TOP MANGA OF THE MONTH

Takaaki is a popular model and a childhood friend of Izumi. He is also the significant other at the same time. They looked as if they were at their happiest, until Izumi’s “illness” brought them to their greatest challenge. This volume has 6 One-shots, including the emotionally stirring, heartrending love story titled, “Izumi”, and other newly-written short stories. (from CT)

[From Attractive Fascinante]: Naruse Sachi left his student ID at Happy Villa. His kouhai, Kunisaki picked it up and wants to return it. But does Kunisaki expect any favor in return? Sachi-chan kawai-ness is making Kunisaki all nervous and excited. Will Sachi accept being pursued by this first love of his life, his kouhai, and a guy on top of that? Sequel: Naturalist no Kare

From Attractive Fascinante: Tsurugi met Katsuragi's father and Tsurugi is afraid senior Katsuragi might do something to the company he manages, Mishima Construction. But young Katsuragi thought Tsurugi wanted a break-up and told Tsurugi he would definitely protect him. Tsurugi always thought that their relationship is purely sexual, without any feelings involved. Now Tsurugi met with some troubles, will Katsuragi keep to his promise to protect him?

From Forever More: After his parents were killed in an accident, Yayoi assumed their hundred-million yen debt. He was being pursued by collectors when a mysterious man, Kazu, appeared before him and offered to take on the debt for him if he would become Kazu's...

[From Fantasyshrine] Collection of oneshots: Sakurai is a new hire who is having a secret relationship with his boss, Chief Akimoto. Even though the chief is gentle, suave, and unexpectedly, a pro when it comes to the H-department, he’s still an “old man” in Sakurai’s eyes! However, Akimoto sees right through the rather naive Sakurai and spoils him to the point that keeps him demanding for more… until they both come to regret it! This is the debut of Yoshihara Yuuka’s salary-man romance! Quick Reference of story titles and pages they begin at: 1.Boss’ Favorite (pg 10); 2.Secrets Under the Suit (pg. 36); 3.Until There’s Love (pg. 60); 4.Cat Lover (pg. 84); 5.Butterfly and Flower Lovers (pg. 120); 6.Secretary’s Choice (pg. 144); 7.The Favorite Subordinate (pg. 170)

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

Collection of short stories: 1) I Want to Hear Your Voice (Kimi no Koe ga Kikitai) (2 chapters) In Kimi no Koe ga Kikitai, a famous singer is having issues with his voice and he may be unable to sing. He meets a young man at the hospital but the pretty guy is mute... Quite angsty compared to the previous works by Hashida Yukari (Jinsei wa Barairo Da and Waru). 2) Castrato 3) Two Princes (Futari no Ouji) 4) Accomplice

1) Please Kiss Me Why does Kei pick Setsu up everyday and then ignore him at school? Setsu wonders is he special or just a bother. 2) Rag Doll Honey It's been six months of dating why won't Kotori let Ryouta into his place? 3) Sweet Life Living together to save money is fine, but how long can one live under the same roof with the one they like without saying anything. 4) You Are All Of Me Matsumoto is always getting into fights and Kanehara the student council president is always reprimanding him. Who'd guess these two are going out. 5) Love, My Lover Kouki is always left alone at home when Yukiya goes off traveling for long periods of time. He starts to really question how serious Yukiya is about him and it only intensifies when Kouki finds a pair of womens earings. 6) He Is A Lovely Person Setsu and Kei have been dating for a month. Kei is always doing things for Setsu, it is now time for Kei to be selfish.

During an afterschool tutoring session, Masaki is kissed by his sensei/cousin Takushi. But now it seems like Takushi is avoiding him.

From Translated Treasures: It is a multi-perspective story following several different characters. The central character is Archer Rogue. Archer's entire family is a bit off-kilter. His father Ed is bi-polar due to physical abuse from his father as a child. As a result, he beats Archer at times ("for his own good"), or swings to a scared, child-like persona and is incapable of even feeding himself. Archer's childhood was understandably difficult, and he's a rather closed-off, violent person as a result. His older half-brother Murphy is mentally retarded. The story follows Archer (street name: El Gato) as he works with Deano to infiltrate the drug cartel that has a long-standing grudge against his gang. Along the way he meets Ken, not knowing that he is also infiltrating the cartel (for the police). It contains lots of conflict between groups, inside of groups, and with seeming random strangers. The stories in the first volume are in published order, rather than chronological: the first manga begins with Archer being released from prison for shooting his father. Then it goes back to a young 15-year-old Archer and how it all started. Prequel to Inu no Ou

Series of oneshots, some of which feature recurring characters. 1) Theory of Monopoly Sakura and Tachihana have been sharing an apartment and the only bed (platonically) for the past two years. Now as graduation day approaches, is it time for Tachihana to move out? Is there some miscommunication going on? Why have they lived together for 2 years? Will they work it out before Tachihana moves and they never see each other again? 2) Rules of Falling in Love Wakamiya has liked Takao's face for the past 3 years. Now an assistant sensei has come to their college whose face Wakamiya also likes. Sensei shares a love of sweets with Wakamiya, but when he invites them both to his office, it might be Takao he really wants to see. How does Takao feel about all this? 3) Rules of Engagement Continuation of the couple from chapter two. 4) Special Extra School scenes of couples 1, 2, and the sensei. 5) Smile for You Businessman Hirose is always being helped by his coworker, Nagakura. Nagakura even ties his tie for him! Where is all this closeness leading? 6) Thank You for Taking Care of Me Miyoshi is spoiled by his lover and coworker Matsunaga. Miyoshi is always venting his frustrations on Matsunaga, but will he go too far? 7) Afterword

[From DMP]: The Kourenji Family, a wealthy Japanese empire, is looking for an heir to its massive family. The two candidates, Karou and Ryuugo, are fighting to succeed as the next heir. But as they two pit their strength against each other, Kaoru starts to show another side of himself. It seems he might be more interested in winning Ryuugo than the family fortune.

