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Mobsters in Love #2
Mobsters in Love 02
A wholesome Boys Love rom-com between a handsome but oblivious mob boss and his young, simplehearted but moody second-in-command!
Mob captain Akihiro Kashima has been successfully hiding his feelings for his boss for years now. But Ritsu Hibiya, assistant captain, has figured out his secret! In order to keep Hibiya’s lips sealed, Kashima agrees to be his servant, but then Hibiya pushes him down and kisses him...just when the boss walks in on them!
Mob captain Akihiro Kashima has been successfully hiding his feelings for his boss for years now. But Ritsu Hibiya, assistant captain, has figured out his secret! In order to keep Hibiya’s lips sealed, Kashima agrees to be his servant, but then Hibiya pushes him down and kisses him...just when the boss walks in on them!
208 pages, Paperback
First published March 22, 2022
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October 2, 2024
3.5 stars rounded up
I didn't connect with this volume as much as the first one, though I still very much enjoyed it.
The difference was definitely in tone. I loved the comedy in the first book, but here it, while still present, becomes secondary to the bigger, more serious, plot.
This change moves the relationship forward quite a bit, so it was necessary, but lessened my personal enjoyment just a bit.
Plus I feel bad for Ritsu. He's a troublemaker, but with a good heart, and I hope he finds someone too.
The next volume is the last, and I'd like to read all three volumes together when it releases. I'm hopeful that as one continuous story, it'll feel more cohesive.
I didn't connect with this volume as much as the first one, though I still very much enjoyed it.
The difference was definitely in tone. I loved the comedy in the first book, but here it, while still present, becomes secondary to the bigger, more serious, plot.
This change moves the relationship forward quite a bit, so it was necessary, but lessened my personal enjoyment just a bit.
Plus I feel bad for Ritsu. He's a troublemaker, but with a good heart, and I hope he finds someone too.
The next volume is the last, and I'd like to read all three volumes together when it releases. I'm hopeful that as one continuous story, it'll feel more cohesive.
October 5, 2025
[3.5⭐️] I need the next volume yesterday
September 25, 2024
I love them so much. I also love that they’re not 19 years old and are older adults.
December 22, 2024
Sadly this series was a big miss for me; the jokes didn't land and the romance is bssically non-existent until the very last chapter where a random half confession takes place 🤷🏻♀️
November 4, 2024
Almost getting on the same page. Love these 2
June 17, 2025
This trilogy really has it all. It's hilarious, sexy, and so much fun!
September 25, 2024
A lot happened here. Aki is barely recovered from the surprise Hibiya sprang on him—and their boss—with his kiss, when the latter is causing trouble again, trying to open the boss’s eyes to what Aki means for him. FYI, it’s not paternal. A psycho from Aki’s and boss’s past is causing them trouble too. He takes Aki hostage just so he can see the boss get angry. (Minor trigger warning for a hint of sexual violence.)
This was a good volume, though not as comedic as the first volume. Both men were forced to study their feelings, but neither was ready to do anything about it. Boss was drawn to look younger than in the previous volume, closer to Aki’s age instead an old man, which I found easier to digest. Next volume promises to shake the pair up even more. I’ll have to read on.
This was a good volume, though not as comedic as the first volume. Both men were forced to study their feelings, but neither was ready to do anything about it. Boss was drawn to look younger than in the previous volume, closer to Aki’s age instead an old man, which I found easier to digest. Next volume promises to shake the pair up even more. I’ll have to read on.
November 25, 2024
More enjoyable than the first one.
It was more dramatic and plot-focused with humor on the side, which I prefer. They are both painfully oblivious still though, which I get given their respective situations, but I hope it doesn't last for much longer.
Something about this series just makes it a very fast and easy read, so I'm not finding it too tedious, which is nice -- the time commitment I'm giving it feels right for the enjoyment I'm getting from it.
It was more dramatic and plot-focused with humor on the side, which I prefer. They are both painfully oblivious still though, which I get given their respective situations, but I hope it doesn't last for much longer.
Something about this series just makes it a very fast and easy read, so I'm not finding it too tedious, which is nice -- the time commitment I'm giving it feels right for the enjoyment I'm getting from it.
April 18, 2025
3.5 stars
This series is usually so cute, but this volume has a darker edge to it, too. I love how much Aki loves his leader. This volume flips the usual trope of the bodyguard rescuing his charge and instead, it's Aki that needs rescuing. We also get more of Ritsu and his obvious feelings for Aki.
