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False Memories, Vol. 1

False Memories, Vol. 1

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  • Create Date：2021-05-08 10:57:12
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Isaku Natsume
  • ISBN：1421558564
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Summary

The latest series from the author of fan favorite Devil’s Honey。

Although they were best friends in high school， Nakano and Tsuda haven't talked in ten years。 Which may have a little something to do with the fact that not only were they more than best friends， but also that Tsuda broke Nakano's heart， leaving him to pick up the pieces。 Now that they’ve been thrown back together thanks to a work project， Nakano is determined to put the past behind him， and both men decide to keep their relationship strictly professional。 The question is， can they？

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Reviews

Cat ，

Slow burn 👍

Charlie ，

After reading Isaku Natsume's Candy Color Paradox and loving it， an online friend recommended that I read her other stuff， so I jumped onto this two volume lil' romance！ False Memories is such a sweet read and I found it rather funny as well， with the side characters being quite entertaining when they added to the dialogue。 The main two， Nakano and Tsuda， clearly have a thing for each other but years of miscommunication and misunderstandings led to a missed romantic opportunity。。。 yes quite a lo After reading Isaku Natsume's Candy Color Paradox and loving it， an online friend recommended that I read her other stuff， so I jumped onto this two volume lil' romance！ False Memories is such a sweet read and I found it rather funny as well， with the side characters being quite entertaining when they added to the dialogue。 The main two， Nakano and Tsuda， clearly have a thing for each other but years of miscommunication and misunderstandings led to a missed romantic opportunity。。。 yes quite a lot of 'missing' things heh heh！I found the setting of a toy company and the subsequent plot to be quite refreshing in a market of yaoi/BL manga set in school settings， so if you fancy a change from your usual yaoi plotlines， maybe give this one a whirl。 I'll definitely be getting volume 2 once I can find a copy in stock somewhere， it appears to be sold out everywhere :（ 。。。more

Rhoda Arrington ，

Nice storySo far， this is a well written story that have kept me interested in the characters development。 No sex so far。 Therefore， I wonder about the parental control。

Leila Anani ，

Tsuda seduced his best friend Nakano in high-school， but then dumps him soon after for a girl。 They have not spoken in 10 years until Tsuda is contracted by the toy company Nakano works for， throwing them back into each other's orbit。I loved the characters and story set up of this one。 It's a bit like Desire （one of my all time favourite yaois） only with a longer time frame。 What I struggled with was Tsuda's explanation of why he got a girlfriend。。。 To reassure Nakano that he'd never hurt him。 E Tsuda seduced his best friend Nakano in high-school， but then dumps him soon after for a girl。 They have not spoken in 10 years until Tsuda is contracted by the toy company Nakano works for， throwing them back into each other's orbit。I loved the characters and story set up of this one。 It's a bit like Desire （one of my all time favourite yaois） only with a longer time frame。 What I struggled with was Tsuda's explanation of why he got a girlfriend。。。 To reassure Nakano that he'd never hurt him。 Eh？ On what planet does that make a lick of sense？ The artwork is only so-so， if this had had prettier art I may have given it 4* even with Tsuda's monumental stupidity - the story， characters， supporting cast and pace really are pretty good。 The weakest thing， other than the art （which isn't at all bad， it's just not as good as some of the other stuff out there） is the title。 There aren't really any 'false memories' involved - merely Nakano trying to forget。Overall though， quite enjoyed this one。 。。。more

duniamimpigie Anggi ，

Selama ini baca karya-karya Natsume Isaku belum pernah ada yang betul-betul menarik hati saya。 Semua karya beliau bagus， memang， tapi gak bikin sampai saya ingin koleksi。 Ini kebetulan aja dapat bukunya yang terbitan SubLime kondisi bekas dengan harga miring， tapi gak bikin saya sampai berambisi mengoleksinya。 Kalau ada diskon atau buku bekasannya murah， saya bakal beli kelanjutannya。 Kalau gak， ya gak perlu。 Beda dengan karya-karya Asumiko， misalnya， yang saya koleksi bukan hanya genre BL tapi Selama ini baca karya-karya Natsume Isaku belum pernah ada yang betul-betul menarik hati saya。 Semua karya beliau bagus， memang， tapi gak bikin sampai saya ingin koleksi。 Ini kebetulan aja dapat bukunya yang terbitan SubLime kondisi bekas dengan harga miring， tapi gak bikin saya sampai berambisi mengoleksinya。 Kalau ada diskon atau buku bekasannya murah， saya bakal beli kelanjutannya。 Kalau gak， ya gak perlu。 Beda dengan karya-karya Asumiko， misalnya， yang saya koleksi bukan hanya genre BL tapi sampai karya seinen beliau pula。 Gak nunggu diskon pula。 Sengaja nyari bonus dan merch-nya pula。Selera， namanya。 Gak bisa diapa-apain。 。。。more

