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Lovers on the Last Train
Finding love in your 40s can be tough, but when two total opposites match on a dating app, they'll have a one way ticket to romance in this Boys' Love manga.Harue, a forty-two-year-old gay man, hasn't had a single date in his life. Deciding to try out his company's dating app, he's surprised when he matches with the suspiciously hot Fujishima. Harue has his doubts, of course. Fujishima is sexy, smart, and kind--too good to be true. However, once they start talking, Harue gets butterflies for the first time. The conversation and alcohol flow freely, and before they know it, they've missed the last train, left with no choice but to spend the night together...
194 pages, Paperback
Published December 16, 2025
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May 9, 2026
Fluffy old man yaoi!!! I love this so much, this was super sweet and i wish it was longer—wouldve been perfect imo 🥹
December 25, 2025
To love and be genuinely loved in return... is really such a wonderful feeling.
Hmm, it was okay but I only got hooked starting at the 5th chapter. I couldn't care less about anything else to be honest. And there's nothing interesting about the characters? But they're cute together, so.
Hmm, it was okay but I only got hooked starting at the 5th chapter. I couldn't care less about anything else to be honest. And there's nothing interesting about the characters? But they're cute together, so.
January 7, 2026
3.5 a wholesome story about falling in love in your 40s but the second half felt rushed
February 26, 2026
I LOVE OLDER MEN FALLING IN LOVE.
This was so cute and sweet and wholesome. I want more!
This was so cute and sweet and wholesome. I want more!
January 18, 2026
I realized I want more bl focusing on older men in the same age like this one!
Fujishima, a wedding planner, is in his forties and has already experienced the highs and lows of relationships. On the other hand, there’s Harue, a computer engineer who hasn’t been in any relationship ever. They both tried the Suddenly app (a dating app) and met each other. Eventually, they clicked together. It felt quite a basic story, all in all. Nevertheless, it didn’t fail to give a fluffy, wholesome atmosphere in it. Enough to put a smile on the face.
Fujishima, a wedding planner, is in his forties and has already experienced the highs and lows of relationships. On the other hand, there’s Harue, a computer engineer who hasn’t been in any relationship ever. They both tried the Suddenly app (a dating app) and met each other. Eventually, they clicked together. It felt quite a basic story, all in all. Nevertheless, it didn’t fail to give a fluffy, wholesome atmosphere in it. Enough to put a smile on the face.
April 19, 2026
I love old man yaoi!! And this was wholesome and fluffy but I expected a bit more.
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January 11, 2026old men yaoi (cute)
April 23, 2026
"... we live in a country where same-sex marriage isn't recognized by law. But no matter how firmly the constitution insists otherwise, here I am... existing right under its stupid nose, you know? I live my life shouting that with my entire body."
Ahh... fluff so fluffy, it's like falling asleep on a cloud...!
This was such a great blind-buy read, I strongly recommend it. I think it was a really wonderful story with a strong focus on consent, kindness, love, communication, and all things healthy. The characters feel so grounded in realism, with one being a gay man in his forties who has never had a relationship, and the other being a gay man who recently lost his mother and his pet cat. I just find those details to feel so real and I can totally relate to them and feel their hope and suffering while reading.
It really warmed my heart how one of the themes of this manga, as established in some of the very beginning pages, are that "older" people deserve to feel all of those exciting feelings of happiness that young people do. That romantic, giddy flutter in your heart that people associate with youth -- it's never too late to experience it, and to allow yourself to experience it if you want. Even I thought that this book would be about a more "mature, sexy" relationship that comes with the territory of having older, male protagonists... but no. It's never too late to have that innocent, sweet first love (even if you are grown, and/or even if you are a man), because we all are just living our lives for the first time. That messaging really warmed me all the way up.
This was just such a sweet comfort read, filled with yearning and happiness. I really enjoyed it!!
December 18, 2025
I was excited about this one, but it was actually pretty disappointing. It's not a bad story, just...very mediocre and shallow.
Despite the back cover's summary, Harue is 41 years old when he meets his first-ever boyfriend. We start, a little confusingly, when he is 42...with all the tension completely stripped out of the story because he's a year into dating and living with Fujishima. They had a recent argument about Harue's pessimism and "dark thoughts," but are still being very new-in-love and cutesy. Harue curls around Fujishima in bed, desperately spinning a little wish-spell to ensure they stay together forever.
It's very sweet...but a little bit of a weird way to start, because it ends up making their future seem not quite as settled and guaranteed as the "forever" Harue wants so badly.
