Kusama Sakae

Misawa is a police officer on duty at the police box. One night, he met a mysterious blonde man...

Yoshimi, a physical therapist, has just been transferred from a hospital in Tokyo to a rural one. One day, he passes by a man wearing white gloves. Stunned by the man’s almost illusion-like beauty, Yoshimi wonders if he’s seen a vision. But the man turns out to be Kuji—a real, handsome character and the young managing director of the funeral home next to the hospital. He’s so admired by the female staff that they let out squeals of excitement whenever he appears. Yoshimi, concerned about a slight limp in Kuji’s left leg, begins to gradually close the distance between them by suggesting rehabilitation sessions. One evening, they have dinner together for the first time. Yoshimi ends up getting drunk and falls asleep at Kuji’s place. The next morning, he wakes up in the same futon, and seeing Kuji’s face so close—close enough that he thinks he might be kissed—makes his heart race uncontrollably…

Matsuda is a private eye who runs his own detective firm, taking on quirky cases centered around the local shopping arcade. He's recently taken on a new roommate (and lover) named Kamiko who is unemployed, ruthlessly horny, and was actually a classmate of his from his past. While the two work together to solve cases, they carry on in what starts as a strictly physical relationship, but which by and by evolves into one that neither wants to lose.

"The answer is always in my head, and I just say it," says Ibu, a mystery writer who boasts the insight and deduction skills of a famous detective. The truth is that you can read other people's minds...!? Ibu, who came to Tokyo with his lover Okitsu, solved the mystery left behind in the boy kidnapping case brilliantly! However, as soon as he returned to Okinawa, he said, "I can't read your mind!" A strange love story between a claustrophobic young man and a writer with mysterious powers, the series is complete!

An extraordinary comic essay describing gendered days with cats - here we go! A comic essay by a popular BL artist, Sakae Kusama, describing her real life with cats. The main cats that appear in the book are Oji, Sorao, Debiko, On-chan, and Kiichi.

Negishi, whose credo is "Be generous and be kind to small things," is a good-natured office worker. When he came home one day, his apartment was on fire! The cat that occasionally meowed in the next room, and I wonder if the neighbor is okay ...? Negishi thinks about such things first rather than himself. The person who offered him lodging was Suwa, who lived in a nearby apartment. The re-published one-shot "Beautiful Days" from book Yume Miru Seiza and continued story of its. One shot published in Kemono Jingai BL anthology

1-2. An Unseeable Friend 3-5. Wandervogel 5.5 Friends on Summer Vacation Two interconnected stories.

"The only one in heat is you." From real fluffy beasts to half-humans, gods, and even an unknown creature?! An extravagant line-up of non-humans is featured in this BL anthology! \#Cover Illustration: Takanaga Hinako Toraware no Otoko (囚われの男) -Takanaga Hinako Boku no Emono (ぼくの獲物) - Machi Komachi Kami no Nie (神の贄) - Touno Umi Senpai ni Mayu to Ore (先輩に繭とオレ) - Kuju Siam Neko Neko Honey (ねこねこハニー) - Narazaki Souta The Basement (the basement) - Est Em Ichou no Hanashi (銀杏のはなし) - Kusama Sakae Alpha Omega (ΑΩ) - Kuku Hayate Boku no Danna-sama (ボクの旦那様) - Naono Bohra Boku Dake no Itoshii Akuma (僕だけの愛しい悪魔) - Natori Isato Kami-sama no Shippo (神様のしっぽ) - Kamei Yogorouta Hakurou Ou no Manayome (白狼王の愛嫁) - Kushino Yui (story) & KASAI Ricaco (art) Hitoribocchi no Tanta (ひとりぼっちのタンタ) - Moto Haruko

Kei comes from Tokyo to a mountainous village, and his eyes light up with the superstitions and customs unique to the countryside. Yashichi, a mysterious boy who attracted Kei's heart outstandingly, did not fit in with his surroundings and was clothed in loneliness. Could he be a disguised fox? Or maybe it's a tengu...? From the recuperating mother to the gossipy villagers, no one will tell you the important truth...

When his love stricken brother commits suicide in his youth, the footsteps left behind lead him to a detective. Because of the unusual scent of the cigarette the neighbor smokes, a maze of suspicion and doubt are created that reach the courts. A story of a painter living in isolation on the outskirts of a town, and a young man who becomes entranced with a secret painting by his grandfather. Know at the end you cannot turn back when the enigma that is love calls. Three thrilling love stories.

