Mushimanga

Mangaka Sakurai Shushushu
Genre: Yaoi, comedy
Length: 5 chapters (complete)
Scanlated by: Attractive Fascinante

The little rich boy, Hiroshigu, went on board a fishing boat out of curiosity as well as for the fun of it. However, he was swept off by waves and ends up on a deserted island with the bodyguard he hates most—Miyakawa! (AF)

I have a friend who likes to send me the weird, horrifying, and yet hilarious things that she finds on the internet. Once, she sent me Vibrator Company by Sakurai Shushushu. I would love to tell you what it was about, but I don't think that the words "vibrating trade secrets" and "splintery wooden dildo" properly convey the spirit of the story.

Vibrator Company has been licensed, but Mujintou Lovers hasn't. And More importantly, I actually like Mujintou Lovers better. The funniest thing about Vibrator Company is your initial reaction to the crazy things that happen in it--so it's not as funny on the reread. The humor in Mujintou Lovers is more about the characters.

Still not convinced? Then look at this. That's so sexy.

The first two chapters are about the desert island romance of Hiroshigu and Miyakawa, and the last three are unconnected oneshots.

Sample Pages
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You can download this from the completed projects post on Attractive Fascinante's LJ comm.

(PS I just lost the game.)

Edit: Keep Out is now complete.

Mangaka: Kisaragi Hirotaka
Genre: Yaoi
Length: 3 chapters (ongoing) 1 volume
Scanlated by: Dangerous Pleasure

My first introduction to Kisaragi Hirotaka's work was the occasionally baffling, but very very pretty Na mo Naki no Tobu Yoake: Innocent Bird, which stood out at the time for both its unusual artwork and its abundance of plot. That series has since been licensed by BLU; I'll get around to recommending it later. Free stuff first!

Keep Out is quite different. I was expecting a supernatural plotline, because that what this mangaka seems to like, but this is instead the common yaoi trope of the bodyguard and his charge. Here's the twist, though: The deadly bodyguard is the one that gets stuck with the role of uke. He doesn't like this, and throws lots of fits about it.

I recommend this one if porn power struggles don't bother you too much (this is a situation that in the real world would clearly be sexual harassment).

Sample Pages
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This title can be download from Dangerous Pleasure's website.

... I think I need a "bodyguards" tag. Done.