Love Mode

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Mistaken identities, bizarre accidents, and slapstick humor—these are just the beginning! Love Mode delves into the lives of men associated with the upscale male escort service, Blue Boy. Relationships intertwine and clash, friendships form and shatter in this classic boys' love tale. Sakashita Izumi, your average straight high school student, finds himself in a tricky situation with Takamiya Katsura, a gay translator. Mistaken for an escort from B&B (Blue Boy), Izumi ends up on a date with Takamiya, who takes things further than expected. Now, the older man is smitten with Izumi, but there's a small issue: Izumi harbors some homophobic tendencies. Will he eventually overcome his fears? Meanwhile, Reiji, the owner of B&B and other seedy clubs (who appears to be straight), discovers his girlfriend has been unfaithful right after breaking up with her. Shortly after, he encounters Naoya, a homeless high school student with no family or money. Naoya gets knocked unconscious by a pot dropped by Reiji’s vengeful ex-lover. Feeling partly responsible, Reiji helps the young boy, only to find out that Naoya is now homeless due to a fire at his apartment. In the end, Reiji takes in this "stray cat." (Source: MU) Including one-shot: Volume 10: The Reason I Touched Teacher

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Synonyms: The Reason I Touched Teacher
Japanese: ラブモード
English: Love Mode

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  • Reiji Aoe

    Aoe Reiji

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    Twenty-eight years old, first appearance: Volume 1. Hes the owner of several establishments and businesses, including the Blue Boy, the gay dating club responsible for Izumi and Takamiyas happiness together. Hes also a long-time frien...

  • Kiichi Aoe

    Aoe Kiichi

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    Thirty-one years old, first appearance: volume 2. A doctor, Aoe Reijis elder brother, the self-professed "Queen of Aoe", and a close friend of Yanase Izumi and Naoya, both of whom he tenderly endears. He thinks of Naoya as another brother. Kiichi i...

  • Izumi Sakashita

    Sakashita Izumi

    Main

    Sixteen years old, first appearance: Volume 1. Izumi was an average high school kid interested in meeting girls. He is set up on a blind date, thus meeting Takamiya Katsura, a handsome, older man. Izumi tries to back out, but he finds himself going out wi...

  • Naoya Shirakawa

    Shirakawa Naoya

    Main

    First appearance: Volume 2.Orphaned at a young age when his parents died in an auto accident (a traumatic experience that haunted him for years), he was taken in by Aoe Reiji, "out of kindness." As a result of Aoes charity, he fell in love with the older ...

  • Katsura Takamiya

    Takamiya Katsura

    Main

    Twenty-eight years old, first appearance: Volume 1. He first met Sakashita Izumi when he was originally supposed to meet Yanase Izumi (see below), but fell in love the high schooler anyway. He is very kind, gentle, considerate, cares about Izumis f...

  • Shougo Aoe

    Aoe Shougo

    Supporting

    Reiji and Kiichi's father, and the person responsible for the existence of the Blue Boy. A coldly manipulative and sadistic person, he enjoyed profiting off the misery and ruin of others. He had almost no relationship with either of his sons and only saw ...

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  1. DaoistZu6Ql3
    DaoistZu6Ql3 rated it
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    Ten volumes mostly consist of standalone chapters, each centered around ten male/male couples somehow linked to Blue Boy, a host club. Volume four begins with a "semi/uke" chart; those who dislike relationships with strictly defined roles might want to avoid this series. However, if you enjoy such dynamics or are indifferent to them, the series offers an entertaining read. The payoff in the final few volumes is immense when certain earlier events align wonderfully, beautifully, and perfectly.

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  1. DCTrafficWari
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    You say Amachin knows that Tatsumi noticed his feelings- where does that happen exactly? I always felt like Tatsumi was just appearing dense in Amachin's eyes.

    Also he was trying to keep the friendship? Yet all he did was be cruel. He chose one of the worst ways to handle it.
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  1. diabolic_diablo
    diabolic_diablo rated it
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    All those torches. Going to be a crazy uphill battle.
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  1. SunnyKikigSb
    SunnyKikigSb rated it
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    These faces are top notch
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  1. Noob6writer9
    Noob6writer9 rated it
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    Audience to kick their ass and leaving them humiliated better than kicking their ass somewhere random I guess
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  1. Mickey1207
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    it's great, a lot of people seem to be giving the manga crap in the comments, but it's a really good manga. i really enjoy the characters and for the most part plotpoints do get explained by the end, just in nihei's unusual ways. it's definitely not quite blame!, but it's still an awesome manga and zoichi is so cool
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  1. NinRider
    NinRider rated it
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    You're wrong
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  1. Blessedone
    Blessedone rated it
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    I read this way back in 2010 and finally found it again, this shit is a gem.

    I'm trying not to sound like a pretentious fuck, but this manga wasn't afraid to handle some dark themes and terrible situations through the eyes of a mostly children cast without being edgy. It is a lot more realistic take on the common trope of "group of kids pilot mech to save the world" trope, with real consequences and not everything is magically saved at the end of the day.

    Just let it cook for the first volume.
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