TOP MANGA OF THE WEEK

From Attractive Fascinante: Mizuhara Kana is staying together with his cousin, Shuuya. Kana has a weak heart and Shuuya has been taking care of him. Somehow, Kana felt like a bird locked in a cage and hoped to have some breathing space. A coincidental meeting with the transfer student, Aoi Rin, changed Kana’s life. He fell head over heels into this first love. The mysterious Aoi taught him about the freedom outside the cage, but the risk that came along with this freedom could cost Kana’s life. The love story of a bird flying out of the cage during the summer, will Shuuya rescue Kana in time?

The latest trend in town is owning a cat. This isn't your normal house kitty, but actually a complete human-looking boy/girl with cat ears and tails. These cats guarantee absolute faithfulness to their human owners, and a lot of love. Chapters: 1) Please Love Me 2) Please Love Me More (continuation of chapter 1) 3) Sango the Black Cat 4) Wishing I Could Love You 5) Wishing You Could Love Me 6) The Prince of the Southern Island 7) The King of the Southern Island

1) The Sincere Frozen Moon Asagi and Tachibana (lovers) are both Shinto exorcists, with Asagi being the head priest and Tachibana being the apprentice. Asagi comes from a long line of priests, each using a Heavenly Sword to fight evil spirits. Tachibana is very protective of Asagi and grows even more so when Asagi faints every time he uses the Heavenly Sword. How can Tachibana protect the one he loves? 2) The Dangerous New Moon Haruaki visits the priest, Ei, everyday on his lunch break. Haruaki confides any troubles he's been having to Ei, and Ei very much enjoys the company. Lately, Haruaki has been getting flak from his boss at work about how unkempt he dresses - a problem that seems insignificant at first, but ends up turning into something dangerous. 3) The Heavenly Swords Bulletin An extra that goes into detail on the Heavenly Swords that appear throughout the chapters. 4) Midday Mirage Toranosuke has sworn to avenge the death of his older brother, who was eaten by the demon, Shunjin. A souleater, Shunjin can only be defeated by one divine sword. But, when the time comes for Toranosuke to extract his revenge, can he really do it? Shunjin might be a monster, but there is something about him that draws Toranosuke's gaze. Could the demon slayer be falling for the demon? Can the quest for love triumph over the quest for revenge? 5-6) Half Moon Passing Nanaki, the youngest of the Heavenly Swords, has lost his sword form - meaning that, until he finds it, a void seal will spread across his body until he disappears from the mortal world. Ninomiya, the eldest of the Swords, wants to help Nanaki search, but is terrible with expressing himself with words. How can he convince Nanaki of his sincerity? 7) Crescent Moon Mirage A continuation of Toranosuke and Shunjin's story and a tying up of other loose ends.

From Storm In Heaven: It's all the little things that Ikeuchi does that makes Shinoda want him. Shinoda's been gay for as long as he can remember, but he's still a virgin. Then he falls in love with Ikeuchi, a younger man on the same basketball team. However, Ikeuchi has a girlfriend... is there any way Shinoda can make him want him?

From Boys On Boys Love: Haruhiko's older brother Seiichi suddenly stops sending letters in the middle of investigating the mysterious organization called PARK. Haruhiko crosses over to Hong Kong to pursue the whereabouts of his brother and encounters detective Kuwan who continues to investigate PARK. Kuwan comforts Haruhiko who is shaken with anxiety and loneliness and vows to protect Haruhiko with all of his power. But, because of his good looks, Haruhiko gets captured as a pet of PARK...!?

