Love Mode

Author: Shimizu Yuki
Genre: explicit yaoi

Themes: romance, family relationshipsWarning: shota-con
Volumes: 11

Sinopsis: the story starts with the unintentioned encounter of Izumi, a highschool student who went to a blind date, and Takamiya, a businessman waiting for the no. 1 host of the Blue Boys Host Club for men. Both of them end up in a loveful relationship, but Love Mode takes us to the world of Blue Boys and the love lives of its members, each of them different and with a strong point that defines their charm.

Ai no Kusabi (OVA)

English title: The Space Between
Directors: Akira Nishimori (vol. 1), Katsuhito Akiyama (vol. 2)
Genre: yaoi
Themes: sci-fi, futuristicWarning: violence, rape
Episodes: 2

Sinopsis: in Amoi, a world ruled by an artificial being called Jupiter, the social status is defined by hair color. Riki "the Dark", from the lowest status, is rescued by a high sociaty classer, Iason Mink. Riki's policy is not to have any debt with anybody, so he decides to pay with his body. But he won't get away easily now that he's got the attention of a blondie, Iason decides to tame him as his pet, Riki's freedom-seeking nature and pride can't tolerate this; also his gang, Bison, want their leader back.

Kaze to Ki no Uta (OVA)

English title: The Song of Wind and Trees
Director: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
Genre: yaoi

Themes: drama, romanceWarning: shota-con, rape, violenceEpisodes: 1

Sinopsis: Serge Battour remembers his days at Laconblade Academy for boys (Provene, France), his memories, filled with nostalgia, recall Gilbert Cocteau, a boy who rarely attended classes and had a promiscuous life. Serge, without realising ended centering his life on trying to persuade Gilbert to leave that dangerous life and drive him to the right way. Gilbert didn't feel very confortable about the situation and even tried to get rid of him... But he will soon need Serge's warmth to comfort him after discovering a devastating truth.

Junjou Romantica 2 (anime)

Director: Chiaki Kon

Genre: mild yaoi
Themes: romance, comedy
Episodes: 12

Sinopsis: Misaki and Usagi's life living together goes on, but many more unexpected things occur, for example, Usagi's brother, Haruhiko, appears and seems to have a special interest in Misaki! Also, it continues the two parallel stories: Junjou Terrorist and Junjou Egoist. How will all end for our beloved Junjou characters?

Opening: "Shoudou" by Pigstar
Ending: "Aioi" by JUNED


See summary for first season here

Be-Boy Kidnapp'n Idol

Director: Kenichi Yagatai
Genre: shounen-ai
Themes: romance, music
Episodes: 1

Sinopsis: teen male idol Kazuya has an exciting life: loads of female fans, a good career in the TV world and a very good friend who cares about him, Akihiko. But being so famous can be dangerous, a powerful man lusts after Kazuya and will do anything to get him...

Me and my Beloved Sensei

Author: Chitose Piyoko
Genre: explicit yaoi

Themes: drawing, romanceWarning: mild SMVolumes: oneshot

Sinopsis: Nagaoka's dream just came true: he's the chosen to be famous mangaka Chigaya Senri's assistant. Though he'll soon understand why he doesn't have any other assistants...

Addicted to Love After School

Author: Choko Kabutomaru

Genre: explicit yaoi
Themes: sex
Volumes: oneshot

Sinopsis: looking between your lover's things may cost you a lot; that's what the main character, a highschool teacher, learned after finding a bunch of sex toys in his lover's (Shinkai, his student!) closet. Shinkai knows that his sweet sensei wouldn't be so nervous about it if he actually didn't want him to use the toys, so he decides to try them for once.

Sweet vs. Home

Author: Miyuki Abe
Genre: shonen-ai
Themes: Romance, highschool life
Volumes: oneshot

Sinopsis: Tatsuya Yuki's life isn't very easy, his mother married his innocent teacher, Takaoka, and after a week she dissapeared leaving them alone. Now Takaoka's family blames Tatsuya for sepparating their eldest son from them; they even offer a large amount of money in exchange of letting Takaoka go. Of course, Tatsuya is a noble person and doesn't want the money, but also he isn't the one who's insisting; Takaoka himself doesn't want to leave Tatsuya by himself, but why?