Chesca （thecrownedpages） ，

Either this book is really missing something or I've gone numb。False Memories is the story of two high school best friends who lost touch with each other because of a passionate night that happened ten years ago that left Nakano with a broken heart。 In the present， Tsuda and Nakano are reunited when Randai， the toy company Nakano works at， hired Tsuda's team to design a new toy for them。The art is incredible， as I've exepected from Isaku Natsume。 I can really see that each detail was done carefu Either this book is really missing something or I've gone numb。False Memories is the story of two high school best friends who lost touch with each other because of a passionate night that happened ten years ago that left Nakano with a broken heart。 In the present， Tsuda and Nakano are reunited when Randai， the toy company Nakano works at， hired Tsuda's team to design a new toy for them。The art is incredible， as I've exepected from Isaku Natsume。 I can really see that each detail was done carefully。I love that Tsuda and Nakano are very unlike each other。 Tsuda is playful and expressive while Nakano is quiet and frequently frowning。 Tsuda is one of the few people that like spending time with Nakano， even though their present interactions are mostly strained due to Nakano's suppressed hurt feelings。I enjoyed this book， but I think that the plot could've been developed better。 Tsuda and Nakano carried ten-years worth of pain， but I just didn't feel the weight of it that much because there weren't enough scenes alloted to open their almost-healed wounds between the two of them。 They had very apparent issues that needed to be resolved in private， but the book didn't allow them enough pages to fight， cry， and scream。I recommend this book if you're looking for a second-chance romance。 I am hoping that the next volume will be better plot-wise。 。。。more

Marker ，

Volumen introductorio donde nos presentan a Tsuda （el seme） y a Nakano （el uke）。Debo confesar que las reacciones de Tsuda fueron por mucho mis favoritas y ese final que nos dejó con la duda de qué pasará ahora con Saeki。 De verdad me emocioné y me hizo reír en varias partes。

Evalyn ，

This a really cute story， with a cute romance plot。 Friends in high school that lost contact once they split to go to college， suddenly meet again！ I really enjoyed seeing the relationship develop between Nakano and Tsuda。 Definitely keeping this series on the bookshelf for future rereads。

Marianne ，

Rounded up from 2。5 stars for insight into the toy manufacturing industry， cute coworker interactions， and because I'm a sucker for second chance romance。 Reason for 2。5 stars: the flashback story needed to be explicitly consensual。 Rounded up from 2。5 stars for insight into the toy manufacturing industry， cute coworker interactions， and because I'm a sucker for second chance romance。 Reason for 2。5 stars: the flashback story needed to be explicitly consensual。 。。。more

Diamond Keeling ，

4。5 stars

Khyzer （is tired） ，

I like it but pretty nothing much happened。

jenny ，

4。75 starsIsaku Natsume never disappoints with the angst and the humour and the cuteness ^^

B。 Jean ，

This is kinda meh。 The art is good， but I remember liking this author more in the past。 This series just isn't interesting to me。 I think the setup is too bland and there's not much to the characters。 This is kinda meh。 The art is good， but I remember liking this author more in the past。 This series just isn't interesting to me。 I think the setup is too bland and there's not much to the characters。 。。。more

Ashley E ，

Realistic sex and emotions in a yaoi manga？ Whaaaa？？？ （＊〇□〇）……！

Lamski Kikita ，

Maybe I am not being fair to this story because I’m comparing it to Heart No Kakurega （which is a five-star BL）， but the characters are less interesting。 I think I will like the second volume more， though。

