ArtemisFowl's manga / #interesting(171)

Harukawa is a kid that moved to a different high school from his prefecture, to get away from a trauma he had in middle school. He was exposed as being gay and further isolated by his peers because he kissed his crush in an empty classroom and was seen. His crush, Koga, who was in the center of that trauma follows Harukawa after graduating from middle school himself, and is dismayed to see how much Harukawa is afraid of his sexuality. Harukawa constantly hides himself, and his friend, Matsuri, often makes disparaging remarks about gay people, trying to box Harukawa into picking 'straight' as "right." With the advent of his old-new crush here, how can Harukawa deal with the tugging of his own heartstrings, the urge to fight for what is right for him, and his friend's potential perception of his sexuality? ~Chapter 5.5

BL author applies for a high-end beer company on a whim, only to send his unpublished manuscript instead of his resume in his application. To the author's surprise he ends up getting an interview and getting hired, mostly because the manager in charge of filtering applications was a fan of his BL novels and the boss ended up seeing the "love letter" the potential employee sent and had his interest piqued. *What is love~the boss thought. I'd like to get to know this person better.* So goes the story of the newly employed BL author charming his way through sales contracts and into the boss' heart. ~ Chapter 15

This girl is being psychologically tortured by all the hot psycho guys she's been attracting. It's actually well-done, and the character doesn't feel like a plot device to have sex; the story is actually considering the plot line and where the arc will go. Interesting. ~Chapter 5

Suyong is a royal officer of the pharmacy, who ends up getting the short end of the stick and delivering poison to the last emperor, who is being deposed by the new emperor of the attempted coup, his brother (Lee Shinwoo). Shinwoo kills him but not before the newly deposed emperor thanks Suyong for putting anesthetic in his poison (to stop the pain). "I will grant you a wish for this kindness," he says, before being beheaded. After the beheading, a snake suddenly bites the emperor and disappears into smoke after it attacks him. No one knows what it means, but the Emperor and Suyong soon find out. Emperor Lee has been cursed by the late emperor to switch bodies with Suyong, and no one knows except them and the guards. What will become of them? Will they be able to undo the curse, and will they be able to stop a greater danger from lurking within the empire? ~ Chapter 52

Mikado, a bookstore clerk, can see ghosts. He doesn't want anyone to know, and can determine if they are a ghost by taking of his glasses -- those who are blurred are real, and those whose outline stays the same are ghosts. Unfortunately for him, a guy at the bookstore can see through him (both figuratively and literally) and tries to recruit him as an assistant after getting rid of a ghost at the bookstore, at the behest of the owner. The man, Rihito, offers to pay Mikado double what he's making at the bookstore, but Mikado won't do it because he's scared of the ghosts he sees and how he is disbelieved. Rihito assures him that, with him, Mikado won't feel scared anymore. What will become of this potential partnership? ~ Chapter 1 (technically 0.5)

Daniel is the crown prince of Kingdom Llewylyn. He finds a street urchin one day, only to find out that this person has his face. It takes two years, but the street urchin becomes his double -- a man who he's named Rael, because the man didn't have a name before. He came from another world (hence Isekai) and was grateful he was picked up by the prince. One day, the Silver Lion, Leonhardt, visits the Kingdom of Llewlyn. Suddenly, he notices his heart beating madly out of his chest when he meets the prince (more accurately, Rael, the prince's double). He starts to follow the prince and leaves the conversation at the end of the night feeling a passionate love towards the prince. He goes to bed, and continues this behavior for the following months of his stay (but not before Daniel switches with Rael for the duration of the stay, which causes the King to stop having heart palpitations like he used to with Rael). After the several months' long stay, the King has a crazy (power-based) proposal -- have the Kingdom Llewyln gain exclusive trading rights for furs for ten years in exchange for a night with the Prince. The king of Llewyln offers the choice to the 'Prince' and (based on the beforehand deliberation of the proposal with Daniel) Rael agrees to the negotiation. Rael has three nights with the Silver Lion (which is technically not what they had agreed on before), to which the Silver Lion says he'll stay away from Daniel and that he's sorry. He doesn't come back to Llewylyn returning on his tour (which is how he met the prince), and Daniel thinks that will be the end of that. However, a year later, an incident/problem changes that (which was the end of the fourth chapter). What has changed, and what circumstances will they meet under? Let's find out... ~Chapter 4

A boy with social anxiety falls for the boy who knows him as 'god.' Two very different people with a prior connection end up having a bond and confessing to each other. One is a good-looking and smart kid, while the other doesn't have many friends for fear of 'messing up.' The socially anxious kid lives on a farm and his grandfather owns a mountain, a place he sees as a refuge from his anxiety. He warms up to this touchy-feely outgoing kid, and love blooms. A coming-to-terms romance story dealing with the anxieties of growing up. ~ Chapter 5

Two film nerds in the same high school club fall for each other after fighting for a year. Funny, realistic, full of good humor, this manga is exactly the pick-me-up you need when you want to fall into something that doesn't tout itself as "true romance" or sap. The story of two boys figuring themselves out and figuring each other out before falling in love. ~ Chapter 7

A former gangster wants to open a sex toy shop with his former underling. Cheers to new beginnings! ~ Chapter 50

A man meets a monster who he makes a contract with. Every time the man experiences negative emotions, the spirit gets to eat. Donue-kun (the man) is a magnet for trouble, and the spirit, Shiro, seems almost human. What will happen to Donue? And is there more to the spirit that meets the eye? ~ Chapter 1