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Fujisaki joins the Japanese Self-Defense Force thinking it would be easy money for his dream car. He hadn't realizing how much effort basic training would be. Cramped into boot camp with all guys, he grows increasingly frustrated without even a girlfriend to relieve his stress. His very strict drill sergeant, Muromi, who seems to like singling out Fujisaki, offers him a solution.

An original doujinshi about a pair of cat lovers. -Baka-updates

Aikawa Masumi, who is about to be married, coincidentally met with the famous florist, Ryouke Takahisa, when he was buying a wedding bouquet. Even though Takahisa seemed like a pleasant guy, Masumi had a feeling that something was wrong. A few days later, after visiting Takahisa with his girlfriend, Yumiko, Masumi went back for a forgotten item and the unexpected happens, Masumi was taken forcefully by Takahisa. While Takahisa violated him, he told him, "Only you I will never forgive" What was the meaning behind his words...?

1-2) On the Quiet On a cold winter day, when Ikewaki Kou, a college student, forgot his key and couldn’t enter his apartment, he was invited into his neighbour, Shiraishi Hiroya’s room. But the room was so dirty that there wasn’t even space for him to put his foot down, and Kou was really shocked by this gap from his neighbour’s orderly image. Even so, Kou remembers the steady palpitation of his heart as he conversed with the bashful and unaffected Shiraishi. Things got heated when Kou realised that Shiraishi might like his brother instead. 3-4) Tangerine Report 5-6) Unreasonable Baby

From Fantasyshrine: Yoshimori, a rookie editor, first met the wheel-chaired writer, Orito, and his brother, Masato, at the publishing company's party. Masato's sad smile left a deep impression on Yoshimori. Later, due to work, Yoshimori had to stay with the brothers in their secluded home and discovered the shocking truth about their relationship.

A short story about inappropriate love wandering between dreams and reality (by Wasurenagusa)

By Backlash67: This series is based around a master and his shinobi servant. The chapters are broken down into short stores or “missions” with the master and shinobi as the main characters. In all the missions the master uses his position to tease or pressure his shinobi servant into submitting to his sexual demands.

From DramaQueen : Kenzo Shinozuka is a talented but under-appreciated pianist, so when wealthy nobleman Lorenzo Carlucci offers to be his patron, he leaps at the chance. However, being patronized by Carlucci exacts a price that the pianist may not want to pay. For Carlucci is an eccentric and demanding patron, whose temperament often clashes with Kenzo’s own stubbornness. The friction between patron and artist threatens to drive them both to the brink of madness, or that of desire. But, it is undeniable that Kenzo’s talent flourishes under Carlucci’s patronage. Can Kenzo overcome his pride and the ghosts of his past to finally achieve greatness?

From Girls' Generation Scanlations: Fumichi is a male waiter at a bar. He often gets harassed by the customers that demand special service from him. One night, he gets beat up by a customer that got offended, and was taken in by Sazawa and his daughter, Iyo. Join them in their interesting relationship.

Morning Kiss Summary Correction by Backlash67: Morning Kiss (Ch 1): The Tachibana family, are a family of brothers that run a newspaper agency. Yasutaka is the oldest brother who’s about pleasure first and business second. With the parents not around anymore, the oldest bother Yasutaka is in charge of running the agency. Kei who is one of the younger brothers is the responsible one. He often runs into his rival from another newspaper agency, Taira. Despite them being rivals, Taira seems to have a deeper interest in Kei than meets the eye and it seems that Kei feels the same too. Can these two get pass their rivalry and start a loving relationship? Together in the Morning (Ch 2): The oldest son, Yasutaka is invited into the home of a young master, Tooru after he saves Tooru for a second time. Tooru’s feelings for Yasutaka starts to bloosom; however, Yasutaka doesn’t seem to have any romantic interest in Tooru at all. After a third rescue, Yasutaka decides that leaving Tooru alone isn’t a good idea. But with Tooru’s growing desire for Yasutaka becoming obvious will Yasutaka still be able to remain indifferent? (Takes place years before ch 1). Ch 3: This chapter focuses on the middle brother, Yukihiro and his internal conflict with his emotions in accepting the fact that both his older and younger brother are gay. While he wrestles with his feelings he meets and becomes an art model for Yomo-sensei. Are the feelings Yukihiro are struggling with only because of his denial to accept his brothers’ gay relationships or are they something more personal? Ch 4: Taichi Kusonoha is a student whose mom is away on a long business-trip leaving him and his dad alone. Taichi’s uncle, Kyouya Ooike, comes over very weekend to be the “housekeeper” for Taichi and his dad. Despite the obvious blood bonds, Taichi and Kyouya became lovers. Throw into the mix, Tachi’s dad, Shougo who used to have a sexual relationship with Kyouya and is still vying for Kyouya’s affections against Taichi and you have one dysfunctional family! [Side Story] Ch 5: Atsumu and Kayama Kazuha are friends and both students preparing to go to university. Kayama tutors Atsumu while also constantly flirting and trying to woo Atsumu. Atsumu always brushes off Kayama advances and tries to deny his desire to also be with Kayama. Will Kayama continue to pursue the defiant Atsumu or give up on him? Or will Atsumu finally cast aside his worries and finally submit to Kayama? [Side Story]

