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manager x subordinate
story 1, pg 1-107: I love it! this story is definately my type. i love how they are equal heads in the relationship, realistic (and professional) in office love not to mention the both of them are excellent, elite salarymen. manager is uke while subordinate 7 years his junior is seme. it's really funny how he tosses kurahashi around. bonus story at the last pages
salaryman x college student/model
ch1-3: salaryman and his oversized pet doggie. younger seme.
salaryman x salaryman, officemates
chap 1: i really like it. plus points for having a kid too.
ch 4: megane seme is actually handsome without his glasses. they were sempai-kohai at work and uke kohai confessed to him thus the awkwardness on their business travel.
superior x subordinate
things suddenly turn upside down the uke's life with his rich dad's death. that night he had a one night stand with a guy and comforted him at his lowest.
shamed, he changed image but he reencountered the guy after 4 yrs as his boss
financial social gap
very cute office romance with an actual character & career growth
Salesman x IT engineer, co-worker, different departments.
domineering seme (but in a serious, non-bullying way) and cute cry-baby uke. uke has asthma but can properly function in work.
p.1-102: part 1
p. 177-195: part 2, coming out on their co-worker (or rather finding it out themselves)
salaryman x super countrified childhood friend
ch. 1-2: main couple. a country hick's city dreams might not be as sweet as he initially thought. salaryman (uke) bogged down by his ritualistic routine day by day gets dragged back to the country by a childhood friend (in a secret mission to make the guy his bride...). his efforts to get the uke is hilarious.
note: ch. 3-4 also features their other childhood friend who got together. fun read.
ch.5: a rather unique salaryman story. they started out in college and now their love has come into a plateau, what with them entering a new way of life as part of the working force. the 'work-or-me' quarrel included
superior x subordinate
ch. 6-6.5: big, idiotic yet well-adored suzuki and his quite sadistic yet responsible bisexual boss. Fun non-serious story with a dominant uke and loser seme
salarymen, officemates.
ch. 5: 'work or me?' drama. sempai-kohai in the workplace. but seme is picking up more work. #cheating involved but just some teasings. #punishment sex by seme.
#hot smut oneshot , uncensored
chapter 1: ESL instructor x biracial student that wanted to learn english
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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.