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Grapefruit Moon

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

A lover of sweets, college student Kazuki starts working part-time at a small local pastry shop called Fujimura. There, he meets Youichirou, a handsome genius pastry chef who has lost his enthusiasm for his job. To Youichirou’s dismay, Kazuki is super clumsy and fails at many tasks. Kazuki soon discovers that Youichirou quit his job at a famous hotel for unknown reasons and has since lost his passion as a pastry chef... This story is about a 19-year-old brimming with happiness for the start of his dream and a 31-year-old approaching the end of his...



Tags: Boys' Love , Food , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist

Seiyou Kottou Yougashiten

Also known as Antique Bakery.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

A high school crush, a world-class pastry chef, a former middle-weight boxing champion...and a whole lot of cake! Ono has come a long way since the agonizing day in high school when he confessed his love to handsome Tachibana. Now, some 14 years later Ono, a world-class pastry chef and gay playboy has it all. No man can resist Ono's charms (or his cooking skills!) but he has just found a new position under a man named Tachibana. Can this be the only man who resisted his charms, and if so, will the man who once snubbed the "magically gay" Ono get his just desserts? And how in the heck did a former middleweight boxing champion wind up as Ono's cake boy?



Note: Recipient of 26th Kodansha Manga Award in the shoujo manga category for 2002.

Tags: Food , Primarily Male Cast , Shoujo , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes

Tonari no Metaller-san

Also known as The Metalhead Next Door.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Impoverished graduate student Kento nearly freezes to death outside his new cheap (unheated) apartment during a blizzard. Luckily, he's saved by neighbor Soushi, a quiet and somewhat frightening young man who dresses in all black. Although he exudes an aura that screams "keep away," his eyes, hidden behind long rocker hair, plead for something else. Over the following year, the two share meals together, but as the time passes, the closeted Kento finds it increasingly difficult to ignore his growing feelings. Will he choose to maintain the peaceful, happy times he's grown to love or risk it all for the possibility of something more?



Tags: Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Time Skip , LGBTQ+ Themes , Metal Music , Food , Disability , Nudity , Snowscape

Futari de Okashi na Kyuujitsu wo

Also known as Confessions of a Shy Baker.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

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.



Tags: Food , Male Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Josei , Cohabitation , Primarily Adult Cast , Boys' Love , Work , Educational , Bisexual , Yuri