TOP MANGA OF THE WEEK

1-4) Furue Tsumore Shiawase no Hana Yuuri has always been attached to his childhood friend and neighborhood Onii-san; Aki. With a certain fondness for his friend, he enrolls in the same college where Aki is working as a lecturer. Yuuri immediately falls into the position of Aki's personal caretaker and not before long, he comes to realize that there is more to their relationship than he understands. Furue Tsumore Shiawase no Hana is a story of the delicate balance between friendship and love. 5 & 8) The Trembling Flower of Happiness Aki and Yuuri is trying to come to terms with their relationship and where to draw their lines. Not scanlated. 6) Shake Continuation of chapter 5 of Koi no Shizuku. Not scanlated. 7) Extra The academics go on an onsen trip. Not scanlated.

From Blissful Sin: Deep within the jungle lies a mysterious building known as the Animal Company. At first glance it is a normal company. Look closer and you'll see that its workers are animals of all shapes and sizes. Mori no Animal Company has us visit a fantasy world of animal salarymen where we witness their comedic capers in love.

Consists of six stories: 1) Incomplete Body - Masaki-chan breaks up with older lover Kyouji so he can date a woman. But he keeps coming back for Kyouji's cooking! Can they really stop seeing each other? 2) Incurable Love - A pop teen idol, Kawaguchi Kou, is stopped by his agent Nagano from seeing his high school friend and crush Gariyou. What does Nagano have planned for Kou? Gariyou's story is told in the oneshot One Sweet Night from Amaiyo Maiyo. 3) The Resting Snake - Shitsuke is a guy who likes older men. But when straitlaced student Tagawa chastises Shitsuke's lifestyle, Shitsuke decides to teach him a lesson. 4) Voiceless Night. 5) Spiritual Apartment - Narazaki wanted to confess his love to Takemoto. But on that fateful day, an accident happened and both fell into the spiritual apartment. 6) Shameless Night + Omake (Between Hearts) - Takatou and Moriyama are enjoying each other's company on a regular basis, but Takatou convinces himself that it is all due to drinking and the bad economy. When he decides that the relationship needs to end, how will Moriyama react? Will Takatou be able to abide by his decision?

Ryou Jinnou is the chairman of a big company. Having succeeded his late father very young, he’s bored to death... And he chooses as a hobby the summoning of a demon with which he decides to have fun, whether the demon likes it or not! Ryou and Belial thus form a contract, which states Belial has to grant Ryou three wishes, whatever they may be...

1) Pleasure in the Office 2) Love me Tell me 3) The Fine Line Between Love and Hate 5) A Miraculous Romance

From Attractive Fascinante: More of Mairo and Eiki, our cute Kazuki and his guardian, Sasai and of course, our sexy secretary, Akihiko and our Kyoujima president!

Contains 5 stories : 1-2) Faraway & Over the Rainbow- Tomoi is a skinny slacker with a rough home life who always dreams of leaving town. When tall and super-cool basketball star Kajita returns a lost item to Tomoi with a made up story, he draws Tomoi attention and the two slowly become close. 3) Thistle Field Line no. 18- Beautiful, gentle Sakurai sensei, Hoshi can't help but admire him. With a mutual love of records the two connect, but Hoshi knows that something dark haunts his sweet sensei- and it has something to do with that abandoned house... 4) Three-Piece Spirit 5) The Secret Path by the River Edge

Noda-sensei sends me a signal from the other side of his cold, silver-rimmed glasses. "This will appear on the test. Remember this?" But Sensei, is that really the signal you wish to send me? Teacher and pupil, teacher and alumni, upper-and underclassmen, classmates who were childhood friends; drawn here are various love affairs born and growing inside the schoolhouse.

