Manga: Close to You

From Akira Kanbe, this manga is a recent favorite of mine. It is also known as "Kimi Made Mousugu."  The story has been thought out and it's good enough to be a one-volume manga. On the after notes of Akira sensei, she mentioned that this is her BL work and was written by her friend, Shima Minori. I fell in-love with the uke and seme as I read along.

The story is about two adults that work in an apparel company. This is another moment for me to reveal characters in office suits. Yay!~

Maniwa (Uke)

 

He is the closest friend of Kouzuki at work. They met a year and a half ago during the company's entrance ceremony and after that, their friendship started. Maniwa just recently told Kouzuki that he confessed to his superior Haruna sama, a 5-year older senior and supervisor, but he got rejected. They decided to drink that night and he got drunk so Kouzuki brought him to his flat. When Maniwa woke up he wondered why he's naked?

One time he became an urgent model for the company. He had no choice because his supervisor asked him in place of the missing model. He is known as a man with beautiful face so he attracts attention easily. He's been flirted several times and one time Kouzuki had to save him. That was during their exhibition business trip. 

When they have issues between each other, he cannot find resolve. But when he does, he kept running after Kouzuki so they can talk and sort out what's going on between them. He is afraid that he is angry or mad at him and he doesn't know the reason. Until when will he keep running after him?  

Thanks to Haru for helping him realize his true feelings for Kouzuki. 

 Age:

20+

Citizenship:

Japanese
Hair:
Short/Blonde

Physical Attributes and Personality:
A beautiful man as they describe him at work. He never breaks a promise so when he did not appear at their hotel room during lunch break Kazouki worried. He's naturally dedicated at work, unselfish, confident, and caring.

Activities/Hobbies:
He works in an apparel company with Kouzuki. Sometimes they go out drinking.

Kouzuki Hirumi  (Seme)

After Maniwa told him that he got rejected by their supervisor, he asked him to go out for a night drink. He said that it is to celebrate their broken hearts. He actually broke up with his HS girlfriend, Yuki, a month before he and Maniwa begun an awkward  relationship.On the night that they were drunk, he brought Maniwa to his flat. Is it the effect of alcohol or hidden attraction to him that made him touch and kiss his drunk close friend. After that he passed out so when he woke up in the morning, he found them both naked on his bed. When Maniwa wondered why he's naked, he told him that he undressed himself. Honestly, no one remember what exactly happened.

That kiss made him realize his feelings toward Maniwa. He's not just a close friend, but, someone whom he cannot live without with. When Maniwa parents came down, he asked if he could stay for a week at his place. He wanted to decline but the thought of him living with someone else was disturbing. While they were living together, he's embarrassed  for having feelings for him that he avoided his friend as much as he can. This affected his job so on the day that he was scolded by the boss he went out to get drunk. When he came home, Maniwa was waiting anxiously. He was confronted why he's being absent-minded for the past few days and he answered by kissing him. He was slapped by his friend and thought that it was the end of their friendship.

Seems like their destiny is to be together all the time, lol. So they were sent to Osaka for a business trip. He met his old friend, Yagami Haru, who has a lifelong crush on him. He saved him from falling the stairs which put him at the hospital. Haru got mad at Maniwa and he heard about it so he confessed to Maniwa while at the same time rejecting Haru. Nevertheless, he made Minawa happy and misunderstandings have been cleared with honesty!

He used to hate green peppers but he eats it now.

Age:
20+

Citizenship:

Japanese
Hair:
Short/Black

Physical Attributes and Personality:
Good looking, tall and slender, gentle and capable at his work. He can be clumsy when it comes to love. 

Activities/Hobbies:
He works at the same company where Maniwa works but in a different department. He drinks alcohol with him once awhile.
 

Yagami Haru

Haru is a HS classmate of Kouzuki and also has a big crush on him. He confessed to him before and was rejected because Kazouki is already going out with Yuki, a HS girlfriend.

He works as a designer in Osaka where he met Kouzuki and Maniwa. His studio is in-charge of the display for the exhibition. He got jealous of Maniwa and threatened him not to get close to Kouzuki. The second time he confessed to Kouzuki, he got rejected again.

Age:

20+

Citizenship:

Japanese
Hair:
Shoulder level/Blonde

Physical Attributes and Personality:
good looking, gentle and capable at his work. 

Activities/Hobbies:
He works as a designer.

