SLICE OF LIFE

Sakaki, the president of an interior designing company, is determined to never get serious with anyone - fearing the heartache he feels that it is sure to cause. Much to his discomfort, he realizes that he is beginning to fall in love with his older heterosexual co-worker, Okada. Sakaki is shocked when he finds himself in Okada's home one day, with no recollection of how he got there. At first convinced that he did not act out-of-line at any point, Sakaki feels more and more unsure of this as he notices the changes in Okada's behaviour towards him. Will this storm that's brewing on the horizon ever calm down?

Whenever Mako Higari comes in contact with something she perceives as dirty, she gets a massive nosebleed. How can she find a loving partner and commit to a meaningful intimate relationship when just touching another person makes her bleed out? Especially when most of the men she meets are sleazy creeps! Her first challenge might be learning to love herself… Plus, a short story starring Santa Claus as we’ve never seen him before!

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Tomoya is a college freshman on a mission to finally get his first ever girlfriend, but with one small problem: he's still a virgin! While he's gotten close with the beautiful and charming girl Waka Sakuraba in his club at school, he can't wrack up the courage to take the first step and ask her out. One day, Tomoya stumbles upon a hidden side to his crush Waka...

Pochi and Tama are finally moving in together after six years of dating. Their real names are not Pochi (dog name) and Tama (cat name), but they have been calling each other that ever since they met. And that's how Tama starts recollecting their past and wondering how things are going to work from now on.

Compilation of short stories, all but the last one are about the same couple.• Binetsu Shuukan (Week of Mild Fever)Wakui Satoru is a senior staff in the company who looks out for Asano Keiji. The moment he saw the handsome Wakui's naked body, Asano's heat welled up within him. The pride of someone older, the seduction of it. The heated heart that desires to monopolize... the love that wants to be stripped bare. A fever that only happens once in a lifetime. A considerate seme who is a younger salary man.• Netsubyo (Fever)• Netsu no Arika (Where the Heat is)• Nettai Kajitsu (Tropical Fruits)Wakui and Asano goes on a trip to the southern islands.• Netsu Ai (Passionate Love)A trip to an onsen to celebrate Asano's birthday.• Kisu no Ame ni Utarete (Defeated in a Rain of Kisses)Taki calls his old lover Kakeru in a drunken stupor; and Kakeru shows up at his place. Kakeru tells Taki he has an unrequited love, and Taki says he will help Kakeru. But how can Taki's heart keep up with this...?!

Short story by Yamada Kintetsu, author of Ase to Sekken (Sweat and Soap), featured in an anthology of stories written during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the scorching heat of summer, Seokhyun's life takes an unexpected turn as he and his family leave the bustling city behind and settle into a serene countryside town. Seokhyun quickly attracts attention and gains popularity among his new classmates. However, Seokhyun's gaze is irresistibly drawn to Heebok, his quiet classmate with striking blond hair. As Heebok helps Seokhyun discover the simple joys of country living, tender moments are shared between them, and love quietly blooms beneath the warm, sun-kissed skies.

First year high school student Sakamoto isn’t just cool, he’s the coolest! Almost immediately after starting school, he began attracting everyone’s attention. The girls love him, and most of the boys resent him. There’s even a boy in the class who works as a model, but who is constantly upstaged by Sakamoto! No matter what tricks the other boys try to play on him, Sakamoto always manages to foil them with ease and grace. Though Sakamoto may seem cool and aloof, he helps others when asked, such as in the case of the boy in his class who was being constantly bullied. No matter what difficulties Sakamoto encounters, he moves through his high school life with confidence and class!

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Chiaki Ogawa has never doubted who he is, although the rest of the world hasn’t been as kind. Bound by his mother’s dying wish, Chiaki tries to be a good daughter to his ailing father. But when the burden becomes too great, Chiaki sets out to remake himself in his own image and discovers more than just personal freedom in his transition—he finds understanding from the people who matter most.

