Thomas no Shinzou
The Heart of Thomas
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Synonyms: Tooma no Shinzou, Thomas' Heart
Japanese: トーマの心臓
English: The Heart of Thomas
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 3
Chapters: 8
Status: Finished
Published: May 1974 to Nov 1974
Genres: Boys Love Boys Love, Drama Drama
Themes: Historical Historical, Psychological Psychological
Demographic: Shoujo Shoujo
Serialization: Sho-Comi
Authors: Hagio, Moto (Story & Art)

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Popularity: #3711
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Manga: Kaze to Ki no Uta
Tragic and gorgeous, Heart of Thomas and Kaze to Ki no Uta were written by roommates at around the same time and influenced by the same movies, and it shows. Most notable is their extremely similar subject matter: homosexual love in European boarding schools, circa 1900. In both, a young, idealistic boy transfers into a new school and is drawn to a more worldly and heavy-hearted student. They deal with the meaning of love in its various forms with almost ethereal words and art. Perfect choices for the reader interested in thinking about characters, their emotions, and what they mean in the reader's own lives. 
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Manga: Natsu e no Tobira
Both works are made by artists from 24-Gumi. Keiko and Hagio actually lived together! Both stories are based in european boarding schools for boys and they evolve around themes as juvenile love and desperation. Male to male attraction is a larger theme in Heart of Thomas, but also plays a (much more tragic) role in The doorway to summer. 
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Manga: Zankoku na Kami ga Shihai suru
Apart from sharing a similar old-shoujo like art style, what makes both these manga similar is how well both explore the thought processes and mental breakdowns of young boys who suffer from guilt, trauma from death and abuse, and loving people of the same sex. Both also have exceptionally well written characters for their genre, and if you enjoyed one, you're sure to enjoy the other. 
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Manga: Golden Days
Two boys meet each other and help each other overcome emotional problems. They both have characters who become attracted to someone who looks like someone they loved in the past. There is some tragedy in both, though the characters remain hopeful despite the bad things that happen to them. They are both in the hard to find genre of literary shounen ai. 
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Manga: Banana Bread no Pudding
Although Thomas no Shinzou is a lot more dramatic and angsty, both series deal with characters grappling with self-discovery and facing their true selves, and how this influences the way they interact with others. Both also have themes of repressed or closeted sexuality, and since they're both '70s shoujo series they have a remarkably similar overall aesthetic and presentation. 
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Manga: Senpai
These two boys love stories have surprisingly similar premises: after the death of an almost-boyfriend, a male student meets an underclassman with a similar appearance (but very different personality) to their dead loved one. They end rather differently, though! 
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Manga: La Esperança
A lot of BL manga was clearly influenced by the classics of the 70s, but La Esperança has been more obviously influenced than most. Like Heart of Thomas (and its spiritual siblings such as Kaze to Ki no Uta), it's set in a religious all-boys school and deals with the relationship between a cheery boy and a more negative one. The characters may not be the same, but the themes of hidden darkness, hope, and tragedy have a lot in common. 
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