Gokutora no Honey Bunny
really well-written and well drawn, but just not really for me. not into these no-violence ukes lol but it didn't feel that annoying here. uke also too shy and quiet for me. his face also kinda uggo.... age gap of 7 years, older uke. uke and seme first met when uke was 13 and seme was 6. seme had come over from the town over cuz his father was the yakuza boss and got killed due to internal fighting. so he and his mom were lying low in uke's town. uke is friendly with seme and seme is happy to know uke and become friends. when it's time for seme to go back home, he asks uke to become a family with him in the future and uke cluelessly accepts, thinking like they will be brothers for life lol. 12 years later, seme is 18 and comes back to uke's town. he makes it obvious right away he wants to date uke and marry. uke is shy and not sure. there's some yakuza drama like the gang of this town not happy to see seme hanging around their territory. so they kidnap uke and then trash his shop when seme rescues uke and beats up the guys who kidnapped uke. here uke was like violence so bad, violence begets violence... seme feels bad and goes home for a while, but after talking to his uncle, the acting boss while seme is still young, he realizes he needs to go talk to the other gang boss. so he goes and talks and at first the other boss is rude and unreceptive to talking, but then his dad, who was the previous boss, comes out and says let bygones be bygones cuz he likes seme and his dad before. after that things seem to be solved and seme and uke go on a date. uke confesses his feelings for seme back. then we see them together happily and then having sex first time.
Juunen bun no Ai, Meshiagare
big age gap.... they first met when uke was in kindergarten and seme was his teacher.... now uke is like an adult and came back to work part time at the kindergarten. he's liked seme since his daycare days.... seme is a widower. through sex and food he kinda woos seme.... he's obviously a power bottom at first and their first time having sex is literally him forcing seme's penis inside and riding seme..... first time i'd seen that.... some dumb drama when uke thinks seme likes one of the parents even though seme literally just asked him out on a date. then seme goes to find him to clear things up but uke brushes seme off and goes off to play with his friends. seme confronts him at work next time and finally they clear that shit up. cute bit at end where we see they've been together 2 years and they are on a hot springs trip. having hot sex and then seme proposes they live together and then gives uke a ring. but i'm fucking confused if this is intended to match his ring?? cuz he is always wearing a ring from his dead wife...
Sweet Strawberry You're Mine
seme has liked uke since junior high school, 13 years ago. they only met briefly back then, but it left a huge impression on seme. they meet again 12 years later and seme is assigned to be novelist uke's editor. a year has passed like this, with seme basically at uke's beck and call. one drunken night they fuck. then uke decides to take responsibility and date seme. seme is really happy but not sure this is right after a while cuz it feels empty. he confesses to uke that he genuinely really likes uke. uke is receptive and they keep dating. but seme is treating uke too preciously and uke wants sex too and he's genuinely liking seme now as well. it's not a bad story, but nothing really outstanding here.
Un-Re-Write
seme and uke were good friends in high school. seme a delinquent and uke pretending to be a delinquent lol. they somehow started jerking off together a lot, but never defining their relationship. then uke got stabbed during home invasion where attacker wanted to hurt his dad. after that he moved away even though he had promised to study at same uni as seme. now 13 years later, uke has moved back to his hometown. he is private detective. seme is a cop. they get drunk and jerk off together, but then uke pushes seme off cuz he can't forgive seme for something 13 years ago. like seme said he would come see uke but never showed up before uke moved away. turns out seme was persuaded not to go by his parents. seme thought it would be fine cuz they would see each other at uni, but then uke left and didn't go to uni as promised.... well they clear that up and they kinda rekindle old feelings. they work on a case together trying to save this girl from prostitution and the pimp is the dude who kinda led to the attack on uke's family 13 years ago. this drama is w/e the story is okay, but not great cuz their feelings are not clearly developed.
Susumu X Minoru
kinda cute with some fun commentary on fujoshi. seme sucks at being a shounen mangaka so he's transferred to do bl manga. uke has had a crush on seme for a long time and proposes fake dating to help seme with his bl work. but seme starts to realize he thinks uke is cute. real feelings develop and after some silly misunderstandings, they get together.
Dad, My Lover
10+ year age gap, uke is 21. uke needs money and signs up for sugar baby website. seme signed up as well, but he was drunk and thought he was signing up for a housekeeper. after the misunderstanding is cleared up, seme doesn't want uke to go be someone else's sugar baby, so he keeps employing uke as his housekeeper. but then uke somehow falls for seme and seme likes him back..... but seme keeps not saying he likes uke, so uke is insecure and leaves. seme goes to find him at uni after a week and they reconcile. boring.
Piece of Sweets
just barely a relationship forming. just got to confessing feelings and ended. uke owns a cafe. seme is stressed out office worker. he feels a lot better after eating at the cafe. some months later he quits his job and comes asking to work part-time at the cafe. uke knows seme likes him, but he's still feeling unsure after his ex cheated. when he confronts seme about feelings, seme quits the store. then uke misses him and asks him to come back. seme is happy to see uke again. and uke says he missed seme and hints at liking seme back. end.
Two Hot Bachelors
the main story is sooo good. just a simple story but love the characters so much and it's all refreshing and respectful the whole way through. two doctors, rivals since med school but that part isn't really shown. uke has erectile dysfunction. seme has insomnia. both find their problems fixed when they are forced to share the same nap bed lol. then they jerk off and start literally sleeping together and somehow they find themselves in love with each other. tbh the progression isn't that realistic, but i really like this author's characters and it's just a sweet story. also side story about another doctor and a tv announcer. they meet in the hospital when the announcer breaks his ankle and then they start dating, but it's a slow relationship cuz uke the announcer is not sure for a long time. also like these characters. seme kinda kuudere. uke used to be delinquent but now has to act all polite and sweet to protect his image on tv lol
Kikoushi no Mune de Otoko wa Oboreru
main story about fancy hotel concierge and rich french artist who often stays. second story about the president of that hotel and the head concierge who used to have a sexual relationship in america. seme the concierge got transferred to japan to help set up the hotel here and hasn't come back for 3 years. uke the president comes to ask him to return. seme waiting for uke to admit he wants seme as more than a concierge, but as a man. third story is age gap. a yakuza young master and the second in command at the gang. but now they are trying to turn into a legit business. seme doesn't want the young master to see him being strict at work cuz he thinks it'll scare uke, but uke is totally fine. this one was just shounen-ai i think.
Biting a Vampire