A collection of stories:
#Cover illustration: Suzuki Tsuta
Yasashii Dakeno by Suzuki Tsuta
A terminally ill patient and a mysterious boy. (Related to Konoyo Ibun.)
Okite Saisho ni Suru Koto wa by Shimura Takako
I want you to touch me, I want us to have sex, I want you to like me, I want you to love me. As a brother, and not as a brother.
Love in Motion by Kumota Haruko…
KUMOTA Haruko
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Love is oftentimes found when it's least expected, but it seldom comes easy. Take Kajiwara finds this out the hard way when the wife of his employee, Souichirou Kanda, shows up one day to deliver divorce papers! While Kanda is out, Take learns that Kanda is gay, and his wife is prepared to leave him and their daughter without a second thought. Although Kanda isn't…
Shy Mii-kun and lively Kei-chan have been friends ever since their first meeting in the snowy countryside. The two are inseparable – that is until Kei-chan gets a girlfriend. Mii-kun, who is secretly carrying a torch for his best friend, is devastated. How will their relationship change?
From Kodansha:
A hapless young man is released from prison with nothing to his name, but he knows exactly what he wants: to train in the art of rakugo comedic storytelling. After seeing an unforgettable performance from one of Japan’s greatest masters, Yakumo Yurakutei VIII, during his time in jail, he will settle for nothing less than to become apprentice to the best. Yakumo…
Kei moves to Tokyo to live with his old friend and lover, "Mii-kun." Their quirky neighbours in the apartment block keep ruining the mood, but there are bigger obstacles to overcome before they can truly become lovers.
Note: Serialization is ongoing but irregular. Three years after the release of volume 5, Kumota published chapter 43 in the October 2019 issue of Be x Boy Gold…
Official English Translation
After the sudden death of his debt-ridden father, Kumi’s past life as a high schooler ends forever. His future as a porn star begins when the yakuza throws Kumi into the care of Sakuma, a trainer of adult video talent. While Sakuma teaches Kumi the art of sex, Kumi can’t separate the feeling of love with sex.
Flash forward years later. Kumi and…