Extra chapter: First Love

Koizumi bitterly remembers his first love, Kyoichi, an energic and popular boy whom he used to play with, when he confessed his feelings, Kyoichi cruelly told him that he didn't even consider him a friend. Years later they meet again at highschool. Koizumi tries to stay away from him, but Kyoichi's attitude towards Koizumi is different now, he always sticks around him and both end up being good friends... Though, Kyoichi still remembers Koizumi's confession... And maybe he isn't as cruel as he sounded years before.

Oaji wa dou desu ka?

English title: How does it taste?

Author: Sakura Haiji
Genre: yaoi
Themes: romance, various
Volumes: 1

Sinopsis: eight chapters that introduce us four different couples: two mates who aren't really confortable when they are alone; two old friends who meet after long, but their feelings have changed; a student who wants to break his daily routine joining a club and his football trainer; and a 17-year-old highschool student who hasn't convinced his neighbour and childhood hero that he isn't a kid anymore.

Private

Author: Fuwa Shinri
Genre: mild yaoi

Themes: romance, relationshipsVolumes: 2/?

Sinopsis: "Private" takes the reader to the life of two young roommates: Atsurou and Taichi, the first is in love with the latter, who's enthusiasic about his American cousin's return. While Taichi's out, Atsurou wanders around and has a second encounter with Ikuomi Taki, a famous translator; in their first encounter, Atsurou felt disgusted with his attitude, but in their second he understands he isn't a bad person... He even starts going to his house to borrow novels... and to find some comfort when he doesn't stand his one-sided love.

Fuyu no Semi (OVA)

English title: Winter Cicada

Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

Genre: yaoi

Themes: historical, drama, romance

Warning: violence
Episodes: 3

Sinopsis: Japan, Tokugawa period. The Bakufu and Choshu clans are in continuous arguments. Kusaka Touma, member of Choshu clan, doesn't think the same as his camarades, he wants to exchange relationships with foreign countries. He even starts learning English on his own and asks for tutoring to a Bakufu member: Akizuki Keichirou. These two's friendship will grow into a stormy passion that will deeply hurt both.

Opening: "Kahyakkei" by NΛT ALLstars

Ending: "Fuyu no Semi" by Morikawa Toshiyuki

Gakuen Heaven (anime)

Director: Yukina Hiiro

Genre: subtle shonen-ai

Themes: Romance, comedy

Episodes: 13

Sinopsis: Itou Keita is a freshman at prestigious Bell-Liberty Boys High School. He doesn't really know why he is there, since Bell-Liberty only accepts students with extraordinary abilities. All the students there highly impress Keita, but he feels a bit unsure about him being between them. But his new mates have a surprise for Keita and he soon feels like home. Just... there is someone who's specially overjoyed to have Keita with him, Endou Kazuki, what bond does tie them?

Opening: "School Boys" by YAMOTO

Ending: "Panorama" by Masaki Fujioka

Junjou Romantica (anime)

Director: Chiaki Kon

Genre: mild yaoi

Themes: romance, comedy

Episodes: 12

Sinopsis: Misaki Takahashi needs tutoring for his College entrance exams, his brother's best friend, Akihiko Usami (a.k.a. Usagi-san) agrees to help him, but after some unfortunate incidents Misaki ends up living with him and they start an odd relationship; Misaki soon starts to feel confused and insecure, but Usami will show him that he doesn't want anything but someone to love.

Opening: "Kimi = Hana" by Pigstar

Ending: "Baby Romantica" by SCRIPT

See summary for second season here

Angel's Feather

Director: Yasuhiro Kuroda

Genre: mild shonen-ai

Themes: fantasy, adventure

Episodes: 2

Sinopsis: Hamura Shou is a transfer student at only boys Yuusei High, there he meets Misonou Kai and for his first name he thinks he's his lost twin brother, though Kai denies it. Soon strange things start to happen in their school and Shou will have to face a betrayal and a devastating truth.

Opening: "Rock Star" by Kakihara Tetsuya and Hatano Wataru

Ending: "Last Song" by Ishikawa Hideo and Suzuki Chihiro

Ikoku Irokoi Romantan (OVA)

Director: Hajime Outani
Genre: mild yaoi
Themes: romance, comedy, yakuza

Episodes: 1


Sinopsis: On his wedding day, on the bridal night, Ranmaru of the Oumi yakuza family, finds himself kicked out of his room after he has an argument with his wife. He meets an Italian man obsessed with Japan, Al Valentiano, who helps him to get rid of his rival yakuza family and... since they get along so well and Ranmaru has nowhere to go, why not stay a night in his room?

