Heartstopper (Volume 1) Story and Art: Alice Oseman Summary from Amazon: Nick and Charlie are best friends, but one kiss has changed everything. In the aftermath, Charlie is sure that Nick isn’t interested, but Nick is more… More
[Manga] Hatsukoi Encounter (初恋エンカウンター)
初恋エンカウンター | Hatsukoi Encounter
by Nanatsuno Wataru (ななつの航)
That cover ticks off all my favorite tropes. But will this be just eye candy?
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[Game] Enamored Risks
Enamored Risks
Developer: Crystal Game Works
Platform: PC, Android
Category: Visual Novel, Otome Game
Official Site: https://crystalgameworks.itch.io/enamored-risks
I know, I’m so late. I meant to play and write a post about this last year, but RL turned hectic while I was transitioning to a new job. On top of that, I was just not in the mood to play any games for a while. So there’s that. 😅
For those unfamiliar with NaNoRenO, it is an annual event that happens every March as game developers take on the challenge to create a visual novel within a month. Enamored Risks is Crystal Game Works’s entry for the NaNoRenO 2020. The story follows Alex, a college undergrad who feels burned out from her school works and her parents’ hassling. She overhears about a group of urban explorers and their adventures on abandoned buildings and other structures. Wanting to get out of her ordinary life, she decides to do some explorations. With the help of her newfound friends, she discovers not just the beauty within the ruins but also a different side of herself.
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[Manga] 素人ヤンキー♂危機一発!! [Shirouto Yankee Kikiippatsu!!]
素人ヤンキー♂危機一発!! | Shirouto Yankee Kikiippatsu!!
Story and Art: Happy Yaku (八百)
Available at Rakuten (JP)
A story about a wolf (not really… or is he?) and a delinquent. Sounds delicious and sexy, no?
Except that’s not exactly the thing that pulled me in.
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[Manga] The Apothecary Diaries 1
薬屋のひとりごと 1 | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 1
Story: Hyuuga Natsu (日向夏)
Art: Nekokurage (ねこクラゲ)
Compiled by: Nanao Ikki (七緒一綺)
Status: Ongoing
Available at Amazon (EN), Rakuten Kobo (JP)
Summary from Goodreads:
Continue reading “[Manga] The Apothecary Diaries 1”After breaking a “curse” on the imperial heirs, a palace servant with training in herbal medicine is promoted up the ranks to food taster…and right into the thick of palace intrigue in this lushly illustrated period mystery series!
Maomao, a young woman trained in the art of herbal medicine, is forced to work as a lowly servant in the inner palace. Though she yearns for life outside its perfumed halls, she isn’t long for a life of drudgery! Using her wits to break a “curse” afflicting the imperial heirs, Maomao attracts the attentions of the handsome eunuch Jinshi and is promoted to attendant food taster. But Jinshi has other plans for the erstwhile apothecary, and soon Maomao is back to brewing potions and…solving mysteries?!
Hello 2021!
2020 has been a real wild ride. Everything started well, things looked hopeful, and then bam, new normal. On top of the pandemic, my country has been hit by every possible natural disaster. So it’s like trying to stay alive while being constantly vigilant on our surroundings. Personally, this year is also full of ups and downs. But I’m focusing on the ups instead.
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[Web Novel] Every Day the Protagonist Wants to Capture Me part 2 (主角每天都想攻略我)
主角每天都想攻略我 | Every Day the Protagonist Wants to Capture Me
Author: 青端 | Qing Duan
Novel Updates: https://www.novelupdates.com/series/every-day-the-protagonist-wants-to-capture-me/
Raws: http://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=2878285
Translation: http://bcnovels.com/table-contents-every-day-protagonist-wants-capture/
Summary from BC Novels:
Transmigrated into the body of a cannon fodder villain, Chu Yu has three major worries:
1. How can he help the protagonist turn into a real harem master?
2. How can he develop a good relationship with the protagonist?
3. How can he live properly without holding on to the protagonist’s thigh?
The protagonist has three major worries:
1. Eldest disciple brother changed
2. Eldest disciple brother really changed
3. How can he marry eldest disciple brother?
System: Congratulations! ~ sprinkle flowers ~ grow old together happily!
