A Kiss for Each Face
Kanata is a shy, innocent university student who's anxiously fending off the advances of mafia boss Alex, or at least that's his cover. Really, he's the infamous assassin black swan, and he's been hired to kill Alex. When he finally gets his chance, Alex catches him off guard by saying he knew Kanata was after him but he's still in love, beginning their strange relationship and game of cat and mouse where Kanata could kill him at any time. Kanata is a truly interesting and complex character who I deeply feel for, and the artwork is beautiful. The author did very well. Trigger warnings: violence, murder, human trafficking, child abuse, statutory rape.
Usobuku Kitsune wa Hana o Kamu
When Takeru goes to clean out his recently deceased grandfather's house, he gets a passionate greeting from a nine-tailed fox who was friends with his grandfather. It turns out that Takeru's grandfather promised the fox, Kazune, his heart before he died, and with Takeru's grandpa gone, the fox turns to getting energy from Takeru instead. But as their relationship progresses, Takeru begins to struggle with what his grandfather meant to Kazune while Kazune doubts they can really be together. I like the characters in this one, even the grandpa, though he doesn't get much screen time. Trigger warning: noncon.
Hitomebore Shita Hito ga Do-M Datta Mono de
Shouta went to an S&M bar without much interest, but when he ran into rope artist Misaki, it was love at first sight. Although Misaki is used to sex being a more casual thing, he responds well to Shouta's impromptu confession, and the two begin dating. But even though they love each other and Shouta is eager to learn more about S&M to please his masochistic lover, Misaki has a difficult past that he's avoiding that begins to rear its ugly head. I liked their healthy relationship, although they do get into some harder S&M. Trigger warnings: Bondage, S&M, strangulation, gang rape, grooming, blackmail, violence.
Hana Ni Kuchizuke
When Ikkun was about to graduate, his best friend Hana (male) suddenly attacked him, had his way, then disappeared, and Ikkun has had no idea what to make of it ever since. Three years later, Hana bursts into his life like a storm again, only to have him run any time things might start to get serious. Hana is a very pretty crossdresser, but their relationship wasn't as emotionally gripping as I hoped it would be. Trigger warnings: rape, sex work
Junjou de Nani ga Warui
Hajime is a romantic gay guy who just wants to have the perfect first time, so he books a callboy. The one who comes is Ryota, who starts out strong before doing things his own way and totally ruining Hajime's ideal first time. To make matters worse, they meet at school the next day where it turns out they're classmates, and when Hajime tries to book someone else for a do-over, the agency accidentally sends Ryota again! But it goes way better this time, and when Ryota offers Hajime a special rate of just ¥500 (about $4), Hajime jumps at it and the two end up practically becoming fuck buddies. But Ryota starts to want more from this relationship and sucks at expressing it. Trigger warning: sex work.
Taikingo, Usaka san wo Nuga Shitara - Tsundere-senpai no Ecchi na Himitsu
Miyoshi's boss Usaka is known as a demon at work, so Miyoshi is shocked to find him working at a cross dressing bunny club. Miyoshi is shocked by how cute Usaka is, so he decides to use the knowledge to blackmail his boss into getting physical. Would have been a lot cuter without the blackmail, but Usaka is adorable and I like his character design. Trigger warnings: blackmail, noncon.
Oredakeno Senzoku Alpha
Mei Todoroki is an alpha who joined a company with an ethos of treating all genders equally, and he was assigned as the assistant to famous omega model Masatsugu Otonashi. The only problem is that Otonashi hates alphas and won't even acknowledge Todoroki. Todoroki does his best to prove himself to Otonashi, but as the two of them get closer, he starts to worry his alpha nature may cause a problem, after all. I like Otonashi's character a lot, but his backstory is pretty rough. ️Trigger warnings: stalker, mention of statutory rape, mention of gangrape.
Aniki no Ichiban Oishii Tokoro
Azuma is in love with his twin brother Miyabi, who is great at archery and bad at everything else. Azuma does everything for him and eventually starts taking advantage of him in his sleep, but when Miyabi finds out he's very chill about it. Not much here besides incest smut. Trigger warnings: rape(somnophilia), incest.
The First Love of the Sushi Restaurant Owner is a Mermaid
Haebeom is just a sushi restaurant owner who happens to look like a gangster, but after one of his few regulars, Sang-Ah, steps in to help with a rowdy customer, the two get to know each other better and Sang-Ah invites Haebeom to his show at the aquarium where Haebeom learns that Sang-Ah is a mermaid (which this world just has). But after the show Haebeom finds what seems to be another worker forcing himself on Sang-Ah and chases him off, only to learn that Sang-Ah needs to take in human saliva once a day to transform his tail into legs. Haebeom offers to give Sang-Ah the daily kiss, and the two quickly get closer, but just when they finally go all the way, Sang-Ah pulls away without telling Haebeom why. I love Sang-Ah's visuals so much, they make the whole story for me. Trigger warnings: noncon, kidnapping.
Kedamono Kyouchou-chuu ni Tsuki