From the translated back cover: Kazuki can't believe that he slept with a fellow cop, Seo-senpai, but the more Kazuki tries to pull away from him, the more Kazuki desires him. It is a story about one stubborn uke. There's also a sweet H honeymoon side story.

Quirky romantic tales of Mizusawa twin brothers and their loves. 1-2. Kiss, Syrup Mizusawa Ryou's story. 3. Carnivorous Animal's Table Manners Andou is intrigued by Mizusawa Satoshi, a seemingly elegant yet cold senpai, but he's someone to avoid. Yet somehow he finds himself in a restaurant with Mizusawa at his side. He soon discovers Mizusawa stopped eating meat a long time ago ... why?

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

Two boys in a class receive sweets from admirers very often.

Youta was living with his big brother when a guy named Takamasa, a colleague of Youta's respectul brother, suddenly stepped into their life and after a bet, tried to seduce him... ~from Countless Time

1) Dreamy Pavilion Like the famous Chinese beauty he played on the stage in the Peking opera "Farewell My Concubine", Hien longed for a love worth dying for. Will Seijo, a foster son of an eunuch, fulfill Hien's wish? 2) Harem for Two Upon founding their nation, Genko-sama suddenly declared of building his own harem, what will Josei do? 3-4) Resigned Decision Comedic one about a yakuza-wannabe and a policeman. 5) Pavilion of Destruction Prequel oneshot of the merchant Saimon (Cimen in this manga) of Kinpeibai Kinden Honoo no Kuchizuke

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.

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?

A university professor who specializes in figuring out the mentality of crime suspects is asked to help solve cases. He also has a relationship with his assistant.

Kouya is a brilliant, yet antisocial, research student at a medical university. He has no need for friends and brushes off even the gentle fellow student Rei, who admires him. But Rei's not the only one interested in Kouya, professor Katase started to make his move and there are very bad rumours about him...

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!

A series of short one shots. 1)Plan - O.N.O. ~ Pgs. 11-42 Misawa has fallen for the captain of the school's track team, but doesn't know if his captain feels the same way about him. 2)Lip Sevice ~ Pgs. 44-67 Katsuhiro is the bad boy type, irratated due to his father always telling him not to make him look bad, he gets into the habit of stealing books. The only one who truly understands him is his father's secretary and his chauffeur, Yoshizaki. On the way to a celebration for his grandfather's recovery, things get a little...intense between Katsuhiro and Yoshizaki. 3)The Lucky Star of The Night ~ Pgs. 68-96 Aoyama has a crush on his cheif, Matsuzawa. After a night of a little too much drinking Aoyama ends up at Matsuzawa's home. 4)Holiday ~ Pgs.98-125 Natsuki, company president’s son, was forced to cancel his weekend plans to go on a family retreat in the family villa for a party. Unfortunately, his father arranged the party in hopes for him to meet with potential brides. Just as Natsuki was about to execute his escape plan to steal a boat, the dutiful bodyguard, Kishida, jumped into the boat with him… As fate would have it, the two ended up stranded in a remote island where Kishida started his feverish pursuit of Natsuki.[from Fantasy Shrine:] 5)My Bodyguard ~ Pgs. 126-157 Continuation to the "Holiday" 6) Partner ~ Pgs. 159-190 Still the continuation to the "Holiday" 7)Stubborn Vice President Nacchi ~ Pgs.191-196 Still the continuation to the "Holiday"