kellen's manga / #slice of life(860)

Recent grad Wujin has no job, no purpose, no one in his life… till he meets Jin. Suave and sulking, Jin has a tough past but a soft exterior. Now, as next-door neighbors, Wujin can’t hide his feelings but… is Jin just toying with him? In that hot, wet, summer, will love reign?

The walls are thin and it's hard not to know what your neighbor is up to especially when they cry loudly every time they watch a movie.

Homosexual university student Haruhi Sakagami has low self-esteem and is tired of people comparing him to his twin brother. Trying to find his own individuality, he ventures into Nichoume, Tokyo's gay district, and begins living a double life as a prostitute named "Kazuki". Wanting to defile himself, he carelessly lets himself be used by random strangers; but when a kind-hearted salaryman named Masahiro Tachibana takes him home and cares for him after an encounter with an especially violent client, Haruhi begins to regret his self-destructive behavior. As the two men grow closer over time, Haruhi finds himself falling in love... and, in the process, begins learning how to love himself as well.

Ch. 4.2 Kunou Totonou is a perceptive college student who's often forced to think his way out of dangerous situations. The story starts with the police questioning him on suspicion of murdering his classmate.

Ch. 40 Heisuke is a young man who was left in charge of taking care of his little cousin Aki for a day. Being an only child who usually stays at home alone, Aki is quiet, reserved, and will go out of his way not to make trouble for others. As they spend more time together, Aki begins to grow very attached to Heisuke, especially since Heisuke's hobby is to make sweets and desserts. The quiet Aki eventually opens up to Heisuke, and Heisuke in return teaches Aki that sometimes it's all right to be selfish and say what you really want to do.

Based on a famous essay by a Japanese gay activist, this manga tells the story of his life leading from his childhood up to his marriage to his husband.

Highschoolers Yousuke and Shuu have become somewhat estranged due to an accident early in their childhood. However, their relationship is restored when Shuu moves to the shopping district Yousuke resides in, to stay at his grandmother's place. Yousuke, although akward at first, starts feeling stirred by the expressions and mannerisms that the usually aloof Shuu only shows to him!

Annoyed by everything and lacking any interest in love whatsoever, manga artist Rui gets an unexpected visit from a built, scary-looking yakuza. After carelessly becoming the guarantor for her friend's loan, she is told to settle his debt of tens of thousands of dollars... "I'll wait for payment. That is, if you let me have sex with you." And just like that, she's pulled into it. "But, I'm a virgin... Am I gonna be okay?" Just as she thinks she's going to be made to suffer, she gets treated kindly and gently, making her first sensual experience all the more confusing...

Who is that kid? Where did he come from? And why is he alone?

“What are your thoughts on wearing a mask nowadays?” A romance is blooming between a suave salaryman and a kind-hearted punk (who happens to be the cutest convenience store clerk he’s ever seen)... but it’s hard to fall in love in the middle of a pandemic!