“Closeted gay man in denial, surrounded by obvious signs of his sexuality, insists he's straight.”
Kachou no Koi
課長の恋
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Closeted gay man in denial, surrounded by obvious signs of his sexuality, insists he's straight.
Otakara Kazuhiko is hiding in the world's most transparent closet. Single, in his thirties, girlfriend-less for all his life, he sits there in his office wondering why it is everyone seems to think he's gay. Chronic bachelorhood doesn't mean that he's homosexual! Sure, having no girlfriend doesn't necessarily mean that he's into guys! Ignoring the affections of women doesn't mean that he's not interested in love! But staring at guys' asses and having your office wall littered with posters of half-naked males, owning piles of gay mags and collecting figurines of muscled men decorating your desk might just be implying something... (Source: MU)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 3 vol ch × vol
- Published Jan 2003 – Jan 2006
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M35527 catalog