Romance is in the air, and TOKYOPOP’s got just what you’re looking for. With shoujo, josei, girls love, boys love and more, our LOVELOVE line has something for everyone!
After advertising his real estate company as LGBT-friendly, shy Toshimitsu Yamamura comes to terms with his fear of being ‘outed’ as gay. He encounters friends and family who are navigating their own sexuality and relationships, including his boyfriend Gonta’s niece, Non, and their friend, Pororin.
Gonta and Toshi realize how oblivious Toshi is to his own self and how his pre-assumptions have been affecting his own life and others’. It's time for Toshi to start thinking about his future alongside Gonta... all while making amazing treats for them to share! sexuality;gay;queer;comic;comic strips;transgender;cartoonist;toshimitsu yamamura;genta tsubakisaka;toshimitsu;gonta;toshi;fiction;gay men;lgbtq;homosexuality;interpersonal relations;japan;graphic novels;comics and graphic novels;baking;comic books;strips;baked products;real estate agents;manga;yaoi
Delivery for You!
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Izumi Fukaya is a shut-in bachelor and part-timer whose only joy in life is seeing the handsome delivery worker who drops off his packages every day. Every time Ryouta Tsuchiya arrives with another delivery, the contents of the boxes are only half the excitement. Determined to make himself “cooler” to match Tsuchiya, Fukaya has yet to realize that Tsuchiya already thinks he's the whole package — and they're both about to find out they already have everything they want right in front of them!
Meanwhile, Yuito Igarashi and Yuuta Natsume are in the prime of their college years but neither of them can seem to hit that final, all important youthful milestone: a girlfriend. Natsume struggles to even talk to the girls, and Igarashi's greatest talent is coming off as a creep. Maybe if they team up and put their heads together, they can come up with a solution to get over their single-life hurdles.
NOTE: This book contains explicit sexual content. It is not intended for anyone under 18 years of age. graphic novels;comic;delivery;tender love;manhwa;izumi fukuya;izumi;tsuchiya;otaku;izumi fukaya;ryouta tsuchiya;fukaya;yuito igarashi;yuuta natsume;natsume;igarashi;gay men;college students;comics and graphic novels;comic books;strips;manga;yaoi
Welcome Back, Aureole
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Outgoing and popular Kazu and shy and serious Moto grew up together as childhood best friends. But something changes during junior high, and the familiar, easy rhythm of their friendship begins to break apart as Kazu starts nursing deeper feelings for his oblivious friend. When Kazu's troubled home life and Moto's budding romantic forays create a clash of misunderstandings, secrets, and hurt feelings, will their relationship be able to survive these growing pains?
Welcome Back, Aureole is a bittersweet yet tender exploration of the maturation of young love. Two boys growing up side by side... their stars drift apart and come together again.
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A Complicated Omega's Second Love
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Sakura, an office worker at the top of his game working for a major company, has a complex over being an Omega. He hates that Alphas are always oppressing Omegas and has resolved to be Mate-free for life. One day, however, he loses his memory in a freak accident, and finds out that somehow he and his colleague — an Alpha named Narushige, whom he's always thought of as a rival — have become mated! At first, Sakura is adamantly against the arrangement, but by and by, Narushige's steadfast compassion, trust, and affection as his partner leave Sakura finding himself attracted to him...
This book contains explicit content and mature themes, including dubious consent. It is not intended for anyone under 18 years of age.
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Cut-Over Criteria
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Haruma Seto tends to view the world as one big software program. So when his new subordinate at work — a young but talented man named Jin Hagiwara — suddenly confesses to him, Haruma’s left thinking there must be some sort of “bug.” If he just goes along with Jin’s confession, it gives him a chance to test for it. He’s a successful systems engineer, after all, and this is just a test... right?
A fresh new boys' love office romance in which opposites attract!
This book contains sexual content and is intended for an audience aged 18 years and up.
When famous wildlife photographer Narumi comes to Hokkaido to take photos of the elusive "snow fairies," he ends up stranded in a snow storm. After being rescued, he takes up residence in local farmer Haruki's house for the winter. As polar opposites, sophisticated and outgoing city slicker Narumi and country boy Haruki have a lot to learn from one another.
After Haruki shows an interest, Narumi teaches him about photography... and before he realizes it, he finds himself the sole subject of Haruki's new hobby. After a winter spent so close together, what will the spring thaw bring? comic;comic strips;anime;blanket wrap;narumi;hokkaido;haruki;young adult fiction;romance;graphic novels;comics and graphic novels;comic books;strips;blizzards;young gay men;wildlife photographers;manga;japan;relationship;lgbtq;bird
The Flower That Seems to Truly Dance
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"No one can know about these feelings. But at least I can think of you while I dance."
It's the 16th year of the Showa era (1941), and Soutarou Kuramoto, the son of a distinguished family, is returning from his studies abroad with something on his mind. As a child, he told his best friend, Haroumi Asuma, "I hate the way you dance."
Determined to apologize, he visits Haroumi, but the young man — now a renowned dancer — deftly avoids him. Or perhaps there's another reason why he won't meet with Shoutarou...?
Set in an era where connecting with the person you love wasn't easy, a reunion with a childhood friend allows a long hidden love to bloom.
Akari is an average 25-year-old office worker who harbors a secret she hides from her colleagues: she's so obsessed with the pretty-boy idol Ren-Ren that it's ruining her financially!
When her lunch is stolen by a pigeon, a kind stranger offers his homemade bento in its place, and after graciously accepting, Akari tells him the reason she's so destitute. It's the first time she's revealed her secret otaku lifestyle to anyone. Of course, she assumes she'll never see this stranger again... until he shows up as the newest employee at her office! Can Akari trust him to keep her tragic and embarrassing secret from their coworkers? graphic novels;comic;relationship;marriage;co-workers;akari;ren-ren;man-woman relationships;romance;comics and graphic novels;comic books;strips;work environment;manga;women clerks;contemporary woman;otaku;popular culture;obsession;workplace romance;employee;secret lifestyle
The Snake Who Loved a Sparrow
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A controversial courtship between a sparrow and the lonely snake who saved his life...
