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BLCD Review: Saezuru 7

Title: Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai 7 (囀る鳥は羽ばたかない 7)

Author/Artist: Yoneda Kou

Shop: CD + Manga

Release Date: 2021/07/28

Cast:

Hatano Wataru + Shingaki Tarusuke

Okitsu Kazuyuki

Masuda Toshiki

Ookawa Tooru

Ueda Yuuji

Satou Takuya

Miyake Kenta

Ito Kentarou

Nara Tooru

Synopsis: Adaptation of the 7th volume of the series.

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I'm not sure what's gonna end first: the series or my fucking life.

As much as I love Saezuru, it's gone on for so long that it's starting to get old literally and figuratively. You know, I wouldn't even be mad if Yoneda Kou ended the series by killing Yashiro off in 6. 7 is still well-written to a point and the BLCD did deserve to rank second AGAIN in chil-chil 2022, but I'm not sure about the future of this series (it wasn't nominated in 2023 tho which is one of the few good things about 2023's).

I say a lot of things, but I'm still invested in vol. 7 & 8.

I don't know who I'm jealous of, BUT THAT SHOULD BE ME! This scene is in vol 8, not 7, but I wanted to include it anyway.

I do agree that Saezuru portrayal of the whole yakuza deal is the realest 'cause happy endings over there are quite rare, but this isn't a novel that comes out in one go. Doesn't help that June is ass. I've heard from several friends who've read the latest releases that it feels like it's lost its way and that just makes me sad. I'm still hopeful tho.🤧

As I've already stated, this placed second in 2022's awards. I mean, it's Saezuru. Frontier doesn't spare a penny for it lmao. All the major characters are voiced, and they managed to bring the A-listers back again. Sometimes, I forget that Saezuru is actually based on a manga whenever I listen to the BLCDs 'cause the production is just that good.

Shingaki slayed as usual. I've said this many times before, but no matter how bad or how well he does in another role, he will always be Yashiro. I just came from Tsunaida and we're in the middle of a Rei event in Nu:carnival, so I would expect myself to adjust to Yashiro, but I didn't need any of that lmao. Yashiro is truly Shingaki's magnum opus. I'm not at all surprised that he placed 3rd best seiyuu for Yashiro. Deserved.

Speaking of Nu:carnival, I will forever be obsessed with Yashiro's relationship with the other characters aside from Doumeki. Nanahara's voiced by my one true love, Okitsu, but like Yashiro, I love him for his character and not his voice. It is nice having the other veterans in here with him, too. The slut trio is complete with Daddy Complex SatoTaku, Boss Ass Chaser Okitsu, and Damel in Distress Shingaki. #BLESS I want Kamiya to end up with Nanahara.

I haven't heard Wacchan in years HAHAHAHAHA. His Doumeki is still amazing as always. My issues with the story aside, I'm really looking forward to his "break" in vol. 8. EEEEEEE

Special mention to my Ryuuzaki and Miyake Kenta who made their comebacks here too. I missed him so much! LMAO

The BLCD is pretty accurate to the... magazine at least, but June does sell the translated tanko (fortunately). Like the previous installments, reading the manga while listening to the BLCD was so smooth because it was so accurate. Now 7 does end in a cliffhanger, so I don't really advise listening to it if you still don't have 8. But if cliffhangers aren't an issue for you, then break a leg!

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Kurui Beta 3rd BLCD.💿

Release date April 21/2021.

The end of UtouSumi 💚❤️ love story ☺️💿

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BLCD Review: Zanzou Slow Motion

Title: Zanzou Slow Motion (残像スローモーション)

Author/Artist: Janome

Shop: CD + Manga

Release Date: 2021/05/28

Cast:

Furukawa Makoto x Nakazawa Masatomo

Eguchi Takuya

Satou Gen

Tadokoro Hinata

Yasuaki Takumi

Matsuoka Yoshitsugu

Ichikawa Aoi

Yanagi Kouhei

Karino Sho

Synopsis:

What happens when two rival directors who hate each other's guts are forced to share one roof? And what if one of them has a secret he's been harboring for years? Throw in a shared love of movies, BL manga, and an accidental kiss, and you've got the next heart-pumping love story in Midorigaoka High and the sequel to Twilight Out of Focus 1. Jin Kikuchihara, third-year director, main actor, and president of the film club, and second-year director Giichi Ichikawa see eye-to-eye on very little. Jin is flashy, flirty, and focused on keeping everyone happy, while Giichi expects the best from himself and others, and will compromise nothing to see his vision through. Constantly at each other's necks, the two can hardly stand to be in the same club. But what will happen when family trouble forces them to live in the same room? Will their shared interests bring them closer as friends, push them further apart as rivals, or something else entirely?

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I love Tasogare Outfocus, but this is actually my favorite Janome.

The second installment curse strikes again!

UGHHHHHHH THIS WAS SO WHOLESOME. Don't get me wrong, Tasogare Outfocus is written pretty decently, but I really don't like how Janome just glossed over Hisashi's SA and grooming like that. It reminds me a lot of Etude vol. 1. I can still get over Etude vol. 1 'cause it's not that uncommon to see in sports and Ichi-san's deal with Futami was given some closure in 2, but given how short Tasogare Outfocus was, Hisashi felt like he just lmao byed his teacher. 😔Doesn't help that it kinda doesn't matter anymore in overlap even though it hasn't been long since it ended. Is my son Hisashi really okay now? 🥹

I'm old, so DK BL doesn't appeal to me that much anymore. It's also hard to find good DK rivalries nowadays that aren't just about fucking or delinquents. Zanzou Slow Motion, however, just checked all the right boxes for the category: simple, no drama, and no loose ends. That coupled with Janome's element of touch?

And can we talk about this monologue?

Ugh.

I will say Jin's suspenders, Ichikawa's snatched waist, and the ABO shout-out greatly influenced my decision too. Y'all should get suspended in high school, not wear suspenders!

Onto the technicalities...

I don't think I've heard these two co-star before (or I just don't remember), so I was a bit skeptical especially 'cause last I heard Makonyan in a DK was in, well... Given as BLCD!Ritsu. And where else did we hear Yuuma star in a DK too? Yuuma as Anime!Ritsu. We just had Given Anime!Ritsu in Tasogare Outfocus being somewhat friends with Ichikawa and now we have BLCD!Ritsu (thanks to ecargmura for catching this!) trying to romance him. They used very different tones for Ritsu, but the vibe was the same overall. THEY'RE THE SAME PERSON. Makonyan and Nakamo also played tops in the last works I heard of them (Makonyan as Takaba in Kurui Naku and Nakamo as Yakumo in Nu:carnival), so I was concerned about a lot of things. Thankfully, however, instead of Makonyan going for his Ritsu tone or his lighter Kimitte Yatsu for a more youthful vibe, he went all shounen in here lmaooo.

His bwakame was so funny it reminded me of this:

I love roasting Makonyan more than any other seiyuu out of fondness, but I'm really proud of how far he's gone. He's gotten so much better in his delivery, and it's obvious in his budding anime career, too.

But...

I didn't expect there would be improvements in his bedding techniques too...

What the fuck was that? HAHAHAHAHAHA. WAIT. No, y'all don't understand. I have most of this man's r-18 otome CDs and BLCDs, and I have never heard him this... this hot before???? Jin is such a smooth flirt, so I had some expectations on the delivery, but FURUKAWA MAKOTO HISSES. HE HISSES!!! SIR IS THIS APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR FOR A HIGH SCHOOL BOY??? THEY DON'T EVEN SHOW THEM DO THE DO FOR MORE THAN A MINUTE??? WHERE WAS THE NEED?!

PUTS THE GODDAMN FU IN FURUKAWA MAKOTO ALRIGHT!

