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Summary: "After the funeral of an old friend, [70 year old] Dukchul Shim resolves to pursue something he had always wanted to try: ballet."
Review: A gut wrenching, inspiring story of a man with a ticking clock. You've been there before, trying to warn someone against an overly ambitious goal.
This one will hit home, get your tissues ready. 10/10
Summary: Hara Keisuke accidentally wears his sister’s tights to school one day. His best friend, Shinoda Masayuki just so happens to have a stocking fetish.
Review: Another Scarlet Beriko masterpiece. A surprisingly deep and emotional journey explored through the eyes of eager youth.
If only it kept going. 10/10
Summary: Ex-cop Seiji Tajima is a carefree 4x y/o shopkeeper living his best life. Former troubled teen and freshly minted cop, Shin Nakamoto, decides to test his luck when Seiji casually mentions “trying out men.”
Review: I wouldn’t exactly describe the two as “alluring” or “graceful.” But they ARE super charming and very passionate. Niyama writes a rare MLM couple that feels funny, sincere and peacefully intimate.
IMO Niyama’s best work 10/10
Summary: Junyoung’s only drive in life is studying, ignoring all others that try to enter her life. However, she finds peace in a solitary abode that might not be so solitary.
Review: Great so far! Dramatic youth and romance that isn’t all just butterflies and rainbows. It’s sorrowful and melancholy in a way that reads like an indie film.
Waiting for better translations. 9.5/10
Summary: "Narasaki who only wanted a place where he could sit and read a couple of books was blackmailed by his teacher to supervise the delinquent Terashima while working as the school library's receptionist."
Review: Ichikawa Kei's writing and art improve tenfold during the 2~3rd volume. The manga introduces the two in a very detached way; which makes it all the more interesting when we see their vulnerabilities.
A personal favorite. 9.5/10
Summary: "Somei Yoshino is a high school girl, born and bred in a yakuza family, but that hasn't stopped her from living a peaceful life - that is, until meeting her fiance, Miyama Kirishima!"
Review: This takes yakuza to a more real level; Kirishima isn't your moe goodie two shoes yakuza protagonist. They're bad guys. Yoshino knows this.
Everyone here has their brain cells in tact, get with the program. 9.5/10
Summary: At a cosmetics company, Takumi Tokura is the annoying, sleazy, slave-driving boss you wish you never had. His employee, Ryo Takizawa takes it upon himself to teach his boss a lesson.
Review: A sexy and funny adult romance reminiscent of 90’s rom-coms. With lipstick! If you’ve ever had a real corporate wage slave experience, this is the story for you.
It’s almost funnier than it is sexy. And it’s real sexy. 9.5/10
Summary: Rihito Sajou and Hikaru Kusakabe are two sides of the same coin. See their relationship blossom in the spring of their youth.
Review: It’s literally THE story. If you haven’t seen it, where have you been? It exposes your heartstrings and takes you back to your first relationship.
It’s an original legend for a reason. 9.5/10
Summary: With nowhere left to go, Fumino and her baby brother move in with her teacher in an impromptu promise of marriage. "Fumi can't tell if he's serious or just playing around...!?"
Review: It's the romance you fantasized about as a teen. It's the real troubles of a teen girl. Wanting to feel independent, sexy, grown up, wanted; you name it.
Classic shoujo, original and unbeatable. 9/10
Summary: Hina accidentally travels to the past into a man’s backyard. He takes her home, where she finds a girl wearing the same face.
Review: The time travel manga you never knew you needed. It has an air of old cinema, dramatic and poet in its storytelling. The sci-fi factor was a bit left field, but not a major gripe. 9/10
Like a Butterfly