MISTER MERMAID: On a full moon night, Subaru - a merman - coincidentally saved a man who sank into the ocean. After that, in order to see that man again, Subaru traded off his tail for a pair of legs and came to the surface to find Tatsuki - the man's name. Despite of his throbbing feet and his lost voice, Subaru was happy to be able to stay by Tatsuki's side. However, his happiness soon faded away when he found out the reason why Tatsuki was at the bottom of the ocean that day. FUJI NO YAMAI (side story): Byakuya had an incurable undying illness, which means he couldn't die. Gin, his best friend, made a promise that he would take care of Byakuya until death and the promise had been kept for 16 generations. However, Gin the Sixteenth had no intention of making babies for the next generation; instead, he kept his promise with Byakuya in a way that none of the previous Gins had done.

1) Lovers on a Desert/Peaceful Island The little rich boy, Hiroshigu, went on board a fishing boat out of curiosity as well as for the fun of it. However, he was swept off by waves and ended up on a deserted island with the bodyguard he hated most - Miyakawa! 2) Lift Akasaka is on his way to a very important meeting when the elevator gets stuck! But he's not alone: Ozawa is stuck with him, and he seems to know Akasaka... 3) Love on a Storm Mountain Rickshaw driver Hayate was educated about the town by the beautiful Kei, who he first saw dressed as a woman! But Kei is keeping a secret from Hayate... 4) The Gaze That Never Wilts Itou-sensei just recently transferred to the all girl's school, only to have fellow teacher Tanaka confess to him in public! Tanaka is determined to win Itou over, but Itou just wants to live a quiet life, especially after what happened six years ago at the boys school he used to work at. 5) The Return of the Desert Island 3 page short about Hiroshigu and Miyakawa. 6) Housekeeper Tomioka's Diary 4 page short about Hiroshigu's housekeeper following him to Miyakawa's place.

The bright spot in Futaba's lonely childhood was Yuki, a pretty boy who helped him when he was lost and would magically appear to relieve his tears. One day, Futaba, sad at his parents continual neglect runs away and asks Yuki, "Do you hate me too?" Yuki responds with a kiss and then disappears. Years later his father announces that his brother, Kazuyuki, from a previous marriage will be living with them. Yuki has returned to Futaba but the gentle and kind boy of the past has been replaced by a cold and beautiful stranger.

Manga based on the BL game developed by Alice Blue. Each storyline has a different author: Prologue: Akira Norikazu Kurosaki x Higuchi: Reno Amagi Kurosaki x Shimizu: Reibun Ike Kurosaki x Yamaguchi: Ryou Sakura Kurosaki x Yoshioka: Wren Tamaquis Yoshioka-centric gag shorts: Danji Kyuushuu

Misao and Eichi are the schools most popular idols. However, every morning they arrive at the same time and show their dislike for each other.

By Backlash67: While handing out flyers in the park for an art exhibit, Hideaki Kaoru meets a tall handsome young boy. The young boy, Kitamura Shin, immediately asks Kaoru to be his boyfriend. Kaoru refuses; he claims he doesn’t want to have a relationship with someone younger than him especially a high schooler because they would not have anything in common and lack maturity. Kaoru further states he isn’t interest in males. However, once Kaoru notices a bracelet that Shin wears which Shin claims is very important to him and from an unrequited love; Kaoru can’t help but become agitated with himself for being jealous of Shin’s secret crush. Can Kaoru overcome his prejudices against having a younger lover and develop a mature relationship with Shin?

Yoshiki works as a delivery boy for a noodle shop and every days he delivers to a customer by the name of Nogi, who treats him like a personal maid and annoys him. When Yoshiki's parents decide to remodel the shop they call Nogi, and this is Yoshiki's chance to get revenge by being a demanding customer and giving Nogi a taste of his own medicine!

1) No.99: Ningen Omocha The Marquis Banford and his wife die in tragic circumstances leaving Graham, their butler, with the heavy burden of raising their sole heir, Leonard. Leonard is young and Graham chooses to raise him in a selfish and unrestrained manner. Anything he wishes, his butler will grant. One day Graham returns to the castle with another rare toy for his master. The 99th toy to be presented to Leonard. A human toy. 2) Ougon Shima (The Golden Island) On an island where young boys are building a wing for a giant crow, two boys deal with their feelings for each other. 3) Ou to Majin to Mahoutsukai (The Prince, the Devil and the Wizard) Long ago, in a country called Arabia, a beautiful young man stole a mirror from a magician. There is a catch, however; this mirror possesses the power of the devil and whoever holds it will face a life of misery. What will happen when a young magician tries to steal the mirror back?

