Kageri ni Komorebi, Sore kara Midori
୧••୨ Miyoshi Ayato's first period piece...overall, it was not bad. I quite liked it! Although I feel it could have been executed a lot better! Especially the flow / development of the story was a bit weird for me. Compared to some other works of sensei, this was clearly a bit inferior... Btw, she said she really wanted to make Arima and Kuroki's sister Kikuko marry...thankfully that didn't happen! Well, Kuroki still tried to make them marry, to somehow have a link with him, but thankfully Arima refused. Otherwise that would have been so cruel, nothing good would have come out of it! All three would have been unhappy and miserable! In the end, Kuroki: "I came to a realization on my own that I wanted to take your hand...even if I had to throw my family and society away...I was thinking that all the while I..." - It's kinda sad that he needed an earthquake to finally be honest about what he really wanted and also take the decision to step down from head position, but well...all is well that ends well! #Taisho Era, Reunion of School Friends, 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake, Count / Head of a Noble House x Uni Medical Student
Otoko Mekake
❖ƸӜƷ❖ Ch. 1-3 Male Mistress - Military // Showa Era After Hayato's father, an army officer, died, he remains alone with his sick mother and with no money. He drops out of school but can't find any job: the only way out for Hayato, who is only 15, seems to be that of becoming the mistress of a danna, who was a friend of his father and paid the medicine for the mother...
Irony Dress ni Sayonara
High-school Student (17) x New Neighbor,Writer,First Crush (29) - Gay Seme x Gay Uke ≪•..•≫ "In the end, I want you to be the one to take this off me". - Another gem by Miyoshi Ayato! I loved everything about it! Well, first of all, I'm always weak when it comes to age gap, older seme stories, especially high-school student x adult, so I already loved it from the very beginning and this is one of the very best age-gap BL in my opinion. But really there's also so much more to this story!! I appreciated the plot (the interesting title already hints what it is about, but I was so excited to read and see for myself!) and I loved the characters and their interaction. I fell so in love with this couple! The pace and the development of their relationship felt so right, it was simply perfect. Also, I found it so cute how the "old man" Meguru was actually Kei's first crush that he had developed while taliking with Meguru's mother without even knowing him in person. And then, thinking back to the first pages to their first meeting when Meguru becomes his new neighbor, the expression Kei had when he asked if he was Sacchan's son...ahhh such pure feelings that gave this innocent, heart-warming vibe to a story that basically deals with serious issues about sexuality and parent's acceptance, approval, way to relate with their son. About this, it was interesting to see the portrayal of the different reactions and approaches of the two mothers to their sons sexuality. Anyway, this gem totally met the expectations I had! So I totally want to recommend this story that is without a doubt a must read!
Roman Gousha
୧୨ Ch. 1-4 Roman Gousha / Luxurious Romance - [Main Story] 8th year of the Taisho Era. After a a massive crop failure, Yanakawa Narito (30) goes to Tokyo to find a job to earn money for his sick wife and children, who remained in the countryside. After being rejected a few times, he's finally hired as a servant by Tsuzuki trade managment company's young master (20). However, it turns out Tsuzuki is expecting more then simple household chores... #Straight Uke x Bisexual Seme, Rape as a Start of Relationship, Infidelity, Death of Loved One (Wife), Childcare, Family ୧୨ Ch. 5-6 Mystery Love - Cute Ghost Story #Teenagers, Supernatural ୧୨ Ch. 7 + Extra Ride of Love and Respect - [Inter-Linked to the Main Story] It's about Tsuzuki's barman friend Akane. The story goes back to when they were still in high school and Akane had feelings for Tsuzuki, but he decided not to reveal them to not ruin their friendship. Instead, he slept with another classmate of theirs called Tatsuhisa... #Gay Uke, School Life, High School
1 Ichi
Tenjou no Shita ni Koi
Yui was living in New York due to his parents' work, but now he's finally returning to Japan to attend High School. Since his parents were worried about him living alone, they talked about this with their boss, who is also japanese, and this one arranged for Yui to live with his four sons in Japan. So, Yui begins this new life-style together with Teacher Ousuke, High-school Students Senpai Kaisei and Hotaka and their cute little half-bro Sei-chan. > I like to read this kind of stories, but, to be completely honest, I think the family aspect and cute Sei-chan who gave such a lovely lively vibe were the only redeemable things here! Personally, I can't say that I liked the romance part! I mean, I knew very well who Yui would end up with (it was already revealed from the cover anyway), but still from the very beginning I loved Kaisei...he and Yui looked so good together! From their first encounter and then Kaisei even kissed him...their interaction and dynamic was totally my kind! I really loved how things were going between them, so it was disappointing that then it turned into a forced love triangle with Hotaka and it all went down to Yui having to choose one of the two...a choice that was very obvious anyway, so there was really nothing to choose! Even with the eldest brother it would have been a more interesting dynamic, but they went for the most obvious outcome and that was boring... Overall, it's not that I didn't like it, but I can't confidently say that I liked it either...for me it was a bit lacking and the uke was kinda insipid / wishy-washy, so for me it's a 2.5!
Nikushoku Danshi to Soshoku Danshi
#Half-Japanese Half-Scottish Uke x Japanese Seme
Netsushintouritsu
Ch. 1-3 Thermal Effusivity - 3 stars.
Hua Hua You Long
Adapted from Novel: Hua Hua You Long - novelupdates.com / series / hua-hua-you-long /
Yasashiku Oshiete