zhaine's manga / #friendship(5)

story 1 {pg.9-80} The Sound of the Sea With the sound of the sea in the background, pressed on by the overwhelming literary style, a pure love that is too bitter-sweet. High school student Shougo lives in a rural port city. The moment he meets the art teacher Asano, who was transferred here from the city... He is ruled by indescribably intense emotions. ...Shougo masturbates while dreaming of violating Asano. ─────────────────────── story 2 {pg.86-125} Moon on the 16th Night Shuu is a well-aged man settling down in life. Kazui, on the other hand, is a young man partying his life away. Shuu and Kazui are lovers. All seems well until newcomer Kohei squeezes into the story and Shuu suspects ill will between this Kohei and his beloved. Maintaining their relationship reveals struggling to solidify honesty as well as trust. ─────────────────────── story 3 {pg.131-165} Duplicate Key Akio and Yuki thought that by living together they can do much "more" things. It's easier said and done when their stressful jobs and wonky schedules adds bricks to the wall between them! parent story of Himitsu no Kuchizuke Ch.1 ─────────────────────── story 4 {pg.172-237} Last Kiss Two matured fathers, Kouichi and Mamoru, go for a trip to the beach with their families. What first seems to be a simple fun-in-the-sun plot twists to the reminiscences between the lives of the two men. Having first met as new neighbors during their grade school years, Kouichi and Mamoru have been the best of friends for over thirty-five years. The retreat questions their relationships between their families... and themselves. ─────────────────────── story 5 {pg.244-251} 3:00 AM A short ending to the first story.

contains ; psychological, romance, drama, slice of life, trap in the past, Business men, age gap, betrayal, love triangle, unrequited love, friendship 1-3) Tooi Nemuri After the death of his best friend, Chizumi, the young president of a sweets-maker company, decided to adopt his late friend’s son, Ibuki. As Chizumi watches Ibuki grow, Ibuki became more and more the spitting image of his father which made Chizumi unable to help but be reminded of the time when Natsume was still alive. Fortunately for him, Yatabe is always there to share his burden of the past among other things... And then one day, Ibuki confessed his love for Chizumi!? ─────────────────────── contains ; psychological, romance, drama, slice of life, betrayal, violence, revenge, playboy, reencounter 4) Unmei no Anata A high-school student who moves from partner to partner is in trouble when an ex-lover reappears looking for revenge.

anime adaptation ; https://myanimelist.net/anime/21995/Ao_Haru_Ride ─────────────────────── While most girls desire popularity among boys, Futaba Yoshioka wants the exact opposite. After attracting many admirers back in middle school which resulted in her being shunned by her female classmates, she decided that high school will be her chance to revamp her image. Therefore, she starts acting unfeminine and indifferent to boys, allowing her to make some "friends" along the way. Little does Futaba know, her life will take another drastic turn when her first love, Kou Mabuchi, returns after his sudden disappearance years ago in middle school. Despite his extended absence, the fond memories they shared together still linger in her mind, and she wishes to return to those days. But she realizes that the sweet, gentle boy of the past has completely vanished, and in his place stands someone cold and pessimistic. While he admits that her feelings for him back then were mutual, he warns that they can never go back to the past, as everything, including him, has changed. Ao Haru Ride follows Futaba as she searches for true love and friendship, all while trying her best to stay true to herself.

crossover ; Ao Haru Ride x Ore Monogatari!! Two high-school boys run into each other, and find that they've swapped bodies.

1) Boku no Sekai Kimi no Real Mayu falls in love with Naoki Hagiwara at first sight. For some reason, Naoki seems to look sexy in her eyes. But of course, she can’t tell him that along with her feelings for him. The two get into a fight, but afterwards Naoki seems to be oddly closer to her. ─────────────────────── 2) My Katekyo-sama If Emi Hachiya doesn’t understand something the first time, then she never will. After receiving test scores with an average of 25 marks she comes home to find Ryou Kurosawa, a handsome tutor waiting for her. But is Emi prepared for his Spartan like training? ─────────────────────── 3) Kimi no Omou Tsubo Uehara Mii is in love with her older brother’s friend and kouhai, Waou Kaname. The only problem is that Kaname-kun only sees Mii as a child. Mii tries desperately to make him see her differently but will some older girl competition get in her way? ─────────────────────── 4) Ore no Usagi-chan Megu is confessed to by her friend Taichi but refuses. When Megu was 13 she saw her brother’s adult video and was traumatized, not being able to ever date someone. Taichi says he’s ok and that he’ll just flirt for now, but Megu‘s reaction to this is more disastrous than she expected.