Введение
Японский манга-сериал «Любовь-мод» – это яой-манга Юки Шимидзу. Публикация началась в японском ежемесячном журнале для яой «Be x Boy» в 1995 году, и серия была выпущена в 11 отдельных томах издательством Biblos, которое в настоящее время не существует. Серия также издавалась на английском языке издательством BLU, входящим в Tokyopop. Кроме того, было выпущено семь аудиодрама-CD, один из которых, «Love Mode: Host Hen», охватывает события томов 6 и 7, а также истории из «Fly Me To Heaven», «Thunder Honey» и «Sweet Trap».
Japanese manga series
Love Mode is a yaoi manga series by Yuki Shimizu. It was first serialized in the Japanese monthly yaoi magazine Be x Boy in 1995 and released in 11 individual paperback volumes by the now defunct publisher Biblos. The series was also published in English by BLU, an imprint of Tokyopop. In addition, seven volumes of drama CDs have been released, with one of them Love Mode: Host Hen covering the story in volumes 6 and 7; Fly Me To Heaven, Thunder Honey and 'Sweet Trap.
Love Mode is a yaoi manga series by Yuki Shimizu. It was first serialized in the Japanese monthly yaoi magazine Be x Boy in 1995 and released in 11 individual paperback volumes by the now defunct publisher Biblos. The series was also published in English by BLU, an imprint of Tokyopop. In addition, seven volumes of drama CDs have been released, with one of them Love Mode: Host Hen covering the story in volumes 6 and 7; Fly Me To Heaven, Thunder Honey and 'Sweet Trap.
Сюжет
Сам "Любовный режим" – это сборник нескольких историй (зачастую коротких), повествующих о различных отношениях между мужчинами. Все эти пары связаны с заведением, известным как "Голубой мальчик". "Голубой мальчик" – это гей-хост-клуб, где любой, располагающий достаточными средствами, может нанять привлекательного мужчину для сопровождения на мероприятие или для интимной близости. Большинство пар состоят из хостов/бывших хостов, клиентов/бывших клиентов или и тех, и других. Несмотря на то, что внимание уделяется всем парам, центральное место в повествовании занимает некогда проблемная семья Аоэ и их возлюбленные. Аоэ Рэйдзи владеет "Голубым мальчиком" и является единственным главным героем, появляющимся во всех одиннадцати томах.
Love Mode itself is a compilation of several stories (most often short) involving various degrees of gay couples. Every one of these couples is linked to an establishment known as the Blue Boy. The Blue Boy is a gay host club where anyone wielding enough money can hire out a very attractive man either to pretty up a party or for sex. Most of the couples consist of either hosts/ex hosts, clients/ex clients, or both. Though all of the couples get a considerable amount of spotlight, without a doubt, the main focus of the story is the once dysfunctional Aoe family and their lovers. Aoe Reiji himself owns the Blue Boy and is the only main character to appear in all eleven volumes.
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Сакасита Изуми Шестнадцатилетний, первое появление: Том 1. Изуми был обычным старшеклассником, интересующимся девушками. Ему устраивают свидание вслепую, где он знакомится с Такамией Кацурой, привлекательным мужчиной постарше. Изуми пытается отказаться, но в итоге все же идет на свидание с Такамией и даже получает удовольствие. Оказывается, Такамия изначально должен был встретиться с другим человеком по имени "Изуми" из элитного гей-клуба знакомств. Хотя Изуми большую часть первого тома противится идее гомосексуальных отношений, он постепенно влюбляется в Такамию и в конце концов принимает себя, любя Такамию таким, какой он есть. Тем не менее, Изуми довольно робко относится к своим отношениям с Такамией и часто отвергает знаки внимания старшего.
Sakashita Izumi 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 with Takamiya anyway and actually enjoying himself. As it would turn out, Takamiya was originally supposed to meet another person also named “Izumi” from a high class gay dating club. Although Izumi opposes the idea of a homosexual relationship throughout most of the first volume, he finds himself slowly falling for Takamiya and eventually comes to terms with himself, loving Takamiya for the person he is. Still, Izumi is rather skittish about his relationship with Takamiya and often rejects the older man's advances. Takamiya Katsura 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 Izumi's feelings, and is enthusiastic to win Izumi's heart. Although he often pushes his young lover's boundaries, he doesn't violate them. In a poll once hosted by Biblos, Takamiya got the most votes for someone female readers would want to marry. He and Reiji met while in college in England. Aoe Reiji Twenty eight years old, turns twenty nine at the end of Volume 7, first appearance: Volume 1. He's the owner of several establishments and businesses, including the Blue Boy, the gay dating club responsible for Izumi and Takamiya's happiness together. He's also a long time friend of Takamiya's. Aoe is work obsessed and often cold to those around him (particularly Izumi), but his actions and words always mean well. Reiji himself had topped the polls for the favorite seme in Biblos during Love Mode's run. Shirakawa Naoya 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 Aoe's charity, he fell in love with the older man. Naoya is well obedient to Aoe, and his brother Kiichi (see below). Naoya is often referred to as a cat or a stray (he also adopted a kitten Gyoku), known simply as the 'kitten' when people talk about Reiji's lover. Yanase Izumi First appearance: Volume 1. The “other” Izumi Takamiya was supposed to meet with from Aoe's club. He's tender and soft spoken. He has a very troubled past: He was brutally raped at the age of thirteen because his parents couldn't repay a yakuza debt. He meets and falls in love with Arashi (see below), but couldn't decide if he could fully express himself to him because he feared Arashi's family couldn't cope with their gay son, and because of his past. Due to his health problems and his falling in love with Arashi, Izumi retires from Blue Boy. Iketani Arashi First appearance: Volume 3. He's a carefree, laid back, playful high schooler who thinks Yanase Izumi is cute, even though he's a guy. Even after learning of Izumi's troubled past, he lets Izumi know he doesn't care about it and that he loves Izumi for who he is now, and even offers himself to ease the pain. Aoe Kiichi Thirty one years old, first appearance: volume 2. A doctor, Aoe Reiji's 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 a little brother. Kiichi is always concerned about Reiji, and is often overly nosy and pries into his brother's business, especially where his love life with Naoya is concerned. He's playful, too. He's the one who came up with the kitten nickname for Naoya. He served once as doctors to both Yanase Izumi and Saginuma Tomoki. Kashima Haruomi Twenty eight years old, first appearance: volume 3. He is the adopted, elder brother of Kashima Shuei (see below), current housekeeper of “Aoe,” and Kiichi's personal bodyguard and lover. He was prepared for his position since childhood, as he learned several kinds of martial arts and other essential abilities (it's somewhat of a tradition for any member of “Aoe”). Haroumi is generally calm and solemn, in contrast to Shuei. Haruomi also has a twin younger brother whom he was separated from when he was adopted into the Kashima family. Kashima Shuei Twenty seven years old, first appearance: Volume 2. He is Aoe Reiji's personal secretary, and works for the “Aoe” house, like Haruomi. He's one of the most carefree individuals in Love Mode, seemingly immune to Reiji's anger and readily joining in Kiichi's antics. He's also the only heterosexual guy in the entire series. Takimura Rin First appearance: Volume 7. He's a host in Blue Boy, and became the number one uke after Yanase Izumi retired. He's cute, but has a nasty temper, and he accepts only high class customers and doesn't welcome sexual relationship requests. However, since Ian (see below) has signed him up for a long term contract, it seems Ian is the only club member Rin has ever actually had any relationship with. Rin is reserved and well mannered, but easily irritated when coupling with Ian. He was raised by Jin (see below), who is Rin's primary consultant in several matters. Ian Sanders Seventeen years old, first appearance: Volume 7. Even at the age of seventeen, he is one of the world's most famous super models. He requested Izumi of the Blue Boy, but got Rin instead. Ian is a passionate young man, and bursting with energy and testosterone, which Rin doesn't take too well to. Katsuki Kyosuke First appearance: Volume 7. The “Wild Boar” of the series, he falls in love with Jin (see below) at first sight. Katsuki looks to become a host at Blue Boy, with Jin as his personal trainer. He's friends with Seiichi (see below), and he also cries easily when he's drunk. Kuniaki Jinnai Thirty six years old, first appearance: Volume 6. Called “Jin” for short, he's the oldest host at Blue Boy. He's also the number two seme, after Seiichi (see below). His first love was originally an Arab prince. Jin never shared his love for over an entire decade, until he met Katsuki. He is also one of the hosts that has worked for both Reiji and his father Shougo, Blue Boy's previous owner. He is also referred to as "The Wolf". Kiichi warns Naoya to beware of being eaten by a wolf when he visits Reiji at work. Saginuma Tomoki Fourteen years old, first appearance: Volume 6. He was the son of a famous actress, but his existence was never revealed. Suffering from a terminal illness, he wanted to know what it was like to be truly loved as his last wish. Kiichi was his doctor, and hired Seiichi, whom Tomoki first met at a hospital when Seiichi went to see Yanase Izumi, to be his lover for two weeks. This came to a screeching halt when Tomoki's sickness got the better of him. Seiichi retired from Blue Boy in order to be with Tomoki, who decided to return home instead of stay in the hospital. He lived the final chapter of his life with Seiichi. To date, Tomoki is most likely the youngest client Blue Boy has ever had. Amagai Seiichi First appearance: Volume 6. He's the number one on the seme side of the Blue Boy. Kiichi hired him to be young Tomoki's lover for a two week period, and was confused about his feelings toward the boy after the contract expired prematurely. Seiichi followed Jin's advice to retire from Blue Boy and stay with Tomoki as a spouse, but returned to work after Tomoki died. He is also good friends with Katsuki. Aoe Shougo 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 a very abusive and exploitative relationship with his sons and only considered how they might be useful to him. He paid more attention to Reiji, whom he believed could both run the family business and carry on the Aoe name. He saw Kiichi only as ab object to be used to further his own business and personal interests. One instance of this is when he imprisoned him on the family grounds for a few years. Though Shougo ended up leaving everything to Reiji, Reiji only took hold of the businesses and gave the Aoe estate to Kiichi.
Такамия Кацура Двадцать восемь лет, первое появление: Том 1. Он впервые встретил Сакаситу Изуми, когда должен был встретиться с Янасе Изуми (см. ниже), но все равно влюбился в старшеклассника. Он очень добрый, нежный, внимательный, заботится о чувствах Изуми и полон энтузиазма завоевать его сердце. Хотя он часто испытывает границы своего юного возлюбленного, он их не нарушает. В опросе, организованном Biblos, Такамия получил больше всего голосов от читательниц, желающих на нем жениться. Он познакомился с Рэйдзи, когда они учились в колледже в Англии.
