Hello from futekiya! It’s February, the month of love and we just finished rolling out our new Boys’ Love (BL) manga titles on futekiya this week! Here’s a recap of all the new BL manga releases plus a comeback from a title we all love!

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Touji is an average high school student who is terrible at dealing with people and struggles with physical contact. On one rainy day, all of Touji’s struggles come to a head when he encounters Itsuki Yato, a fellow classmate who touches him casually even when they first meet. Even though Touji isn’t great at socializing, Itsuki goes out of his way to talk to him and spend time with him. Gradually, Touji starts to want to learn more about Itsuki…

Takafumi often sees “him,” a man that is just his type, at his part-time job. Always in the same seat, always studying, Takafumi couldn’t help but notice him. When Takafumi moves into his friends dorm room, he discovers his new roommate is “him,” a college student named Miharu. Through a series of coincidences, Takafumi keeps crossing paths with Miharu and becomes more entangled with his life. This is… normal, right?

Two normal office workers, two lovers. After years of friendship and more than friendship, Homura and Takase go together on a trip. Though their trip is fun, it is also tinged with sadness. After they return home, Homura and Takase plan on ending their relationship. But, can they end it that easily?

A former child model hitting a rough patch, Keel enters a contract with Seiji Kanakawa. For one month, Keel is a live-in prostitute for Seiji and fulfills all of his requests, even requests to have Keel dress as a girl and top him. Keel grins and bears it since he is being paid good money. But, even though their relationship starts with a contract, what will happen when emotions become involved?

With kind guests, a reliable staff, and carefully selected ingredients, Tessho’s bistro is his ideal gastronomic oasis. Tessho’s life abruptly changes after he helps an injured cat. A few days after the cat vanishes, a young man named Nekota appears claiming to be an injured cat. Driven to pay Tessho back for his kindness, Nekota asks to work at the bistro. Tessho reluctantly hires this mysterious…catboy? But, who really is Nekota and why does he like Tessho so much?

At Aruko Hole, college students, salary workers, freeters, and unsuccessful musicians come to mingle. Tomo and Nao, two people from different walks of life, happen to meet one day at Aruko Hole. Despite their differences, they drunkenly become friends and start attending art exhibit “dates” together on the weekends. Their past and present anxieties burden them. But, as they reveal their worries to each other, their relationship becomes essential to both of them. This volume also contains a spin-off story about between a former musician and his “pure” but loyal friend and a one-shot about a pair working to improve their communication skills.

To his teachers, classmates, and parents, Uemura is a model student. But, that is hardly the truth. Beneath his serious exterior, Uemura loves masturbating more than anything else and spends his day thinking dirty thoughts.

His facade as a serious student slips when his playboy underclassman, Matsuoka, catches him at school jacking off to dirty panties. Has Uemura finally found someone who can accept his true self?

In elementary school, Hideki, Mahiro, Mike, and Soma always played together as make-believe heroes. Mike would be the villain, Soma the hostage, Mahiro the sidekick/police girl, and Hideki the hero. Though these childhood friends drifted apart over the years, they reunite at a mutual acquaintance’s wedding.

Now adults, Mahiro, Mike, and Soma start going out for drinks together from time to time. But, Hideki misses their meetups every time, much to Mahiro’s disappointment. That is, until Mahiro catches Hideki stalking his coworker! Why is Hideki following Mahiro’s coworker and why is he trying to recruit Mahiro to help him?

This volume also includes stories about Mike and Somo, two roommates without benefits… for now.

In high school, Toyoki Ashihara befriends Yu and Haru, identical twins who often switch places with each other as a joke. But, when Toyoki reveals that he can tell them both apart the twins stop. Over time, the twins stop their gags and start cutting and dying their hair to make it easier to know who is who. Their friendship seems to go smoothly until it fades away when they graduate high school.

Years later, Toyoki and Yu reunite at Haru’s funeral…but is this really Haru’s funeral?

Sousuke Aihara grew up without any close friends because his family moved around so much. Now a high school student at Aomine Private High School Academy, an elite school with a 1000% enrollment rate, Sousuke is determined to make close friends.

Right away, Sousuke attracts attention from his classmates. The recognition from his peers excites Sousuke at first and makes him look forward to his life as an Aomine student. But, when he discovers that his high school is a so-called “BL academy,” Sousuke realizes his classmates notice him so much because he is the #1 bottom of his year!?

Chika, Nao, and Ryo are all friends… with extra, extra benefits. During a threesome, Nao, a loving and mischevious boyfriend with plenty of affection to go around, proposes Chika try out being a bottom. At first, Chika refuses, but after some convincing from Nao, he eventually gives his ass up to Ryo. Once Chika and Ryo start doing it, a whole new door opens to their relationship.

Determined to pay off his father’s debts, Yano works to create counterfeit money for the yakuza. Though he is really good, Yano can’t quite make his “artificial” money perfect. That is, until he has Makura, a man skilled at art and creating counterfeits, thrust onto him by the yakuza. Given permission to use him anyway he wants… how will Yano use his human copy machine?

Still a high schooler, Misumi is a skilled pianist with dreams of becoming professional. But, after a traumatic experience in his past, Misumi struggles to perform in public. When Minatobe suddenly begs Misumi to teach him how to play the piano, Misumi gradually overcomes his fears and through their friendship and then relationship.

Mine thought his high school life would be just like a movie. He would fall in love, confess, and have a girlfriend.

But, that’s not how Mine’s high school love story goes.

Instead, Mine meets Hachikaku, a fellow student suffering from erectile dysfunction. Through a series of movie-esque jumps, Mine rouses Hachikaku’s slumbering junior.

Akito fell in love the moment he saw Kiriya, a part-time math instructor, while on the school’s rooftop. Even though they have never talked, Akito looks forward to every time he can spy on Kiriya from the rooftop. One day when Akito sees Kiriya, Akito rushes in to see why this math teacher is crying alone.

In a panic, Akito asks Kiriya to teach him math. As they spend more time together, Akito realizes Kiriya is in love with another teacher at their school. Akito refuses to give up on Kiriya, though, and proposes they enter a One-sided Love x Alliance!

The second son in a family of alphas, Shu Iwashiro expects to be just like his father and brother. Shu’s life and bright future shatter when he discovers he is an omega. Pressured by his family to hide his true nature, Shu pretends to be a beta. Every day, Shu hides that he is an omega from even his closest friend (and alpha), Kazushi. But, can Shu keep the facade up when his heat begins?

What’s your favorite title so far? Let us know on our Twitter account! We still have a couple of new releases so watch out for those!

About futekiya: BL manga subscription

In 2018, futekiya began as a Boys’ Love manga news and culture website operated by FANTASISTA, INC., a CG/VR production studio based in Tokyo, Japan. futekiya transformed into a budding global distributor of officially licensed BL manga in 2019.

futekiya launched as an online subscription service for officially licensed BL manga on July 8, 2019. Determined to connect fans around the world with English-translated BL legally and conveniently, futekiya empowers readers to support creators and the manga industry.

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