Change World, Vol. 1
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- Author：Yuu Minaduki
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Summary
A longtime crush has blossomed into a dream relationship in this Sayonara Game sequel， until a ghost from the past suddenly appears。
Ever since Yosuke confessed his long-held feelings for Arimura， his life with his new boyfriend has been a dream。 But when a work colleague and former college classmate enters the scene， his dream relationship faces its first threat。
Yosuke had a crush on Arimura—an upperclassman from his high school baseball team—for years before he finally confessed his feelings。 And even after a year of being his boyfriend， every day still feels like a dream。 But when Yosuke is hit on by a work colleague who is unknowingly Arimura’s former college upperclassman， the subsequent reunion of the classmates casts a shadow over Yosuke’s dream relationship。
Ever since Yosuke confessed his long-held feelings for Arimura， his life with his new boyfriend has been a dream。 But when a work colleague and former college classmate enters the scene， his dream relationship faces its first threat。
Yosuke had a crush on Arimura—an upperclassman from his high school baseball team—for years before he finally confessed his feelings。 And even after a year of being his boyfriend， every day still feels like a dream。 But when Yosuke is hit on by a work colleague who is unknowingly Arimura’s former college upperclassman， the subsequent reunion of the classmates casts a shadow over Yosuke’s dream relationship。
Reviews
Megan Lowde
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This was pretty basic， and I was kind of bored with the whole thing。 I don't like the whole 'interfering guy' trope which pops up so often in these series as it always ends the same way and is very frustrating。 We can other things challenge their relationship， please！ Also， saying 'I don't think I could stop' or any equivalent there of during sex is not hot。 The whole thing was very forgettable - say I read Sayonara Game not too long ago it took me way too long to remember the characters and plo This was pretty basic， and I was kind of bored with the whole thing。 I don't like the whole 'interfering guy' trope which pops up so often in these series as it always ends the same way and is very frustrating。 We can other things challenge their relationship， please！ Also， saying 'I don't think I could stop' or any equivalent there of during sex is not hot。 The whole thing was very forgettable - say I read Sayonara Game not too long ago it took me way too long to remember the characters and plot to relate it to this sequel series。 。。。more
Bee （BacchusVines）
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High school upper/underclassmen romance blooming in their adulthood is basically this series。 I like that it jumps into the romance。 I could probably do without the 'rival'， but know it's typical of any romance manga to have a little tension added in。 High school upper/underclassmen romance blooming in their adulthood is basically this series。 I like that it jumps into the romance。 I could probably do without the 'rival'， but know it's typical of any romance manga to have a little tension added in。 。。。more
Rachel
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3。5 stars。
Katrina
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Well that's one heck of a cliffhanger。 5 stars with the hopeful assumption that the second half （not out for two more months！！） is as good， and has a satisfying and happy ending。It's interesting that the things I was worried about really weren't an issue here。 Or， they were， but they were handled differently than I'd expected - like I'm used to seeing in this genre。 Ikuo is really jealous and a little bit insecure about his relationship with Yosuke， but he's aware that his possessiveness is an u Well that's one heck of a cliffhanger。 5 stars with the hopeful assumption that the second half （not out for two more months！！） is as good， and has a satisfying and happy ending。It's interesting that the things I was worried about really weren't an issue here。 Or， they were， but they were handled differently than I'd expected - like I'm used to seeing in this genre。 Ikuo is really jealous and a little bit insecure about his relationship with Yosuke， but he's aware that his possessiveness is an ugly emotion and is fighting to keep it under control。 