First it was Ono Yuuki, now it's Makonyan. Is Nakamo's ass really that good that his tops go all in???

I admittedly don't have a lot to say about Nakamo because that man always slays. I was afraid that Makonyan would overpower him during their Netflix and chill, but as soon as I had that thought, Nakamo pushed back like??? THEM SHAKIRA HIPS DON'T LIE!

HOW DO I LEGALLY MARRY GINGER RECORDS???

I didn't read the scan or the official English release 'cause I actually had the raws, so I can't vouch for the translation. As for faithfulness to the manga, however, I need to stress that there were a lot of rearranged events and cut dialogue. One notable instance was Ichikawa's message for Jin. It was placed after their kiss in the last chapter, so I believe that these changes are quite significant. It is still possible to read the manga while listening to the BLCD, but I suggest reading the manga once first so you're aware of which pages you need to jump to.

Chil-chil Awards 2022 was a scam 'cause this wasn't nominated for ANYTHING! This might actually just be my favorite BLCD of 2021... and Makonyan was my favorite actor in this series so far. OKITSU AND MAKONYAN REALLY SWITCHED IN THIS LOG HAHAHAHA. Makonyan and Nakamo at least won in my heart. 😌 Definitely listen to this if you're a Makonyan fan or if you're a fan of the series in general. It's also perfect if you're looking for something light and sweet but immersive at the same time. Chesk gives this a 9/10! Only the third 9 after Sonna ni and KD!

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BLCD Review: Tsunaida Koi no Kanaekata

Title: Tsunaida Koi no Kanaekata (繋いだ恋の叶え方)

Release Date: 2021/08/25

Shop: CD + Manga

Author/Artist: Yoshio Akira

Cast:

Shingaki Tarusuke x Eguchi Takuya

Nakajima Yoshiki

Oi Marie

Synopsis: The bane of my existence. Adaptation of the second installment of the same name.

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When I was dying of an ear infection back in December, I had the most vivid dream of Morpheus from The Sandman sitting at the foot of my bed telling me that my life was one of his tools that he needed back. In exchange for my life, Morpheus promised me he would go back in time to stop me from making a mistake that I wished I hadn't done.

I chose working on this fucking thing.

Don't get me wrong, Tsunaida had the best plot out of the series and all of Yoshio Akira's works. I'd even go as far as saying it's one of the best releases of its time—it was nominated for Best Series in the 2021 chilchil awards for a reason (it was robbed, I tell you). It's just my life has gone downhill since I picked this up. HAHAHAHAHA Not to mention, older Chesk was bad and cringe. I'm sorry for arguing with you over this series, Kimmy. It wasn't worth it.

This series is still ongoing, only god knows why. I got so sick of it to the point that I started hating Yoshio Akira and forgetting all about the plot, so I didn't expect myself to cry during the climax HAHAHAHAHAHA FUCK WHY WAS THIS STILL SO GOOD???? I'M ANNOYED I still hate it tho

I forgot just how painful this was. I'm at this point in my life where if that would happen to me, I would just LEAVE.

Anyway, onto the topic of the BLCD...

I didn't think it was going to be possible, but Shingaki really changed his Hara-san tone!!! Thank god! This is it! This was exactly the tone I envisioned his Hara-san would be in! I'm not sure if it's 'cause everyone from the producers (except the director) and the sound team was changed, but Tsunaida and Kanawanu are worlds apart. I usually dislike inconsistencies in series with multiple installments, but I'll let this slide. Let's all just pretend that Kanawanu doesn't exist.😌

Egu also went a pitch higher in this. It's still far from what I wanted for Kaoru, but he was able to make the role his own. I'm not sure if it's because of the change in the mixing, but Egu finally sounds like he was recording with everyone here. I said in my review for Kanawanu that he wasn't syncing with his own brother, Kakeru, and it turns out that Egu actually was voicing Kakeru too lmao. How can you not sync with yourself, man? But that just means that the mixing for Kanawanu was that bad. I haven't listened to Tabete mo Oishikuarimasen yet, but I feel like Egu and Shingaki should've been nominated for Tsunaida. I mean, Shingaki is a queen as Yashiro and his nomination is deserved, but let's all put those older series to rest now. 😂

I also missed Nakajiki as Keiji-san!!! He promised to bring Hiro along next time, so if I'm not hearing Saitou Souma in Musunda, I will riot! No, I didn't check the cast list.

The BLCD is pretty accurate to the manga, save for that extra bathroom sex in Track 2. It's quite long, but there isn't any complex dialogue, so I suggest just closing your eyes and absorbing the bathroom bambo. 😌 I actually wished it was longer toward the ending chapter because I felt that it was rushed in the manga, but alas. I've read Renta's license, and it's accurate as well. In conclusion, get this if you like the series. 100% recommend!

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BLCD Review: Tasogare Outfocus overlap

Title: Tasogare Outfocus overlap (黄昏アウトフォーカス overlap)

Release Date: 2021/06/18

Shop: CD + Manga

Author/Artist: Janome

Cast:

Uchida Yuuma x Matsuoka Yoshitsugu

Nakazawa Masatomo

Ichikawa Aoi

Yanagi Kouhei

Otsuka Takeo

Furukawa Makoto

Satou Gen

Tadokoro Hinata

Synopsis: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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That's it. That's the review.

Y'all know I love Janome and this series to death, so I won't be talking about the plot. Am I looking forward to the anime? No.

Yuuma and 2gu-2gu slayed their roles as usual. I can't believe this wasn't nominated during chil-chil 2022. What a huge disservice! How are y'all nominating Takasaki Boscos and Momose Ans on that shit and not Janome?! Yuuma was nominated for 16th best seiyuu for Hisashi and landed right after Matty, but I think he deserves to place higher.

I MEAN, HELLO???? THE NIPPLE PLAY ON HIM???

I don't know what to feel when the normies think of Yuuma as Kaveh and not Mr. Sex-on-Legs himself. I love Yuuma as Alhaitham's a bottom, but Hisashi's just—UGH! He's so sexy one minute, then so soft the other. 🥹

I don't plan to listen to Taiyou-kun, but 2gu-2gu should've been nominated for this instead. 2gu-2gu's range as Mao is just insane. It's also funny that he sounds more like Etou-san than Yuuma lmaooo. I am obsessed with Yuuma as Hisahi ngl, but 2gu-2gu was the star of this BLCD.

UGH.

I really want to marry Ginger's casting director. They don't miss. 😌

I will say that it was a struggle to read the manga along the BLCD. I was a very good girl these past few years 'cause resisted the urge to read the manga beforehand, but my resistance might've added to my struggle lmao. I was jumping from page to page 'cause I didn't know where the BLCD started (actually starts in chapter 3 of the overlap tanko). I wouldn't have been confused if I read the table of contents, but I clearly can't read.

Anyway, I couldn't afford the luxury of buying Kodansha's English release, so I couldn't check the translation. But I mean, it's Kodansha. unless... I don't think they've cut anything out and actually just added more dialogue in, but there's nothing really major, so you can definitely listen to the BLCD while following the manga. I definitely recommend getting this if you love the story or are looking for something immersive. Please love my sons. It's the best red-string series out there even though it didn't mean to be.

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BLCD Review: Sei no Gekiyaku

Title: Sei no Gekiyaku (性の劇薬)

Author/Artist: Mizuta Yuki

Shop: CD + Manga

Release Date: 2021/10/27

Cast: Morikawa Toshiyuki x Nojima Hirofumi

Synopsis:

“I’ll find all of your most sensitive spots.”

