I can’t believe it’s the end of the year already! I started this blog in April/May but have been only irregularly posting due to work and grad school. I am happy to share that I have finished my program~ While the degree conferral date has passed, I still have a bit to wait for my degree to be officially awarded. Another exciting piece of news is being a part of 801 Blogs, a directory of bloggers who write about BL in some capacity.

Thanks to everyone who’s taken a look so far, even though I haven’t written too much due to my schedule. I mainly reviewed titles I was able to get from DRCs through NetGalley and Edelweiss this year since it was available to me. It was my first time being able to do it, and it was really cool being able to read and review ahead of time! It’s been a learning process of figuring out how to format each post, the depth of the review, and which aspects of a work to talk about. I hope to improve over the next year in writing and how I structure my posts! I’ve also decided I will be primarily focusing on BL manga that are localized into English and available in print for the time being. So, I am currently not taking any requests to review BL titles outside this scope.

Here’s a little sneak peek on ideas I have for the blog in addition to reviews:
– My BL Manga for Beginners Picks 🔰
– Mangaka spotlights
– Posts on Japanese magazines/labels, tokuten, doujinshi, and more!
– Adding setting tags to posts (office workers, fantasy, high school, entertainment industry, etc.)
– Organizing personal collections

Now, this wouldn’t be a recap post without sharing some of my favorite English BL manga (+ one novel series) releases and reads of the year, in no particular order. Some I’ve may have talked about before. It was tough to narrow it down!!

Titles/Series New in English
1. Love in the Palm of His Hand by Rinteku
2. Touch Within the Abyss by Moyori Mori
3. Haberdashery Ginmokusei by Mamita
4. Omega Megaera by Maki Marukido (not BL, but Maki-sensei is primarily a BL mangaka, so there are some elements!)
5. If It’s You, I Might Try Falling in Love by Maru Kubota
6. Ask and You Will Receive by Niyama
7. White Liar by Tomo Serizawa
8. Fake Fact Lips by Machi Suehiro
9. Lovers on the Last Train by Dayoo
10. Flip, Flip Slowly by Mame Ohtako

Ongoing Series
1. Lullaby of the Dawn by Ichika Yuno
2. My Beautiful Man (light novels) by Yuu Nagira
3. Our Not-So-Lonely Planet Travel Guide by Sorai Mone
4. At 25:00 in Akasaka by Hiroko Natsuno
5. After School Etude by Hirune Cyan

Completed Titles/Series
1. Blue Morning by Shoko Hidaka
2. Stigmata: Love Bites by Hidebu Takahashi
3. Old-Fashioned Cupcake by Sagan Sagan
4. Perfect Propose by Mayo Tsurukame
5. Happy of the End by Ogeretsu Tanaka

I do have a few more reviews I need to finish up, but thanks again to everyone who’s come and read the blog this year! If you do have comments, questions, or want to connect, don’t hesitate to let me know!

See you soon~