He's also struggling with whether Yosuke， who's always hero-worshipped him， would still love this ugly， selfish， unkind side of him， so I wonder if the next volume will go into that in more detail。 They definitely need to sit down and have some serious conversations， because while they have a really blissful， passionate， devoted relationship a year in， they haven't settled some of the bigger issues。 Like how Ikuo really wants to live with Yosuke， so they can see more of each other even with their super busy work schedules。 Or how Yosuke is afraid to spend too much of his time with Ikuo， because he's already so happy he thinks he's going to explode from it， and can't handle much more。 Yosuke isn't used to expressing what he wants/needs， and while he's gotten much more communicative with Ikuo over time， he's still holding back a lot。 All of this is obviously going to be super complicated by Yosuke's work forcing him to go to their New York office for 2-3 years - right now I'm not actually sure how that's going to play out。 Will Ikuo go with him？ How will that work with his job？ Yosuke can't endanger his career by turning this opportunity down， and Ikuo has the realization， right at the end of this volume， that Yosuke would absolutely do that （and worse） for him if he asked。 And much credit to Ikuo for recognizing， right away， that trying to tie Yosuke to him like that isn't okay and wouldn't lead to the kind of healthy， happy future he wants for the both of them。Interestingly， Ikuo's father is absent for work quite a lot， and is still very much in love with his wife， sharing some nice moments of affection as they head out on a date night together - something that we don't often see for the parents in these kinds of stories。 I think it's too new for Yosuke and Ikuo to be split that far apart for that long， so that probably won't be how it goes， but。。。we'll see。 It's always possible there will be a timeskip or something。 （After all， Yosuke loved Ikuo for 5 years before they actually started dating; it's not like his feelings would change。）The rival， Hozumi， was another plot bit I was concerned about， but he wasn't nearly as dramatically annoying and unnecessary as I'm used to seeing in these kinds of series。 He raised some interesting and pretty valid points， and while he's interested in Yosuke， he's not actually pressuring him or pretending （even to Ikuo） that Yosuke is interested in him。 He thinks there's potential there， maybe， once Yosuke breaks things off with Ikuo and gets through his heartbreak - because at the end of the day， Yosuke and Hozumi are both gay men， and Ikuo is just。。。what？ "Gay for" Yosuke？ Is that really going to last， when the initial passion fades and family and societal pressures crowd in？ Since he's been "straight" all of his life， won't he just take the easier option and marry some beautiful， smart， easy to get along with woman like all the many， many others he's dated？This is a love story， so none of that's going to happen， unless this story goes horribly wrong in the final hour， but those are actually things they need to think about and talk through。 And while it's not fair for Hozumi to categorize Ikuo in a certain way or to think that he has it "easier" because he likes women， I did appreciate the frank conversations about sexuality， and the presence of two decidedly gay characters in this story。 Yosuke， like Hozumi， simply doesn't have the option of settling down with a nice girl and having that traditional life everyone expects - not if he wants any chance at real happiness。 And this is honestly made even rougher by how non-supportive his family has always been。I still wonder if they're actually going to show up and how that will impact things。 It's possible， since he has an older brother listed now， who hasn't made an appearance - so maybe that's important？ He seems to be oddly cut off from them， though。 He never talks about his family， doesn't mention any possibility of Ikuo meeting them， and is firmly established in his own apartment with a steady， good-paying job that gives him his independence。 He did think about them while spending time with Ikuo's family - which was one of my favorite scenes in this book， as he contrasted his own cold， distant， restricted childhood with the warmth and affection of Ikuo's。 I want so much for Ikuo's mother to realize that she has gotten Yosuke as a son。。。just not through the child she was expecting。 He deserves to be a part of that whole family。Sidnote: when are Matsu and Nana going to become a thing？ I was expecting some of that development， but Matsu's scenes were mostly on the friend front - which was great， actually。 I loved him teaching Yosuke how to cook for himself， and the sweet touches where Yosuke was trying so hard to get over his hatred of bell peppers so he can eat Ikuo's favorite foods with him - even though Ikuo has never pressured him about that in any way。There's a lot going on in this volume， all of it interesting， most of it good， and told really effectively - plus the art is beautiful。Also， bonus points for showing the aftercare with Ikuo taking care of Yosuke and helping to clean him up in the shower， which is something I haven't seen in any of the manga I've been reading so far。 There's an intimacy and realism in those small details that really makes this series stand apart。 I so， so hope I'll love the rest。 。。。more
Sarah
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I love the couple， but hate the tropes。
Mel Geronazzo
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Okay so I know I just said that I don't like love triangles but this is less of a triangle and more of a minor arc in a bigger plot。 I enjoyed it so far！ Okay so I know I just said that I don't like love triangles but this is less of a triangle and more of a minor arc in a bigger plot。 I enjoyed it so far！ 。。。more
L Ann
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Change World vol。 1 takes place a year after the events of its prequel Sayonara Game。 I gave Sayonara Game a 4。5 star rating， but in all honesty it was very predictable and didn't have that “special something” that makes you know you’ll want to reread it in the future。 That wasn’t the case for Change World。 Arimura is a jealous lover and though I saw glimpses of it in Sayonara Game I thought it had more to do with the newness of their relationship than anything else。 Apparently， that wasn’t the Change World vol。 1 takes place a year after the events of its prequel Sayonara Game。 I gave Sayonara Game a 4。5 star rating， but in all honesty it was very predictable and didn't have that “special something” that makes you know you’ll want to reread it in the future。 That wasn’t the case for Change World。 Arimura is a jealous lover and though I saw glimpses of it in Sayonara Game I thought it had more to do with the newness of their relationship than anything else。 Apparently， that wasn’t the case。 A year later and he still feels uneasy whenever Yosuke pays too much attention to anyone other than him。 In this story Hozumi is the sexy driving force behind Arimura’s newest insecurity。 He wants Yosuke for himself and although it wasn’t right for him to cause issues in their relationship I wasn’t too upset with him because he really does believe that Arimura will end up leaving Yosuke in the future。 Arimura still identifies as straight and doesn’t want anyone to know about their relationship。 Its understandable that Hozumi questions his sincerity and since he thinks he’s better suited for Yosuke it makes sense that he’d go after him。I love jealous semes so this story was right up my alley。 I would have loved Arimura’s inner Junta Azumaya to come out but this isn’t that kind of story。 Ariumura’s feelings are presented rather sweetly with just enough inner turmoil to keep it interesting。 The overall story concludes in volume 2 so you’ll have to wait for that to come out to see what ends up happening。 That being said， this volume does end at a good stopping point。 4。75 stars， rounded up。 。。。more
Grae
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Immediately yes this was so good I love iku so mUCH ahhhHHH
Sumaiya Salim
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Amazing Art， Great Momentum To The Story！Change World 1 is the sequel of Sayonara Game。As always Yuu Sensei delivers！ The art is just absolutely gorgeous。 The story has a really decent pace， not rushed or slow。 Focuses on the adult life things - work life balance， dating dynamism， meeting family， old acquittances who has been the partner's friend for a long time。It brings forward insecurities of relationships really well。 Also， career choices。。。。and leaves us with a cliff hanger on what's to com Amazing Art， Great Momentum To The Story！Change World 1 is the sequel of Sayonara Game。As always Yuu Sensei delivers！ The art is just absolutely gorgeous。 The story has a really decent pace， not rushed or slow。 Focuses on the adult life things - work life balance， dating dynamism， meeting family， old acquittances who has been the partner's friend for a long time。It brings forward insecurities of relationships really well。 Also， career choices。。。。and leaves us with a cliff hanger on what's to come next。 。。。more
