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Please find below a list of 2nd hand English language Yaoi manga for sale within the UK. All books are in good to excellent condition, kept in a plastic storage box in a smoke free home. ‘Native Manga read right to left’.
Adults only please
Payment via PayPal
Price: £3 each + P&P (Royal Mail) – If you buy 3 books or more £2.75 each
Photos available upon request, PM me the book/s of interest & your email and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
NB: I can’t get to the Post Office regularly, so please be patient while I find out exactly how much P&P will be, so you can make your final decision.
If anyone does want a book I’ll mark it as Pending Sale meaning it is unavailable until a final decision has been made by the potential buyer. Once someone buys a book I will remove it completely from the post.
Let me know if I’ve made any mistakes in the listings, or am doing something wrong
by Natsuho Shino [June manga large edition w/ dust cover approx. 8½” x 5¾”] 16+
Anime Planet
Goodreads
Cute, simple-minded Tomo Masaki has a brother complex. Tomo so adores his older brother Ei that he studied hard to get into Kouryou Academy, where Ei is a popular senior and Student Council President. Now the bane of Tomo’s existence is Ei’s best friend and Student Council Vice-president, Motoki Izumi. For some reason, Izumi always bullies and teases Tomo whenever he comes to the student council room to pay his brother a visit. Why can’t Izumi just stop it and leave him alone? More importantly, why does Tomo’s heart pound whenever Izumi does bully him?! Sometimes, Izumi’s even nice to Tomo – which only makes his heart beat faster!
2 Love Recipe 1
by Kirico Higashizato [June manga large edition w/ dust cover approx. 8½” x 5¾”] 18+
Anime Planet
Goodreads
Tomonori Ozawa has just landed a job at a large publishing firm. The only catch is, he is the new editor of a Boy's Love magazine! On top of that, he is stuck dealing with Sakurako Kakyoin, a male yaoi artist who is notorious for missing his deadlines. To become a full-fledged editor, Tomonori-kun has to start from the bottom — checking drafts, editing scripts and lettering. Now if only Kakyoin-sensei would stop harassing him, he could actually get some work done!
3 Kissing
by Teiko Sasaki, illustrated by Shoko Takaku [June manga large edition w/ dust cover approx. 8½” x 5¾”] 16+
Anime Planet
Goodreads
Ever since they were kids, college students Kazushi and Haru have been close. Friends say they act like a couple. Their birthdays are only three days apart, so they always celebrate together. But an “innocent” kiss confuses things. When Kazushi also reveals his feelings, the fallout threatens to drive them apart. Haru can only see him as a friend – nothing more. Why would the popular Kazushi be interested in guys in the first place? That’s not normal, is it? Furthermore, why is Kazushi such a workaholic? Having a half dozen jobs isn’t normal either. Therese are the questions Haru must answer before life changes everything. Will the choices they each have to make separate Kazushi and Haru for good… or bring them closer together?
4 Alcohol, Shrit & Kiss
by Yuko Kuwabara [June manga large edition w/ dust cover approx. 8½” x 5¾”] 18+
Anime Planet
Goodreads
Broken-hearted Naru tried drowning his sorrows with fellow police officer, Kita, only to wake up the next morning in Kita-san’s bed?! That arrogant smirk on Kita’s face tells a tale, but Naru can’t remember a thing. Did the alcohol cause him to do something he’s going to regret? Or is Kita simply playing games with Naru’s mind? What’s worse is now the uncomfortable tension will play out at the station house – in front of all the other officers! How can a professional workplace exist when your parter could be your “partner” in more ways than one?
Creator Yuko Kuwabara#s first boy’s love manga includes 32 never-before-seen pages – a frenetic concoction of absent-minded desire sure to make you drunk with satisfaction!