From BLU: From modern-day tales of romance in Seattle, to eerie stories from historical Japan, to Yoshinaga-sensei's depiction of the class conflicts that fueled the French Revolution... In these unforgettable tales, there's a little something for every BLU fan! And perhaps best of all, the characters Claude and Antoine (a young aristocrat and his butler) are introduced in this volume. Catch up to their later adventures in Fumi Yoshinaga's 'Lovers in the Night'! *Contains a oneshot called True Tenderness. 'Ai towa Yoru ni Kizuku Mono' (Sequel)

Sequel to the novel River's End. Yorozu Shirosaki is a normal highschooler, following the normal routine of studying to stay at school on scholarship, and sometimes help out running the love hotel left to his family by his deceased father. Yozoru was told by his father that love hotels are to "nuture love. and love wins over everything". Yozoru was content with his life and aspiring to one day run his own love hotel, but then he meets Togame, an AV director, who throws his everyday life for a spin...

Haruto and Ikuto have just transferred to a boarding school. Beautiful Ikuto is instantly a target for the boys all around! And as his brother Haruto desperately protects him, the School King, Ouga, has his own plans in mind!! All-boys school has never been this dangerous!! (from back cover, translated by Nakama)

From Fantasyshrine: “Satou-san, I’m your lowly servant!!” “You freak…” PPC Publications salesman, Takahashi Kazuya, is in love with his aloof, beautiful client, Satou Sho, manager of a large bookstore. How does Takahashi approach Satou for business and love? Can a humble salesman capture the princely heart of a client? The sequel is named Haru ni Arashi. Extra story: Go Straight

Yumino is a straight arrow police detective, and Yuri is a shady lawyer. They met in high school, and once again at the funeral for Yumino’s wife, Ao. Yuri was in love with Yumino in high school, but what we don’t suspect is how tangled the ties are between them. Another satisfying story about grown-up men.

Licensed.... This time focusing on the two elder brothers of Kenzou Honda... Shouichi Honda goes to the Asian imported product shop to collect the tax. There he happens to meet an importer, his younger brother, Junji who had run away from home. When Shouichi returns home, Junji is already there having a card game with their parents. They realize how their feelings have not changed since they made love only once 10 years ago. Relaited story: Close the Last Door: Saigo no Door wo Shimero Included is an extra side story.

The school public-health doctor, Ren, is often called a "small pet" by the students. Then one day he was shocked dead when he bumped into two students who were about to do some kind of "impure" association in the school's backyard! Not to mention, one of those two was the charismatic model Midori whom Ren had always been longing for. Ren was even more shocked when Midori made him grab his "certain something" then came right in Ren's hands. After that, when Midori confessed that he liked him, Ren felt so pissed-off thinking that Midori took the word "like" too lightly, he punched Midori with his own fits. Midori was so moved by that hit that the following day he began to seduce Ren happily and relentlessly... Sweet lovemelody between the indulged beautiful model and the tough public-health doctor.

From SP: Fuyuki, a former anti-terrorist agent is now hired as a bodyguard for the handsome and wealthy Kagami, the head of a large corporation. However, Kagami continually pursues to be the love interest of Fuyuki but to no avail. hilarious results ensue as Fuyuki attempts to resist him at every turn.

When Tsukamura Masaki's company shuts down, he's worried he may have to leave the city and go back to Hokkaido. So when charming Nagasaka offers him a job as janitor of an apartment building, he jumps at the chance. But the job is more than just cleaning up, he's expected to take personal care of the weird assortment of tenants.

Pediatric surgeon Nakamichi grapples with grief when his older lover, hospital director Tsutsumi, is critically ill following a stroke. His problems are compounded when the younger Tsutsumi, the director's son, begins working with him as a new intern. Tsutsumi junior dislikes Nakamichi on sight, and he soon reveals why: he knows all about his father's illicit affair with Nakamichi.

Sequel to: SUKI DAKEDO! Nagato Aoba enters the student council after much effort and heartache (Suki Dakedo!) but at what cost? Not liked by the rest of the council, incessantly pursued by Yura, and a hidden relationship with Maki, seems like enough trouble, but... is there more looming his way? You bet it is! Watch out Aoba!! Enter After School Men's Harem survival of the fittest!

