Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #Shounen ai(227)

Not all love works out. A nice story and an interesting spin for a BL oneshot.

Widower and salaryman, Chigusa leads a rather bleak life. That is, until he finds a dirty little hair ball on the brink of death on his way home and takes it back with him. When the fuzzy bundle is cleaned and fed it turns out to be a little round, white cat. Thrilled to be saved and touched with warm, caring hands, the little cat turns into a beautiful boy who is determined to make his new ‘Master’ happy. When live forms between a man and a ghost cat, you know it can’t be all sweetness and fluff (though it came close). But even the sad moments were beautiful and I couldn’t help but love this story of two very different beings who put each other first.

A nice bunch of short stories. My one critique would be that at times the mangaka leaped forward in the stories a bit too much, like there was assumed knowledge but they hadn’t shared it. The older brother x werewolf was like that and sadly it was difficult to like. The cowardly vamp was cute and I liked the sensei x student. All worth a read though.

25yo Mitsuomi Kozuka quit his job in Tokyo and returned to his home in the country after being away for 10 years. There Mitsuomi Kozuka meets cheerful and friendly, Yamato Kumai, the stepson of old man Kumai, who runs a farm near the home of Mitsuomi Kozuka's parents. Yamato is overjoyed to have someone his age around, and Mitsuomi quickly warms up to the ever smiling guy. But for all these guys are total opposites, they understand each other and respect boundaries. Their love story is very sweet, in that slice of life way that tells of seasons changing and friendship blossoming.

Adorably cute and child sized Otona wants to be taken seriously and treated as an adult. When the new trainee teacher arrives he instantly falls hard for the popular new sensei. His best friend Osanai is supportive but disapproving. What Otona needs is some one on one time with sensei. A fun and sweet story.

Such an interesting setting for a story in a technical college that develops specialist skills. The club was where the story spent most of its time with the very sweet BL between the club president and yankee student, Toyoma. Both boys were endearingly honest and adorable and their relationship was well set for growth amidst the challenges of the Robocon competition.

Three short stories, the first two were interconnected, set in the same school among other students. The last story with the 26yo chef and his college age friend was the sweetest story, but I also liked the first one. The second story with the cute guy and the gentle giant was a little too fast, but they had potential.

I read this on Manta (support the author) but will comment here. Centuries ago, Min Yu Tan accidentally named one of God’s favourites "Xue Dong Bo" thereby giving her a destiny that lay outside of heaven. As punishment, he has been living countless lives looking for Xue Dong Bo, fated to fall in love and seek hers in return. However, each reincarnation where they find each other only Min Yu Tan remembers their past, and that if one dies then so will the other. In this life, Min Yu Tan is Yudam, Director of Min Entertainment. Wealthy, attractive, successful and well liked, he is a pinnacle of perfection. Yet he is nothing before the new secretary who he instantly recognises as the reincarnation of Xue Dong Bo. Only this time, the one whose life is so fatefully entwined with his is a man. Young and beautiful, Dongbaek thinks that the new director has lost his mind when he is bluntly told that they must date. Or die. This story didn’t instantly grab me. The start seemed a little farcical and over the top, but it didn’t take long to get caught up in the story. The director’s love was something that became so genuine it grabbed at my heartstrings. The moments that he savoured like simply holding Dongbaek were really sweet. And when Dongbaek started to fall for him too, it just got better and better.

High school student Toda Yuji used to be best friends with Kojima Isagi when they were young. But as they got older they drifted apart, moving with different friendship groups. Now Kojima is a delinquent who cuts class frequently and a loner who is avoided. That was until he had a brief connection with Toda while leaping out from the 3rd floor at school. Then the two boys reestablished their friendship and roamed at night doing whatever they pleased. Toda had that angry teenage, lash out vibe going; turning his back on his mother and school work, beset by nightmares of the time when Kojima saved him as a child. Kojima was a neglected child of a mother who didn’t want him. But his bond with Toda was perhaps the most real part of his life. Events escalated until crisis point with both boys in a dire dilemma. But bonds of loyalty ran true, and while there was no romance between them, it became clear that they could be good for each other. This was a darker story than expected with a psychological element and rather realistic with the teenage angst.

Brothers Jaegyung and Dohyun have always had a close bond as children of fighting parents. The older Dohyun had displayed autistic tendencies when he was small but he remembers the day Jaegyung’s voice reached him and Jaegyung remember him meeting his eyes for the first time. Sadly, when their parents divorced, the boys were separated for years, Donyun to stay with his father, Jaegyung with his mother. When they were reunited their close bond remained, but Jaegyung had moments of doubt and worry at their closeness. The asocial Donyun only cared about Jaegyung. Years later when they found out they weren’t blood brothers they had a chance to be together, but would they both reach out to grab it? I think the thing I liked most in this story was the depth of their bond and affection for each other. Donyun was more possessive and dangerous, but given that he is a high functioning autistic adult who has bonded with one person in his life, his rare moments of absence were readily understood. Really, a very good story overall.