We then skip back to their first meeting, when overworked salaryman Harue is out drinking after another long day at work, and runs into a guy he'd matched with on a dating app he'd only installed on his phone for work purposes and had forgotten to delete. The backstory for that was funny, with Harue literally dropping his phone on his face and accidentally "liking" a hot, out of his league guy's profile.
Fujishima had matched back, or their phones wouldn't have chimed with recognition when they were in the same bar, but he clearly hadn't been that interested, because he'd never bothered messaging Harue.
Once they start talking, though, he gets increasingly intrigued: Harue is cute, interesting, and very refreshing. He seems to really get Fujishima and laughs along with him, contributing such good conversation that they stay out drinking and talking until the last train is gone. So they go to a love hotel - something Fujishima is used to and has indeed used this app for - but which Harue is not remotely ready for.
At no point in the story does Harue actually tell Fujishima that he's completely inexperienced; it's implied near the end, when he's "practicing kissing," but we don't get to see him telling Fujishima he's literally never dated anyone. He just says things like "it's been a while." Fujishima is his first love and his first boyfriend, and it makes him extra anxious and worried about getting a lot of things wrong, or making Fujishima lose interest in him.
Fujishima tells Harue that's what he loves about him...because after one night of talking and some online chats, he's decided he's in love. And Harue says he is, too.
That was...honestly way too fast. I appreciated that the physical parts were a slower progression, with Fujishima respecting Harue's pace and understanding he didn't want to rush things he wasn't ready for or experienced in. But you don't fall in love overnight, and it cheapened their story a little bit.
It also added to everything feeling a little more shallow. Fujishima loved all those fresh, exciting expressions Harue had, which were largely due to his inexperience. But a year later, they have an argument about Harue...still being insecure and pessimistic and hard on himself, which is what Fujishima had claimed to love about him? So the shine wore off, that quickly, as things do with new relationships.
That's what made the pacing and structure feel off to me. I did like the little bits of Fujishima's side, where it showed more of what he liked about Harue and how lonely he'd been, even with a lot more relationship experience. But I never felt the real depth of their connection.
Plus we literally got two separate guys barging in to try to steal Fujishima away, which was an awful lot for a story this short.
And a lot of the art was pretty indistinguishable...there's this particular, very distinctive jacket/blazer pattern that was used (with only minor variations) for Fujishima, one of his former app hook-up buddies, and one of his gay male coworkers. Then this other guy, an ex wedding client of Fujishima's who'd gotten divorced so he could be with him instead, suddenly shows up out of nowhere to tell Harue he's drab and doesn't deserve him. I had to flip back to figure out if he was the same former hook-up guy (he wasn't).
Fujishima goes from "oh hey it's been so long, nice to see you," to an instant "I WILL CALL THE POLICE FOR HARASSMENT," which was also really weird pacing and hardly even seemed in character. Then Harue has this kind of immature outburst about "he's my boyfriend, how dare you say I'm not good enough!"
On top of that, there's this whole side thread about Fujishima's grandmother dying, and then his cat dying, and him being a lot more sad about the cat. There are close up panels showing him touching his cat necklace and being sad, and the ex-hook-up guy tells Fujishima he's sad and lonely because of his dead cat and should hook up with him again so he doesn't feel so alone...
But Fujishima never talks to Harue about his cat. Then they suddenly have a cat when they move in together. Happy ending, woo?
It feels like so many scattered ideas that just didn't work for a coherent story. Should probably be a lower rating, but I wanted to like this so badly that I'll just let it stay at 3 stars. It'd be nice to have more actually good stories about middle-aged men in love, or finding love later in life. I appreciate that there was an attempt, at least.
Nice idea, fairly poor execution.
Despite the back cover's summary, Harue is 41 years old when he meets his first-ever boyfriend. We start, a little confusingly, when he is 42...with all the tension completely stripped out of the story because he's a year into dating and living with Fujishima. They had a recent argument about Harue's pessimism and "dark thoughts," but are still being very new-in-love and cutesy. Harue curls around Fujishima in bed, desperately spinning a little wish-spell to ensure they stay together forever.
It's very sweet...but a little bit of a weird way to start, because it ends up making their future seem not quite as settled and guaranteed as the "forever" Harue wants so badly.
We then skip back to their first meeting, when overworked salaryman Harue is out drinking after another long day at work, and runs into a guy he'd matched with on a dating app he'd only installed on his phone for work purposes and had forgotten to delete. The backstory for that was funny, with Harue literally dropping his phone on his face and accidentally "liking" a hot, out of his league guy's profile.
Fujishima had matched back, or their phones wouldn't have chimed with recognition when they were in the same bar, but he clearly hadn't been that interested, because he'd never bothered messaging Harue.
