Manga: Waiting for Happiness

This is a one-shot manga from "Dye of Love". It is the work of Ruri Fujikawa. "Waiting for  Happiness" is the 2nd story, found in Chapter 4.

The story is about two schoolmates. The uke has a girly face and really cute while the seme is physically big.

Misaki (Uke)

Misaki fell in-love-at-first-sight with Jin when one day he saw him passed by. He immediately confessed to him. So now they are going out for a month. So in-love and lustful towards his boyfriend, he always get a nose-bleed whenever he's around. He tried very hard to seduce him, like spilling juices on his body and showing his nipples, but Jin doesn't react. He's so frustrated because they haven't kissed until now! He would day dream about them doing H-stuff but, uh, when will that really happen? I wonder if the summer festival night will make Jin take him? :D

Age: 
16-18

Citizenship:

Japanese

Hair:

Blonde

Physical Attributes and Personality: 

 Short and cute. He has a feminine face. His personality is quite energetic, a dreamer to do h-stuff with Jin so he's often seen having a nose-bleed.

Activities/Hobbies: 
Doing school works and dreaming to do H-stuff with Jin.

Jin (Seme)

He enters thesame school as Misaki and an ace judo player of the judo club, as well as a national champion. He is Misaki's boyfriend for a month already. Afraid that his feelings for him is only platonic love, he tried to hide his own desires. Until one summer festival night... he confessed that he's the most beautiful being that he met.

Age: 
16-18

Citizenship:

Japanese

Hair:

Black/very short

Physical Attributes and Personality: 

Quite physically fit and tall. He's also handsome eventhough he has a serious face.

Activities/Hobbies: 
Doing Judo and practicing it quite often.

*can someone give him a tissue?*

I'm drinking more warm milk and coffee these past 5 days because it is snowing in March.

Here I offer to you the 2nd story from "Ai ni Somare". I really like this one-shot by the way. It's corny though, hahahaha!



Manga: Ai ni Somare ( Dye of Love )

This beautiful work by  Ruri Fujikawa is a 6 chapter manga. The first couple story I will write bios about is called, "Dye of Love", which comprised the 3 chapters of the whole volume and is also the main story. I recommend this to those who have foot fetish. ^_^

So, the story revolves around two cousins, both belong to families whose businesses are in the fashion and clothing material industry.

Ai (Uke)

Ai belongs to a family of Kimono Dyers. He used to take care of himself until he met his cousin Tokiwa, (22 years old at that time) when Tokiwa kun decided to study in Japan.

His mother died when he was younger. When his love for his half-French cousin started? It was a love-at-first sight. He confessed to him yet his love wasn't returned. Six years have passed and Tokiwa came back only to ask him to make a Red Dye for him.  Seeig him constantly going out with women, Ai told Tokiwa kun that he will not make that red dye. So one day, Tokiwa visited him and asked what he can do to make him make it. Ai non-hesitantly told him that he wants him to be his lover while he's in Japan in exchange for the red dye cloth. Tokiwa asked him to change his mind but Ai persisted to be his lover. Their supposed - to - be - pretend - lover relationship will go on until the red dye is finished.

He loves 'Toraya buns', a Japanese sweet which Tokiwa fed him during his visit. ^_^

Age:  

a few years younger than Tokiwa kun

Citizenship:

Japanese

Height/Weight:

Tall

Hair:

Short/Black

Birthday: 

Unknown

Physical Attributes and Personality: 

 Slender, can be insecure, strong-hearted and independent, creative, loved by Tokiwa 'cause of his innocence

Activities/Hobbies: 

His profession is thesame to what his generational family do - a Kimono Dye Maker. His favorite color is sunset red which is the color he made for Tokiwa. He is always reminded of his love for him whenever he sees a sunset. This was the time that Tokiwa carried him on his back (piggy-ride) when he sprained or cramped his foot while visiting his mother's grave. When he realized his love for him is strong and true, they were both taking a path back home during the sunset...

 Tokiwa (Seme)

(One of the handsome semes I have known.)

