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A relationship between cousins who have grown up together only to fall for each other along the way. Supermodel Kai is in relentless pursuit of his cousin Nanami, but Nanami is held back from confessing his own feelings by concern over upsetting his aunt and uncle. When these two finally get on the same page there remain adjustments and insecurities to be managed for the stoic Nanami and his beautiful cousin.

One shots with some traditional tropes but something special in the delivery. I enjoy one shots when you need a quick escape into fantasy without getting bogged down in anything too heavy and these worked for me. 1. The new neighbour is oddly seductive and friendly...and also the boss on a new project. The younger uke in this story gets metaphorical whiplash learning to deal with the coldly professional man vs the warmly fun private man that was his new neighbour. All while finding himself oddly attracted. The seme in this was harder to warm up to because his professional self was really quite cold. But he gave warm praise where it was earned and was happy to help the uke be his best professionally. He wasn’t the sort to like mixing private and work life so the way the uke overcame that was a laugh. 2. Yuuichi nii-chan and Azusa’s story was one I liked more. Friends for years, the older Yuuichi has been waiting for his friend to grow up enough to become his lover as well as his friend. Azusa tends to spark up at his friend these days, annoyed at his constant girlfriends and player lifestyle. But Yuuichi has his sights firmly set on his friend and Azusa starts to realize why he gets so flustered by the guy he has always looked up to. I liked both characters and the wicked look that Yuuichi often had was rather sexy. 3. Ryou-kun is an awkwardly shy guy scouted by makeup artist Marikawa-san as a model. In this fast paced story the self deprecating Ryou-kun wants the beautiful Marikawa-san to like him for who he is, even as he gains confidence under the guidance of the older man. I liked this story for the way Ryou always seemed to gaze longingly at Marikawa and how Marikawa held himself back, but would look at his hand that had cupped the uke’s chin after he left. Subtle things like that really work for me. It made the eventual move by Marikawa to no longer hold back carry an extra spark of intensity that is hard to achieve in a oneshot. 4. Childhood friends Ayase and Suga reunite after 3 years apart and a confession that took the younger Ayase by surprise and left him speechless. A confession after graduation that he never got to respond to because his friend left for Tokyo the next day. Now Suga is back in town and seeking Ayusa. And Ayusa has years of heartache and unvoiced hurt that he wants to say, along with his own feelings of love. But even now, he seems unable to grasp a moments opportunity to have that important discussion with the friend he still loves. This is a story that has so much wasted time and opportunity that it frustrates you to read. But I figure it would have frustrated both boys even more and I liked how it finally turned out. 5. This story had an old trope of amnesia where Fujihara had an accident only to lose memory of everyone but his friend, Kouji. He returns from the dead to kiss the stunned Kouji and lay a relentless pursuit on his friend. There was an odd mix of ruthlessness and vulnerability in Fuji. The uke, Kouji, was strong willed and resistant, but he had obvious moments of softness for his friend as he dealt with his confused feelings. Like the other stories, this was fast paced because it was a oneshot, but I enjoyed their crazy ride to facing the truth and being a couple.

Hot sexy smut with a dom/sub theme as well as pet play. Pretty intense for a short story.

Loved both these stories, but the 3 friends was my favourite by far. Eiji has been the object of his 2 childhood friends romantic attention since they were little. Haruki-kun and Ikumi-kun are Eiji’s best friends but when a girl shows an interest in Eiji, his friends let him know that they aren’t joking when they say they love him, and he needs to choose one of them. What I loved about this story was that it was impossible to choose one friend over the other, and that neither Haruki nor Ikumi were sexually interested in each other but were friendly rivals with enough shared history to work together to win Eiji. I loved their competitiveness and how that was put aside for Eiji. I thought the story was sweet, funny and hot at the same time. I loved all the MCs. The second story was fantastic with an adorable, puppy like kouhai and his bossy senpai falling for each other at work. I loved how the irresistible cuteness each saw in the other had some interesting consequences!

Awesome sequel! I knew Kentarou would agree to switch, he was such a softie for Yuuki in their previous story and remains that way here. I am glad the mangaka listened to the fans requesting this, it was the icing on the cake for me.

The main story with the Yakuza father and his sons teacher was my favourite in this selection. There were some hints at a twisted side to the father which were interesting, but overall he was a dad who loved his son and wanted the best for him and that was adorable. My other favourite was the possessive yandere story. It was a real surprise to see the dangerous side to that guy but I loved that too. It just failed for being way, way too short The other stories had more “normal” MCs and were enjoyable reads, if not the most memorable.

This is my favourite manga by Nishida Hisashi. Nabeshima and Takeda were such authentic characters, both strong and masculine yet surprisingly vulnerable. Takeda was struggling to accept his infertility and his self identity as a man, as well as grieving for the children he could never father. Add to that his failing marriage and jealousy over Nabeshima’s interest in his wife; he was a lost, angry man. His evolving relationship with Nabeshima was really full of emotion for the reader. Nabeshima was almost tortured by his love for Takeda, but he was so honest and determined to find some spot by the side of the man he loved, I found him to be irresistible. This story was full of feelings, including some that were painful (like the rape scene). I thought the mangaka managed the aftermath of that with respect for both her characters. Nabeshima was devastated by self loathing and remorse. Takeda was no pushover about to let things slide but took a passive aggressive approach initially that left no doubt as to his rage. I really loved that in the end, these two beautiful men made their way to being happy together. It wasn’t an easy journey but they are so good together and it was great to be part of it by reading this wonderful manga.

These stories were all pretty hot with great artwork, sexy scenes and no censorship. The drugless sex stories were pretty much total smut as the relationships were not necessarily consensual nor were any real living feelings obvious. It focused more on being at the mercy of those pheromones. The other shorts were better and all are worth spending some time to read.

Ridiculously adorable! I loved the obsessive tendencies of the seme, and his hot stories were irresistible for Mama chan. Plenty of sexy scenes and lots of lols, this was a load of fun to read.

This was a dedicated smut story with no boundaries in the erotica delivered by the mangaka. There is voyeurism, dubious consent and forced sex, nipple play, cross dressing, size differences, uncensoring, and all nature of perverted seme’s dominating their lovers. If you are after a hot story that mixes the erotic with a dash of romance then you will love this.