Interest Stacks

Yoshikazu Miyano is a meek high school student who enjoys reading boys-love manga. One day, he finds himself in a predicament of stopping a fierce school fight, unsure of what actions to take. Before everything gets worse, he is interrupted by upperclassman Shuumei Sasaki, who boldly takes his place and saves Miyano from his grief. From that day on, Miyano has quietly looked up to him. However, three months later, Miyano realizes that Sasaki is more bothersome than admirable. At school, Miyano is greeted by him with playful teases, not to mention the frequent friendly skinship he receives. When Sasaki asks for manga recommendations, Miyano lets him borrow a boys-love comic he owns. Surprisingly, Sasaki ended up enjoying its content and got hooked on boys-love as well, marking the start of a shared passion. Could it develop into something more? [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Yutaka Hozumi has always been bad at eating in the company of others, with people complaining that his presence makes mealtimes boring and food taste bad. While eating lunch alone one day, he is suddenly approached by a hungry little boy to whom he hands over the onigiri from his meal. When the boy's older brother shows up, Yutaka is introduced to Tane and Minoru Ueda—a pair of siblings with a significant age gap. When Yutaka meets the brothers again, they ask to learn how to make his special rice balls; little Tane insists that they were the best he had ever eaten. Succumbing to Tane's adorable pleas and his own fear of the intimidating Minoru, Yutaka agrees to become their cooking teacher. As lessons morph into meals, Yutaka and the siblings grow closer—but Tane and Minoru's close bond draws out uncomfortable memories for Yutaka, and there are feelings lurking beneath the surface of these group meals that were not initially apparent. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

All alone, 18-year-old Yoon Taemin has had to fend for himself his whole life and learn how to survive in a cruel world. He tries to shake off an unusually vivid dream of a boy committing suicide and getting hit by a speeding truck. But the dream turns out to be a vision of his fate—as he dies the exact same way. Following the accident, Taemin wakes up in the body of Min Siwoon, a meek and frail teenager who jumped off a building. Although Siwoon is surrounded by wealth and loving parents, it is soon evident that everyone, even his brother, absolutely despises and viciously bullies him since he is unable to stand up for himself. Accepting his new situation, Taemin lives on as Siwoon, protecting himself under the excuse that he lost all his memories. However, his past life quickly catches up with him when he encounters Han Siwon—his childhood friend—who is nothing like the weak boy he used to be. Siwon instantly recognizes that it is Taemin in Siwoon's body, and the circumstances that led to their ultimate falling out slowly start to unravel. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

After dropping out of middle school following the spread of rumors that shattered his reputation and confidence, 16-year-old Nakaba Endou has become a NEET. He spends his days wallowing in his bedroom until his mother pulls some strings to get him a job at his uncle's convenience store. Wanting to reclaim his life, Nakaba accepts the position as a part-timer, but he soon finds that the job is more difficult than he initially believed. In particular, one of his coworkers—Kouhei Yamai—is unreasonably mean and critical toward him. Despite his brutish demeanor, Yamai unknowingly reveals a soft spot to Nakaba when he rescues a stray cat from being run over. Though he is hesitant to get closer to his coworker, Nakaba cannot help but fall for him. Just as Yamai begins to warm up to him, Nakaba's past resurfaces, threatening their delicate relationship. [Written by MAL Rewrite] Included one-shot: Shounen Scrub (Youthful Love)

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]

Yoshino is gay, thirty, and definitely not flirty—he's never even dated anyone. He seems to have accepted the fact that he'll die alone, until one night, in a gay bar for the first time in his life, he meets young, charming silver-haired Rou and grabs some drinks with him. Yoshino is drawn to Rou's mysterious charm and they spend the night together talking... one thing leads to another and suddenly that's not the only thing they're doing tonight...? A sloppy, happy love story between a handsome college student playing the game of love the easy way, and a working adult who has yet to know what love is. (Source: Fantasista Inc.)

On an SNS-slash-dating site for gay men, Tsumugi posts pictures of his adorable handmade plush dolls as the popular crafter "Bee." Out of all his online followers, he gets along best with fellow crafter "Chitan☆" - his gushing fanboy on the feed and his sexy dom in the DMs! When Tsumugi gathers his courage and offers they meet offline, "Chitan☆" insists that his appearance might set him off - how bad of a face are we talking here? (Source: Fantasista Inc.)

