sadslime's manga / #Cafe(13)

Noah goes to Japan to find his perfect wife and immediately falls in love with an older man! A quick story about a foreigner and a Japanese man with Noah's boss acting as their cupid.

Miku has a fear of men because of her stalker, but her feminine new neighbor (male) might be just what she needs to turn things around. A smutty romance with a non typical male lead that makes it very interesting and beautiful artwork. Trigger warnings: stalking, noncon, kidnapping(?)

Fuuka's never had a boyfriend but after one bad experience, she gets drunk and spends the night at the bartender Rintarou's house. He's ten years younger, but she decides to shoot her shot by joining his grandma's pottery class. It's a decent story, and I'm not sure why it's not more highly rated, except maybe that it's aimed at adults but has no smut. I liked how her anxiety and hesitation in the relationship was depicted so accurately, and Rintarou kept me guessing along with her. My only complaint was that it fell into a common Shoujo trap where after everthing goes wrong, everyone has to tell off the FL so she can suddenly change and try harder, which I think is dumb and played. At least Rintarou got told off too. 4/5 decent romance, no trigger warnings

Ch.1-5, 7 - Maki is always getting picked on by section chief Sakaki, until one day while out drinking Sakai walks in on Maki peeing and suddenly pushes him down and assaults him. Maki is betrayed that the superior he respected could do such a thing, but he also can't get it out of his head. So, obviously this relationship starts with sexual assault which they don't take that seriously, but the later stuff is very cute, and I love Sakaki's evil face. Trigger warnings: sexual harassment, noncon. Ch.6-9 - Office worker Tanaka has fallen for the waitress at the cafe he frequents, Kanade, so when he confesses and she accepts him, he can't believe his luck. Only on their first date when things get down and dirty, Tanaka discovers that Kanade is actually a man. Still, love knows no gender, right? Tanaka is cute and the relationship is fun if you don't think about the fact that Kanade is a high schooler. Trigger warnings: dubcon, statutory rape.

Office worker Maoka is so expressionless, people say he's like a robot, but the one bright spot of his day is visiting his favorite cafe and talking to the owner, Botan. When Maoka gets a love potion as a gift, he impulsively gives it to Botan thinking he will spoil him even more gently, but Botan goes totally wild. After that, Maoka feels he has to take responsibility by sleeping with Botan whenever he gets the urge until he can find the woman who gave him the potion and learn how to get it out of Botan's system. Includes a sequel where they are an established couple. Honestly, I have my issues with Botan as a seme, but the story of how they first met on the cafe's opening day told from each perspective really stands out from this one. Trigger warning: Dubcon, lying/manipulation, drug(roofie), implied rape.

Natsuki is in love with the older cafe owner he met through his father, Samejima, so he started working at the cafe and hangs around Samejima all the time. The only problem is, Samejima is a total slut, but Natsuki still can't give up. When Samejima finally gives Natsuki a chance, intending to cut things off right after, he finds they fit together really well and he can't give up, so when Natsuki starts to pull away, Samejima can't let go. Ch.5 also features a oneshot about a werewolf beastman who was helped by a human professor and wants to repay him. Trigger warning: attempted rape.

Young gay Daiki runs into a strange cafe in the red light district looking for some shady, quick cash, but instead he ends up discovering that the gloomy owner Miharu and his sexy alter ego that he uses to help out young gays who run into trouble. Daiki falls in love and starts working at Miharu's cafe while also encouraging him to intervene when someone needs help. This chronicles several stories of Miharu's liasons before he ends up with Daiki. Trigger warnings: lying, manipulation, noncon, sex work, drugs, stalking, violence, threat of murder/suicide.

Souta is a very sweet but chubby boy who often gets picked on, until one day a rough looking boy named Mimasaka gets his wallet back for him. Trying to repay him, Souta encourages Mimasaka to work together with him at a cafe, but as they get closer Souta starts to feel attracted to Mimasaka, encouraging him to face the future head on and lose weight so he can confess to Mimasaka. Souta is really cute but I've yet to see a realistic weight loss transformation in a manga. ️Trigger warnings: fat-shaming, bullying.

Takase is a closeted gay who meets his girlfriend at the same cafe each week alongside a gay man meeting his boyfriend, Yuuichi. After both men are cheated on, Takase suggests that they meet up and bond over being heartbroken without revealing his sexuality to Yuuichi, and they become friends. As the two grow closer, Takase wants to face Yuuichi honestly and confess his love, but his early lies make it even harder for Yuuichi to open his heart again in turn. Trigger warning: cheating.

Manabe is a middle aged man who works as the cross-dressing maid Mashiro on the weekends to blow off steam until he's found out by his strict subordinate, Nabatame, who makes him feel like a failure of a boss. Nabatame then threatens Manabe into sex in return for silence, but when they don't go through with it right away, they end up with a relationship Manabe doesn't want to end. The story is nothing special, but I do like seeing a cross-dressing guy who's just a guy. Trigger warning: blackmail, dubcon.