Continuation of Yukari and Otoumi's story, which begins in Hitomi no ounowa (dear green). 1. Forever Flatmates Yukari and Otoumi know they must one day reveal the truth about their relationship to an important person: Ryouko. Especially after she sent invitations to a celebration of her upcoming wedding. How will she react when she finds out that her best friend's dating her ex-boyfriend? 2. The One I Like the Most A schoolgirl's crush causes a hiccup in Yuraki and Otoumi's relationship. 3. Living Together A humorous flashback to how Otoumi and Yuraki come to live together. 4. The Situation to Take For Granted With parental pressure on Otoumi to make marriage plans, he becomes aware of what he takes for granted ~ and what he certainly doesn't. 5. Love's Murmurs (oneshot) High school student Shinya reacted badly when Takashi ~ his boyfriend of six months and an electronic salesman ~ suggested he should go home for New Year's. 6. Repeated Problem Although Takechi rejected his closest friend Hakata's unexpected love confession, he doggedly kept their friendship going. But when gossip about Hakata's homosexuality begins to circulate at their university, Takechi is forced to question his friendship with Hakata. 7. The Relationship That Can't Be Washed Away Continuation of Takechi and Hakata's relationship. 8. Afterword 9. Vacation Time A humorous two-page look at one day of Yukari and Otoumi's home life.

A sigh, chin on one hand, and those tired eyes... That’s Tanaka-kun, perpetually listless as he is. He and a quiet giant, Ohta-kun, who can’t seem to turn a blind eye to Tanaka-kun, come together in this slow, leisurely, and obstinately lazy coming-of-age comedy

Ten years ago, Eunsol Seo tutored a child who bore deep scars in his heart. However, just as he opened up to her, she left, and ten years pass with neither of the two hearing about the other. Eunsol is now a thirty-year-old woman who is desperately looking around for work. After another failed interview, she meets a strange man while screaming in rage, and he suddenly jumps off the bridge in front of her. This twenty-year-old man turns out to be Danam Soh, the child she tutored in the past. A romantic comedy about the reunion between the thirty-year-old Eunseol Seo and the twenty year old Danam Soh.

Kentarou is a plain, nondescript college student who has never had a girlfriend or any friends. After getting hit on the head by a wayward ball, he begins to notice that there are increasingly long periods of time in which he cannot remember what he was doing. One afternoon, he regains consciousness in an apartment he'd never been to before - and sitting next to him is a young man who then tells him "You're being possessed by the spirit of my dead girlfriend"...

Oneshot sequel to the series "Still Sick." This story follows the ups and downs of manga artist Maekawa and yuri otaku Shimizu's domestic life together.

Koichi is a struggling young man whose dream is to live a peaceful life. He lives on his own, works two jobs, and he certainly isn't rich, but he's happy with the way things stand. One day, Koichi is on his way home from his shift at the convenience store when he comes across Reiji, a good-looking yet unfriendly regular customer, trying to help an abandoned kitten in the pouring rain. Somehow, Koichi and Reiji end up taking care of the kitten together...!! What will happen to Koichi's peaceful life!? The opening episode of a comedy story about a struggling worker with muscle, a cool but clumsy rich kid in college, and a cat.

Having cleared up all misunderstandings, Kurusu and Seto have officially become lovers. Living together has been a smooth ride, sickening sweet overflowing with happiness… Regardless of both busy schedules, Kurusu puts Seto first and spoils him way too much. “I’d like to be the safe place where he can act freely too” is what’s been on Seto’s mind as he tries different ways to support Kurusu, but ended up having it backfired?! Heading towards a relationship where they both promised their 'forever' to each other… A honeymoon life filled with joy for both of them is here.

In order to protect the girl Yuuhi Katagiri, a new transfer student, ...from danger, Junichi Nagase is forced to kiss her. Not understanding what happens, she screams at him, not knowing that her father has arranged for her to marry him.

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“For some reason, for the first time in my life, I’m being kissed by a man.” The extraordinarily normal salaryman, Sawatari Takumi, has the same old conversation with his friend, Inubushi Motoki, on the way home from work. At least, that’s how it’s supposed to be, but he’s suddenly kissed! “I’ve always thought you were cute.” Takumi, unable to hide the shock and confusion he feels about his friend’s sudden coming out, rejects Motoki with thoughtless, harsh words. Though he thought their relationship would end with that, things take an unexpected turn…! Thus starts a painfully sweet adolescence for these adults.