5 Live for Love
by Jun Mayama, original story by Itsuki Sato [June manga large edition w/ dust cover approx. 8½” x 5¾”] 18+
Anime Planet
Goodreads
Yasuie runs the Kiryuuin Detective Agency in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Nichome neighborhood. With no clients and no money, it’s a constant struggle just to live and pay the rent. For the past seven years, yasuie’s assistant and partner Yoshiyuki has been willing to suffer through all the good and bat times with him – even considering Yasuie’s playful advances, which approach harassment – but life has a way of changing things. Faced with his family’s ultimatum, Yoshiyuki must choose between a penniless future with Yasuie and more traditional lifestyle. Can Yasuie convince Yoshiyuki to stay with him? Even if Yasuie does confess the true reason he brought Yoshiyuki into the detective business, will it be enough to change his partner’s mind?
Anime Planet
Goodreads
When rich, gorgeous and heartbroken Keiichiro Kuroda’s ex-lover asks for a loan, he makes a bet with the man: he’ll leave 5 million yen in a park with a sign that reads “Please Use Freely,” and if it gets turned into the police, his ex can borrow the money; if someone takes the money, Keiichiro can finally turn away the man who broke his heart. But when the first person to spot the money ends up being a handsome young man in trouble, can Keiichiro give up on his quest for revenge and fall in love once more?
This collection so passionate stories includes three other tales of forbidden love involving a family servant in love with the master’s son, an adorable nerd in glasses, a love letter, and a some high school drama to top it all off. Indulge in this lush collection of Crushing Love.
7 Endless Rain
by Yuuya [June manga large edition w/ dust cover approx. 8½’ x 5¾] 18+
June Manga
Anime Planet
Goodreads
Akira was living happily with his mother and younger brother, when tragedy struck. In the waks of this mother’s death, Akira’s estranged father refuses to show up for the funeral – after all, she was a mere mistress, and he is head of the powerful Kasuga Corporation. Instead, Akira’s father sends Hyougami, his right-hand man, to retrieve two sons he’s never seen before.
Dragged away with his brother to live at the Kasua estate, Akira tries to break free from his father’s tyranny and Hyougami’s advances. But his every effort is thwarted by the money and power of the Kasuga family. Soon, Akira realizes his well-being is controlled by the whims of Hyougami. His father’s man is used to getting what he wants, and Akira is number one on Hyougami’s list.
Is Akira willing to sell sacrifice himself for security? Does he have a choice? Or will he find himself actually falling for the cold, ruthless and mysterious Hyougami?
Anime Planet
Takayama hides the fact that he’s gay from his co-workers, but finds it difficult to avert his eyes whenever he’s around Ishikawa. The kind of no-nonsense businessman his colleagues both admire and fear, Ishikawa has quickly become his pharmaceutical sales company’s top dog… and caught the attention of every women in the building. When a coincidental meeting outside of work “outs” Takayama to Ishikawa, complications arise. Even though Ishikawa is straight, he can’t resit the lure of blackmail and... where Takayama is concerned. In an office affiar such as this, can a purely physical relationship ever be enough? Or will Ishikawa’s curious experimentations cause him to re-examine how he feels about love in general – and Takayama in particular?
Author Ryoku Tsunoda’s workplace yaoi demonstrates what can happen when two people spend a lot of time together in stressful situations – sometimes all that anxiety needs a place to go!
by Ryoku Tsunoda [June manga large edition approx. 8½’ x 5¾] 18+
Anime Planet
Goodreads
Eight years ago, Kaoru Miyagi was a struggling bartender with only a middle school education, until a kind benefactor took him under his wing and gave Miyagi a job at Tokyo’s classy “Tachibana” restaurant. Now, Miyagi manages the Tachibana, and his loyalty to the one who gave him his big career break might be growing into stronger feelings. Enter Kasuga – a new chef from a sister restaurant, who takes an immediate, enthusiastic liking to Miyagi. Why should Miyagi pay any attention at all to someone as immature as Kasuga? Unless… the impulsive chef has answers about Miyagi’s past that could point to a future beyond his wildest dreams!
10 Dry Heat
by Yugi Yamada [June manga large edition approx. 8½’ x 5¾] 18+
Anime Planet
Goodreads
The last time Itaru Abe had been with his former young charge Tatsuhiko Sendo, he had been his caretaker, and his confidant. In precious moment of youth, young Tatsuhiko had pledged his desire to make Itaru his husband, even if it meant changing the law in Japan so that two men could marry. After the young Tatsuhiko was sent away to school, Itaru’s attempts to remain in contact with him were never reciprocated, and their time together turned into just another bittersweet memory.
