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This Is but a Hell of a Dream
An erotic, whimsical and heart-warming love comedy about an awkwardly inexperienced incubus and the handsome host club worker trying to teach him how to be sexy!
Despite being an incubus, Forni is not good at sexual matters. Unfortunately, an incubus needs sex to survive... so he ends up passing out in the street due to starvation. Luckily for him, he gets rescued by the host club worker Harumi, who takes him home. That night, Forni sneaks into Harumi’s dream to have a "meal" — but it’s his first time and he doesn’t know how to do it! That's how Harumi ends up teaching him instead...
“When it feels good, say it, okay?”
Despite being an incubus, Forni is not good at sexual matters. Unfortunately, an incubus needs sex to survive... so he ends up passing out in the street due to starvation. Luckily for him, he gets rescued by the host club worker Harumi, who takes him home. That night, Forni sneaks into Harumi’s dream to have a "meal" — but it’s his first time and he doesn’t know how to do it! That's how Harumi ends up teaching him instead...
“When it feels good, say it, okay?”
192 pages, Paperback
First published August 5, 2022
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February 3, 2025
When I started this I expected it to be sexy and it was very much so! What I didn't expect, but pleasantly received, was an adorable and tender love story with two absolutely precious leads. They were so perfect together. I adored this. And I'd really like a spin-off for his friend!
April 2, 2025
Why was this so unexpectedly wholesome lol What a cute little story
June 29, 2025
Ein unerfahrener Succubus lernt, wie man Lebenskraft bekommt ;D ...
Es hat keinen Plot, nur Sex, der war immerhin unzensiert, aber ja.... es war jetzt irgendwie nix besonderes, der Sex auch nicht besonders hot :/ gerade wenn man von nem Succubus redet, denk ich da an etwas uh ... mehr... kinky Sex *hüstel*.
Und auch der Zeichenstil war nicht so wiiiirklich mein Fall. Es ist nicht schlecht, aber es ist auch irgendwie nichts, das mir im Gedächtnis bleibt.
Es hat keinen Plot, nur Sex, der war immerhin unzensiert, aber ja.... es war jetzt irgendwie nix besonderes, der Sex auch nicht besonders hot :/ gerade wenn man von nem Succubus redet, denk ich da an etwas uh ... mehr... kinky Sex *hüstel*.
Und auch der Zeichenstil war nicht so wiiiirklich mein Fall. Es ist nicht schlecht, aber es ist auch irgendwie nichts, das mir im Gedächtnis bleibt.
February 25, 2025
Too cute !!!
April 19, 2025
4.25 ⭐️
September 16, 2025
3 stars. Okay.
November 14, 2025
Cute, fluffy, hot little Incubus story.
June 19, 2025
This was a really sweet and adorable fluffy manga. It was certainly spicy but considering that one of the characters is an incubus that wasn't surprising.
December 16, 2025
This manga had a lot of sex, but I still didn't really mind the romance. I think this was mainly because I thought Harumi's journey of coming to accept that he actually cares for Forni was nice. Nothing amazing, but it was a pretty entertaining and quick read.
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October 20, 2025Forni really was like a lost little dog that Harumi has to nurse back to health.
Plus there was the bonus of Harumi being unwilling to commit until his relationship with Forni changed his mind.
Was Forni short for Fornication? LMAOOO
Plus there was the bonus of Harumi being unwilling to commit until his relationship with Forni changed his mind.
Was Forni short for Fornication? LMAOOO
February 8, 2025
Who knew there was such a thing as a demisexual incubus?
I was a little nervous going into this, because I wasn't sure it would be my genre: you've got an incubus, which by its nature isn't particularly monogamous, and a human who explicitly states he's not interested in relationships because it never worked out when his ex-girlfriends wanted to him to be exclusive with them. (He wasn't cheating; he was upfront about it, but one girlfriend even broke down and stabbed him after initially saying she was fine with that type of relationship.)
Open relationships are a thing, and polyamorous people are definitely a thing, but this is a very sweet, entirely monogamous love story. Might be disappointing for some audiences, but I was really happy once I could tell where it was going. It's wildly cute for the subject matter.
There's honestly not much in the way of real relationship development or character depth, so it can't be a 5 star story. But they're so sweet together, and I liked seeing Harumi's gentle, caring side, and Forni gradually becoming more self-confident.
They could choose to find other people, and both of them give each other that option at different points. But they like each other and want to stay together. Forever, even: the mangaka's end note deals with the human/supernatural aspect by saying that Forni will choose to go into the afterlife with Harumi, once that time comes.
Forni doing housework was also super adorable. What an oddly sweet, heartwarming little story.
