Today I discovered 'Komatta Toki ni wa Hoshi ni Kike!', also known as
'When You Are Troubled, Ask the Stars'
By Abe Miyuki
Summary
Fujishima Takara goes to high school and will start living in a dorm because he has lost all his family except for his father, who's always away for his work. Takara has to share a room with Hosaka Kiyomine. Living together isn't easy, and many rows ensue. Kiyomine is very introverted, while Takara is just the opposite. At first the two get on each other's nerves because of those differences. But things turn towards friendship and later on towards love.
Genre
Comedy, Shounen-ai, Romance, Drama, School Life
Thoughts and Comments
Before reading this manga, I saw several titles of threads saying how this is similar to Hana Kimi (short for 'Hanazakari no Kimitachi e', in english it's "For You in Full Blossom").
I LOVE HANA KIMI! :D It's one of the very first gender benders I've ever read. I also prefer the japanese drama than the taiwanese version.
Recently I've been interested in reading Shounen-ai manga out of pure interest and the fact that I have a gay friend probably also contributed to this. I was tired of the typical shoujo girls and their romance. I am currently into the 'forbidden love' phase and reading manga on teacher/student relationships (Faster than a Kiss) and now shounen-ai (love between boys) but I'm not keen on the incest area though.
I made a list of shounen-ai recommendations:
- Aitsu no Daihonmei
- A to Z *
- Brothers (Yamamoto Kotetsuko)
- Castle Mango
- Eerie Queerie
- Hana no Mizu Shiru *
- Hana wa Saku ka
- Higouhou Junai *
- Kaizoku to Ningyo
- Kigurumi Planet
- Lucky Number 13
- Shinkuu Yuusetsu
* ;__; I cried, boohoo~
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