Chu Yu: … Wait, what about the harem novel?
Author’s note – This 1vs1 (no harem) and HE (happy ending)
Translator’s Note: Suitable for all ages (no smut scenes)
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[Manga] Link and Ring (リンクアンドリング)
リンクアンドリング | Link and Ring
Story and Art: Tsuyuki Yuruco (つゆき ゆるこ)
Translated by: Amimaru Translation and Localization Services Ltd
Status: Completed
Available at futekiya (EN), Rakuten Kobo (JP)
Summary from futekiya
“If I ever get brave enough to say I like you from the top of my lungs–” Bessho coincidentally meets Makita in a university lecture they share, finding out that they both like cute things. While Bessho hides his preferences like a dirty little secret, Makita makes no excuses for who he is and what he likes. Despite the twists and turns, they encounter along the way, the pair of lovers deal with their possessive and jealous urges on their slow journey to answering the age-old question: what is the best way to fall in love?
[Manga] Love Awakening x Syndrome (恋⼼×シンドローム)
恋⼼×シンドローム | Koigokoro x Syndrome
Story and Art: Machida Tomato (町田 とまと)
Translated by: Amimaru Translation and Localization Services Ltd
Status: Completed
Available at futekiya (EN), Rakuten Kobo (JP) (both digital)
What it is (summary from futekiya)
College student Sano, who is curious about love but has never felt it, decides to go to associate professor Kigami, who’s famous for doling love advice out to his students. When he’s mistaken for a part-time assistant, however, Sano gets roped into cleaning the Archaeology department’s room for Kigami instead. Impressed by his work, Kigami gives him advice in exchange for his trouble and suggests Sano be his teacher’s assistant for real. But would his advice still successfully snag Sano a girlfriend, even though Kigami’s only ever liked guys?
Another title I picked up because it is on the first page lol. Surprisingly, I enjoyed it.
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[Manga] Seitokai: When a Student Council Member Rehabilitating a Bad Boy Somehow Turns Into a Romantic Comedy
That’s a really long title…
生徒会役員として問題児を更生させていたら何故かラブコメになっていた件
| Seitokai Yakuin Toshite Mondaiji wo Kousei Saseteitara Nazeka Love Comedy ni Natteita Ken
Story and Art: Hashimoto Mitsu (ハシモト ミツ)
Translation: Amimaru Translation and Localization Services LTD
Status: Completed
What it is (summary from futekiya)
Hananomiya’s student council president Taisei Mizuki has his hands full with rehabilitating Sosuke Hakaze, the school’s number one problem child. As Hakaze’s acts grow worse, Mizuki can’t take it and blurts out, “how can we get you back to how you were before!?” In response, Hakaze says he’ll show Mizuki how…by kissing him (!) and even jerking him off (!!) Can Mizuki, pure in both mind and body, even stand a chance of enduring the naughty chain of “rehabilitation activities” they’ve just started?
Futekiya subscription was free for the entire month of May so I decided to try their service. I picked up Seitokai randomly because it seemed light and fun, and basing on futekiya’s smutty level, it is indeed smutty.
[Manga] Tabetemo Oishiku Arimasen 1 (食べてもおいしくありません 1 )
食べてもおいしくありません 1| Tabetemo Oishiku Arimasen 1
Mangaka: Yamada Nichoume (山田２丁目)
Status: Ongoing
Volumes: 2 (at the time of writing)
Frustrations from Mujintou led me to Tabetemo… I guess I didn’t want to accept that Yamada Nichoume is only as good as Mujintou, so I decided to give them another try with their new-ish series. Thankfully, I’m not disappointed.
In a world where demons and humans coexist, humans are treated as rare species. A chance encounter with a big-horned demon made a big change in Hiyori’s relatively peaceful life. Hodaka, the demon, demanded to allow Hiyori to eat him.
This is a pleasant surprise. I was expecting it to be full of blackmail, judging from the cover with cowering Hiyori and a towering demon in the background. But Tabetemo subverts every expectation I have.
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