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Is This the Kind of Love I Want?

“Gay Uta and straight virgin Ryouma sleep together once, then struggle with their ongoing attraction while dating others.”

Is This the Kind of Love I Want?

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16 chapters · 2 volumes · 2018 - 2021 · Manga
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Gay Uta and straight virgin Ryouma sleep together once, then struggle with their ongoing attraction while dating others.

When Uta comes out as gay and confesses he wants to sleep with another man for once, his friend Ryouma—who's a virgin himself—obliges. But Ryouma is straight. Or at least, he thinks he is. The two men live together as friends, living their own lives and dating their own partners. But they continue to be inextricably drawn back to one another... (Source: Tokyopop)

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A Manga Publication

  • Format 16 × 2 ch × vol
  • Total read 2h 08m approx
  • Published Sep 2018 – Sep 2021
  • Source Manga media type
  • Ref. BS-M71119 catalog

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