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Onodera has little patience for players, and when he starts working as an instructor at an art college, that's exactly what he thinks of Higa Rikamura, the sculpture instructor whose eye he's caught. Higa proposes a wager where the first person to fall in love bottoms, but things end up taking a serious turn when an anonymous stalker threatens and preys on Onodera. There are some very beautiful drawings in this manga.
Every few years, a half-human/half-demon baby is selected to be the vessel for a spirit called The Crow, which is sealed in its body. Evil spirits attack the body of the chosen infant as they chase the Crow, and it causes the person much pain and eventually takes over. We follow the story of Taki, an orphaned boy who is chosen to become the replacement vessel. Sadly, this story has been dropped by the mangaka after Chapter 7, but it is a very interesting and well-told tale until that point.
Kyouya, an antisocial neurophysics researcher with a tragic past, is kidnapped and subjected to sexual stimulus experiments by a mad scientist who happens to be a professor at their university hospital. Kisaragi, who has seen Kyouya's better side, rescues him and secrets him in his brother's hospital, while the mad scientist is still hunting for him. An interesting premise and promising start. Sadly, it looks like the translators have dumped the project.
To avoid being cornered by some fangirls, Kisaragi Rei, a popular AV actor, forces a kiss on Sasaki Manabu, a stranger who turns out to have a connection to Rei's past. As an apology to Manabu for using him like that, Rei first hands him an AV, and then, when he realizes who he was, tries for a better apology. Manabu has a different idea, though. I hope the Moratorium of the title hasn't been declared on finishing the scanlation.
An interesting story how a schoolboy starts gazing at another boy's reflection in the window and develops a fascination with him, and how the other boy discovers it. Apparently, the story has been placed on hiatus, but even if it goes no further, I somehow felt that it was interesting and a complete universe in itself. I like it very much, and of course, Ogura Muku's art is gorgeous.
Serious UST.
An inexperienced boy is chosen to take over a yakuza family, and does so out of respect and attraction for the second who swears to protect him.
Yaotomi has better luck than the average human being until he is "possessed" by the God of Calamity. Clever story premise with interesting characters and plot development. Unfortunately, it has been over a year since it was introduced, without any updates since, so it doesn't look as though it's going to be finished. Otherwise, it's a truly one-of-a-kind story, dazzling with originality and comedy.
Two short stories which are unlikely to be updated further. The first is about an ordinary and jealous high school athlete loved by a very shiny basketball star. The second is about a policeman and a runaway.
K No Kouzu