Ai No Binzoko
Three sweet, interconnected stories of police officers and their respective lovers. 1. former detective x detective: former partners, one got his eyes messed up during a job and is now a private investigator. the detective is still trying to catch the guy who got away that night. 2. (former) thug x officer: the officer wants to become a motorcycle officer but he's a terrible driver, he can't even ride his bicycle properly without falling off. the thug is in love with the officer and enrolled in the same traffic school to be close to him, they only get together 10 years later (the same time-period as the first story) when the thug has managed to clean up his act, as per their promise and the officer having been promoted to detective. 3. detective x young man by the sea: the detective isn't very good with people, he much prefers his solitude. then he meets a mysterious young man by the sea around the spot the detective likes to fish. at first both are quiet, but the silent company comforts the detective. and as the detective ponders why the young man looks so lonely, he falls in love. he wants to aks the young man his name only to come across it during a briefing for a case he's working, the young man is connected to their main suspect.
Memento Scarlet
The mystery criminal, the suspense, is so well-written, the romance/love story takes a back seat but is still there, it just seamlessly slides, and the cast of characters, there is so much potential in the side characters!
Welcome to the Torano Detective Agency
to be continued..
Double Fake