Sakashita Izumi 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 with Takamiya anyway and actually enjoying himself. As it would turn out, Takamiya was originally supposed to meet another person also named “Izumi” from a high class gay dating club. Although Izumi opposes the idea of a homosexual relationship throughout most of the first volume, he finds himself slowly falling for Takamiya and eventually comes to terms with himself, loving Takamiya for the person he is. Still, Izumi is rather skittish about his relationship with Takamiya and often rejects the older man's advances. Takamiya Katsura 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 Izumi's feelings, and is enthusiastic to win Izumi's heart. Although he often pushes his young lover's boundaries, he doesn't violate them. In a poll once hosted by Biblos, Takamiya got the most votes for someone female readers would want to marry. He and Reiji met while in college in England. Aoe Reiji Twenty eight years old, turns twenty nine at the end of Volume 7, first appearance: Volume 1. He's the owner of several establishments and businesses, including the Blue Boy, the gay dating club responsible for Izumi and Takamiya's happiness together. He's also a long time friend of Takamiya's. Aoe is work obsessed and often cold to those around him (particularly Izumi), but his actions and words always mean well. Reiji himself had topped the polls for the favorite seme in Biblos during Love Mode's run. Shirakawa Naoya 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 Aoe's charity, he fell in love with the older man. Naoya is well obedient to Aoe, and his brother Kiichi (see below). Naoya is often referred to as a cat or a stray (he also adopted a kitten Gyoku), known simply as the 'kitten' when people talk about Reiji's lover. Yanase Izumi First appearance: Volume 1. The “other” Izumi Takamiya was supposed to meet with from Aoe's club. He's tender and soft spoken. He has a very troubled past: He was brutally raped at the age of thirteen because his parents couldn't repay a yakuza debt. He meets and falls in love with Arashi (see below), but couldn't decide if he could fully express himself to him because he feared Arashi's family couldn't cope with their gay son, and because of his past. Due to his health problems and his falling in love with Arashi, Izumi retires from Blue Boy. Iketani Arashi First appearance: Volume 3. He's a carefree, laid back, playful high schooler who thinks Yanase Izumi is cute, even though he's a guy. Even after learning of Izumi's troubled past, he lets Izumi know he doesn't care about it and that he loves Izumi for who he is now, and even offers himself to ease the pain. Aoe Kiichi Thirty one years old, first appearance: volume 2. A doctor, Aoe Reiji's 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 a little brother. Kiichi is always concerned about Reiji, and is often overly nosy and pries into his brother's business, especially where his love life with Naoya is concerned. He's playful, too. He's the one who came up with the kitten nickname for Naoya. He served once as doctors to both Yanase Izumi and Saginuma Tomoki. Kashima Haruomi Twenty eight years old, first appearance: volume 3. He is the adopted, elder brother of Kashima Shuei (see below), current housekeeper of “Aoe,” and Kiichi's personal bodyguard and lover. He was prepared for his position since childhood, as he learned several kinds of martial arts and other essential abilities (it's somewhat of a tradition for any member of “Aoe”). Haroumi is generally calm and solemn, in contrast to Shuei. Haruomi also has a twin younger brother whom he was separated from when he was adopted into the Kashima family. Kashima Shuei Twenty seven years old, first appearance: Volume 2. He is Aoe Reiji's personal secretary, and works for the “Aoe” house, like Haruomi. He's one of the most carefree individuals in Love Mode, seemingly immune to Reiji's anger and readily joining in Kiichi's antics. He's also the only heterosexual guy in the entire series. Takimura Rin First appearance: Volume 7. He's a host in Blue Boy, and became the number one uke after Yanase Izumi retired. He's cute, but has a nasty temper, and he accepts only high class customers and doesn't welcome sexual relationship requests. However, since Ian (see below) has signed him up for a long term contract, it seems Ian is the only club member Rin has ever actually had any relationship with. Rin is reserved and well mannered, but easily irritated when coupling with Ian. He was raised by Jin (see below), who is Rin's primary consultant in several matters. Ian Sanders Seventeen years old, first appearance: Volume 7. Even at the age of seventeen, he is one of the world's most famous super models. He requested Izumi of the Blue Boy, but got Rin instead. Ian is a passionate young man, and bursting with energy and testosterone, which Rin doesn't take too well to. Katsuki Kyosuke First appearance: Volume 7. The “Wild Boar” of the series, he falls in love with Jin (see below) at first sight. Katsuki looks to become a host at Blue Boy, with Jin as his personal trainer. He's friends with Seiichi (see below), and he also cries easily when he's drunk. Kuniaki Jinnai Thirty six years old, first appearance: Volume 6. Called “Jin” for short, he's the oldest host at Blue Boy. He's also the number two seme, after Seiichi (see below). His first love was originally an Arab prince. Jin never shared his love for over an entire decade, until he met Katsuki. He is also one of the hosts that has worked for both Reiji and his father Shougo, Blue Boy's previous owner. He is also referred to as "The Wolf". Kiichi warns Naoya to beware of being eaten by a wolf when he visits Reiji at work. Saginuma Tomoki Fourteen years old, first appearance: Volume 6. He was the son of a famous actress, but his existence was never revealed. Suffering from a terminal illness, he wanted to know what it was like to be truly loved as his last wish. Kiichi was his doctor, and hired Seiichi, whom Tomoki first met at a hospital when Seiichi went to see Yanase Izumi, to be his lover for two weeks. This came to a screeching halt when Tomoki's sickness got the better of him. Seiichi retired from Blue Boy in order to be with Tomoki, who decided to return home instead of stay in the hospital. He lived the final chapter of his life with Seiichi. To date, Tomoki is most likely the youngest client Blue Boy has ever had. Amagai Seiichi First appearance: Volume 6. He's the number one on the seme side of the Blue Boy. Kiichi hired him to be young Tomoki's lover for a two week period, and was confused about his feelings toward the boy after the contract expired prematurely. Seiichi followed Jin's advice to retire from Blue Boy and stay with Tomoki as a spouse, but returned to work after Tomoki died. He is also good friends with Katsuki. Aoe Shougo 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 a very abusive and exploitative relationship with his sons and only considered how they might be useful to him. He paid more attention to Reiji, whom he believed could both run the family business and carry on the Aoe name. He saw Kiichi only as ab object to be used to further his own business and personal interests. One instance of this is when he imprisoned him on the family grounds for a few years. Though Shougo ended up leaving everything to Reiji, Reiji only took hold of the businesses and gave the Aoe estate to Kiichi.
Аоэ Рэйдзи Двадцать восемь лет, исполнится двадцать девять в конце 7-го тома, первое появление: Том 1. Он владелец нескольких заведений и предприятий, включая "Голубой мальчик" – гей-клуб знакомств, ответственный за счастье Изуми и Такамии. Он также давний друг Такамии. Аоэ одержим работой и часто холоден к окружающим (особенно к Изуми), но его действия и слова всегда продиктованы добрыми намерениями. Рэйдзи возглавлял опросы на звание любимого семе в Biblos во время выхода "Love Mode".
Sakashita Izumi 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 with Takamiya anyway and actually enjoying himself. As it would turn out, Takamiya was originally supposed to meet another person also named “Izumi” from a high class gay dating club. Although Izumi opposes the idea of a homosexual relationship throughout most of the first volume, he finds himself slowly falling for Takamiya and eventually comes to terms with himself, loving Takamiya for the person he is. Still, Izumi is rather skittish about his relationship with Takamiya and often rejects the older man's advances. Takamiya Katsura 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 Izumi's feelings, and is enthusiastic to win Izumi's heart. Although he often pushes his young lover's boundaries, he doesn't violate them. In a poll once hosted by Biblos, Takamiya got the most votes for someone female readers would want to marry. He and Reiji met while in college in England. Aoe Reiji Twenty eight years old, turns twenty nine at the end of Volume 7, first appearance: Volume 1. He's the owner of several establishments and businesses, including the Blue Boy, the gay dating club responsible for Izumi and Takamiya's happiness together. He's also a long time friend of Takamiya's. Aoe is work obsessed and often cold to those around him (particularly Izumi), but his actions and words always mean well. Reiji himself had topped the polls for the favorite seme in Biblos during Love Mode's run. Shirakawa Naoya 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 Aoe's charity, he fell in love with the older man. Naoya is well obedient to Aoe, and his brother Kiichi (see below). Naoya is often referred to as a cat or a stray (he also adopted a kitten Gyoku), known simply as the 'kitten' when people talk about Reiji's lover. Yanase Izumi First appearance: Volume 1. The “other” Izumi Takamiya was supposed to meet with from Aoe's club. He's tender and soft spoken. He has a very troubled past: He was brutally raped at the age of thirteen because his parents couldn't repay a yakuza debt. He meets and falls in love with Arashi (see below), but couldn't decide if he could fully express himself to him because he feared Arashi's family couldn't cope with their gay son, and because of his past. Due to his health problems and his falling in love with Arashi, Izumi retires from Blue Boy. Iketani Arashi First appearance: Volume 3. He's a carefree, laid back, playful high schooler who thinks Yanase Izumi is cute, even though he's a guy. Even after learning of Izumi's troubled past, he lets Izumi know he doesn't care about it and that he loves Izumi for who he is now, and even offers himself to ease the pain. Aoe Kiichi Thirty one years old, first appearance: volume 2. A doctor, Aoe Reiji's 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 a little brother. Kiichi is always concerned about Reiji, and is often overly nosy and pries into his brother's business, especially where his love life with Naoya is concerned. He's playful, too. He's the one who came up with the kitten nickname for Naoya. He served once as doctors to both Yanase Izumi and Saginuma Tomoki. Kashima Haruomi Twenty eight years old, first appearance: volume 3. He is the adopted, elder brother of Kashima Shuei (see below), current housekeeper of “Aoe,” and Kiichi's personal bodyguard and lover. He was prepared for his position since childhood, as he learned several kinds of martial arts and other essential abilities (it's somewhat of a tradition for any member of “Aoe”). Haroumi is generally calm and solemn, in contrast to Shuei. Haruomi also has a twin younger brother whom he was separated from when he was adopted into the Kashima family. Kashima Shuei Twenty seven years old, first appearance: Volume 2. He is Aoe Reiji's personal secretary, and works for the “Aoe” house, like Haruomi. He's one of the most carefree individuals in Love Mode, seemingly immune to Reiji's anger and readily joining in Kiichi's antics. He's also the only heterosexual guy in the entire series. Takimura Rin First appearance: Volume 7. He's a host in Blue Boy, and became the number one uke after Yanase Izumi retired. He's cute, but has a nasty temper, and he accepts only high class customers and doesn't welcome sexual relationship requests. However, since Ian (see below) has signed him up for a long term contract, it seems Ian is the only club member Rin has ever actually had any relationship with. Rin is reserved and well mannered, but easily irritated when coupling with Ian. He was raised by Jin (see below), who is Rin's primary consultant in several matters. Ian Sanders Seventeen years old, first appearance: Volume 7. Even at the age of seventeen, he is one of the world's most famous super models. He requested Izumi of the Blue Boy, but got Rin instead. Ian is a passionate young man, and bursting with energy and testosterone, which Rin doesn't take too well to. Katsuki Kyosuke First appearance: Volume 7. The “Wild Boar” of the series, he falls in love with Jin (see below) at first sight. Katsuki looks to become a host at Blue Boy, with Jin as his personal trainer. He's friends with Seiichi (see below), and he also cries easily when he's drunk. Kuniaki Jinnai Thirty six years old, first appearance: Volume 6. Called “Jin” for short, he's the oldest host at Blue Boy. He's also the number two seme, after Seiichi (see below). His first love was originally an Arab prince. Jin never shared his love for over an entire decade, until he met Katsuki. He is also one of the hosts that has worked for both Reiji and his father Shougo, Blue Boy's previous owner. He is also referred to as "The Wolf". Kiichi warns Naoya to beware of being eaten by a wolf when he visits Reiji at work. Saginuma Tomoki Fourteen years old, first appearance: Volume 6. He was the son of a famous actress, but his existence was never revealed. Suffering from a terminal illness, he wanted to know what it was like to be truly loved as his last wish. Kiichi was his doctor, and hired Seiichi, whom Tomoki first met at a hospital when Seiichi went to see Yanase Izumi, to be his lover for two weeks. This came to a screeching halt when Tomoki's sickness got the better of him. Seiichi retired from Blue Boy in order to be with Tomoki, who decided to return home instead of stay in the hospital. He lived the final chapter of his life with Seiichi. To date, Tomoki is most likely the youngest client Blue Boy has ever had. Amagai Seiichi First appearance: Volume 6. He's the number one on the seme side of the Blue Boy. Kiichi hired him to be young Tomoki's lover for a two week period, and was confused about his feelings toward the boy after the contract expired prematurely. Seiichi followed Jin's advice to retire from Blue Boy and stay with Tomoki as a spouse, but returned to work after Tomoki died. He is also good friends with Katsuki. Aoe Shougo 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 a very abusive and exploitative relationship with his sons and only considered how they might be useful to him. He paid more attention to Reiji, whom he believed could both run the family business and carry on the Aoe name. He saw Kiichi only as ab object to be used to further his own business and personal interests. One instance of this is when he imprisoned him on the family grounds for a few years. Though Shougo ended up leaving everything to Reiji, Reiji only took hold of the businesses and gave the Aoe estate to Kiichi.
Сиракава Наоя Первое появление: Том 2. Осиротев в юном возрасте после гибели родителей в автокатастрофе (травматический опыт, преследовавший его долгие годы), он был взят под опеку Аоэ Рэйдзи "из доброты". В результате благотворительности Аоэ он влюбился в старшего мужчину. Наоя послушен Аоэ и его брату Киичи (см. ниже). Его часто называют котенком или бродягой (он также взял котенка по имени Гёку), и именно так о любовнике Рэйдзи говорят люди.
