Manga

僕が夫に出会うまで
Nanasaki Ryosuke 七崎良輔 / Cho

Blab: I’m not giving this a rating because it’s a bibliographic essay rather than fiction… so it feels awkward to “rate” someone’s real life experiences??

I read this all in one long sitting, not long after the publish date on June 21, 2022 though I can’t find my Twitter post about it because the Media tab is trash these days.

It’s a relatively simple piece with some good anecdotes I can relate to, growing up with my own questions about sexuality and my circle of friends being mostly gay or bisexual… I found it quite memorable overall. I have a big appreciation for the writing style it uses, and it’s something I’d certainly recommend to anyone who would like to give some support to the real life scene.

I enjoyed it enough to buy the novel in JP, as well as the manga version created from it (also in JP)! I’ve read the manga, but only skimmed through the JP novel… it’s something I intend to read more carefully at a much later point of time when I want to enjoy the piece again.

Novel at Amazon
Novel (JP)
Manga (JP)

10 Count
テンカウント・1
Release Date: 2014/12/18

Summary:
When the President got into an accident, Shirotani Tadaomi met Kurose. On their very first meeting, Kurose could tell right away that Shirotani is Mysophobic and said that it’s pretty bad while suggesting it would be better to consult a doctor about it. Shirotani was left perturbed by the encounter. Who is Kurose? And how was he able to tell Shirotani’s condition? (Source: Canis Major Scanlations)

この世にあるものは、すべて汚い。

無愛想なカウンセラーと潔癖症の社長秘書、
センシティブな恋のセラピー。

≪ストーリー≫
潔癖症の社長秘書 ・ 城谷は偶然出会ったカウンセラーの黒瀬から
潔癖症を克服するための個人的なカウンセリングを受けることになる。

10項目を1つずつクリアする療法を進めるうちに、次第に黒瀬に惹かれていく城谷だが …… ?

Cast:
黒瀬陸: Maeno Tomoaki 野智昭
城谷忠臣: Tachibana Shinnosuke 立花慎之介
三上: Fukushima Jun 福島潤
倉本: Chiba Ishii 千葉一伸
医師: Koji Takeda 武田幸史
城谷の父: Daiki Hamano 濱野大輝
少年城谷: Yoshida Asami 吉田麻実
ウェイトレス: 中田沙奈枝

Pairing
1. 前野智昭x立花慎之介
Maeno Tomoaki x Tachibana Shinnosuke

Rate:
H Rate:
Blab:

Hana nomi zo shiru
花のみぞ知る
宝井 理人 (イラスト)
3 volumes, complete

Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3

Rate: 9
Blab: TAKARAI RIHITO BANZAI
Arikawa Youichi x Misaki Shouta, third year college students. One in law school, the other studying botany.
If you want something just simple and sweet with amazing art, this hits the spot.

This is one I’m sure to re-read in years from now and fall in love with once again~

*spoilers from here on*
(more…)

Hana wa Sakuka
花は咲くか
Release Date: 05/25/2011
Listened:

Summary:
こんなにも誰かを好きになることができるなんて、考えもしなかった――
。広告代理店勤務の桜井は、帰途、ある少年とぶつかって仕事の資料をダメにされてしまうが、その相手が偶然同じ資料を持っており、家に招かれた。
彼はその古くて広い一軒家で下宿を営む家主だという。
水川蓉一と名乗るその青年は大学生で、桜井に対してひたすら無愛想。
そっけない態度と不躾な眼差しを苦手に思いながらも桜井は、「家が気に入った」と、たびたび蓉一のもとを訪れるようになり……。
幻冬舎コミックス「ルチル」にて大好評連載中の本作が2枚組で音声ドラマ化！！ジャケットは日高ショーコ先生の描き下ろし予定。

Cast:
水川蓉一: Kondou Takashi 近藤隆
桜井和明: Morikawa Toshiyuki 森川智之
岩崎竹生: Hino Satoshi 日野聡
水川菖太: Okamoto Nobuhiko 岡本信彦
藤本浩輝: Suzuki Tatsuhisa 鈴木達央

Pairing:
森川智之×近藤隆
Morikawa Toshiyuki x Kondou Takashi

Manga/Novel: Manga
Author: Hidaka Shoko (日高ショーコ)
Company: Marine Entertainment (マリン・エンタテインメント)

Rate: 8/10
H Rate:
Blab: Drama covers the first two volumes apparently? With a cliffhanger.
Will probably check out the manga some day too thanks to recs from Hibiki plus being the same artist that did bits for Utsukushii Koto >w< ~;

Title, Original Japanese: セブンデイズFRIDAY→SUNDAY
Title, Romanji: Seven Days Friday – Sunday
Released: 10/2009
Listened: 10/27/2009

Pairings
1. 中村悠一 x 福山潤
Nakamura Yuuichi x Fukuyama Jun

Manga DL

Rate: 10/10
H Rate: N/A. 100% shounen-ai
Blab: Continuation of Seven Days Monday → Thursday
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek.
It was fun comparing the subtle places that were changed from the manga and drama. Mostly ones I’d predicted anyway. XD I was hoping they’d dramatize the extra section at the end of the manga too, but I suppose that would’ve been pretty difficult, since it was mostly dealing with pictures. XD; But it was still so adorable. moerunaaaaaaaaaaa. And JunJun talks about it in the free talk at least <3 ~ Nakamura said he wanted to do it in the booklet XD~ I wonder what all the shuffling was in the Free Talk though owo; The scripts I guess... XD; Still... total OTP. This one will be getting many re-reads and re-listens. March 2011 note: Re-read the manga recently. This work stands the test of time for me. ~ Takarai Rihito's works stalking, begin! :D

Title, Original Japanese: セブンデイズMONDAY→THURSDAY
Title, Romanji: Seven Days Monday – Thursday
Released: 03/25/2008
Listened: 4/2008?

Pairings
1. 中村悠一 x 福山潤
Nakamura Yuuichi x Fukuyama Jun

Audiowiki
Manga DL

Rate: 10/10
Blab: Such a sweet, mellow yet heart-warming story… One of the few series that has inspired me to buy the manga itself after reading it all online. Also that it’s only two volumes is certainly a plus on my wallet. XD I HOPE THEY PUT THE SECOND VOLUME ONTO DRAMA TOO!!!!! They’ve dramatized the second volume after such a long time, yokattaaaaa~~~ \o/

Continuation: Seven Days Friday → Sunday