Makoto Katsuragi, a man working for an advertising agency, has so far led a perfect private and work life. However, that all comes crashing down in an instant when he loses everything he holds dear. In the midst of his despair, he drunkenly climbs onto the ledge of a tall building and is about to jump, when… “If you’re going to throw away your life…let me have it.” He is saved by these words offered by the sudden appearance of Ryuji Yoden, and decides to do exactly as Ryuji says. From the moment Makoto awakens in Ryuji’s room, his daily life of retraining begins, giving away not only his body but his heart…

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Uhh.

Hmm.

???????

If y'all know me and or have read my older posts, you'll know I hate this type of plot. However, I had to listen to this 'cause the last I heard of Morikawa Toshiyuki was in 2021, and Nojima Hirofumi in... 2019?! *goes into existential panic*. It doesn't help that these two were Shigure-san and Haru in Nights Before Night. I wanted my happy ending with them to happen even though it was nearly impossible since these two are already inactive in the BL industry. Having the two of them come back and co-star in a BLCD again is just too good to be true... and I was right. I didn't expect them to come in for one of the sketchiest things in the market. I really don't know what Frontier is smoking, having all the budget for veterans like these only to put them in weird projects.

Biases and triggers aside, I think that Sei no Gekiyaku failed to deliver what it was set to convey. It tried so hard to be deep and psychological in the beginning, but it's like sensei just threw that out the window in chapter 3. It reminds me a lot of Lala no Kekkon and Derail. What was all that build-up for, then? I'm gonna say it. If you wanna use Stockholm Syndrome, then commit. This is also true with the discarded BDSM. I don't like these themes, but damn, do I feel bad for them 'cause they all felt pointless in the end.

Anyway, onto the topic of the BLCD itself...

You'll miss a lot of things if you haven't read the manga beforehand. There was a lot of added and dropped content that was understandable since no other characters apart from the two leads were in the BLCD. But that also led to Ryuji's older brother's presence being missing in the BLCD. Although Ryuji mentions him in the BLCD often enough, the manga just shows Ryuji's trauma better since we get to see him constantly haunting Ryuji. I'm not sure if they've changed censorship laws on BLCDs because the same thing happened in Kuroe to Mesu, but the BLCD was less graphic than the manga. Take that part where Ryuji rapes Makoto in the bathtub. You can hear Makoto take a toy in, but you'll never know it was a dildo mount whatchamacallit if you didn't read the manga.

There's also that part when Ryuji loses it when Makoto smiles when they were fucking. Nojinii does chuckle then, but you wouldn't pick that up if you didn't know what happened in the manga. It might've been better if Ryuji loudly thought: "Oh crap, he smiled."

The original plot was already badly paced, but the BLCD was even worse lmao. The tracks don't even start the same way the manga chapters do. I really don't recommend listening to this if you haven't heard the story and are a beginner to Japanese. Speaking of reading, idk what happened to futekiya, but the translation progressively got worse towards the end of the manga. I also read the scanned version of this when it was still unlicensed, but it was also a bit off.

Now for the light in the tunnel: the voice work.

I tried to fight it. I really did.

But I'm always going to be Moririn trash.

Don't get me wrong, Morimori did spectacular here (duh). But I really hated Ryuji that I initially had no thoughts other than respect towards his voice acting here... until he whispered in Track 4, that is. At some point, I just wanted to throw Nojinii out of the picture 'cause THAT SHOULD BE ME???!!! I'LL SLURP THIS SPAGHETTI OFF THE FLOOR ON ALL FOURS FOR YOU, MORIKAWA TOSHIYUKI!

My god. Frontier sure has taste in VAs but not in stories.

He was just-ugh. I wonder how he does that. Like in Tadaima, he makes you feel like he's talking to you rather than his co-star wtf. I was gasping for air goddammit. This man is a danger to society.

As for Nojinii, I actually thought that his voice was too high for Makoto in the beginning. It was almost in the same range as his Haru, and I imagined Makoto's voice to be lower. It did grow on me, though. I missed my bottom Nojinii. Of course, he did excellent as well. His fear was really believable in the first tracks that I just feel so bad for him 'cause he needed to throw that all away. 🙄

Man, I can't help but think that Morimori and Nojinii were wasted on this work. Again, it's already a miracle to have them back, so this might be the last time they ever pair up again. And for fucking Sei no Gekiyaku? Part of the reason why I stopped listening to BLCDs was 'cause I wouldn't know how to cope if I saw more of my favorite older VAs leaving the industry. That's also why I stopped doing releases lists. Hype around BLCDs has steadily been on the decline and if you haven't noticed, there's been considerably fewer releases too. The manga scene isn't doing well either. I'm just so afraid it'll all run out someday. *crisis*

Going back on topic, I do not recommend this BLCD. If you're into psychological and BDSM, I would look into Harada or Kabukichou Bad Trip instead. If you're a fan of Morimori and Nojinii, I still wouldn't recommend it if the theme isn't your thing. Let's just re-listen to Nights Before Night and suffer instead. 👍

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BLCD Review: Ikigami & Donor

Title: Ikigami to Donor (イキガミとドナー)

Author/Artist: Yamanaka Hiko

Shop: CD + Manga

Release Date: 2021/12/03

Cast: 

Nakajima Yoshiki x Saitou Souma

Yamashita Seiichirou + Kawanishi Kengo

Kobayashi Chiaki

Yashiro Taku

Komada Wataru

Hayashi Miho

Shiozaki Tomohiro

Higa Ryosuke

Abe Ryouma

Torashima Takaaki

Oota Kensuke

Nakashima Takuya

Fujita Mami

Miyama Mari

Souya Kazuki

Synopsis: 

"Your blood and flesh, all of it is mine." An ikigami and a healer, together their souls support each other, blooming into love...

In the distant future, ordinary teacher Yoshino learns that he is a "donor" for the strongest species, the "ikigami." These warriors are tasked with protecting the country. "The unique ability of a donor is to use their bodily fluids to heal ikigami." Yoshino learns this fact and is shocked. Thus, Yoshino is forced to live with Kidou... At first, he is like a beast, demanding Yoshino's bodily fluids, but slowly, the underlying loneliness begins to show...

"Someday, if I met a donor, could they come to love me? That thought is the only reason I survived..."

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I can’t believe Yamanaka Hiko’s been terrorizing me for over twelve years now. OH MY GOD I’M SO OLD. And true to the Yamanaka Hiko brand, this turned out to be another fantasy masterpiece (read His 500 Years of Suffering Romance). This was definitely the type of thing that would do great even without the BL aspect of it. Now, I did have an issue with Kidou being an asshole (he's almost killed Yoshino more than once), so I’m not excusing it. But I do get how and why he turned out to be like that and I'm aware that it's important for his character development. The world-building was great, don't get me wrong, but it's definitely dubcon 2015. I would strongly advise you not to get into it if that's a deal breaker for you.

Anyway, onto the voice work.

Souma used a tone so close to Gucci's that I kept imagining Gucci being Yoshino. Yes, I didn't read the manga while listening to the BLCD. It was like after graduating Karasuno, Gucci went on to become a teacher, then a donor lmao. His Yoshino panics more like Honda-san, however, so my final verdict is that his Yoshino is half-Gucci, half-Honda-san.

This isn't Nakajiki and Souma's first rodeo, but I'm glad to say that their performance/dynamic here is different from Mikeneko and XL Size. I expected Kidou to be a mix of Amano and Anaconbayashi-kun 'cause the former was cocky and the latter was stoic, but Kidou was only 50% of that mix and 50% brooding, suffering, I'll-protect-you top. Am I even making any sense? Again, I listened to the BLCD first, but the sound direction they gave Nakajiki was very different from what I thought he'd sound like after I read the manga. It’s almost like what happened with OnoD’s expressive Hasebe-kun in the Kotonoha BLCD vs the more stoic Hasebe-kun in the manga. 

