sadslime's manga / #Yakuza(26)

Ch.1-2 - The Far Eastern Bridegroom - Kichiya is a gay prostitute until Asura, king of a fictional desert country, buys him. Though they have trouble communicating at first, Asura showers Kichiya with love until he understands that maybe he can actually be happy with Asura. They should have done something with the typesetting to distinguish between the language being spoken. Trigger warnings: sex work, attempted rape, lying/manipulation. Ch.3 - The Flower of War - Julius and Leon were childhood friends who were torn apart by war only to be reunited on opposite sides when Leon was taken as a prisoner of war and Julius was the one to interrogate him. Julius rapes Leon night after night without questioning him, leaving Leon hurt and confused, but Julius has more up his sleeve than Leon realizes.. Trigger warnings: wartime violence, torture, rape. Ch.4 - The Moral Code of Love - When Jin was taken in by the yakuza boss after the death of his parents, the boss's son Masamune immediately wanted him, but his dad said he wasn't ready for that, and he could have Jin when he was strong enough to take over the clan. Now, Jin is assigned to work with Masamune for the first time, but Masamune realizes Jin and his father may still be hiding things from him. Trigger warning: violence. Ch.5 - My Hero - When Asami is nearly raped by some bullies (adult bullies?), he's saved by tough guy Shuuhei and vows to get stronger, asking Shuuhei to teach him to fight. The two get closer as Asami starts training to increase his stamina, but when Asami sees that Shuuhei is actually a member of the yakuza, Shuuhei tries to put an end to things. But Asami isn't ready to let go. Trigger warnings: bullying, attempted rape, violence. Ch.6 - Cosplay Game - Makoto and Keiji are an established couple, but when Keiji suddenly asks about cosplay, Makoto worries his lover is bored with their sex life and tries to spice things up. No trigger warnings.

Genji, a former criminal, picked up an injured leopard cub on a rainy day, only for the cub to turn into a human boy who he called Koushirou. Five years later, Koushirou has grown into an adult man, and now he wants to pursue a relationship with Genji, who worries about being together with a child he raised, even if he's grown now. But before Genji can fully work out his feelings, a being who calls himself Koushiro's "brother" appears and tells Koushiro it's time to go home. Very intense and emotional. A good read if you don't mind the parent/child aspect of it. Trigger warning: incest themes (guardian)

Iroha and her brother are deep in debt left behind by their deadbeat dad, so she finally decides to do paid dating and ends up with Renya, who seems like the perfect guy! But after their first date and night together, Renya reveals he's a part of the yakuza who she owes her debt to and forcibly makes her live with him as his woman. But despite all that, Renya is protective of Iroha due to a past together that she can't remember. Don't know why they had to make Renya a nice guy, then a rapist, then a nice guy again, but I would have preferred it without the rapey middle part. ️Trigger warnings: lying/manipulation, coercion, dubcon, threat of sex trafficking.

Mio and Sagara grew up together, Mio as the boss's daughter and Sagara as his subordinate in the yakuza, but one night Mio sees Sagara having sex and suddenly realizes how sexy he can be. She wants on in that, so when he confronts her, she invites him and they find out they have great compatibility. But after they started this relationship as basically friends with benefits, how can they transition once feelings are involved? Surprisingly cute despite the stupid name, though it is smutty. I liked the non-traditional FL in this one. Even just having a FL who can say out loud she wants to have sex is a huge plus, and she wasn't even embarrassed. Trigger warnings: voyuerism, somnophilia(in a relationship).

Yanai Makoto is an ordinary man who cosigned a bad loan for a friend and ended up so deep in debt that he started selling his body to men. He happens to be seen on the street by Maki Ryohei, second-in-command of a yakuza group, who kidnaps him, then offers to pay off his debts in a year if Makoto will sleep with him and only him. Makoto agrees and quickly finds himself embroiled in yakuza drama and a plot to kill Ryohei, all while falling for Ryohei. I haven't read the second volume yet. Trigger warnings: kidnapping, sex work, violence.

Akihiro Kashima is the captain of the Sawatari branch of the mafia, and he's head over heels in love for the boss who picked him up off the street when he was a kid, but he knows the boss can never find out so he tries to hide it (and does terribly, but the boss is too carefree to notice). Starts out slice of life, but eventually they do get into the plot of an old enemy who targeted Akihiro to get to the boss in the past returning to do so again, only to force the boss to realize his own feelings. I like this couple, but the actual story stuff ended up feeling unresolved by the end. Trigger warnings: kidnapping, violence.