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Akira's had a longtime unrequited love for his childhood friend Naoto that comes to an end when Naoto announces his (shotgun) wedding. Unfortunately, while drowning his sorrows with alcohol, Naoto's younger brother Haruto appears, and Akira drunkenly half-assaults him. However, Haruto comes to realize he likes Akira after all, and the two begin a relationship with Akira still unsure if and when to tell him about his longtime crush on Naoto. Trigger warnings: drunk sex, noncon, statutory rape(?)

A manga about a man who lost his girlfriend in an accident and another man who got possessed by her ghost. Very sweet and touching. Trigger warning: possible suicide attempt

Chikage is the son of a yakuza boss who gets spoiled in everything, except the one thing he really wants—the second-in-command Aizawa's love! Since he assumes Aizawa is straight, he figures the only way for them to stay together is for him to take over the clan, but his father and Aizawa both are having none of it. So when Aizawa finally offers Chikage a bet that he has one month to seduce Aizawa and if he succeeds Aizawa will help him but if he fails, Chikage will give it up forever, Chikage jumps at the chance thinking it may be his only opportunity to touch the person he loves. But even though Aizawa seems to go along, he won't go all away due to reasons of his own that he absolutely doesn't want Chikage to know. Chikage is one of the prettiest ukes you'll see and he's also an innocent sweetheart, while Aizawa is pretty much your basic tough, handsome seme. So it's an okay story with some great eye candy. Trigger warning: attempted rape.

In post-war Japan, Aoi spends his time working as a translator for the Americans and waiting at the docks for returned soldiers. It's been three years since the end of the war, but without a killed in action notice, he can't help but hold out hope that his best friend, Takahiko, could one day return. But when Takahiko does finally come back, he's his usual, grinning, carefree self with no explanation for the three years without so much as a letter. Aoi is enraged and punches him, but he still lets Takahiko stay at his house in the meantime. Now as Takahiko seeks employment as a screen actor and Aoi tries to figure out his muddled feelings, will they be able to overcome the pain and trauma of the war? Really beautiful and bittersweet story that encapsulates the way war destroys lives, yet life moves on. Trigger warnings: wartime violence, racism.

Ch.1-4 - Konatsu is an independent omega who ends up reuniting with her childhood friend, Prime Minister Konatsu. Though she feels their statuses are too different for them to be together, he's certain they're meant to be. Trigger warnings: sex work, discrimination. Ch.5-9 - Kayama is a "betafied" omega who releases almost no pheromones, but when two alphas see her in heat, they decide to attack her anyway. She's saved by a janitor but then she loses her jobs and never gets to see him again. Until years later, her savior reappears at the bar she works at looking like a whole new man! Trigger warnings: discrimination, attempted rape. Ch.9-11 - Rune lives in a dystopian future where alphas and omegas are raised completely separately and partners and family size are decided by AI, but one day she wanders into the alpha side of the school on accident. She's saved by alpha Horo and falls in love at first sight, but there's almost no chance they'll ever meet again, until by chance they're paired together on the day of their graduation. Trigger warning: sexual harassment.

Ch.1-2 - Rose-colored Research with the Flower Eater - Kuzunoha has been trying to create the "shining rose" ever since he offered one to his childhood love only to have her inexplicably eat it, but he's run out of funding. Enter Mitsurou, his new benefactor and Kuzunoha's first love in fact who happens to be a flower-eater (associated with vampires in Japan) who has always been searching for the taste of the delicious flower from that time. No trigger warnings. Ch.3 - Congenital WILD! - Tatsuhiko has always lived by instinct, and this time his instincts are drawing him to his basketball teammate, the popular Kokami. No trigger warnings. Ch.4 - So Happy? - Atsushi was happily married for one month before his wife left him for a host saying he was too boring. Atsushi decides to get his revenge on that host only to find that the host has misunderstood and fallen in love with him. Trigger warnings: sex work, dubcon. Ch.5-6 - Asa and Mitya - Asa is gay, Mitya is a former delinquent, and they've been a happy couple for years now. A slice of life and how they met. Trigger warning: mention of suicide.

Ch 1-4 - In a world with beastmen, owning a beastman is just another status symbol, so Reiji is given a beastamn, Tsubaki when he was in 4th grade. He declares he'll raise Tsubaki right and teaches him everything he needs to know, while over time they grow very close. Now, about to be married off on his father's wishes, Reiji kisses Tsubaki and causes him to go into heat, leading them to spend the night together. But after that, the real differences between how humans and beastmen see relationships come into play. Trigger warning: power dynamic (master/servant) Ch.5 - Mahiro & Souya have been dating for a while but Mahiro refuses to go all the way. Souya is annoyed, and after pushing him, it turns out it's because everyone loves Souya's pretty face and Mahiro is too ashamed tht Souya's moods and expressions that show on his face are what he loves about Souya, too. Silly love, no trigger warnings.

An omega who moves from one partner to the next ends up being taken in by his childhood friend, a beta, and when he finds out he's pregnant, his beta partner is ready to take responsibility, but the omega worries it will destroy his life. Honestly, I was all for this until the last chapter when it fell apart for me. Not something I'd read again. Trigger warnings: cheating, mention of abortion, discrimination.

Misaki and Kou grew up together in an orphanage as practically brothers, and now Misaki manages the place while Kou works as the Catholic priest there. But when Kou starts keeping secrets and Misaki starts to hear rumors that Kou might be getting paid to sell his body, how he sees their relationship begins to change. The story was fine, nothing special, and the translation wasn't the best. Trigger warning: forced confinement.

Sakuma is a man's man, even though he's an omega, and he's known for beating up any alphas that act up, even when he's in heat. Meanwhile, his childhood friend Renji is a total sadist pervert, despite being the student council president, who mocks Sakuma for his old man pheromones. But when Renji catches Sakuma in heat using his jacket to jerk off, it pushes Renji over the edge and their relationship gets physical. Renji wants to get serious, but Sakuma fears that giving in to Renji will make Renji lose respect for him and lose his interest. Sakuma is a non-typical omega/uke, and Renji is a very interesting seme, and I like the way their relationship plays out. Trigger warnings: threat of rape, dubcon, aphrodisiac.