The voice work of our two leads was 👌. This might just be my fave out of their pairings 'cause the sex isn't over-the-top like XL Size and Mikeneko. I will say that I wasn't completely sold on Yamashita Seiichirou as Shibata-san 'cause I feel like he speaks too slowly, but I'm sure it'll grow on me by the time I listen to their spin-off. KawaKen was fine. My heart broke for him every time Shibata-san rejected him, so it's safe to say he's got Taki-kun down already.

Oh. I did have a slight issue with the sfx too. Why was it so watery??? Lmao. Even r18 otome cds aren't that wet. But it's not so glaring that it'll turn you off.

The BLCD was almost perfectly accurate to the manga. I highly recommend this to those learning mid to higher levels of Japanese. Futekiya has licensed volumes 1 & 2, so please try to support the official release if you can. I'd be lying if I said that I agree with how they translated it so... literally?, but I think it's also important to see how things are translated that way if you're aiming to dip your toes into translation aside from studying the language. For example, they used "Living God" throughout the manga instead of "Ikigami." It's correctly translated, but I personally prefer retaining the original title. You know, like how Viz uses "Kaiju no. 8" instead of "Monster no. 8?"

God knows if I'll ever survive the spinoff that I wanted to work on. I avoided talking about it for a reason lmao. Anyway, if y'all liked this, then please give 500 Years (Ono Yuuki x Suzuki Tatsuhisa) and Shortcake no Ichigo Sawaranaide (Nojima Hirofumi x Takeuchi Ken). These two are android bls and Ikigami to Donor is more guide bl, but they both share a futuristic vibe.

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BLCD Review: Nikurashii Kare

Title: Nikurashii Kare (憎らしい彼)

Author/Artist: Nagira Yuu

Shop: CD + Manga

Release Date: 2021/07/23

Cast:

Ono Yuuki x Saitou Souma

Morikawa Toshiyuki

Matsumoto Takuya

Matsui Akiha

Maeda Hiroki

Tonozaki Yuusuke

Horie Shun

Sahara Io

Miyama Mari

Kumagai Mirei

Yamane Masashi

Tamano Shouyo

Miki Shinichiro lmaooo so random

Synopsis: Second installment of the series.

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My brain too smooth for this. Don't get me wrong—it's good, but I don't have the patience to sit through three CDs of this. 😂 I fell asleep 5 times. A new record!

It would've been better if Hira just stopped talking to me in formal Japanese 'cause it makes my brain crash. He says a lot of deep things when he can't even grasp the shallowest of concepts. I also have a love-hate relationship with Hira's train of thought 'cause how can he jump to all these conclusions but never the right ones? He's still absolutely sad in the head, but idk, I'm here for it lmaooo.

The same goes with Kiyoi. Like boi, you're the only one with half of a functioning brain here, so idk, use it?

Kiyoi: "I don't wanna be with you anymore."

Hira: *leaves

Kiyoi:

Like in the first BLCD, I still can't figure out if I should feel concerned for him or Hira. I mean, if someone I knew had this relationship, I would personally ask both of them to leave each other and see a shrink. 😂 I dare say that their relationship would be the most normal one there is if Kiyoi wasn't such a tsundere and if Hira was just less of a weirdo.

How are we bringing your parents into this already when you have a wack-ass relationship???

But hey, nothing like a good kidnappin' and one mc almost dyin' to solve communication issues, right?

The things you do, Nagira Yuu.

As usual, the voice work is phenomenal. Saitou Souma won as best voice actor for Kiyoi at the chilchil 2023 awards while Ono Yuuki placed 2nd for Hira. There's just something special about Saitou Souma and Ono Yuuki in Utsukushii Kare. Their chemistry is good and so natural! It's like they bring out the best in each other. I especially love hearing Ono Yuuki come undone under Saitou Souma's Kiyoi but immediately get his revenge in disc 3.

I'm already nominating this as Souma's best match up in 2021. Sorry, Makonyan. Let's see if someone else rises to the challenge.

As for the accuracy...

So I've actually tried listening to this back in 2022. Yes, I'm writing this review in 2024, and this is the very CD that caused my burn out lmaooo. From what I read from the trial, it doesn't start the same as the novel, so I was confused. I didn't take the liberty of buying the whole novel, so I'm not sure if they really do have the same content. They do have the same name, though. Idk. Again, Hira speaks in formal/old Japanese, so the struggle made me put this off. 😅 And it just snowballed from there 'cause I'm loyal to my log. I don't keep up with the manga either, but I think the third volume is still at Utsukushii Kare and not Nikurashii Kare.

Long story short, I can't say if it's accurate to the source material, and I won't be able to recommend read-alongs for both Utsukushii Kare and Nikurashii Kare.

The two installments are equally interesting. Both are jam-packed with nicely paced content. I feel more comfortable with Nikurashii Kare, though, 'cause Hira made me uncomfortable in Utsukushii Kare, while it was Shitara who made me uncomfortable in Nikurashii Kare lmaooo. I loved Hira's little character development here, and I wish I could say the same for Kiyoi.😂The comedy and action were also good, and Moririn's presence made it 100 times better. It might not make my 2021 faves, but it's definitely one of the best-produced ones—it won best BLCD at chilchil 2023 for a reason.

Let's pray to god I survive the third installment. 🤞

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BLCD Review: Old-fashioned Cupcake 2

Title: Old-fashion Cupcake with Capuccino (オールドファッションカップケーキwithカプチーノ)

Author/Artist: Sagan Sagan

Shop: CD + Manga

Release Date: 2021/12/22

Cast: Azakami Youhei x Okitsu Kazuyuki

Review Proper

What to say? Maybe it's the ADHD or the fact that I just came from two long BLCDs, but I'm always in a bad headspace when I listen to OFC. 😅 The second volume just went the second route of sequels: misunderstandings/insecurities featuring third-party appearances. I really get where Nozue-san's coming from and I'm not saying that his insecurities are invalid or whatever—it's just that he's the one who wanted to make their relationship low-key, but he was doing the worst job at it. 🙄And like what I've said in my review for volume 1, they don't have a big age gap, so this age gag with Nozue-san just annoys me. It doesn't help that they mention it every five pages or so. The more Sagan Sagan does it, the more Nozue-san's age sounds more like an excuse than a gag.

Yoneda Kou's spoiled me to the point that I can't accept anything less, it seems. 🤷Don't blame me for comparing, they also have a Togawa over there.

Anyway, that's enough of the plot.

Chil-chil 2023 was a lie. There is no way Okitsu placed fourth while Youhei placed 13th. If anything, they should be reversed—and that's coming from me, one of the biggest Okitsu whores on this site. But being an Okitsu simp also means I know how that man sounds like, and that man sounds awkward af in this tone. His Nozue-san is too slow and too light for him. Nozue-san does have moments where he'll explode in panic or anger, but considering how light and slow Okitsu's portrayal of him is, you would expect his explosions to be more on the lighter side, right? WRONG. HE GOES FULL JONATHAN JOESTAR TO DO IT LMAO

SUNLIGHT YELLOW OVERDRIVE!!!

I failed to mention in my first review that Nozue-san looks like Italy from Hetalia which is why I wanted NamiD for him... if he wasn't so problematic. Anyway, thankfully, we have a live-action. I very much prefer Kouhei Takeda over Okitsu as Nozue-san. HAHAHAHAHAHA

Youhei was the true MVP of this BLCD. I don't get how he placed so low. He was very stable, and his sex appeal shined throughout the CD. It kind of reminds me of Maeno's tbh. Chil-chil 2022 might've robbed him, but this man has earned his seat at the "tops you should look out for" table in my view. Congratulations!