Asagi, a salaryman, works for a production company for his favorite character, Docky. Asagi has hidden his love for Docky because of past trauma. However, on the day he got sick and left early, his colleague Iwamoto visited Asagi's house and saw his room filled with Docky. Iwamoto, who hasn't had much interaction with Asagi until now, doesn't seem to care at all. Thanks to Iwamoto's kindness, Asagi gradually becomes able to be himself as he is without worrying about people's reactions. (Source: Leed-sha, translated)

Totoki, a delinquent by circumstances, has fallen in love with Yoshizawa who is the only person to ever show Totoki any kindness. And, while Totoki is too shy to confess his feelings and always ends up running away, Yoshizawa unexpectedly takes the lead?! What will become of the two now? (Source: MU)

Graphic designer Subaru Miyazawa has always loved the stars and dreams of traveling to Lake Tekapo, New Zealand, to view its breathtaking night sky. However, due to his physical disability, he instead lives his dream vicariously through the astrophotography work of Tougo Amase. While he reluctantly accepts his reality, Subaru receives a design opportunity from his close friend Akari Tsurikane that propels him in the direction of the photographer he has always admired. As they meet and start growing closer, Tougo becomes enamored with Subaru's determination and ability to triumph over adversity. One day, he invites Subaru on a stargazing trip he has planned in Okinawa. Scared of being a burden and his budding feelings for Tougo, Subaru initially rejects the offer, but Tougo convinces him he has no reason to hold back. Despite his initial hesitation, once he sees the beauty of the starry sky in person, his love for Tougo blossoms. However, Tougo's professional obligations pull him all around the world for projects. His overwhelming popularity separates the two, making Subaru's attempts to chase after him harder. Even if he has been shown to overcome a lot of physical challenges, this barrier may prove too difficult to surmount. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Ryou and Zen are two men who hate to lose—especially to each other. From high school rivals to rival co-workers, these two men have always been locked in fierce competition. They've competed over grades, sports, and even the number of Valentine's chocolates received! And now that they're salesmen at the same company, their rivalry has reignited. One night, while out for drinks, the two begin arguing about who's more experienced in love. Suddenly, their newest competition is set: the winner is whoever makes the other fall in love with them first! But will this competition of hearts really lead to a win or something far more complicated? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

Akihisa Hase was bullied for being an otaku, but the chance to change his appearance and start anew in a different school appeared when his father had to transfer. Going around the school, he found a volume of his favorite manga and got so entranced he didn't notice the owner of the manga, Yuu Onozuka, was right there and saw him on full otaku mode. Akihisa thought he had blown his cover, but Yuu was unexpectedly nice to him and they soon became friends. All was well until Akihisa became puzzled by the fact Yuu would randomly kiss him without saying anything. (Source: MU)

Recently transferred to a new school, Sumire meets Toujou, a boy they all call, "The school's solitary Madonna." After stepping between a fight with Toujou and some others, he takes a liking to Sumire and they begin to spend their school days together. Although beautiful on the outside, Toujou is surprisingly brusque. Despite not making any effort to interact with others, he's surprisingly sweet to Sumire, which gets Sumire's heart thumping. One day, after Toujou's injured in a fight, he suddenly kisses Sumire...! (Source: Frontier Works, translated)

First-year Takatoki Nanami has only one chance left to redeem himself from his poor academic performance. If he fails his supplementary exam, moving on to the next grade will be impossible. A ray of hope shines on him when he makes an awkward first impression on Kei Takanashi—a third-year student who excels at his studies yet appears cold and distant. Blackmailed by Nanami, Takanashi reluctantly agrees to become his tutor. Nanami's perseverance quickly makes up for his lack of intelligence, and his review sessions with Takanashi slowly break the ice in their relationship. Soon enough, Nanami passes all of the tests; but despite their agreement being fulfilled, Nanami is not yet ready to let go, wishing to learn more about his senior. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Top students Kawase and Kurihara have been locked in an intense rivalry since the start of high school, unbeknownst to Kawase. No matter how hard Kurihara studies, he can't seem to take the top spot. Kawase, taken aback by Kurihara's hostile and self-damaging behavior, becomes determined to help him in any way he can. (Source: Entwined Trees Scans)

Nanao, an omega, is working in the nightlife business, but he hates the arrogant Alphas. Arisaka is a serious Alpha that was brought by his co-worker into Nanao's workplace. The two have an argument but as soon as Nanao touches him, his heat suddenly came up. (Source: MU) Included one-shot: As you like, Master

