Naono Bohra's only published non-yaoi series (aside from doujinshi's). Contains elements of fantasy, horror, comedy, romance, action, adventure and drama. Centers around 4 supernatural male characters and 1 female who joins them.

After the erosion of the atmosphere (dimensional barrier), the world itself is about to cease (disappear). What's left of mankind has used up every bit of technology that remained. To defend the world they built artificial bodies.

1. The Circle
All social connections fall into circles, some circles intersect, and some people can never connect. Captain Tachikawa wants to be closer to talented amateur Furuda, but it's surprisingly difficult.

2. The Box
After seeing the friend he's loved for ten years be swept up in an out-of-the-blue romance, Andou's more than a little heartbroken. Then in steps the freakishly tall Higa, a first year at the university, to pick up the pieces... if only Andou actually wanted him too.

3. Blood Hope
A man(Hisae Kai) living with his daughter and grandchild finds a mysterious book and releases a demon(Hakuou). That demon offers to grant him one wish, but for a price...

4. Blood Trap
The story of Blood Hope continues with Hisae Kai, his daughter, his granddaughter, and Hakuou - a demon - living peacefully together. This peace is interrupted by a heavenly messenger sent to seal Hakuou, and Hisae must move to protect the ones he loves from this meddlesome spirit.

5. Blood Chip
Hisae Kai, his family, and the demon, Hakuou, still live together blissfully. One morning, Hisae gets fed up with Hakuou's overflowing pottery works that are blocking Hisae's workspace and demands that he removes them. During the cleanup, Hisae is attacked by a strange creature and Hakuou must protect him.

6. Akuma to Issho
A short one shot, more like a small extra, to the Blood- Hope, Trap, and Chip series of one-shots.

7. The Circle Extras

A tale of two brothers who travel far and wide end up lodging with a cafe owner. We learn of the strange things that go 'bump' in the night in a cemetary as well as the love that binds individuals together.
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1. Hada no Ue no Renai Jijou (Above Skin Love Circumstances)
Yamaji is a middle-aged, middle school art teacher who is dating Tsukishima, a younger man. Tsukishima possesses a perfect body type, which Yamaji loves to sketch. Reflecting on that perfection, Yamaji realizes his own body is less than perfect - flabby! - and he needs to improve it before Tsukishima rejects him because of it.

2. Zaiaku wa Hada no Ue ni (Sin Is Above Skin Level)
Tsukishima, a regular businessman, has begun a blissful life living with his lover Yamaji. But though things are happy on the surface, Tsukishima can't shake the feeling that Yamaji only likes his body...

3. Hada no Ue ni Furu Hana (The Flowers Touch)
Tsukishima and Yamaji admire the cherry blossoms together. While looking at the beautiful trees, Tsukishima thinks that Yamaji is far more beautiful. A springtime continuation with our lovely couple.

4. Renai Tsuu (Heartache)
When stoic Mizusawa, a janitor, saves businessman Aoki from falling down some stairs, he gets a friend for life! Aoki is always tracking him down at lunch time just so they can eat together. But Mizusawa isn't sure how he feels about Aoki...

5. Renai Tsuu - Akka

6. Yurusareta Uta (Permitted Song)
Humans keep monsters as slaves for fighting and protection, but there is one, Zai who refuses to fight. Zai is special since he can use magic by creating spells with his songs, but he refuses to sing too... will he, for his master?

7. Omake
Three pages about the characters from Yurusareta Uta.

Naono's story from the Oyaji-Uke Tsumeawase anthology.

The story happens in feudal era when with samurai and they love stories.

Asato lives with Koume, his housekeeper, in a huge house due to familiar reasons, till the day Asato finds Kichiza badly injured due to some assassins. How come Asato starts his love for Kichuza and how it will go end while Asato is being in constant danger?

Collection of oneshots:

1) Mahou Tsukai no Namida
Yoichi dies nearly every day... but every time he wake up just with a dream of his death. And why his beloved Shiraku-san appeared in these dreams?

2) Mahou Tsukai no Shippai
Yoichi is now living with Shiraku-san, but his air-headed behavior is still causing problems.

3) Koi to Obake no Sodatekata
Yorito's parents and their familiar Rurimaru died ten years ago, fighting against evil majinas; and his older brother was injured. Now it is Yorito's task to protect the village against the majinas together with his familiar Himaru. But he is still only 18 years old and Himaru is still weak. He wants desperately to grow strong and be able to protect his older brother. But it seems his older brother is keeping something from Yorito.

