TOP MANGA OF THE MONTH

Dining Bar Akira by Tomoko Yamashita centers on the happenings in a bar Kuimonodokoro Akira runs. Although the 32-year-old has never given thought to being in a relationship with a man, Akira seriously considers the proposition when he receives a sudden love confession from his male colleague, 26 year-old Torihara. It is no secret that new relationships can bring about their fair share of stress, but one with another man? And, with a colleague to boot? Finding himself in quite a conundrum, Akira struggles with his pride as an older man facing a younger and male pursuer, never mind that busy bar he is responsible for managing.

From Baka-Updates: There's a guy that's been on my mind - Michinaga. One day he told me, "Taka, I have a crush on the teacher." But it hurts me to see his pained expression. Forget about that teacher. Forget about love that'll never bloom. Choose me instead... Taka and Michi, Michi and the teacher, the teacher and Taka's older brother... Where will all their one-sided feelings take them?

From Blissful Sin: Asuka is the lover of his stepbrother, Rei. However, the differences in their personalities, the appearance of a rival, and other obstacles! This is the story of their love overcoming perversion.

Why would Kashiwaya be so bothered by Hibino’s adam’s apple? Kashiwaya couldn’t figure out the reason and thought maybe he might be a vampire. After pushing Hibino down and started licking at his throat, Kashiwaya felt so good that he didn’t want to stop. What is going on? The pure and innocent love story of a unique high-schooler, Kashiwaya, and his classmate, Hibino

Takayama is gay. While at work he begins to take note of successful and peerless Ishikawa, whom he eyes hungrily. Ishikawa finds out that Takayama is gay when he sees him in a compromising position with a hook-up, but surprisingly he does not out him at work. When a deal of Ishikawa's goes bad, he is infuriated. In a fit of rage, Ishikawa forces himself on Takayama. Takayama decides that he can forgive him for this one-time incident, but can this sordid physical relationship continue?

From Blissful Sin: Despite his best efforts, Akiyoshi Tooru has fallen for the very beautiful but sadistic and perverted demon, Naruse Fuuta. Not only do they attend the same university, they’re now living together! Though Akiyoshi has always tried to be careful about their night life, he never expected Naruse to stop touching him altogether, and then all of a sudden, Naruse is in an accident and reverts to his adolescent self! Sequel to Itoshii Akuma

1) Loveliness ~ Maybe I'm Your Steppin' Stone Hirosue Kenji the convenience store clerk has a huge crush on his regular customer Mogi Kousei. When he finds out that Kousei's son is going to the same nursery as his niece, he takes the opportunity to get closer to his dream date. (Kousei was introduced in chapter 4 of I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone) 2) Loveliness ~ Passion Honey Mejiro Yasushi goes home after a hard day's work and finds his lover/cousin cheating on him. He heads over to Kousei's place for a drinking session and Nakano Shunji the grouchy co-worker joins them. Yasushi discovers Shunji's secret in the middle of the night. (continuation of Shunji's story in Otonage.) 3) Loveliness ~ Passion Baby Yasushi learns more about Shunji's painful past and his dependence on Kousei. 4) Loveliness ~ Charm Point Kenji doesn't understand why Kousei and his ex-wife is divorced even though they get along fabulously. He feels uncertain about Kousei's feelings for him, for he could start dating other women again. 5) Special Illustrations Includes: - About Delicacy Kousei and Kenji discuss public baths. - The Best! Shunji and Yasushi is finding his place hot and tight. - Kousei and Kenji's cosplay See Kousei as a host and Kenji as a construction worker. 6) Daylight Kosaka is obsessed with bikes and displays little interest in anything else, while his classmates are drooling over girls. Hotta his classmate has other matters on his mind as well...

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...!?

