Sakura meets first Ryouichi at a male brothel and buys him for the night. As their supposed one night stand ends up becoming a somewhat stable monetary based relationship, feelings start to change. Can these two awkward people garner the courage to admit that their true feelings run deeper than merely sex and money?Includes the oneshot Ocean's Cage, Sky's Door featuring Ryuu from the Hydra series.Sequel:>Hydra (Sequel to chapter 5 - Ocean's Cage, Sky's Door )( http://www.batoto.net/comic/_/comics/hydra-r10752 )

Summary refers to the Ohzora Shuppan re-print, 2007:

1. Lovers and Souls
Shinomiya is a beautiful college art student who lacks the morals common to most people. After agreeing to be a nude model for Matsuoka, a photography student, he also agrees to sleep with him for money even though he is straight. However, what started as a small taste of the forbidden soon spirals out of control when Shinomiya begins selling his body to other guys as a prostitute in a male brothel. Can Matsuoka save Shinomiya from himself?

2. Vanity
After the events of Lovers and Souls, Tooru is still deeply heartbroken. Trying to find solace in Hikaru, Tooru challenges the terms of their friendship. But can he handle the consequences?

3. Sleeping Beauty
Matsuoka sees Tooru for the first time.

4. A Moon in Name Only
In their last year of high school, Akihiko Nozaki admits to his best friend Kai that he's gay. Kai is stunned but it doesn't change their friendship, but Kai's curiosity is aroused and he begins to see Nozaki differently.

5. The Name of that Sky
Sequel to "A Moon in Name Only", told more from Nozaki's point of view. Nozaki isn't sure whether to trust that his relationship with Kai will last, since he's even been dumped by gay men before. What's to keep a guy who wasn't even gay from breaking up with him?

Part of Rules / Hydra Series

Sex and an insider perspective in exchange for a place to stay. That's the deal young prostitute Bun strikes with jaded detective Daisuke. But how long can their relationship last when they’re both insisting that it's Not/Love? Miyamoto Kano's "Walker" universe timeline: 1) Are You Enemy? 2) Not Love *licensed -- Not/Love dj - The reason why we live together -- Not/Love dj - Dog Days -- Not/Love dj - Demonic Conversations 3) Heat (MIYAMOTO Kano) 4) Under the Skin the ones on ( -- ) are doujinshis..they give background or "add into" to some key points in the main story line. So you're not really missing anything even if you don't read it.

About a small agency “that does everything". The manager, Bun, has a very special tattoo and an affinity for smiling faces. Customers approach the manager with difficult problems and he solves them, with the fee for his services sometimes being paid with sex.

Miyamoto Kano's "Walker" universe timeline:
1) Are You Enemy?
2) Not/Love
-- Not/Love dj - The Reason Why We Live Together
-- Not/Love dj - Dog Days
-- Not/Love dj - Demonic Conversations
-- Not/Love dj - Brand New Lover
3) Heat (MIYAMOTO Kano)
-- Under the Skin
-- Lizards, Angels, and Daemons

The ones on ( -- ) are doujinshis. They give background or "add into" to some key points in the main story line. So you're not really missing anything even if you don't read it.

From MAL: The story is set around shimatsuya (person who collects unpaid debts for prostitute houses) Saitou Ritsuke who is asked to look into ghost rumours surrounding one prostitute house.

Summary refers to the Libre Shuppan re-print, 2008:

1-6) Te wo Tsunaide, Sora wo
Haruya, a magazine article writer, is constantly frustrating his editors with his lack of inspiration. His calm, quiet life is spent in a house away from the city. However, upon meeting a shy boy undressing on the beach, their lives become linked. An unusual relationship follows that will ultimately be beneficial for the both of them.

7-9) Kiss me, Daddy/ Make Me Happy/ Walkin' on the Moon
Shiba owns a small software firm. Naomi, who works there part-time as he studies at the university, is comfortable with his homosexuality. So, despite Shiba's being 36 years old, Naomi can't help but be attracted to his boss! But, does Shiba feel the same way?
(Also included in Make Me Happy)

10) Fade
Morikawa has arrived in his professional career, however his vindictive ex decides to spoil it by revealing that Morikawa is gay. Luckly, Higa, a coworker, is there to help Morikawa. But does Higa have more motives beyond a business relationship?

11) Closed
Takashi wants Yuu, his classmate from University, to love him. Unfortunately, the only way Takashi can think to win Yuu's heart is through drugging and raping him. Will Stockholm syndrom work in his favor or will Yuu leave Takashi for good?

12) Echo Night
Akito has an interesting night with his client Shirou. After multiple rounds of steamy sex Shirou promises to take Akito with him as part of their role play. However, was he only joking?

13) Secret
Kei and Subaru visit Maki and Haruya again. Maki is concerned about Haruya and Kei's former relationship and Subaru tries to help him feel better.

