My five stars

A gentle treatment of a serious topic. The story is dominated by a senpai who died the year before, the new student who resembles him, and the boy who has been stuck in the past. I like the way we gradually learn about the character who is no longer present.

I thought this story started a bit bland but by the end was enthralling. It really stuck with me after I had finished reading. The artwork is stunning in certain places.

In this country every person has to be matched with a partner to survive, one receives and the other supplies energy by kissing. It's an interesting premise which is explored in different ways through the various characters.

A kid who has always been the perfect student starts to rebel when he befriends a flashy guy that he has always admired. The whole amnesia arc at the end was kind of annoying, but overall it's an interesting story.

I often find one shots a little too short to fully enjoy, but I happen to like planetariums and it's a romantic story of a guy falling in love in spite of himself. The constellations make a nice metaphor.

A new teacher unexpectedly finds he will be working with the teacher who inspired him in the first place. His hero is no longer the fresh young teacher he remembers, though. Sensei's somersault is really cute.

A pleasant set of one-shots.
1,5. A kid is stuck in the past from guilt over an injury that ruined his closest friend's baseball career. Together they have to learn to move forward.
2. A boy catches their school's model student in a relationship with a male teacher. He is the only confidant when their relationship is discovered and the teacher is fired.
3-4. An author becomes a refuge when the son of his beloved professor suddenly turns up at his doorstep.

Two male porn stars are breaking into real acting, and after a very long road with various twists and turns they end up in a committed relationship that they will fight to be recognized. It's a great long-term drama that shows a relationship changing over time.

A sequel that I enjoyed more than the original (which, let's face it, was about blackmail-induced adultery). By this point I have more respect for their relationship.

Another sequel that I enjoyed more than its original. It took me a bit to recall which archery-themed manga side story this sprouted from. I like the art style and character development of these two.