#mushiba

Sorry for this long ask, but can I ask, for BL recs that have the same vibe as one or a few of them (up above)?

Feel free if you want to answer or not....

Thanks so much for your blog, that have become like my guideline (because I'm quite new in BL)....

Thanks again....

Hello! No worries, it's a joy for me to recommend BL and if people enjoy my selection, it makes me all the more happy! However, unfortunately, I haven't read the novels you mentioned... So I feel like my recommendations will be way off the mark but I'll try my best ~

My Dear Agent (Ebino Bisuke): This one has bigger, kind, and protective seme and a cool, beautiful, and funny uke (not a kuudere, though). I not only enjoyed but laughed a lot, and the art is gorgeous so highly recommended! Can be read on INKR (or you can buy it from any place you can get TOKYOPOP titles).

Lullaby of the Dawn (Ichika Yuno): Another bigger, protective, puppy seme with a reserved/detatched, beautiful uke pairing with fantasy elements. I've only read the first volume so far but it's super emotional and beautiful inside and out! Can be read on Bookwalker (or any other place where you can get ShuCream titles).

Our Paradise (Greeneer): My last big & cute, puppy seme with reserved, beautiful uke recommendation that I'm nowadays going crazy over is Our Paradise. You won't regret giving this webtoon a chance! Not only the main characters, but their friend circles and the second couple we started to explore more in 2nd season are also fun & really interesting! And obviously, I need MOAR people to scream about it with me. Can be read for free with daily pass on Webtoon.

[Release] Retro BL

Author: Various Chapter: 6 & 7 Read: online | download

Mushiba - 『あなたオレンジ この街ブルー』　(Anata orenji kono machi buruu / You’re orange, this town’s blue)

Tankoubon release on 2024/10/24

I’m looking back on some of the most memorable BL manga I read in 2023 and copying/ expanding on some of my twitter threads about them to tumblr.

This band themed BL manga by the quirky Mushiba was sooo addictive. The story and the characters were unpredictable in a good way, and I enjoyed how creativity, admiration, lust, love and jealousy are all mixed up on the page and in the characters’ hearts.

Musician Nito has no interest in people and has dedicated his whole life to music. When he meets fellow musician Kuruma, his wild and loud style is nothing like the beautiful music Nito strives to create. Still, Nito is instantly drawn to Kuruma and wants to start a band together.

Sparks fly when they compose and play music together, and Nito thinks they’re on the same page about both wanting to create music and wanting each other. But as soon as he starts to expect more from their relationship, it starts to seem that Kuruma is going in another direction.

It’s not a straightforward love story but rather a story where the feelings are ambiguous and mixed up right until the last chapter. Nito even states that he loves Kuruma’s music so much it’s impossible to distinguish it from romantic or other types of love he might be feeling.

I really loved how the story centers art and creativity and shows that sometimes imperfection feeds creativity like nothing else, and how deeply the loss of a creative outlet can make one question one’s identity and purpose. Mushiba truly is a unique and memorable storyteller!

The name of the story can be a bit confusing, but it basically combines the meanings from the main characters names, and iirc it’s also their band’s name in the story.

http://comip.jp/bloom/lang-en/manga/

dot bloom English edition

http://comip.jp/bloom/lang-en/manga/

dot bloom English edition