Hana wa Saku ka
Hanazono No Kioku
Kawaisa Amatte Nanika ga Hyakubai
Even though Mikuni Renji wants a serious love relationship, every guy he’s been with use him for pleasure and leave him. Sadistic florist, Ichinomiya Shinobu fell in love with him because he finds Renji interesting. The second story is about a student who fell in love with his unsociable classmate. And the last story revolves around the son of a Mama, Kei, who gets confessed to by his coworker and transvestite Seto Tadashi. The first story really had me hurting for Renji, and though at least he found someone who wanted him I still kind of feel bad for the teasing he goes through. The last story is cute, though Kei was an asshole at the beginning, I liked them together. Mama’s yaoi radar was working.
Sayonara, Itoshi No My Friend
Haga Hajime is an unsociable hairdresser, who’s never really struggled with anything since his parents gave him all he ever wanted. As a result he doesn’t really know how to interact with the people around him. His first friend is Tatsuo Andou, a makeup artist who teaches him how to interact with other people. I really liked how their relationship progressed from friendship to love. Hajime is so child-like it’s endearing. The second volume focuses on Hajime’s brother Makoto. Having spent all his life living under his perfect brother’s shadow, Makoto developed a serious inferiority complex. So when his coworker Mizusawa Souta confesses to him and he accepts, he takes his first step towards happiness. Makoto really got the short end of the stick in life, everything he ever wanted was handed out to his brother. At least he found someone who acknowledges his faults but loved him regardless.
Konbini-kun