Once they start talking, though, he gets increasingly intrigued: Harue is cute, interesting, and very refreshing. He seems to really get Fujishima and laughs along with him, contributing such good conversation that they stay out drinking and talking until the last train is gone. So they go to a love hotel - something Fujishima is used to and has indeed used this app for - but which Harue is not remotely ready for.
At no point in the story does Harue actually tell Fujishima that he's completely inexperienced; it's implied near the end, when he's "practicing kissing," but we don't get to see him telling Fujishima he's literally never dated anyone. He just says things like "it's been a while." Fujishima is his first love and his first boyfriend, and it makes him extra anxious and worried about getting a lot of things wrong, or making Fujishima lose interest in him.
Fujishima tells Harue that's what he loves about him...because after one night of talking and some online chats, he's decided he's in love. And Harue says he is, too.
That was...honestly way too fast. I appreciated that the physical parts were a slower progression, with Fujishima respecting Harue's pace and understanding he didn't want to rush things he wasn't ready for or experienced in. But you don't fall in love overnight, and it cheapened their story a little bit.
It also added to everything feeling a little more shallow. Fujishima loved all those fresh, exciting expressions Harue had, which were largely due to his inexperience. But a year later, they have an argument about Harue...still being insecure and pessimistic and hard on himself, which is what Fujishima had claimed to love about him? So the shine wore off, that quickly, as things do with new relationships.
That's what made the pacing and structure feel off to me. I did like the little bits of Fujishima's side, where it showed more of what he liked about Harue and how lonely he'd been, even with a lot more relationship experience. But I never felt the real depth of their connection.
Plus we literally got two separate guys barging in to try to steal Fujishima away, which was an awful lot for a story this short.
And a lot of the art was pretty indistinguishable...there's this particular, very distinctive jacket/blazer pattern that was used (with only minor variations) for Fujishima, one of his former app hook-up buddies, and one of his gay male coworkers. Then this other guy, an ex wedding client of Fujishima's who'd gotten divorced so he could be with him instead, suddenly shows up out of nowhere to tell Harue he's drab and doesn't deserve him. I had to flip back to figure out if he was the same former hook-up guy (he wasn't).
Fujishima goes from "oh hey it's been so long, nice to see you," to an instant "I WILL CALL THE POLICE FOR HARASSMENT," which was also really weird pacing and hardly even seemed in character. Then Harue has this kind of immature outburst about "he's my boyfriend, how dare you say I'm not good enough!"
On top of that, there's this whole side thread about Fujishima's grandmother dying, and then his cat dying, and him being a lot more sad about the cat. There are close up panels showing him touching his cat necklace and being sad, and the ex-hook-up guy tells Fujishima he's sad and lonely because of his dead cat and should hook up with him again so he doesn't feel so alone...
But Fujishima never talks to Harue about his cat. Then they suddenly have a cat when they move in together. Happy ending, woo?
It feels like so many scattered ideas that just didn't work for a coherent story. Should probably be a lower rating, but I wanted to like this so badly that I'll just let it stay at 3 stars. It'd be nice to have more actually good stories about middle-aged men in love, or finding love later in life. I appreciate that there was an attempt, at least.
Nice idea, fairly poor execution.
December 26, 2025
Fue tan bueno que me sorprendió cuando lo terminé :'( pensé que habría más sobre estos dos, son tan adorables aaaa
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January 25, 2026everyone calling this old men yaoi is crazy theyre barely in their forties...it's middle aged yaoi at best. anyway i had fun there is truly no expansion on any sort of character development but i ❤️ sweetie romance forever and forever so im not upset. i do wish we got more into their relationship it felt so short and undercooked... regardless, sweet! i love gay losers 5ever
July 25, 2025
old men yaoi, i love you so dearly !
dating app match turned lovers
LOVE STORIES WITH MEN IN THEIR 30s, 40s.. I LOVE YOU
dating app match turned lovers
LOVE STORIES WITH MEN IN THEIR 30s, 40s.. I LOVE YOU
December 24, 2025
Cuteeeeee
March 11, 2026
This was so SWEET! My heart is all ooey-gooey! I’ve absolutely melted. This one shot manga was truly delightful.