Sakashita Izumi 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 with Takamiya anyway and actually enjoying himself. As it would turn out, Takamiya was originally supposed to meet another person also named “Izumi” from a high class gay dating club. Although Izumi opposes the idea of a homosexual relationship throughout most of the first volume, he finds himself slowly falling for Takamiya and eventually comes to terms with himself, loving Takamiya for the person he is. Still, Izumi is rather skittish about his relationship with Takamiya and often rejects the older man's advances. Takamiya Katsura 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 Izumi's feelings, and is enthusiastic to win Izumi's heart. Although he often pushes his young lover's boundaries, he doesn't violate them. In a poll once hosted by Biblos, Takamiya got the most votes for someone female readers would want to marry. He and Reiji met while in college in England. Aoe Reiji Twenty eight years old, turns twenty nine at the end of Volume 7, first appearance: Volume 1. He's the owner of several establishments and businesses, including the Blue Boy, the gay dating club responsible for Izumi and Takamiya's happiness together. He's also a long time friend of Takamiya's. Aoe is work obsessed and often cold to those around him (particularly Izumi), but his actions and words always mean well. Reiji himself had topped the polls for the favorite seme in Biblos during Love Mode's run. Shirakawa Naoya 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 Aoe's charity, he fell in love with the older man. Naoya is well obedient to Aoe, and his brother Kiichi (see below). Naoya is often referred to as a cat or a stray (he also adopted a kitten Gyoku), known simply as the 'kitten' when people talk about Reiji's lover. Yanase Izumi First appearance: Volume 1. The “other” Izumi Takamiya was supposed to meet with from Aoe's club. He's tender and soft spoken. He has a very troubled past: He was brutally raped at the age of thirteen because his parents couldn't repay a yakuza debt. He meets and falls in love with Arashi (see below), but couldn't decide if he could fully express himself to him because he feared Arashi's family couldn't cope with their gay son, and because of his past. Due to his health problems and his falling in love with Arashi, Izumi retires from Blue Boy. Iketani Arashi First appearance: Volume 3. He's a carefree, laid back, playful high schooler who thinks Yanase Izumi is cute, even though he's a guy. Even after learning of Izumi's troubled past, he lets Izumi know he doesn't care about it and that he loves Izumi for who he is now, and even offers himself to ease the pain. Aoe Kiichi Thirty one years old, first appearance: volume 2. A doctor, Aoe Reiji's 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 a little brother. Kiichi is always concerned about Reiji, and is often overly nosy and pries into his brother's business, especially where his love life with Naoya is concerned. He's playful, too. He's the one who came up with the kitten nickname for Naoya. He served once as doctors to both Yanase Izumi and Saginuma Tomoki. Kashima Haruomi Twenty eight years old, first appearance: volume 3. He is the adopted, elder brother of Kashima Shuei (see below), current housekeeper of “Aoe,” and Kiichi's personal bodyguard and lover. He was prepared for his position since childhood, as he learned several kinds of martial arts and other essential abilities (it's somewhat of a tradition for any member of “Aoe”). Haroumi is generally calm and solemn, in contrast to Shuei. Haruomi also has a twin younger brother whom he was separated from when he was adopted into the Kashima family. Kashima Shuei Twenty seven years old, first appearance: Volume 2. He is Aoe Reiji's personal secretary, and works for the “Aoe” house, like Haruomi. He's one of the most carefree individuals in Love Mode, seemingly immune to Reiji's anger and readily joining in Kiichi's antics. He's also the only heterosexual guy in the entire series. Takimura Rin First appearance: Volume 7. He's a host in Blue Boy, and became the number one uke after Yanase Izumi retired. He's cute, but has a nasty temper, and he accepts only high class customers and doesn't welcome sexual relationship requests. However, since Ian (see below) has signed him up for a long term contract, it seems Ian is the only club member Rin has ever actually had any relationship with. Rin is reserved and well mannered, but easily irritated when coupling with Ian. He was raised by Jin (see below), who is Rin's primary consultant in several matters. Ian Sanders Seventeen years old, first appearance: Volume 7. Even at the age of seventeen, he is one of the world's most famous super models. He requested Izumi of the Blue Boy, but got Rin instead. Ian is a passionate young man, and bursting with energy and testosterone, which Rin doesn't take too well to. Katsuki Kyosuke First appearance: Volume 7. The “Wild Boar” of the series, he falls in love with Jin (see below) at first sight. Katsuki looks to become a host at Blue Boy, with Jin as his personal trainer. He's friends with Seiichi (see below), and he also cries easily when he's drunk. Kuniaki Jinnai Thirty six years old, first appearance: Volume 6. Called “Jin” for short, he's the oldest host at Blue Boy. He's also the number two seme, after Seiichi (see below). His first love was originally an Arab prince. Jin never shared his love for over an entire decade, until he met Katsuki. He is also one of the hosts that has worked for both Reiji and his father Shougo, Blue Boy's previous owner. He is also referred to as "The Wolf". Kiichi warns Naoya to beware of being eaten by a wolf when he visits Reiji at work. Saginuma Tomoki Fourteen years old, first appearance: Volume 6. He was the son of a famous actress, but his existence was never revealed. Suffering from a terminal illness, he wanted to know what it was like to be truly loved as his last wish. Kiichi was his doctor, and hired Seiichi, whom Tomoki first met at a hospital when Seiichi went to see Yanase Izumi, to be his lover for two weeks. This came to a screeching halt when Tomoki's sickness got the better of him. Seiichi retired from Blue Boy in order to be with Tomoki, who decided to return home instead of stay in the hospital. He lived the final chapter of his life with Seiichi. To date, Tomoki is most likely the youngest client Blue Boy has ever had. Amagai Seiichi First appearance: Volume 6. He's the number one on the seme side of the Blue Boy. Kiichi hired him to be young Tomoki's lover for a two week period, and was confused about his feelings toward the boy after the contract expired prematurely. Seiichi followed Jin's advice to retire from Blue Boy and stay with Tomoki as a spouse, but returned to work after Tomoki died. He is also good friends with Katsuki. Aoe Shougo 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 a very abusive and exploitative relationship with his sons and only considered how they might be useful to him. He paid more attention to Reiji, whom he believed could both run the family business and carry on the Aoe name. He saw Kiichi only as ab object to be used to further his own business and personal interests. One instance of this is when he imprisoned him on the family grounds for a few years. Though Shougo ended up leaving everything to Reiji, Reiji only took hold of the businesses and gave the Aoe estate to Kiichi.
Янасе Изуми Первое появление: Том 1. "Другой" Изуми, с которым Такамия должен был встретиться из клуба Аоэ. Он нежный и мягкий в общении. У него тяжелое прошлое: в тринадцать лет он подвергся жестокому изнасилованию, потому что его родители не смогли выплатить долг якудза. Он встречает и влюбляется в Араси (см. ниже), но не решается полностью открыться ему из-за страха, что семья Араси не сможет принять его гомосексуальность, а также из-за своего прошлого. Из-за проблем со здоровьем и влюбленности в Араси Изуми уходит из "Голубого мальчика".
Sakashita Izumi 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 with Takamiya anyway and actually enjoying himself. As it would turn out, Takamiya was originally supposed to meet another person also named “Izumi” from a high class gay dating club. Although Izumi opposes the idea of a homosexual relationship throughout most of the first volume, he finds himself slowly falling for Takamiya and eventually comes to terms with himself, loving Takamiya for the person he is. Still, Izumi is rather skittish about his relationship with Takamiya and often rejects the older man's advances. Takamiya Katsura 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 Izumi's feelings, and is enthusiastic to win Izumi's heart. Although he often pushes his young lover's boundaries, he doesn't violate them. In a poll once hosted by Biblos, Takamiya got the most votes for someone female readers would want to marry. He and Reiji met while in college in England. Aoe Reiji Twenty eight years old, turns twenty nine at the end of Volume 7, first appearance: Volume 1. He's the owner of several establishments and businesses, including the Blue Boy, the gay dating club responsible for Izumi and Takamiya's happiness together. He's also a long time friend of Takamiya's. Aoe is work obsessed and often cold to those around him (particularly Izumi), but his actions and words always mean well. Reiji himself had topped the polls for the favorite seme in Biblos during Love Mode's run. Shirakawa Naoya 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 Aoe's charity, he fell in love with the older man. Naoya is well obedient to Aoe, and his brother Kiichi (see below). Naoya is often referred to as a cat or a stray (he also adopted a kitten Gyoku), known simply as the 'kitten' when people talk about Reiji's lover. Yanase Izumi First appearance: Volume 1. The “other” Izumi Takamiya was supposed to meet with from Aoe's club. He's tender and soft spoken. He has a very troubled past: He was brutally raped at the age of thirteen because his parents couldn't repay a yakuza debt. He meets and falls in love with Arashi (see below), but couldn't decide if he could fully express himself to him because he feared Arashi's family couldn't cope with their gay son, and because of his past. Due to his health problems and his falling in love with Arashi, Izumi retires from Blue Boy. Iketani Arashi First appearance: Volume 3. He's a carefree, laid back, playful high schooler who thinks Yanase Izumi is cute, even though he's a guy. Even after learning of Izumi's troubled past, he lets Izumi know he doesn't care about it and that he loves Izumi for who he is now, and even offers himself to ease the pain. Aoe Kiichi Thirty one years old, first appearance: volume 2. A doctor, Aoe Reiji's 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 a little brother. Kiichi is always concerned about Reiji, and is often overly nosy and pries into his brother's business, especially where his love life with Naoya is concerned. He's playful, too. He's the one who came up with the kitten nickname for Naoya. He served once as doctors to both Yanase Izumi and Saginuma Tomoki. Kashima Haruomi Twenty eight years old, first appearance: volume 3. He is the adopted, elder brother of Kashima Shuei (see below), current housekeeper of “Aoe,” and Kiichi's personal bodyguard and lover. He was prepared for his position since childhood, as he learned several kinds of martial arts and other essential abilities (it's somewhat of a tradition for any member of “Aoe”). Haroumi is generally calm and solemn, in contrast to Shuei. Haruomi also has a twin younger brother whom he was separated from when he was adopted into the Kashima family. Kashima Shuei Twenty seven years old, first appearance: Volume 2. He is Aoe Reiji's personal secretary, and works for the “Aoe” house, like Haruomi. He's one of the most carefree individuals in Love Mode, seemingly immune to Reiji's anger and readily joining in Kiichi's antics. He's also the only heterosexual guy in the entire series. Takimura Rin First appearance: Volume 7. He's a host in Blue Boy, and became the number one uke after Yanase Izumi retired. He's cute, but has a nasty temper, and he accepts only high class customers and doesn't welcome sexual relationship requests. However, since Ian (see below) has signed him up for a long term contract, it seems Ian is the only club member Rin has ever actually had any relationship with. Rin is reserved and well mannered, but easily irritated when coupling with Ian. He was raised by Jin (see below), who is Rin's primary consultant in several matters. Ian Sanders Seventeen years old, first appearance: Volume 7. Even at the age of seventeen, he is one of the world's most famous super models. He requested Izumi of the Blue Boy, but got Rin instead. Ian is a passionate young man, and bursting with energy and testosterone, which Rin doesn't take too well to. Katsuki Kyosuke First appearance: Volume 7. The “Wild Boar” of the series, he falls in love with Jin (see below) at first sight. Katsuki looks to become a host at Blue Boy, with Jin as his personal trainer. He's friends with Seiichi (see below), and he also cries easily when he's drunk. Kuniaki Jinnai Thirty six years old, first appearance: Volume 6. Called “Jin” for short, he's the oldest host at Blue Boy. He's also the number two seme, after Seiichi (see below). His first love was originally an Arab prince. Jin never shared his love for over an entire decade, until he met Katsuki. He is also one of the hosts that has worked for both Reiji and his father Shougo, Blue Boy's previous owner. He is also referred to as "The Wolf". Kiichi warns Naoya to beware of being eaten by a wolf when he visits Reiji at work. Saginuma Tomoki Fourteen years old, first appearance: Volume 6. He was the son of a famous actress, but his existence was never revealed. Suffering from a terminal illness, he wanted to know what it was like to be truly loved as his last wish. Kiichi was his doctor, and hired Seiichi, whom Tomoki first met at a hospital when Seiichi went to see Yanase Izumi, to be his lover for two weeks. This came to a screeching halt when Tomoki's sickness got the better of him. Seiichi retired from Blue Boy in order to be with Tomoki, who decided to return home instead of stay in the hospital. He lived the final chapter of his life with Seiichi. To date, Tomoki is most likely the youngest client Blue Boy has ever had. Amagai Seiichi First appearance: Volume 6. He's the number one on the seme side of the Blue Boy. Kiichi hired him to be young Tomoki's lover for a two week period, and was confused about his feelings toward the boy after the contract expired prematurely. Seiichi followed Jin's advice to retire from Blue Boy and stay with Tomoki as a spouse, but returned to work after Tomoki died. He is also good friends with Katsuki. Aoe Shougo 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 a very abusive and exploitative relationship with his sons and only considered how they might be useful to him. He paid more attention to Reiji, whom he believed could both run the family business and carry on the Aoe name. He saw Kiichi only as ab object to be used to further his own business and personal interests. One instance of this is when he imprisoned him on the family grounds for a few years. Though Shougo ended up leaving everything to Reiji, Reiji only took hold of the businesses and gave the Aoe estate to Kiichi.
Икетани Араси Первое появление: Том 3. Беззаботный, расслабленный, игривый старшеклассник, который считает Янасе Изуми милым, несмотря на то, что он парень. Даже узнав о тяжелом прошлом Изуми, он дает ему понять, что это не имеет значения, и что он любит Изуми таким, какой он есть сейчас, и даже предлагает себя, чтобы облегчить его боль.
