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Hope everyone had a great Christmas~
Heading into the new year, I plan to keep things the same for these posts unless you all feel differently. Do you prefer I stop using the blurbs from Volume 1 of a series and instead use the blurb for the current volume? For now, I’ll stick with the blurbs from the first volume unless yall tell me otherwise.
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Jump to : Danmei | Light Novels
Man(ga/hwa/hua) & Comics
Jan. 7th, 2024: Blood Night Market Vol. 1
From popular Boys’ Love creator Chise Ogawa, the mangaka of vs. LOVE (also from Seven Seas)! In this action-packed supernatural thriller, a dark city thrives when humans feed the desires of vampires.
Step into the pulsating heart of Blood Night City, a metropolis teeming with vampires thirsty for blood and humans eager to sell. In this dark urban landscape, Sotetsu toils as an employee of the Blood Control Bureau, an organization determined to stamp out illegal vampire activities. But when he crosses paths with the enigmatic Mozu, a self-proclaimed vampire gourmand, Sotetsu’s world is suddenly turned upside down. For the first time ever, a vampire craves his “undesirable blood,” but could there be more to Mozu’s desires?
Jan. 7th, 2024: Love on the Horizon 1
Art university student Nagi Kitagawa is hopelessly in love with Yu Yamasaki, his senpai in the folk song club who also happens to be his next door neighbor. Yu seems to have it all-good looks, a great personality, and he’s also super popular-so Nagi can’t help but think he’d never fall for a shy, innocent country bumpkin like him. One night, after drinking too much at one of their club get-togethers, Nagi helps a drunk Yu get home safe-but before he can go back to his own apartment, Yu wraps Nagi in his arms and falls asleep, trapping Nagi in his embrace. Nagi sneaks out the next morning, careful to not wake Yu up, and vows to keep the incident a secret. But when Nagi finds himself growing closer and closer to Yu, his unrequited feelings only grow stronger…but could it be his love isn’t as one-sided as he thinks it is…?
Jan. 7th, 2024: Mobsters in Love 03 *FINAL VOLUME*
A wholesome Boys Love rom-com between a handsome but oblivious mob boss and his young, simplehearted but moody second-in-command!
Akihiro Kashima is the right-hand man of the Sawatari mob, and he has a secret. He’s been hopelessly in love for years—with his boss! As a trusted subordinate, he’s subject to the head honcho’s unintended acts of seduction. But with Akihiro’s position in the group at stake, he couldn’t possibly reveal the infatuation that plagues him. Stuck between duty and his feelings, something’s gotta give!
Jan. 14th, 2025: Just Like Mona Lisa 04
In this world, people are born without a gender.
Then, children’s bodies shift toward their desired gender when they reach twelve years old. Until Hinase’s eighteenth spring, they lived content without a gender. But bubbly girl Ritsu and thoughtful boy Shiori both confess their feelings on the same day! Romance was never on Hinase’s mind, so how can they respond? Hinase must explore their identity as they arrive at the cusp of adulthood.
Who will they choose, and who will they become?
Jan. 14th, 2025: My Dearest Patrolman, Vol. 3
A young patrolman harbors secret feelings for a middle-aged shop owner on his beat!
Shin Nakamoto was a troubled youth until a local patrolman saved him from a nasty beatdown one night. Inspired by the patrolman’s heroism and good looks, Shin suddenly had a goal in his aimless life—to become a patrolman and serve at the same station as his crush! But after a decade of pursuing his dream, Shin discovers that Seiji has retired from the force to run his family’s tiny convenience store.
Resigned, Shin has to settle for seeing Seiji when they run into each other about town or when Shin makes a point of stopping at his store. Shin believes he’s content with that, but one night Seiji changes everything by bemoaning his lack of romantic prospects and mentioning he might as well try his luck with guys. Now Shin has a new goal in life—to win Seiji’s heart!
Jan. 14th, 2025: Stigmata: Love Bites, Vol. 2
Homicide investigators utilize supernatural abilities to solve their cases while simultaneously investigating their own feelings for each other!
