Eros In The Stoic
Two pages, character driven, about the meaning of "eros" but what this author can do with two pages...Yoneda Kou is my favorite. Also: the MC looks like Deguchi. I'm laughing.
Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai
Yoneda Kou's yakuza drama. This is graphic and features a main character who sleeps around (and we see it). He falls for his bodyguard. But then things go south. Will they end up together? I hope so since I've followed this for a couple of years. Fingers crossed.
Rainy Days, Yesterday
I hope the author continues to work on this story. It has a really lovely start!
Tadayoedo Shizumazu, Saredo Naki Mo Sezu
Prequel to Twittering Birds
Soredemo, Yasashii Koi o Suru
This is the spinoff of "Doushitemo Furetakunei." It follows Onoda and his friend at TAG who'd known about Shima's situation. Deguchi and Onoda have been friends for three years, but Onoda doesn't know that Deguchi - a charasmatic, 31yo salesman - is gay, or that he's harbored feelings for Onoda since they met. When Onoda admits his feelings for Shima, Deguchi seizes the opportunity, only to be rejected - because Onoda thinks he's kidding. But when Onoda realizes Deguchi is serious, he asks for time to consider how he feels. This story is great because of the characters - Deguchi is interesting and layered, and Onoda is sweet and open-minded - but also because it touches on the fact that people don't always fall in love at the same rate, and that feelings are messy. Onoda juggles residual feelings for Shima while trying to sort through his feelings for Deguchi. The story is hopeful and always cheers me up. I tracked down and bought the licensed manga from June and have read it more times than I can count, though I prefer a few of the translations in this version. Also: The book contains two additional pages before the bathtub scene, which I read were included in the book release. Also also: Although Deguchi never appears in Doushitemo, if you watch the movie, he's in a few scenes, including at the bar with Onoda! Live action OTP!
Doushitemo Furetakunai
After his ex's harassment caused him to quit a promising job, Shima finds work at a smaller company and becomes interested in his manager...who is equally interested in him. I saw the movie first and tracked down the manga. I adore the movie adaptation, but I like the inner thoughts we get in the manga that couldn't be in the film. Shima is a lot sassier on paper.
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