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Featured Review from dhawkins
The Rule of Standing on Tiptoe is absolutely adorable - the title itself pulled me in. Kousuke is lovable, squishy, and a source of both entertainment and reprieve. Raku is gentle, sincere, and very attentive. Together, Kousuke and Raku make the perfect pair: they help one another grow and mature, but they still act zany and go on adventures. They are both new to love but readers will see the connection right from the start. Nothing explicit but this love story definitely doesn't need it: Kousuke and Raku's love is best when it's all blushes and awkward kisses.
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The blushes and awkward kisses are certainly some of the best bits!! I love how Kosuke wants to keep Raku to himself, but realizes how immature he can be at times. He's absolutely adorable. (And totally looks like a Hamster). Raku is the perfect opposite and they complement each other very well. There are so many "almost...!" moments in this - it's a definite page-turner with a super satisfying end!
Featured Review from YokaiAkito
This is such a cute and heart-warming manga! The characters are very expressive, and the art-style is playful. I highly recommend this manga for someone wanting something on the cuter, more pure-hearted side of BL! This manga also contains a few extra stories at the end of the volume!
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"Warning! Whispers of Love" really is adorable, and I couldn't stop smiling to myself while reading! I like the art, too - it switches well between cute boys and silly expressions. All of the stories are lovely, but the first one is probably my favorite (though there's a hilarious dog in one of the later stories). I loved watching (reading?) Hajime's feelings develop, and it just makes the end all the sweeter!
Featured Review from irinuk
If you want a sweet, endearing yaoi love story with a very manly seme / cutesy neko combination ... well, this is just what you need. I really love Shima Asahi but out of all her stories this is in my top 3 ;) I can only hope that the second character "candidate for seme role" (Ogata) will get a story of his own. Happy reading :)
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I read so happily!! Well, of course, there are some not-so-happy scenes, too, and I really felt for Tsukiori, but this was just fantastic! Very sweet but also rather sexy :3 Totally makes me want to read more of Shima Asah's stuff! I hope Ogata gets a story, too... Despite being a little handsy, I liked him ^w^ And he had the best line: "Let me have a nipple." What's not to love?
Featured Review from LP
I really liked the first story! It was really cute and the main character really acted like a highschooler, in my opinion -- a little creepy, a little impulsive, and full of puppy-like affection. Adorable. The rest of the stories were all right, some were better than others, but none made a really long lasting impression.
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I loved the first story, too! Teru, the main character, was indeed adorable, and mainly he just wanted to be accepted for who he was. It really made me feel for him ♥ I think the emotions evoked from that first story (which is still quite long!) ended up out-shining the others...
Featured Review from YokaiAkito
This is such a sweet and interesting story! I really liked that the story is set in the US during the 1960s! It was very refreshing! I also really enjoyed that the story focused on programming students using teletype machines and punched paper tape! The story is very innocent with only some stolen glances and love-struck bullying. I highly recommend this for someone who loves cute, innocent BL or someone who loves computers!
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This is the cutest manga ever!! (And strangely educational...) Trey looks really cute but is actually pretty fiesty, and his reactions when he starts to realize his feelings for MJ are so sweet and innocent. I liked the setting too - it was all explained very well, so there was no confusion about teletype machines or anything. I defy anyone not to enjoy this story!
Featured Review from 3240661211
This is super Sexy with a touch of Magic. I can read it over and over again! Seriously, I wish there was more of it because the characters are so great and I've become very attached to them. I WANT MORE!!(and you will, too) A must read!
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"If he pumps mana straight into my membrane..." Now if that doesn't get your yaoi mind a-tingling, I don't know what will~! This book is amazing right from the offset! It really is very sexy (like, very sexy), but it's really cute and funny, too! The love-hate relationship the characters have builds the sexual tension to epic proportions. Plus, magic. Basically everything you could want out of a yaoi manga! ♥