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.

Putting aside his feelings, when Sora found out that his childhood friend Rui got divorced, he decided to pay him a visit. After meeting for the first time in six months, Rui's overbearing way had not changed. Will he unreasonably decide to live together like they used to, ignorant of Sora's feelings!? Also in this compilation: 19th Century England: On the stage, an aristocrat and a steward in a master and servant love relationship "Daryl".

From Attractive Fascinante: Kotani found his pace all messed up when the new biology teacher, Fujishima Masato, appeared. Fujishima confessed and Kotani felt scared. Fujishima’s perseverance won and Kotani accepted him. Kotani’s ex-student came back and behaved oddly towards Kotani. When Fujishima couldn’t find both of them, he thought Kotani might have been kidnapped. Was he able to save Kotani in time?

From Attractive Fascinante: Yuu, Kouichirou, Natsume and Shino were classmates. Kouichirou took really good care of Yuu since young. Yuu was afraid that Kouichirou would leave him behind if his grades dropped so he worked really hard and got a fever. When Yuu kicked up a fuss in the infirmary, Kouichirou kissed him. What did that kiss mean? Natsume and Shino had been sex buddies for quite some time. Although they had feelings for each other, they never confessed to each other. Shino finally broke down and confessed. Would Natsume accept him?

Natsuhiko, the heir of a rich family goes to spend a studious summer at the bungalow his family owns where he unexpectedly meets Ryo, a childhood friend. Things start to heat up that summer evening and more unexpected things happen around Natsuhiko afterwards. Will he be able to find out what's behind that gentle and lonely smile of Ryo?

From Evil Empire: Childhood friends, Danzou and Shou, run into a dangerous bump in their relationship when Danzou reaches puberty ahead of his smaller friend and begins to see him in a whole new way. NOTE: THIS MANGA HAS RAPE SCENES.

From Fantasyshrine: Ibuki lives in a university dorm where objects and people of different eras mysteriously pop out! One day, a stoical man, Haginuma, appeared in his bedroom and claimed to be his grandfather's friend… who also had an unrequited love for his grandfather. Since Ibuki is a spitting image of his grandfather, will Haginuma devour him…?

Chihiro Kouzuki is a stage actor and works part-time as a housekeeper to earn more money. His uncle called him about taking on a housekeeping job for Aoki, an elite businessman who lives in an expensive condo. Chihiro accepts, not realising how demanding Aoki can be about how he wants his condo tidied up. He is so demanding that Chihiro is starting to lose his patience with him...

1-2) Dripping of Love Maya and Narusawa, college students at the same university, start sleeping together in what was supposed to be a purely physical relationship. Maya, however, starts to fall deeper into the relationship and has started to want more. Will real love mess up the relationship they have now? The bittersweet story of two people troubled by love. 3) The Distance That Your Voice Touches Miyakawa's upstairs neighbor Tsukasa is always dropping things onto his balcony, and of course Miyakawa has to return them, only to be fed dinner and sexually harassed! It's getting to be too much for the poor college student. 4) I Want to Embrace High school student Takase is unwittingly drawn to cheerful energetic Sora. But as his interest and naturally protective feelings toward his friend become something deeper and more dangerous, Takase begins to pull away from Sora. 5) Shake Kikisui is a waiter in a cafe with primarily female clientele, but lately a handsome man in a black suit has been coming around. Miyamamo has no sense of personal space and a crush on Kikisui. Extra) Voice of Answer to You Maya and Narusawa.

[From Nakama] For a captain and a subordinate, pure love is born out of an unfeeling time of war, strict rules and order, and a superior-subordinate relationship. Settled in the southern front, a subordinate, Hayakawa, is often punished for causing minor problems by the strict captain, Takeuchi. However there is a secret between the two of them… The war ends, and time passes by. The two return to Japan on their decommissioned ship and decide to live together, but…

By Backlash67: Fei and Gilbert (a.k.a. Gil) are childhood friends that attend The Sorcerer's Academy. This is the school where students train to become magic users. Of the two, Gil is the genius and Fei is the idiot. Fei is instructed to organize the school library and while doing so happens across a forbidden spell book. Fei intended to use a spell from the book to change others outlook of him; as well as, use a spell to control others emotions. However, the spell backfires and causes Gil to become amoured with Fei. Read on to find out how Fei and Gil's relationship changes now that Gil is under Fei's love spell. Will their relationship continue once the spell is removed or will they forever be tied by the love enchantment?

*Contains a oneshot called Kanegura: A young man takes a job as "house boy" for the "young master" of a rich family. The duties he's expected to perform are not what he expected however.