I Thot You Was a Toad's manga / #Comedy(251)

The theme of paintings, stolen or given away, as the means of owning a piece of one's beloved's soul underscores these stories about men who are too timid to admit their attraction for each other.

Two different stories about men struggling to come to terms with attraction to other men, linked together with a family connection and a bathhouse. Lovely drawings.

Hibiki's school friend, Chiaki, attracts a lot of attention from other guys even though he's straight, something which Hibiki uses to his advantage in order to score. He overplays his hand with Chiaki's latest "stalker", Nakamura Hajime, in a surprising twist, but everyone goes home happy.

A cutesy-wootsy fluffball of a story about a trio of childhood friends, 2 boys and 1 toy-chihuahua-type girl, where one of the boys has a crush on the other seemingly oblivious boy, and doesn't know how to be vulnerable or needy in front of his friends.

Seiichi Kawa, father's friend's son/childhood friend, re-introduces himself to Yumemi Kanata, fudanshi and terminal daydreamer, with a bang or, rather, a threat to rip off his penis in one of the wildest incidents of masturbatis interruptis in yaoi history. Yememi has confused Seiichi with a yaoi manga character, instead of the tutor his mother has enlisted to get his head out of his butthole and back into university exams. Sensing the potential for some great carrot vs. stick incentive work, Seiichi agrees to play the part of Yumemi's fantasy seme, Seijirou, if he stops balling up his marks, and I expect it's just a matter of time before we discover that he doesn't mind playing the part and getting the chance to plumb Yumemi nearly as much as he pretends. Reminds me of Katekyo! with some fudanshi teasing in the mix. Takaki Ryo's distinctive drawing style is attractive, and if the story doesn't lose itself with bad translation or strange non sequitors, it might be quite a romp.

Sequel to Takaramono wa Hako no Naka, this doujinshi explores the complications of a painful past on Tokura and Gin's sex life, and how they overcome it. There is a bit too much preoccupation with who gets to top for me (although the couples switch), all attributed to the tragic backstory. Gin's ongoing consideration for his partner is lovely indeed, but I can't say that I found it hot and I'm not exactly sure what brought the temperature down from boiling to light simmer. I think that there was so much carefulness and tiptoeing around, it interfered a bit with the sheer animalistic, irrational self-surrender of romance. It's crucial for loving relationships in real life, but not so great for escapist fiction as it feels a bit sex-averse.

Series of short school-centred stories. The last one, involving a tragic past, is the most interesting.

Two very different one-shots. (1) A highschooler blackmails his tutor into sex by threatening to reveal that he has a crush on his older brother. This one has a spectacular plot twist and is very engrossing. (2) Zany comedy about a highschooler who spends so much time chasing after an unrequited love, he completely neglects to notice someone who is in love with him. The first story is much more absorbing than the second, but it doesn't look as though this collection of short stories is going to be finished since it hasn't been updated in forever.

The adventures of Chii, a kitten who gets separated from her mother, and finds her way into a good family.

Two lovers explore the fantasy use of force during sex.