Occasionally, there are girls who appear in BL. Sometimes they act as rivals; sometimes as bystanders, or even a person who understands relationships between men.
 
This is an anthology of stories using the girls' point of view. Through their eyes and feelings, the boys' love will be painfully passed on. 

Included stories: 
1. Shoujo C (少女C) [Hideyoshico]; sequel to Hideyoshico's one-shot published in Gesu BL 
2. Tamai-san, Koi to Yuujou (玉井さん、恋と友情) [Shimura Takako]; sequel to Okite Saisho ni Suru Koto wa 
3. Donyoku na Hana (貪欲な花) [Nishida Higashi] 
4. Kami no Doutokuron-teki Shoumei (神の道徳論的証明) [Fumi Fumiko]; later included in Josou Danshi to Menhera Oji-san 
5. Watashitachi wa Byplayer (わたしたちはバイプレーヤー) [Harada]; later included in Nega 
6. Hai Hai, Kawaii ne (はいはい、かわいいね) [Kobato Mebaru] 
7. Naturaturaly (ナチュラチュラリィ) [Ichikawa Kei]; later included in Naturaturaly tankobon 
8. Stockholm (ストックホルム) [Itoi Nozo] 
9. Taneda-kun to Tsukiaitai (種田くんと付き合いたい) [Tamekou] 
10. Oribon-chan to Otokonoko (おりぼんちゃんと男の子) [Puruchome (プルちょめ)]

I want you to touch me. I want us to have sex. I want you to like me. I want you to love me. As a brother, and not as a brother.


Cover illustration: Hideyoshico 
1. High School☆Lullaby (はいすく～る☆ララバイ) [Hideyoshico] 
2. Good Excuse (グッドエクスキューズ) [Jaryuu Dokuro] 
3. Yajirushi (やじるし) [Harada] 
4. Sakasa Moji nara Suki da to Ieru (逆さ文字なら好きだと言える) [Ogeretsu Tanaka] 
5. Kemono Kamo yo Miyuki-chan (ケモノカモヨミユキチャン) [Purugaria] 
6. Buchioka (ブチオカ) [Fujio] 
7. Gesu to Kuzu wa Hikareau (ゲスとクズは惹かれ合う) [Kubota] 
8. Semai Sekai ni (せまいせかいに) [Tsuyuki Yuruco] 
9. Ore wa Ninki Mono by (オレは人気者) [Inutoki (story) and Shouhei (art)] 
10. Michizure (道連れ) [Ichikawa Kei]

Cover illustration: Chise Ogawa 
1. Caste Heaven Bangai-hen [Chise Ogawa] 
2. Sotsugyou (卒業) [Takako Shimura] 
3. Requirements for Being Trash [Hideyoshico] 
4. Ritsu-kun, Boku wa ne (律くん、ボクはね) [Ataru Yamamoto] 
5. ENDLESS WELCOME BACK [Yuruco Tsuyuki] 
6. Kotae Awase (答え合わせ) [kanipan] 
7. Saionji Sensei (西園寺先生) [Purugaria] 
8. Ai wa Kaeru ka (愛はかえるか) [Niyama]

A collection of stories, Includes:
 
1) Natura-turaly from Joshi BL 
My twin brother and I, we like and dislike the same things. Whatever we do, we do together. I thought we’d always be together—it seemed obvious. But a man appeared who says he loves my brother. Is the world I thought would go on forever starting to collapse?!
 
2) Veranda Nite (On the Veranda) 
A boy moved to a new apartment but when he goes out on the veranda to smoke, he encounters something out of this world.
 
3) Count 3632 
A boy gets trapped in an elevator with a not very nice novelist.
 
4) Step One 
Suichi does not like to socialize with people. Why does Hana keep finding excuses to talk to him?
 
5) Test Play from Itai Ero 
A couple's relaxed routine is disrupted when the one partner proposes a new kind of play. To his surprise, his significant other discovers a higher affinity to his role than expected.
 
6) Michidzure from Gesu BL 
A boy who is easily roped into things & a cool beauty who is a natural asshole.
 