4) Muchi to Obake no Shitsuke Kata
Continuation of the story about Yorito and family familiars.

5) Secret News
Two talked-about newcomers to the General Affairs section are assigned to a sour-faced boss. While working day and night to protect goodwill within the company, they get their hands on some outrageous information!

6) Mahou Tsukai no Yoru

A collection of stories:

1. Black Outsider
Amano bumps into his crush Takase for the first time since high school almost 20 years ago. They go out for a drink but, a lovers spat knocks out Amano. When he wakes up he finds himself in high school again!

1.5. BurnOut
Black Outsider extra

2-5. Dorobou to Hatsukoi (A Thief and First Love)
Tachibana Yutaka has a face-to-face encounter with his guilty past when he runs into his high school crush Momoi. But Momoi has a secret too, and has no intention of letting Tachibana run away.

6. Dorobou to Destroyer

6.5. Dorobou to Hatsukoi Extras

1-2) Yuuwaku Sentiment (Alluring Sentiment)
Tsukihara, vice-principal of a high school, is having an issue going about doing his everyday job. That issue being, Subaru Hoshino, an A+ student, and vice-president of the student council... a ''good'' boy... at least when in the presence of his teachers and fellow classmates.

But good ol' Hoshino has a rather naughty and possessive side that only Tsukihara knows. Hoshino, on a daily basis, has been harshly violating the confused and hurt Tsukihara. For no other reason but to fulfill his own sexual agenda. Or is there another reason for Hoshino to demand that his vice-principal spread his legs? Is Tsukihara wrong in thinking that his student hates him?

What will be the result of this dangerous 'one-sided relationship'?

The 2nd part to this story deals with Shin (Subaru's twin brother & the student council president) as he tries to progress in his relationship with the school counselor (Hanada-sensei).

3) Mogura to Taiyou (The Mole And The Sun)
College student Masaru keeps his distance from his neighbor Hiroyuki, so the sexy model won't know how much Masaru likes him. But after a chance encounter, Hiroyuki won't leave him alone!

4) Boku dake no Kimi, Kimi dake no Boku
A selfish young model treats coworkers and lovers badly but cherishes his honest childhood friend.

5) Tenshi no Kokuhaku (Angel's Confession)
Yuuya's parents are always fighting or out of town. When he gets locked outside on a cold winter's night, he's saved by his neighbor Moegi. Soon he's spending most of his time at his "angel's" and has fallen in love with him. But how does Moegi feel about him?

6) Koi no Jikan (Time for Love)
Mamoru & Ryuuichi have been together for 10 years, and they think their relationship is solid... but then each begins to wonder if his partner is as content and satisfied with him as he seems.

Omake 1: Doryoku no Jikan (Time for Efforts)

Omake 2: Shiawase na Koto wa (Case of Happiness)

Extras

1-2) Urahara to Jirenma
University freshman Tachibana Akeru hasn't had any friends or lovers, because people always assume what they like 'cos he has a beautiful face. One night when he's caught in a fight, Nishida Kimihiko saves him and asks if Akeru would like to live in the same apartment building as he and his two friends.

3) Yumiya no Tokushuu na Nichijou
Spin-off of the title story about the bodyguards.

4) Power of Love!
After meeting up in a fight, Naohisa is dragged to classmate Uno's house. There he meets Uno's father, a man who is more than he seems...

5) Please Give Me!
Continuation of Power of Love!

6) Jouzetsuna Yubi
Rendered deaf in a motorcycle accident, Tooru has trouble coming to terms with his new situation. One night he is scared by Tsukahara, an erotic novelist lost in the neighborhood, when he asks Tooru for help. Coming across him again, Tsukahara decides to be friendly as an apology.

In the midst of several youkai characters with tremendous manifestations juggles a handsome 17-year-old Norito whose fate is tied to that of Tengu Koma's who, in turn, does his best to protect his younger human lover against the dark forces that seem to haunt him day in, day out.

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Extra story "Climax S"

Tsukishima, a regular businessman, has begun a blissful life living with his lover Yamaji. But though things are happy on the surface, Tsukishima can't shake the feeling that Yamaji only likes his body... This is a series of six. The order is: 1. Hada na Ue no Renai Jijou 2. Zaiaku wa Hada no Ue ni (same characters & issue but different plot) 3. Zaiaku wa Hada no Ue ni-Hada no Ue ni Furu Hana* 4. Renai Tsuu 5. Renaitsuu-Akka-* 6. Pillow Talk + Holiday* (*) indicate djs. 4 and 5 are spin-offs featuring Aoki and are contain events from Zaiaku from Aoki's perspective. 6 features both couples.

