👨‍❤️‍👨 BL Book Club 🎓 BL University 📚

I am guessing:

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Close, it’s the first in the series, 男ふたりで12ヶ月ごはん

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I think from now on I’ll set the general polls about the club (not the polls to vote on nominations) to automatically close after 2 weeks. I’m keeping the first post updated with the current polls ordered from those closing soonest, and the ones that have already ended are linked under miscellaneous. I’ll post the results after each poll closes, and the guidelines in the first post will also be updated.

Results of recently closed polls:

  • Should nominations be limited to a certain type of book (LNs, manga, etc)? No, everything should be accepted
  • How many nominations should each person be allowed? Unlimited
  • Should there be a waiting period between nominations? Yes
  • How long should the waiting period be? 1 week
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Alrighty, it’s been a week since my last nomination. I don’t want to take up all the nomination slots or anything, but since nomming has been pretty slow, I’ll use this as a threat: get in your own noms before I do!

(I say that; I had some difficulty picking another book, simple because a whole bunch of potential nominees from me fall into the “trust me guys they’re definitely just friends” kind of sidestepping from the author/publisher, and I’m waiting to see the results of the poll on that.)

キットとパーシー ロンドンの小悪党シリーズ 1

Title: キットとパーシー | L30??
Book type: novel
Available formats: physical / ebook

Summary - Japanese

かつてイングランドを股にかける大強盗として名を馳せていたキット・ウェブ。今はしがないコーヒーハウスの店主として平凡な日々を過ごすキットの元に、ある日、パーシーと名乗る美しい紳士が訪ねてくる。

「仕事を依頼したい」

退屈で物足りないキットの毎日に突如舞い込んだ強盗計画。待ち望んでいたスリルと平和な日常との間で葛藤するキットに、パーシーはあきらめることなく何度も誘惑を繰り返す。逢瀬を重ねるうち、二人は互いに惹かれ始め……。

美しくも奔放な貴族と元強盗のコーヒーハウス店主。別世界を生きていた二人が織り成す、ヒストリカルボーイズラブロマンス。

Summary - English

(DeepL) Kit Webb was once a famous robber who traveled all over England. One day, a beautiful gentleman named Percy comes to Kit, who now spends his days as an ordinary coffeehouse owner.

“I’d like to offer you a job.”

Kit’s boring and unsatisfying days are suddenly interrupted by a robbery scheme. Kit is torn between the thrill he has longed for and the peace and quiet of his daily life, but Percy continues to seduce him time and again. As they continue to meet, they begin to fall for each other. …

A beautiful and uninhibited aristocrat and a former robber coffeehouse owner. A historical boy’s love romance between two people who have lived in different worlds.

Content warnings

None known

Reason(s) for nominating: I’ve wanted to read this for a while and the premise sounds interesting. Only downside is that this is a comparatively expensive book; no idea why. The Kindle version is almost ¥1800. :frowning:

Update: This is apparently a translation of an English book (might be the reason for the high price.) Let that be factor in your decision if it needs to be. (JP cover is way better, I gotta say.)

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(Also, I just want everyone to know it’s going to be insanely difficult to only vote for 3 choices out of all our lovely nominations so far. D:)

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I am also going to make a nomination since we still have slots and time :blush:

Title: 不能共 (not on natively yet)
Book type: Seems like it’s marketed as a light novel? From the publisher KADOKAWA
Available formats: physical / ebook

Summary - Japanese

目の前で彼女に死なれた男×その彼女の旦那だった男。二人の「不能」の行末

「貴方のことが大嫌いなんですよ」
目の前で彼女に死なれた男×その彼女の旦那だった男
ふたりの「不能」な男が、最悪の関係性から、かけがえのない存在になる。
愛憎入り乱れ修羅場系&感動BL!!

交際していた恋人・加奈子が既婚者と知った朝陽大輝。
関係を清算しようとしたが、加奈子は朝陽の目の前で自死してしまう。
葬儀後、加奈子の夫・清瀬隆が朝陽の家を訪れる。二人の関係を知っており、「貴方しか加奈子の話が出来る相手がいない」と言い張り、なぜか日々料理を提供する。
清瀬に嫌悪感を抱き彼の作る食事も拒否する朝陽だったが、自分に執着する彼と接するうち、新たに複雑な感情が生まれていく。
ある時、嗜虐心の赴くままに清瀬と接した朝陽は、彼が「不能」であること、その背景にある加奈子との凄絶な関係性を知り――。

Summary - English

From deepL

A man whose girlfriend died in front of him x A man who used to be her husband. The end of their "impossibility

I hate you so much.
A man whose girlfriend died in front of him x A man who used to be her husband
Two “impossible” men go from the worst kind of relationship to an irreplaceable existence.
A love-hate relationship and an emotional BL!

