“Sakaki, a pragmatic gay man, becomes dangerously attracted to straight coworker Okada, who unexpectedly shows interest in return.”
After a Storm
嵐のあと
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Synopsis
Sakaki, a pragmatic gay man, becomes dangerously attracted to straight coworker Okada, who unexpectedly shows interest in return.
Self-centered, prudent and down-to-earth Sakaki finds his peaceful days wrecked by an inner storm when he gets completely attracted to, who he considers the forbidden, a straight man. Well, it doesn't come as a surprise when Okada, a dark haired stylish beauty, calls his attention in their first meeting; Okada is truly a jewel in the crowd, and Sakaki is very appreciative of a well-groomed man. Besides, just watching can't do any harm...right, that is true unless you have to keep meeting that person and working together for weeks. More to Sakaki's pain, even if he tries to avoid Okada, the man seems to have an unusual interest in him. It might be the sort of professional admiration that can turn into a good friendship, but Sakaki recognizes some signs that might say otherwise. However, even if there seems to be some hope, Sakaki is sure that's just a delusion on his part. Could he be mistaken? (Source: Queen2408)
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Running avg · Sep 2010 → Feb 2021
- 9 “Arashi no Ato is a much calmer manga than the title suggests. Well, for the reader at least, because I think Sakaki would disagree. Speaking of, Sakaki is the type of man who doesn’t want...”
- 8 “Arashi no Ato -After the Storm- by Hidaka Shouko is a sequel of sorts to Signal, by the same author. However, this time the story is about the really interesting and seemingly obnoxious character...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 6 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 48m approx
- Published May 2007 – Oct 2007
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M5831 catalog