University student Hirose Kiyotaka finds a love letter tucked into the pages of a borrowed book. While attempting to return the letter, he encounters the charismatic Hanashiro Seiji and quickly becomes involved with him. As their tentative relationship develops, however, he finds himself wondering how serious Hanashiro's feelings for him really are. Meanwhile, the letter falls into the hands of Hanashiro's colleague Sawa Jinichiro, who entraps its writer, Arihara Mineo. Sawa's actions are seemingly ruthless, but his true motives regarding Arihara are far from clear.

A suite of emotionally resonant, romantic stories told by a critically acclaimed manga creator. In “The Bed of My Dear King,” an electrician called to a remote job deep in the mountains discovers the startling reasons behind the behavior of the house’s lone occupant, an eccentric young sculptor. In “Cherry,” an overachieving high school student forms an unexpected bond with a laid-back classmate. And in “Flowers,” the secrets surrounding a tragic death lead to an unexpected, and poignant, resolution.

A collection of stories. Chapters 1 and 2: For a captain and a subordinate, pure love is born out of an unfeeling time of war, strict rules and order, and a superior-subordinate relationship. Settled in the southern front, a subordinate, Hayakawa, is often punished for causing minor problems by the strict captain, Takeuchi. However there is a secret between the two of them… The war ends, and time passes by. The two return to Japan on their decommissioned ship and decide to live together, but…

I'm a sorcerer's apprentice. The sorcerer, Sentarou-san, kidnapped me from my mother and asked me to live with him. But Sentarou-san has probably killed someone before... Sakae Kusama's first full-length series, depicting the cool and gentle days of a useless adult and a lonely child, opens!

Doujinshi by the circle soft\_machine, acting as a sequel to Kusama Sakae's Chikatetsu no Inu.

From Nakama: For a captain and a subordinate, pure love is born out of an unfeeling time of war, strict rules and order, and a superior-subordinate relationship. Settled in the southern front, a subordinate, Hayakawa, is often punished for causing minor problems by the strict captain, Takeuchi. However there is a secret between the two of them… The war ends, and time passes by. The two return to Japan on their decommissioned ship and decide to live together, but…

Shinoda is still reeling from the sudden separation from his wife when one evening he's lured into a peculiar little shop by the smell of coffee. There, Asukura, the shop's proprietor, converses with him about the beauty and usefulness of broken things. Despite himself, Shinoda keeps coming back for coffee… and conversation.

University student Kiyotaka Hirose finds a love letter tucked into the pages of a borrowed book. The intended recipient is a mystery, but the writer’s identity is clear: a fellow student who’s suddenly leaving Tokyo and heading back to his hometown. Hirose is determined to return the letter, and as he tries to do so he runs into a black-market match seller, Seiji Hanashiro. Drawn to each other at first sight, tangled up in destiny and their own feelings, the men see their lives turned upside down by a single love letter. The first volume of Sakae Kusama’s standalone series, Lost Letters.

1: "Haru mo Yoiyoi" (Hot Springs) – Yuki Shimizu 2: "Nakayoshi Four Men" – Isaku Natsume 3: "Genma-san no Sainan" (Genma's Misfortune) – Kyou Kitazawa 4: "Hajimete no XXX" (First XXX) – Sakae Kusama 5: "Encouraging Lewd Language" – Etsumi Ninomiya 6: "The Thing That Kotoha Likes The Most" – Mashiro Minamino 7: "Kotodama-sama Petit" (Petit Kotodama) – Ren Kitakami 8: "Kotoha-chan" – Kaori Monchi 9: "Doitsumo Koitsumo" – Aoi Hashimoto 10: "Genma to Chikkoi no" (Genma And The Tiny One) – Hikaru Kane 11: "Bokura no Ano Ko Kawaii Ko" – Touko Fujikawa 12: "Imadoki no Renai Kousatsu" – Mebaru Kobato 13: "Orusuban" – Muku Ogura

Mahiru hates his name, is infatuated with his (male) boss, his father has disowned him and on top of everything he's very upset with his new work assignment. He is worried because his new and only account is a business that closed down and recently reopened by the very green son of the former owner.

Set in the Taishō era, in the year 1923 when the Great Kantō Earthquake struck, the story is narrated by the protagonists’ great-great-grandchildren. Matsuoka, who graduated at the top of his firefighting academy class, specifically requests to be assigned to the Nobe Fire Station—a place rumored to be full of rough, thug-like members and currently under the command of Ise, a red-haired acting chief. There, he comes face-to-face with the man who once saved him from a fire during his childhood.

