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Ten Count

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Synonyms: 10 Count
Japanese: テンカウント
English: Ten Count
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 6
Chapters: 51
Status: Finished
Published: Jul 13, 2013 to Nov 14, 2017
Genres: Boys Love Boys Love, Drama Drama, Erotica Erotica
Serialization: Dear+
Authors: Takarai, Rihito (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 7.891 (scored by 2621726,217 users)
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Ranked: N/A2
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Popularity: #285
Members: 57,363
Favorites: 2,663

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Synopsis

Tadaomi Shirotani is the secretary to the company president of Tosawa Corporation—and is a severe mysophobe. His obsessive-compulsive disorder has limited him in every aspect, from being unable to leave the house without a pair of gloves on, to cleaning his hands vigorously enough to make them bleed.

When the president gets into an accident, he is saved by a mysterious young man who departs as quickly as he appears. Ordered to go after him, Shirotani meets Riku Kurose, a man who is able to quickly identify his mysophobia. Begrudgingly taking his advice to seek help from a professional, Shirotani visits Shimada Psychosomatics with the hope of seeing a psychiatrist. When he once again runs into Kurose there, the man reveals that he himself is a counselor at the clinic, and offers to treat Shirotani's condition.

Kurose asks him to write a list of 10 things he is reluctant to do—thus beginning his course of exposure therapy. Yet, Shirotani wonders why Kurose would show such kindness to a stranger. After all, the two have barely met, and Kurose does not deny the accusations of an ulterior motive.

With number 10 on the list left blank by an undecided Shirotani, Kurose issues a challenge. Once Shirotani figures out the last item, the thing he would hate to do the most, only then will his newfound counselor finally tell him the truth.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Ten Count was published in English by SuBLime from August 9, 2016 to December 11, 2018; in French by Taïfu Comics since September 25, 2014; in Korean by Ruvill since October 10, 2014; in Thai by Luck Pim since April 2015; in German by Tokyopop since April 13 2015; in Polish by Kotori since November 18, 2016, and in Spanish by Ivrea España since October 2017.

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Reviews

May 27, 2023
I almost dropped it before the 10th chapter because I thought it was your typical BL story with the crying uke and the dominant seme. Nothing against it, but to be honest I just find it boring most of times (maybe I'm too old for that...). But then I made myself read the rest of it, since it's a short story, and now I don't regret finishing it. In fact, I love how it ended.

I think that in this particular story the dubious consent worked for the plot. It makes sense for Shirotani to feel divided between the urge to not be touched and the ...
Mar 2, 2021
Mixed Feelings
Ten Count is a great example of how to ruin a good idea with stereotypical yaoi stuff.
Story
The topic discussed at the beginning is quite original, because it gives a field for showing off and developing the topic well, but well not in this life.
The first two volumes are quite neat, because we have psychological motives here, including work with a psychologist i.t.d. The subject is well developed and then it flies down at the speed of light. Yes, the typical yaoi pwp starts. Plot what plot? The next two volumes are typical bad yaoi porn, in which seme looks like he has no emotions ...
Aug 6, 2019
My friend made me read this... Now, I'm gonna say - yaoi isn't my cup of tea. But it started really nice. I liked the concept!

Then it went downhill from there... The relationship between main characters could be so much better. Instead, the author just made a huge mess halfway through the story. Really. It started as really heartwarming and interesting story. Then it became porn
I really wish that characters would be more fleshed out too.. Shirotani is your typical uke, just blushing and being submissive. I really doubt a real person would act like he did. I really wish he'd stand his ground. Instead ...

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