chief x protege/subordinate
son of the president (seme) was sent to a branch company to prove his worth and was trained under a chief that was rumored gay. due to an accidental meeting at nichoume, sparks fly and seme's curiosity come unstoppable. but neither planned to get this serious. however, Pres. father wanted the son to marry...
It's a very beautiful adult romance masterpiece.
social standing gap #office politics
salesman x IT staff (sake brewer's son)
Hahah, I love it. It's like a lighthearted version of the Days of our Lives drama, BL version.
BTW, this manga is a case of "don't judge the book by it's cover". The art inside is good and it suit the type of story very much and most of all, the story is great. There's a reason why this manga spanned for three volumes
p. 102-174 : straight seme x gay uke. uke is hamster-like cute, and fragile despite being a salaryman. started with a proposed one night stand. backtracking, both were working in the same building and uke is having an #unrequited love for handsome, hard to reach popular guy. Since uke had a different persona by night, he hoped that he won't get recognized. Hoped.
IT uke x sales seme / Different departments couple
Ch. 3-4: Hahaha, now that's what I call the cool office I wanted to work at. Uke broke up with the super clingy seme and the poor guy can't work properly. Uke might come off as a cold guy but there is a reason behind his action and it's so sweet. All seme needs to do is to stop crying and figure it all out.
funny, cute and fluffy. already lovers.
out and open couple
salaryman x sex worker.
Ch. 4-5: Stressed-out salaryman developed #erectile dysfunction bec of stress also that got him addicted in turn to sex. Tired of it, he found himself trying out gay sex service and met this guy whom he had great compatability in bed
physical relationship to love. I love how they became so serious w/ each other without unnecessary drama.
salarman pair, diff. companies
This 2nd volume is explosive. IMO, it has more depth & introspection than the last one. I am so happy that our POV turned to uke and his #office life with sempai's former uni friend and things got intense.
mature romance and I'm doki2 for sempai's jealousy and possessive streak too.
amazing plot + abundant smut
⟫ Sayonara Game > Change World.
salaryman pair, officemates.
Mcs were already lovers but so far they haven't done it yet. Finally agreed on a set date and the low-key bully seme wanted to teach uke and have the pleasure to see the usually standoffish man squirm but he's calm instead?
@chap. 6 ~ the mystery of ao's tsuntsun face vs dere face is made known!
baka couple. fluffy smut
#sempai-kohai in the office.
#kohai/younger seme
Ch. 4: Beautiful guy got "saved" or rather caught in nichoume by a straight younger co-worker. Dutiful junior took it all to himself to "protect" him when in reality MC just wanted to find someone to screw. And because of the kohai's kindness and gentlemanly demeanor, MC started falling for the guy even though he doesn't want to fall for a straight man. Come company outing and they will have an understanding of each other.
#boss x subordinate.
They met at a bar and had one night stand. By morning, Shinobu is back to his old, plain self and wanted to forget that night. Unfortunately, the seme turned out to be the new Pres? And what's worse, he got recognized. Bad news is, he just got played by seme. Incensed, he accepted the transfer and did a makeover.
#guilty pleasure manga. not good for readers who dislike games and cheating.
#bisexual seme x #gay uke
ch.1-4, 5.5: A gay office worker promised himself not to be a homewrecker but this office kohai (and his kid) suddenly waltzed in his life.
seme-The wolf with a seemingly gentle and sincere smile lol. What I like the most is he genuinely loves his baby boy. This manga is pure cuteness.
#officemates, different department. #sempaixkohai at work. # single parent seme x gay uke. #childcare
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Thank you for the lost. For some reason I always have a hard time finding boss/Employee manga.
So I read your number 2, going to read number 4 and 5 but I think I might have a bit more aggressive interests. I agree about the first couple totally!! Maybe she didn't like having the kid? I like Fujisaki Kou too because her couples are kinda like 2 Asamis almost haha. Especially with Daigo/Kaoru. I also like the drama of the corporate side vs. The slice of life kind. Still totally obsessed wth your lists though. Any of these cliche like that?
Its because I'm a sucker for kids haha. But I guess so. Most likely the chiharu couple were a hit that's why the series became about them and I don't blame her. We all love it! I like this, tho I think it's largely underappreciated http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/hada_made_aishite/
BTW do you know nitta's secret diplomacy? I did not include it here because it was sort of on hiatus but it was a corporate world tryst. Another favourite that's in hiatus is Ice Eagle, Fire Hawk
I think I like the unique way Fujisaki Kou's semes are all gentle beasts and the ukes are tough foxes. I love the way that pairs with the powerful kinda shady side of corporate business. I can see its more of a romantsu style for you. My romantsu is more like Koshino
I'm more on what's available, haha. TBH there's not that much business-driven type of BLs around so I just make do what I can so I collect salaryman stories of different type of coupling. And oh, those types of ukes that are I like are at 31 & 34 http://www.mangago.me/home/mangalist/22964/?filter=&page=4
Ooooo I'll read those next! If only to get a sense of your taste hehe will report back!
I love everything you do! You are like a Yaoi master and I love your perspective. I am such a big Fujisaki Kou fan. Her pairs are always strong and competent. Do you have any recommendations for similar salarymen stories?
me too, since Fujisaki Kou's is the first yaoi series that religiously followed thus, it influenced my taste in pairings.
Check number 2 in my list, also, yoneda's Soredemo, Yasashii (sequel of doushitemo). Read nos, 4 and 5 too for manly couple. (I have a thing for them)
Style-wise, "Yebisu Celebrities is a bit close as it is an earlier-made manga and it has multiple pairings
Thank you so much!! I will let you know what I think. Gotta ask....Daigo/Kaoru or Chiharu/Kazuki?
i'm more of a daigoxkaoru fan but my like for the chiharu pair is almost equally the same. I would have wanted more of the first pair tho, The original happy yarou couple. I think they had a lot of potential.