A collection of ten interlinked slice of life/family life short stories, taking place in Hirasaka Town. Yoru no Otsukai (Night Errand): Taichi is sent by his grandfather on an errand to the tobacco and clock shops on a snowy night, only to collapse near Harada clock shop and be saved by a mysterious black cat. Yoru no Rojikku (Night Logic): Mossan, Taichi’s friend, requests the clockshop to make him a clock that keeps him asleep. Honjitsu wa Ohigara mo Yoku (Today is an Auspicious Day): Haruko declares her love for her father’s stepbrother. However, her father’s stepfather and her friends all tell her that is the different kind of love, which she will understand when she gets older. Money Money Money Nomiya Yousuke always feels like a snake rumbling in his gut prior to something bad happens, which leads to his decision to drop out of university. Kingyo no Tabi (Journey of the Goldfish): Miyako’s goldfish disappears one day. She suspects the black cat at Harada clock shop is the culprit. Sayonara Kyaraban (Farewell Caravan): Haneda Shou, a high school boy with the name that seems like he could soar, one day notices the presence of students with different uniform in his school. Atoranteisu Yori (From Atlantis): Hino’s high school friend told him that he would tell Hino who was the person he liked if he ever reached Atlantis. Hirasaka-chou Yomoyama Kaidan (Hirasaka Town Strange Tales) Nekokaburi Tsurezure (Cat’s Mask Musings)

Noda-sensei sends me a signal from the other side of his cold, silver-rimmed glasses. "This will appear on the test. Remember this?" But Sensei, is that really the signal you wish to send me? Teacher and pupil, teacher and alumni, upper-and underclassmen, classmates who were childhood friends; drawn here are various love affairs born and growing inside the schoolhouse. A collection of Sakae Kusama's masterpieces for you to read through, loaded with original drawings! Vol. 1 Irome Vol. 2 Irome: Nureru

Quirky romantic tales of Mizusawa twin brothers and their loves. 1-2. Kiss, Syrup Mizusawa Ryou's story. Ryouji is constantly being mistaken for his brother by his brother's current boyfriend and consequently get into fistfights. The neighbor Kishida underneath the Mizusawa twins' apartment is sick and tired of hearing the loud banging noises coming from upstairs, so he goes up to confront them... Carnivorous Animal's Table Manners Andou is intrigued by Mizusawa Satoshi, a seemingly elegant yet cold senpai, but he's someone to avoid. Yet somehow he finds himself in a restaurant with Mizusawa at his side. He soon discovers Mizusawa stopped eating meat a long time ago ... why? Just Between You and Me (part 1) Ookouchi is a graphic designer who constantly gets hit on by female colleagues... unfortunately for them, he's a "bona-fide gay". While stopping by the office one day, he meets Mita, a straight forward guy who he starts to fall for. Maybe Mita is interested in him as well? .... or perhaps, the way Mita acts is not because he is gay as well, but for a completely different reason! Just Between You and Me (part 2) Ookouchi and Mita must work out their feelings, for each other and for other romantic interests. Spring Fingertips A story of two childhood friends - one who is very kind but slightly dense, and the one who is in love with the other. When the second finally decides to confess, how will things work out?

Yume Miru Seiza (The Constellation Shine in the Sky) A businessman misunderstands his newest employee's interest in Shinjuku. Hakuchuu Byakuya (Midday, Midnight Sun) Beautiful Days Yamaguchi was bullied in elementary school. His one friend, the class president, disappeared without a word before they entered middle school, but Yamaguchi never forgot him Summer Landmarks As a child, Minoru promised to keep his grandfather's secret. Years later, a private detective starts poking around the family rental property, asking questions about the past. But, as it turns out, Minoru's grandfather is not the only one with a secret. Renai Kyoubushou (Love Phobia) Friday Next Week Continuation of Yume Miru Seiza

BoyPassionDMG: To be the cause of all misfortune is the curse of the first love. Tomo is feeling run down by the unfaithfulness of his step-mother when he befriends Yuuichi, his next door neighbor. Believing that love is meaningless, Tomo decides he'll never fall in love with anyone. Yuuichi comforts him, telling Tomo that he will definitely fall in love with someone one day, and then Yuuichi tells him about the cursed spirit of first love. Neither of them ever expected who Tomo's first love would be or that Tomo would serve as the spirit of first love ten years later...

Anthology of extras for series run in Dear+ and Cheri+ magazines.