The moment we realized that we both like men, a special"rule" was born between us: First, we should keep a secret about us being gay. Second, we should not fall in love with each other. Rio has been secretly watching this attractive classmate, Etsu, for quite a long time. Etsu has a complicated character, but his face is just Rio's type. Regardless, It has been decided by the destiny that they could not be together no matter how attracted they are to each other. After all, they are both "bottom"! Still, aren't "rules" made to be broken? Enjoy the complete volume of "Rule No. 1" series, a masterpiece by the reversible couple enthusiast, Sachi Murakami!

A new student enrolls in Kosuke’s sophomore class in high school. As a perfect foil to Kosuke’s short stature, Raku is tall, manly and popular with girls. Although Kosuke initially feels jealous, he soon learns of Raku’s secret and is asked to keep it a secret. Raku finds himself taking an interest in Kosuke and they begin to grow closer. This is a high school romantic comedy about an odd couple!

Boys Love Manga and Beyond looks at a range of literary, artistic and other cultural products that celebrate the beauty of adolescent boys and young men. In Japan, depiction of the “beautiful boy” has long been a romantic and sexualized trope for both sexes and commands a high degree of cultural visibility today across a range of genres from pop music to animation. In recent decades, “Boys Love” (or simply BL) has emerged as a mainstream genre in manga, anime, and games for girls and young women. This genre was first developed in Japan in the early 1970s by a group of female artists who went on to establish themselves as major figures in Japan's manga industry. By the late 1970s many amateur women fans were getting involved in the BL phenomenon by creating and self-publishing homoerotic parodies of established male manga characters and popular media figures. The popularity of these fan-made products, sold and circulated at huge conventions, has led to an increase in the number of commercial titles available. Today, a wide range of products produced both by professionals and amateurs are brought together under the general rubric of “boys love,” and are rapidly gaining an audience throughout Asia and globally. This collection provides the first comprehensive overview in English of the BL phenomenon in Japan, its history and various subgenres and introduces translations of some key Japanese scholarship not otherwise available. Some chapters detail the historical and cultural contexts that helped BL emerge as a significant part of girls' culture in Japan. Others offer important case studies of BL production, consumption, and circulation and explain why BL has become a controversial topic in contemporary Japan.

Proclaimed handsome elite businessman, Yuto Shinonome, falls in love at first sight with Tamaki, a beauty who’s exactly his type. It hits him like a ton of bricks when he finds out Tamaki is actually a guy!! Nevertheless, Yuto still acts like a kid with a crush and teases Tamaki like there’s no tomorrow … How can perverse Yuto handle love!?

Rule 1, treat each other like family. Rule 2, set a time limit. Rule 3, don't cross the final line… These are our rules as brothers.
High school senior Mikage Aiba has one younger step brother, Tomoki. While the elder sibling prefers rules and order, the younger is more easy-going and loose. Despite their two opposing personalities, the two have been close ever since their parents got remarried 12 years prior.
However, when Mikage gets accepted into university, the feelings they can no longer push down shatter their "order," and a new set of rules are laid down between the two…
The spirited author Kei Kanai pens a dramatic, yet beautifully tranquil love story between two step siblings!

Izumi is interested in Ibuki Asakawa from the class next door, but the one who became close to him is the twin brother, Satsuki, instead. It turned out Satsuki is having a one-sided relationship with a guy who keeps abused his attention. Despite his brother's objection, Satsuki stayed in the relationship just because they kissed once! Izumi who did not want Satsuki to go to that man’s place gave Satsuki a sudden kiss, “Now we have kissed, I am important to you too, right?” After the shocking development in their relationship, Izumi began to question himself… Which Asakawa did he truly like? This volume includes 4 short sexy stories of Etsu and Rio from “Rule No. 1 Series."

Since becoming a vampire, Albert’s life has fallen into an unchanging cycle-day to night, bat to vampire, USA to...Japan? After a mishap at a meat-processing plant in Nebraska, bat-Al is flash-frozen alongside his midday snack and shipped to a foreign land! Explaining to police how he really ended up wandering naked is out of the question, not to mention he doesn’t know a word of Japanese! Al will have to rely on the kindness (?) of his new companions if he’s going to get by in Tokyo-that is, if he can convince them he’s the bat!