Lada ，

Simple but cute story。

Kat ，

4 out of 5 starsI've been a fan of Natsume's work for years now， so when I saw there was a series of hers I had yet to read， I jumped on the chance of picking it up。Her works just never fail to put a smile on my face。 They're not overly dramatic， or problematic。 Instead they are more fluffy and romantic， with a dash of smut， which just works better for me over all。 Luckily， False Memories follows a similar story line as her other series， and I am a sucker for the childhood friends reuniting as a 4 out of 5 starsI've been a fan of Natsume's work for years now， so when I saw there was a series of hers I had yet to read， I jumped on the chance of picking it up。Her works just never fail to put a smile on my face。 They're not overly dramatic， or problematic。 Instead they are more fluffy and romantic， with a dash of smut， which just works better for me over all。 Luckily， False Memories follows a similar story line as her other series， and I am a sucker for the childhood friends reuniting as a couple when they are older angle。This volume ended on a cliffhanger， but I've already got volume 2 lined up， so thank goodness I don't have to wait too long to find out what happens next。 。。。more

Elyse ，

Nakano & Tsuda were two high school friends but things got awkward after they slept with each other & Nakano decide to cut all ties with the other boy。 Ten years later， both of them works in the children toy design and their companies get a contract together。 As guess， it is a little hard to keep things professional when feelings are involved， and the past resurface。 I heard good thing about this manga， it was cute but nothing extra-ordinary nor memorable。 I feel the plot was seen before and the Nakano & Tsuda were two high school friends but things got awkward after they slept with each other & Nakano decide to cut all ties with the other boy。 Ten years later， both of them works in the children toy design and their companies get a contract together。 As guess， it is a little hard to keep things professional when feelings are involved， and the past resurface。 I heard good thing about this manga， it was cute but nothing extra-ordinary nor memorable。 I feel the plot was seen before and the characters personalities a little bit cliché。 。。。more

Veronica ，

I picked this duology up on a whim （a BL series that's complete in two books？ unheard of！） and wasn't quite sure what to expect， but it's actually a quite charming second-chance romance。 The art is very simple but clean and appealing -- I doubt this is an intentional visual comparison but a lot of the time the faces and eyes reminded me of Gene Luen Yang's art in American Born Chinese and Boxers & Saints。 Volume One ends on a bad cliffhanger， so I would make sure to get both before starting to r I picked this duology up on a whim （a BL series that's complete in two books？ unheard of！） and wasn't quite sure what to expect， but it's actually a quite charming second-chance romance。 The art is very simple but clean and appealing -- I doubt this is an intentional visual comparison but a lot of the time the faces and eyes reminded me of Gene Luen Yang's art in American Born Chinese and Boxers & Saints。 Volume One ends on a bad cliffhanger， so I would make sure to get both before starting to read。 。。。more

Laura ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Kinda slow and a weird flow， but may just be me。 Cute premise and curious to read the second/last volume to see them get together。 A lot of half-flashbacks so don’t have a full idea of their background until the short at the end。Content notes: alcohol consumption， sex， anal sex begun without discussion and aborted at sign of blood， MC keeps touching other MC

Daisy Gonzalez ，

Omg this was so adorable！！ Gay babies！👬💜

Mel ，

Pretty sweet。 Really fun， looking forward to the next one

D Fox ，

I am usually not very fond of stories that are more on the lighter side， but there is something very special in the way Isaku Natsume composes a story and characters that always leaves me with a smile on my face。

