Whether it's between best friends, co-workers, classmates, or total strangers, those first moments when hearts flutter are always special. This manga collection features twenty-nine short Boys' Love stories from a variety of hit manga artists, including the creators of BL Metamorphosis, Manly Appetites, I Think I Turned My Childhood Friend Into a Girl, and more!

Discover the profound wisdom of Japanese spirituality and its unique approach to self-cultivation.Spirituality as a Way explores the essence of Japanese spirituality through the concept of 'Way' (michi or do), a path of self-cultivation and personal growth found in martial arts (budo) and art forms (geido). This book contrasts this practical, embodied approach with Western cognitive traditions, offering fresh insights into grief care, Zen, meditation, and ...

“If you had died, professor… I would be all alone again.”The truth behind Mana, the “Miracle Girl of Okutama,” comes to light! And soon after, the crew ventures out to investigate a mysterious cave said to enshrine an oni. There, they find not relics of a demon, but rather a human skull with a gaping hole... All this and more, as Professor Takatsuki and Naoya risk life and limb in their hunt for the supernatural!

High schooler Eito Tachibana has always hated his name, including all of the jokes and puns about the number 8 that have come along with it. It's as if the number has haunted him like a ghost ever since he was a child. One day, he meets a classmate named Tomoya Hatta, aka Hachi-the Japanese word for “8.” What begins as casual greetings and small talk in the hallway soon becomes something much deeper, and Eito realizes that it's more than just a similar nickname that draws him to Hachi. Cou...

“Don’t cry... I’m right here.” After exchanging phone numbers, Pharm and Dean begin spending time together almost every day. Their budding chemistry doesn’t go unnoticed, though—soon, the potential couple is the talk of the campus! But as the pair’s feelings for each other grow, their recurring dreams intensify, now infiltrating their waking lives. Will the threads of fate pull the two close enough to finally remember their promise?

Tohru Saotome is a famous novelist suffering from a massive case of writer's block. While in the midst of this slump, his long-time editor is transferred, and his new one ends up being his former classmate Kazuha Sasasori. Kazuha is the only person Tohru has ever written a novel for, so things are awkward between them, to say the least. Why did Tohru write a story for his classmate in the first place? If you ask Kazuha, it's because Tohru was in love with him in high school...

The year-end holidays have arrived, and Masato is finally bringing Asahi home to meet his mother…as a “friend.” Encouraged by memories of his mother telling him to live life how he wants to, however, Masato decides he will someday confide in her the truth about his relationship with Asahi. But as Asahi watches over this positive change in Masato and realizes just how important he’s become to him, trauma from Asahi’s own past bubbles up to torment him.

A scrupulous vampire happy with his mundane life finds himself perpetually tested by his bored—and very unscrupulous—coworker.

Osuke Kuroe is loved by all kinds of creepy ghosts and ghouls, while Nijio Yuki has such powerful spiritual energy, it scares off every spirit around. This unlikely duo, who seem worlds apart, have now teamed up together to help the supernatural relocate and find safer places to live. When a new job comes in, Osuke and Nijio are tasked to stay overnight in an inescapable mansion. But this time, they're joined by their colleagues, Takao and Ten. After walking in on an intimate moment betwee...

Sayo Hoshikawa is a high schooler with a height complex who witnesses his unrequited crush getting rejected by the person Sayo despises most: the tall, popular, and menacing Itsuki Mashiba. He’s better than Sayo at pretty much everything, and what really gets under Sayo’s skin is when the jerk calls him cute! But one night, he has a dream about Mashiba caressing him…and that’s only the beginning! As his dreams get even more intense, will Sayo’s nightmares ever end, or will he have to confr...

Drip, drip, droppity drop—after a slippery, steamy confession, it’s only the beginning for Nomiya and Mikoshiba! Still, now that he has permission to actually touch the guy he’s been not-so-secretly panting after, Nomiya’s not sure his heart can take Mikoshiba’s killer cuteness…

“Minato-san, I have a sex drive.”When Akira Minato inherits an old, run-down laundromat from his grandfather, he sees it as an opportunity to recover from his grueling corporate job and spend his days in laid-back leisure. But all that changes when a new customer comes knocking—one who’s maybe a bit too good-looking. Despite their growing closer, Akira is determined not to let high school hottie Shintaro Katsuki find out he’s gay…until a casual slip of the tongue gives away his secret.