1-4) Aisanai Otoko
Sahara works in publishing with Yagisawa Kei. After vowing he won't get involved with straight men again after heartbreak, Sahara meets Seto who is a designer at a firm his company collaborates with. Seto begins to pursue Sahara, but what will happen when Sahara learns that Seto isn't gay?

5) Snow Tale
When Hiromu picks up Kouta half frozen in the snow, he never thought it'd lead to a relationship. When a crazy ex-boyfriend shows up, ready to attack, what will happen to the new couple?
(Also included in Make Me Happy)

6) Extra - The man who wants to know

From Liquid Passion:

Yagisawa Kei is disastrously unlucky in love, as his recent strike-out with author Itou Haruya attests. When his publishing company makes him responsible for a handsome young author, he once again finds himself walking an all too familiar path where work and play collide. He doesn't realize that he has met Subaru before... or that Subaru's reappearance now will open old wounds from a past he'd rather forget.

From Liquid Passion:

Heartbroken and lonely, Takeshi turns to internet porn for comfort, where a new AV actor catches his eye. Desperate to meet him, he tries to find out more about the boy. But the road to love is never rockier than when the object of your affections is in the porno trade...

This is in a series of four, that are sequels or direct spin-offs. The list is as follows:
1. Te wo Tsunaide, Sora wo
2. Amayakana Toge
3. Aisanai Otoko
4. Vanilla Star

From Liquid Passion:

Konoe, a high school student, is confused about his sexuality. He meets Hikaru in the sleazy gay district, and sleeps with him. They begin to play at being lovers, but Konoe's heart belongs to Atori, his friend and classmate. Can Konoe come to terms with his sexuality and reveal his feelings to Atori, and where do Hikaru's true feelings lie?

Note: Tokuma Shoten Edition of Rules comes with a new cover, and color insert. It also has Chapter 6 and an new extra called "Naturalist". It *DOES NOT* Have chapter 00 which is present in the previous edition and is a prequel to the story, it retells chapter 1 from Hikaru's POV.

Part of Rules / Hydra Series

From Liquid Passion:

1-4) When Ryuu transfers to Hitomi's school, he leaves an immediate impression on him. Curious about rumours of a full-scale tattoo on Ryuu's back, Hitomi starts getting closer to him. Before long, the friendship and fascination Hitomi feels for Ryuu start developing into more, but before he has a chance to come to terms with his feelings, Hikaru appears on the scene.... and he has his eyes set on Hitomi.

5-6) Now that Hikaru has become close friends with Hitomi and Ryuu, the group dynamics have changed. When Hikaru expresses his growing interest in Hitomi, will Ryuu admit his feelings or let Hitomi slip away...?

7-8) Ryuu seems to have found comfort in other places as Hitomi and Hikaru Taira get further involved. Sexual frustrations finally find an outlet, though misdirected.

9-11) In a startling series of events that lead up to Hydra's transfixing climax, hearts break, enemies resurface, and ties of friendship bind the trio in a complex web of struggle, sacrifice, and redemption.

Part of Rules / Hydra Series

From September Scanlations:

Misono Kazuki is a college student pursuing a dream of becoming a famous novelist but unfortunately, for someone trying to pen a supernatural YA novel, he's got next to no experience with close encounters of the spiritual kind. To remedy this, at the suggestion of a friend, he heads to a supposedly haunted shrine late one moonlit evening, and while he doesn't find any ghosts, he does find something much more interesting.

Story 1. Boy Next Door
Takeshi is straight until he sees Kazuya lying naked on his friend's couch. After their intimate encounter, can they find a way to make a relationship work and manage to survive on their unusual part time job?

Story 2. One Heart
A story about a part-time, student worker and his ex-salaryman boss. When his boss's company is in danger of going bankrupt, how will the part-timer convince his ex-salaryman to take a loan from him?

Story 3. Otoshimono
An odd encounter between two strangers results in tales of violence of questionable validity--and of course sex. But is this just a one night stand?

Story 4. Long Way Home
Katou has money problems, loans and he hasn’t paid his rent for 5 months now. When his realtor Yui suggest that, if Katou does a job for him, he will give him 3 more weeks to pay the rent (before kicking him out or worse), Katou happily agrees… (Yui appears also in Night Walk)

Tsukasa is a magazine writer who has a sometimes boyfriend Atsushi, a gay porn star. They get along just fine, until Yui shows up, a yakuza from Tsukasa's past! Mix in a haunted house, ghost mystery, yakuza action, and plenty of adorable kitties and you have the latest new story from Miyamoto Kano!

