Secrecy
High-school student Sato (17 turning 18) x Salaryman Hiroki (23) ≪✿✿≫ I really liked that, as the story went on, more of Hiroki's thoughts were revealed and we saw how he changed thanks to the love received by Sato. I especially liked the last chapter, where more details of their first encounters were revealed: I really appreciated that, because at the beginning I actually thought that the author skipped some parts that I wanted to see. But, after reading the whole story, I think that I liked it more this way! And I loved that parallelism of the train scene: we clearly saw how things changed and how they had grown from that third encounter (which was when their relationship truly began). Well, in the very end, I admit that I wanted something more, but overall I think that it's a really good story! > Note: The oneshot called Take A Deep Breath, included in vol. 2, is not scanlated.
Solfege
Elementary-school Music Teacher x Middle Schooler / High Schooler (Ex-student from elementary school asks the teacher to give him lessons to prepare for entrance exams to a musical high school) // Age Progression // Time Skip - At some point in the story, the youth goes to Italy to study music. Reunion will come after 10 years. > Regarding the music theme, I think this is one of the best BL about classical music! As expected, sensei's stories are always pretty accurate about the presented theme / setting. I appreciate that. So in that aspect, I think it was well-written and great. it's not a favourite of mine in terms of the characters' relationship (and I'm not into crybaby seme), but overall I really liked this story!
Evergreen Days
High-school Student x Teacher // Age Gap: 14 years // The seme is a 1st-year student so he should be 16 y.o. and the teacher should be 30.
Uminari
Collection of Stories - I really liked the title story, which is my favourite, and the last story! 4 stars for them! Uminari (pp. 9-80, 243-251) - Art Teacher x High-school Student // Youth x Adult // Older Uke // Seaside Moon of the sixteenth Night (pp. 86-125) - Someone's "convenient lover", a uni student, falls in love for the first time with a kouhai from his uni. Bittersweet! I felt kinda bad for the older guy who was left behind...maybe if he had been more honest about his true feelings, things would have been different. - University Students // First Love // Older Uke // Smoking Duplicate Key (pp. 131-165) - Funny story of two lovers who for the first time will have to be sepatated for one week due to work reasons, with one having to go away for a workshop and the other for a research... - Adult Couple // Cohabitation // Older Uke // Salaryman x Professor // Established Couple Related Series: 1 Uminari (Third Story, Shared Key); 2 Himitsu no Kuchizuke (ch. 1 Secret Kiss); 3 Rumble Rush (ch. 3 High School Maze, ch. 6 After the Rain). Last Kiss (pp. 172-237) - Middle-Aged Protagonist // Childhhod Friends // Family // Neighbors // Summer // Sea / Beach - "Honestly, those two guys over there are exactly like the fathers!" haha the sister said it right! There's the potential that the path that wasn't pursued by the fathers will be taken by the sons instead! Anyway, it's still a bittersweet story!
Iresasete Kudasai
Bar // Bartender // Bondage // S&M // Footjob // Manipulative Uke // Older Uke // Virgin
A Thousand Cranes
"Since that moment...I felt the world around me suddenly taking on vibrant colors I had never seen before...as if I had been wearing a blindfold this whole time. And for the first time in my life...I felt so alive". ☚☛ A beautiful tale of salvation and unconditional love! From the summary and from the characters' first meeting, one wouldn't expect to find such a sweet love story! Despite the violent, dark background and some underlying heavy issues, the characters' relationship was so cute! They were so sweet to each other and their every moment and word were so meaningful! This story was so exquisite and truly perfect! And I think it was also visually unique: black and white with those sparkles of light / color at important / emotional moments, and some details of the scenes' backgrounds, the reflections of the windows or of the light were all things that caught my attention, as they were different from other works! I think those details were great! > Totally recommended!! (Ch. 13 First kiss) (Ch. 21 They go all the way) #25 y.o uke x 31 y.o seme, Debt-Motivated Protagonist, Debt, Depression, Poor Uke, Rich Seme, Gangster, Mafia, Seme Falling in Love First, Gay Uke
Kajitsu (HACHITA Abe)
I loved their interaction! The setting and the vibe of the story reminded me of Natsukage Ni, Sayonara or other similar ones, which are a type of stories I always love to read! Anyway, I hope to read future works by this mangaka!
Stay Gold (hideyoshico)
Uncle x Nephew (Not blood related - The Uncle is the step-brother of the nephew's mother) // Guardian Relationship (()) A precious gem! My most favourite story by Hideyoshico! There're so many elements here that I totally love - age gap, youth x adult, family affair, guardian relationship, slow romance, first experiences - that I couldn't ask for more! I really enjoy reading this story! I'm actually really excited to read more, I can't wait for the next chapters! The story is already complete, so I hope to read the rest! > Btw, I'm also curious about the uncle's half-brother, the college student...I hope'll get together with his gay friend who is secretly in love with him!
Yaizu Brothers