Ten years pass, and Tatsuhiko has suddenly disappeared from his prestigious academy. Itaru is sent to try to find any trace of his former charge, no matter the cost. Through a memory may be a moment forever frozen in time, Itaru discovers that time itself changes people, and that nothing can ever be as it was before.
From creator Yugi Yamada (Laughter Under the sun and Close the Last Door), comes a bittersweet comedy of love rediscovered amid a series of chaotic events.
11 Necratoholic
by Maguro Wasabi [June manga large edition approx. 8½” x 5¾”] 18+
Anime Planet
Goodreads
Sakuya is a noble vampire and a master of seduction, but there’s one detail that truly sets him apart frm his neck-biting brethren… he no longer craves blood! Sadly, the lone object of his lusty affections – the elusive dhampir Atsumi – loves to bait his prey and run away. Is Sakuya’s loss of appetite really a matter of the heart? When the hunter and the hunted decide to make love and war, there’s no telling how the tug-of-war will end!
Necratoholic goes straight for the jugular with a blood- red tale of forbidden lust and can-and-mouse mind games! Seductive Sakuya thinks only of the vampire hunter Atsumi, but the teasing dhampir is dead-set on testing every inch of the vampire’s willpower. Who will come out on top? The stakes are high and straight through the heart in the quest for eternal love!
12 A Liar in Love
by Kiyo Ueda [June manga small edition, approx. 5” x 7”] 18+
June Manga
Anime Planet
Goodreads
Hiroki is a consummate playboy. Bouncing from one lover to the next, he bandies the words “I love you” around as a catchphrase to get his partners to do whatever he demands. But a single phone call changes it all.
When his younger brother Akio, a chef-in-training at a Japanese restaurant, calls and asks him for advice on how to help a friend get over a recent breakup, Hiroki’s interest is piqued. And when Akio vehemently warns him to stay away from heartbroken Miura, Hiroki takes it as a challenge.
Unaware of the consequences of playing with fire, Hiroki begins his game. But there’s something about the silent and simple Miura that seems to pull at Hiroki’s heartstrings. Could it be that the master manipulator has stumbled into the unfamiliar realm of love?
13 Love Control 1
by Ai Hasukawa [June manga large edition w/ dust cover approx. 8½” x 5¾”] 18+
Anime Planet
Goodreads
Pride and ego are the first to go in a relationship, they say. But pride is what talented interior designer Kei yamashiro has in abundance, while ego is what client, Takashi Okumura, has more than enough of. Will they ever get along?
What if Okumura decides to complicate things even more by openly flirting with the always serious Yamashiro? With his pride telling him to not back down from a challenge, Yamashiro decides to play Okumura’s game and turn it against him – he schemes to have his client fall for him and then break his heart. But what if karma strikes and it’s Yamashiro who does the falling? Will his pride allow him to acknowledge his feelings?
It’s control freak Yamashiro versus control freak Okumura. Will one back down and relinquish Love Control?
14 Love Control 2
by Ai Hasukawa [June manga large edition approx. 8½” x 5¾”] 18+
Anime Planet
Goodreads
What began as bold flirtation between businessman Takashi Okumura and Kei Yamashiro, the interor designer he hired to renovate a bar he owns, has now become an all-out steaming hot romance. Indeed, the pair has tried everything; all that’s left is for them to confess their feelings for one another.
Strange, but true. While the pair is positively head-over-heels in love, their pride and stubbornness prevent them from being honest about their feelings.
But what will happen when a young and handsome bartender name Nagi Sasatani suddenly makes a move on uptight Yamashiro? Will the easily embarrassed Yamashiro let him? This final volume of Love Control has all the answers!
