“Collection of yaoi manga stories featuring office romance, middle-age crisis, soapland encounters, and childhood friends' birthday tension.”
Director and Takeda-kun
部長と竹田くん
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Collection of yaoi manga stories featuring office romance, middle-age crisis, soapland encounters, and childhood friends' birthday tension.
1. Buchou to Takeda-kun 2. Yume Miru youni Dakaretai Iizuka Kunio is facing middle age and is not going without a fight, especially since his younger subordinate Takeda-kun has been at his office. 5. Asayake no Anchikushou "Soap" was the name of a place where Motoki whored himself to homosexuals. He hadn't expected to work there permanently, but circumstances had left him to stay. Life wasn't that great, but a meeting with Jiro from the tofu shop changed that. And after that it seemed as though chance and kindness slowly weaved them into each other's life. 6. Seishun Nano Missile Heaven (The Attack of the Youth Missile) A oneshot concerning friends since elementary school, and it's time for a birthday celebration. Both boys seem to have their "gift" in mind. Who gets the gift? Who gives the gift? Who is the main course for dinner? 7. GINO
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A Manga Publication
- Format 7 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 56m approx
- Published Mar 2006 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M2015 catalog