Anaika
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3。5 stars
The_noxbook
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Sigo odiando al Ikou （senpai）， pero este manga trata el tema de los celos y eso hace que mejore mucho la cosa。Muchas veces en el manga se romantiza la idea de los celos， lo cual está FATAL。 En este manga， el protagonista es super celoso， comenzando a ser enfermizo， pero sabe que no puede hacer esas cosas ni pensar así， que eso no es amor。 Y se da cuenta que se le está empezando a ir la pinza Está bien llevado， una buena crítica a los celos jeje
Shaun Trinh
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This was a fine manga， but it didn't really expand that much on Ito and Arimura from the last book。 They practically stayed the same characters that we ended with in the Sayonara Games。 The main conflict of this story was Ito and Arimura's old college friend， Hozumi， coming back into their lives to test their relationship。 But Hozumi's interest in Ito is never developed or explained beyond a random scene of dialouge of him telling Arimura that's he's actually straight and will leave Ito to marry This was a fine manga， but it didn't really expand that much on Ito and Arimura from the last book。 They practically stayed the same characters that we ended with in the Sayonara Games。 The main conflict of this story was Ito and Arimura's old college friend， Hozumi， coming back into their lives to test their relationship。 But Hozumi's interest in Ito is never developed or explained beyond a random scene of dialouge of him telling Arimura that's he's actually straight and will leave Ito to marry a woman。 Reading the synaposis I was excited to see how this conflict would get laid out， but the story never really delivered on anything。I don't dislike what I read， I just wish there was more substance in the sense that most of this manga felt liker fluff because nothing was built up。 I don't expect to read the best literature of all time， but I hope that I can feel invested in whatever i'm reading， which I sadly wasn't with this volume。I still look forward to the next installment of this serious， I just hope that it utlizes it's story better。 。。。more
sparrow the reader
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Reread on a whim。It's a nice story and it shows pre-"Love Nest" Masato。。。 which made me want to reread "Love Nest" as well ^^'' Reread on a whim。It's a nice story and it shows pre-"Love Nest" Masato。。。 which made me want to reread "Love Nest" as well ^^'' 。。。more
Julie
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Maybe more of a 2。5？ I was honestly kind of bored。 I didn't get excited and nothing made my heart flutter or anything。 It was just okay I guess。 The drama was somewhat interesting so maybe the next volume will be better。 Maybe more of a 2。5？ I was honestly kind of bored。 I didn't get excited and nothing made my heart flutter or anything。 It was just okay I guess。 The drama was somewhat interesting so maybe the next volume will be better。 。。。more
Liss
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Das ganze war okay。 Nichts besonderes， aber auch nicht schlecht。 Werde auch den zweiten Teil lesen， weil ich Yuu Minadukis Zeichenstil liebe und die Geschichte für zwischendurch ganz nett ist。
Siina
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Change World is surely very realistic and a wonderfully mundane BL series。 I really appreciate Minaduki's style， since this is a story about actual gay men and thus not your typical BL。 Also， our main characters are working adults with real problems and insecurities。 Yosuke has been in love with Arimura since school days and now the two are actually together， although Arimura was originally straight and probably still is。 Yosuke's coworker is also gay and now targeting Yosuke and Arimura feels l Change World is surely very realistic and a wonderfully mundane BL series。 I really appreciate Minaduki's style， since this is a story about actual gay men and thus not your typical BL。 Also， our main characters are working adults with real problems and insecurities。 Yosuke has been in love with Arimura since school days and now the two are actually together， although Arimura was originally straight and probably still is。 