Officer Asako, part of a special investigations unit, has the unique ability to react to the residual thoughts of murder victims, replicating their wounds on his own body. Together with his partner, the reserved Detective Kuroiwa, he works hard to solve the toughest of cases.
In a shocking turn of events, one of the cases this unique team of investigators takes on is the murder of Superintendent Kuroiwa’s own ex-wife, Mari. Upon visiting the murder scene, Asako reacts by collapsing and bleeding profusely from a wound that suddenly appears on his back. But why are Mari’s final thoughts about her ex-husband Kuroiwa, and what does Asako’s surprising reaction to them really mean?
Jan. 14th, 2025: The Titan’s Bride Vol. 6
Senior Kouichi Mizuki is about to take his final exams and graduate from high school, when he suddenly finds himself in a world of titans. Not only is he no longer anywhere near home, but one of these giants, Prince Caius, has claimed Kouichi as his bride! Thanks to a disturbing, world-ending prophecy, the prince’s upcoming nuptials cannot be with anyone of his world. Since Caius has no plans to send Kouichi back to earth, he is wholeheartedly set on taking Kouichi as his “wife”!
Jan. 21st, 2025: After School Etude Vol. 2
An unlikely pair makes a perfect match!
When Minobe Chihiro is admitted to a private arts academy to study ballet, the last person he expects to train with is the surly second year Ichinomiya Shun. Yet by some stroke of luck, the two have been paired up for their school’s mandatory pas de deux practice. While Minobe has fallen at first sight for Ichinomiya’s superior dance sense, the second-year’s attitude leaves a lot to be desired. For Ichinomiya, paired with Minobe as a dance partner is not how he’d like to be spending his time. The grumpy upperclassman has his walls up, but Minobe’s puppy-like affection might be just what he needs!
Jan. 21st, 2025: Dinghai Fusheng Records (The Comic / Manhua) Vol. 2
The full-color manhua (comic) adaptation of the hit danmei/Boys’ Love novel–and in the same universe as Legend of Exorcism: Tianbao Fuyao Lu!
A historical fantasy set in an ancient China where magic has been nearly extinguished, and two young men must work together to prevent the destruction of all life.
It has been three hundred years since magic disappeared from the Divine Land. Chen Xing is the last Great Exorcist—a young man with a tenuous grip on magic whose life is destined to end on his twentieth birthday. As whispers about the return of the demonic entity known as Mara echo across the land, Chen Xing is burdened with a daunting task: to seek out his fated counterpart, the Protector Martial God, and together, to save the world.
Enter Xiang Shu, a condemned man with a haunted past. Accused of unspeakable atrocities, Xiang Shu is an enigma—handsome, skilled, and facing execution for crimes he claims he didn’t commit. As their destinies intertwine, Chen Xing and Xiang Shu embark together on a journey where the salvation of everything they know hangs in the balance.
Jan. 21st, 2025: Even if There’s No Rainbow Tomorrow
Whip runs a drag bar in Tokyo, where they interact with some of the most interesting people in society. But at home their days are often spent by idly chatting via a phone app with a user named “Insomniac Salaryman.” Their conversations are nothing much more than grumbling about their day-to-days. So when Whip develops some light romantic feelings for this person that they have never met, they dismiss it as a romance that will never happen.
Jan. 21st, 2025: Guardians of the Far Frontier
An aristocrat named Ashath, has been assigned to a quiet post called the “guardian of the outer shell,” a security force for the elite, far from the castle. Ashath was left behind after his unit was wiped out in a battle. Regretting his situation as the lone survivor, his dreams are full of nightmares of that battle. He then meets Durant, a foul-mouthed sorcerer, who removes the nightmares with his magic. Durant also may be falling for Ashath
Jan. 21st, 2025: How My Daddies Became Mates Vol. 2 *FINAL VOLUME*
Sparks and fists fly in this Boys’ Love omegaverse spin on the “how I met your father” trope!
As teenagers, Kuroga Akane and Shirosaki Aoi couldn’t have been more different. An alpha and an omega from rival schools, their initial meeting wasn’t exactly love at first sight. In fact, it was downright brutal! Fast forward to adulthood, and not only are they mated and married, but they even have an adorable daughter! How did these former delinquents go from wanting to beat each other to a pulp to falling in love?!
