anjeekat's manga / #rivals(28)

Only the chosen men can touch this skin.... The top star of the gay porn industry, Hikaru, in spite of specializing at being a top, is commissioned with a side-job as a bottom, after being nominated by the highly reputed newcomer, Masaya. Hikaru refuses firmly that shooting, but he ends up rising to the provocation of the arrogant and cheeky Masaya, and things end up in a sales match of their new DVDs!?

Izaki always did well in life, no matter it was school or tennis. Nothing was handed to him; all was gained through effort and diligence. Because of his straightforward nature, he tended to clash with others. That was the way he knew and he extended his belief not only to himself but also the people around him. He was satisfied with his modest achievements, that is until he met the true genius, Hakamada... Hakamada, the quiet prodigy insomuch as things just come easily to him. He doesn't have to work or study hard, and manages to come out on top which is frustrating for Izaki who realizes he'll never reach that level no matter how hard he tries. At the school reunion after 8 years, Izaki finds himself drinking like old friends with his self proclaimed rival. Before he can even make sense of the strange situation, he found himself in a strange bed...

ch 1-2, 6) Suzuki Masami has been painfully aware of his rival in high school swim team, Kashiwazaki Yuichi, ever since Kashiwazaki saved him from drowning. As fate would have it, now they both work in the same company! But unbeknownst to Kashiwazaki, Masami is behind the reason why Kashiwazaki never gets the worms (girls). Will Kashiwazaki realize who’s sabotaging his love life…? The gentleman-like, love story between two rivals. ch 3-5) Sekiya Takashi is a chef's assistant at Felino Felice, and he treasures his calm tranquil world with it's quiet moments of reflection. He's also incredibly xenophobic. When he's forced into the company of beautiful Frenchman Lucent Montecarlo, he's hyperventilating left and right! But Sekiya needs to work hard, because Luke is proving to be oddly persistent when it comes to Sekiya. And why is Sekiya scared of foreigners anyway?

“Don’t show that face to anyone else except me” Mao, the demon-king-like genius pro tennis player, and Hikaru, the S (sadist) and intellectual player, are rivals from when they were juniors! It was supposed to be like that but he always looks at me whether it’s during the game or not. Furthermore, suddenly asking me to go out on a date and even French-kiss me…! I can’t stop my heart from beating fast, could this be…love?

The self-destructive type, Sougorou is the heir of one of the well-known families in Kabuki world. He has no interests in other actors his age with the exception of Gensuke who he recognizes as his rival and never wants to lose to no matter what. However, fate plays a cruel trick on him and the two of them end up as classmates...

Katsura and Katsuraya, two rivaling well-established Japanese sweets shops, are located next to each other. The two successors of the rival shops, Takahiro and Kazushi, are currently not on good terms. Takahiro believes that Kazushi has far more skill in creating sweets than his own clumsy self. So when Kazushi randomly decides to stop making sweets, Takahiro decides that what he has done is unforgivable. However, since Takahiro can’t leave things as they are, when he goes to seek answers, Kazushi retaliates by telling him, “Tacchan, it’s all you fault!” Now that a fire has been lit under the perverted hottie, Kazushi, not even Takahiro can stop his lust!

The oldest of the twins, Ikurou, is at the top of his year in academics. While the younger brother, Akaya, is below average, and Ikurou holds a superiority complex with him. However, when he feels Akaya’s gaze on him, he is reminded of what happened five years ago, when Akaya asked him, “Can I touch you,” and Ikurou feels driven into a corner. When he finally snaps and scolds Akaya, he just casually changes his lifestyle and says that he will surpass his older brother in grades. And thus a bet is placed, with the promises of a reward...

This is the story of Udou’s brother, Takayuki from “Gosan no Heart”.