Mayu ，

Con esta bilogía he vuelto a darle una oportunidad a Isaku Natsume （ya lei y reseñé Sugar Code） pero tampoco me ha terminado de convencer。 No es una mangaka odiosa， pero no sabe enamorarme。3/10Los protagonistas de esta historia tienen un romance complicado。 En la adolescencia fueron mejores amigos， estaban siempre juntos。 Los dos eran polos opuestos pero se complementaban porque uno hacia divertidos juguetes para hacer reir al otro， y su amigo gracias a eso descubrió que podía vivir vendiendo ju Con esta bilogía he vuelto a darle una oportunidad a Isaku Natsume （ya lei y reseñé Sugar Code） pero tampoco me ha terminado de convencer。 No es una mangaka odiosa， pero no sabe enamorarme。3/10Los protagonistas de esta historia tienen un romance complicado。 En la adolescencia fueron mejores amigos， estaban siempre juntos。 Los dos eran polos opuestos pero se complementaban porque uno hacia divertidos juguetes para hacer reir al otro， y su amigo gracias a eso descubrió que podía vivir vendiendo juguetes。 Ambos cruzaron la frontera， ¿y que pasó？ Pues lo de siempre， un malentendido y ahora diez años después se ven obligados a trabajar juntos， uno quiere conquistar y el otro no quiere ni oír hablar de ello。Sé que parece que he contado mucho ¿verdad？ Pues no， porque el manga transcurre en el presente， así que si os gustan los yaoi de oficina con sentimientos y un 2% de sexo， entonces es vuestro manga， bilogía en realidad。A mi particularmente la historia me ha decepcionado muchísimo y me he encontrado super aburrida leyéndola。 Me ha costado leer los dos tomos que componen la serie， porque o todo era trabajo de oficina， o todo era sufrimiento y silencios y rechazos entre los protagonistas。 A mi me gustan mucho los reencuentros entre amores， pero éste no tiene tanto romance como hubiera querido。 Sé que a algunas personitas puede gustar porque prescinde del sexo para construir su historia， asi que， ¿os llama？ Dadle una oportunidad。 Pero a mi me llamaba y me ha defraudado tremendamente。Las primeras páginas pensaba "ay que monos" pero poco a poco fueron perdiendo mi interés y me aburrían tremendamente。 Odiaba ver que esta pareja no avanzaba y que mis sentimientos por ellos como personajes se iban quedando cada vez más fríos。 No he conectado con los dos protagonistas。 Si que me posiciono del lado del chico serio pero no siento cariño hacia él。 Ellos son solo personajes ficticios que no podrían -y a la vez si- tornarse reales。 Su historia es un bucle sin fin， sus argumentos para odiarse no son sólidos， su razón para haber roto en el pasado me resulta tonta， y no se， no creo en ellos como pareja。 Los juguetes， con lo bonito que puede ser ese mundo， ¿tenía que perderse entre ventas y no éxitos？ Secundarios。。。 Saeki -el único del que recuerdo el nombre-， me encanta como puede pasar de ser un tio cualquiera a un bombón y en el tomo 2 nos regalan el comienzo de su historia con un universitario， ellos dos tuvieron más chispa que esta pareja en dos tomos。El estilo de dibujo de esta mangaka me parece un poco burdo y no me gusta como enfoca el sexo o los besos。 ¡Esa primera vez entre los protagonistas fue muy ugh！ 。。。more

Isa Peña ，

Como siempre me gusta el arte de la autora， pero la historia es meh。。。

Kaito ，

i dont know yet

Himi ，

My combined review of volumes 1 and 2 can be read here。 My combined review of volumes 1 and 2 can be read here。 。。。more

The Reading Butterfly ，

Love love loveIn previous reviews I've mentioned I'm probably biased towards this mangaka。 I love the characters， and they always get me laughing。 Rooting for their happy crazy ending。 Love love loveIn previous reviews I've mentioned I'm probably biased towards this mangaka。 I love the characters， and they always get me laughing。 Rooting for their happy crazy ending。 。。。more

Matthew ，

Ahhhhhhhh cliffhanger

Kai ，

First read of the year！ This book just reminds me how much I love Natsume Isaku's works， it just has the right amount of drama and comedy injected in perfect timing， so it's never boring。I love how Nakano can be so goofy and dense at the same time， and I feel for Tsuda who's been carrying the pain of his 'unrequited' love for Nakano all these years。 The struggle between these two to figure out just what happened between them ten years ago and how they can clear up the 10 years worth of misunders First read of the year！ This book just reminds me how much I love Natsume Isaku's works， it just has the right amount of drama and comedy injected in perfect timing， so it's never boring。I love how Nakano can be so goofy and dense at the same time， and I feel for Tsuda who's been carrying the pain of his 'unrequited' love for Nakano all these years。 The struggle between these two to figure out just what happened between them ten years ago and how they can clear up the 10 years worth of misunderstanding was worth the read！ I'm so excited to see how it's going to end in the next volume。 。。。more

Reference

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=False Memories, Vol. 1&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,False Memories, Vol. 1&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0