At 30, I Realized I Had No Gender: Life Lessons From a 50-Year-Old After Two...
Here on this site, I have complained MANY TIMES that I sometimes have to wonder if librarians read the manga before they decide where to shelve it. But, this is the first time I’ve had to ask myself…...
View ArticleHikaru ga Shinda Natsu / The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokumoku Rei
Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu / The Summer Hikaru Died is a poignant, deeply sublimated, barely acknowledged (but definitely queer) love story between a boy and… the monster that returned in the body of his...
View ArticleHades-sama no Mujihi na Konin / Lord Hades’s Ruthless Marriage by Yuho Ueji
I’m not normally the type for straight-romance, but the schtick of Hades-sama no Mujihi na Konin / Lord Hades’s Ruthless Marriage is that Hades is really NOT interested in marriage. Unfortunately,...
View ArticleRePlay by Tsukahara Saki
Finally, some yaoi. If your fantasy is sweaty high school baseball players, RePlay is for you. SPOILERS . . . . I can’t say that this one was for me, exactly? I honestly only picked it up because I...
View ArticleKieta Hatsukoi / My Love Mix-Up (Vol. 1) by Hinekure Wataru / Aruko
If you’re in the mood for a very light, cute romance with an actual love triangle (instead of a love-Y), Kieta Hatsukoi / My Love Mix-Up might be for you. SPOILER . . . . I’ve only read the first...
View ArticleAkuma no Kare / My Devil Boyfriend by Anything (naop)
So, yeah, Akuma no Kare is a one shot and is exactly as dirty as the cover implies. It’s also not yaoi, but bara. SPOILERS . . . . Tsutomu is a regular salaryman who, somehow, buys a grimoire and...
View ArticleHoshizora wo Mitsumeta Sono Ato de / After Staring at the Starry Sky by Kida...
… And now back to our safe, little bishies. I don’t even know what I was looking for when I stumbled across Hoshizora wo Mitsumeta Sono Ato de / After Staring at the Starry Sky. Probably smut, but,...
View ArticleAi wa Chitto mo Rakuja Nai / Love Isn’t The Slightest Bit Easy by Kiriyuu Kiyoi
Even though, when I found Ai wa Chitto mo Rakuja Nai / Love Isn’t The Slightest Bit Easy, I was actually looking for something far smuttier, it turns out I’m a sucker for stories that feature writers....
View ArticleBlue Period (Vol. 1) by Yamaguchi Tsubasa
If I were a better organized person, I’d have read Blue Period immediately after having reviewed Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey. They are both about a personal journey into fine art and...
View ArticleKyuujitsu no Warumono-san / Mr. Villain’s Day Off by Morikawa Yuu
If you’ve ever asked yourself “I wonder what Dr. Doom [fill-in other favorite villain] does on his day off? Does he go shopping in his full armor and cape or what? What’s he like when he relaxes?”...
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