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君のつく嘘と本当 / Your Honest Deceit #1
Your Honest Deceit, Volume 1
In college, Kuze secretly harbored feelings for adjunct law lecturer, Kitahara. However, Kuze sealed away those emotions. Seven years later, Kuze finds himself working as Kitahara's assistant because of a bizarre coincidence. What's more, Kitahara is no longer wearing his wedding ring.
200 pages, Paperback
First published October 21, 2004
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May 19, 2024
While a law student, Kuze crushed on guest lecturer Kitahara. But the man was married, so he saw no future and no reason to attempt anything. Fast forward seven years. Kuze ends up working in Kitahara’s law office. He can’t help but notice the wedding ring is gone. Dare he hope? Kuze grows jealous when a friend from college, Asso, barges in on Kitahara-sensei whenever he wants, even though Asso was the one who introduced Kuze to the office. Another former classmate, Kurosawa, also works at the office, and drops the bombshell that Kitahara is getting back together with his wife. Kuze is beyond crushed! When Kuze blurts out his feelings to Kitahara, the older man has a lot to think about. He invites Kuze to dinner. Is it possible he could feel the same way, even though he’s never been interested in men before?
They begin a relationship, but it has its ups and downs, its misunderstandings, which are exacerbated when someone from Kuze’s past shows up. Can they be professional at work and steamy at home, or will people suspect they are together?
Yuu had a crush on Konno, who was a teacher when he was in high school. But only for a year. Now they live together, and Yuu still calls him sensei, which Konno finds strange. Konno makes sure Yuu adheres to a strict schedule, which he tolerates. But what he doesn’t like is Konno’s obsession with cute things, particularly the stuffed rabbit he cuddles when he sleeps! Yuu wishes it were him, but he can’t seem to do anything to change that, no matter how hard he tries. He’s afraid Konno sees him only as another cute thing, and not for himself. It’s Yuu’s twentieth birthday and he wants to celebrate with Konno, so he hurries to where he works, only to find him with another man. Even though Konno leaves with him and not the other man, Yuu is unhappy and accidentally slips up and calls him by his first name -Toru. Konno is delighted and finds Yuu utterly cute, as always. When a large stuffed rabbit arrives at the apartment, Yuu is dismayed to find it’s for Toru from an old classmate. Yuu follows Toru when he goes to have dinner with the man. Why a gay bar? What’s the story here, and does Yuu have anything to be worried about?
I really love Kuze and Kitahara and I especially love that she didn’t draw Kuze to resemble a child, as too many yaoi artists do. I like May-December romances also, perhaps because my crushes have generally been on older men. But after a while the jealousy storyline gets old, to be honest. I liked the second story too, and I’m glad their romance didn ‘t begin while Yuu was still in high school. Good first volume, look forward to the second.
They begin a relationship, but it has its ups and downs, its misunderstandings, which are exacerbated when someone from Kuze’s past shows up. Can they be professional at work and steamy at home, or will people suspect they are together?
Yuu had a crush on Konno, who was a teacher when he was in high school. But only for a year. Now they live together, and Yuu still calls him sensei, which Konno finds strange. Konno makes sure Yuu adheres to a strict schedule, which he tolerates. But what he doesn’t like is Konno’s obsession with cute things, particularly the stuffed rabbit he cuddles when he sleeps! Yuu wishes it were him, but he can’t seem to do anything to change that, no matter how hard he tries. He’s afraid Konno sees him only as another cute thing, and not for himself. It’s Yuu’s twentieth birthday and he wants to celebrate with Konno, so he hurries to where he works, only to find him with another man. Even though Konno leaves with him and not the other man, Yuu is unhappy and accidentally slips up and calls him by his first name -Toru. Konno is delighted and finds Yuu utterly cute, as always. When a large stuffed rabbit arrives at the apartment, Yuu is dismayed to find it’s for Toru from an old classmate. Yuu follows Toru when he goes to have dinner with the man. Why a gay bar? What’s the story here, and does Yuu have anything to be worried about?
I really love Kuze and Kitahara and I especially love that she didn’t draw Kuze to resemble a child, as too many yaoi artists do. I like May-December romances also, perhaps because my crushes have generally been on older men. But after a while the jealousy storyline gets old, to be honest. I liked the second story too, and I’m glad their romance didn ‘t begin while Yuu was still in high school. Good first volume, look forward to the second.
December 20, 2009
Elderly wealthy and powerful gentlemen who have thing for young just from school are the best if in three piece suit. One boy dreamed about his teacher when he was at University and soon he met him, when he was hired as PA to his wet dream man law office. The love blossomed instantly, however it was attacked from every corner.
November 22, 2021
Im reading a manga for each letter of the alphabet, Y stands for yawn! This manga was so boring and the main character in the first story had the same dialog. He said "I love you," and "Don't hate me," so many times Im not sure he knew any other words.
January 16, 2018
3.5 stars, if I recall I liked it fairly well.
August 8, 2011
This yaoi stands out for me because it is more realistic than most. The story was more mature, both in characters and in setting. The boys in school yaoi has gotten old for me, and this came as a breath of fresh air. Kitahara, the seme, is in his early forties and a lawyer, and twenty-nine year old Kuze, the uke, has had a crush on him for years. They both have established lives and careers. When Kuze comes to work for Kitahara and realizes he's no longer married, he goes after what he wants. Their relationship is still tentative (this is volume 1 after all), but has a lot of potential. Though not as graphic as some yaoi titles, there is some steamy sex. The artwork is clean and well defined - the men look like males, not flat-chested females and the setting has enough detail without being crowded. Excellent yaoi, and I will definitely pick up volume 2.
September 28, 2014
This was a rather cute volume of manga with a older man being completely flustered over his younger lover. There is lot of adorable moments in book where Kitahara deals with his attraction to Kuze. I really loved their first sex scene where Kitahara almost blows it by asking about Kuze's experience and being confused about what to do. The pajama segment was also one of my favs. The smaller set of chapters were also sugary sweet with the older man who loves cute things including his younger a little immature lover. Yuu wanting to be held instead of the stuff rabbit is a nice little idea for a story. There were clean lines for the art and I love all the uses of chibi's in this book since it worked really well with the cutsy moments in the story.
December 4, 2013
I'm still not sure why the manga is called Your Honest Deceit. I couldn't figure it out. I liked the story well enough, though I preferred the two side stories at the end with the former teacher and his student. I thought that was better. The first story got annoying after a while, and I thought Kuze was too innocent. The volume also has some editing errors that were distracting, scattered throughout the volume. The art is decent, but it's not my favorite style. But still, a good enough read. If you're a diehard fan of manga, worth owning for a collection, but it's not one I'd recommend to everyone.
October 16, 2008
I really liked this story. It is about a Boss and his worker. The worker has feelings for his boss. Everything is new with the relationship.
April 23, 2010
i thought this would have more sparkle, from the description i read, but there was nothing to really set it apart from the herd. a cute enough read, and vol 2 may improve.
March 24, 2014
Kukira ini ceritanya bakal melodrama gitu....ga taunya cerita komedi tentang idiot couple, hahaha... Anyway, aku suka dgn chibi form para tokohnya, super kawaiii...:D
September 28, 2014
[2.5 stars]
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