15 Cigarette Kisses
by Nase Yamato [Deux edition approx. 5” x 71/5”] 18+
Anime Planet
Goodreads
Where There’s Smoke…
Yusuke and Soji have been close ever since junior high, even to the point of being something more… but Yusuke was devastated when Soji suddenly announced that he was getting married. Years later, Yusuke and Soji meet up again in their company smoke room, and although their love for cigarettes has brought them together, their love for each other remains unspoken. With the conflicted Soji trapped between marital obligations and true love, and his charming rival, Masahito, trying to fill the hole in Yusuke’s heart, what is Yusuke to do? Is Soji another guilty addiction that he’ll never be able to quit?
June Manga
Anime Planet
Goodreads
Gifted pianist Saki wants nothing more than to see his young cousin – the talented Riya – succeed as a professional musician. So why is a (handsome) face from Saki’s past suddenly threatening to tear him away from reality? Will this fragile butterfly finally learn to ride the winds of change and grace and maturity… or will he get swept away in a reckless moment?
Butterfly of the Distant Day proves some special melodies take years to reach their sweet conclusion! When Saki meets a soft-spoken and stern young man at a summer retreat, he doesn't know whether to face the brand-new feelings fluttering in his chest.. or fly away to safety. How many years will it take before the truth sets Saki’s heart free?
17 Deadlock 1
by Saki Aida & Yuh Takashina [June edition approx. 5” x 71/5”] 18+
June Manga
Anime Planet
Goodreads
Yuto Lennix is a former investigator who has been falsely incarcerated for killing his partner. Before he begins to serve his sentence, though, he’s given an offer for an early release: find a terrorist cult leader who has been hiding in Schelger Prison!
Will Yuto be able to find this mysterious man, or to prove his innocence? And will he ever find himself on at least somewht friendly terms with his new cellmate, Dick Burnford?
Based on the hit novel, the manga adaptation of Deadlock is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat!
Goodreads
Asuka Momoki, an employee at a major advertising company has a secret… He’s 22 years old, impotent and… still a virgin. The existence of Asuka’s younger step-brother Yui has a lot to do with it…
A chic love story about an honest naive older brother and his shy, absolutely smitten younger step-brother. Brought to you by a new and increasingly popular author to the comic scene.
by Shinri Fuwa [June edition approx. 5” x 7 1/5”] 18+
Anime Planet
Goodreads
A night of carousing and binge-drinking results in a morning of regrets. For Ryuuji, not only was it his first time, but his first love as well. But for Takaaki, it was just another fling. Determined to not let it be a one-night-stand, Ryuuji tries to have a relationship with Takaaki. Amazingly Takaaki grows to love Ryuuji in return, but he can’t seem to stop himself from having numerous affairs. Fed up with Takaaki’s philandering ways, Ryuuji realizes that if he can’t have Takaaki to himself, then he can’t have him at all. Thus, he decides to break off the relationship.
Five years later and Takaaki has grown to tremendously regret the one that got away. But fate deals him a merciful hand - a new substitute teacher is due to arrive at their school and it is none other than Ryuuji! Takaaki goes for the second chance, pursuing Ryuuji yet again. But Ryuuji, once bitten and twice shy, can’t seem to forget what a player Takaaki is. Through
20 Entangled Circumstances
by Kikuko Kikuya [June edition approx. 5” x 7 1/5”] 18+
June Manga
Goodreads
Shibui has a problem, with his job. It’s not the stress of working for a magazine, or dealing with angry bosses – it’s having to work with Himeko, the most popular guy in the company and the bane of Shibui’s existence. The two were once best friends in university, but a dramatic confession drove them apart. Now Shibui has to work with the one man he never wanted to see again. Can he get away? Should he get away? And either way, will Himeko let him?
Entangled Circumstances follows the chase between predator and prey… in the savage environment of the 9-to-5 office block! Hapless loser Shibui and charming “prince” Himeko will have to survive hangovers, boring business dinners, gossiping co-workers and their own painful past together if they have any hope of working things out. Will Himeko’s pursuit end in some mutual satisfaction? And will Shibui get over his own fear and take a chance on love?
Please find below a list of 2nd hand English language Yaoi manga for sale within the UK. All books are in good to excellent condition, kept in a plastic storage box in a smoke free home. ‘Native Manga read right to left’.