"James, you are beautiful." "Then kiss me…" Henry Cuthbert asks for a strong worker who can help at his farm, but unexpectedly he ends up with a red-haired orphan called James. Although he is far from being strong, Henry ends up accepting James into his home. As the years pass by, James grows up to be a handsome young man, and the two find themselves falling for each other. But can their love be enough to heal their dark pasts and overcome the obstacles that keep trying to pull them apart?

Takeru Inomata is a high school student who lives in a small provincial town. The unspoken, the rumors, the marriage, the children ... That's all over him. He lives his daily life, as it comes, without making waves and without passion. Until the day when, in high school, a new student arrives ... He will be very surprised when he discovers that the latter is none other than Ko?taro?, one of his comrades in primary school. Very quickly, the two boys get closer ... What if a new love was being born ?

From Midnight Scans: Koyuki started dating a super handsome guy named Kanomitsu, who is known as the Prince of Ice because of his cold words and manners. Being touched by his true kindness and straightforward love, they were able to live a peaceful life, until his brother suddenly makes an appearance. That's when she discovers the truth of what had made him lock away his heart...

From Chibi Manga: A therianthrope x a blind girl A classical fantasy romance!! Being a shunned therianthrope living in the slums, Julius met a blind human girl one day. He is having his heart healed by this girl who is unaware of his true nature…

Young businessman Kuzumi has just returned to his childhood home where he must contend with the memories he left behind and Yuu, the handsome new dog trainer with a troubled past.

The feeling of love is difficult. That’s why I’ll try to be together with you. A teacher? A student? Their feelings? A sweet, slow-moving school romance.

A world where wars are fought with spies. With a mission success rate of 100%, the remarkable, yet rather difficult to deal with, spy Klaus is being tasked with an almost impossible mission by the agency, harboring an insane 90% chance of failure and death…which for some reason involves eight inexperienced girls?!

OEL, webcomic From Manga Updates Metis is a typical not-emo emo kid (LOL). Josh is your average not-quite-jock jock. After years of not caring about each others' existence, their spheres suddenly collide when a freshly-dumped Josh punches Metis out. And then they are assigned to work on a project together. How can they possibly ignore each others' existence now? Throw in lots of different (gay) characters, complex love triangles, and a bit of underage drinking - and you've got a popular Canadian shounen-ai. Not "scanlated" per se, but available online as a webcomic.

Over 50 and recently divorced, Director Inoue Masayuki of Human Resources receives an anonymous letter accusing a company employee of sexual harassment. Looking into the matter, he's initially persuaded that Kitahara Akihiko is innocent. But when he receives a certain compromising photo on his phone, Director Inoue begins to suspect there may be more to Chief Kitahara than meets the eye...

"A man is a very small and ephemeral being, whose life would be summarized into a fifty-to-sixty page long short story. But I want more people to appreciate how fantastic their lives as short stories are. Short stories are indeed short, but they are full of interesting things once you read them. Even if your life is not an epic saga, it is still enough to touch others."Shinonome Yuuko is a book-loving librarian girl who has a secret identity...

Unpopular manga artist Rikka is troubled by the fact that she can't draw an attractive man to save her life -- or her livelihood. This is rooted in a childhood trauma that resulted in her developing a fear of men. "I seriously need to get a series picked up...!" With her career as a cartoonist hanging by a thread, she decides to take kickboxing lessons in order to get back a life where she doesn't fear the opposite sex. While learning how to fight from Goromaru, her coach at the gym, she is touched by his awkward but sincere kindness, and falls for him hard, but....?!

Born between a human and a fairy, Liz was regarded as a heretic because he had the ability to absorb the magical power of the people who touched him. He was even isolated at the magic school he entered. By chance he meets Jill, a very strong mage. A miracle-like love story spun by two people who are not "ordinary" in a mysterious world.

"Let me hear your cute moans more." Yuzuru was dumped by his boyfriend exactly on his birthday. At this worst possible moment, he met a flirty man called Zen. "Can you really sleep by yourself tonight?" Even though it's their first meeting, Zen quickly made his way inside his broken heart... he has Yuzuru's at his mercy, entangling their hot tongues in a sweet kiss, and teasing him deep inside as they have sex.