Yosuke's coworker is also gay and now targeting Yosuke and Arimura feels lost himself due to it。 We get to see their struggles about relationships and I enjoyed the pondering when it comes to their own lives and places in it。 There not too much happening in the manga， but that was great。 Yosuke's character feels slightly like a wet rag though， so I hope we get to learn more about him。 Arimura then is perfect in his imperfectness。The art is very adult-like in a sense and there's lot of text and talking， which I personally liked。 The expressions of the characters are somewhat wooden， so I hope Minaduki makes them livelier。 Mostly for the reason that the manga bases a lot on feelings， so seeing those feelings would be important too。 If you like realistic and well constructed stories， even with jealousy， then this is for you。 The jealousy too is realistic and somehow so normal。 A good read。 。。。more
JAS
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* 3。5 ⭐️
frau。meln
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Man merkt， dass Minaduki von ihremDebut ‚Sayonara Game’ bis zu ‚Change World 1‘， erzählerisch einen Sprung gemacht hat。Wir befinden uns mitten in Ito and Arimuas Beziehungsalltag， der leider gar nicht viel Screentime für die beiden bietet。 Und das ist auch der Punkt， den ich echt Schade finde， denn dadurch vermisse ich noch immer ein bisschen die Charaktertiefe der beiden。 Weil Ito so schüchtern ist， begegnen sie sich leider noch nicht ganz auf Augenhöhe， aber dennoch sind sie wirklich süß zusam Man merkt， dass Minaduki von ihremDebut ‚Sayonara Game’ bis zu ‚Change World 1‘， erzählerisch einen Sprung gemacht hat。Wir befinden uns mitten in Ito and Arimuas Beziehungsalltag， der leider gar nicht viel Screentime für die beiden bietet。 Und das ist auch der Punkt， den ich echt Schade finde， denn dadurch vermisse ich noch immer ein bisschen die Charaktertiefe der beiden。 Weil Ito so schüchtern ist， begegnen sie sich leider noch nicht ganz auf Augenhöhe， aber dennoch sind sie wirklich süß zusammen。Doch dafür gibt’s mal wieder einen Rivalen， den man eigentlich nicht braucht。 Masato， der Hauptcharakter aus Love Nest。 Und er zeigt sich in Change World alles andere als von seiner besten Seite 😖。Ich bin gespannt， was der zweite Band noch bereit hält und muss danach wohl nochmal Love Nest rereaden 👌🏼。Auch， wenn diese beiden Bände noch nicht an Love Nest heranreichen， bin ich froh und dankbar， dass wir sie alle übersetzt bekommen。 。。。more
Ester
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Me siento generosa y le doy cinco estrellas porque me gusta mucho cómo ha continuado la historia de Sayonara Game en esta continuación y por el desarrollo tan bien hecho de la relación amorosa de Ikuo y Yosuke。 Las comidas de olla de Ikuo me han dado la vida junto con Masato que es un plus total。Porque este desarrollo me gusta mucho， porque pone en tela de juicio muchos elementos que se consideran románticos como la posesividad y los celos y aquí Minaduki hace que Ikuo se cuestione si en verdad Me siento generosa y le doy cinco estrellas porque me gusta mucho cómo ha continuado la historia de Sayonara Game en esta continuación y por el desarrollo tan bien hecho de la relación amorosa de Ikuo y Yosuke。 Las comidas de olla de Ikuo me han dado la vida junto con Masato que es un plus total。Porque este desarrollo me gusta mucho， porque pone en tela de juicio muchos elementos que se consideran románticos como la posesividad y los celos y aquí Minaduki hace que Ikuo se cuestione si en verdad no es algo malo en una relación y que no es bueno。 Otro plus。 También ayuda el leer en papel con una buena traducción y una edición sin censura como es la francesa de Hana。 Así que， aunque debería darle 4 pues le doy 5 estrellas porque si， porque quiero 。。。more
Imanewreader
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rerereread， once again and again。 because I love Itou and Ikuo。 2 volumes， sequels to Sayonara Game， that just make you happy。
Sol
