I Thot You Was a Toad's manga / #Takanaga Hinako(5)

First in Takanaga Hinako's Kimi ga Koi series, which continues with the second installment Kimi ga Koi ni Oboreru and ends with Kimi ga Koi ni Midareru. After a long absence from competitive archery, brought on by the agitation of his unrequited love for Reiichirou, Haru finds himself back in familiar territory as the student adviser of the archery club at the high school where he teaches when he comes across the younger brother of his foresworn love, Tsukasa. Tsukasa has been nursing a secret infatuation with Haru for years, and with Reiichirou out of the picture, uses Haru's proximity to press his advantage. What happens when Reiichirou returns? An emotionally moving romance filled with many poignant and dramatic moments and some rather nice art work.

Alone, betrayed by friends and family, Itaru collapses, drunk, in a heap of trash. Mistaken for a stalker, he accidentally breaks cable TV videographer, Kouki's, camera. Kouki takes him home to sleep it off and get his money, and the story begins of how kindness to strangers may, possibly, lead to love and mutual success. This is my favourite story by Takanaga Hinako. The main characters are all squishy and loveable, even grumpy Kouki, and some moments are very moving and thought-provoking.

Final installment in Takanaga Hinako's Kimi ga Koi series, which began with Kimi ga Koi ni Ochiru and continued with Kimi ga Koi ni Obereru. Rejected firmly by Kimono proprietor, Jinnai, procurement manager Kijima is swept away by the beauty of unknown newcomer Ichikawa's designs, even while he is dead set against the innocent man's growing infatuation. Ichikawa's resistance to having his designs showcased is rooted in a past marred by treachery and professional sabotage. Will Kijima overcome his own resistance in order to uncover Ichikawa's secrets and protect him? Or, having outed him in spite of Ichikawa's reservations, will he leave the designer to face his enemies alone?

2nd in Takanaga Hinako's Kimi Ga Koi Series, that started with Kimi Ga Koi Ni Ochiru and ends with Kimi ga Koi ni Midareru, this story furthers the adventures of Reichirou, from the first series, as told through the eyes of Jinnai, a kimono salesman from the shop which Reichirou, the eldest son of the company's owner, now manages. Jinnai's reaction to losing out the managerial position to such a young man starts off as irritation and envy, but evolves into attraction as Reichirou's modesty and purity win him over, then love as he confronts his own sense of entitlement and impetuosity, fighting off jealousy and insecurity when Kijima comes on the scene. This comes to a head when Reichirou's duty to his family includes meeting with a prospective marriage partner. Can Jinnai learn to trust?

Itsuki, an Aikidoka, experiences psychic attacks during his sleep from youkai with the power to leave physical wounds. He is protected from these supernatural terrors by Ryouta, an admirer of his facility with martial arts. An interesting take on a traditional horror by Takanaga Hinako.