The BLCD was pretty accurate to the manga. Read-alongs are indeed possible with it, but I will say that I had an issue with SuBLime's localization. For one thing, the second volume wasn't consistent with the first. Togawa calls Nozue-san "Mr. Nozue" in the first volume while he calls him "Nozue" in the second.😑I don't want to go on a long rant about honorifics, but when it comes to stories where age is an important factor, I am firm in my belief that the Japanese or a close English equivalent should be used. It's a Japanese story set in Japan; it's not your culture to localize. There, I said it.

Also,

Yes, we stan being redundant even when the original wasn't. 😌 I wouldn't be nit-picking if y'all just licensed Koi ga, SuBLime.

Still, please try supporting the official transla localization if you can. I can't say that the production was great because of Okitsu, but this actually placed fifth in the 2022 awards, so do with that info what you wish. If y'all want more office bl, then I shamelessly recommend Yoneda Kou's Doushitemo Furetakunai (Ishikawa Hideo x Nojima Kenji) and Soredemo, Yasashii Koi o Suru (Morikawa Toshiyuki x Nojima Hirofumi).

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BLCD 2021: October Releases

Legends:

✓ - have

💡 - interested

✘ - not interested (but will probably still listen to)

🙏 - dying for

1. Love Nest 2 part 1 🙏

Release Date: 2021/10/06

Cast: Kawahara Yoshihisa x Saitou Souma

Synopsis: Adaptation of the sequel of the same name.

2. Suki ni Shitai yo Reijin November 2021 Furoku Drama CD ✘

Release Date: 2021/10/06

Cast: Kumagai Kentarou x Tamaru Atsushi

Synopsis: Ever since his neighbor was born when he was 4 years old, he has been in love - to the point of obsessive stalking. Even now as adults, living together, the obsession has not waned, just become shared. (fujokikki) 

3. Tondemonai Ore no Alpha ✘

Release Date: 2021/10/08

Cast: Kumagai Kentarou x Itou Kento

Synopsis: If I let it all out like this, I'm sure I'll get pregnant!! Hiro Masumi, a childcare teacher who is an alpha, is courted by Rin Inozoka, a kindergartener of the pig kind. Fearing ending up teaching Rin’s class, Hiro decides to take a break from the orphanage for a while. Then, shocked by not being able to meet Hiro, Rin came to Hiro's house, but Hiro's first estrus unexpectedly came?! Rin, who has turned into a beast, transformed into a handsome Arabian man!! (Hazelnut Y)

Comment: What a wild, wild synopsis. Also, this isn’t what I meant when I said I wanted Kumaken and Itouken to pair up. 💀

4. Iki Dekinai no wa Kimi no Sei 💡

Release Date: 2021/10/20

Cast: Tamaru Atsushi x Satou Takuya WOT

Synopsis:  Shizuki is a hedonistic playboy who plays the baritone saxophone in the local council's brass band and he openly dislikes the band's popular and prince-like flutist, Yano.

At a glance, it seems like they barely associate with each other during practice. However, due to a shared interest, they now have secret meetings in hotels afterwards... (No Pressure Scans)

5. Mask Danshi wa Koishitakunai no ni  💡

Release Date: 2021/10/22

Cast: Eguchi Takuya x Kobayashi Yuusuke

Synopsis: 

"The mouth is the second sexiest body part."

The famous cheerful guy, Saikawa had tried to rip off the gloomy kid, Sayama's mask. After that day, he had captured Saikawa's attention and Saikawa had volunteered to teach him for the upcoming examination but with one condition, Saikawa can do whatever he wants with what is hiding under Sayama's mask. He hates it when people touch his bare face, lips and inside his mouth, but he cannot say anything when Saikawa touch them. The combination between Saikawa's harassment and the awkward mask boy's behaviour, this manga will pack with sexual tension between these two. (Flex Tape)

6. 30-sai Made Doutei Dato Mahoutsukai ni Narerushi vol. 3 ✘

Release Date: 2021/10/27

Cast: Satou Takuya + Abe Atsushi

Synopsis: Adaptation of the third volume of the series.

7. Derail ✘

Release Date: 2021/10/27

Cast: Azakami Youhei x Yashiro Taku

Synopsis: Haru & Hikaru are childhood friends who keep scheming to keep each other by their side. But things escalate when Hikaru brings a girl to the apartment they share. (Mint Wood)

8. Hidamari ga Kikoeru - Limit 3 -  ✘

Release Date: 2021/10/27

Cast: Furukawa Makoto + Enoki Junya 

Synopsis: Adaptation of the sequel of the same name.

9. Sei no Gekiyaku 💡

Release Date: 2021/10/27

Cast: Morikawa Toshiyuki x Nojima Hirofumi 

Synopsis: “I’ll find all of your most sensitive spots.” Makoto Katsuragi, a man working for an advertising agency, has so far led a perfect private and work life. However, that all comes crashing down in an instant when he loses everything he holds dear. In the midst of his despair, he drunkenly climbs onto the ledge of a tall building and is about to jump, when… “If you’re going to throw away your life…let me have it.” He is saved by these words offered by the sudden appearance of Ryuji Yoden, and decides to do exactly as Ryuji says. From the moment Makoto awakens in Ryuji’s room, his daily life of retraining begins, giving away not only his body, but his heart…

Comment: THIS IS NOT WHAT I MEANT WHEN I SAID I WANTED SHIGERU-SAN AND HARU.

10. Sewayaki Yankee wa Kane de Kawareru ✘

Release date: 2021/10/27

Cast: Eguchi Takuya x Ishiya Haruki *welcome back, boy

Synopsis: Fujikawa Yamato’s lost his job after his boss did a runner. On his way home, dejected, he came across a man passed out on the street. Hungry and exhausted, Aoi proposes to employ Yamato as his caretaker. Moreover, his contract also stipulates that he’d have to take care of Aoi in bed, too?!

11. Blanc 🙏

Release Date: 2021/10/28

Cast: Kamiya Hiroshi x Nojima Hirofumi

Synopsis: Adaptation of the sequel of the same name.

Comment: SHUT UP! SHUT. UP! NO WAY!!! TELL ME THIS ISN’T PRERECORDED OH— YO! IT’S KAMIYAN!!! AND NOJIMA!!! IN 2021???!!! YO, I’LL DIE FOR THE CAST TALK!

12. Anata no Ana wa Boku no Mono ✘

Release Date: 2021/10/29

Cast: Toki Shunichi x Terashima Junta 

Synopsis: Yoshioka, a new announcer, got fired on his very debut as he slipped and exposed himself on national tv. Komai, a weather forecaster, calls out to him after watching the events unfold. Komai calls him to come at the break room one day and proceeds to touch him?!

13. Happy of the End ✘

Release Date: 2021/10/29

Cast: Tachibana Shinnosuke x Eguchi Takuya *ANOTHER VETERAN!!! good casting tbh

Synopsis: Chihiro woke up in a tattered state on a garbage dump. Suddenly, a man approached him while looking down on him with a smile. He then remembered that this man had abandoned him at this place just half a day ago..?

14. Ikigami to Donor 💡

Release Date: 2021/10/29

Cast: Nakajima Yoshiki x Saitou Souma

Synopsis: 

"Your blood and flesh, all of it is mine." An ikigami and a healer, together their souls support each other, blooming into love...

In the distant future, ordinary teacher Yoshino learns that he is a "donor" for the strongest species, the "ikigami." These warriors are tasked with protecting the country. "The unique ability of a donor is to use their bodily fluids to heal ikigami." Yoshino learns this fact and is shocked. Thus, Yoshino is forced to live with Kidou... At first, he is like a beast, demanding Yoshino's bodily fluids, but slowly, the underlying loneliness begins to show...