Takara Itosaki's boyfriend of two years, whom she had been thinking of marrying, suddenly dumps her. He states, "I'm not sure if you like me anymore because you don't get jealous." She has liked and cherished her past boyfriends in her own treasured way, but for some reason she is not always depressed when they break up. One day, a beautiful woman visited the real estate agency where she works. After talking with her for a while, she realizes that she is Ema, a classmate of hers, who transferred to another school in the second year of junior high school...

Being a bodyguard isn't easy, especially when you’re a danger to everyone around you!

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Unsociable girl vs. shady boy + doppelganger-san! Yamamoto and Hattori. The two can't start a romantic comedy on their own, but... Hattori's doppelganger, "Doppel-san," will tell him what she's really thinking! Is Doppel-san the cupid of love? Or is she just a figment of his imagination?

From INKR: Shi Ye is a police inspector who has no such interests in things like love and romance. One day, Ye finds himself up against a crafty witch who offers peculiar solutions to love problems. Follow Shi Ye as he tries to solve the mystery of the Ultimate Love Bazaar and its peculiar owner

Persona retta e pulita, Kusakabe non ha esperienza di appuntamenti. Pensando che il suo desiderio sessuale e dell'amore vadano in rovina, ne tiene le distanze. Tuttavia un giorno un simpatico vicino, Hiragi-san, appare davanti a lei e le chiede di consegnarle i suoi tessuti usati!? E così inizia la storia di un ragazzo serio e di una succube vicina, una commedia da battere il cuore!!

From Nakama: 1.Two men who are endowed with different phermones - coworkers Miyake and Koshikawa. Once enticed by that scent, soon these two are drawn close together in a relationship... are these newly born emotions love? Or lust? From Goki408 2) Relation of promise. 3) Wedding. Serina and Seji have been neighbors for years,After Seji's girlfriend dump him. Serina suddently confesse to Seji and ask him, "Could you hold me once? It's okay if you thinks of me as a girl, and if you really can't i'll give up ) On thoses words Serina start to cross-dress for him but.. 4) Sugared words. 5) The future that was born from incandescence.

Boyish Yuri with girls in slacks.

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…

From Attractive Fascinante: Yoshizawa Kuuya, a high-schooler, grew up in a single-parent family. Because his mother was an unpopular actress, he had to work part-time as a pizza delivery boy. While making his delivering one day, he accidentally met a gay couple arguing and one of them was his sensei, Kakei Yuuichi. After that, they started to get closer. Was it a coincidence or a destiny?

From Echochi Scans: Kikuchi woke up one fine morning to a message from his ex-girlfriend telling him that she was seeing someone else. Having to go to work after such a crappy experience, he was faced with his uni friend, Sera’s boyfriend, Akaboshi who was also his adorable student. Usually Akaboshi’s rather stoic and aloof but in front of Sera, he just brimmed with so much happiness. Sadly, Sera harboured a secret that will threaten their relationship and poor Kikuchi, being Sera’s good friend, knew about it is caught in between. It didn’t help that Kikuchi’s falling for his student too…

Always willing to lend a helping paw! Sawaka Kinga is a second-year university student working at Shibata Bar, an izayaka in Yokohama. Her fellow part-timer there is none other than Shiba, an adorable canine coworker with a knack for making new friends. Follow these two as they serve some of Hige district’s most interesting clientele!

She is someone with the nickname “Seatmate Killer”, and also one of the prettiest girl in the school. Every male student that became her seatmate has confessed to her, and all of them got rejected brutally. The one who became her new seatmate, the seat beings located the furthest away from the front and beside one of the windows, thus being a godly seat that will make every male student jealous, is Narito Yuki. He is someone that generally you won’t notice at all. The entire class thought that he will fall for her in a short time, but that may not be the case…

While trying to save a cat, Mei literally falls into Akihiko's arms, also breaking his glasses in the process. To pay him back, Mei gets a part-time job at the store where Akihiko works. This might just be the start of a very sweet love story.