Set in New York in the late 1980s, Partners follows the lives of six close friends who also happen to be leathermen. The manga depicts their relationships -- both sexual and emotional -- with unabashed honesty. While the story practically explodes off the page with a continuous, unremitting and glorious parade of smut, it isn't "meaningless sex" -- these are committed couples in full-time relationships, where pleasure and pain are natural expressions of affection for one another. (You guessed it; that's where the manga's name comes from. They're "partners.")
The six friends that star in this manga are split up into three pairs. The main pair consists of Marlon and Doug, around whose relationship the manga revolves. Marlon, a high-flying executive, plays sub and devoted masochist to the beautifully dominant Doug. Doug is, interestingly enough, a janitor at the very company Marlon directs; during the average workday, they barely even make eye-contact. The contrast between their private and public lives is as stark as it is lovely. The other couples also feature in major roles, and what we end up with is an intimate and moving glimpse at an otherwise unconventional lifestyle.
Partners has finished publishing and it has 5 Chapters. It is also Known as: Partners
Genres: Yaoi
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2. Sadistic Boy
Story about Sarasa who is in conflicts with his very sadistic nature and his relationship with Kazunari.
Vol. #1 Kyouhansha ni Kuchizuke wo
Vol. #2 Yoru wo Hashiru Emono
Vol. #3 Mezametara Soba ni Ite
Sarasa is the head of the student council and the step-son of the principal. He is targeted for sadistic sex-play by one of his classmates. Kazunari, the vice-president of the student council, tries to protect Sarasa, but Sarasa tells him not to get involved. Kazunari doesn't listen, but the more he gets involved, the less he is certain - who is really the sadist, and who is the victim? Will Kazunari's love for Sarasa survive? Will Kazunari survive Sarasa's "love"?
Sadistic Boy has finished publishing and it has 17 Chapters. It is also Known as: サディスティックボーイ, Sadistic Boy
1. Hoshi no Yakata
Hoshi no Yakata centers around the employees of a suburban s/m club. The characters are beautiful, the storylines are angsty, and the artwork is horribly explict. What more could you ask for?
Most of the story takes place inside or on the grounds of Hoshi no Yakata, a humongous European-style mansion.
The story's other locale is Airenrou, another club located a few hours' drive from Hoshi no Yakata.
Name of the 5 volumes :
1) Kneel Down and Kiss my Boots (Hizamazuite Kutsu ni Kiss wo)
2) A Beast in the Cage (Kedamono wa Ori no Naka)
3) The Poacher of Desire (Yokubou no Mitsuryousha)
4) The Prisoner's Destination (Torawarebito no Ikisaki)
5) A Slave's Condition (Dorei tachi no Jouken)
Hoshi no Yakata is currently publishing and has 25 Chapters. It is also Known as: 奴隷たちの条件, Place of the Stars, A Beast in the Cage, A Slave's Condition, Kneel Down and Kiss my Boots, The Poacher of Desire, The Prisoner's Destination, Torawarebito No Ikisaki