From Fantasyshrine: Scientist Eric Stuart has been kidnapped! To rescue him, Steve McDaniel, an elite soldier, must infiltrate the enemy's fortress, find the kidnapped scientist, and bring him home. “I’ll protect you with my life!” After hearing such a solemn promise, Eric couldn’t help but fall for Steve…

At his brother's wedding, Fumiya sees Mitsugu for the first time in six years. With their complicated history, and Mitsugu's feelings for Fumiya's brother, they have a lot to hash out. ~Baka-Updates

Tougo confesses to his love of two and a half years Riku. Never thinking that the love would be reciprocated. Though, a question bothers him. If this was a movie, this would be the perfect point for the credits to roll and he'd rather they stay in this moment...than face an uncertain future. This drives him towards actions that he could later regret. Follow Tougo's and Riku's love.

From Liquid Passion: There're many reasons 28 year old performer Tagashira Shinichi wants to die but mostly he just stopped caring about life. Then he bumps into Yuu, a former classmate and friend. When Yuu pushes Shinichi to see his little brother again things get more complicated. Can Shinichi find something to live for?

From Art of Life: For no apparent reason, Hirai -- the year's top student -- found it difficult to maintain his focus durning Onoda's class, thus created a headache of an experience. And Onoda, whom was confronted by Hirai saying "This way I can be alone with Sensei," will...?

Shibata Mitsuru has finally found a new job but he didn't anticipate that the head of that company will be Iwaki Jouji, the person he fell in love with 8 years ago but Iwaki doesn't even know he exist or did he?

From Attractive Fascinante: 1-2) Holding You/Whispering from Behind- Maki was shocked when he bumped into Nagayoshi sensei wearing just a white robe with the instructor. When they met again after some time, will Nagayoshi be honest with his feelings now? 3)Vertigo- Makoto is a rookie police officer when his grandmother dies and he's left all alone with no one left in the world. Mystery man Serizawa appears, determined to pay back a debt he owed to Makoto's late grandfather by helping the younger man. Makoto finds himself relying more and more on his new friend, but how much does he really know about him? 4)Water Bed- Salarymen Hiraoka and Teramoto meet suddenly after many years. Former college classmates and swimmers, Hiraoka was always entranced by Teramoto, but unable to meet his eyes until one day when Teramoto stole a passionate kiss... 5)Poker- Undercover police officer Kiriyama finds himself at the mercy of ruthless gangster Kamou. 6)Cage- The Takasugi and Miyoshi family have been at odds for decades, and the current generation is no better. But when a terminally ill Takasugi is cast out by his family, Miyoshi takes in his rival. Trapped in a luxurious mansion and waited on hand and foot, what are Miyoshi's plans for the helpless invalid? 7)The Imprisoned Sun- Kajiwara Tsukiya's vacation in India gets off to a rough start when his passport and belongings are stolen. Taken in by the wealthy and powerful Suria, their short time together becomes precious. However, enchanted by Tsukiya, Suria has no intention of letting him go... 8)Everything's For Your Sake- Company President Fukaya Seiji spends a drunken night with his secretary, Houshou. Now he can't stop thinking about the cool beauty, but Houshou acts like nothing happened! 9) The Sweet Poetry- Prince Chris doesn't want the arranged marriage his father set up, he's in love with his tutor, Sakura. But even though they're lovers Sakura refuses to admit his feelings.

Haruya, a magazine article writer, is constantly frustrating his editors with his lack of inspiration. His calm, quite life is spent in a house away from the city. However, upon meeting a shy boy undressing on the beach, their lives become linked. An unusual relationship follows that will ultimately be beneficial for the both of them. This is in a series of four, that are sequels or direct spin-offs. The list is as follows: 1. Te wo Tsunaide, Sora wo 2. Amayakana Toge 3. Aisanai Otoko 4. Vanilla Star