Boys Love

Ranmaru Mori works at the public bath owned by the Tatsuno family, hiding the fact that he is a 450-year-old vampire. Ten years earlier, the family's young son Rihito saved his life, and Ranmaru has been waiting ever since for one very specific reward: to taste Rihito's blood when he turns 18, convinced that the blood of a virgin at that age will be the finest meal imaginable.His careful plan begins collapsing when Rihito enters high school and immediately falls in love. Ranmaru launches a secret campaign to keep anyone from threatening his future meal's “purity,” meddling in relationships and stalking from the shadows while concealing his own identity. Preventing romance becomes a string of absurd disasters, especially as the vampire himself grows increasingly attached to the family he once intended to treat as nothing more than part of his perfect feast.

In a world where people are divided into “Forks” and “Cakes,” Tatsunari belongs to the former group, people who normally cannot taste anything except the irresistible flavor of a Cake. He has long lost interest in that sensation, until he meets Naruya.Naruya's presence awakens a hunger Tatsunari thought had disappeared, drawing the two into an uneasy closeness where attraction is inseparable from instinct. As they learn what the other means to them, the dangerous rules of the Cakeverse make even a simple touch or kiss carry far more weight than either expected.

Kotone, an enthusiastic fan of boys' love stories, dies unexpectedly and awakens in another world inside an unfamiliar palace. There he meets Nagi, a divine beast with a serpent's form, who tells Kotone that he has been summoned as his sacred partner.Kotone quickly realizes that the situation resembles the romantic fantasies he knows far too well, except this time he is trapped inside one. Armed with genre knowledge, sharp reactions, and a determination not to be swept along by Nagi's pace, he tries to navigate a relationship that may become much more sincere than he expected.

Takafumi Yokozawa is left devastated after finally accepting that Masamune Takano will never return his feelings. A night of heavy drinking ends with an even worse surprise: he wakes in a hotel room with Zen Kirishima, a sharp-tongued editor who wastes no time using the awkward situation to pull Yokozawa into his orbit.What begins as irritation gradually changes as Yokozawa becomes involved with Kirishima and his young daughter, Hiyori. Beneath Kirishima's teasing is a steady kindness that gives Yokozawa somewhere to place the affection he has been clinging to, forcing him to decide whether heartbreak is truly the end of his first love or the beginning of something new.

Masaki Michishita is desperately searching for a bathroom when he wanders into a park known as a meeting place for men. There he notices Takakazu Abe, a confident mechanic sitting on a bench in his work clothes. Abe's startlingly direct invitation makes Masaki briefly forget why he entered the park in the first place.What begins as one bold encounter develops into a string of absurd situations that test Masaki's curiosity and the boundaries of his relationship with Abe. The older man rarely hesitates, while Masaki is still trying to understand what he wants and how to express it. Beneath the exaggeration and comedy, the connection continues because each finds someone in front of whom he does not need to pretend to be different.

What began as "secret meals" between Tatsunari, a Fork, and Naruse, a Cake, has finally become a real relationship. Messages, dates, and quiet time together now fill their days, but being closer also makes fears that were once easier to ignore much harder to hide.Tatsunari knows that his attraction to Naruse is tied to an instinct he cannot change, and he sometimes fears that love may be nothing more than hunger wearing another name. When an outsider's words reopen that doubt, he must learn to trust what Naruse tells him instead of deciding Naruse's feelings on his behalf. A relationship that began with taste can only last if they become more than the roles their bodies assigned them.

Izumi Sena was born into a family deeply involved in entertainment, but all he wants is to become a manga artist. His only childhood appearance on camera was a commercial in which he had to dress as a girl and act alongside another child, Ryouma Ichijou.Ten years later, the original cast is asked to recreate the advertisement. Izumi reunites with Ryouma, now a famous actor who has spent years believing that the “girl” from his childhood was his first love. Discovering the truth does not make Ryouma's feelings disappear as neatly as expected. Izumi, meanwhile, finds himself pulled back into an industry he tried to avoid while dealing with someone determined to get closer to him and a career dream he refuses to surrender.

After his grandfather's death, Shima carries grief he does not know how to put into words. When a photograph of his grandfather falls into the sea, he jumps after it without thinking and nearly drowns before being rescued by Isaki, a strange young man who soon reveals that he is a merman unable to remain away from water for long.Isaki begins staying close to Shima, and his direct, unfamiliar presence gives the boy space to speak about loneliness and loss without feeling pitied. Gratitude becomes mutual attachment, but the difference between their worlds is not a small detail they can ignore. If they want to remain together, they must decide what “home” can mean for someone who belongs to land and someone who belongs to the sea.

Takato Saijou has spent 5 years at the top of the industry's "most huggable man" ranking, until rising actor Junta Azumaya suddenly takes his place. Takato tries to hide his jealousy behind 20 years of experience and professional pride, but working beside the endlessly cheerful newcomer only makes things worse. When Junta catches him drunk and records remarks that could damage his public image, Takato expects career-minded blackmail. Instead, Junta asks for something far more personal. What begins as wounded rivalry soon turns into a relationship neither man can keep within the safe boundaries of acting and competition.

Inside Koi-no-Yu bathhouse, Ranmaru Mori and the people around him turn ordinary conversations into short bursts of supernatural comedy. A vampire trying to protect his peculiar plans, family members with their own concerns, and the daily chaos of the bathhouse keep colliding in quick exchanges where no secret stays dignified for very long.

Myeongyi and Seonho share two small moments away from the heavier memories surrounding their relationship. An April Fools' exchange gives the couple room to tease each other, while a quiet scene before sleep shows the softer intimacy that has grown between them.

A quarrel breaks out when Wu admits that he wants a child with Kagetora. Before the two can properly resolve what that future would mean for them, Kagetora suddenly disappears, leaving the people around him with no clear explanation of where he went.The search pulls the divine beasts and their partners toward a strange ghost-marriage affair, where relationships between the living and the dead follow rules very different from the bonds Kotone has grown used to in this world. What began as an argument about building a family becomes a supernatural rescue, forcing everyone involved to confront what they truly want from the people they have chosen to stay beside.

Masahiro Setagawa has grown used to being exploited by neighborhood delinquents, convinced that no one is ever going to save him. His life changes when Kousuke Ooshiba, a man feared by the local gangs, steps in and gives Masahiro his first real sense that someone might stand on his side.A year later they meet again at school, where Kousuke is now his math teacher and the older brother of Masahiro's friend Kensuke. Masahiro's admiration deepens into love, while Kousuke develops a desire to protect him that no longer fits an ordinary teacher-student relationship. At the same time, Kensuke's old friend Hasekura returns with feelings of his own, leaving two friendships and two romances searching for a way to exist despite fear of how others may see them.

Given is approaching a real chance to debut professionally, but Mafuyu freezes at the moment he is supposed to choose his future. The music that saved him is also inseparable from Yuki and from grief that never completely disappeared, while the distance between him and Ritsuka grows whenever he cannot explain what is happening inside him.At the same time, Ritsuka temporarily joins syh to complete a song Yuki left unfinished. When that song finally reaches Mafuyu, he can no longer avoid the past. He must decide whether he can carry Yuki’s memory with him without allowing it to keep his life, his love, and his music forever suspended in the same place.