TOP MANGA OF THE MONTH

Shiva Convenience Agency is here to help out, with jobs big or small. 1) Chiba is a "convenience man" who meets Aki Kirigaya on a job. Chiba's job is to become Kirigaya's friend. After becoming friends, Kirigaya refuses to see him. What is Chiba to do? 2-3) Miyashiro is young and cute, and used to guys mistaking what he's selling as a convenience man. When a handsome Yamada Tarou (John Smith) tries to buy him, Miyashiro's still not interested. But Yamada's persistant, and Miyashiro's started thinking being sold to Yamada might not be so bad... 4) Continuation of Chiba and Aki. Also features the twins from Saa Koi ni Ochitamae

From Attractive Fascinante: Ch. 1-3: Kazuma, a yakuza, got shot and was saved by the heir of a tea ceremony family, Shibata Yukihiro. Yukihiro, being the illegitimate son, never allowed himself to ask for anything. Kazuma was the only one that Yukihiro had wanted to protect even though the burden that Kazuma carried was too dangerous. What should they do? A very in-depth story revolving around the Japanese traditions and the underworld and how the gentle and delicate Yukihiro and a powerful Kazuma managed to influence each other to find their true self. Ch. 4 - At First Sight Liam Brink, a university student, has a bit of an usual hobby - 'observing Maddox,' Maddox being another university student. The two have never spoken to each other until one day when Liam is knocked down by another student and his glasses are broken. Ch. 5 - Cry for the Sun Ethan's father just passed away. During the funeral, Ethan is torn by feelings of hatred towards the man that was absent through much of his life, though he doesn't understand the root of these feelings. Suddenly, he notices a mysterious weeping man at the edge of the funeral service that he doesn't recognize, but deep in his heart he somehow knows him - how can this be? Ch.6 - Garance A continuation of Kazuma and Yukihiro's story.

Sequel to Venus Kiss. In continuation to where Venus Kiss left off, Ikumi and Kunitachi are finally hitting it off steadily. However, trouble starts once again during Valentine's Day when Ikumi received a box of chocolates containing glass and became the victim several other pranks. In the end, when the person revealed himself to Ikumi, the past was unfolded. Unconsciously jealous over what he's afraid to know, Ikumi threw a fit and said something cruel towards Kunitachi. Unable to take it, Kunitachi raped Ikumi...

From Boys On Boys Love: 1-2. 2-dome no Koi no Hajimari wa After being harshly dumped by his lover, Kousaka Yuuki, a shop manager at a restaurant, swore that he would never love again. One day, he meets his ex again when he unexpectedly shows up at Kousaka's shop. It was then completely exposed to Matsuoka, a kouhai at work, that he dated a guy. Kousaka was shaken that his past was known to Matsuoka, and worried that he would look down upon him, but Matsuoka forcibly kisses him and says "I love you" to Kousaka...!? 3. Gekiai Honey Sasaki Ryoutarou, a part-timer at a restaurant leading an ordinary life, suddenly met his old classmate, Mio. Mio was once a gloomy guy ignored by all, but is now a cheerful, completely changed guy. He claims to have been searching for Ryoutarou to be his lover because he couldn't forget about him, even after being rejected a long time ago. Mio changed his style because he had heard that Ryoutarou's type is a cheerful person. Ryoutarou refuses to go out with him, to which Mio responds: "go out with me for a month, if you don't fall in love with me then I'll go back"... 4-5. Honey Trap You is in love with his best friend Shinji. Afraid of ruining his friendship with Shinji, he doesn't confess, and breaks off all contact with him. Three years later, running away from some stalker, he enters a building and asks for help. However, it turns out that the man living there is his ex-friend Shiniji, who is now a detective... But what will happen when Shinji suddenly asks You to be his lover? 6. Bokura no Koi no Hajimari wa - Extras Is a small continuation about the first story.

Strings of one-shots: Title story (first published in 2004): Tanimoto has been pestered by Takatoshi since the 8th grade. 5 years younger, Takatoshi has always been following him around, making him eat gross things and giving him totally useless (sometimes unidentifiable) presents. Now 27, Tanimoto thinks he's gotten rid of Takatoshi for good, until he shows up one day at his suit shop asking for measurements...

Collection of 4 stories: Ch 1&2: Hanataba ni Te o Agero -- Flamboyant doctor who only dates hot guys encounters a shy, bespectacled flower enthusiast who seems quite dull at first glance. Doctor Nakatsukawa and his various family members appear again in La Partita Ch 3: Fake Lovers -- Harajima and Eita have been pretending to be lovers for a year now. Why? Other people are suspecting something might be up. Ch 4: Give You the Keys to his Apartment -- When Wataru wakes up the morning after his girlfriend broke up with him, there is a naked man in bed next to him. And he has keys, so he's not easy to get rid of. Ch 5: Body Talk -- When Hasumi collapses in the hallway, the much-admired Yasuki-sensei carries him to the infirmary. His cool hands and voice leave a lasting impression on Hasumi, but does the teacher feel anything more for him than he would for any other student?