Komazu is a sparrow, and as a sparrow, there’s one thing he knows about snakes: they eat small birds. When he encounters Shirato, the white snake, of course he expects the worst — but instead of trying to eat him, Shirato saves him from a boar stampede and flees, teary-eyed, when Komazu lashes out in fear. When the sparrow realizes he's perhaps misjudged snakes and decides to learn more about Shirato, the two grow closer, first as friends and then as something more.
They are predator and natural prey, coming from different species and social castes; can love overcome the laws of nature, despite the differences in their way?
This book contains sexual content including nonhuman physiology, and is intended for an audience aged 18 years and up.
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SCRAMBLUES
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Haru Kurosaki once heard a stranger's song in high school that made him decide to finally follow his passions. Now, he's a graphic designer who's recently been put in charge of designing a CD jacket for the prodigy musical artist Eddie Astley.
On the outside, Eddie is intimidating and aloof — but when Haru spots him at a rock concert, he realizes how wrong that assumption is. As he sees beyond Eddie's surly exterior and catches a glimpse of the man beneath the affectation, Haru begins to think about the message and emotions that Eddie tries to convey through his music. And in trying to get to know more about Eddie for his design project, he discovers that music always has a way of transporting you to a vital moment from the past. comic;lgbt;queer;guitarist;romantic comedy;gay;music;artist;relationship;lesbian;performing arts;love;lgbtq;band;kurosaki;eddie;haru kurosaki;eddie astley;haru;gay men;young adult fiction;romance;friendship;musicians;graphic novels;memory;comics and graphic novels;comic books;strips;graphic artists;gay musicians;manga;romance comic books;yaoi
Confessions of a Shy Baker, Volume 1
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Toshimitsu Yamamura owns a real estate company and loves baking delicious, healthy snacks in his spare time. When his coworker comes to him one day with the idea of advertising their real estate agency as LGBT-friendly, Toshi realizes this little change could really help people who often face discrimination in his industry. He's terrified, though, because he worries this move will out him as gay. Joined by his boyfriend Gonta who inspired him to bake in the first place, Toshi navigates a changing world that's slowly becoming more accepting, faces his fears and discomfort, and bakes some incredibly lovely treats along the way. sexuality;gay;queer;comic;comic strips;transgender;cartoonist;toshimitsu yamamura;genta tsubakisaka;toshimitsu;gonta;toshi;fiction;gay men;lgbtq;homosexuality;interpersonal relations;japan;graphic novels;comics and graphic novels;baking;comic books;strips;baked products;real estate agents;manga;yaoi
Just Friends
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During one summer in her teens, Erika’s mother pressured her into going to a local overnight camp. Despite her reservations, Erika ended up meeting a girl named Emi... and Emi didn't let Erika’s anti-social front prevent them from forming a special bond.
Now in their 30s, Erika and Emi reminisce about that fateful summer and consider what could have been.
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Yuri Espoir, Volume 3
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After finding out she is to be forced into an marriage of convenience as soon as she graduates high school, Kokoro sees her life ending before her eyes at her father's wishes. And so in her final year of high school, she decides to indulge in her love of other women, and create an incredible sketchbook of lesbian romance to leave behind as her legacy. As she observes the young women of her town, she learns more about their desires, their struggles, and the unpredictable whims of love.
On or Off, Volume 4
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Winner of the Ridibooks 2019 BL Awards. Published in English for the first time in full color and fully uncensored!
Yiyoung and his college friends have formed a startup company together, and even managed to score a proposal meeting with the illustrious SJ corporation. But when he meets Kang Daehyung, a handsome corporate big shot that's just his type, can Yiyoung keep his cool long enough to succeed in both his love life and his career?
NOTE: This book contains explicit sexual content and mature themes, including an age gap relationship and sexual fantasies involving dubious consent. It is not intended for anyone under 18 years of age.
On or Off, Volume 3
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Winner of the Ridibooks 2019 BL Awards. Published in English for the first time in full color and fully uncensored!
Yiyoung and his college friends have formed a startup company together, and even managed to score a proposal meeting with the illustrious SJ corporation. But when he meets Kang Daehyung, a handsome corporate big shot that's just his type, can Yiyoung keep his cool long enough to succeed in both his love life and his career?
NOTE: This book contains mature themes and explicit sexual content, including situations involving dubious consent and age gap. It is not intended for anyone under 18 years of age.
Iberico Pork & Slave of Love, Volume 2
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They may look like bad news, but these rough-and-tumble guys are the helpful Iberico Pigs, a local trash pick-up gang! When Yoshimune, the Pigs' second in command, gets involved with fellow member Genji, what starts as a casual friends-with-benefits situation turns into so much more. Even though their days spent together are filled with laughter, banter, and easy intimacy, the stoic Genji doesn't understand why Yoshimune still seems to be pushing him away. But when a figure from Yoshimune's past interrupts the easy rhythm of their relationship, tensions rise to the surface as darker secrets are revealed.
In a comedic, tender, and sometimes deadly serious tale of high school trash pick-up gangs, environmental conscientiousness, and real-life mobsters, Iberico Pork & Slave of Love follows the mutual support and growing heartfelt feelings between unruly young men.
This book contains explicit content and mature themes, including homophobia, stalking, grooming, blackmail, sexual abuse of a teenager by an adult, nonconsensual sex, and nonconsensual drug use. It is not intended for anyone under 18 years of age.