Jung, Seokchan

Sung Ho isn't exactly the kind of person you'd expect to settle down for a quiet life in the Korean countryside. A young man in his twenties who spent his entire career serving in the military, Sung Ho is also a single father to a baby girl his ex-girlfriend suddenly pawned off on him. Having grown up without a family of his own, he leaves behind his familiar military life and moves to the small village of Nuldongmae, hoping for a fresh start for himself and his daughter.

Jobless and alone, Sung Ho has barely started to settle in when he finds himself butting heads with Kwon Haebeom, a handsome but grumpy local who accuses him of stealing from his store. Sung Ho hopes to never run into the man again—but he's soon shocked to discover that Haebeom is more than just some random jerk. He's actually the head of the village! Can Sung Ho move past their dismal first impression and allow Haebeom into his life? 

(Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

Our Sunny Days

해 뜨는 집

Nitta, Youka

Iwaki Kyousuke and Katou Yoji are two hugely popular adult film stars looking for a way out of the industry. Their chance arrives when they're both invited to audition for a new erotic film. Imagine their surprise when the director decides the only way for him to choose who will get the coveted lead role is for them to perform one of the film's love scenes on the spot—with each other! Things get even crazier when Katou decides to take drastic measures to ensure he can continue seeing Iwaki after film production wraps. How will Iwaki respond to Katou's impulsive act?

(Source: SuBLime)

Included one-shot:
Volume 5: Fuyu no Semi (Winter Cicada, 3 parts)

Haru wo Daiteita

Embracing Love

春を抱いていた

Ichikawa, Kei

Motochika Narasaki comes from a large, noisy family, and his two little brothers make it nearly impossible for him to have any alone time. When his need for peace and quiet coincides with his teacher arm-twisting him into minding the school library in the evenings, he hesitantly accepts. What he does not expect, though, is running into the infamous delinquent, Natsuki Terashima, who has been roped into taking care of the library as well. Initially Narasaki is convinced that he could never get along with someone like Terashima; however, as he spends evening after calm evening reading with the other boy, Narasaki is forced to change his opinion, and the odd pair gradually become closer. But this arrangement will only last till the summer vacation, and Narasaki must soon figure out what this time, and the person he spends it with, mean to him.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Blue Sky Complex

ブルースカイコンプレックス

Azuma, Kaya

Oswald "Oz" Carter, a young man working at a bar in Pennsylvania, is told one night to "deal with" a strange boy who has been loitering in the back corner of the bar for hours. Thinking that the stranger is a client for his side business—gay prostitution—Oz takes him up to his room for a rendezvous. Following an unusual conversation and a sudden kiss, Oz learns that the boy, Theodore Sullivan, came to the bar because he is on his Rumspringa, the time when young Amish people leave their communities to experience the outside world. The pair form an unlikely bond soon after, but the differences between their upbringings threaten to tear the two apart—especially when Oz learns what happens at the end of Rumspringa.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Rumspringa no Joukei

The Scene of My Rumspringa

ラムスプリンガの情景

Niyama

Seiji Tajima is a single, forty-something shop owner who's close friends with police officer Shin Nakamoto. Shin, who's just been assigned a patrol in Seiji's neighborhood, has known the older man since he was in high school—back when Seiji himself worked in the police force. Shin's harbored a crush on Seiji for years, but has convinced himself that their relationship is as good as it gets—until one day out of the blue, Seiji casually mentions the possibility of trying his luck with men... His simmering feelings suddenly brought to the boil, Shin shoves Seiji up against the wall, and...

From the author of the hit comic An Innocent Puppy Meets a Two-Faced Cat comes a new spin-off! Can Shin, who's held a 10-year-long torch for the (too) laid-back Seiji, win in this game of love?

(Source: Renta!)

Boku no Omawari-san

My Dearest Patrolman

僕のおまわりさん

Kumota, Haruko

Kei-chan moves in with his old friend and lover, Mii-kun, in Tokyo. Their romantic mood keeps getting interrupted by quirky tenants at Mii-kun's apartment, but there's a bigger obstacle they must face to be become true lovers!

(Source: JManga)

Itoshi no Nekokke

My Darling Kitten Hair

いとしの猫っ毛

Sagan, Sagan

Despite the good reputation he enjoys at work, 39-year-old Sanae Nozue would describe his life as monotonous. He evades the prospect of promotion and simply wants to relax in the comfort of his home when the day is done. At his age, he feels unwilling to pursue new things, so expanding his interests seems out of the question.

