AMAGAKURE GIDO

After his father unexpected passed away, Kuga Ichiro had to take care of his two younger siblings, despite only having a middle school education. He became a manga artist but had fallen behind the flow, struggling along in analog while the industry shifted to digital. After losing his assistants to their debut, he's now in huge trouble, as deadline approaches and unable to find assistants who still use pen and paper... Until his editor contacts him with a good news: a new assistant! And the assistant turns out to be a beautiful, mysterious young girl who seems to know more about him than she should...

After the death of his father, Kuga Ichirou, a shoujo mangaka fresh out of high school, has to take care of his two little siblings, Machi and Fumio, all by himself. Struggling to meet a deadline after his previous assistants get their manga debuts, he hires a new assistant through his editor. However, his life takes an unexpected turn after this new assistant is revealed to be a beautiful and mysterious girl...

Kotaro has always admired the life of the “honorable outlaw” that he’s seen so often in the yakuza movies of his youth…and it doesn’t hurt that he’s set up to inherit his grandfather’s role as the local yakuza boss! One day, after witnessing the quiet florist, Toraji, capture a purse-snatcher single-handedly, he declares him the ideal Big Brother he’s always looked for in the syndicate. From that day on, Kotaro stalks Toraji at his flowershop, all the while falling in love. Toraji’s dark past, including a criminal record from his affiliation with the yakuza, has hardened his heart against relationships…but will the ever-doting Kotaro help plant the seed of love to blossom once more?

[From Nakama] Since there is no back cover blurb here are the contents: Natsume Isaku Special Illustrations [Character Collaboration] Let’s go to the super bath-house! … 3 Amber Paradox Masaya and Satoshi … 11 Amber Paradox Tale of the Night … 18 [Tightrope] A tale, half asleep and half awake … 27 [Doushiyou mo nai keredo] Night of sake … 36 [Doushiyou mo nai keredo] Let’s go to my parents’ house! … 41 Popularity poll results — publication … 53 Question for Natsume Isaku-sensei! … 64 Color Illustration Selection … 65 Guest Comics SHIMIZU Yuki Sugar Code Yakuza Man … 97 YAMASHITA Tomoko Amber Paradox Onoe is definitely set to smash an important setting* … 101 AMAGAKURE Gido [Doushiyou mo nai keredo] You’re cute whatever you do … 105 AMAGAKURE Gido Ikasama Memory A promising future … 111 YAMADA Nichoume [Heart’s refuge] Arm pillow … 113 YAMADA Nichoume [Heart’s refuge] Rolling arm pillow … 115 YAMADA Nichoume [Doushiyou mo nai keredo] A satisfactory arm pillow … 116 MONCHI Kaori [Tightrope] Sleeping on someone’s lap … 117 Koshino Amber Paradox Paparazzi hotel … 122 — Guest Profile & Message … 124 Uncompiled Tankoubon Comic and Illustration — Re-compilation [Doushiyou mo nai keredo] Flower Friday ④ … 126 [Doushiyou mo nai keredo] Before the morning sparrow disappears … 141 [Doushiyou mo nai keredo] Something very unexpected** … 149 [Tightrope] Ryuunosuke’s Delusional Diary Part II … 153 Sugar Code Limited AGF book (2010) Special Illustration … 164 — Comic papers … 140, 165 — Illustrations and cuts … 172 Natsume Isaku Long Interview … 174 A look at my working space!! … 183 Super storyboard exhibit!! … 184 “Tightrope” OVA Creation plan exhibit!! … 185 Character rough plans exhibit!! … 186 Background illustrations exhibit!! … 188 “Heart’s refuge” Tenement house room assignment and arrangement exhibit!! … 189 Natsume Isaku publication list … 190

From Girls' Generation Scanlations: Takao is nearly abducted, and Toraji’s flower shop suffers from an attack. Kotarou, who thinks the events are connected to the Yakuza and therefore his fault, wants to respond. However, he ends up having his first fight with Toraji instead. On the other end, Yuzuru is worried about Takao, who seems to be troubled about something, and wants to test Takao’s feelings for him. Upon discovering how Yuzuru feels, Takao doesn’t say a word, and in his heart, he’s...? A perfect, happy end to “Ways to Make a Wicked Man Cry” & “A Hundred Blossoms Until Love.” Also features Takao’s friend “Good Guy” Kijima’s love.

Another detective agency just opened in the same building as Ukai, and the new detective is his old high school classmate, who insists on helping Ukai despite his protest. His classmate has always been standoff-ish back in school, so is there an ulterior motive why he's showing up now? --------- A new detective has set up an agency right next to Ukai's own and it turns out to be none other than his old high school classmate, Kondou aka Chikamichi. Easily eluding all of Ukai's protests, Chikamichi by bit helps with Ukai's commissions until he starts to nonchalantly begins to stay around Ukai. Back in high school,Chikamichi had placed a bit of distance,between Ukai and himself, which shocked Ukai a bit. What could be the reason for Chikamichi's reappearance in Ukai's life...?

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