Tokiwa is a cousin of Ai kun from his mother side. His father is French and he grew up in France. He came to study in Japan when he was 22 and that's where he stayed for 3 years with Ai kun's family. His father is a famous fashion designer, Claude Chardin. He is known to be a playboy but it's his cover-up for his feelings towards his younger cousin, Ai. He admitted later in the story that he had to refuse Ai's confession and feelings because he was afraid he will destroy the boy's future. So after 6 years, he returned to Japan to ask his cousin to make him a Red Dye.

He is the first love of Ai. He accepted the pretended-lover-relationship they had until the red dye is completed. But when it was completed, he confessed to Ai and did not want to let him go.

Age:  

28

Citizenship:

Japanese - French

Height/Weight:

Quite tall

Hair:

A bit long, wavy / Blonde

Birthday: 

Unknown

Physical Attributes and Personality: 

Handsome and a playboy, a gentleman and artist

Activities/Hobbies:

He works as an assistant designer in his father's fashion label company. He decided that next year he will open his own label that's why he returned to Japan because he wants to include a Kimono Design. 

 

(There are 3 more stories; all are one-shots, so watch out for the next bios ^_^ ) 

 Thank you  Fantasy Shrine  for the wonderful and clean scanlation!

Manga: Wasuremono

Wasuremono also known as "Lost Article" is a series of short stories by Katou Setsuko. Here are the characters of the 1st story, "A Return Flower" which is a 2 chapter story in the manga. This is about a student-teacher relationship.

Special thanks to Attractive Fascinante  for their scanlation!

Masatsugu (Uke)

 He is a teacher in Sumiya kun's uncle calligraphy school. He is older than him by a few years, but it's never mentioned how old he really is. He has been in-love with him for more than 5 years, since Sumiya kun was a high schooler but he did not let the kid know anything about it because they're both men. You would see him masturbating as he holds on to Sumiya kun's souvenir gift for him. *fufufu*.

Age:   

25-30 (?)

Citizenship:

Japanese

Height/Weight:

Unknown

Hair:

 Black

Birthday: 

Unknown

Physical Attributes and Personality: 

Composed - as he is a teacher, most of the time you see him with sad eyes, caring, seem to be calm and patient

Activities/Hobbies:

Calligraphy.  He teaches this to children. He's mostly seen in traditional Japanese costume. 

Sumiya (Seme)

He's the nephew of Masatsugu san's boss in the school of Calligraphy. He's younger than Masatsugu san so he often calls him with a "san". He bought a dyed handkerchief when he went to the hot spring with his gf. Later on, he confessed to Masatsugu san that he broke up with his gf during that trip because he was thinking of him all throughout. He may look like he forced Masatsugu san during their first sex but it was actually a "rape with consent". *fufufu* He felt guilty about this that he did not come to the Calligraphy school for a month.

Age:  

18+

Citizenship:

Japanese

Height/Weight:

Unknown, yet he's the tall type

Hair:

 Black

Birthday: 

Unknown

Physical Attributes and Personality: 

Energetic, I find him "kawaii", he's the type of person that would talk to you while looking into your eyes *doki*,

Activities/Hobbies:

He's a university student yet he still visits his uncle's Calligraphy school to see Masatsugu san. He would ask him for help about Calligraphy. He likes going to a hot spring.

Done with the 1st couple of the manga! ^___^ Watch out for the next story characters: "Next Door". 

Manga: Ake Nure Goyou ni Furu Yuki wa

Its English title is: "Staining the White Pine with Crimson Frosted Snow". It is a beautifully drawn manga that makes me want to go back to each pages to look at the characters faces and emotions - all over again. It is one of my fave works by Tomoki Hori sensei.

Aside from the fact that I love the characters making out/love in traditional clothes...it just makes the blood reach 110 degrees Celsius plus unstoppable nosebleed *fufufufu!* In this manga, I focus more on the 1st story because I like VERY bad guy with VERY good guy relation. ^_^ Anyhuuuu... I will also post character biographies from the other stories. It couldn't be helped since I'm doing this whole manga Bio - thingy.

