BL First Crush Anthology: Five Seconds Before We Fall in Love

BL First Crush Anthology: Five Seconds Before We Fall in Love

Romance can spark anywhere: on the soccer field, in the office, or in the classroom in these manga short stories by various creators. A Boys’ Love manga collection about falling in love for the first time!

Whether it’s between best friends, co-workers, classmates, or total strangers, those first moments when hearts flutter are always special.

This manga collection features twenty-nine short Boys’ Love stories from a variety of hit manga artists, including the creators of BL Metamorphosis, Manly Appetites, I Think I Turned My Childhood Friend Into a Girl, and more!

Biographical Notes:

This book features the work of various creators, including:

Kaori Tsurutani is a manga creator best known for Don’t Like This and Metamorphose no Engawa (known as BL Metamorphosis in English).

Mito is a Japanese manga creator best known for Boys’ Love/BL works, including Manly Appetites: Minegishi Loves Otsu.

Ken Homerun is a 2-person team of manga creators best known for women-targeted manga, especially BL titles like Heat x Beat, Clan Of The Nakagamis, and Marriage to Kitsune-sama.

Azusa Banjo is a manga creator who specializes in Boys’ Love and romance that plays with gender, best known for Alice in Wonderland Anthology, Hensoku-kei Quadrangle, and I Think I Turned My Childhood Friend Into a Girl.

Kotobuki is a manga creator best known for Thigh High: Reiwa Hanamaru Academy.

Shoko Rakuta is a manga creator best known for Boys’ Love titles, including I’m Looking for Serious Love!, BL First Crush Anthology, and Stay By My Side After the Rain.

Title Notes:

NEW BOYS’ LOVE MANGA (POPULAR GENRE) UNDER SEVEN SEAS BL LABEL: For fans of Go For It, Nakamura! and Seaside Stranger, featuring romance between men.

BY THE CREATOR OF: This book features works by the creators of BL Metamorphosis, Manly Appetites: Minegishi Loves Otsu, I Think I Turned My Childhood Friend Into a Girl, Marriage to Kitsune-sama, THIGH HIGH: Reiwa Hanamaru Academy, Stay By My Side After the Rain, and more.

FOR FANS OF: Other manga in the hot Boys’ Love genre like Classmates, Our Dining Table, and Anti-Romance; possibly also for fans of our other LGBT+ manga anthology series Syrup (about romance between women).

AGE RANGE: This Adult title is rated Older Teen (ages 15+).

More details on Kaori Tsurutani:

Kaori Tsurutani’s Twitter account

Kaori Tsurutani’s Official page

More works by Kaori Tsurutani

More details on Mito:

Mito’s Official page

More works by Mito

More details on Ken Homerun:

Ken Homerun’s Twitter account

More works by Ken Homerun

More details on Azusa Banjo:

Azusa Banjo’s Twitter account

More works by Azusa Banjo

More details on Kotobuki:

Kotobuki’s Twitter account

More works by Kotobuki

More details on Shoko Rakuta:

Shoko Rakuta’s Twitter account

Shoko Rakuta’s Official page

More works by Shoko Rakuta

Publisher’s Twitter account