Adults only please
Payment via PayPal
Price: £3 each + P&P (Royal Mail) – If you buy 3 books or more £2.75 each
Photos available upon request, PM me the book/s of interest & your email and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
NB: I can’t get to the Post Office regularly, so please be patient while I find out exactly how much P&P will be, so you can make your final decision.
If anyone does want a book I’ll mark it as Pending Sale meaning it is unavailable until a final decision has been made by the potential buyer. Once someone buys a book I will remove it completely from the post.
Let me know if I’ve made any mistakes in the listings, or am doing something wrong
I've linked to two or three sites so that if want you can have a look at the covers and read some reviews.
1 Stop Bullying Me!
by Natsuho Shino [June manga large edition w/ dust cover approx. 8½” x 5¾”] 16+Anime Planet
Goodreads
Cute, simple-minded Tomo Masaki has a brother complex. Tomo so adores his older brother Ei that he studied hard to get into Kouryou Academy, where Ei is a popular senior and Student Council President. Now the bane of Tomo’s existence is Ei’s best friend and Student Council Vice-president, Motoki Izumi. For some reason, Izumi always bullies and teases Tomo whenever he comes to the student council room to pay his brother a visit. Why can’t Izumi just stop it and leave him alone? More importantly, why does Tomo’s heart pound whenever Izumi does bully him?! Sometimes, Izumi’s even nice to Tomo – which only makes his heart beat faster!
2 Love Recipe 1
by Kirico Higashizato [June manga large edition w/ dust cover approx. 8½” x 5¾”] 18+
Anime Planet
Goodreads
Tomonori Ozawa has just landed a job at a large publishing firm. The only catch is, he is the new editor of a Boy's Love magazine! On top of that, he is stuck dealing with Sakurako Kakyoin, a male yaoi artist who is notorious for missing his deadlines. To become a full-fledged editor, Tomonori-kun has to start from the bottom — checking drafts, editing scripts and lettering. Now if only Kakyoin-sensei would stop harassing him, he could actually get some work done!
3 Kissingby Teiko Sasaki, illustrated by Shoko Takaku [June manga large edition w/ dust cover approx. 8½” x 5¾”] 16+
Anime Planet
Goodreads
Ever since they were kids, college students Kazushi and Haru have been close. Friends say they act like a couple. Their birthdays are only three days apart, so they always celebrate together. But an “innocent” kiss confuses things. When Kazushi also reveals his feelings, the fallout threatens to drive them apart. Haru can only see him as a friend – nothing more. Why would the popular Kazushi be interested in guys in the first place? That’s not normal, is it? Furthermore, why is Kazushi such a workaholic? Having a half dozen jobs isn’t normal either. Therese are the questions Haru must answer before life changes everything. Will the choices they each have to make separate Kazushi and Haru for good… or bring them closer together?
4 Alcohol, Shrit & Kiss
by Yuko Kuwabara [June manga large edition w/ dust cover approx. 8½” x 5¾”] 18+
Anime Planet
Goodreads
Broken-hearted Naru tried drowning his sorrows with fellow police officer, Kita, only to wake up the next morning in Kita-san’s bed?! That arrogant smirk on Kita’s face tells a tale, but Naru can’t remember a thing. Did the alcohol cause him to do something he’s going to regret? Or is Kita simply playing games with Naru’s mind? What’s worse is now the uncomfortable tension will play out at the station house – in front of all the other officers! How can a professional workplace exist when your parter could be your “partner” in more ways than one?
Creator Yuko Kuwabara#s first boy’s love manga includes 32 never-before-seen pages – a frenetic concoction of absent-minded desire sure to make you drunk with satisfaction!
5 Live for Loveby Jun Mayama, original story by Itsuki Sato [June manga large edition w/ dust cover approx. 8½” x 5¾”] 18+
Anime Planet
Goodreads
Yasuie runs the Kiryuuin Detective Agency in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Nichome neighborhood. With no clients and no money, it’s a constant struggle just to live and pay the rent. For the past seven years, yasuie’s assistant and partner Yoshiyuki has been willing to suffer through all the good and bat times with him – even considering Yasuie’s playful advances, which approach harassment – but life has a way of changing things. Faced with his family’s ultimatum, Yoshiyuki must choose between a penniless future with Yasuie and more traditional lifestyle. Can Yasuie convince Yoshiyuki to stay with him? Even if Yasuie does confess the true reason he brought Yoshiyuki into the detective business, will it be enough to change his partner’s mind?