"Someday, if I met a donor, could they come to love me? That thought is the only reason I survived...”

15. Usagi no Mori ✘

Release Date: 2021/10/29

Cast: Enoki Junya x Yamashita Seiichirou *lmao bottomxbottom

Synopsis: Shunta and Tamaki are childhood friends with a year of difference, but Shunta feels something different towards his friend, an impure, not correct, dirty feeling.

As this feeling grows stronger, will the relationship between the two friends also change ...?

Comment: Top should’ve gone to Makonyan or Nakajiki

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BLCD 2021: September Releases

Legends:

✓ - have

💡 - interested

✘ - not interested (but will probably still listen to)

🙏 - dying for

1. Haga-kun wa Kamaretai 💡

Release Date: 2021/09/10

Cast: Takahashi Hiroki x Ono Yuuki wow it’s the reverse DataOtoko we didn’t ask for

Synopsis: Prisoner Haga was tired of his boring life in jail and thought of staging a jailbreak! Just at that moment, an alpha prison officer was assigned to him...?

2. Ren’ai Nante Yurushimasen! Mini Drama CD Dear + October Issue ✘

-No Album Cover Yet-

Release Date: 2021/09/14

Cast: Azakami Youhei x Nakajima Yoshiki

Synopsis: Mini drama cd included in the October Issue of the magazine.

3. Coyote 3 & 4 🙏

Release Date: 2021/09/22

Cast: Okitsu Kazuyuki x Ono Yuuki

Synopsis: Adaptation of the third volume of the series of the same name + special drama cd for the release of the fourth.

4. Hidamari ga Kikoeru -Limit 2- ✘

Release Date: 2021/09/22

Cast: Furukawa Makoto x Enoki Junya

Synopsis: Adaptation of the sequel of the same name.

5. Danshi Koukousei, Hajimete no ~Second Color~ Rokkou x Outa Hen ✘

-No Album Cover Yet-

Release Date: 2021/08/23

Cast: Yashiro Taku x Shingaki Tarusuke

Synopsis: It’s actually not on the site lmao but yea it’s nurse x student electric boogaloo 175

6. Tabete mo Oishiku Arimasen 💡

Release Date: 2021/09/24

Cast: Furukawa Makoto x Eguchi Takuya 

Synopsis: A world where demons prevail and humans are rare. Hiyori, a human, is considered to be delicious to demons. However, his classmate, Hodaka, a pushy big-horned demon, found out his secret. On top of that, he kissed and tasted him…Charming a demon---a troublesome situation?! Surrendering to one's instinct and pleasure leads to…

Comment: You know, as much as I love Makonyan, this should have been reversed. 💀 Was Moririn too expensive?

7. 30-sai Made Doutei Dato Mahoutsukai ni Narerushi 2 💡

Release Date: 2021/09/29

Cast: Satou Takuya + Abe Atsushi

Synopsis: Adaptation of the second volume of the series.

8. Osuwari, Yoku Dekimashita ✘ 

Release Date: 2021/09/29

Cast: Azakami Youhei x Itou Kento

Synopsis: Professional soccer player Itsuki and doctor Shuji are two popular tops at the local men's bar. They constantly clash due to their polar-opposite love styles. One day, when Itsuki finds himself in the bar after a lengthy sickness, Shuji takes care of him. In an attempt to sober Itsuki up, Shuji jokingly commands the other dom to sit. To his surprise, Itsuki drops to the ground. Itsuki isn't only baffled by his body's response to Shuji's commands, but by his desire to receive more of them...!!

Comment: Stop making domsub happen, it’s not gonna happen 💀

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BLCD 2021: November Releases

Legends:

✓ - have      

💡 - interested

✘ - not interested (but will probably still listen to)    

🙏 - dying for

1. Murikon ✓

Release Date: 2021/11/17

Cast: Furukawa Makoto x Saitou Souma *FINALLY!

Synopsis:

A couple who became husband and wife with 0 days of dating.

"It all started when a man and a woman of two feuding villages committed lovers' suicide because their love wasn't approved. Both villages then suffered from various kinds of disasters. After that, scared of the punishment, both villages would present a pair of man and woman who would then married to each other, so that to appease the wrathful spirits and avoid disasters."

Due to such legend, one night Shirakawa Momoki suddenly became Kurotaki Chikage's bride just like that. Lost to the pressure of both families, Momoki accepted his fate and wore a white kimono to start a newly married life with a stern Chikage, whether they like it or not!! There's no chemistry whatsoever between their hearts and bodies?! A BL story about a marriage with inevitable divorce!

2. Remnant 5 ~Juujin Omegaverse~ ✓

Release Date: 2021/11/22

Cast: Kawahara Yoshihisa x Satou Takuya

Synopsis: Adaptation of the sequel of the same name.

3. Risouteki Ren'ai no Jouken 💡

Release Date: 2021/11/24

Cast: Satou Takuya x Taku Yashiro 

Synopsis: Katagiri's new editor was looking forward to working with his talented handsome boss Nishiwaki. However, for some reason, he ended up in a sticky situation with Nishiwaki. Can the incident be blamed on the vicissitudes of love? The answer is unknown… On top of that, Katagiri is also treated like a jerk…!

4. Cosmetic Play Lover 💡

Release Date: 2021/11/26

Cast: Itou Kento x Kobayashi Chiaki

Synopsis: 

“No or stop, you unexpectedly say cute things.” 

The beautiful assistant, Natsume, is forced to do pair sales with his junior Sahashi. Sahashi, who doesn’t take Natsume or his work seriously, overtook him in sales and annoys Natsume as he’s trying to act as a good superior… Once his act gets discovered, he’s threatened into becoming his sex friend?! Plus, he carelessly flipped Sahashi’s switch on! 

“Is it all right if I get serious?” 

This is a story set behind the cosmetic shop counter, with feelings of love appearing as Natsume finds his heart beating fast, although it irritates him.

5. Kuroe to Mesu no Sono ✘

Release Date: 2021/11/26

Cast: Tachibana Shinnosuke x Yamaya Yoshitaka *should be reversed

Synopsis: Sonogi, an employee at the host club "Eden," is in the biggest crisis of his life. He's woken up with female parts in addition to his male ones! After hearing that the number one host at the club, Kuroe, with his beautiful face, baritone voice, and relentlessly womanizing nature, went to med school, Sonogi tries confiding to him in private. Not only does Kuroe wildly misunderstand him, he's weirdly intrigued. Even after hearing Sonogi's story, he's still keen to "study" up on what's happening inside Sonogi's pants!

A scary-faced, lovable psychopath toys with a vulnerable, shaved, and untouched new "girl" in this gender-bending romance!

6. Love Nest 2 part 2 🙏

Release Date: 2021/11/26

Cast:

Kawahara Yoshihisa x Saitou Souma

Okitsu Kazuyuki + Furukawa Makoto

Yamanaka Masahiro

Synopsis: Adaptation of the sequel of the same name.

7. Sugar Drug 💡

Release Date: 2021/11/26

Cast: Terashima Takuma x Kobayashi Chiaki 

Synopsis: Izumi Haruaki from the research institution specializing in uncommon drugs has been assigned to become the assistant and lover of his boss. After refusing the harassment, he is instead transferred to aid the genius researcher, Amaki Hisashi. 

Comment: For some reason, Takuma sounds like Nojima Hirofumi here while Chiaki sounds like Saitou Souma lmao

8. Tadaima Okaeri ~ Kagayaku hi~ 💡

Release Date: 2021/11/16

Cast:

Morikawa Toshiyuki x Tamaru Atsushi

Toriumi Kousuke + Taku Yashiro

Terashima Junta

Synopsis: Adaptation of the sequel of the same name.