Sakashita Izumi 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 with Takamiya anyway and actually enjoying himself. As it would turn out, Takamiya was originally supposed to meet another person also named “Izumi” from a high class gay dating club. Although Izumi opposes the idea of a homosexual relationship throughout most of the first volume, he finds himself slowly falling for Takamiya and eventually comes to terms with himself, loving Takamiya for the person he is. Still, Izumi is rather skittish about his relationship with Takamiya and often rejects the older man's advances. Takamiya Katsura 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 Izumi's feelings, and is enthusiastic to win Izumi's heart. Although he often pushes his young lover's boundaries, he doesn't violate them. In a poll once hosted by Biblos, Takamiya got the most votes for someone female readers would want to marry. He and Reiji met while in college in England. Aoe Reiji Twenty eight years old, turns twenty nine at the end of Volume 7, first appearance: Volume 1. He's the owner of several establishments and businesses, including the Blue Boy, the gay dating club responsible for Izumi and Takamiya's happiness together. He's also a long time friend of Takamiya's. Aoe is work obsessed and often cold to those around him (particularly Izumi), but his actions and words always mean well. Reiji himself had topped the polls for the favorite seme in Biblos during Love Mode's run. Shirakawa Naoya 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 Aoe's charity, he fell in love with the older man. Naoya is well obedient to Aoe, and his brother Kiichi (see below). Naoya is often referred to as a cat or a stray (he also adopted a kitten Gyoku), known simply as the 'kitten' when people talk about Reiji's lover. Yanase Izumi First appearance: Volume 1. The “other” Izumi Takamiya was supposed to meet with from Aoe's club. He's tender and soft spoken. He has a very troubled past: He was brutally raped at the age of thirteen because his parents couldn't repay a yakuza debt. He meets and falls in love with Arashi (see below), but couldn't decide if he could fully express himself to him because he feared Arashi's family couldn't cope with their gay son, and because of his past. Due to his health problems and his falling in love with Arashi, Izumi retires from Blue Boy. Iketani Arashi First appearance: Volume 3. He's a carefree, laid back, playful high schooler who thinks Yanase Izumi is cute, even though he's a guy. Even after learning of Izumi's troubled past, he lets Izumi know he doesn't care about it and that he loves Izumi for who he is now, and even offers himself to ease the pain. Aoe Kiichi Thirty one years old, first appearance: volume 2. A doctor, Aoe Reiji's 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 a little brother. Kiichi is always concerned about Reiji, and is often overly nosy and pries into his brother's business, especially where his love life with Naoya is concerned. He's playful, too. He's the one who came up with the kitten nickname for Naoya. He served once as doctors to both Yanase Izumi and Saginuma Tomoki. Kashima Haruomi Twenty eight years old, first appearance: volume 3. He is the adopted, elder brother of Kashima Shuei (see below), current housekeeper of “Aoe,” and Kiichi's personal bodyguard and lover. He was prepared for his position since childhood, as he learned several kinds of martial arts and other essential abilities (it's somewhat of a tradition for any member of “Aoe”). Haroumi is generally calm and solemn, in contrast to Shuei. Haruomi also has a twin younger brother whom he was separated from when he was adopted into the Kashima family. Kashima Shuei Twenty seven years old, first appearance: Volume 2. He is Aoe Reiji's personal secretary, and works for the “Aoe” house, like Haruomi. He's one of the most carefree individuals in Love Mode, seemingly immune to Reiji's anger and readily joining in Kiichi's antics. He's also the only heterosexual guy in the entire series. Takimura Rin First appearance: Volume 7. He's a host in Blue Boy, and became the number one uke after Yanase Izumi retired. He's cute, but has a nasty temper, and he accepts only high class customers and doesn't welcome sexual relationship requests. However, since Ian (see below) has signed him up for a long term contract, it seems Ian is the only club member Rin has ever actually had any relationship with. Rin is reserved and well mannered, but easily irritated when coupling with Ian. He was raised by Jin (see below), who is Rin's primary consultant in several matters. Ian Sanders Seventeen years old, first appearance: Volume 7. Even at the age of seventeen, he is one of the world's most famous super models. He requested Izumi of the Blue Boy, but got Rin instead. Ian is a passionate young man, and bursting with energy and testosterone, which Rin doesn't take too well to. Katsuki Kyosuke First appearance: Volume 7. The “Wild Boar” of the series, he falls in love with Jin (see below) at first sight. Katsuki looks to become a host at Blue Boy, with Jin as his personal trainer. He's friends with Seiichi (see below), and he also cries easily when he's drunk. Kuniaki Jinnai Thirty six years old, first appearance: Volume 6. Called “Jin” for short, he's the oldest host at Blue Boy. He's also the number two seme, after Seiichi (see below). His first love was originally an Arab prince. Jin never shared his love for over an entire decade, until he met Katsuki. He is also one of the hosts that has worked for both Reiji and his father Shougo, Blue Boy's previous owner. He is also referred to as "The Wolf". Kiichi warns Naoya to beware of being eaten by a wolf when he visits Reiji at work. Saginuma Tomoki Fourteen years old, first appearance: Volume 6. He was the son of a famous actress, but his existence was never revealed. Suffering from a terminal illness, he wanted to know what it was like to be truly loved as his last wish. Kiichi was his doctor, and hired Seiichi, whom Tomoki first met at a hospital when Seiichi went to see Yanase Izumi, to be his lover for two weeks. This came to a screeching halt when Tomoki's sickness got the better of him. Seiichi retired from Blue Boy in order to be with Tomoki, who decided to return home instead of stay in the hospital. He lived the final chapter of his life with Seiichi. To date, Tomoki is most likely the youngest client Blue Boy has ever had. Amagai Seiichi First appearance: Volume 6. He's the number one on the seme side of the Blue Boy. Kiichi hired him to be young Tomoki's lover for a two week period, and was confused about his feelings toward the boy after the contract expired prematurely. Seiichi followed Jin's advice to retire from Blue Boy and stay with Tomoki as a spouse, but returned to work after Tomoki died. He is also good friends with Katsuki. Aoe Shougo 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 a very abusive and exploitative relationship with his sons and only considered how they might be useful to him. He paid more attention to Reiji, whom he believed could both run the family business and carry on the Aoe name. He saw Kiichi only as ab object to be used to further his own business and personal interests. One instance of this is when he imprisoned him on the family grounds for a few years. Though Shougo ended up leaving everything to Reiji, Reiji only took hold of the businesses and gave the Aoe estate to Kiichi.
Аоэ Киичи Тридцать один год, первое появление: Том 2. Врач, старший брат Аоэ Рэйдзи, самопровозглашенная "Королева Аоэ" и близкий друг Янасе Изуми и Наоя, к которым он испытывает нежную привязанность. Он считает Наою своим младшим братом. Киичи всегда беспокоится о Рэйдзи и часто чрезмерно любопытен, вмешиваясь в его дела, особенно в его личную жизнь с Наоей. Он также игрив. Он придумал прозвище "котенок" для Наои. Он был врачом Янасе Изуми и Сагинумы Томоки.
Sakashita Izumi 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 with Takamiya anyway and actually enjoying himself. As it would turn out, Takamiya was originally supposed to meet another person also named “Izumi” from a high class gay dating club. Although Izumi opposes the idea of a homosexual relationship throughout most of the first volume, he finds himself slowly falling for Takamiya and eventually comes to terms with himself, loving Takamiya for the person he is. Still, Izumi is rather skittish about his relationship with Takamiya and often rejects the older man's advances. Takamiya Katsura 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 Izumi's feelings, and is enthusiastic to win Izumi's heart. Although he often pushes his young lover's boundaries, he doesn't violate them. In a poll once hosted by Biblos, Takamiya got the most votes for someone female readers would want to marry. He and Reiji met while in college in England. Aoe Reiji Twenty eight years old, turns twenty nine at the end of Volume 7, first appearance: Volume 1. He's the owner of several establishments and businesses, including the Blue Boy, the gay dating club responsible for Izumi and Takamiya's happiness together. He's also a long time friend of Takamiya's. Aoe is work obsessed and often cold to those around him (particularly Izumi), but his actions and words always mean well. Reiji himself had topped the polls for the favorite seme in Biblos during Love Mode's run. Shirakawa Naoya 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 Aoe's charity, he fell in love with the older man. Naoya is well obedient to Aoe, and his brother Kiichi (see below). Naoya is often referred to as a cat or a stray (he also adopted a kitten Gyoku), known simply as the 'kitten' when people talk about Reiji's lover. Yanase Izumi First appearance: Volume 1. The “other” Izumi Takamiya was supposed to meet with from Aoe's club. He's tender and soft spoken. He has a very troubled past: He was brutally raped at the age of thirteen because his parents couldn't repay a yakuza debt. He meets and falls in love with Arashi (see below), but couldn't decide if he could fully express himself to him because he feared Arashi's family couldn't cope with their gay son, and because of his past. Due to his health problems and his falling in love with Arashi, Izumi retires from Blue Boy. Iketani Arashi First appearance: Volume 3. He's a carefree, laid back, playful high schooler who thinks Yanase Izumi is cute, even though he's a guy. Even after learning of Izumi's troubled past, he lets Izumi know he doesn't care about it and that he loves Izumi for who he is now, and even offers himself to ease the pain. Aoe Kiichi Thirty one years old, first appearance: volume 2. A doctor, Aoe Reiji's 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 a little brother. Kiichi is always concerned about Reiji, and is often overly nosy and pries into his brother's business, especially where his love life with Naoya is concerned. He's playful, too. He's the one who came up with the kitten nickname for Naoya. He served once as doctors to both Yanase Izumi and Saginuma Tomoki. Kashima Haruomi Twenty eight years old, first appearance: volume 3. He is the adopted, elder brother of Kashima Shuei (see below), current housekeeper of “Aoe,” and Kiichi's personal bodyguard and lover. He was prepared for his position since childhood, as he learned several kinds of martial arts and other essential abilities (it's somewhat of a tradition for any member of “Aoe”). Haroumi is generally calm and solemn, in contrast to Shuei. Haruomi also has a twin younger brother whom he was separated from when he was adopted into the Kashima family. Kashima Shuei Twenty seven years old, first appearance: Volume 2. He is Aoe Reiji's personal secretary, and works for the “Aoe” house, like Haruomi. He's one of the most carefree individuals in Love Mode, seemingly immune to Reiji's anger and readily joining in Kiichi's antics. He's also the only heterosexual guy in the entire series. Takimura Rin First appearance: Volume 7. He's a host in Blue Boy, and became the number one uke after Yanase Izumi retired. He's cute, but has a nasty temper, and he accepts only high class customers and doesn't welcome sexual relationship requests. However, since Ian (see below) has signed him up for a long term contract, it seems Ian is the only club member Rin has ever actually had any relationship with. Rin is reserved and well mannered, but easily irritated when coupling with Ian. He was raised by Jin (see below), who is Rin's primary consultant in several matters. Ian Sanders Seventeen years old, first appearance: Volume 7. Even at the age of seventeen, he is one of the world's most famous super models. He requested Izumi of the Blue Boy, but got Rin instead. Ian is a passionate young man, and bursting with energy and testosterone, which Rin doesn't take too well to. Katsuki Kyosuke First appearance: Volume 7. The “Wild Boar” of the series, he falls in love with Jin (see below) at first sight. Katsuki looks to become a host at Blue Boy, with Jin as his personal trainer. He's friends with Seiichi (see below), and he also cries easily when he's drunk. Kuniaki Jinnai Thirty six years old, first appearance: Volume 6. Called “Jin” for short, he's the oldest host at Blue Boy. He's also the number two seme, after Seiichi (see below). His first love was originally an Arab prince. Jin never shared his love for over an entire decade, until he met Katsuki. He is also one of the hosts that has worked for both Reiji and his father Shougo, Blue Boy's previous owner. He is also referred to as "The Wolf". Kiichi warns Naoya to beware of being eaten by a wolf when he visits Reiji at work. Saginuma Tomoki Fourteen years old, first appearance: Volume 6. He was the son of a famous actress, but his existence was never revealed. Suffering from a terminal illness, he wanted to know what it was like to be truly loved as his last wish. Kiichi was his doctor, and hired Seiichi, whom Tomoki first met at a hospital when Seiichi went to see Yanase Izumi, to be his lover for two weeks. This came to a screeching halt when Tomoki's sickness got the better of him. Seiichi retired from Blue Boy in order to be with Tomoki, who decided to return home instead of stay in the hospital. He lived the final chapter of his life with Seiichi. To date, Tomoki is most likely the youngest client Blue Boy has ever had. Amagai Seiichi First appearance: Volume 6. He's the number one on the seme side of the Blue Boy. Kiichi hired him to be young Tomoki's lover for a two week period, and was confused about his feelings toward the boy after the contract expired prematurely. Seiichi followed Jin's advice to retire from Blue Boy and stay with Tomoki as a spouse, but returned to work after Tomoki died. He is also good friends with Katsuki. Aoe Shougo 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 a very abusive and exploitative relationship with his sons and only considered how they might be useful to him. He paid more attention to Reiji, whom he believed could both run the family business and carry on the Aoe name. He saw Kiichi only as ab object to be used to further his own business and personal interests. One instance of this is when he imprisoned him on the family grounds for a few years. Though Shougo ended up leaving everything to Reiji, Reiji only took hold of the businesses and gave the Aoe estate to Kiichi.