Detective Maizuru Motoya has a secret he cannot tell his assistant, whom he is in love with. With a single touch of a person, Motoya can read their thoughts. How he got such ability is in the past. Nakagawa, who doesn't know about his respectful boss's special ability, began to worry when Motoya refuses to let come in contact with him. To add more worry, Motoya is awfully close with his old friend...

Consists of a collection of oneshots:

1) A Desire Boy (Yokubou Shounen)
Shinobu Uesugi lives with his mother and two sisters, lacking any kind of male role model. At the age of seven, his family moves into an apartment complex and becomes neighbors with Saguru Matsunae. Saguru soon becomes Shinobu's 'onii-san' that he goes to for advice throughout the years. Shinobu, now seventeen, is clueless about anything involving relationships or his own body and Saguru offers to teach him...

2) Sawaki's Case
Hideya Katsumata and Makoto Sawaki have been friends since entering high school, but Makoto has been hiding his true feelings towards his best friend for all that time. He believes his feelings will forever go unrequited as there's no way Hideya will ever fall in love with another man. When Makoto stumbles across Shinobu and Saguru (from the previous story) kissing, he starts to believe otherwise.

3) Love Snatcher
After getting fired from his job half Japanese Tanaka Tatsuaki drunkenly prays to the moon to take him away, and it does! He's been summoned to a land of shape-shifters to be the bride of Tigure, lord of the tigers. And he's expected to give birth?

4) Love and Reticence (Ai to Chinmoku)
Nearly silent ghost writer Kisa has fallen in love with a small out of the way diner and the delicious food there. But handsome owner-san wants more from Kisa than his patronage.

5) Drowning in Love (Oboreru Kankei)
Yoshino Keiichi's life has gotten a lot more interesting since single father Kayumi Takamasa and his two young children moved in next door. Keiichi's become a mother to the youngsters, but his relationship with their father is much more complex...

1. The Circle
All social connections fall into circles, some circles intersect, and some people can never connect. Captain Tachikawa wants to be closer to talented amateur Furuda, but it's surprisingly difficult.

2. The Box
After seeing the friend he's loved for ten years be swept up in an out-of-the-blue romance, Andou's more than a little heartbroken. Then in steps the freakishly tall Higa, a first year at the university, to pick up the pieces... if only Andou actually wanted him too.

3. Blood Hope
A man(Hisae Kai) living with his daughter and grandchild finds a mysterious book and releases a demon(Hakuou). That demon offers to grant him one wish, but for a price...

4. Blood Trap
The story of Blood Hope continues with Hisae Kai, his daughter, his granddaughter, and Hakuou - a demon - living peacefully together. This peace is interrupted by a heavenly messenger sent to seal Hakuou, and Hisae must move to protect the ones he loves from this meddlesome spirit.

5. Blood Chip
Hisae Kai, his family, and the demon, Hakuou, still live together blissfully. One morning, Hisae gets fed up with Hakuou's overflowing pottery works that are blocking Hisae's workspace and demands that he removes them. During the cleanup, Hisae is attacked by a strange creature and Hakuou must protect him.

6. Akuma to Issho
A short one shot, more like a small extra, to the Blood- Hope, Trap, and Chip series of one-shots.

7. The Circle Extras

1) Electricity (Denki)
A high school student despairs of ever making friends on account of his appearance scaring everyone off. However, the new transfer student with the unique and 'electrifying' physique shows up in time to prove him wrong.

2) I Don't Wanna Hold On You (Dakishimetakunai)
When middle-aged salaryman Masato is laid off, student Tatsuya hires him to take care of his apartment… and other, more personal services. But when Masato starts to have doubts about accepting Tatsuya's money, what will Tatsuya do to stop him from leaving?

3) Reason For Desire (Yokubou no Riyuu)
The rich and lonely young businessman gets into a scuffle with a castoff vagrant. He gets a bit more than he bargains for when he takes the man in as live-in housekeeper.

4) Secret Knife (Himitsu no Naifu)
Two solitary people walking similar paths, one an assassin for the yakuza, the other a shinigami, meet and find their way to mutual love and understanding.

5) Rose and Knife (Bara to Naifu)
Sequel to Secret Knife. Yato comes upon an old partner who is bent on "reteaching" him how to be a ruthless killer once again. Kamui, however, will do anything to keep that from happening.