Daiki Asayo discovers that his girlfriend, Kanako, is married.
He tries to end the relationship, but Kanako commits suicide in front of Asayo’s eyes.
After the funeral, Kanako’s husband, Takashi Kiyose, visits Asayo’s house. He knows of their relationship and insists that “you are the only one Kanako can talk to,” and for some reason he offers to cook for her every day.
Asa-yo is disgusted by Kiyose and refuses to eat the food he prepares, but as she comes into contact with his obsession with her, she begins to develop new and complicated feelings.
One day, when Asayo’s own taste for food leads her to confront Kiyose, she discovers that he is “incapable” and that behind his incapacity lies a terrible relationship with Kanako.

Content warnings

Suicide, potentially light violence?

Reason(s) for nominating: The plot sounds wild and like the ultimate enemies to lovers story, so I’m really curious to see how the author is able to pull off the pairing!

Unfortunately it hasn’t been turned into a 文庫本 yet so the price is still a bit high at ¥1,815. :face_holding_back_tears::pray:t2:

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Very true, deciding what to vote for will be tough! I’ve already bought the ones I’m particularly interested in, but I won’t have enough votes to cover all of them… :laughing:


On the other hand, pretty sure I’ll be happy whatever the outcome, because… BL! :rofl:

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Omg that summary sounds like a mess. :rofl: I hope the contents are as entertaining as what I’m imagining.

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It’s also a 単行本. I just bought a couple that were ¥1700-1800 (not translations), so it doesn’t seem unusual for them to get that high

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Ah, you’re right; my eyes glossed right over that.

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Everyone else: Suggesting mostly 癒し系 stuff
Me: Chaos please! I love chaos couples :joy:

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Is this a formal nomination?

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I kinda implise added it but I’m now looking to see if it’s considered BL or not and then I’ll update

I remember when the anime came out it was super BL centered so I assumed but looking through reviews kinda gives me a different vibe?

Will update with a formal template or with a give up message

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It seems like the BL was an anime only thing so unfortunately no free for keeps entry for Monochrome Factor :frowning:

Edit: I miss those times where they took the ikemen sus boys vibe from manga and just turned into it into BL anime, gave some good action packed BL at the time

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Recommendations and freebies are still appreciated! :grin:

Since it’s been a week since my last nom, I’m contemplating what to suggest next… :sweat_smile:

Meanwhile, this poll is currently deadlocked, so vote if you haven’t already!

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If “suggestive but never crossing the threshold” goes, I’ll get something to nominate! to give everyone an itch they can’t scratch because I am evil.

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Voted for the bromance just for you

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Title: G・DEFEND 1 | L26
Book type: manga
Available formats: physical / ebook

Summary - Japanese

西暦2022年。政治テロが相次ぐ国会では、新たな警備体制と
して国会警備隊を設置、
テロ組織はその総指揮をとる教官を狙い始める。
歴代の教官が次々と殉職する中、8代目教官・石川だけは、彼を愛するSP岩瀬
の決死の働きによって数々の危険をかいくぐってきた…。
森本秀が描く近未来ラブ&アクション!

Summary - English

The year is 2022. The Diet has been hit by a series of political terrorist attacks. A new security force, the Kokkai-Keibitai (Diet Garrison), has been established. Then, the terrorist organization begins to target the instructors in charge.

Ishikawa, the eighth-generation instructor, is the only one who has managed to evade the dangers thanks to the desperate efforts of his beloved SP Iwase…

Morimoto Shu’s near-future love and action!

Content warnings

Based on the description, terrorist attacks/violence.

Reason(s) for nominating: Another long series (for BL, anyway), this is a sci-fi manga series that started in the 90s and is currently sitting at 75 volumes. And I’m curious about long-running BL stories! :laughing:

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The reason doujinshi was invented! :laughing:

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WAIT SINCE THE MONOCHROME FACTOR DOESNT COUNT (a.k.a the manga is t BL piennnn)
SINCE IT DOESNT COUNT I CAN GIVE ANOTHER ENTRY RIGHT?!?

KYO KARA MAOU

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