Ten Count

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psychologist meets a man with compulsive disorder/childhood trauma and treats it by, well, having sex with him. then the doc's own issues pop up as well. nice art, adult couple, sex in public places & power play, slightly masochistic bottom, possessive top.  

both are smutty BL in which one of the characters deals with a mental disorder. 

Both have characters they meet to help them with their compulsion, and end up pursing a romantic relationship with the person who helps them. 

This is a BL between 2 students. A blossoming romance that is super cute and sweet. 

A BL between 2 students, one has a fear and the other is trying to cure his issue with exposure therapy while also gaining something in return. 

My favorite BL of all time. A dystopian city where two star crossed lovers reside. 

It's hard to say what is similar between these two stories without spoiling it. One is a lot more graphic than the other, but both feature a character who is in trouble and another who can be their savior. There is a similar sense of delicacy hidden within each of these series which you really only notice once you put the book down... I think that if you like one of these mangas, you will definitely enjoy the other. 

Similar art styles, and similar uke-seme dynamics. On one hand we have the useless, weak and pathetic light haired uke who takes whatever treatment is meted out to him. On the other had, we have the assertive, stoic (but with a heart of "gold") rapist seme who thinks that "No" means "Yes". And ofc, the victim falls in love with his rapist and both live happily ever after. 

If you liked TC's Kurose and his character design, the seme from Omao wa Hitsuji is pretty much a replica and he's actually not psychopathic.  

Deals with an uke who does not like physical contact but seme helps him to overcome this phobia.  

Both Male protagonists have a phobia of interacting with people. The two characters get help to cure their illness but go through a lot of drama and set backs, which puts more mental stress on them. Both protagonists build a deeper relationship with their physician, it helps them to break old habits and keeping them motivated.  

Why do we like flawed and emotionally impaired characters? Are we naturally drawn to their weakness like motherly hens or do we see a part of ourselves in their struggles? I can't answer these questions, but I know that both Tsubakikan no Utsukushi Sugiru Garcon and Ten Count gain their charm from their imperfect male main characters. These characters have past scars and present debilitating mental issues, but they are inspired by the loved ones in their lives to work to change. These manga have some heavy moments, but the characters' struggles to grow will warm your heart. WARNING: Ten Count is yaoi and has sexual content of that sort. read more 

If you've read Ten Count you'll get a kick out of Graineliers. I've only read the first few chapters yet the similarities are frightening. The main character in Graineliers is named Lucas, but looks and acts exactly like Kurose from Ten Count. I found out that the similarities were due to the books being from the same author, but thst doesn't dismiss the face that these two are good to read one after the next. It proves that history does repeat. Think about it like this: Lucas and Abel from Graineliers are Kurose and Shirotani from Ten Count in their past lives. With this, everything makes sense. Luc/Kuro's blonde haired- older man friend in their childhood, his loneliness from due to his parents, the blondie who he's got a weird relationship with, his love for studying that came from the blonde-haired older man. Also, why he fell for Shirotani in his second life. I don't know if all of this was on purpose or not but it certainly akes for an interesting read. <3  read more 

Both are touching, sweet manga with handsome guys where one in the pair is afraid to scare the other with his feelings and the other is confused yet hopeful of their growing connection. Both have a touch of drama, but just enough to make the following scenes of comforting that much "ahhhh" worthy. 

Both have main characters that are sick in some way, and end up with people trying to help or cure them.