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1 Volume (Complete) - Dropped... Main Story: Gokuraku Cafe

I love this story! The art style is fascinating and I really like the Ballroom Dance theme! Adapted to Anime (The episodes cover the story till ch. 54 of the manga)

It's so rare to find a long good series like this nowadays, especially about music / with music band! And with anime (and live-action) adaptation to boot! I think there haven't been any since the "Gravitation" days! Anyway, apart from my weakness for stories with music bands, I really love all the characters / couples! It's actually a sad and dramatic story for some aspects, but it's an interesting and emotional reading! Definitely a BL masterpiece! • 1st couple: Ritsuka and Mafuyu (high-school students, different classes // Mafuyu's lover / childhood friend Yuki, who was in a band with Hiiragi and Shizu, committed suicide and he's left with only his guitar // Now in high school Mafuyu asks Ritsuka to teach him to play the guitar and then he becomes the vocalist of the band "The Seasons", whose name will be changed to "Given", in reference to the guitar that was given to Mafuyu that felt like a curse but became a new beginning) • 2nd couple: Haruki and Akihito (Uni students // Older Uke // Akihito is currently freeloading at the apartment of his ex-lover, violin prodigy, Ugetsu) • 3rd couple: Hiiragi and Shizu (childhood friends of Mafuyu and Yuki // Ex-bandmates of Yuki and now still in a band together) Adapted to Anime, Anime movie, OVA and JDrama.

Last read ch.: Ch.190 ☚୧️୨☛ One of the best baseball stories out there, if not the very best! I found myself so involved in these guys' tournaments and cheering for them! While being sports-focused with so many technical details, it's so entertaining and well-developed on the emotional level as well. The colorful cast of young characters going through the spring of their youth also does its part in involving the reader. The author said: "High school students are sparkling. I want to hold on to this feeling while drawing the manga". And I really got that feeling while reading! One can't help becoming attached to these guys and wanting to follow their journey. In particular, my baby Mihashi is such an adorable puppy that needs to be protected at all costs! I found him so cute and I was looking after him for all the story! Lastly but not least, I really love Abe and Mihashi's relationship. They still have a long way to go, but, just thinking about how they were in the beginning, we see how much they already grew up together both as a battery and individually along the story. While there're cute moments from the early chapters, at first they could not really communicate with each other, due to Mihashi's lack of self-confidence and shyness and Abe's mistrust in pitchers and its consecutive kinda arrogant attitude, telling Mihashi to never shake his head at him and do as he signals. At vol. 15 they finally have an honest pitcher-catcher talk and after that things keep getting better, especially starting from vol.17 where the coach makes them work together at preparing breakfast and such. Then, slowly they come to understand each other. I believe sooner or later they will truly be on the same page and a sort of special bond will create between them. It doesn't matter what is its true nature, if it's just friendship or maybe a little more than that...they have something precious regardless! And it is becoming even more so, as the story continues. So, for those who like sports stories with some BL undertones, this is perfect! > The dynamics of their relationship can be easily found in BL stories. From the author's 1995 story Yuku Tokoro, it goes without saying that she'd be fine with putting a gay relationship a story, and maybe that's why something can be felt in the intentional-or-not subtext. Yet again, even if Abe and Mihashi's feelings really were to become romantic ones, they would probably not be pursued in this kind of story. Oh well, I'm content with what we're being given anyway! Adapted to anime - I actually watched the anime first and I loved it!! Too bad it didn't continue with a third season! The anime covers the story till volume 15 ch. 56. >>> Note: At ch. 24.4 it ends vol. 13. At ch. 25.1 it begins vol. 14. After ch. 25.2, there's a bit of confusion with the chapters, with some missing and some not in the right order. So, after ch. 25.2, the story continues at ch. 53-54. In ch. 55 it begins vol. 15 and the story continues from there. (ch. 53.1 is a re-upload of the first chapter of vol.14). (ch. 26-30 are some chapters from vol. 15-16, but some parts are missing, so it's better to skip them and continue to read directly at ch. 55, where vol. 15 begins). So, basically ch. 26-30 and 53.1 are to be skipped. Also, ch. 113 and 156 are missing here. But they're available on other sites.

Related Series: 1) Futagashira 2) Saraiya Goyou (Sequel to Futagashira) 3) Kozure Doushin (Spin-off of Saraiya Goyou) - not scanlated Adapted to Live-action

Related Series: 1) Futagashira 2) Saraiya Goyou (Sequel to Futagashira) 3) Kozure Doushin (Spin-off of Saraiya Goyou) - not scanlated Anime

Oneshot included in Gosan no Heart (ch. 4) - This story felt more like Bromance|BL Subtext. The theme is baseball and, regarding that and the fact that senpai doesn't practice anymore, the issue is resolved, although in a bittersweet sense because senpai actually can't play baseball anymore due to arm injury. But, regarding the characters' feelings, nothing was spoken out loud. It remained implicit and this seemed like it was only the beginning...it definitely needed to be longer!