Jan. 21st, 2025: I’m Here, Beside You, Vol. 1
Ibuki Doi has never forgotten his first love from high school―Mikami Baba, the kind, handsome, and totally straight student council president. Though he was too shy to approach Mikami back then, Ibuki always held his idol near and dear to his heart, wishing him nothing but the best! However, when he learns Mikami is soon to be married to a man, he just can’t help it―he’s absolutely devastated. He drinks himself into a stupor to drown his sorrow but is surprised to wake up and find…he’s back in high school?! Could this be Ibuki’s second chance to make things go his way?
Jan. 21st, 2025: Kei X Yaku: Bound By Law 4
Ichiro, an agent with the Tokyo Metropolitan Public Security Bureau, receives orders to make contact with and closely surveil Shiro, a yakuza hotshot whose bed partners include a considerable amount of influential male politicians. The mission takes an unexpected turn when they realize they’ve both been pursuing the same cold case: the disappearance of Rion Nakaba, Ichiro’s senior and Shiro’s sister. Determined to uncover the truth, the two secretly team up under the guise of lovers to try and pick up her trail…
Jan. 21st, 2025: Sasaki and Miyano, Vol. 10
It all started like a typical old-school boys’ love plotline-bad-boy senior meets adorably awkward underclassman, one of them falls in love, and so on and so forth. But although Miyano is a self-proclaimed boys’ love expert, he hasn’t quite realized…he’s in one himself. Which means it’s up to Sasaki to make sure their story has a happily ever after…!
Jan. 28th, 2025: A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation, Volume 10
When Lizel mysteriously finds himself in a city that bears odd similarities to his own but clearly isn’t, he quickly comes to terms with the unlikely truth: this is an entirely different world. Even so, laid-back Lizel isn’t the type to panic. He immediately sets out to learn more about this strange place, and to help him do so, hires a seasoned adventurer named Gil as his tour guide and protector.
Until he’s able to find a way home, Lizel figures this is a perfect opportunity to explore a new way of life adventuring as part of a guild. After all, he’s sure he’ll go home eventually… might as well enjoy the otherworldly vacation for now!
I believe this is a nonBL…BL
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Jan. 28th, 2025: Checkmate Vol. 2
Detached. Disinterested. Dispassionate. All words used to describe Soohyun and his uneventful, mediocre life. He’s nothing like he once was. As a teen, he had a fire, a passion burning within, all thanks to one person: bright-haired and brilliant Eunsung. Throughout high school, Soohyun obsessively competed with Eunsung for the top spot in all things, only to consistently come in second place. And as high school ended without victory, so did his passion for anything. But all this changes when, as an adult, he suddenly sees Eunsung again—except the other man is in the news, embroiled in scandal! Seeing Eunsung in a state of shame ignites something in Soohyun. Fiery hate, long thought dead, comes alive within him once more.
Determined to see a fallen Eunsung with his own eyes, Soohyun reinvents himself as a reporter and begins dishing out one dirty article after another. He’s sure that with each scathing article, Eunsung will come crawling to Soohyun and begging for mercy. Except, it doesn’t happen. Eunsung doesn’t react at all the way Soohyun expects! Just who is being manipulated, and who, the manipulator?
Jan. 28th, 2025: Hitorijime My Hero 15
A yaoi romance between a good boy who didn’t know he was waiting for a hero, and a bad boy who comes to his rescue! “I don’t like caramel sauce. I prefer something bitter…” Masahiro Setagawa doesn’t believe in heroes, but wishes he could: He’s found himself in a gang of small-time street bullies who use him to run errands. But when high school teacher (and scourge of the streets) Kousuke Ohshiba comes to his rescue, he finds he may need to start believing after all… and as their relationship deepens, he realizes a hero might be just what he was looking for this whole time.
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Jan. 28th, 2025: Let’s Eat Together, Aki and Haru, Volume 3
Join Aki and Haru as they tackle one of the most perilous tasks two college roommates can face — feeding themselves! Easygoing Aki has mastered the art of affordable home-cooking to keep his good friend Haru upbeat and motivated throughout the school year. From homemade ramen to fried chicken to plum liqueur, each season offers a whole new menu! Chewing their way through life’s ups and downs, the boys and their friends share in the simple joys of food and youth. Take a hearty bite out of this sweet and refreshing slice of life story!