Onto the next volume!
This series is usually so cute, but this volume has a darker edge to it, too. I love how much Aki loves his leader. This volume flips the usual trope of the bodyguard rescuing his charge and instead, it's Aki that needs rescuing. We also get more of Ritsu and his obvious feelings for Aki.
Onto the next volume!
April 11, 2025
loved it! Aki and Sawatari are growing closer in this volume but Sawatari is still clueless about his true feelings. lots of action in this volume. I feel so bad for Aki. so much happens to him. I can't wait for the next volume. I need these two to get together!
May 16, 2025
I keep forgetting that Sawatari is older than Aki because he acts like a clueless teenager (and definitely not like this middle-aged Yakuza boss he's supposed to be), but I guess that's part of his charm. Thank god for Ritsu though, we're finally getting somewhere relationship wise 👀
November 8, 2024
Unexpectedly funny 😂 can't wait for the next volume!
January 5, 2025
I hate that there's only one more volume. I loved this.
May 3, 2025
Ritsu is taking it upon himself to push this story forward lol because these two idiots are taking too long.
December 18, 2025
Just the cutest mobsters ever and I don’t even care if that sounds like an oxymoron! We all know how Aki feels about the boss, but it’s becoming clear that his feelings are not one-sided. When trouble forces them apart, it may prove just the introspective pause they needed to move closer together.
As wholesome and sweet as any slice-of-life could be…that just happens to involve organized crime.
As wholesome and sweet as any slice-of-life could be…that just happens to involve organized crime.
November 2, 2024
The dramatic stuff with the rival yakuza family leader was a bit much for me, but I still really liked this volume.
As I'd figured, all the love triangle bits got swept away pretty quickly; Aki rejects Ritsu, and Ritsu pretends like it'd all been a joke to him, while still doing everything he can to help along Aki's happiness with their boss. Pretty much everyone around them is aware of the connection between Aki and Sawatari - and probably pretty frustrated that they aren't doing anything to act on it.
It turns out that Sawatari's massive scar is directly connected to Aki. The aforementioned rival leader, Fushimi, was obsessed with Sawatari and angry that so much of his focus had shifted to his new protégé. We get some solid flashbacks to Sawatari's first meeting with Aki, and how folding him into the yakuza family gave him a home and a place to belong. And we see a couple scenes with Fushimi despising how much Aki has softened Sawatari - including a kidnapping incident where Sawatari shields Aki and is injured as a result.
(I actually had trouble figuring out what happened there...was the roof falling? How was Fushimi planning to make those steel beams hit Aki without harming Sawatari?)
Anyway, for unexplained reasons, Fushimi disappears for 15 years, then returns and finds a way to repeat the same scene, with a kidnapped Aki and a furious Sawatari. It was, like I said, a bit overdramatic, and Fushimi threatening to assault Aki wasn't really necessary. But it set off some important emotional reveals, like Sawatari finally - with Ritsu's fed up prompting - realizing that the way he feels about Aki is decidedly non-familial.
Loved the brief but nicely angsty parts with Aki being kicked out of the family and having absolutely no idea what to do with his life. That all got wrapped up pretty quickly, though, and we seem to be heading to confession territory in the final volume.
As I'd figured, all the love triangle bits got swept away pretty quickly; Aki rejects Ritsu, and Ritsu pretends like it'd all been a joke to him, while still doing everything he can to help along Aki's happiness with their boss. Pretty much everyone around them is aware of the connection between Aki and Sawatari - and probably pretty frustrated that they aren't doing anything to act on it.
It turns out that Sawatari's massive scar is directly connected to Aki. The aforementioned rival leader, Fushimi, was obsessed with Sawatari and angry that so much of his focus had shifted to his new protégé. We get some solid flashbacks to Sawatari's first meeting with Aki, and how folding him into the yakuza family gave him a home and a place to belong. And we see a couple scenes with Fushimi despising how much Aki has softened Sawatari - including a kidnapping incident where Sawatari shields Aki and is injured as a result.
(I actually had trouble figuring out what happened there...was the roof falling? How was Fushimi planning to make those steel beams hit Aki without harming Sawatari?)
