Shimajii

High schooler Minorikawa Narumi becomes an orphan after losing his mother. One day, his grandfather who he never knew comes to offer incense and shares he’d like Narumi to take over the company he is managing. However the company he’s talking about ends up being a yakuza organization..!? Suddenly addressed as “Bocchan,” the once lonely Narumi begins to gradually open his heart up to the kind Wakagashira, Ioroi, who is in charge of his daily needs. In fact, as they spend every day close together, Narumi becomes obsessed with the “charm of an adult man,” that he awakens to for the first time in his life. Every day, he strives to appeal to Ioroi, but---!?

Anthology of stories written by 13 different artists. Vol. 1 ROUGE 先輩、僕にもシてください by Furomae Ari となりの! by Sari きっと大丈夫 by Ayukawa Hal MY hero by Mitsuboshi Tama ハッピー・ニューエイジ by Yoshiike Masuko 悪縁 by Abe Akane Vol. 2 NOIR みかん色のタバコ (Mikan Iro no Tabako/Tangerine Colour Cigarette) by Tanagawa Mimi さむがりくんと雪と恋 by Murakami Camp 傷口に甘噛み by Ruu 1 mm 漂着アパートメント by Umematsu Machie 美味しい関係 by Tanaka Ippachi Going Down the Rabbit Hole by Matsuo Marta サクラメントノクターン by Shimaji

Bad luck has fallen upon Moji who runs a restaurant. Having nowhere to go after losing his wallet and his house burned down…. Coincidentally, his fellow graduate, Muguruma shows up in his restaurant. Muguruma, who Moji considered as his rival in his middle school years after falling behind in sports and studies by a fingertip, became a lawyer! About the time when Moji thought they were finally becoming friends after Muguruma offered his place for Moji to stay in, Moji gets hugged by Muguruma because of his sleeping habit…? An elite divorced lawyer x An unmarried only-child restaurant owner, The diary of guys in their 40’s living together♥

Taishou romance, unfastened hakama, love and unnoticed postwar fraternity… A BL of disheveled men in a tainted, bewitching world. Hako no Naka no Ittosei (The First Star In The Box) – Shimaji Himegoto Renbo (Secret Love) – Tokishiba Kusuri mo Sugireba Koi to Naru (Too Much Medicine Turns To Love) – Haruta Kawataredoki no Yume (Dream At Dusk) – Mayama Rika Haru ni Shitataru (Dripping Into spring) – Yukimichi Ouji Koi no 100man-kai no KO (One Million Knockouts Of Love) – Mushiba Ano Midnight (That Midnight) – Syundei Akame no Niekami no Akari (The Red-eyed Offering, Akari) – Hareya Umako (also published in Sono Kao Mitara, Gaman wa Dekinai)

"I'm going to transfer." Homare is a high school boy who loves both girls and boobs, and then there's Kazu, his cool childhood friend who spoils such an honor. Even though they went to school together every morning, Kazu's transfer had already been decided, but on the way home, he suddenly kissed me?! "I didn't want you to forget when I've moved."

College student Shiina while dead drunk on the side of the road was carried off by a man. However right in the middle of “it”, he realized his partner is none other than his professor Asahina…?! The bittersweet love between a shitty college student and a hot and cold professor. Contains 2 other stories.

Due to their student-teacher relationship, high school student Wakino's confession was rejected by Yukari-sensei. Wakino promises he will confess again after graduation. However, being full bloom in puberty, every day Wakino finds their platonic relationship harder to endure. One day, Wakino mindlessly zeroes in on Yukari-sensei. Will this lead to utter rejection…?

Photography club member Yano received an unexpected confession from upperclassman Akutsu, the handsome but often oblivious school charmer. But Akutsu, having confessed, continues to treat Yano just as he did before. Akutsu's easy acceptance of all confessions towards him, coupled with him treating his own confession of love to Yano as a thing of the past, confuses Yano. Yano becomes more and more aware of Akutsu and also increasingly anxious…

Because you’re so gentle to me, Abe— Mitsuya and Abe were very good friends, but this only lasted in their first year of middle school. In spring of their third year of high school, the two meet occasionally. Mitsuya’s smile never changes, and seeing that, Abe lets his guard down, and seems to remember something that he’s struggled with in the past. Then, a rumor that “Mitsuya’s back has burn scars” begins to spread, and after hearing it, Abe remembers why he left Mitsuya. Forgotten memories, wounded hearts, turmoil hidden with smiles. What secrets are Abe and Mitsuya hiding?

Eiji and Tatsumi are childhood friends who are practically joined at the hip. Both have been unsuccessful in their love lives: they keep getting dumped by their prospectives due to rumours about their sexuality. One day, Eiji finds out about Tatsumi's "promise of marriage" to someone else since childhood and began having complicated thoughts… The springtime of an adolescent boy!

Koinui Akira lives with his senior co-worker and develops feelings for him.

"You know…I was in love with you." There was a reason why Chika, employed as a host at the gay bar "Mr.", was unable to return to his hometown. It has to do with his childhood friend, Kyouhei, but…?

One evening while hanging out, Oku confesses to his friend and neighbor, Kanbayashi, that he is not attracted to women at all and thinks that he might be gay. One thing leads to another, and the two find themselves between the sheets sharing a night of passion. From that day on, though, the pair act as if nothing at all happened. Kan goes on to date a string of women while Oku begins seeing several different men. Three years on, things come to a head during Christmas break, with secrets laid bare between them. Where will things go from there? Two university students explore love, sexuality and friendship in this gentle coming of age tale.

When Chihiro's father passed away, Chihiro inherited Tsurumaruya, an old and well-established confectionary shop in Kyoto. While he didn't inherit a sweet-tooth, he does have a craving… for his loyal clerk and childhood friend, Katsumi. Will Katsumi satisfy Chihiro's needs, or will Chihiro be stolen away to Tokyo by Mori, an older man after Chihiro's heart and body?!

This is a heart-warming collections of short stories following a group of individuals who are bound by the red string of fate and are searching for love, in any one of its countless forms. Will any of these men find what they're so desperately searching for? Hino and Takechi are co-workers hurled into the unknown when they're suddenly abandoned during a company drinking party. Was it all just a drunken mistake? Tetsu is a nursery school teacher who is enamored by Natsume, his student's older brother. Is age really the only problem here? Yoshiya and Hisaya are siblings whose family was torn apart by failure. Can they mend their family's broken bond? Asahi travels to his hometown for his high school reunion, is delayed enough to miss it, and then bumps into Kanji, the only person he wanted to see. Is fate cruel or kind?