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Danmei
Jan. 7th, 2025: Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 3
In this historical tale of war and political intrigue, an intense relationship burns between the son of an infamous traitor and the vengeful nobleman who despises him…at first.
Shen Zechuan is the eighth son of the traitorous Prince of Jianxing, a man who doomed his cities and people to destruction at the hands of the foreign enemy. As the only surviving member of his reviled line, Shen Zechuan is dragged to the capital in chains. He bears the hatred of the nation, but no one’s hate burns hotter than that of Xiao Chiye, the youngest son of the powerful Prince of Libei.
Xiao Chiye would love nothing more than to see Shen Zechuan dead–but against all odds, he clings to life. Rather than succumb to his family’s disgrace, he becomes a thorn in Xiao Chiye’s side, clawing his way into the cutthroat political world of the capital. Yet as these two bitter enemies beat against the bonds of their fate, they find themselves kindred spirits, unlikely allies…and perhaps something more.
Jan. 14th, 2025: Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang (Novel) Vol. 5
The discovery of violet gold, a vital fuel for steam-powered machines, propelled the empire of Great Liang into an age of prosperity. But for Chang Geng, a young man raised on the impoverished northern border, the concerns of the empire are as distant as the stars above.
When raiders from the north attack Chang Geng’s small village, he discovers that the life he knows is a lie. His mother, his teacher, and even his godfather whom he trusted more than any other, Shen Shiliu, are not what they seem. As enemy nations close in, Chang Geng follows his godfather to the heart of the imperial capital, where a greater fate lies in store for him.
This steampunk series set in a world like historical China, built around the desire between two men (danmei), was penned by blockbuster author priest, whose works have been translated into many languages and inspired global multimedia franchises, including the live-action dramas Guardian and Word of Honor. The Seven Seas English-language edition will include exclusive, all-new covers and new interior illustrations.
Jan. 21st, 2025: Run Wild: Sa Ye (Novel) Vol. 1 (Special Edition)
The Limited Edition (one printing only) debut! In this novel series originally released in Chinese—and which inspired a number of multimedia adaptations—two disaffected young men stuck in a run-down city discover that everything changes once they find each other.
Seventeen-year-old Jiang Cheng is cast aside by his adoptive parents and sent to a desolate northern town to live with his gambling-obsessed, deadbeat father. Arriving with just a suitcase, a pack of cigarettes, and a looming sense of dread over his uncertain future, he steps off the train and into a bleak, rundown place far from everything he knows. There, he meets Gu Miao, a quiet, troubled girl, and her brother Gu Fei, a boy his age with musical notes shaved into his hair. Disenchanted with life, Jiang Cheng and Gu Fei are reluctant to connect, but fate—and Gu Miao—have other plans.
In this frigid snow-covered town, hope seems frozen in time, yet the unexpected bond between Jiang Cheng and Gu Fei might prove to be the warmth they both desperately need.
This limited Special Edition contains the Standard Edition, but with bonus merchandise shrinkwrapped to the book: a double-sided bookmark, a lined notebook, 3 polaroids of main characters, and a sticker sheet. Don’t miss the new art from guest artists included in this special merch!
0 likes and i’ll preorder…lol
Light Novels
Jan. 21st, 2025: Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki’s Conjecture, Vol. 5 (light novel)
TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION…
Naoya Fukamachi is a university student whose ability to infallibly detect lies has left him friendless and isolated. When he writes a paper about a strange festival he wandered into as a child, though, he catches the fancy of his folklore studies professor, Akira Takatsuki, a handsome and eccentric man with a passion for all things mysterious. Soon, Naoya finds himself working as Akira’s assistant, helping him interpret an array of unexplainable phenomena, from haunted objects and cursed effigies to urban legends. As this odd couple continues their investigations, however, Naoya realizes that his professor has had a few bizarre childhood experiences of his own…
not BL but would supposedly appeal to BL fans
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