Anyway, for unexplained reasons, Fushimi disappears for 15 years, then returns and finds a way to repeat the same scene, with a kidnapped Aki and a furious Sawatari. It was, like I said, a bit overdramatic, and Fushimi threatening to assault Aki wasn't really necessary. But it set off some important emotional reveals, like Sawatari finally - with Ritsu's fed up prompting - realizing that the way he feels about Aki is decidedly non-familial.
Loved the brief but nicely angsty parts with Aki being kicked out of the family and having absolutely no idea what to do with his life. That all got wrapped up pretty quickly, though, and we seem to be heading to confession territory in the final volume.
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May 25, 2025Why I read it: I did read the first volume and liked it, so I found volumes 2 & 3 and read those too. This review is for both of those, just because I can't be bothered reviewing them separately.
Thoughts: Somehow, the rest of the story didn't really live up to the promise I thought the first volume had. The conflict that arose at the end of the first volume was too quickly resolved at the start of vol 2, and then the depth I was kind of hoping for was never really reached. It did have a happy ending, though, and that was nice.
However, I would've liked for the story to go on for longer, which I think would've made the story flow better; it flipped too quickly from romance to crime to really let the plot beats settle. Also, pretty sure Aki gets sexually assaulted (hand down his pants and groped) while a rival yakuza boss tries to get a rise out of Aki's boss, and that's just never addressed beyond a very quick "are you ok"/"yeah, boss". I expected some comfort after that hurt, but it neeeeever happened.
Anyway, it was fine. It was a quick read, I don't regret reading it, but in the end it's not really anything special.
Would I read more: I looked at another title by the author and she seems to really like her age gaps: a young man + a man 20 years older than him are the couple for Saenai Oji-san to Ore-sama Yankee-kun, and it's a single-volume one-and-done story, so that gives me hope. I do like this sort of light drama and the author's art style is nice, clean, so I'd read more of her work.
Would I reread it: Not particularly, now that I've seen how it plays out.
Thoughts: Somehow, the rest of the story didn't really live up to the promise I thought the first volume had. The conflict that arose at the end of the first volume was too quickly resolved at the start of vol 2, and then the depth I was kind of hoping for was never really reached. It did have a happy ending, though, and that was nice.
However, I would've liked for the story to go on for longer, which I think would've made the story flow better; it flipped too quickly from romance to crime to really let the plot beats settle. Also, pretty sure Aki gets sexually assaulted (hand down his pants and groped) while a rival yakuza boss tries to get a rise out of Aki's boss, and that's just never addressed beyond a very quick "are you ok"/"yeah, boss". I expected some comfort after that hurt, but it neeeeever happened.
Anyway, it was fine. It was a quick read, I don't regret reading it, but in the end it's not really anything special.
Would I read more: I looked at another title by the author and she seems to really like her age gaps: a young man + a man 20 years older than him are the couple for Saenai Oji-san to Ore-sama Yankee-kun, and it's a single-volume one-and-done story, so that gives me hope. I do like this sort of light drama and the author's art style is nice, clean, so I'd read more of her work.
Would I reread it: Not particularly, now that I've seen how it plays out.
September 16, 2025
3.5 🌟 There was a shift in plot here, where the first took on a more playful tone this volume become slightly more serious; it allowed for a change in relationship dynamics by pushing it forward with a somewhat half confession at the end of the volume. Still I enjoyed the read and it was still filled with both cutesy and funny scenes. It does seem as the Ritsu triangle has been wrapped up by bringing the focus solely back on the Boss and Aki, though Ritsu still plays a part in the story and I enjoy his character so I’m hoping to see he get to find someone at the end of the story too.
December 31, 2025
🥺 Poor Ritsu… *shakes fist* damn this mangaka for making me care about the person trying to drive a wedge between the MC & ML.
The plot on this one is pretty standard yakuza stuff but I love the lighthearted vibes on an otherwise dark subject matter (I mean… mobs are violent and not good usually lol). It’s very romcommy, I mean we got a beach day 😂 which was cute.
I don’t always enjoy slow burns, but I’m satisfied with the pace of the Boss realizing his feelings aren’t “paternal” like he initially thought.
The plot on this one is pretty standard yakuza stuff but I love the lighthearted vibes on an otherwise dark subject matter (I mean… mobs are violent and not good usually lol). It’s very romcommy, I mean we got a beach day 😂 which was cute.