Thank you Attractive Fascinante!
I've been busy plying Restaurant City at Facebook these days! Tee~hee

Manga: Hoshigarimasen! Katsumade Wa: Extra One-shot

Hello everyone! 

I decided to do this quick post today since the handsome sensei is waiting impatiently to be listed on my blog. Hahahaha! You can find the link of the characters from the main story (Couple #1).

The last chapter is a one-shot about the elder brother of Nakatani Hiyori. He is the well-known handsome nutritionist of Houka Academy Institution. Then finally I will close the list of important characters from this manga.

Inoue Kusakabe (Uke)

 

He met Nakatani at Houka Academy, an All-Boys school. He was an active track and field athlete. He never liked Nakatani sensei because he knew that he is a pervert and uses his popularity to seduce young boys. But he was captivated by him when he became his food tester. He especially learned from sensei the importance of nutrition to an athlete. His parents were never home most of the time and he would eat convenience store or fast food meals daily. So when sensei became his food advisor, he was noted during his practice: "not looking pale and his condition back to normal."

The night his parents told him that they're divorcing, Nakatani sensei called him. Inoue kun depress as he is, asked if he could stay at his sensei's house for that night. When he went there, he realized his feelings for the perverted older man and gave himself out to him. But he never said his true feelings and thoughts for him.

After many years, you see him as a co-teacher of Nakatani sensei. He is a track and field coach for the students of  Houka Academy. He would consult Nakatani sensei about the proper diet of his students. He appeared in chapter 3.

Age:

17-18 y.o.

*current age, I don't know*

Citizenship:

Japanese

Height/Weight:

Tall / Runner's weight (heh..?)

Hair:

Short/Black

Physical Attributes and Personality:

He has a slender body, quite cute, easily gets mad when faced with sensei, stubborn but that makes him cuter to Nakatani sensei! Tee~hee~

Activities/Hobbies:

During high school, he's on the track and field club. But later on he became a teacher/coach of that club. 

Nakatani Sawa (Seme)

Nakatani sensei is the nutritionist and dorm manager of Houka Academy Institution. He is popular because he's quite handsome and easy-going. As much as he helps the students to be healthy, they are also his prey for his "after class private lesson." He got interested with Inoue kun because he's a stubborn kid. So one day he dragged him to his hide-out and asked him to be his food tester. But the truth is, he wants him to eat healthily. By doing so, he gained his trust. Later, he took advantage of him by giving him a BJ at his residential home and god knows it will be more than just a BJ if chibi Hiyori did not appear!

[ Chibi Hiyori ]

He appeared in the first 4 chapters because he is the elder brother of Hiyori kun. It may look like he wants to have incestuous relationship with him, but it's only because he cares alot. He mentioned that they both look thesame. He also warned his brother's lover not to do "bad" things on him, but that's because he's afraid that he will be raped.

Age:

unknown

Citizenship:

Japanese

Height/Weight:

Very Tall 

Hair:

Long / Blonde

Physical Attributes and Personality:

Pervert. 

He's quite handsome,a slender adult man who is popular with boys, and a good cook! He's also cunning, teaser, but cares too much for his younger brother.  He admires healthy boys.

Activities/Hobbies:

He works as a nutritionist and dorm manager at Houka Academy. Perhaps you can say seducing young boys is his hobby too? ^_^

The current Inoue-Sawa Partnership

- END -

Thank you Nakama for the wonderful scanlation!!! Please visit their website for further information where to get a copy of this manga!

Manga: A Toy with Sadness

Happy New Year! 

I wish your 2011 will be a memorable one!

 

I'm wishing for more Yaoi mangas to be available online or else I'm going to die of "yaoi starvation"! With all the in and out fuss going around about this genre to be banned in Japan, well it's in adult category so I guess we are pass that issue. The licensing of several famous mangas outside Japan will also have effects on the work of scanlation groups'  like they have to stop scanlating a licensed manga in USA and it's been a growing trend. You will be angry, BUT do not blame the scanlation groups. We should be thankful they offered free stuff online and well, we can buy the manga when we can, right? So let's hope to find a keepsake, buy them, and continue supporting the mangakas! Don't forget to thank the scanlation groups on their forum! :D

I will start year 2011 with a 1 Volume manga by CJ Michalski. The mangaka is one of my favorite artists. It's neatly scanlated by Liquid Passion so if you want to have this on your hard drive, please visit their website.