I felt so seen reading about Harue—a 40 y/o who has never dated. He shares so many of my same anxieties. He’s interested in a romantic relationship, but things just haven’t worked out for him until he meets Fujishima. Even still, he can’t help but feel the same nervousness you’d feel as a teen wondering what your crush thinks of you, who they’re talking with, and caring about how you look in front of them. So valid and real 😩
Something else that I really enjoyed about this manga was how chill Fujishima was about taking things slow. Harue opens up pretty early on about being nervous and not really ready for physical intimacy, and Fujishima takes this in stride. He never once pressures Harue into anything, not even into a kiss, and instead lets Harue set the pace for their relationship. It was such a breath of fresh air! I wish all BL brought this energy to the table 😔
Finally, I really liked how Fujishima’s job was as a wedding planner! It was a nice little tidbit to have them talk about how same-sex marriage isn’t legalized in Japan, but Fujishima has still provided 2 couples with a ceremony to commemorate their commitment. It wasn’t harped on for too long, but I still appreciated it being talked about.
My one complaint about this volume is that we truly went 0 to 100 because Harue and Fujishima had interacted like 3 times, and already both were ready for a love confession. I was like, “Damn! I wasn’t ready for that quite yet!” 😂
P.S. Fujishima’s ex was driving me up the wall 🙄 All that man knew how to do was be a rude ass bitch. Couldn’t stand him! He felt like he had some claim to Fujishima, and this was just not the case. Fuck that guy.
I felt so seen reading about Harue—a 40 y/o who has never dated. He shares so many of my same anxieties. He’s interested in a romantic relationship, but things just haven’t worked out for him until he meets Fujishima. Even still, he can’t help but feel the same nervousness you’d feel as a teen wondering what your crush thinks of you, who they’re talking with, and caring about how you look in front of them. So valid and real 😩
Something else that I really enjoyed about this manga was how chill Fujishima was about taking things slow. Harue opens up pretty early on about being nervous and not really ready for physical intimacy, and Fujishima takes this in stride. He never once pressures Harue into anything, not even into a kiss, and instead lets Harue set the pace for their relationship. It was such a breath of fresh air! I wish all BL brought this energy to the table 😔
Finally, I really liked how Fujishima’s job was as a wedding planner! It was a nice little tidbit to have them talk about how same-sex marriage isn’t legalized in Japan, but Fujishima has still provided 2 couples with a ceremony to commemorate their commitment. It wasn’t harped on for too long, but I still appreciated it being talked about.
My one complaint about this volume is that we truly went 0 to 100 because Harue and Fujishima had interacted like 3 times, and already both were ready for a love confession. I was like, “Damn! I wasn’t ready for that quite yet!” 😂
P.S. Fujishima’s ex was driving me up the wall 🙄 All that man knew how to do was be a rude ass bitch. Couldn’t stand him! He felt like he had some claim to Fujishima, and this was just not the case. Fuck that guy.
January 28, 2026
This is so UTTERLY sweet!! 🥰 From the prologue I was like 🥺🫶🏻 I loved having older protagonists and seeing how they navigate the world of romance, and showing you’re never too old to fall in love and get all the butterflies you think are only for people in their youth.
Absolutely adorable, loved these cutie pies and I hope there is another volume in the future! 💗
Absolutely adorable, loved these cutie pies and I hope there is another volume in the future! 💗
January 7, 2026
GOD I LOVE YAOI!!!!!!
March 17, 2026
Nothing too special about this book. Just a cozy, fluffy read. Pretty cute concept and characters, but this really should have been longer. It didn’t really give me enough time to really become attached to them.
May 12, 2026
Little cute but so boring.
March 19, 2026
It's a pretty cute BL with two men (wedding planner x officer worker) in their 40s. No huge drama apart from the wedding planners ex client but other than that, pure simple fluff...
January 12, 2026
first love/late spring pero con final feliz!!!!
March 9, 2026
2.5
this could've been great but was too rushed
this could've been great but was too rushed
December 26, 2025
This was really adorable and precious! I honestly wish there was another volume.
February 22, 2026
My only issue with it is how fast paced their romance was when the love confession was too sudden, but regardless I loved the fluffiness of their relationship.
February 9, 2026
Cute, but a little rushed.
February 6, 2026
Podia ter 2 volumes...
December 11, 2025
What an amazingly sweet manga! Because it’s a one shot the pacing can get a little off, but overall, I really enjoyed our two characters meeting and developing a relationship. Harue is very endearing, funny and his lack of experience and how he felt with it felt real/natural and not looked at as a “something is wrong with you” kind of way. Gay or straight, his reactions to Fujishima and the new attention will feel familiar to late bloomers lol. Fujishima was also just as great and kind. He’s understanding and patient with Harue and I overall liked the life Dayoo created for him. He had his own struggles with relationships and felt with his own loneliness and then he had his cat and the little cat necklace! Amazing. I want a Cherry Magic level series from this one shot or from this author someday. I also just loved the whole, “Is it weird cause I’m 41?” And every time, “Absolutely not!” We love to see love at any age!
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