Hailing from the countryside, Yuuki Haiga, an endearing and approachable freshman, quickly adapts to university life, easily making friends and winning the favor of girls. But senior Ryou Hanae is the only person that manages to leave Haiga awestruck: with his glorious long hair, stunning features, and incredible musical talent, Hanae finds a lasting spot in Haiga's mind. When Haiga loses a bet against his friends, he finds himself at a box spa—a secluded place that offers intimate same-sex services. Fostering lingering doubts about being bisexual, Haiga sees this as an opportunity to come to a definitive answer. However, in his nervous state, Haiga is unaware that he bought time with none other than his beautiful senior, Hanae. All Haiga asks for is an honest conversation about sexual identity, but Hanae insists on a more hands-on approach. Unable to stay away, Haiga continues returning for more, but he must determine if his feelings are genuine love or merely admiration. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

In front of a camera, roommates Mao Tsuchiya and Hisashi Ootomo make three promises: Mao must not tell anyone Hisashi is gay and in a relationship with another man; Hisashi must never fall in love or make any advances on Mao; and one must not disturb the other's "personal time." Thus begins their second year of cohabitation. However, everything starts to crumble when the film club—of which Mao is a member—wants to cast Hisashi in the lead role for their upcoming movie. The problem arises with the movie's plot, as it is about boys' love—a romance between a delinquent and the class president. Mao is adamant to dissuade Hisashi from becoming the protagonist due to their first promise; but, to his surprise, Hisashi is easily convinced by the director. After imagining Hisashi as the delinquent he is playing, Mao becomes overly conscious of his presence. He knows Hisashi is just a friend and out of his reach, but Mao cannot keep lying to himself anymore—his feelings toward his roommate may no longer be purely platonic. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Things have always been intense between Midorigaoka Film Club's narcissistic president Jin Kikuchihara and second-year star director Giichi Ichikawa. The two club members cannot see eye-to-eye on anything related to movies or their production, which often causes bitter verbal spats in front of the other club members. Now in his final year, Kikuchihara has to decide who to give the club presidency to before he graduates, and Ichikawa is a shoo-in for the position—if only they could get along with each other. Complicating matters is when Ichikawa moves into Kikuchihara's dorm room due to unfortunate circumstances. Though Ichikawa is only there temporarily, Kikuchihara cannot shake the awkwardness of the situation entirely—especially when his temperamental club member practically has a different personality in private than he does at school. As he struggles to determine which version of his roommate is the real Ichikawa, Kikuchihara finds it harder to ignore his potential attraction to him. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

"Our grade's top scorer, an unapproachable guy, only opens up to me. That's so friggin' adorable!" Saegusa is utterly bored of his high school life. Along comes Arochi Tooru, a guy with the brightest hair he’s ever seen, who transfers into his class. It's an oddity already, for some guy with outrageous looks and a cold attitude, to transfer into a prep school. So he immediately draws the attention of everyone in his class. What's more, he's apparently a genius who cinches the top spot in their grade on their class exam. One day, Saegusa uses a common point of interest to approach Arochi, and the two start to become closer. But once they become friends, Arochi is actually really oblivious and cute! Saegusa just can't take his eyes off this cutie! (Source: Sankosha, translated)

"I got a perfect boyfriend that looks like my favorite character!" Tanaka is a college student and an otaku. Suzuki is a guy who's got it all, and is Tanaka's classmate. One day, Suzuki steals Tanaka's first kiss and asks him out. While Tanaka has always secretly admired Suzuki, the pressure from the sudden confession puts him in a panic, and he turns down Suzuki. But Suzuki continues to steal kisses, and it gets Tanaka flustered every time. Tanaka tries to run away from the kisses, but then Suzuki tells him he'll stop trying to kiss him if he starts dating him?! (Source: Frontier Works)

The first girl that Reio falls in love with at a cosplay festival turns out the be an older guy, Haruto! He was shocked at first, but he slowly begins to fall for him... (Source: Gentosha Comics, translated)

The mechanic Hase has someone he cannot forget and that someone is Nadaguchi—his classmate he went out with on a punishment game who he later had a bad breakup with. Hase never thought that he would ever meet Nadaguchi again after graduating, but Nadaguchi suddenly joins the company where he works. As Hase spends the following days bearing the full force of the awkward air between them, Nadaguchi suddenly confesses to him! (Source: Fujoshi Undercover)