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)

"How about a love relationship with me?" Felino Felice, fully staffed with gorgeous men, this restaurant is a secret haven known only to a few. One day, Kido Ryusei, an entrepreneur and a regular, becomes smitten with the waiter, Ichinose Kazuki. However, the stubborn Kazuki can’t be wooed in a conventional way. Only when Kazuki opens his heart will the pair have a chance for their love to blossom and grow… (Source: Fantasy Shrine)

Main Story and 2 extra chapters : (Prequel to Hitomi no Giwaku) & (Sequel to Miserarete) 1) Hitomi no Honne (3 chapters) Hitomi's love life is a royal mess. First the sempai he has a hopeless crush on (Morihito) is getting married. Then while getting his heart broken, Hitomi is harrassed and felt up by sempai's perverted cousin - Tatsuya! Just when things seem like they couldn't get any worse, Hitomi finds himself responding to Tatsuya's touch. 2) Tatsuya no Honne Flashback to Hitomi and Tatsuya's first meeting told from Tatsuya's perspective. 3) Epilogue to a Happy Ending (Happy End no Tsuzuki) Continuation of Akira and Daichi's story from Miserarete (+ Tatsuya's cousin, Morihito). 4) Tatsuya no Honne

While trying his hardest to avoid the foreign exchange student Alec, Syuuichi has been having troubles calming his fluttering heart down near the handsome blond who is constantly trying to do 'things' to him. But what happens when Alec declares that he's in love with Syuuichi? And also the fact that he's the crown prince to a country called Norguelna? 1) Hitomi wa Umi no Iro (First Part) 2) Hitomi wa Umi no Iro (Second Part) 3) Umi no Hitomi ni Aboretai 4) Ai LOVE Soup ~ 5) First Love 6) Taste of Love 7) Love Cook (sequel to Taste of Love)

Very cute yaoi comedy about a country boy who goes to Tokyo to find his real mother. He's followed there by his best friend who's in love with him. See more of Hashimoto and Oikawa in Picnic.

High school teacher, Umehara Akio, drew a problem child, Hataoka Kei, out of his home and back to school. Years later, Umehara got transferred to a new high school and met Kei again, who’s working as a delivery boy for a florist shop. Seeing his former student grew into a super good-looking college student, Umehara couldn’t help feeling proud. What he didn’t realize was Kei’s true colors… a pervert who molests his drunken, unsuspecting Umehara-sensei!! Enjoy this cute, captivating love story of a slow teacher and his former student!♥ [From Fantasyshrine]

From DMP: 27-year-old Nishioka is a selfish and irresponsible yet talented young photographer living on his own in the world. Then there’s Matsukawa, a man working for an advertisement agency, who infallibly makes Nishioka’s work a smash hit. At first glance, these two look like they don’t get along, but underneath it all there’s actually a burning love for each other….

Harumoto Akira, a talented high school music student, descends into the violent world of Japanese speed tribes thanks to his obsession with Otoguro Yugou, the manipulative and enigmatic leader of the tribe, Red Kreuz.

From Attractive Fascinante: Tomoya rejected the confession from his classmate, Kazuki, stating height as the main reason. Two years later, Kazuki became taller and came back once more. However, the Kazuki that used to protect Tomoya in fights became gentle and kind. Will Tomoya be able to face his own feelings now and accept Kazuki? Includes the individual stories of the twins, Yuu and Kaede, with their lovers, Shougo and Jin and two one-shots.

From Loveless' Site: Narushima (blondie) is a really idle, bored and restless guy, and he is looking for something that will cure his state of boredom. For that same reason, he goes around picking fights, harassing girls, smoking & being a pretty awful delinquent in general (sadist!).Thoughts of finding that drug come to Narushima's mind. After catching glimpse of Natsume (black hair), a male prostitute (who is said to be a bad influence by Narushima's senpai- Heitarou) may just be the drug he was looking for. Note: not for the faint hearted (includes: bondage/rape/incest)