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BLCD 2021: August Releases

Legends:

✓ - have

💡 - interested

✘ - not interested (but will probably still listen to)

🙏 - dying for

1. Hidamari ga Kikoeru - Limit 1 - ✘ 

Release Date: 2021/08/25

Cast: Furukawa Makoto x Enoki Junya

Synopsis: Adaptation of the sequel of the same name. 

2. Oshi to Nete Shimatta ga? ✘

Release Date: 2021/08/25

Cast: Itou Kento x Amasaki Kouhei

Synopsis: Enatsu works at a bad company and spends his time miserably. His only salvation is Yuki-kun, a dazzling stage actor. Enatsu wins a raffle during a bus tour with Yuki-kun that awards him some alone time with him plus a guaranteed granted request. Enatsu being the fucking idiot that he was asked to see the man’s dick then feels so guilty about it after the fact, so he swears to distance himself from Yuki-kun from then on, but badabing badaboom Yuki-kun shows up at his doorstep the next day. ✌️ (sumimasen I am off my tl game rn)

3. Tsunaida Koi no Kanaekata 😬

Release Date: 2021/08/25

Cast: Shingaki Tarusuke x Eguchi Takuya 😬😬😬

Synopsis: Adaptation of the second volume of the series.

4. Dakaretai Otoko Ichii ni Odosareteimasu 7 ✘

Release date: 2021/08/27

Cast: Ono Yuuki x Takahashi Hiroki

Synopsis: Adaptation of the 7th volume of the series.

5. Fukutsu no Zono ✘

Release Date: 2021/08/27

Cast: Amasaki Kouhei x Kawanishi Kengo

Synopsis: Deto and delinquent Zono are merely opponents. But then Deto discovered Zono's weakness. If his neck is touched, Zono will let out erotic sounds. Hearing Zono's erotic moans, Deto's lower-body reacted and left him confused. One day, Deto ran into Zono, who was beaten into a pulp by his father, despite being very strong in fighting. Deto rushed in to rescue Zono. And why was Zono wearing fancy, cute-looking clothes? 

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BLCD 2021: January Releases

Legends:

✓ - have      

💡 - interested

✘ - not interested (but will probably still listen to)    

🙏 - dying for

1. Momichupa Opabbu ♂ Time 2  ✘

Release Date: 2021/01/08

Cast: Ono Yuuki x Satou Takuya

Synopsis: Adaptation of the second volume of the series of the same name.

2. Dear + Comics February Issue 2021 Etoiro Koizoushi 💡

Release Date: 2021/01/17

Synopsis: Special CD released along with fifth chapter of the seventh volume of the series.

3. Given 5 Cheri + March Issue 2021 💡 *any reason why Hiiragi’s giving the finger? 💀  

Release Date: 2021/01/20

Cast:

Furukawa Makoto + Saitou Souma

Hino Satoshi + Yasuaki Takumi

Tamaru Atsushi

Masuda Toshiki

Hamano Daiki

Synopsis: Special CD released along with the fifth volume of the series.

4. Hirano to Kagiura Comic Gene February 2021 Furoku Drama CD ✘ 

Release Date: 2021/01/20

Cast: Shimazaka Nobunaga + Matsuoka Yoshitsugu

Synospsis: Extra from the series of the same name.

5. Tashiro-kun, Kimi tte yatsu wa. ✘

Release Date: 2021/01/20

Cast: Masuda Toshiki x Matsuoka Yoshitsugu

Synopsis: Ebihara gets mugged by Tashiro, his junior in college. They somehow end up hanging out together after that, and Ebihara slowly begins to realise that Tashiro may not be as frightening or as weird as he appears at first glance.

6. Yamashii Koi no Hajimekata ✘

Release Date: 2021/01/20

Cast: Nakajima Yoshiki x Kumagai Kentarou *Damn, mans really became his gen’s resident rapist, huh? 💀

Synopsis: A university student Araki Kentaro has a problem than he can’t reveal to anyone. It’ about the erotic dream he’s been having, certainly caused by the fact that he was violated by his young childhood friend Azuma Haru the day before Kentaro moves to Tokyo.

“You’re awake, Ken chan?” said he, while Kentaro struggled to keep his eyes closed. What he looked like when he said so, Kentaro wonders.

“Haru was just teasing me…” Kentaro’s been trying to make him believe so. It’s been two years since then, yet the words and feelings linger, and he can’t erase them. Now Kentaro discovers Haru is in the same university as his. Is his dream going to start all over again?

7. 24-jikan Ochi nai Kiss ✘ 

Release Date: 2021/01/22

Cast: Kijima Ryuuichi x Komada Wataru

Synopsis: A scandalous office romance about a cool young designer and a moderately annoying businessman! At this cosmetics company, the entire design division shares a common problem, and that problem is Takumi Tokura. A manager with a history in sales and a penchant for sports festivals and living the dream, Mr. Tokura unknowingly pushes impossible tasks on the design team while spewing idealisms at company parties...

In reaction, Ryo Takizawa falls deeper and deeper into a quiet rage. That anger comes to a head after the party when Mr. Tokura announces a mandatory trip to a brothel for all the male employees. Ryo stubbornly tries to go home, but his superior tries to act like a life coach and yells that "sex is important!" This situation leads to a surprising twist! "If you're so insistent, please teach me." This superior and his subordinate mix together like oil and water, but neither can go back once they open the door to new pleasures...! (Renta!)

8. Blue Sky Complex 5 ✘

Release Date: 2021/01/27

Cast: Satou Takuya x Eguchi Takuya

Synopsis: Adaptation of the fifth volume of the series.

9. Danshi Koukousei, Hajimete no after Disc 4th. ✘

Release Date: 2021/01/29

Cast:

Kumagai Kentarou x Enoki Junya

Hamano Daiki x Ono Yuuki

Nakajima Yoshiki x Horie Shun *welcome back!

Synopsis: 

[SIDE Aikawa x Mito] October. It’s almost time for the student council members to change. Mito is busy drowning himself in the preparations for the school festival in attempts to hide his loneliness.

[SIDE Hiroi x Amane] Just before Christmas, Amane proclaims that he and Hiroi should break up?!

[SIDE Neriya x Yamamoto] On one particular day, a stranger appears in front of Yamamoto who was staying at Neriya’s house as usual...

10. Kokoro—Watashi no Koi 💡

Release Date: 2021/01/29

Cast: 

Toki Shunichi

Takahashi Hidenori

Eguchi Takuya

Hamano Daiki *OMG! HE RETURNS AS SOMEONE NOT KASHIMA!

Synopsis: *inteRestING

“Romance is different from love, love is guilt.”

The student (me) meets an older male (teacher) by the Kamakura sea. Sensei is a thoughtful, kind, and easy-going type whose mind you can’t read. I felt a strange attraction to him and started visiting him at his mansion that he shares with Shizuma. 

They were partners of the same sex who lived without any worries nor inconveniences—at least, that’s how they seemed to me.

Forty-nine days of the memorial service after sensei commits suicide, I invited Shizuma to the sea of memories written in sensei’s suicide letter.

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BLCD 2021: December Releases

Legends:

✓ - have

💡 - interested

✘ - not interested (but will probably still listen to)

🙏 - dying for

1. Ikigami to Donor 💡

Release Date: 2021/12/03 (moved from October)

Cast: Nakajima Yoshiki x Saitou Souma

Synopsis:

“Your blood and flesh, all of it is mine.” An ikigami and a healer, together their souls support each other, blooming into love…

In the distant future, ordinary teacher Yoshino learns that he is a “donor” for the strongest species, the “ikigami.” These warriors are tasked with protecting the country. “The unique ability of a donor is to use their bodily fluids to heal ikigami.” Yoshino learns this fact and is shocked. Thus, Yoshino is forced to live with Kidou… At first, he is like a beast, demanding Yoshino’s bodily fluids, but slowly, the underlying loneliness begins to show…

“Someday, if I met a donor, could they come to love me? That thought is the only reason I survived…”

2. Shangri-la no Tori II 🙏

Release Date: 2021/12/10

Cast: Matsuda Kenichiro x Nakajima Yoshiki

Synopsis: Adaptation of the sequel of the same name.