Касима Харуми Двадцать восемь лет, первое появление: Том 3. Приемный старший брат Касима Шуэя (см. ниже), нынешний эконом Аоэ, а также личный телохранитель и любовник Киичи. Он готовился к этой должности с детства, изучая различные виды боевых искусств и другие необходимые навыки (это своего рода традиция для любого члена "Аоэ"). Харуми, в отличие от Шуэя, обычно спокоен и серьезен. У Харуми также есть младший брат-близнец, от которого он был разлучен, когда его усыновила семья Касима.
Sakashita Izumi 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 with Takamiya anyway and actually enjoying himself. As it would turn out, Takamiya was originally supposed to meet another person also named “Izumi” from a high class gay dating club. Although Izumi opposes the idea of a homosexual relationship throughout most of the first volume, he finds himself slowly falling for Takamiya and eventually comes to terms with himself, loving Takamiya for the person he is. Still, Izumi is rather skittish about his relationship with Takamiya and often rejects the older man's advances. Takamiya Katsura 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 Izumi's feelings, and is enthusiastic to win Izumi's heart. Although he often pushes his young lover's boundaries, he doesn't violate them. In a poll once hosted by Biblos, Takamiya got the most votes for someone female readers would want to marry. He and Reiji met while in college in England. Aoe Reiji Twenty eight years old, turns twenty nine at the end of Volume 7, first appearance: Volume 1. He's the owner of several establishments and businesses, including the Blue Boy, the gay dating club responsible for Izumi and Takamiya's happiness together. He's also a long time friend of Takamiya's. Aoe is work obsessed and often cold to those around him (particularly Izumi), but his actions and words always mean well. Reiji himself had topped the polls for the favorite seme in Biblos during Love Mode's run. Shirakawa Naoya 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 Aoe's charity, he fell in love with the older man. Naoya is well obedient to Aoe, and his brother Kiichi (see below). Naoya is often referred to as a cat or a stray (he also adopted a kitten Gyoku), known simply as the 'kitten' when people talk about Reiji's lover. Yanase Izumi First appearance: Volume 1. The “other” Izumi Takamiya was supposed to meet with from Aoe's club. He's tender and soft spoken. He has a very troubled past: He was brutally raped at the age of thirteen because his parents couldn't repay a yakuza debt. He meets and falls in love with Arashi (see below), but couldn't decide if he could fully express himself to him because he feared Arashi's family couldn't cope with their gay son, and because of his past. Due to his health problems and his falling in love with Arashi, Izumi retires from Blue Boy. Iketani Arashi First appearance: Volume 3. He's a carefree, laid back, playful high schooler who thinks Yanase Izumi is cute, even though he's a guy. Even after learning of Izumi's troubled past, he lets Izumi know he doesn't care about it and that he loves Izumi for who he is now, and even offers himself to ease the pain. Aoe Kiichi Thirty one years old, first appearance: volume 2. A doctor, Aoe Reiji's 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 a little brother. Kiichi is always concerned about Reiji, and is often overly nosy and pries into his brother's business, especially where his love life with Naoya is concerned. He's playful, too. He's the one who came up with the kitten nickname for Naoya. He served once as doctors to both Yanase Izumi and Saginuma Tomoki. Kashima Haruomi Twenty eight years old, first appearance: volume 3. He is the adopted, elder brother of Kashima Shuei (see below), current housekeeper of “Aoe,” and Kiichi's personal bodyguard and lover. He was prepared for his position since childhood, as he learned several kinds of martial arts and other essential abilities (it's somewhat of a tradition for any member of “Aoe”). Haroumi is generally calm and solemn, in contrast to Shuei. Haruomi also has a twin younger brother whom he was separated from when he was adopted into the Kashima family. Kashima Shuei Twenty seven years old, first appearance: Volume 2. He is Aoe Reiji's personal secretary, and works for the “Aoe” house, like Haruomi. He's one of the most carefree individuals in Love Mode, seemingly immune to Reiji's anger and readily joining in Kiichi's antics. He's also the only heterosexual guy in the entire series. Takimura Rin First appearance: Volume 7. He's a host in Blue Boy, and became the number one uke after Yanase Izumi retired. He's cute, but has a nasty temper, and he accepts only high class customers and doesn't welcome sexual relationship requests. However, since Ian (see below) has signed him up for a long term contract, it seems Ian is the only club member Rin has ever actually had any relationship with. Rin is reserved and well mannered, but easily irritated when coupling with Ian. He was raised by Jin (see below), who is Rin's primary consultant in several matters. Ian Sanders Seventeen years old, first appearance: Volume 7. Even at the age of seventeen, he is one of the world's most famous super models. He requested Izumi of the Blue Boy, but got Rin instead. Ian is a passionate young man, and bursting with energy and testosterone, which Rin doesn't take too well to. Katsuki Kyosuke First appearance: Volume 7. The “Wild Boar” of the series, he falls in love with Jin (see below) at first sight. Katsuki looks to become a host at Blue Boy, with Jin as his personal trainer. He's friends with Seiichi (see below), and he also cries easily when he's drunk. Kuniaki Jinnai Thirty six years old, first appearance: Volume 6. Called “Jin” for short, he's the oldest host at Blue Boy. He's also the number two seme, after Seiichi (see below). His first love was originally an Arab prince. Jin never shared his love for over an entire decade, until he met Katsuki. He is also one of the hosts that has worked for both Reiji and his father Shougo, Blue Boy's previous owner. He is also referred to as "The Wolf". Kiichi warns Naoya to beware of being eaten by a wolf when he visits Reiji at work. Saginuma Tomoki Fourteen years old, first appearance: Volume 6. He was the son of a famous actress, but his existence was never revealed. Suffering from a terminal illness, he wanted to know what it was like to be truly loved as his last wish. Kiichi was his doctor, and hired Seiichi, whom Tomoki first met at a hospital when Seiichi went to see Yanase Izumi, to be his lover for two weeks. This came to a screeching halt when Tomoki's sickness got the better of him. Seiichi retired from Blue Boy in order to be with Tomoki, who decided to return home instead of stay in the hospital. He lived the final chapter of his life with Seiichi. To date, Tomoki is most likely the youngest client Blue Boy has ever had. Amagai Seiichi First appearance: Volume 6. He's the number one on the seme side of the Blue Boy. Kiichi hired him to be young Tomoki's lover for a two week period, and was confused about his feelings toward the boy after the contract expired prematurely. Seiichi followed Jin's advice to retire from Blue Boy and stay with Tomoki as a spouse, but returned to work after Tomoki died. He is also good friends with Katsuki. Aoe Shougo 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 a very abusive and exploitative relationship with his sons and only considered how they might be useful to him. He paid more attention to Reiji, whom he believed could both run the family business and carry on the Aoe name. He saw Kiichi only as ab object to be used to further his own business and personal interests. One instance of this is when he imprisoned him on the family grounds for a few years. Though Shougo ended up leaving everything to Reiji, Reiji only took hold of the businesses and gave the Aoe estate to Kiichi.
Касима Шуэй Двадцать семь лет, первое появление: Том 2. Личный секретарь Аоэ Рэйдзи и работает в доме Аоэ, как и Харуми. Он один из самых беззаботных людей в "Love Mode", кажется, невосприимчив к гневу Рэйдзи и охотно участвует в выходках Киичи. Он также единственный гетеросексуал во всей серии.
Sakashita Izumi 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 with Takamiya anyway and actually enjoying himself. As it would turn out, Takamiya was originally supposed to meet another person also named “Izumi” from a high class gay dating club. Although Izumi opposes the idea of a homosexual relationship throughout most of the first volume, he finds himself slowly falling for Takamiya and eventually comes to terms with himself, loving Takamiya for the person he is. Still, Izumi is rather skittish about his relationship with Takamiya and often rejects the older man's advances. Takamiya Katsura 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 Izumi's feelings, and is enthusiastic to win Izumi's heart. Although he often pushes his young lover's boundaries, he doesn't violate them. In a poll once hosted by Biblos, Takamiya got the most votes for someone female readers would want to marry. He and Reiji met while in college in England. Aoe Reiji Twenty eight years old, turns twenty nine at the end of Volume 7, first appearance: Volume 1. He's the owner of several establishments and businesses, including the Blue Boy, the gay dating club responsible for Izumi and Takamiya's happiness together. He's also a long time friend of Takamiya's. Aoe is work obsessed and often cold to those around him (particularly Izumi), but his actions and words always mean well. Reiji himself had topped the polls for the favorite seme in Biblos during Love Mode's run. Shirakawa Naoya 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 Aoe's charity, he fell in love with the older man. Naoya is well obedient to Aoe, and his brother Kiichi (see below). Naoya is often referred to as a cat or a stray (he also adopted a kitten Gyoku), known simply as the 'kitten' when people talk about Reiji's lover. Yanase Izumi First appearance: Volume 1. The “other” Izumi Takamiya was supposed to meet with from Aoe's club. He's tender and soft spoken. He has a very troubled past: He was brutally raped at the age of thirteen because his parents couldn't repay a yakuza debt. He meets and falls in love with Arashi (see below), but couldn't decide if he could fully express himself to him because he feared Arashi's family couldn't cope with their gay son, and because of his past. Due to his health problems and his falling in love with Arashi, Izumi retires from Blue Boy. Iketani Arashi First appearance: Volume 3. He's a carefree, laid back, playful high schooler who thinks Yanase Izumi is cute, even though he's a guy. Even after learning of Izumi's troubled past, he lets Izumi know he doesn't care about it and that he loves Izumi for who he is now, and even offers himself to ease the pain. Aoe Kiichi Thirty one years old, first appearance: volume 2. A doctor, Aoe Reiji's 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 a little brother. Kiichi is always concerned about Reiji, and is often overly nosy and pries into his brother's business, especially where his love life with Naoya is concerned. He's playful, too. He's the one who came up with the kitten nickname for Naoya. He served once as doctors to both Yanase Izumi and Saginuma Tomoki. Kashima Haruomi Twenty eight years old, first appearance: volume 3. He is the adopted, elder brother of Kashima Shuei (see below), current housekeeper of “Aoe,” and Kiichi's personal bodyguard and lover. He was prepared for his position since childhood, as he learned several kinds of martial arts and other essential abilities (it's somewhat of a tradition for any member of “Aoe”). Haroumi is generally calm and solemn, in contrast to Shuei. Haruomi also has a twin younger brother whom he was separated from when he was adopted into the Kashima family. Kashima Shuei Twenty seven years old, first appearance: Volume 2. He is Aoe Reiji's personal secretary, and works for the “Aoe” house, like Haruomi. He's one of the most carefree individuals in Love Mode, seemingly immune to Reiji's anger and readily joining in Kiichi's antics. He's also the only heterosexual guy in the entire series. Takimura Rin First appearance: Volume 7. He's a host in Blue Boy, and became the number one uke after Yanase Izumi retired. He's cute, but has a nasty temper, and he accepts only high class customers and doesn't welcome sexual relationship requests. However, since Ian (see below) has signed him up for a long term contract, it seems Ian is the only club member Rin has ever actually had any relationship with. Rin is reserved and well mannered, but easily irritated when coupling with Ian. He was raised by Jin (see below), who is Rin's primary consultant in several matters. Ian Sanders Seventeen years old, first appearance: Volume 7. Even at the age of seventeen, he is one of the world's most famous super models. He requested Izumi of the Blue Boy, but got Rin instead. Ian is a passionate young man, and bursting with energy and testosterone, which Rin doesn't take too well to. Katsuki Kyosuke First appearance: Volume 7. The “Wild Boar” of the series, he falls in love with Jin (see below) at first sight. Katsuki looks to become a host at Blue Boy, with Jin as his personal trainer. He's friends with Seiichi (see below), and he also cries easily when he's drunk. Kuniaki Jinnai Thirty six years old, first appearance: Volume 6. Called “Jin” for short, he's the oldest host at Blue Boy. He's also the number two seme, after Seiichi (see below). His first love was originally an Arab prince. Jin never shared his love for over an entire decade, until he met Katsuki. He is also one of the hosts that has worked for both Reiji and his father Shougo, Blue Boy's previous owner. He is also referred to as "The Wolf". Kiichi warns Naoya to beware of being eaten by a wolf when he visits Reiji at work. Saginuma Tomoki Fourteen years old, first appearance: Volume 6. He was the son of a famous actress, but his existence was never revealed. Suffering from a terminal illness, he wanted to know what it was like to be truly loved as his last wish. Kiichi was his doctor, and hired Seiichi, whom Tomoki first met at a hospital when Seiichi went to see Yanase Izumi, to be his lover for two weeks. This came to a screeching halt when Tomoki's sickness got the better of him. Seiichi retired from Blue Boy in order to be with Tomoki, who decided to return home instead of stay in the hospital. He lived the final chapter of his life with Seiichi. To date, Tomoki is most likely the youngest client Blue Boy has ever had. Amagai Seiichi First appearance: Volume 6. He's the number one on the seme side of the Blue Boy. Kiichi hired him to be young Tomoki's lover for a two week period, and was confused about his feelings toward the boy after the contract expired prematurely. Seiichi followed Jin's advice to retire from Blue Boy and stay with Tomoki as a spouse, but returned to work after Tomoki died. He is also good friends with Katsuki. Aoe Shougo 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 a very abusive and exploitative relationship with his sons and only considered how they might be useful to him. He paid more attention to Reiji, whom he believed could both run the family business and carry on the Aoe name. He saw Kiichi only as ab object to be used to further his own business and personal interests. One instance of this is when he imprisoned him on the family grounds for a few years. Though Shougo ended up leaving everything to Reiji, Reiji only took hold of the businesses and gave the Aoe estate to Kiichi.
