher is seme looking but is really uke while the student is quite evil and cunning. This is typical of Mizushima sensei, who likes nenka seme (where seme is younger than uke).
A Sex therapist by Kodama Kazuka
H version of Count D in Petshop of Horror? Anyway it’s the use of illusions to help clients to solve sexual troubles. I’m stunned by the improvement in her artwork since the old Kizuna days.
A toy with sadness by CJ Michalski
The setting is quite nice, the artwork is nice but there is not enough development between the seme and uke… typical I love him and that’s why I treat him harsh kinda thing.
Abiru Junjou by Ouji Yuzuha
My impression of Ouji Yuzuha remained in Brothers, which I didn’t really like (storywise), and I had a feeling she’s the type who draw for the sake of H. However, this manga certainly altered my view of her. As usual, owing to the limitations of the manga format, the story could not be developed further. However, the background of the uke Ougura Yuka is certainly very interesting. His mother had an affair and gave birth to him but she could not sacrifice her current family for his sake. Thus, she threw Yuka to her mother. Grdually, Yuka fell in love with his teacher, Gotou Hikari (seme) who’s also a prince in the Kabucho ^^;; The level of H is rather low in Ouji standard and the story is bittersweet. It’s a pleasant surprise.
Acid Flower by Yoshimi Amasaki
Ai no Kotodama by Konno Keiko
Aiji incubus by Shinba Rize
Shiba is one of my favorite mangaka and this Aijin Incubus is also very cute, especially the Incubus. Contains monster sex so if you don’t like watching the uke doing it with a sex monster, stay away from this manga. Interestingly, I don’t feel it’s very H despite the title (laughs).
Aisareru hito e tsugu ~Believe in your love~ by Takaaki Kusaka
Cat-like uke and art student who casually sleeps with man for money. Met seme (who trims pet’s fur) and learns the taste of love. Story so-so but I love the mood and the artwork.
Aisaretaino by Yamakami Riyu
Izaki (uke) is an ordinary salaryman but he had a classmate in high school who’s a genius in whatever he did – Hakamada (seme). They met again in high school and now, Hakamada has become a best-seller author. At the reunion, Izaki got drunk and when he woke up, he found himself in bed with Hakamada! This is a very interesting story because Izaki has an inferiority complex as he could not be on the same level as Hakamada. On the other hand, Hakamada tried very hard to make Izaki love him but he just lacked the skill to make Izaki understand his feelings. I like this story very much ^0^.
Aisubeki Dokusaisha by Hajime Taki
School comedy. Student body president x student; Student photographer x student. Her artwork is cute but her story is thin and I have a feeling it’s just ero-ero… megane photographer’s son MOE ^_^;;
Akoya by Kitasato Senjyu
Akuma no sasayaki by Takanaga Hinako
Monster x Priest. Quite interesting but definitely not Takanaga sensei at her best.
Alcohol, shirt, and kiss by Kuwabara Yuuko
Calculative Seme Cop x Tennen Uke Cop. I loved the beginning when the seme was trying to trick the uke who got dumped by his girlfriend into thinking they slept together under the influence of alcohol when really nothing happened. However, the cases are ridiculous and the story’s too. There’s a drama CD featuring Ohkawa and NojiKen and boy NojiKen’s CUTEEEE!! Recommend the CD more than the manga.
Amai Nukumori by Touyama Mako
Amaiyo Maiyo by Honjyo Rie
I’ve become Honjyo’s fan after Chemistry Lab series but even though I’m a fan, I don’t like short stories, especially the first one which is basically just H…so dropped the book after the first story. Her best short story (or the one I loved the best) is collected in Chemistry Lab vol. 1 – uncle & nephew.
Amasakaru by Azumi Moka
Anata dake no Karada by Kabutomaru Chouko
Anata no Tonari ni Suwarasete by Hazukawa Ai
Anata wa Boku Dake no Hana by Yamakami Riyu
Anbalance Lover ~ by Yoshihara Yuuka
Ano kado wo magatta tokoro by Kawai Touko
Read this on Be x Boy (not yet in Tankouban format). Student x Teacher and scandal. I like the seductive megane uke and Kawai sensei’s artwork definitely has become stunning. However, I wish she would go back to her angsty manga as in CUT. Her recent stuff is a bit … I dunno…not angsty enough. The end could be more dramatic and tragic I think.
Apron de Choushoku wo
The idea of an elite salaryman falling down and turning into a “male housewife” is not novel, but the fact that he meets an expert in doing household chores is quite fascinating. The seme is a bit stupid though.
Aquadom by Mamahara Erie
Aruhi sorakara totsuzen ni by Kurekoshi Sakuya
Shounen meets magical seme whom he can only see after being struck by a thunder. The artwork is nice but the story is a bit lame.
Asayake No Diamond Life by Nishimura Shuuko
Ashita wa Joutenki by Yamakami Riyu
Barairo Mitsubachi (Rose Honey Bee) by Fujikawa Ruri
Typical Daddy Long Legs story with Aoi (uke) losing his parents at a relatively young age. He was then sponsored to go to school by a very rich guy (his daddy long legs) who was really the head of the Tachibana group. Tachibana promised Aoi that when he would be 16, he would come to marry him. When Aoi turned 16, he found himself falling in love with an English teacher (who turned out to be Tachibana). There was a cosplay (Aoi in bride’s dress) and the two then got together. However, there were other problems because Tachibana often treated Aoi as a child and Aoi wanted to grow up and be equal to Tachibana soon. I’m not too interested in the main story because Aoi is a bit too kiddy uke for me. I’m more interested in the story of the other couple Imai (seme) and Wakana (uke) called “Binetsu”. Wakana is Tachibana’s secretary and he’s been in love with Tachibana for a while but he never confessed. One day, he saw Tachibana kissing Aoi and he was depressed. That night he was drinking by himself and slept with the ultra playboy + school doctor Imai. Imai seemed to have fallen in love with Wakana, or more precisely the strong passion Wakana demonstrated to Tachibana but of course Wakana could not trust the playboy Imai at first. Later on though with strong will, Imai finally managed to secure the heart of Wakana. I like the joke about buying a cell phone in place of the ring. It’s almost as if Imai is the wife (though he’s the seme 
). Also, I adore Wakana’s appearance and erogei <- in the end … it’s ERO 
Barbarian in Tokyo (Tokyo Yabanjin) by Sakuragawa Sonoko
This is similar to Okane ga nai (No Money) where but this time the uke is a policeman but he’s quite uselss and got himself kidnapped quite easily ^^;; and has to be rescued by the seme. Pretty brainless story and totally lacks originality.
Bashing Renai by Abe Miyuki
Beans Camp by Yorita Saemi
Beast of the Tower by Kusumoto Hiroki
This manga has been scanlated by Doki Doki and so it should be quite easy to understand the story. Lukka is a very poor boy who was beggin for food one day when he was thrown out of the restaurant and nearly got hit by a carriage. The owner of the carriage, a nobleman called Edgar saved him and asked if Lukka would like to keep him company. Edgar brought Lukka back to his castle and when Lukka said he wanted to do something in return for Edgar, the latter wondered if he could feed a wild beast in the tower for three days every month when he would be away. Lukka said okay and started feeding the beast. He admired the beast
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