Papa to kiss in the dark (OVA)

Director: Takashi Watanabe
Based on Nanbara Ken's homonym light novel

Genre: mild yaoi
Themes: drama, family relationships
Warning: shota-con, incest
Episodes: 2

Sinopsis: Mira Munakata is a freshman in Hakuou High School who has a secret relationship... with is father, Kyousuke! On the first day of school he is late only because of that and there are many guys who seem to be interested in him... But Mira's troubles have no end... He suspects Kyousuke is cheating on him... Just what is he hiding?

Ending: "Close to You" by It's

Fake (manga)

Author: Sanami Matou

Genre: yaoi
Themes: policiac, romance

Volumes: 7 (licensed by Tokyopop)

Sinopsis: Randy "Ryo" Maclean is a half-japanese cop who just gets in the 27th precint and is partenered with Dee Laytner, an overconfident American. Both get along pretty easily... and soon Dee starts to have strong felings for Ryo and is always trying to seduce him. But love isn't easy, and they have to surpass many obstacles, one of them has a name: Bikky.

Fake (OVA)

Director: Iku Suzuki

Genre: shonen-ai

Themes: policiac, action, comedy, romance
Episodes: 1

Sinopsis: Dee and Ryo are two cops in New York who decide to take some free days in England. Dee has strong feelings for Ryo and he's planning to confess him, but he isn't very lucky and their vacation is disturbed when a series of murders take part. Dee must keep an eye on his companion because he might be in danger...

Opening: "Everybody! Shake it, buddy!" by KIX-S

Ending: "Starlight Heaven" by Rika Matsumoto

Ikoku Irokoi Romantan (manga)

Author: Ayano Yamane

Genre: mild yaoi
Themes: yakuza, romance
Volumes: oneshot

Sinopsis: Ranmaru is the young head of Oumi yakuza family, he's on cruise in Italy for his wedding day. But he isn't very happy with it, he's forced to marry Kaoru, she doesn't like him either; so on their bridal night they fight and Ranmaru is kicked out of the room. Then he meets Al Valentiano, an Italian man who's very interested in Japanese culture and they get along pretty quickly...

Okane ga nai (manga)

English title: No Money

Author: Hitoyo Shonozaki
Genre: yaoi
Volumes: 6 (ongoing)

Sinopsis: Sweet, kind-hearted and innocent Yukiya Ayase is bought by bad-tempered, rich and cruel Somoku Kanou in an auction. Kanou says they have met before, but Ayase doesn't remember and he wants to go back to his only relative, Tetsuo without knowing that he's the one who handed him to the mafia; to be free he'll have to sell his body and gain 500.000 yens for each time.

Okane ga nai (OVA)

English title: No Money

Director: Makoto Sokuza

Genre: yaoi

Themes: action, drama
Episodes: 4

Sinopsis: Ayase Yukiya is a 18-years-old university student who finds himself in an illegal human auction, he's been drugged and doesn't remember anything. He's bought and saved by Kanou Somuku, a big-fish in the business world, and he tells Ayase that they have met before, but Ayase doesn't remember anything and he only wants to go back to his home with his only relative, Tetsuo. In a desperate effort to keep Ayase, Kanou tells him that he'll have to sell his body to him and pay his debt. Ayase is horrified by it but little by little something starts to grow between them...

Opening: "Romance Way" by ISSEI

Ending: "Itoshii hito yo Eien ni Nukumori wo Tsutaete..." by Tetsuya Kakihara and Wataru Hatano

Koukyuu no Arika

English title: A Permanent Place

Author: Sakuya Sakura
Genre: yaoi

Volumes: oneshot

Sinopsis: Busy Kuzumi has just returned from his business trip to the house where he grew up. There he finds the new young dog trainer, Yuu. Kuzumi introduces himself and confesses that he's homosexual, but Yuu says he isn't unconfortable about it so he doesn't have to worry. Kuzumi finds out that Yuu has a very troubled past so he'll learn more about him and will try to get him out of his trauma.