1) Mega You Freak 2) Mega Love Melancholy 3) Home 4) Cor Leonis - Lion's Heart 5) Destination - The bird and the plane 6) Café Hickory House 7) [i][/i]

1. Akutai wa Ama sa wo Motte Hibi 2. Akutai wa Raihousha ni Yurumaru On the first day of the Golden Week, Natsume chances upon a kitten in the rain. He decides to look for an owner for the kitty but Touji is not happy about the fact that they have to spend their precious holiday looking for a cat lover. 3. Mutsugoto wa Akutai ni Torikawaru Natsume is going to Nagoya for a work assignment for a month and Touji wants something to remember by before he leaves. Touji snaps a picture of Natsume's sex face and Natsume snaps Touji's phone in half. How is the obsessed Touji going to last for a month without seeing Natsume's face? 4. Akutai wa Ude no Naka de Futatabi Natusume's and Touji's relationship, originally formed with a contract and a pair of handcuffs, has been steadily moving along. Despite that, Natsume is troubled by the mysteries surrounding Touji that is causing him to act strangely. Could their relationship last when Touji is force to deal with his past, which has come back to haunt him...? Extra. The Uninvited Housesitter

1-2) Onsen's Love Moment of Blis Kouichirou Fuji, a part time worker of lunch shop is so surprised to hear his colleague's experience of sexual molestation. Then Kouichirou feels too nervous for Takashi. All staffs are going to a hot spring as company outing but shop owner suddenly disappears with his lover leaving Kouichirou and Takashi alone. But Takashi turns out to be seme just like Kouichirou... 3) Couple's Time Takashi's senior student, Miura works at travel agency and give tickets of "hot spring tour" to Takashi and Kouichirou. But Miura stays same hotel as his work and interferes the date of Takashi and Kouichirou... 4) A Passionate Onsen Retreat Kouichirou and Takashi go to Atami. They are obsessed with the ghosts of tragic couple of literature, Kan-ichi and Omiya at "Omiya no Matsu" and quarrel about trifles... 5) The Deep Sweet Affection Between The Two of Us Kouichirou asks Takashi to live together but Takashi does not accept it. Then a new and cute part-time joins. He presses himself against Takashi because he should resign the work and part with Kouichirou. Takashi happens to see it... 6) Heart's Distance They go to Nikkou. There are theme parks of Ninja and Western. Kouichirou shows his good performance on the horse in front of TV crews. They are scouted for travel video. But Takashi nearly becomes the model of Adult pornographic video... 7) Your Radiance In My Heart They stay the cottage but quarrel about shopping. Under a stadium of stars, they are naturally reconciled...

When rich, gorgeous and heartbroken Keiichiro Kuroda’s ex-lover asks for a loan, he makes a bet with the man: he’ll leave 5 million yen in a park with a sign that reads “Please Use Freely,” and if it gets turned into the police, his ex can borrow the money; if someone takes the money, Keiichiro can finally turn away the man who broke his heart.? But when the first person to spot the money ends up being a handsome young man in trouble, can Keiichiro give up on his quest for revenge and fall in love once more? From Baka-Updates: Keiichi Kuroda is a wealthy but selfish man who loaned his ex-boyfriend a large sum of money and is expecting payback. Kaoru Otowa needs 5 million yen by the end of the day! Teaming up seems to be in their best interest, and they set off to Kyoto to settle their debts, take their revenge, and realize their love! What kind of battle plan have these two money-driven lovebirds come up with?!

Collection of short stories: 1) Anohito to Nitenai Kuchibiru Kaji was in love with his sempai for years but his sempai got married and had a child. Kaji takes care of the kid and watches him growing up... 2) Kuchibiru Kara Biyaku Sequel to Anohito to Nitenai Kuchibiru 3) Blood When their father dies, the rival half brothers must sort through their feelings of anger, regret, pain and desire that their lives have been steeped in thus far... 4) Kagari Oni An exorcist solves a mystery involving demons. Not really a romance, just a historical fantasy story. 5) Datenshitachi no Yoru S&M relationship between step siblings is taken to extremes. 6) Double Snake A former gangster has turned into a regular office worker, but he still sleeps with his gangster lover. But one of the newbies doesn't like the fact that his favorite 'boss' is having a relationship with an office worker.