I was a little nervous going into this, because I wasn't sure it would be my genre: you've got an incubus, which by its nature isn't particularly monogamous, and a human who explicitly states he's not interested in relationships because it never worked out when his ex-girlfriends wanted to him to be exclusive with them. (He wasn't cheating; he was upfront about it, but one girlfriend even broke down and stabbed him after initially saying she was fine with that type of relationship.)
Open relationships are a thing, and polyamorous people are definitely a thing, but this is a very sweet, entirely monogamous love story. Might be disappointing for some audiences, but I was really happy once I could tell where it was going. It's wildly cute for the subject matter.
There's honestly not much in the way of real relationship development or character depth, so it can't be a 5 star story. But they're so sweet together, and I liked seeing Harumi's gentle, caring side, and Forni gradually becoming more self-confident.
They could choose to find other people, and both of them give each other that option at different points. But they like each other and want to stay together. Forever, even: the mangaka's end note deals with the human/supernatural aspect by saying that Forni will choose to go into the afterlife with Harumi, once that time comes.
Forni doing housework was also super adorable. What an oddly sweet, heartwarming little story.
July 7, 2025
Not blurred.
The story deals with an incubus and realistically that's all that you would need to know to get how this story goes. It was still sweet at times.
Side note: I hated the way that the ears were drawn. The ear holes are these giant circles on the sides of their faces -- you can see it what I mean on the cover as well...
The story deals with an incubus and realistically that's all that you would need to know to get how this story goes. It was still sweet at times.
Side note: I hated the way that the ears were drawn. The ear holes are these giant circles on the sides of their faces -- you can see it what I mean on the cover as well...
July 27, 2025
One word: Horny.
Or is it hungry?
It's mainly a smutty BL. The plot is about an incubus needing to feed and accidentally falls in love with a human. Full-frontal nudity with just a smidge bit of body hair (I need all the body hair manga recs pretty please). The panels flow well and the illustrations are literally *chef's kiss.
Or is it hungry?
It's mainly a smutty BL. The plot is about an incubus needing to feed and accidentally falls in love with a human. Full-frontal nudity with just a smidge bit of body hair (I need all the body hair manga recs pretty please). The panels flow well and the illustrations are literally *chef's kiss.
December 3, 2025
Reading this on Hoopla app. This was cute, short and fluffy and spin-off. If the author continues to read manga I will continue to read from it.
This about human and nonhuman, the human help the nonhuman because it look need to recover from collapse etc. The rest, was unexpected for the human but later he got used to it and love it. Both of them are happy.
I giving this a 4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This about human and nonhuman, the human help the nonhuman because it look need to recover from collapse etc. The rest, was unexpected for the human but later he got used to it and love it. Both of them are happy.
I giving this a 4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
February 9, 2025
Rounding up for the art to 2.5* Just your typical PWP BL - nearly every panel is sex and the inevitable "I love you"s come from nowhere but their robust sex life. 🤷🏼♀️ No development, no backstory, just sex. If felatio is your thing, you'll enjoy this, though.
March 20, 2025
Obv very much BL smut, BUT this was such an adorable romance between human and succubus!! My little heart was in shambles waiting for them to realize and give each other a chance. Very much agree with a previous review of wanting a sequel or short story of the friend
July 31, 2025
I enjoyed the art of this book. There is more smut then plot. I wish I could know more about the characters tho, like either have the manga longer or have a second volume. But I still enjoyed reading it.
August 11, 2025
STOOOOP. This ended up being extremely wholesome. I grew to love the relationship dynamic between Forni and Harumi, and by the end I was really invested in their love story. Is it the most groundbreaking manga ever? No. Was it cute and fluffy? Absolutely. Will I reread it? Absolutely.
January 18, 2025
Great story…
This was such a good read from start to finish. I loved the characters and the illustrations were spot on. This was a very good read.
This was such a good read from start to finish. I loved the characters and the illustrations were spot on. This was a very good read.
January 21, 2025
I would categorize this as wholesome smut. Not much of a story, but still heartwarming
3.5
3.5
February 12, 2025
all smut no story and plot is a bit dumb
March 4, 2025
2.5. Cute and short. Quick 'plot.' It would've been nice to see Forni enjoying more of the outside world.
March 6, 2025
Cute and smutty. Not much more than that, but I don't think there has to be.
March 7, 2025
Super spicy, with a cute love story under it all.
April 14, 2025
Super cute very hot. 🥵
April 29, 2025
So cute I need like at least one more volume of them
April 30, 2025
3,5
what it says on the tin
what it says on the tin
May 6, 2025
The idea was there but the story wasn't. There was potential but it really fell flat for me.
May 19, 2025
boring. literally just smut.
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