1--3) Downtown Shuffle - Everyone wants Sakura: an aloof, elegant and unattainable beautiful "princess". Syou is no exception. He desperately wants him. So bad that he visits all Sakura's favorite night clubs nearly every night. Somehow, somehow, Syou unexpectedly wins Sakura's attention. His friend and bartender Miyako is pleased for him. However it doesn't go as smoothly as Syou's hoped. Sakura may be truly unattainable. Syou falls in love, but not in a way he expects it to be. 4) Let's Go to the Hospital Tsukada Riku's mother forces him to track down their missing cat. He gets into an accident that lands him a hospital, which his high school friends nicknamed "ERO hospital" (Porno hospital) because of a hospital sign and rumors that nurses seduce hapless patients at night. Will Riku be seduced? Dr. Hiroo might have the answer. 5) Eternal Melody - Rock guitarist Kouga is acknowledged as the guy who formed a rock band, Zest, at high school and has an eye for beauty. However he's never explained why he chose Mei as their singer who ~ as Kouga says ~ has nothing but good looks. Kazuki, a good looking singer of HYPE, enters the picture with a desire to take over Mei's place ... 6) Four Seasons - Mizuta Hayato is overjoyed when he discovers his childhood friend Hyouno Wataru has returned ~ from a four-year stay in Tokyo ~ to work as a teacher at his school. Wataru isn't, however, what he used to be. He's so cold now.

Aoiyahi Yuuichi works for a hotel, but it's been bought by a new owner who plans on owning more than just the hotel 1) Heart Rate (pun on the word 'rate') 2) Master

Consists of four stories: 1) Othello- After Atsushi dies in a horrible accident, his twin brother Ayumu decides to steal his identity and returns to school in his place. He attempts to hide his reckless behavior and assume persona of his honor student brother. However, for some reason, Ayumu is unable to hide his true colors and composure around his classmate Kirishima. 2) Snow White in Summer- Kaoru returns to his child home to find that his once quiet and shy childhood friend Snow is now loud, mean, and violent, and the change is somehow his fault. 3) Night's Fragrance- masanari, and journalist, is sent to investigate the life of a popular and elusive artist, Sougetsu Tokiwa. While investigating, he comes across a beautiful and enigmatic boy whom is rumored to be Tokiwa's lover. 4) Night's Abyss (Haruka no Fuchi)- After the death of his wife, a man moves to the countryside and finds horror.

From Vices and Devices: Yumeji has a big problem, and no, it's not that he's gay (for now, anyway). Despite his good looks, excellent grades, and talent for sports, he's not getting any, and it has everything to do with the fact that he's impotent thanks to a traumatizing event back in middle school. Nothing seems to help, and since Viagra is apparently not a viable solution in Japan, he's practically lost all hope--until he meets underclassmen Seiji, who's violent, tactless, and says whatever is on his mind. Conveniently enough, he's also in love with Yumeji. Chapter 3 oneshot Koibito Kijunchi Mu's in love with his best friend Maru, but Maru doesn't take him seriously because, well, Mu's a huge slut who will sleep with anything that moves. So Maru suggests an "endurance contest": he'll sleep with Mu if Mu can hold out for ten days without sex.

[From Peccatore Sanctuary]: Tohru is confused and in deep trouble. After the 'thing' with Takafumi - a senior high student, Tohru can't get him out of his head. Tohru swore that he will wait until Takumi is legally an adult he will not do 'H things' (perverted things) with him. However, both are finding it hard to keep their urges under control...this is when the line between boy and man becomes conveniently blurred... (Sequal to Suki to Kirai bo Kyoukaisen)

From Fantasyshrine: SEQUEL OF "SWEET POISON ON OUR LIPS" The most popular idol duo singers, Yuu and Jin of the CROSS, are lovers. Then, how in the world would Yuu have love trouble with his co-star actor, Kenzaki!? Finally fed up, a very frustrated Jin confronted Kenzaki and found out… What? Loosely affiliated with SHINNYUU KINSHI NO KOI where Kenzai is the main character for his own storyline.