Summary from Fantasyshrine: Keigo and Gunji are both stubborn and prideful men who didn't realize their mutual love for each other until years later when both ended up in the same hot spring together... with their kids!? Will they come to terms with their feelings for each other?

From Aarinfantasy: "When you want me to do work, please choose a sunny day". "Pray. The only thing you can do is to pray". Yakumo is a killer who hates fish and is afraid of water. He was bought from a Karachi Boss by the Isseikaiakeno Group. He only follows the leader's right hand man, Yoshitaka, and pesters him for a "reward" after every job. Both are drowning deeply in this mysterious relationship between a man and a boy-a hard-drawn gem of Roman picaresque.

Fuwa Yuusuke is a high-schooler afraid of being branded differently from others. To date, he's had nothing more than casual relationships. Nakahashi Makoto is afraid of losing the people he loves. To date, he has not had a serious relationship with anyone. Nakahashi Kenji (Makoto's uncle) is a cop who has a inferiority complex when comparing himself to his honor student brother and his lover, Misonou Takashi, a novelist. A certain incident brings these 4 people together. This is an adult love story about the emotions of different people who harbour feelings of loneliness in their hearts. Kure is angry that cop Tachibana Tsuyoshi doesn't remember him, and he doesn't handle that very well. All the while Nakahashi Kenji and Tachibana Tsuyoshi are trying to solve the serial murder of 3 highschool girls. The last chapter is a oneshot about a patissier and his shop assistant.

From BLU: Hired as a servant by an Aristocrat family, Claude works hard to care for the family that took him in. But when the master of the house and his wife eventually pass away, Claude must keep spoiled son Antoine in line and teach him to be a proper gentleman. As the two become closer, a forbidden love develops between them... The story begins in chapter 6 of Hontoni Yasashii.

Ah, where there are innocent and cute young men there will always be older rich men who love them secretly from the shadows and support them anonymously. This one is a bit funnier than most with the D.L.L. having a neurotic side.

After failing Japanaese history, Mio was force to go to extra cram classes. Finding out that his Japanese history teacher, Fumichika, was quite understanding and kind, Mio couldn't help but feel an attraction towards him. After he confessed, Fumichika tells him that his feelings won't last, but if he can accept the risk of not having his feelings reciprocated and the fact that he may end up hurt, they can start a physical relationship. But when Mio desires more...

(1-2) Kagami and Fukamachi are two friends who both secretly love each other, but the other doesn't know it. Then one day, Kagami tells Fukamachi that he's in love with his sister- in which Fukamachi then reluctantly decides to introduce his sister to Kagami. Now Kagami is faced with showing Fukamachi how he feels before he's forced to go out with a girl he doesn't love... (3) Kyouya, a socially awkward college student has trouble smiling and gets bullied at school. What happens when he stumbles into Akira (a high school student) when he's out drinking? (4) Kyouya (not from chapter 3) is in love with Shirou, his business partner, but Shirou already has a lover?! ~Mangaupdates.com

From Nakama: A novice mortician who takes care of death, and a surgeon who saves lives. They’re in very different positions, but the distance between them is closing…

From Attractive Fascinante: Satou Kouhei, the number one artiste with great acting skills, was obsessed with Takahashi Jyunji, a paramedical researcher. Kouhei became the official stalker and appeared everywhere, at the company or even doing household chores at Jyunji’s house. Regardless of how cold and violent Jyunji got, Kouhei accepted it all. Would the sadistic Jyunji finally give in to the masochistic Kouhei?

Hatsune is a male prostitute living during the Shouwa era in Edo. Suzuro is one of Hatsune's regular, but he only wants to paint Hatsune and leaves after he does. Hatsune would talk about this family with Suzuro and revealed that his brother was his lover. As if by fate, Suzuro who began to realize his feelings for Hatsune, coincidentally met with Hatsune's brother...

From Boys On Boys Love: Chapter 1-2: Neko no Yomeiri Once every hundred years a bride is chosen to be sacrificed to god. This time though, Will was chosen. However, the one lying in wait for Will was not a god, but instead a huge savage beast like he had never seen. This beast was a lion named Sachs. He was one hungry lion, so he told the naïve and delicious-looking cat that he was God and took him home… Chapter 3: Intoxication Honey Chapter 4: The Cat Returns Chapter 5: I'll-Fated Boy Chapter 6: Precious Days Afterward

From Nakama: Koudou and Takashi are lovers. But there’s one cause of uneasiness. Koudou is just a popular guy. One day, that uneasiness struck home!! A man who says he likes Koudou appears in front of Takashi…?!

Meet Takumi, a worker in the citizens' department of city hall, and beloved idol of the office. However, he's lived his life avoiding interaction with others. But what happens when a boy comes strolling into his heart?