muse ✨'s manga / #age gap(107)

After he wakes up from a wet dream about his childhood friend Ryoumei, a Shinto priest, ditzy high school student Ao aggressively pursues him. The love story of a young man and the priest from the temple near his home, who has been a friend to him since he was very young and his grandmother was sick. He is a hyper, persistent little thing but pretty sweet, and their love is sweet, and the priest is delightfully grouchy. He reminded me of a dark-haired Frau from 07-Ghost. Himegoto Asobi is the spin-off (highly recommended!!) to this. Shuu and his daughter make appearances, but sensei does not. :-(

Don't sleep with your students, kids.

A very sweet, slow burn between a 19yo former AV actor, Ikumi, and the friend of his lover, who took him in temporarily - though, as it turns out, the lover was leaving him. When his former lover dies unexpectedly, Akiba, a 29yo photographer, continues to care for Ikumi and helps expand his world.

I read this because I watched the anime. This is fine, but I wish the relationships were more fleshed out, and the age gap between them seems wider. Kousuke is hotter in the anime by miles but Masahiro somehow looks exactly the same. Kousuke also lacks the charm he had in the anime. Maybe it was his voice actor. The bartender, whom I call Sebastian for very important reasons, is going to cause some drama, which I'm looking forward to.

This is a coach!Rin, athlete!Haru story and is not a Haru/Rin story. It's about a man whose own dream couldn't come true, so he helps another athlete achieve one. Makoto features as the best friend.

A photographer who has just been dumped by his girlfriend finds a high school student sitting on his car in the cold.

This is a pleasant series of pleasant moments between two people who genuinely like each other. Not much happens in the way of conflict, but the couple shows mutual interest, communicates honestly, and has a happy ending. I see why so many people enjoy this story. I liked it better the second time through.

The Kokoro universe. The young man rescued from being beat up in the story about cherry tomatoes falls for the manager who took care of him. This is set two years later. Also features a great cameo of the guys from that story!

A student is in love with his teacher, who had dated his older sister years before. The final chapter is a quick oneshot, childhood friends reunited as adults when one has become a police officer.

A quick story about a man who falls for the person who helped him when he'd been left bleeding in the street. Fast resolution, feels rather first-draft like, but I like the characters this mangaka creates.