Extra: Prologue & Afterword

1. High School Lullaby 
The popular boy in class & a boy who plays the devil's advocate (has a girlfriend). (also present in Gesu BL)
 
2. Shoujo C 
I'm nothing special, but Koizumi-kun is a very special guy whose looks and personality are seriously those of an angel. He's our idol. This popular pair was introduced in "High School ☆ Lullaby". (also present in Joshi BL)
 
3. Requirements for Being Trash 
A first-love killer and a pure-hearted boy. (also present in Kuzu)
 
4. Taisoufuku wo Nugasanaide 
A boy wearing a facade of a pristine angel, Koizumi-kun, and the class’s disliked Kashihara-kun, and their changed relationship since the day they had sex.
 
5. Lonesome Neon Tetra 
Kashiwabara-kun’s identity begins to crumble from (ill-natured) Koizumi-kun’s sexual harassment. But will he notice? There’s something deeper here at play…
 
6. Gakuen Tengoku
 
7. Long Vacation 
A story about two best friends, one straight and one gay, that gradually develop a very close relationship.
 
8. Koizumi-kun wa Kangaeta

1. Don't Say Anything Both gay and both ambitious, Kozakura and Majima are coworkers who'll stop at nothing to close a deal. When they realize the president of a certain major corporation is also gay, they're determined to leverage their discovery. The only question is how far they'll go to outdo each other to land a big sale.
 
2. Nailed by the Director Director Ogura suspects Deputy Director Takeuchi of having an affair with his wife, and hatches a plan for revenge. Or does he!?
 
3. The Night I Didn’t Sleep with the Director With his 20-something online persona, 40-year-old salaryman Takeuchi is reluctant to meet offline with the man he's been developing feelings for over the internet. Backstory/prequel to Chapter 2.
 
4. Donyoku no Hana - Greedy Flower - (Also included in Joshi BL) My precious, beloved children… When two shady salesmen come knocking on her door, what’s reflected in old lady Tanaka-san's eyes is… Thinking her life is almost over, the feelings of another time are resurrected in Tanaka-san's heart.
 
5. Stimulating Fingers Jun-chan is new in town, and can’t get any action. When he hears a rapist has attacked a friend of his, he decides to lure the attacker himself, and maybe if he's good-looking...
 
6. First Kiss Yumino is a straight arrow police detective, and Yuri is a shady lawyer. They met in high school, and once again at the funeral for Yumino’s wife, Ao. Yuri was in love with Yumino in high school, but what we don’t suspect is how tangled the ties are between them. Another satisfying story about grown-up men.
 
7. Don't Say Anything, Afterword Kozakura and Majima have a deal to wrap up, but they need to talk. A short follow up to Chapter 1.

Nazuna has always been in love with his twin sister's lover, Takumi Matsuba. Even after his sister suddenly passed away in an accident, he continues to visit Takumi, who still hasn't gotten over his sister. Since they have the same face, Takumi starts a relationship with Nazuna.
 
(Source: Original publisher, edited)
 
Included one-shots: Warui Seito, Taneda-kun to Tsukiaitai

Shun Hayasaka is a cross-dresser in high school who secretly enjoys posting pictures of himself in drag online. This earns him several fans, one of whom is Yasuda, a 32-year-old man suffering from depression who has trouble communicating with others. After they meet up in real life and start having sex on a regular basis, Shun is unsure what to do when Yasuda starts expressing more interest in him than just as a sexual partner.


The three of us were always together... Until the day we graduated, when I turned down his affections. But it turns out, behind my back they were... "Sea of Regret" and "Beneath the Surface" feature a love triangle between childhood friends that opens old wounds. Next is "Piercings," a story that begins with the allure of gleaming metal... Then there's the new-age style "Restart," and the yaoi story from a female perspective, "We Are the Third Wheel." This is a collection of "negative"-themed short stories showcasing some of Harada's best work! (Source: Renta!) 

1. Koukai no Umi (後悔の海, Sea of Regret) 
2. Suimenka (スイメンカ, Beneath the Surface) 
3. Pierce Hole (ピアスホール, Piercings) 
4. Restart (リスタート) 
5. Watashitachi wa Byplayer (わたしたちはバイプレーヤー, We Are the Third Wheel)

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