Такимура Рин Первое появление: Том 7. Хост в "Голубом мальчике", ставший номером один после ухода Янасе Изуми. Он милый, но вспыльчивый, принимает только клиентов высокого класса и не приветствует сексуальные предложения. Однако, поскольку Иан (см. ниже) заключил с ним долгосрочный контракт, похоже, что Иан – единственный член клуба, с которым Рин когда-либо состоял в отношениях. Рин сдержан и вежлив, но легко раздражается, когда взаимодействует с Ианом. Его воспитывал Джин (см. ниже), который является его главным консультантом по многим вопросам.
Sakashita Izumi 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 with Takamiya anyway and actually enjoying himself. As it would turn out, Takamiya was originally supposed to meet another person also named “Izumi” from a high class gay dating club. Although Izumi opposes the idea of a homosexual relationship throughout most of the first volume, he finds himself slowly falling for Takamiya and eventually comes to terms with himself, loving Takamiya for the person he is. Still, Izumi is rather skittish about his relationship with Takamiya and often rejects the older man's advances. Takamiya Katsura 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 Izumi's feelings, and is enthusiastic to win Izumi's heart. Although he often pushes his young lover's boundaries, he doesn't violate them. In a poll once hosted by Biblos, Takamiya got the most votes for someone female readers would want to marry. He and Reiji met while in college in England. Aoe Reiji Twenty eight years old, turns twenty nine at the end of Volume 7, first appearance: Volume 1. He's the owner of several establishments and businesses, including the Blue Boy, the gay dating club responsible for Izumi and Takamiya's happiness together. He's also a long time friend of Takamiya's. Aoe is work obsessed and often cold to those around him (particularly Izumi), but his actions and words always mean well. Reiji himself had topped the polls for the favorite seme in Biblos during Love Mode's run. Shirakawa Naoya 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 Aoe's charity, he fell in love with the older man. Naoya is well obedient to Aoe, and his brother Kiichi (see below). Naoya is often referred to as a cat or a stray (he also adopted a kitten Gyoku), known simply as the 'kitten' when people talk about Reiji's lover. Yanase Izumi First appearance: Volume 1. The “other” Izumi Takamiya was supposed to meet with from Aoe's club. He's tender and soft spoken. He has a very troubled past: He was brutally raped at the age of thirteen because his parents couldn't repay a yakuza debt. He meets and falls in love with Arashi (see below), but couldn't decide if he could fully express himself to him because he feared Arashi's family couldn't cope with their gay son, and because of his past. Due to his health problems and his falling in love with Arashi, Izumi retires from Blue Boy. Iketani Arashi First appearance: Volume 3. He's a carefree, laid back, playful high schooler who thinks Yanase Izumi is cute, even though he's a guy. Even after learning of Izumi's troubled past, he lets Izumi know he doesn't care about it and that he loves Izumi for who he is now, and even offers himself to ease the pain. Aoe Kiichi Thirty one years old, first appearance: volume 2. A doctor, Aoe Reiji's 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 a little brother. Kiichi is always concerned about Reiji, and is often overly nosy and pries into his brother's business, especially where his love life with Naoya is concerned. He's playful, too. He's the one who came up with the kitten nickname for Naoya. He served once as doctors to both Yanase Izumi and Saginuma Tomoki. Kashima Haruomi Twenty eight years old, first appearance: volume 3. He is the adopted, elder brother of Kashima Shuei (see below), current housekeeper of “Aoe,” and Kiichi's personal bodyguard and lover. He was prepared for his position since childhood, as he learned several kinds of martial arts and other essential abilities (it's somewhat of a tradition for any member of “Aoe”). Haroumi is generally calm and solemn, in contrast to Shuei. Haruomi also has a twin younger brother whom he was separated from when he was adopted into the Kashima family. Kashima Shuei Twenty seven years old, first appearance: Volume 2. He is Aoe Reiji's personal secretary, and works for the “Aoe” house, like Haruomi. He's one of the most carefree individuals in Love Mode, seemingly immune to Reiji's anger and readily joining in Kiichi's antics. He's also the only heterosexual guy in the entire series. Takimura Rin First appearance: Volume 7. He's a host in Blue Boy, and became the number one uke after Yanase Izumi retired. He's cute, but has a nasty temper, and he accepts only high class customers and doesn't welcome sexual relationship requests. However, since Ian (see below) has signed him up for a long term contract, it seems Ian is the only club member Rin has ever actually had any relationship with. Rin is reserved and well mannered, but easily irritated when coupling with Ian. He was raised by Jin (see below), who is Rin's primary consultant in several matters. Ian Sanders Seventeen years old, first appearance: Volume 7. Even at the age of seventeen, he is one of the world's most famous super models. He requested Izumi of the Blue Boy, but got Rin instead. Ian is a passionate young man, and bursting with energy and testosterone, which Rin doesn't take too well to. Katsuki Kyosuke First appearance: Volume 7. The “Wild Boar” of the series, he falls in love with Jin (see below) at first sight. Katsuki looks to become a host at Blue Boy, with Jin as his personal trainer. He's friends with Seiichi (see below), and he also cries easily when he's drunk. Kuniaki Jinnai Thirty six years old, first appearance: Volume 6. Called “Jin” for short, he's the oldest host at Blue Boy. He's also the number two seme, after Seiichi (see below). His first love was originally an Arab prince. Jin never shared his love for over an entire decade, until he met Katsuki. He is also one of the hosts that has worked for both Reiji and his father Shougo, Blue Boy's previous owner. He is also referred to as "The Wolf". Kiichi warns Naoya to beware of being eaten by a wolf when he visits Reiji at work. Saginuma Tomoki Fourteen years old, first appearance: Volume 6. He was the son of a famous actress, but his existence was never revealed. Suffering from a terminal illness, he wanted to know what it was like to be truly loved as his last wish. Kiichi was his doctor, and hired Seiichi, whom Tomoki first met at a hospital when Seiichi went to see Yanase Izumi, to be his lover for two weeks. This came to a screeching halt when Tomoki's sickness got the better of him. Seiichi retired from Blue Boy in order to be with Tomoki, who decided to return home instead of stay in the hospital. He lived the final chapter of his life with Seiichi. To date, Tomoki is most likely the youngest client Blue Boy has ever had. Amagai Seiichi First appearance: Volume 6. He's the number one on the seme side of the Blue Boy. Kiichi hired him to be young Tomoki's lover for a two week period, and was confused about his feelings toward the boy after the contract expired prematurely. Seiichi followed Jin's advice to retire from Blue Boy and stay with Tomoki as a spouse, but returned to work after Tomoki died. He is also good friends with Katsuki. Aoe Shougo 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 a very abusive and exploitative relationship with his sons and only considered how they might be useful to him. He paid more attention to Reiji, whom he believed could both run the family business and carry on the Aoe name. He saw Kiichi only as ab object to be used to further his own business and personal interests. One instance of this is when he imprisoned him on the family grounds for a few years. Though Shougo ended up leaving everything to Reiji, Reiji only took hold of the businesses and gave the Aoe estate to Kiichi.
Иан Сандерс Семнадцать лет, первое появление: Том 7. Даже в семнадцать лет он – одна из самых известных супермоделей в мире. Он попросил Изуми из "Голубого мальчика", но вместо него получил Рина. Иан – страстный молодой человек, полный энергии и тестостерона, что не очень нравится Рину.
Sakashita Izumi 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 with Takamiya anyway and actually enjoying himself. As it would turn out, Takamiya was originally supposed to meet another person also named “Izumi” from a high class gay dating club. Although Izumi opposes the idea of a homosexual relationship throughout most of the first volume, he finds himself slowly falling for Takamiya and eventually comes to terms with himself, loving Takamiya for the person he is. Still, Izumi is rather skittish about his relationship with Takamiya and often rejects the older man's advances. Takamiya Katsura 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 Izumi's feelings, and is enthusiastic to win Izumi's heart. Although he often pushes his young lover's boundaries, he doesn't violate them. In a poll once hosted by Biblos, Takamiya got the most votes for someone female readers would want to marry. He and Reiji met while in college in England. Aoe Reiji Twenty eight years old, turns twenty nine at the end of Volume 7, first appearance: Volume 1. He's the owner of several establishments and businesses, including the Blue Boy, the gay dating club responsible for Izumi and Takamiya's happiness together. He's also a long time friend of Takamiya's. Aoe is work obsessed and often cold to those around him (particularly Izumi), but his actions and words always mean well. Reiji himself had topped the polls for the favorite seme in Biblos during Love Mode's run. Shirakawa Naoya 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 Aoe's charity, he fell in love with the older man. Naoya is well obedient to Aoe, and his brother Kiichi (see below). Naoya is often referred to as a cat or a stray (he also adopted a kitten Gyoku), known simply as the 'kitten' when people talk about Reiji's lover. Yanase Izumi First appearance: Volume 1. The “other” Izumi Takamiya was supposed to meet with from Aoe's club. He's tender and soft spoken. He has a very troubled past: He was brutally raped at the age of thirteen because his parents couldn't repay a yakuza debt. He meets and falls in love with Arashi (see below), but couldn't decide if he could fully express himself to him because he feared Arashi's family couldn't cope with their gay son, and because of his past. Due to his health problems and his falling in love with Arashi, Izumi retires from Blue Boy. Iketani Arashi First appearance: Volume 3. He's a carefree, laid back, playful high schooler who thinks Yanase Izumi is cute, even though he's a guy. Even after learning of Izumi's troubled past, he lets Izumi know he doesn't care about it and that he loves Izumi for who he is now, and even offers himself to ease the pain. Aoe Kiichi Thirty one years old, first appearance: volume 2. A doctor, Aoe Reiji's 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 a little brother. Kiichi is always concerned about Reiji, and is often overly nosy and pries into his brother's business, especially where his love life with Naoya is concerned. He's playful, too. He's the one who came up with the kitten nickname for Naoya. He served once as doctors to both Yanase Izumi and Saginuma Tomoki. Kashima Haruomi Twenty eight years old, first appearance: volume 3. He is the adopted, elder brother of Kashima Shuei (see below), current housekeeper of “Aoe,” and Kiichi's personal bodyguard and lover. He was prepared for his position since childhood, as he learned several kinds of martial arts and other essential abilities (it's somewhat of a tradition for any member of “Aoe”). Haroumi is generally calm and solemn, in contrast to Shuei. Haruomi also has a twin younger brother whom he was separated from when he was adopted into the Kashima family. Kashima Shuei Twenty seven years old, first appearance: Volume 2. He is Aoe Reiji's personal secretary, and works for the “Aoe” house, like Haruomi. He's one of the most carefree individuals in Love Mode, seemingly immune to Reiji's anger and readily joining in Kiichi's antics. He's also the only heterosexual guy in the entire series. Takimura Rin First appearance: Volume 7. He's a host in Blue Boy, and became the number one uke after Yanase Izumi retired. He's cute, but has a nasty temper, and he accepts only high class customers and doesn't welcome sexual relationship requests. However, since Ian (see below) has signed him up for a long term contract, it seems Ian is the only club member Rin has ever actually had any relationship with. Rin is reserved and well mannered, but easily irritated when coupling with Ian. He was raised by Jin (see below), who is Rin's primary consultant in several matters. Ian Sanders Seventeen years old, first appearance: Volume 7. Even at the age of seventeen, he is one of the world's most famous super models. He requested Izumi of the Blue Boy, but got Rin instead. Ian is a passionate young man, and bursting with energy and testosterone, which Rin doesn't take too well to. Katsuki Kyosuke First appearance: Volume 7. The “Wild Boar” of the series, he falls in love with Jin (see below) at first sight. Katsuki looks to become a host at Blue Boy, with Jin as his personal trainer. He's friends with Seiichi (see below), and he also cries easily when he's drunk. Kuniaki Jinnai Thirty six years old, first appearance: Volume 6. Called “Jin” for short, he's the oldest host at Blue Boy. He's also the number two seme, after Seiichi (see below). His first love was originally an Arab prince. Jin never shared his love for over an entire decade, until he met Katsuki. He is also one of the hosts that has worked for both Reiji and his father Shougo, Blue Boy's previous owner. He is also referred to as "The Wolf". Kiichi warns Naoya to beware of being eaten by a wolf when he visits Reiji at work. Saginuma Tomoki Fourteen years old, first appearance: Volume 6. He was the son of a famous actress, but his existence was never revealed. Suffering from a terminal illness, he wanted to know what it was like to be truly loved as his last wish. Kiichi was his doctor, and hired Seiichi, whom Tomoki first met at a hospital when Seiichi went to see Yanase Izumi, to be his lover for two weeks. This came to a screeching halt when Tomoki's sickness got the better of him. Seiichi retired from Blue Boy in order to be with Tomoki, who decided to return home instead of stay in the hospital. He lived the final chapter of his life with Seiichi. To date, Tomoki is most likely the youngest client Blue Boy has ever had. Amagai Seiichi First appearance: Volume 6. He's the number one on the seme side of the Blue Boy. Kiichi hired him to be young Tomoki's lover for a two week period, and was confused about his feelings toward the boy after the contract expired prematurely. Seiichi followed Jin's advice to retire from Blue Boy and stay with Tomoki as a spouse, but returned to work after Tomoki died. He is also good friends with Katsuki. Aoe Shougo 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 a very abusive and exploitative relationship with his sons and only considered how they might be useful to him. He paid more attention to Reiji, whom he believed could both run the family business and carry on the Aoe name. He saw Kiichi only as ab object to be used to further his own business and personal interests. One instance of this is when he imprisoned him on the family grounds for a few years. Though Shougo ended up leaving everything to Reiji, Reiji only took hold of the businesses and gave the Aoe estate to Kiichi.
