I Thot You Was a Toad's manga / #college(26)

Roommates Suga and Hara are such friends that people call them Sugahara, and they seem determined to keep it that way in order not to ruin their friendship. One day, however, masturbatis interruptis happens ... and now it's about misunderstandings, miscommunication and missed opportunities. So standard plot device.

A reunion at college after a year of separation for Naoto and Taichi, 2 ex-boyfriends who split in high school because Taichi made the mistake of calling their relationship a sex friend arrangement. The problem lies more with Taichi's crappy communication skills than the actual chemistry and connection between them. Naoto was understandably offended, but when his inhibitions are loosened by liquor, his real feelings shine. So now the boys have to conquer this gap between what they feel and how they express it. Another meaty, satisfying read from Ogeretsu Tanaka with realistic relationship problems, terrific sex scenes and a fine conflict primed for unorthodox resolutions. This continues into Volume 2 when an existential dilemma paralyses Taichi just as a newcomer starts moving in on Nao.

Oosawa meets Tatsuru under the worst possible casual circumstances, in the midst of an attack of gastroenteritis at a convenience store. Tatsuru's kindness and support during this moment of vulnerability is so strange to Oosawa's experience, he falls in love. What a perfect set up. I love Tatsuru, too. There's a real friend!

A gay man falls for his sexy, but cold and hard-assed, neighbour, who also happens to attend the same business college as he does. There is some tragic backstory in the neighbour's life, which develops further with a pleasant visit with the Mom, but so far, all we see of the bloke in love is that he is very helpful, kind, warm ... and gay. Looking forward to more.

College student, Hamura Yuzuki, a track-and-field athlete who has competed at the National Championship level during middle and senior high school, focuses strictly on pole-vault to the detriment of his team, because of a casual comment by Akishima Jin, a fellow athlete with whom he parted ways after graduation, about the sky being the means through which they are connected. He cannot forget Jin or detach from the past, and this causes problems with his girlfriend, one of which leads to a coincidental reunion with his obsession.