6 Crushing Love
by Ritsu Natsumizu [June manga large edition w/ dust cover approx. 8½” x 5¾”] 18+Anime Planet
Goodreads
When rich, gorgeous and heartbroken Keiichiro Kuroda’s ex-lover asks for a loan, he makes a bet with the man: he’ll leave 5 million yen in a park with a sign that reads “Please Use Freely,” and if it gets turned into the police, his ex can borrow the money; if someone takes the money, Keiichiro can finally turn away the man who broke his heart. But when the first person to spot the money ends up being a handsome young man in trouble, can Keiichiro give up on his quest for revenge and fall in love once more?
This collection so passionate stories includes three other tales of forbidden love involving a family servant in love with the master’s son, an adorable nerd in glasses, a love letter, and a some high school drama to top it all off. Indulge in this lush collection of Crushing Love.
7 Endless Rain by Yuuya [June manga large edition w/ dust cover approx. 8½’ x 5¾] 18+
June Manga
Anime Planet
Goodreads
Akira was living happily with his mother and younger brother, when tragedy struck. In the waks of this mother’s death, Akira’s estranged father refuses to show up for the funeral – after all, she was a mere mistress, and he is head of the powerful Kasuga Corporation. Instead, Akira’s father sends Hyougami, his right-hand man, to retrieve two sons he’s never seen before.
Dragged away with his brother to live at the Kasua estate, Akira tries to break free from his father’s tyranny and Hyougami’s advances. But his every effort is thwarted by the money and power of the Kasuga family. Soon, Akira realizes his well-being is controlled by the whims of Hyougami. His father’s man is used to getting what he wants, and Akira is number one on Hyougami’s list.
Is Akira willing to sell sacrifice himself for security? Does he have a choice? Or will he find himself actually falling for the cold, ruthless and mysterious Hyougami?
8 Where has Love Gone
by Ayoku Tsunoda [June manga large edition approx. 8½’ x 5¾] 18+Anime Planet
Takayama hides the fact that he’s gay from his co-workers, but finds it difficult to avert his eyes whenever he’s around Ishikawa. The kind of no-nonsense businessman his colleagues both admire and fear, Ishikawa has quickly become his pharmaceutical sales company’s top dog… and caught the attention of every women in the building. When a coincidental meeting outside of work “outs” Takayama to Ishikawa, complications arise. Even though Ishikawa is straight, he can’t resit the lure of blackmail and... where Takayama is concerned. In an office affiar such as this, can a purely physical relationship ever be enough? Or will Ishikawa’s curious experimentations cause him to re-examine how he feels about love in general – and Takayama in particular?
Author Ryoku Tsunoda’s workplace yaoi demonstrates what can happen when two people spend a lot of time together in stressful situations – sometimes all that anxiety needs a place to go!
9 Exotic and Delicious Fate
by Ryoku Tsunoda [June manga large edition approx. 8½’ x 5¾] 18+Anime Planet
Goodreads
Eight years ago, Kaoru Miyagi was a struggling bartender with only a middle school education, until a kind benefactor took him under his wing and gave Miyagi a job at Tokyo’s classy “Tachibana” restaurant. Now, Miyagi manages the Tachibana, and his loyalty to the one who gave him his big career break might be growing into stronger feelings. Enter Kasuga – a new chef from a sister restaurant, who takes an immediate, enthusiastic liking to Miyagi. Why should Miyagi pay any attention at all to someone as immature as Kasuga? Unless… the impulsive chef has answers about Miyagi’s past that could point to a future beyond his wildest dreams!