After I get Drunk on You

Author: Minami Haruka
Genre: yaoi

Themes: romance
Volumes: oneshot

Sinopsis: Natsuki always goes to the same bar, but he doesn't drink alcohol, he only goes there to see his beloved Kageyama. One day he wakes up and finds himself naked in Kageyama's bed! But he doesn't remember anything at all... Just what happened? Kageyama will explain it to him very soon...

Mogura to Taiyou

English title: The mole and the sun

Author: Naono Bohra

Genre: yaoi

Themes: romance, comedy

Volumes: oneshot

Sinopsis: Masaru is a college student, fan of famous male model Hiroyuki, who turns to be his neighbour! Masaru tries to keep his distance from him because he doesn't want Hiroyuki to know that he's a fan. But after an incident Hiroyuki gets to know him and doesn't leave him alone!

Loveless (manga)

Author: Yun Kouga

Genre: shonen-ai

Themes: Fantasy, drama, action, shota-con

Volumes: 9 (ongoing)

Sinopsis: Aoyagi Ritsuka finds himself alone in the world when his elder brother, Seimei, is killed by some strange organization. On his first day of his new school he meets a stranger, Agatsuma Soubi, an adult who says to be Seimei's friend. But as soon as Ritsuka starts to trust him, strange things start to happen, Soubi promises to protect and love him forever. Ritsuka doesn't understand anything...What will their relationship turn to?

Loveless (anime)

Director: Yuu Kou
Genre: shonen-ai
Themes: Fantasy, drama, action, shota-con
Episodes: 12


Sinopsis: Aoyagi Ritsuka is a 12-years-old boy living with his mental-sick mother. His elder brother and only protector, Seimei, died for an unknown reason. Now Ritsuka has to endure many things by his own. His first day in his new school he meets an adult, Agatsuma Soubi, who says to be Seimei's friend and gains Ritsuka's confidence. But, is him really Seimei's friend? Or did he have another kind of relationship with him? And why does Soubi want to protect Ritsuka so badly?

Opening: "Tsuki no Curse" by Okina Reika
Ending: "Michiyuki" by Hikida Kaori

Gravitation (anime)

Gravitation

Director: Bob Shinohata
Genre: shounen-ai
Themes: music, drama, romance
Episodes: 13

Sinopsis: Shuichi Shindo dreams to be a music idol along with his best friend Hiroshi Nakano, they play in their own band named Bad Luck. One day Shuichi writes the lyrics for his new song and they go in the hands of a unknown man who cruelly criticizes them. After the incident Shuichi decides to find that person again and ask him for an explanation for his rudeness. Soon he learns that the mysterious man is a famous romance novelist, Yuki Eiri, and becomes more and more interested in him.

Opening: "Super Drive" by Yousuke Sakanoue

Ending: "Glaring Dream" by Kinya Kotani

Haru wo Daite Ita (OVA)

Haru wo Daite Ita

English title: Embracing love
Director: Yoshikata Nitta
Genre: Yaoi
Themes: drama
Episodes: 2

Sinopsis: Iwaki Kyousuke and Katou Youji are two AV rival actors

who'll be starring a new gay themed movie written by famous novelist Sawa. Iwaki isn't very happy of it; on the other side, the young Katou will do anything to climb up the success, Iwaki will not let himself down and he'll show that he's a professional; but Katou confesses him that he loves him... Will Iwaki accept his feelings and realize that he loves him too?

Opening: "Private Truth" by Toshiyuki Morikawa

Ending: "One Night Cruising" by Shinichiro Miki

Haru wo Daite Ita (manga)

English title: Embracing Love
Author: Youka Nitta
Genre: explicit yaoi
Themes: drama, romance

Volumes: 14 (licensed by Be Beautiful Manga in the US)

Sinopsis: AV actor Iwaki Kyousuke is invited to audition a new gay movie in which he'll have to compete against his rival Katou Youji. This "audition" consists of both men having sex in front of the erotic-novels writer, Sawa. Iwaki beats Katou for the role but he has to play the bottom with Sawa. After the super hit of the movie, it is made a TV drama starring Iwaki and Katou together. Iwaki feels uncomfortable about this, but Katou is confident and is willed to win Iwaki's heart.

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Date 14th March 2008

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