6) Keep Up Your Right! (Migikawa ni wo ki wo tsukero)
I Don't Wanna Hold On You omake

1. The Circle
All social connections fall into circles, some circles intersect, and some people can never connect. Captain Tachikawa wants to be closer to talented amateur Furuda, but it's surprisingly difficult.

2. The Box
After seeing the friend he's loved for ten years be swept up in an out-of-the-blue romance, Andou's more than a little heartbroken. Then in steps the freakishly tall Higa, a first year at the university, to pick up the pieces... if only Andou actually wanted him too.

3. Blood Hope
A man(Hisae Kai) living with his daughter and grandchild finds a mysterious book and releases a demon(Hakuou). That demon offers to grant him one wish, but for a price...

4. Blood Trap
The story of Blood Hope continues with Hisae Kai, his daughter, his granddaughter, and Hakuou - a demon - living peacefully together. This peace is interrupted by a heavenly messenger sent to seal Hakuou, and Hisae must move to protect the ones he loves from this meddlesome spirit.

5. Blood Chip
Hisae Kai, his family, and the demon, Hakuou, still live together blissfully. One morning, Hisae gets fed up with Hakuou's overflowing pottery works that are blocking Hisae's workspace and demands that he removes them. During the cleanup, Hisae is attacked by a strange creature and Hakuou must protect him.

6. Akuma to Issho
A short one shot, more like a small extra, to the Blood- Hope, Trap, and Chip series of one-shots.

7. The Circle Extras

Collection of short stories:

• Yume ni Tobu Tori (A Bird in a Dream)
On Yuuga's birthday, after a huge fight, Soichiro suffers a heart attack--then he's hit by a car. But Soichiro gets a second chance when he wakes up two days before his accident....

• Iku Michi, Yobu Tsuki
Otsuji cuts through a dangerous park one night. He's attacked by hoodlums and thrown into a lake. There he meets the demon of the lake--and can't leave.

• Moment
Atsushi slowly recovers after being dumped by his ex-lover. His sister and brother-in-law, worried he's becoming a recluse, invite him out for a drink at their bar. While at the bar he is smitten by Kizaki, a beautiful college student. Before he approaches his crush, Atsushi gets a makeover from his sister (his fashion sense is deplorable). Things go much better than he expected. But, after their tryst, Atsushi has to work overtime for a week. When he finally makes it back to the bar, he sees Kizaki kissing someone else. Will Atsushi be forced to give up on his dream of love?

• Hana mo Arashi mo
The florist Nagasaki Kouta is 25 years old, but has the body of a child. He has known the 10 year younger Nagira Takerou since "Ta-kun" was a small child who always clung to him; but now the 15 year old boy always insults him and treats him harshly. What has happened to make Ta-kun dislike him so much?

• Mayonaka Taiyou (Midnight Sun)
Kakeru, Shouichi-san, and little Rurika are back in a sequel to Hohoemi no Nichijou. The unexpected visit of the sister of Shouichi's deceased wife convinces Kakeru that he's only a bother to the Konomi household. Will Shouichi (and Ruri) allow him to just leave their family?

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Extra to Moment published in Reijin Festa 2011

Retired soldier Araki Kyosuke returns to Japan to settle down for a quiet life but when he meets heir to a big corporation Mimasaka Lune, old memories of a former life flash into his mind. Reluctantly, he becomes Lune's bodyguard to protect his protégé from attacks while learning of their past lives.

"The only one in heat is you." From real fluffy beasts to half-humans, gods, and even an unknown creature?! An extravagant line-up of non-humans is featured in this BL anthology!

#Cover Illustration: Takanaga Hinako
1. Toraware no Otoko (囚われの男) -Takanaga Hinako
2. Boku no Emono (ぼくの獲物) - Machi Komachi
3. Kami no Nie (神の贄) - Touno Umi
4. Senpai ni Mayu to Ore (先輩に繭とオレ) - Kuju Siam
5. Neko Neko Honey (ねこねこハニー) - Narazaki Souta
6. The Basement (the basement) - Est Em
7. Ichou no Hanashi (銀杏のはなし) - Kusama Sakae
8. Alpha Omega (ΑΩ) - Kuku Hayate
9. Boku no Danna-sama (ボクの旦那様) - Naono Bohra
10. Boku Dake no Itoshii Akuma (僕だけの愛しい悪魔) - Natori Isato
11. Kami-sama no Shippo (神様のしっぽ) - Kamei Yogorouta
12. Hakurou Ou no Manayome (白狼王の愛嫁) - Kushino Yui (story) & KASAI Ricaco (art)
13. Hitoribocchi no Tanta (ひとりぼっちのタンタ) - Moto Haruko