10 Dry Heat
by Yugi Yamada [June manga large edition approx. 8½’ x 5¾] 18+
Anime Planet
Goodreads
The last time Itaru Abe had been with his former young charge Tatsuhiko Sendo, he had been his caretaker, and his confidant. In precious moment of youth, young Tatsuhiko had pledged his desire to make Itaru his husband, even if it meant changing the law in Japan so that two men could marry. After the young Tatsuhiko was sent away to school, Itaru’s attempts to remain in contact with him were never reciprocated, and their time together turned into just another bittersweet memory.
Ten years pass, and Tatsuhiko has suddenly disappeared from his prestigious academy. Itaru is sent to try to find any trace of his former charge, no matter the cost. Through a memory may be a moment forever frozen in time, Itaru discovers that time itself changes people, and that nothing can ever be as it was before.
From creator Yugi Yamada (Laughter Under the sun and Close the Last Door), comes a bittersweet comedy of love rediscovered amid a series of chaotic events.
11 Necratoholicby Maguro Wasabi [June manga large edition approx. 8½” x 5¾”] 18+
Anime Planet
Goodreads
Sakuya is a noble vampire and a master of seduction, but there’s one detail that truly sets him apart frm his neck-biting brethren… he no longer craves blood! Sadly, the lone object of his lusty affections – the elusive dhampir Atsumi – loves to bait his prey and run away. Is Sakuya’s loss of appetite really a matter of the heart? When the hunter and the hunted decide to make love and war, there’s no telling how the tug-of-war will end!
Necratoholic goes straight for the jugular with a blood- red tale of forbidden lust and can-and-mouse mind games! Seductive Sakuya thinks only of the vampire hunter Atsumi, but the teasing dhampir is dead-set on testing every inch of the vampire’s willpower. Who will come out on top? The stakes are high and straight through the heart in the quest for eternal love!
12 A Liar in Love
by Kiyo Ueda [June manga small edition, approx. 5” x 7”] 18+
June Manga
Anime Planet
Goodreads
Hiroki is a consummate playboy. Bouncing from one lover to the next, he bandies the words “I love you” around as a catchphrase to get his partners to do whatever he demands. But a single phone call changes it all.
When his younger brother Akio, a chef-in-training at a Japanese restaurant, calls and asks him for advice on how to help a friend get over a recent breakup, Hiroki’s interest is piqued. And when Akio vehemently warns him to stay away from heartbroken Miura, Hiroki takes it as a challenge.
Unaware of the consequences of playing with fire, Hiroki begins his game. But there’s something about the silent and simple Miura that seems to pull at Hiroki’s heartstrings. Could it be that the master manipulator has stumbled into the unfamiliar realm of love?
13 Love Control 1by Ai Hasukawa [June manga large edition w/ dust cover approx. 8½” x 5¾”] 18+
Anime Planet
Goodreads
Pride and ego are the first to go in a relationship, they say. But pride is what talented interior designer Kei yamashiro has in abundance, while ego is what client, Takashi Okumura, has more than enough of. Will they ever get along?
What if Okumura decides to complicate things even more by openly flirting with the always serious Yamashiro? With his pride telling him to not back down from a challenge, Yamashiro decides to play Okumura’s game and turn it against him – he schemes to have his client fall for him and then break his heart. But what if karma strikes and it’s Yamashiro who does the falling? Will his pride allow him to acknowledge his feelings?
It’s control freak Yamashiro versus control freak Okumura. Will one back down and relinquish Love Control?
14 Love Control 2
by Ai Hasukawa [June manga large edition approx. 8½” x 5¾”] 18+
Anime Planet
Goodreads
What began as bold flirtation between businessman Takashi Okumura and Kei Yamashiro, the interor designer he hired to renovate a bar he owns, has now become an all-out steaming hot romance. Indeed, the pair has tried everything; all that’s left is for them to confess their feelings for one another.
Strange, but true. While the pair is positively head-over-heels in love, their pride and stubbornness prevent them from being honest about their feelings.
But what will happen when a young and handsome bartender name Nagi Sasatani suddenly makes a move on uptight Yamashiro? Will the easily embarrassed Yamashiro let him? This final volume of Love Control has all the answers!