Despite having received confessions from numerous girls, Hiroto Kyouno has never had any love interest and despises the idea of pursuing someone. But when his classmates force him to use Meet Your Soulmate—a fortune-teller app that reveals data about one's future companion—he starts wondering if there is more depth to love. As his strong opinions on love falter, Kyouno encounters Horikita Kazusa, an underclassman with a remarkable resemblance to his soulmate's qualities that the app offered. Kyouno falls in love with Horikita Kazusa at first sight. He is deeply intrigued by the young man and wishes to ensure that Kazusa is his soulmate. Fortunately, they attend the same school, which allows Kyouno to ask Kazusa about his profile. To his amusement, Kazusa perfectly matches the soulmate description! With their fates intertwined thanks to the app, it is now only a matter of whether they are truly destined to become lovers. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Kijima, the school's most feared Yankee, has a secret. He believes in such things like "fortune-telling" and "fate"—that is to say, he has a maiden's heart. One day, Kijima met with his admired fortune-teller and was told that he would soon meet his destined partner. To his surprise, the one who appears before him is his classmate, Kousaka, who has always been friendly towards him. "It can't be! This guy is my destined partner?!" From then, he realized that for some reason, the time that they spend together kept increasing. Not only that, but Kousaka's advances on him are also getting more and more intense as the days go by. (Source: East Press, translated)

Shishikura (Omega) is in the process of finding his fateful turn. He suddenly gets a heat and has a relationship with his nemesis, Toraya (Alpha), who joined the company halfway through. The next morning, the person who was sent to Shishikura from the luck counseling office as "the best match" was...!? The worst personality, the best and highest fate of Ken Couple Omega Bath! (Source: Shinshokan, translated)

"I can't believe I wanna be messed up even more... This can't be my body!!" In an unexpected turn of events, a delinquent named Rintarou is transported to another world. Then, all of a sudden, his body starts burning up inside...!? Rintarou is bewildered when Varuna, a beastman with piercing eyes, appears before him. "I'm going to help your body relax." The hands stroking his burning skin are gentle, but the kiss that entwines their tongues is so tantalizing that there's no way he can resist...!! The Alpha beast king who's in love and the stupid yet straightforward delinquent Omega, the king's adoration doesn't stop! An Omegaverse BL story about being reborn in a different world. (Source: Funguild/Mobile Media Research)

Rookie editor Amemiya takes over the responsibility of handling the popular mystery author Hayama Yaichi. However, he finds out that the author he admires is actually not good at cleaning up after himself and always has dark circles under his eyes. When Amemiya, worried about Hayama's health, forces him to get some sleep, Hayama suddenly hugs him and says, "...Then, let's stay like this for a while," and uses him as a pillow...?! A healing love story between a gloomy author and a puppy-like junior editor! (Source: Kasakura Shuppansha, translated)

Daigo Maki has suffered more losses than an average person. He avoids building close relationships because it seems as though everybody close to him has died. Most recently, Daigo has lost his employer. Now, with no job and no friends to call on for help, Daigo is stumped... until a young-looking man asks if he wants a job on the spot. The conditions are suspiciously good: immediate start, short-term, able to work from home... What exactly is Daigo going to have to do!? Work for the devil or something!? (Source: Fantasista Inc.)

College student Keiji has always been a bit of an oddity. Born with the gift of being able to see the red string of fate, it is a blessing that he has learned to understand is really a curse. He has spent years watching relationships crumble, watching with knowing eyes when a couple's fingers are bound to someone else, and he still blames himself for the careless words that tore his family apart. After nursing a one-sided crush on his friend Yui for two years, Keiji notices that his string has finally connected. Following it, he finds his finger joined to that of underclassman Hiroki Obata. After several frustrating meetings, Keiji decides to rid himself of Hiroki once and for all and get himself back on track pursuing Yui. If that means ruining his chance at ever finding another soulmate, then so be it. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

In the present day where humans and werebeast are living in harmony, there is something that has been bothering Matsumoto, a Kishu weredog, who actually likes cats. It a about a male calico cat that kept appearing when he was feeding the cats near the school as part of his daily routine. And... there's also the fact that he finds Sasaki, a student from the same seminar, to be cute. One day, he found out that Sasaki is a werecat as well as that calico cat. And from then on, he can cuddle and pet Sasaki's cat form all he wants! But the more time they spend together, the more Matsumoto's feelings for Sasaki go in a direction other than friendship... This is a fluffy sweet werebeast love story between a quiet Kishu weredog who likes to take care of others and an honestly sweet werecat who start out as friends. (Source: Kasakura Shuppansha, translated)