Author: Shinobu Gotoh
Manga-ka: Shoko Takaku
Publisher: DMP Books
Rating: Mature (18+)
Released: October 2007

Synopsis: “A rendezvous with his long-distance lover leaves Hikaru’s heart aflutter, but things never seem to work out as planned with this couple. Hikaru ends up stuck at work and his co-worker Nagisa bumps into Shima-sensei as he waits for Hikaru in front of the school building. Nagisa finds Shima-sensei incredibly cute and adorable and invites him for a drink since his night with Hikaru is ruined. …And he says “Yes?!?”

Three years after the release of the first volume, Digital Manga’s first yaoi publication, comes volume four of Passion. It’s the conclusion to the story of Hikaru and Shima’s student-teacher relationship and its progression since Hikaru’s graduation.

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Manga-ka: Hyouta Fujiyama
Publisher: June/DMP
Rating: Mature (18+)
Released: September 2007

Synopsis: “Reni and Youichi were nothing more than drinking buddies. But when a night of imbibing goes a little too far, they find themselves drinking buddies with “benefits!” What begins as a drunken lark soon becomes a passionate affair. But Renji and Youichi aren’t really gay… or are they?”

Freefall Romance is a tale of two businessmen, Renji Tsutsumi and Youichi Nanase who meet each other through work. Teamed up on a joint project between their companies, the two take to spending their after work hours drinking together and soon become good friends. While Youichi is concerned with matters of his younger brother’s sexuality, Renji’s thoughts are on a more personal matter, realizing that he may have begun developing feelings for his friend that go far beyond business acquaintance.

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Manga-ka: Sakuya Kurekoshi
Publisher: June/DMP & Oakla Publishing
Rating: Older Teen (16+)
Released: November 2007

Synopsis: “You think your life is weird? Imagine being the reincarnation of an ancient priestess from a thousand years ago. That’s the unfortunate fate that has befallen Yuuto, a high school student and kendo competitor whose life is turned upside down when he is visited by a thunder god named Kazuchi. The disgruntled god claims that he is bound to Yuuto and that the only way he can be free is to have Yuuto remember something he’s never done in his lifetime! Will Yuuto be able to tap into his priestess past to remember the magic word to set the thunder god free? And if he does, would he really want the dashing Kazuchi to leave?”

The story begins with Yuuto, a young high school student, who finds he may not be as ordinary as he once thought, when a lightning strike leaves him without a scratch. What it did leave him, however, was a raijuu, a thunder god, who enters Yuuto’s life proclaiming the student is actually the reincarnation of a priestess, the same priestess that sealed the god away! Now the raijuu needs Yuuto to remember his true name so he can be free again.

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Manga-ka:Yuko Kuwabara
Publisher: DMP/June
Rating: Mature (18+)
Released: March 2007

Synopsis: “Broken-hearted Naru tried drowning his sorrows with fellow police officer, Kita, only to wake up the next morning naked… in Kita-san’s bed?! That arrogant smirk on Kita’s face tells a tale, but Naru can’t remember a thing. Did the alcohol cause him to do something he’s going to regret? Or is Kita simply playing perverted games with Naru’s mind? What’s worse is now the uncomfortable tension will play out at the station house – in front of all the other officers!”

After his girlfriend broke up with him, Naru began seeking comfort in bottle bottoms along with fellow co-worker Kita. He finds himself asleep in his friend’s bed the morning with no memory of what had happened. After several more nights of the same, Naru vows not to let it happen again only to find himself in the same predicament but this time completely naked! Kita tells him what a passionate night the two shared and now Naru isn’t sure what to think.

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