I Thot You Was a Toad's manga / #Aoi Aki(3)

A young man works for a mycologist in the forests of Japan, studying fungi and mushrooms. Slowly, as the scientist opens his eyes to this new world and its astonishing beauty, the young man comes to love him. A schoolboy has an astonishing gift of inner sight which reveals a secret side of life when people go to sleep. A young man strikes up a friendship with a fox spirit. Aoi Aki's artwork is superb. The stories move at a gentle and realistic pace. The relationships are natural and unforced. I love this manga! It is one of my absolute favourites.

Iris, who consumes minerals for sustenance, hides a tragic past and a painful secret. Bent, a rock dealer, comes across him, seemingly by accident, but in spite of their growing attraction, leads him into greater danger. Aoi Aki's worlds are as mysterious and wonderful as her artwork, and this one is tinged with the bitter as well as the sweet.

First love story between two schoolboys on a beautiful island.