▪	RELEASED BY:		DIGITAL MANGA PUBLISHING
		▪	AUTHOR / ART:		JARYU DOKURO
		▪	FORMAT:		JAPANESE / BW
		▪	PAGES:		178
		▪	RATING:		M
		▪	RELEASE DATE:		04/08/2008
		▪	REVIEW DATE:		03/26/2008
		▪	REVIEWED BY:		RACHE BENTHAM

Jaryu Dokuro’s first manga has laugh-out-loud moments, sexy romances, first time charms, and more, more, more as Cupid plays with the lives of couples throughout seven stories in this anthology.

So many fun stories, so little space to write about them!  The First one is one of my favorites right off the bat. A convenience store clerk falls in love at first sight and stumbles all over himself to get to know the guy. It’s hilarious, it’s sweet, and it hit me just right. The next story also tackles love at first sight oh so sweetly.

Things get into taboo territory in the next tale when a student prodigy has his heart set on his timid teacher. Rather than being racy, the story is heavily romantic and bittersweet. The art style really stands out in this tale too. The student looks older than the teacher, something to do with his enigmatic air. It’s a quiet story and super well done.

The 3 out of the 4 remaining stories deal with the same couple coming together. In Sugar, then Milk, and later a bonus side story, we get to see how gay friend Taichi gives his wayward friend Sho a place to crash when he’s down on his luck. But Sho wants more from Taichi than just a little shelter! This guy is starved for a lot more than food!

The second last story is another top fave out of this set. It’s called “Waiting for Winter” and has a scruffy older photographer obsessed over trying to capture the love of his life on film. Insecurities about aging and losing his artistry makes the guy think he’ll lose his love too, until the object of desire does something drastic to wake the man back to reality and what it means to be in love in the real world and not just looking at it through the lens of his camera.

With each of the stories, it has great above standard art. The artist really knows how to jazz it up, offering some punk style in the first story about the convenience store clerk. There’s one scene where you see the guy tackled outside the store by a dog that is out loud funny! And then the illustrations turn sultry in the Winter tale. There’s a lot of range and all of it is mightily attractive. From sultry to punk, funny to bittersweet, the anthology covers a wide range both artistically and creatively.

IN SUMMARY:
A fun and romantic yaoi anthology from a promising talent! Diversity in art and style, stories and characters. It’s got something for every yaoi fan.