Кацуки Кёсукэ Первое появление: Том 7. "Дикий кабан" серии, влюбляется в Джина (см. ниже) с первого взгляда. Кацуки хочет стать хостом в "Голубом мальчике", а Джин – его личный тренер. Он дружит с Сэйити (см. ниже) и легко плачет, когда пьян.
Sakashita Izumi 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 with Takamiya anyway and actually enjoying himself. As it would turn out, Takamiya was originally supposed to meet another person also named “Izumi” from a high class gay dating club. Although Izumi opposes the idea of a homosexual relationship throughout most of the first volume, he finds himself slowly falling for Takamiya and eventually comes to terms with himself, loving Takamiya for the person he is. Still, Izumi is rather skittish about his relationship with Takamiya and often rejects the older man's advances. Takamiya Katsura 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 Izumi's feelings, and is enthusiastic to win Izumi's heart. Although he often pushes his young lover's boundaries, he doesn't violate them. In a poll once hosted by Biblos, Takamiya got the most votes for someone female readers would want to marry. He and Reiji met while in college in England. Aoe Reiji Twenty eight years old, turns twenty nine at the end of Volume 7, first appearance: Volume 1. He's the owner of several establishments and businesses, including the Blue Boy, the gay dating club responsible for Izumi and Takamiya's happiness together. He's also a long time friend of Takamiya's. Aoe is work obsessed and often cold to those around him (particularly Izumi), but his actions and words always mean well. Reiji himself had topped the polls for the favorite seme in Biblos during Love Mode's run. Shirakawa Naoya 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 Aoe's charity, he fell in love with the older man. Naoya is well obedient to Aoe, and his brother Kiichi (see below). Naoya is often referred to as a cat or a stray (he also adopted a kitten Gyoku), known simply as the 'kitten' when people talk about Reiji's lover. Yanase Izumi First appearance: Volume 1. The “other” Izumi Takamiya was supposed to meet with from Aoe's club. He's tender and soft spoken. He has a very troubled past: He was brutally raped at the age of thirteen because his parents couldn't repay a yakuza debt. He meets and falls in love with Arashi (see below), but couldn't decide if he could fully express himself to him because he feared Arashi's family couldn't cope with their gay son, and because of his past. Due to his health problems and his falling in love with Arashi, Izumi retires from Blue Boy. Iketani Arashi First appearance: Volume 3. He's a carefree, laid back, playful high schooler who thinks Yanase Izumi is cute, even though he's a guy. Even after learning of Izumi's troubled past, he lets Izumi know he doesn't care about it and that he loves Izumi for who he is now, and even offers himself to ease the pain. Aoe Kiichi Thirty one years old, first appearance: volume 2. A doctor, Aoe Reiji's 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 a little brother. Kiichi is always concerned about Reiji, and is often overly nosy and pries into his brother's business, especially where his love life with Naoya is concerned. He's playful, too. He's the one who came up with the kitten nickname for Naoya. He served once as doctors to both Yanase Izumi and Saginuma Tomoki. Kashima Haruomi Twenty eight years old, first appearance: volume 3. He is the adopted, elder brother of Kashima Shuei (see below), current housekeeper of “Aoe,” and Kiichi's personal bodyguard and lover. He was prepared for his position since childhood, as he learned several kinds of martial arts and other essential abilities (it's somewhat of a tradition for any member of “Aoe”). Haroumi is generally calm and solemn, in contrast to Shuei. Haruomi also has a twin younger brother whom he was separated from when he was adopted into the Kashima family. Kashima Shuei Twenty seven years old, first appearance: Volume 2. He is Aoe Reiji's personal secretary, and works for the “Aoe” house, like Haruomi. He's one of the most carefree individuals in Love Mode, seemingly immune to Reiji's anger and readily joining in Kiichi's antics. He's also the only heterosexual guy in the entire series. Takimura Rin First appearance: Volume 7. He's a host in Blue Boy, and became the number one uke after Yanase Izumi retired. He's cute, but has a nasty temper, and he accepts only high class customers and doesn't welcome sexual relationship requests. However, since Ian (see below) has signed him up for a long term contract, it seems Ian is the only club member Rin has ever actually had any relationship with. Rin is reserved and well mannered, but easily irritated when coupling with Ian. He was raised by Jin (see below), who is Rin's primary consultant in several matters. Ian Sanders Seventeen years old, first appearance: Volume 7. Even at the age of seventeen, he is one of the world's most famous super models. He requested Izumi of the Blue Boy, but got Rin instead. Ian is a passionate young man, and bursting with energy and testosterone, which Rin doesn't take too well to. Katsuki Kyosuke First appearance: Volume 7. The “Wild Boar” of the series, he falls in love with Jin (see below) at first sight. Katsuki looks to become a host at Blue Boy, with Jin as his personal trainer. He's friends with Seiichi (see below), and he also cries easily when he's drunk. Kuniaki Jinnai Thirty six years old, first appearance: Volume 6. Called “Jin” for short, he's the oldest host at Blue Boy. He's also the number two seme, after Seiichi (see below). His first love was originally an Arab prince. Jin never shared his love for over an entire decade, until he met Katsuki. He is also one of the hosts that has worked for both Reiji and his father Shougo, Blue Boy's previous owner. He is also referred to as "The Wolf". Kiichi warns Naoya to beware of being eaten by a wolf when he visits Reiji at work. Saginuma Tomoki Fourteen years old, first appearance: Volume 6. He was the son of a famous actress, but his existence was never revealed. Suffering from a terminal illness, he wanted to know what it was like to be truly loved as his last wish. Kiichi was his doctor, and hired Seiichi, whom Tomoki first met at a hospital when Seiichi went to see Yanase Izumi, to be his lover for two weeks. This came to a screeching halt when Tomoki's sickness got the better of him. Seiichi retired from Blue Boy in order to be with Tomoki, who decided to return home instead of stay in the hospital. He lived the final chapter of his life with Seiichi. To date, Tomoki is most likely the youngest client Blue Boy has ever had. Amagai Seiichi First appearance: Volume 6. He's the number one on the seme side of the Blue Boy. Kiichi hired him to be young Tomoki's lover for a two week period, and was confused about his feelings toward the boy after the contract expired prematurely. Seiichi followed Jin's advice to retire from Blue Boy and stay with Tomoki as a spouse, but returned to work after Tomoki died. He is also good friends with Katsuki. Aoe Shougo 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 a very abusive and exploitative relationship with his sons and only considered how they might be useful to him. He paid more attention to Reiji, whom he believed could both run the family business and carry on the Aoe name. He saw Kiichi only as ab object to be used to further his own business and personal interests. One instance of this is when he imprisoned him on the family grounds for a few years. Though Shougo ended up leaving everything to Reiji, Reiji only took hold of the businesses and gave the Aoe estate to Kiichi.
Куниаки Джиннай Тридцать шесть лет, первое появление: Том 6. Коротко его называют Джин, он – самый старший хост в "Голубом мальчике". Он также номер два семе, после Сэйити (см. ниже). Его первой любовью был арабский принц. Джин не делился своей любовью более десяти лет, пока не встретил Кацуки. Он также один из хостов, работавших как на Рэйдзи, так и на его отца Сёго, предыдущего владельца "Голубого мальчика". Его также называют "Волком". Киичи предупреждает Наою остерегаться, чтобы его не съел волк, когда он навещает Рэйдзи на работе.
