This installment of Tidbits is devoted to the BL stories of Hinako Takanaga! Today I'm focusing on some shorter works, but look for Little Butterfly and Challengers in future columns. A trio of one-shots is up first—A Capable Man, CROQUIS, and Liberty Liberty!—followed by the second volume of You Will Drown in Love. That series is still ongoing in Japan, where the third volume … [Read more...] about Tidbits: Four by Hinako Takanaga
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You Will Drown in Love by Hinako Takanaga: B+
Part companion volume to You Will Fall in Love and part sequel, You Will Drown in Love gives Reiichiro’s perspective of events as he reconnects with his long-lost best friend, Haru, and learns of Haru’s relationship with his younger brother, Tsukasa. After Haru rejects his confession of love, Reiichiro talks it over with his employee, Jinnai, who’s been giving him advice on a … [Read more...] about You Will Drown in Love by Hinako Takanaga: B+
You Will Fall in Love by Hinako Takanaga: B+
In high school, Haru Mochizuki was very good at archery and regularly made it to the finals of high-profile tournaments, though he never managed to win. In his senior year, unrequited love for his friend and rival Reiichiro put him so off balance that his archery skills began to decline and he quit before they could deteriorate any further. Now, four years later, he finds … [Read more...] about You Will Fall in Love by Hinako Takanaga: B+