I have to warn that if you're looking for hardcore stuff, this is not it. I recommend this to those who long for Yaoi "gentleness" and cannot hold back their tears. *quick emote mode* 
The best thing about this manga is that, I think for the 1st story characters, it has good development and all throughout the stories, the beautiful artwork is maintained by sensei.

My gratitude goes to Attractive Fascinante scanlation. I won't be able to read this if not for their outstanding work!  Efcharisto Para Poli ("thank you very much" in Greek), for without you - who will feed my Yaoi-Madness?

This 1st story covers the first 3 chapters and the 6th chapter of the whole volume.

Shibata Yukihiro (Uke)

 He is the son of a famous grand Master of the Tea Ceremony but was born in an out of marriage love. His mother died when he was young and he was left in his own residence with his two caretakers; one of them is a former gang member whom his father took in. Yukihiro kun's father is still alive but he lives with his wife in another residence. He is waiting for the right time or right call (?) to be the "Master" of the family from his father. He longed for his dad and one time that he did not call that he's not coming to see him as planned, he did not eat his dinner and Kazuma kun had to follow him to his bedroom in outrage and insisted on him to give his dad a call to express his feelings and thoughts. Later on, they ended up both lying on his bed. *smirks*

Age:  

unknown to me, but in my estimation he is between 16-22 y.o. (?)

Citizenship:

Japanese

Height/Weight:

Unknown,  he's a slender lad

Hair:

semi-long. straight / Black

Birthday: 

Unknown

Physical Attributes and Personality: 

Again on my top 5 "Gentlest Ukes"! , calm, kind, an introvert, naive at most times, wears japanese clothing most of the time because of his Tea Ceremony activity, and very "kawaii" in nature!

Activities/Hobbies: 

  Tea Ceremony. He mentioned at one time to Kazuma kun that he never liked it before because he could never understand it but he learned to love it through his father. 

He helps clean his residence. He easily get swayed by nature; loves to observe it. ^^

Kazuma (Seme)

 Kazuma kun, (sorry as I have no idea what is his 2nd name here), when he was a boy was scouted by a leader of a gang to be its member. He grew up and learned life through the "gang life". But when the "boss" died, he went out to find the killer and killed him , but also got himself shot. He run away after that and was found drenched in blood, on a winter night , by Yukihiro kun. The story about them is poetic because Sensei relates the meeting in a Winter scene with the color of blood. Yukihiro kun took him in and covered him from the Police. Kazuma kun met Miya san , who's also a former gang member and was taken in by the father of Yukihiro kun. 

He is very helpful in the kitchen, to Fukumi san, the old lady caretaker of the house. When he started living with Yukihiro kun, he was overwhelmed of the lifestyle in his household. He lived for a long time not acknowledging his own family so he hadn't imagined a  life outside the "gang". He respects  his "boss" strongly that he also considers him as his "father". With Yukihiro kun, he never imagined a life of "peace" could exist. 

Age:  

unknown, probably between 25-30 (?)

Citizenship:

Japanese

Height/Weight:

Unknown, he's a well-built man

Hair:

A bit long / Brown

later in chapter 6 he's found to have cut it GI Joe style

Birthday: 

Unknown

Physical Attributes and Personality: 

according to Yukihiro kun: ..."complicated, straight-forward in some ways, but he couldn't survive in that way." Alot of contradictions, in pain, even so he never lies. The way he talks, he's always honest." 

*need mine , more?*

He's got a sexy body. Reminds me of "Dexter Morgan" ^_^

Activities/Hobbies: 

Before he met Yukihiro kun he was a member of a gang. But after his boss died, he became a fugitive and while healing at Yukihiro's residence, he helps clean and prepare food. He likes looking after Yukihiro kun. He gets to spend tea with him and able to see how he makes them. After he left the scene in chapter 3, it is not known what kind of job he found, even after he returned in chapter 6.

Well these are the major characters of the main story ! Look forward for the bio of the other 2 stories ^_^

singing love song!