1-2.) Moony
It all starts when Yuusuke Satou is forced to spend spring holidays at the dormitory along with Moriya. Then, one night Yuusuke discovers that Moriya has troubles seeing at night and while he takes care of Moriya he eventually falls in love with him, but he is worried that Moriya might not return his feelings and will hate him...

3.) Frozen
Jun Suwa notices another college student - Nozomu - who seems lonely, but possesses a beautiful profile. The two happen to attend the same party where Jun has a little too much to drink. Nozomu offers to take Jun home with him, then the night turns into a complicated romance.

4.) The Spring Moon in a Night of Cherry Blossoms
One restless spring night, Mamoru wanders the grounds of his dorm admiring the cherry blossoms when he happens upon Jun's room with an open window. He unintentionally peeps in on Jun and another man being intimate. Jun even spots Mamoru and Mamoru makes a hasty retreat. Why can't he get the images of the two men out of his head?

5.) Moon Flower
Abe finally gets a hold of a corner room in his dorm, but strange rumors of it being haunted by a long haired ghost surrounds it. Abe is undeterred, not believing in such things. Then one night, a figure appears outside his window - could the rumors be true?

6.) Extra - Waiting for the Evening Moon
Jun Suwa has just had his heart broken when the enamored Mamoru pays him a visit to cheer him up.

When Ryuu transfers to Hitomi's school, he leaves an immediate impression on him. Curious about rumours of a full-scale tattoo on Ryuu's back, Hitomi starts getting closer to him. Before long, the friendship and fascination Hitomi feels for Ryuu start developing into more, but before he has a chance to come to terms with his feelings, Hikaru appears on the scene.... and he has his eyes set on Hitomi. Rules series Timeline : 1) Please (5 chapters) -- Kiss (MIYAMOTO Kano) -- Kiss After 2) Skies ** 3) Hydra 1+2+3+4 (ch1-4) 4) Hydra 3+4+5+6 (ch5-6) -- Blue Film (after Hydra ch8) -- Heavenly (between Hydra ch9 and ch10-11) -- Real Thing -- Hello Again 5) Lovers and Souls 6) Fragile ** 7) Vanity ** 8) Dreamer's high ** 13) Rules volumes 1 & 2 14) If Winter Comes, Can Spring Be Far Behind? ** 15) Rules volume 3 16)Song Birds ** 17)Another Day on The Planet** 18)Double Trouble** ** = doujinshi also the ones in ( -- ) are doujinshi's

From Liquid Passion:

An interesting look at Hikaru and Yuki after the events in Rules volume 3. This booklet was a special mail away item from Chara for purchasing Rules v1-3 as they were published.

Whimsical story about Yuki and an alien (maybe)...

Part of Rules / Hydra Series

Hikaru in university Rules series Timeline : 1) Please (5 chapters) -- Kiss (MIYAMOTO Kano) -- Kiss After 2) Skies ** 3) Hydra 1+2+3+4 (ch1-4) 4) Hydra 3+4+5+6 (ch5-6) -- Blue Film (after Hydra ch8) -- Heavenly (between Hydra ch9 and ch10-11) -- Real Thing -- Hello Again 5) Lovers and Souls 6) Fragile ** 7) Vanity ** 8) Dreamer's high ** 13) Rules volumes 1 & 2 14) If Winter Comes, Can Spring Be Far Behind? ** 15) Rules volume 3 16)Song Birds ** 17)Another Day on The Planet** 18)Double Trouble** ** = doujinshi also the ones in ( -- ) are doujinshi's

When Ryou moves into a new apartment block, his neighbour Makoto makes no secret of the fact that he likes men, and Ryou is forced to confront the secret doubts he's always had about his own sexuality. Things get complicated when Makoto's history with the other resident of the building, Nanno, results in jealousy, tension, and love triangles all around.

This is the first commercially published work by Miyamoto Kano.

2) Angelic Conversations I
This is the earliest timeline appearance of Bun. He is 17 and he is a regular at Akio's coffee shop/tattoo parlor. Akio does Bun's forearm angel tattoo, while high which provides some amusement. We get to see Akio's philosophy on religion and his obsession with Angels.

4) Angelic Conversations II
Same time frame as Chapters 1 and 3. Bun tries to help Akio with his drug addiction, but it's a losing battle when Akio finds out about a new God eyez drug that lets one see Angels. Can Bun save Akio from himself?

Miyamoto Kano's "Walker" universe timeline:
1) Are You Enemy?
2) Not/Love
-- Not/Love dj - The Reason Why We Live Together
-- Not/Love dj - Dog Days
-- Not/Love dj - Demonic Conversations
-- Not/Love dj - Brand New Lover
3) Heat (MIYAMOTO Kano)
-- Under the Skin
-- Lizards, Angels, and Daemons

The ones on ( -- ) are doujinshis. They give background or "add into" to some key points in the main story line. So you're not really missing anything even if you don't read it.