I don’t always enjoy slow burns, but I’m satisfied with the pace of the Boss realizing his feelings aren’t “paternal” like he initially thought.
October 6, 2024
The cover on this one is so cute, I’m a big sucker for one person lighting their cigarette off another’s like that.
Ritsu is a sweetheart and I hope he finds someone else because he deserves it. He took Aki’s rejection with dignity and even assists Aki and the boss as a much needed wingman. I’m hoping that next volume we get even more progress on the boss and Aki’s relationship but big steps were taken this volume for sure.
Ritsu is a sweetheart and I hope he finds someone else because he deserves it. He took Aki’s rejection with dignity and even assists Aki and the boss as a much needed wingman. I’m hoping that next volume we get even more progress on the boss and Aki’s relationship but big steps were taken this volume for sure.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 11, 2024
CONTENT WARNING: This volume contains a scene depicting a sexual assault. Please read with care and be safe.
I don't even really know why, but I can't get enough of these two. This manga just makes me squeal like crazy. XD I think it's because Aki is so passionate and Boss is so cool, I can't help but root for them. I even found myself growing very fond of Ritsu in this volume, he had many cool and sweet moments. I want to read more and more of this series! It's a bit of a guilty pleasure.
I don't even really know why, but I can't get enough of these two. This manga just makes me squeal like crazy. XD I think it's because Aki is so passionate and Boss is so cool, I can't help but root for them. I even found myself growing very fond of Ritsu in this volume, he had many cool and sweet moments. I want to read more and more of this series! It's a bit of a guilty pleasure.
June 19, 2025
I can’t believe I’m writing a review for a gay mobster manga.. Anyway, I tend to not rate each manga volume individually in a series since many of them tend to be connected rather than standalone. My expectation of the series was aloof action drama meets rom-com, but the plot in this volume is a little too unrealistic for a character who’s worked in the mob 16 years. So obviously, I love it and will continue reading.
October 28, 2024
Ugh, i fucking love that.
It has yakuza, the boss and right hand men love trope, older guys, action and drama (but not so much drama like twittering birds), it looks great, its fun, it's just so fucking good, uuuugh i want more of that, especially the boss and right hand man trope.
And we have a new psychopath coming up, ofc, like we always need someone stir up shit. It's so great.
It has yakuza, the boss and right hand men love trope, older guys, action and drama (but not so much drama like twittering birds), it looks great, its fun, it's just so fucking good, uuuugh i want more of that, especially the boss and right hand man trope.
And we have a new psychopath coming up, ofc, like we always need someone stir up shit. It's so great.
November 29, 2024
A Lesson in Gap Moe
Who needs realism when we have adorable fluff contrasted with a brewing mob war and personal vendettas. Poor Ritsu is over here dishing out advice he isn’t taking himself. The leads are making everyone, including themselves, miserable. We also meet the big bad of the series who just won’t go away.
Who needs realism when we have adorable fluff contrasted with a brewing mob war and personal vendettas. Poor Ritsu is over here dishing out advice he isn’t taking himself. The leads are making everyone, including themselves, miserable. We also meet the big bad of the series who just won’t go away.
November 30, 2024
Feelings are being realized! Kashima’s boss sees him kissed by Ritsu and it does not go well for either of them! Then Kashima gets kidnapped and his boss rescues him only to banish him afterwards! Meanwhile Ritsu basically helps his love rival to see that Kashima means more than just a right hand man. I am so ready for volume 3!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 2, 2025
3.5/ 5 stars
Definitely improves upon the first volume, fleshes out the characters more and things finally start progressing. The antagonist is actually very interesting as a character here too. Loved the beach chapter, that was very cute. Overall compelling enough to keep me hooked, even if the content is nothing revolutionary
Definitely improves upon the first volume, fleshes out the characters more and things finally start progressing. The antagonist is actually very interesting as a character here too. Loved the beach chapter, that was very cute. Overall compelling enough to keep me hooked, even if the content is nothing revolutionary
September 24, 2024
I'm so glad they are fianlly together as next volume it's last one.
September 25, 2024
Love & Mobsters
A little giddy over two mobsters realizing they like each other <3 this made me giggle hahaha. I look forward to more in the series !
A little giddy over two mobsters realizing they like each other <3 this made me giggle hahaha. I look forward to more in the series !
October 7, 2024
HE REALIZED HIS FEELINGS AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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