Manga-ka: Tomo Maeda
Publisher: Viz
Rating: Older Teen (16+)
Released: December 2005

Synopsis: “Mizuno and Mamoru never saw eye-to-eye in school. Nervous glances, crippling shyness… every day, a tangled web of feelings threatened to keep them apart forever. But when Mamoru dies and returns as a ghost, the boys unearth a truly special connection. Can this new love from the great-beyond bring Mizuno back to life, or will his shadowy past bury all hope?”

Beyond My Touch is a collection of Tomo Maeda boys’ love stories, three in total. The title story, and also the longest, stars Mizuno, a quiet student who keeps to himself until one day when the ghost of his classmate follows him home. Mamoru claims that Mizuno is his regret, keeping him here on Earth as a ghost. Despite how hard Mamoru tries to help, and openly shares his feelings, he seems to be nothing but an annoyance to Mizuno. What’s a little ghost to do?

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Manga-ka: You Higuri
Publisher: DMP/June
Rating: Teen (13+)
Released: July 2006

Synopsis: “The trio decides to visit the castle of a distant relative known for its unique garden full of monstrous sculptures. However, these mysterious topiaries are more than mere decorations and hold secrets that could be deadly. When a mysterious figure begins to attack the houseguests and an unexpected blizzard keeps everyone confined to the grounds, this peaceful trip to the countryside soon becomes something out of a nightmare, full of mystery, intrigue and murder.”

Gorgeous Carat Galaxy, released by DMP, is a sequel to the BLU released series, Gorgeous Carat. The same cast of characters are back in this one-book sequel that continues off from where the last left of. Ray, the charismatic and charming thief-by-night; Florian, the beautiful astriocratic son sold by his family and Lila, Ray’s assistant, take a trip out to the country to visit a distant relative’s estate. Soon everyone there finds themselves trapped by a freak blizzard and at the mercy of someone out to get them!

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Manga-ka: Hyouta Fujiyama
Publisher: DMP/June
Rating: Mature (18+)
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Synopsis: “Nanase and Heiji are back, and this time the only thing standing in their way is Nanase’s brother, Yoichi. Something about the overgrown, over-bold Heiji makes big brother’s blood boil – and that’s before he founds out about their secret pact! Yes, it’s true that at Kinsei High, ninety percent of the all-boys school student body are gay (or bi), but Yoichi’s hardly ready to face those facts.”

Ordinary Crush, volume two, continues where volume one left readers. After an initial ruse led to their going out, Nanase and Heiji are now happily involved and join the ranks of the 90% of gay or bi population of their all-boys’ school. A problem arises in the form of Nanase’s brother, Yoichi, a previous student of Kinsei High. Yoichi is well aware of the behaviour of Kinsei’s students and was hopeful his brother had avoided those kinds of complications. Along with the fact that Yoichi has no like for Heiji, and that’s before even discovering Heiji’s dating his little brother, Yoichi was bound to cause some problems.

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

Synopsis: “Welcome to Kinsei Private School – a respected, all-boys institution where it’s rumored ninety percent of the student body is gay (or bi). For the straight Nanase, this means constantly evading day-to-day advances from his love-struck classmates. Just what is a “normal” boy to do in this sea of “abnormality?”

Nanase’s solution to his private school woes is to go along with the plan suggested by his upperclassman, Heiji, who suggests the two of them pretend to date. Now throw in the fact that Heiji is already crazy for Nanase along with other students who aren’t willing to let Nanase go that easy. To make matters even more complicated, or in the case of a yaoi, simpler, Nanase finds himself acting in love with Heiji a little too passionately and thus it doesn’t take much thought to see where this is going.

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Manga-ka: Aoi Kujyou
Publisher: DMP/June
Rating: Mature (18+)
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Synopsis: “Kazushi has longed for his childhood friend Izumi for years. And just when it looked like Kazushi had finally convinced him that they would make an excellent couple, Izumi up and disappears!?!? Watch the two lovers’ relationship evolve and mature, in this collection of works by Aoi Kujou.”

Love Share is the story of two men: the levelheaded and predominantly passive Kazushi, and the free-spirited and mysterious Izumi. Though all follow the same couple, the chapters in Love Share are more like a string of short stories that give us different glimpses of this passionate but unstable relationship.

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

Synopsis: “At the Ouka Acadmeic Institute, an elite all-male private school for the nation’s most gifted, exists a student council with some extraordinary members. Among them is Yuushi Satou, the student council president admired by every student. Despite his cool, elegant demeanor, he is a passionate leader. In fact, unbeknownst to him, his concealed passion is what makes him attractive to the rest of the students.”

Invisible Boy follows the life and escapades of the exclusive Ouka Academy’s student council. Led by the nearly perfect student council president Yuushi Kitou, they’re a diverse group of bishonen out to make the most of their days together at school and be sure that all members are included.

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Manga-ka: Rie Honjyo
Publisher: DMP/June
Rating: Mature (18+)
Released: November 2007

Synopsis: “Inori is a popular guy amongst the ladies in his university, but lately he keeps getting dumped. Cause unknown, Inori decides to drink away his troubles with his good friend Senou. With the beer flowing, Inori finds himself drawn to Senou. But when sobriety hits, will his feelings remain the same?”

Invisible Love is a collection of short stories following multiple couples coming about their inevitable hook-ups. That’s all there really is to say on the matter.

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Manga-ka: Miki Araya
Publisher: DMP/June
Rating: Teen (16+)
Released: March 2006

Synopsis: “Moriya is in charge of finding a model for a new product commercial for a big jewelry brand; but, nobody matches the ideal of perfection he has in mind… That is, until he meets Itsuki Ouno. Itsuki is not just perfection incarnate, he’s like royalty, and incredibly spoiled. And he may well be the one person destiny put in Moriya’s way to fulfill his need to adore and serve.”

I’ll Be Your Slave follows Moriya on his quest to find the perfect model for his company’s upcoming project. After hundreds of unsuccessful candidates are tossed aside, he worries he’ll never find the perfect face. Then Moriya sees Ouno, the attractive and dangerously aloof student, and immediately knows he’s found what he was looking for.

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