15 Cigarette Kissesby Nase Yamato [Deux edition approx. 5” x 71/5”] 18+
Anime Planet
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Where There’s Smoke…
Yusuke and Soji have been close ever since junior high, even to the point of being something more… but Yusuke was devastated when Soji suddenly announced that he was getting married. Years later, Yusuke and Soji meet up again in their company smoke room, and although their love for cigarettes has brought them together, their love for each other remains unspoken. With the conflicted Soji trapped between marital obligations and true love, and his charming rival, Masahito, trying to fill the hole in Yusuke’s heart, what is Yusuke to do? Is Soji another guilty addiction that he’ll never be able to quit?
16 Butterfly of the Distant Day
by Tooko Miyagi [June edition approx. 5” x 71/5”] 18+June Manga
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Gifted pianist Saki wants nothing more than to see his young cousin – the talented Riya – succeed as a professional musician. So why is a (handsome) face from Saki’s past suddenly threatening to tear him away from reality? Will this fragile butterfly finally learn to ride the winds of change and grace and maturity… or will he get swept away in a reckless moment?
Butterfly of the Distant Day proves some special melodies take years to reach their sweet conclusion! When Saki meets a soft-spoken and stern young man at a summer retreat, he doesn't know whether to face the brand-new feelings fluttering in his chest.. or fly away to safety. How many years will it take before the truth sets Saki’s heart free?
17 Deadlock 1by Saki Aida & Yuh Takashina [June edition approx. 5” x 71/5”] 18+
June Manga
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Yuto Lennix is a former investigator who has been falsely incarcerated for killing his partner. Before he begins to serve his sentence, though, he’s given an offer for an early release: find a terrorist cult leader who has been hiding in Schelger Prison!
Will Yuto be able to find this mysterious man, or to prove his innocence? And will he ever find himself on at least somewht friendly terms with his new cellmate, Dick Burnford?
Based on the hit novel, the manga adaptation of Deadlock is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat!
18 Brother
by Yuzuha Ougi [DramaQueen edition w/dust cover approx. 5” x 7 1/5”] 18+Goodreads
Asuka Momoki, an employee at a major advertising company has a secret… He’s 22 years old, impotent and… still a virgin. The existence of Asuka’s younger step-brother Yui has a lot to do with it…
A chic love story about an honest naive older brother and his shy, absolutely smitten younger step-brother. Brought to you by a new and increasingly popular author to the comic scene.
19 Intense Rain
by Shinri Fuwa [June edition approx. 5” x 7 1/5”] 18+Anime Planet
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A night of carousing and binge-drinking results in a morning of regrets. For Ryuuji, not only was it his first time, but his first love as well. But for Takaaki, it was just another fling. Determined to not let it be a one-night-stand, Ryuuji tries to have a relationship with Takaaki. Amazingly Takaaki grows to love Ryuuji in return, but he can’t seem to stop himself from having numerous affairs. Fed up with Takaaki’s philandering ways, Ryuuji realizes that if he can’t have Takaaki to himself, then he can’t have him at all. Thus, he decides to break off the relationship.
Five years later and Takaaki has grown to tremendously regret the one that got away. But fate deals him a merciful hand - a new substitute teacher is due to arrive at their school and it is none other than Ryuuji! Takaaki goes for the second chance, pursuing Ryuuji yet again. But Ryuuji, once bitten and twice shy, can’t seem to forget what a player Takaaki is. Through
20 Entangled Circumstances
by Kikuko Kikuya [June edition approx. 5” x 7 1/5”] 18+
June Manga
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Shibui has a problem, with his job. It’s not the stress of working for a magazine, or dealing with angry bosses – it’s having to work with Himeko, the most popular guy in the company and the bane of Shibui’s existence. The two were once best friends in university, but a dramatic confession drove them apart. Now Shibui has to work with the one man he never wanted to see again. Can he get away? Should he get away? And either way, will Himeko let him?
Entangled Circumstances follows the chase between predator and prey… in the savage environment of the 9-to-5 office block! Hapless loser Shibui and charming “prince” Himeko will have to survive hangovers, boring business dinners, gossiping co-workers and their own painful past together if they have any hope of working things out. Will Himeko’s pursuit end in some mutual satisfaction? And will Shibui get over his own fear and take a chance on love?