3. Torokeru Kuchibiru more melty ✘

Release Date: 2021/12/20

Cast: Furukawa Makoto x Okitsu Kazuyuki

Synopsis: Torekeru Kuchibiru 2: Electric Boogaloo

Comment: Who the fuck keeps on asking for more Takasaki Bosco? I just wanna talk.

4. Old-fashioned Cupcake with Capuccino ?

Release Date: 2021/12/22

Cast: Azakami Youhei x Okitsu Kazuyuki

Synopsis: I’m Trying To Act 60 When I’m Only 40 2: Electric Boogaloo

Comment: The way my face lit up and fell when I saw Youhei x Okitsu again before realizing it was OFC.

5. Bokura no Koi to Seishun no Subete case: 05 Senkyo-sen no Bokura ✘

Release Date: 2021/12/24

Cast: Komada Wataru x Tamaru Atsushi

Synopsis: Hotaka Nishino lived a typical highschool life devoid of too much interaction with his peers due to his shyness. One day, his friend from junior high, Kazuomi Moroi, decided to nominate him in the school elections with himself. His relationship with Kazuomi, which usually only called for greetings when they met, begun changing as the elections commence.

6. Kisu de Tokashita Sono Ato ni ✘

Release Date: 2021/12/24

Cast: Nakazawa Masatomo x Shigamatsu Chiharu *debut for Chiharu

Synopsis: Aise Hiro, a freshman in college, lives with his friend’s older brother, Onozawa Mizuki, at his parents’ request. Onozawa-san looks to be ideal husband material, considering his good looks and his job as an accountant. Everything seems to be going pretty smoothly as Hiro has a good relationship with Onozawa-san. However, there is one problem — Hiro is gay and Onozawa-san is his first love! 

Just when he thought that nothing else could go wrong, Onozawa-san catches him masturbating while sexting. Fearing the worst, Hiro mentally prepares himself but is met with a proposition instead: “If you’re that frustrated, won’t you be pretend lovers with me?”

7. Neko to Spica 🙏

Release Date: 2021/12/24

Cast: Takeuchi Eiji x Sakakihara Yuki *THE GODS HAVE LISTENED IN 2021!!!

Synopsis: Salaryman Kawamura Kouta hates troublesome things. The only exception is the black stray cat that likes to sit in front of his apartment. One day he stumbles upon a black-haired boy who seems to have replaced his favourite cat. When the boy collapses in front of Kouta, he decides to take him in on a whim. What will happen to Kouta‘s trouble-free everyday life?

Comment: I mean, it is borderline furry-shota, but I’m gonna have to take any Takeuchi Eiji and Sakakihara Yuki I can get ‘cause I don’t have a choice. sobsobsob

I’m actually sad that there’s not much to December this year unlike last year.

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BLCD 2021: June Releases

Legends:

✓ - have

💡 - interested

✘ - not interested (but will probably still listen to)

🙏 - dying for

1. Bokura no Koi to Seishun no Subete no Bokura Tokusouban CD ✘

Release Date: 2021/06/15

Cast: Itou Kento x Kijima Ryuiichi *lmao Thoroughbred reverse

Synopsis: Special CD for the third pair of the series.

2. Seiheki Yabame na Otoko ni Nerawaremashita. ✘

Release Date: 2021/06/16

Cast: Abe Atsushi x Nakajima Yoshiki

Synopsis: "Now, let's start the shoot." A sadistic cameraman X a pure Tofu shop boy. He gently prepares him, driving him almost insane... Is his reasoning reaching its limit...!?

3. Tasogare Outfocus overlap 🙏

Release Date: 2021/06/18

Cast: Uchida Yuuma x Matsuoka Yoshitsugu

Synopsis: The long-awaited sequel!

4. Osananajimi ja Gaman Dekinai 1 Tokusouban CD & Takeau Taion Ban ✘

Release Date: 2021/06/22

Cast: Yashiro Taku x Saitou Souma

Synopsis: Ao has started living with his childhood friend, Ryouta, near their university. Ao is proud of being good friends the ever so popular and cool Ryouta ever since they were little, but after a good wank one night, Ao wakes up to Ryouta trying to kiss him...?!

5. Cendrillon no Kuroi no Kawagatsu 🙏

Release Date: 2021/06/25

Cast: Hatano Wataru x Kumagai Kentarou

Synopsis: Haibara Ayumu, a talented parliamentary secretary, has no problems executing his work perfectly. However, he can’t help but feel that there’s just something missing in his life. One night, on the way home, Ayumu loses his shoe on the crowded train, and the man who picks up his shoe, Hikami, turns out to totally be his type of man. To thank him for retrieving his shoe, Ayumu asks Hikami out for some drinks. One thing leads to another and they find themselves sharing a passionate night with each other. It was only supposed to be a one time thing, but they soon find themselves reuniting at work?!

Comment: IT’S A CINDERELLA STORY! I REPEAT, A CINDERALLA STORY! BUT WITH POLICE AND SEX! I ALREADY LOVE IT!

6. Dystopia no Ou Tokuten CD ✘  *postponed from April

Release Date: 2021/06/25

Pairings:

Yashiro Taku x Kumagai Kentarou

Takahashi Hidenori x Kumagai Kentarou

Ishiya Haruki x Kumagai Kentarou

Yamanaka Masahiro x Kumagai Kentarou

Synopsis: Special extra cds for the game of the same name.

7. Unmei no Tsugai ga Omae da Nante 💡

Release Date: 2021/06/25

Cast: Okitsu Kazuyuki x Masuda Toshiki

Synopsis: Shishikura is looking to get married soon, but since he’s had no luck in finding that special someone, he decides to hire a popular matchmaking service to deal with the situation. To his surprise, he meets up with an old classmate from middle school, Kotani, and starts to work in the same place as he was. The thing is, not only were they bitter rivals, they also can’t stand each other. However, everything changes when Shishikura suddenly goes into rut and the only person available to help is none other than Kotani. 

8. Fudanshi Shoukan ~ Isekai de Shinjuu ni Hamerareshimashita ✘

Release Date: 2021/06/30

Cast: Satou Takuya x Ishiya Haruki

Synopsis: Kotone is a fudanshi. One day while he was buying BL manga outside of a manga stand, a truck loses control and kills him with BL manga all over him. To his surprise, he wakes up in an Asian ancient-looking palace. A man named Nagi, that is half serpent, tells him that he is now his Miko. They need to have sex in order for Nagi to become a higher being and become a Dragon. Kotone knows everything about BL and he realizes that he will be the bottom. Kotone will use his knowledge of BL to not fall in love and not a bottom in this Isekai world.

9. Oni Joushi Gokudera-san wa Abakaretai. ✘

Release Date: 2021/06/30

Cast: Satou Takuya x Ishiya Haruki

Synopsis: Even though he’s capable, Shouji is a corporate slave, who is always being berated by his boss, Gokudera-san. In an unexpected turn of events, Gokudera-san accidentally sends him the link of a sexy man wearing women’s underwear instead of his dog’s social media account...?! The gap between the boss who is devilish by day, and erotic and cute by night is enough to make a corporate dog explode in desire!!! (Hoemies! Gang and TruffleNyan)