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Esta es la continuación de la historia de Ito y You， un slice of life básicamente。 Sin embargo， lo que lo diferencia de otros mangas （y hasta libros en general， de éste género）， es su forma de hacerlo tan cotidiano y natural; los personajes tienden a ser un poco duros en su forma de ser （no tienen grandes facetas， van al simple uke sensible y fácil de sonrojar， al seme superatractivo， bien mozo y seductor como ninguno）， aunque AGRADEZCO que muestren que ellos resuelven sus problemas de pareja me Esta es la continuación de la historia de Ito y You， un slice of life básicamente。 Sin embargo， lo que lo diferencia de otros mangas （y hasta libros en general， de éste género）， es su forma de hacerlo tan cotidiano y natural; los personajes tienden a ser un poco duros en su forma de ser （no tienen grandes facetas， van al simple uke sensible y fácil de sonrojar， al seme superatractivo， bien mozo y seductor como ninguno）， aunque AGRADEZCO que muestren que ellos resuelven sus problemas de pareja meditando sobre el tema consigo mismos y charlándolo con el otro。 En este caso también se agrega a Hozumi， un personaje bastante curioso， que invita （y espero） a tener su propio manga。 Es divertido， y tiende a ser un Pepe grillo bastante entrometido， a veces con buenas intenciones y otras siendo bastante ooc。Sí se puede decir que los characters sufrieron un development， demostrando nuevas facetas conforme transcurría la lectura， y me he sorprendido con algunas escenas warm heart que uff！Para concluir， debo decir que el manga me pareció un poco （muy） largo， una de las cosas que me llevó a no darle las cuatro estrellas。 Sinceramente no creo que toda la trama debía durar tanto。Y como bien dice el dicho （que recién me inventé mientras se me ocurría la review）， mejor que me dejes con ganas de más a queme canse tu historia。 Hubo varias ocasiones en que consideré abandonarla， pero tengi un toc que no me deja hacerlo， so。。。（Si， una de las divertidas razones por las que no me embarco en los manhwas。。。 。。。more
Elise ✘ a。k。a Ryder's Pet ✘
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⋰⋱⋰⋱⋰⋱*Might Contain Spoilers*⋰⋱⋰⋱⋰⋱ Sequel to Sayonara Game。 This is my internal thoughts: I WISH THEY WOULD STOP HIDING THE RELATIONSHIP！ I also wish Itou Yousuke would show more affection towards Arimura Ikuo and visa versa。 I needed more from their relationship。 It feels like Yousuke isn't comfortable。 I want them more possessive， jealous and protective towards each other， but how can that be when they are hiding？！ Overall， I'm glad we got a sequel， but I still wanted more out of it。 Als ⋰⋱⋰⋱⋰⋱*Might Contain Spoilers*⋰⋱⋰⋱⋰⋱ Sequel to Sayonara Game。 This is my internal thoughts: I WISH THEY WOULD STOP HIDING THE RELATIONSHIP！ I also wish Itou Yousuke would show more affection towards Arimura Ikuo and visa versa。 I needed more from their relationship。 It feels like Yousuke isn't comfortable。 I want them more possessive， jealous and protective towards each other， but how can that be when they are hiding？！ Overall， I'm glad we got a sequel， but I still wanted more out of it。 Also I need to say that the names confused me a lot。tOther Characters:→ Matsu Hiroshi， a cook and friend of Itou-Kun and child-friend of Arimura-Senpai？ → Masato Hozumi-san， co-worker of Itou at the trading company and university friend of Arimura。 Gay。 He's featured in the manga Love Nest， a spin-off to this one。→ Kuroda Marie-San， a girl who likes girls。 She and Masato pretended to be in a relationship at their university time。→ Arimura-Nana， Arimura's sister and has a little something something going on with Matsu？ “Ngh。。。 You're mine， Yousuke。。。”“。。。It's only。。。 Senpai。” Quick basic facts:Genre: - （Adult） （Yaoi） Manga （M/M）。Series: - Series， Book Two。Love triangle？ - （view spoiler）[No。 （hide spoiler）]Cheating？ - （view spoiler）[No。 （hide spoiler）]HEA？ - （view spoiler）[Yes。 （hide spoiler）]Favorite character？ - Arimura Ikuo。Would I read more by this author/or of series？ - I'll check things out。Would I recommend this book/series？ -Yes。Will I read this again in the future？ - Most likely not。Rating - 3 stars。 。。。more
Michelle
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The continuing adventures of Arimura Ikou and Itou Yousuke， former high school baseball players， current lovers。 Much like most sophomore books， a rival is thrown in to stir the pot and cause doubt and uncertainty for the happy couple。 Combined with Arimura's uncontrollable jealousy and Itou's sudden transfer overseas， the drama amplifies。 The continuing adventures of Arimura Ikou and Itou Yousuke， former high school baseball players， current lovers。 Much like most sophomore books， a rival is thrown in to stir the pot and cause doubt and uncertainty for the happy couple。 Combined with Arimura's uncontrollable jealousy and Itou's sudden transfer overseas， the drama amplifies。 。。。more
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