From Fantasyshrine: Secretary Saito Yo was transferred to a new director named Nabeshima Hisatsugu after a recent reorganization. However, the supposedly “never worked a day in a company” Nabeshima had his new secretary totally wrapped around his finger! Not only that, Yo was further devastated when Nabeshima commented that Yo wasn’t what he thought a secretary should be. Shocked and frustrated, Yo carelessly blurted out while he was drunk one night that Nabeshima should “take advantage” of his services. Then the next day, Nabeshima totally changed his attitude—!?

From Boys On Boys Love: Katou is a member of the high school swim club. Matsuoka has come to bring him lunch and use Katou as his stress relief punching bag yet again. To the sympathy of his club mates, impulsive Katou totally falls for him, saying with a shy smile that Matsuoka is cute… Even as Katou treats Matsuoka kindly and tells him that he loves him, Matsuoka remains a total tsundere, leaving doubts to linger in his heart!

The twisted and deeply disturbing tale of a psychopathic serial killer...

Itsuki is the number one host at the club 'The Rose Garden'. Somehow, he has fallen in love with Ryou, the shy, innocent newcomer. Itsuki is unsure how to confess his feelings, but then, for the club's 5th anniversary, he is asked to wear a very special costume... Will Itsuki's beauty catch Ryou's eye?

Collection of short stories: 1) Ikujinashi no Shiawase (A Coward's Happiness) - The owner of a rice shop, Kawada feeds a poor student, Mori, after he tried to steal food from his shop, saying 'The duty of a student is to study'; and starts to look after him. But Mori starts harboring deeper feelings towards Kawada, not just gratitude... (by kriptonima) 2) Slave of Love (spin-off of ch. 01) - Mitsuo is the manager of a host club owned by his cousin, the violent and ruthless Eito. Eito raised Mitsuo from a very young age, but they've grown apart, despite still living together. When Mitsuo decides to help a younger coworker quit the business, he runs the risk of making Eito very angry... 3) Revenge of Love (sequel to ch. 02) - The drama continues with a twist. 4) Homemade Vampire - Letting his oversized half-Japanese nephew live with him is one thing, but a man will soon discover that the nephew is keeping a dark secret... 5) Kodomo no Himitsu (A Child's Secret) - Mori and Kaname are cousins with secrets. Mori is harbouring a crush on his older cousin and is plagued by erotic dreams at night. Kaname, on the other hand, likes to tease Mori by giving him alcohol and 'playing' with him after he passes out. Extra - A Coward's Blunder - Rice shop love continues.

From inmeliora: Chikanari's kouhai, Kamo, is head over heels in love with him, to the point where Kamo does everything in his power to be "together" with Chikanari - including changing his hair to have the same style and color, and even getting hurt in the same places. Chikanari's view of love is completely different, so how will these two continue their relationship despite all the odds?

From DMP: Tomonori Ozawa has just landed a job at a large publishing firm. The only catch is, he is the new editor of a Boy’s Love magazine?! On top of that, he is stuck with dealing with the artist Sakurako Kakyoin, a male yaoi artist who is notorious for missing his deadlines. To become a full fledged editor, Tomonori-kun has to start from the bottom – checking drafts, editing scripts and lettering. Now if only Kakyoin-sensei would stop sexually harassing him, he could actually get some work done! Prequel to Love Portion.

After Kazui rejects Rai's love, Rai loses himself in sin and hardcore partying. But when his room mate, Mamiya, finds him and tries to make him snap out of it by dragging him home, Rai does the unthinkable to Mamiya in a fit of rage and despair. Having lived a lifestyle doing whatever he wants with no remorse, Rai is suddenly surprised to feel guilt in the aftermath of his night with Mamiya and does his best to apologize. It is only after Mamiya agrees to live with him again that Rai realizes he has growing feelings for the boy. But, Mamiya can't forget what Rai did to him. There is also the problem of Mamiya's unrequited feelings for his best friend Kei. Can Rai convince Mamiya to forgive him, to let go of the feelings for Kei and become Rai's lover? Sequel: Koi ni Nattara Adapted from Koi no Katachi (according to Baka-Updates)