Minoru Togawa—Nozue's young, work-oriented subordinate—has been watching him from the sidelines. When he invites Nozue to join him in trying out different activities, they end up taking on more conventionally feminine amusements instead of stereotypical manly bonding. During their ventures, the two men eat at popular shops and engage in girl talk. In modern society, it seems absurd for these coworkers to be indulging in childish antics. Yet these experiences may be just what Nozue needs to grow out of his midlife crisis and realize that life has much left to offer—especially sweets and love.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Old-Fashioned Cupcake

オールドファッションカップケーキ

Miyamoto, Kano

Konoe, a high school student, is confused about his sexuality. He meets Hikaru in the sleazy gay district, and sleeps with him. They begin to play at being lovers, but Konoe's heart belongs to Atori, his friend and classmate. Can Konoe come to terms with his sexuality and reveal his feelings to Atori, and where do Hikaru's true feelings lie? 

(Source: BibloEros)

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Rules

ルールズ

Kanda, Neko

Ever since salary man Saki Hiroyasu passed out from fever and college student Shinomiya Jun nursed him back to health, they have only grown closer. Each time Saki frequently visits his favorite café, Jun rushes to his side to take his order, but ends up flushed in the face. No matter what he does to change things in his life, Jun always gets poked fun of by his coworkers and teased by his lover. Will this stop Jun and Saki from continuing to be lovey-dovey as they always are?

(Source: MU)

Koibitogokoro

コイビト心

Kurahashi, Tomo

Chiaki and Kazuma are two men who began a gay relationship in high school and have kept their romance alive going into their adult lives. Amidst slow-moving discussions about how to take their relationship to the next level, the pair are suddenly contacted by their childhood friend Tomoe. Their reunion is quite the shock, seeing as Tomoe is pregnant and has no idea who fathered her child.

Familiar with Tomoe's free-spirited nature, Chiaki and Kazuma agree to support her throughout her pregnancy. When her baby is finally born, they are overjoyed to see their whimsical friend behaving responsibly as a mother. However, their relief is short-lived since, one day, Tomoe shows up at their door carrying her daughter and making an unconventional request—she wants the two of them to foster her child.

With Tomoe heading overseas, the adorable baby Ayumi is left in the care of Chiaki and Kazuma. As the two learn to grow into their new role as parents, they are tested to their very limits and must support each other like never before.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Kazoku ni Narou yo

Let's Be a Family!!

家族になろうよ

Beriko, Scarlet

Accepting his superior's recommendation, interior designer Oumi Jouno pays a visit to a fabled tailor shop in the back of an antique street. He is skeptical about the shop's stellar reputation; apparently, an urban legend is making the rounds that donning their suit will bring instant success to the wearer. The shop's interiors may be classy and to die for, but his initial impression of the surly, blunt owner, Tetsuya Shida does nothing to improve his opinion—especially when Shida refuses to prioritize Oumi's order and calmly tells him to wait an entire month! Oumi is quick to leave, vowing never to visit the shop again. However, one glimpse at the tailor's gentle smile while he works is enough to intrigue the stubborn interior designer and bring him back. Joou to Shitateya is the story of what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object—and falls irrevocably in love.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Joou to Shitateya

Queen and the tailor

女王と仕立て屋

Fujiyama, Hyouta

In high school, Ryouko introduces her boyfriend, Otoumi Kou, to her best male friend, Yajima Yukari. Upon their first meeting, neither of them think highly of the other. It isn't until they get to know one another do they realize that their first impressions were sorely off key.

Despite Ryouko and Otoumi's break up sometime later, five years have passed and Otoumi and Yajima remain good friends. Always going out of their way to see one another occasionally, even if it it's not always an appropriate time.

It isn't until Otoumi's graduation does he get a confession from a school mate, Ochiyama, leaving Otoumi heavily confused. When he starts hanging around Ochiyama and even kisses him, Yajima is left confused about his own feelings towards Otoumi.

With the two of them confused, their friendship takes a dangerous and unusual turn. Will they realize the others feelings? or will they be forced to part ways?

Included one-shots:
Volume 1: xx Happier
Volume 2: Stalking Baby; The Direction of Longing

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