The first 3 chapters is the main story  about a young, sadist Seme and an older, submissive Uke. Both in their high school. If you like a bit of these: torture, possessiveness, rape, butt plugs - then you might try reading it, if you haven't yet. The rest of the stories are one-shots where I will post the characters later on.

Nonomura Shinobu (Uke)

 The eldest amongst his siblings, he came from a poor family with many children. When his father fell ill, their small family-run business went downhill. He decided to find work at the Hanabishi family and that's where he met Kengo. He is his master.  Their sexual relationship started when one day as they were hiding inside the closet, his master molested him. That day changed their 'simple' master-slave relationship into a darker one.

He studies at Hanabishi Academy where only the well-off goes. But because of his work connection with the Hanabishi's, he was admitted and became the senpai of Kengo. As an outcast, he never had any friends until he met the transferred student, Yasouka. One time, he stayed with him in the library. He was caught by Kengo who was impatiently waiting to have lunch with his toy and ended up raped in the Information Room. Unfortunately for Yasouka, he learned who is Shinobu to Hanabishi Kengo. It's not known why he transferred school a few days later so Shinobu lost an only friend.  

Depress about the thought of being  Kengo's toy, he decided to leave the family, work in a company and not continue college. When Kengo found out about it, he raped him and never made it to the interview. After that, he decided to finally leave being his slave then went back to his family. Fortunately, their family business is back on track so he helped his dad. While with his family, all he ever think about is Kengo. What is going on?

 Age:

18-19

Citizenship:

Japanese
Height/Weight:
Normal
Hair:
Short/Blonde

Physical Attributes and Personality: 

He's not very slender nor very tall but he's quite cute. Normally, he's insecure because he lives in a world where only rich people go. His strongest characteristic I think, is that of being a submissive uke. He is a very  patient, caring, have perseverance, and family-oriented person that he would sacrifice everything for them. Because he is shy, he won't admit that he quite enjoys being a sex slave of Kengo, instead he complains. He thinks that Kengo sees him only as a "toy" so he's afraid he will be thrown aside someday. He had a long way to understand a sadist's love.

Activities/Hobbies:

He runs errand for Kengo even buying sex toys at sex shops. He tends on Kengo's sexual needs, with or without toys. Most of the time he will be raped. He also do some house work around the Hanabishi's house.

Hanabishi Kengo (Seme)

 The only son of the rich Hanabishi Family. He became the young master of Shinobu after meeting him at his house, at a much younger age. He called Shinobu his "new toy" so their first meeting was memorable because Shinobu slapped his hand. He found that interesting so the poor boy was offered work. As they were growing up, he tricked him by telling his bodyguard to pretend that he's looking for him so he can hide with Shinobu in the closet. That's where the sexual assault started and Shinobu became his sex slave - his "most" interesting toy.

During high school, Shinobu became his senpai. They would usually eat lunch and go home together. Sometimes he would tease his slave by asking him to buy sex toys in a sex shop while on his school uniform. Because of his misbehavior and aggressive moves, he gave a wrong impression that he's only using Shinobu for sex and will throw him aside whenever he gets tired of him- just like his play toys . But actually, he doesn't want to let go of Shinobu because he likes him alot. He confessed to him after sleeping on his bed - well it was more of sleep talking on things he cannot tell when he's awake.

Age:

17-18

Citizenship:

Japanese

Height/Weight:

Tall

Hair:

Short/Black

Physical Attributes and Personality: 

Well-built man, much bigger than Shinobu although he's a year younger than him. Spoiled, aggressive, arrogant, and impatient. A completely sadistic and young seme, one of the reasons I like him because he never stops pursuing Shinobu and when he starts being a wanton, he continues it 'till the end regardless of the place and time. *Rawr*  ^_^

He never admits that he likes Shinobu, but he actually cares for him. His possessiveness towards him is quite enormous.

Activities/Hobbies:

His favorite hobby and interest is playing with his human toy - Shinobu. He loves putting butt plugs on him then tease him in school. Because of his built figure, I think he is active in sports or frequently work out in a gym.  He would choose to be absent in school to have sex at home.
He drinks alcoholic stuff and encourages Shinobu to do so because when the latter is drunk, he become lustful and revealing.

-End-

 It's been snowing once in awhile and I always wanted to make a snowman.

I hope this year I can make one...