Sakashita Izumi 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 with Takamiya anyway and actually enjoying himself. As it would turn out, Takamiya was originally supposed to meet another person also named “Izumi” from a high class gay dating club. Although Izumi opposes the idea of a homosexual relationship throughout most of the first volume, he finds himself slowly falling for Takamiya and eventually comes to terms with himself, loving Takamiya for the person he is. Still, Izumi is rather skittish about his relationship with Takamiya and often rejects the older man's advances. Takamiya Katsura 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 Izumi's feelings, and is enthusiastic to win Izumi's heart. Although he often pushes his young lover's boundaries, he doesn't violate them. In a poll once hosted by Biblos, Takamiya got the most votes for someone female readers would want to marry. He and Reiji met while in college in England. Aoe Reiji Twenty eight years old, turns twenty nine at the end of Volume 7, first appearance: Volume 1. He's the owner of several establishments and businesses, including the Blue Boy, the gay dating club responsible for Izumi and Takamiya's happiness together. He's also a long time friend of Takamiya's. Aoe is work obsessed and often cold to those around him (particularly Izumi), but his actions and words always mean well. Reiji himself had topped the polls for the favorite seme in Biblos during Love Mode's run. Shirakawa Naoya 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 Aoe's charity, he fell in love with the older man. Naoya is well obedient to Aoe, and his brother Kiichi (see below). Naoya is often referred to as a cat or a stray (he also adopted a kitten Gyoku), known simply as the 'kitten' when people talk about Reiji's lover. Yanase Izumi First appearance: Volume 1. The “other” Izumi Takamiya was supposed to meet with from Aoe's club. He's tender and soft spoken. He has a very troubled past: He was brutally raped at the age of thirteen because his parents couldn't repay a yakuza debt. He meets and falls in love with Arashi (see below), but couldn't decide if he could fully express himself to him because he feared Arashi's family couldn't cope with their gay son, and because of his past. Due to his health problems and his falling in love with Arashi, Izumi retires from Blue Boy. Iketani Arashi First appearance: Volume 3. He's a carefree, laid back, playful high schooler who thinks Yanase Izumi is cute, even though he's a guy. Even after learning of Izumi's troubled past, he lets Izumi know he doesn't care about it and that he loves Izumi for who he is now, and even offers himself to ease the pain. Aoe Kiichi Thirty one years old, first appearance: volume 2. A doctor, Aoe Reiji's 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 a little brother. Kiichi is always concerned about Reiji, and is often overly nosy and pries into his brother's business, especially where his love life with Naoya is concerned. He's playful, too. He's the one who came up with the kitten nickname for Naoya. He served once as doctors to both Yanase Izumi and Saginuma Tomoki. Kashima Haruomi Twenty eight years old, first appearance: volume 3. He is the adopted, elder brother of Kashima Shuei (see below), current housekeeper of “Aoe,” and Kiichi's personal bodyguard and lover. He was prepared for his position since childhood, as he learned several kinds of martial arts and other essential abilities (it's somewhat of a tradition for any member of “Aoe”). Haroumi is generally calm and solemn, in contrast to Shuei. Haruomi also has a twin younger brother whom he was separated from when he was adopted into the Kashima family. Kashima Shuei Twenty seven years old, first appearance: Volume 2. He is Aoe Reiji's personal secretary, and works for the “Aoe” house, like Haruomi. He's one of the most carefree individuals in Love Mode, seemingly immune to Reiji's anger and readily joining in Kiichi's antics. He's also the only heterosexual guy in the entire series. Takimura Rin First appearance: Volume 7. He's a host in Blue Boy, and became the number one uke after Yanase Izumi retired. He's cute, but has a nasty temper, and he accepts only high class customers and doesn't welcome sexual relationship requests. However, since Ian (see below) has signed him up for a long term contract, it seems Ian is the only club member Rin has ever actually had any relationship with. Rin is reserved and well mannered, but easily irritated when coupling with Ian. He was raised by Jin (see below), who is Rin's primary consultant in several matters. Ian Sanders Seventeen years old, first appearance: Volume 7. Even at the age of seventeen, he is one of the world's most famous super models. He requested Izumi of the Blue Boy, but got Rin instead. Ian is a passionate young man, and bursting with energy and testosterone, which Rin doesn't take too well to. Katsuki Kyosuke First appearance: Volume 7. The “Wild Boar” of the series, he falls in love with Jin (see below) at first sight. Katsuki looks to become a host at Blue Boy, with Jin as his personal trainer. He's friends with Seiichi (see below), and he also cries easily when he's drunk. Kuniaki Jinnai Thirty six years old, first appearance: Volume 6. Called “Jin” for short, he's the oldest host at Blue Boy. He's also the number two seme, after Seiichi (see below). His first love was originally an Arab prince. Jin never shared his love for over an entire decade, until he met Katsuki. He is also one of the hosts that has worked for both Reiji and his father Shougo, Blue Boy's previous owner. He is also referred to as "The Wolf". Kiichi warns Naoya to beware of being eaten by a wolf when he visits Reiji at work. Saginuma Tomoki Fourteen years old, first appearance: Volume 6. He was the son of a famous actress, but his existence was never revealed. Suffering from a terminal illness, he wanted to know what it was like to be truly loved as his last wish. Kiichi was his doctor, and hired Seiichi, whom Tomoki first met at a hospital when Seiichi went to see Yanase Izumi, to be his lover for two weeks. This came to a screeching halt when Tomoki's sickness got the better of him. Seiichi retired from Blue Boy in order to be with Tomoki, who decided to return home instead of stay in the hospital. He lived the final chapter of his life with Seiichi. To date, Tomoki is most likely the youngest client Blue Boy has ever had. Amagai Seiichi First appearance: Volume 6. He's the number one on the seme side of the Blue Boy. Kiichi hired him to be young Tomoki's lover for a two week period, and was confused about his feelings toward the boy after the contract expired prematurely. Seiichi followed Jin's advice to retire from Blue Boy and stay with Tomoki as a spouse, but returned to work after Tomoki died. He is also good friends with Katsuki. Aoe Shougo 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 a very abusive and exploitative relationship with his sons and only considered how they might be useful to him. He paid more attention to Reiji, whom he believed could both run the family business and carry on the Aoe name. He saw Kiichi only as ab object to be used to further his own business and personal interests. One instance of this is when he imprisoned him on the family grounds for a few years. Though Shougo ended up leaving everything to Reiji, Reiji only took hold of the businesses and gave the Aoe estate to Kiichi.
Сагинума Томоки Четырнадцать лет, первое появление: Том 6. Сын известной актрисы, но его существование никогда не было раскрыто. Страдая от неизлечимой болезни, он хотел узнать, что значит быть по-настоящему любимым, как его последнее желание. Киичи был его врачом и нанял Сэйити, с которым Томоки впервые встретился в больнице, когда Сэйити навещал Янасе Изуми, чтобы стать его любовником на две недели. Это закончилось, когда болезнь Томоки взяла верх. Сэйити ушел из "Голубого мальчика", чтобы быть с Томоки, который решил вернуться домой вместо того, чтобы оставаться в больнице. Он прожил последнюю главу своей жизни со Сэйити. На сегодняшний день Томоки, вероятно, самый молодой клиент, которого когда-либо обслуживал "Голубой мальчик".
Sakashita Izumi 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 with Takamiya anyway and actually enjoying himself. As it would turn out, Takamiya was originally supposed to meet another person also named “Izumi” from a high class gay dating club. Although Izumi opposes the idea of a homosexual relationship throughout most of the first volume, he finds himself slowly falling for Takamiya and eventually comes to terms with himself, loving Takamiya for the person he is. Still, Izumi is rather skittish about his relationship with Takamiya and often rejects the older man's advances. Takamiya Katsura 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 Izumi's feelings, and is enthusiastic to win Izumi's heart. Although he often pushes his young lover's boundaries, he doesn't violate them. In a poll once hosted by Biblos, Takamiya got the most votes for someone female readers would want to marry. He and Reiji met while in college in England. Aoe Reiji Twenty eight years old, turns twenty nine at the end of Volume 7, first appearance: Volume 1. He's the owner of several establishments and businesses, including the Blue Boy, the gay dating club responsible for Izumi and Takamiya's happiness together. He's also a long time friend of Takamiya's. Aoe is work obsessed and often cold to those around him (particularly Izumi), but his actions and words always mean well. Reiji himself had topped the polls for the favorite seme in Biblos during Love Mode's run. Shirakawa Naoya 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 Aoe's charity, he fell in love with the older man. Naoya is well obedient to Aoe, and his brother Kiichi (see below). Naoya is often referred to as a cat or a stray (he also adopted a kitten Gyoku), known simply as the 'kitten' when people talk about Reiji's lover. Yanase Izumi First appearance: Volume 1. The “other” Izumi Takamiya was supposed to meet with from Aoe's club. He's tender and soft spoken. He has a very troubled past: He was brutally raped at the age of thirteen because his parents couldn't repay a yakuza debt. He meets and falls in love with Arashi (see below), but couldn't decide if he could fully express himself to him because he feared Arashi's family couldn't cope with their gay son, and because of his past. Due to his health problems and his falling in love with Arashi, Izumi retires from Blue Boy. Iketani Arashi First appearance: Volume 3. He's a carefree, laid back, playful high schooler who thinks Yanase Izumi is cute, even though he's a guy. Even after learning of Izumi's troubled past, he lets Izumi know he doesn't care about it and that he loves Izumi for who he is now, and even offers himself to ease the pain. Aoe Kiichi Thirty one years old, first appearance: volume 2. A doctor, Aoe Reiji's 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 a little brother. Kiichi is always concerned about Reiji, and is often overly nosy and pries into his brother's business, especially where his love life with Naoya is concerned. He's playful, too. He's the one who came up with the kitten nickname for Naoya. He served once as doctors to both Yanase Izumi and Saginuma Tomoki. Kashima Haruomi Twenty eight years old, first appearance: volume 3. He is the adopted, elder brother of Kashima Shuei (see below), current housekeeper of “Aoe,” and Kiichi's personal bodyguard and lover. He was prepared for his position since childhood, as he learned several kinds of martial arts and other essential abilities (it's somewhat of a tradition for any member of “Aoe”). Haroumi is generally calm and solemn, in contrast to Shuei. Haruomi also has a twin younger brother whom he was separated from when he was adopted into the Kashima family. Kashima Shuei Twenty seven years old, first appearance: Volume 2. He is Aoe Reiji's personal secretary, and works for the “Aoe” house, like Haruomi. He's one of the most carefree individuals in Love Mode, seemingly immune to Reiji's anger and readily joining in Kiichi's antics. He's also the only heterosexual guy in the entire series. Takimura Rin First appearance: Volume 7. He's a host in Blue Boy, and became the number one uke after Yanase Izumi retired. He's cute, but has a nasty temper, and he accepts only high class customers and doesn't welcome sexual relationship requests. However, since Ian (see below) has signed him up for a long term contract, it seems Ian is the only club member Rin has ever actually had any relationship with. Rin is reserved and well mannered, but easily irritated when coupling with Ian. He was raised by Jin (see below), who is Rin's primary consultant in several matters. Ian Sanders Seventeen years old, first appearance: Volume 7. Even at the age of seventeen, he is one of the world's most famous super models. He requested Izumi of the Blue Boy, but got Rin instead. Ian is a passionate young man, and bursting with energy and testosterone, which Rin doesn't take too well to. Katsuki Kyosuke First appearance: Volume 7. The “Wild Boar” of the series, he falls in love with Jin (see below) at first sight. Katsuki looks to become a host at Blue Boy, with Jin as his personal trainer. He's friends with Seiichi (see below), and he also cries easily when he's drunk. Kuniaki Jinnai Thirty six years old, first appearance: Volume 6. Called “Jin” for short, he's the oldest host at Blue Boy. He's also the number two seme, after Seiichi (see below). His first love was originally an Arab prince. Jin never shared his love for over an entire decade, until he met Katsuki. He is also one of the hosts that has worked for both Reiji and his father Shougo, Blue Boy's previous owner. He is also referred to as "The Wolf". Kiichi warns Naoya to beware of being eaten by a wolf when he visits Reiji at work. Saginuma Tomoki Fourteen years old, first appearance: Volume 6. He was the son of a famous actress, but his existence was never revealed. Suffering from a terminal illness, he wanted to know what it was like to be truly loved as his last wish. Kiichi was his doctor, and hired Seiichi, whom Tomoki first met at a hospital when Seiichi went to see Yanase Izumi, to be his lover for two weeks. This came to a screeching halt when Tomoki's sickness got the better of him. Seiichi retired from Blue Boy in order to be with Tomoki, who decided to return home instead of stay in the hospital. He lived the final chapter of his life with Seiichi. To date, Tomoki is most likely the youngest client Blue Boy has ever had. Amagai Seiichi First appearance: Volume 6. He's the number one on the seme side of the Blue Boy. Kiichi hired him to be young Tomoki's lover for a two week period, and was confused about his feelings toward the boy after the contract expired prematurely. Seiichi followed Jin's advice to retire from Blue Boy and stay with Tomoki as a spouse, but returned to work after Tomoki died. He is also good friends with Katsuki. Aoe Shougo 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 a very abusive and exploitative relationship with his sons and only considered how they might be useful to him. He paid more attention to Reiji, whom he believed could both run the family business and carry on the Aoe name. He saw Kiichi only as ab object to be used to further his own business and personal interests. One instance of this is when he imprisoned him on the family grounds for a few years. Though Shougo ended up leaving everything to Reiji, Reiji only took hold of the businesses and gave the Aoe estate to Kiichi.
Амагай Сэйити Первое появление: Том 6. Номер один на стороне семе в "Голубом мальчике". Киичи нанял его, чтобы он стал любовником молодого Томоки на две недели, и после досрочного окончания контракта он был смущен своими чувствами к мальчику. Сэйити последовал совету Джина уйти из "Голубого мальчика" и остаться со Томоки в качестве супруга, но вернулся к работе после смерти Томоки. Он также дружит с Кацуки.
Sakashita Izumi 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 with Takamiya anyway and actually enjoying himself. As it would turn out, Takamiya was originally supposed to meet another person also named “Izumi” from a high class gay dating club. Although Izumi opposes the idea of a homosexual relationship throughout most of the first volume, he finds himself slowly falling for Takamiya and eventually comes to terms with himself, loving Takamiya for the person he is. Still, Izumi is rather skittish about his relationship with Takamiya and often rejects the older man's advances. Takamiya Katsura 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 Izumi's feelings, and is enthusiastic to win Izumi's heart. Although he often pushes his young lover's boundaries, he doesn't violate them. In a poll once hosted by Biblos, Takamiya got the most votes for someone female readers would want to marry. He and Reiji met while in college in England. Aoe Reiji Twenty eight years old, turns twenty nine at the end of Volume 7, first appearance: Volume 1. He's the owner of several establishments and businesses, including the Blue Boy, the gay dating club responsible for Izumi and Takamiya's happiness together. He's also a long time friend of Takamiya's. Aoe is work obsessed and often cold to those around him (particularly Izumi), but his actions and words always mean well. Reiji himself had topped the polls for the favorite seme in Biblos during Love Mode's run. Shirakawa Naoya 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 Aoe's charity, he fell in love with the older man. Naoya is well obedient to Aoe, and his brother Kiichi (see below). Naoya is often referred to as a cat or a stray (he also adopted a kitten Gyoku), known simply as the 'kitten' when people talk about Reiji's lover. Yanase Izumi First appearance: Volume 1. The “other” Izumi Takamiya was supposed to meet with from Aoe's club. He's tender and soft spoken. He has a very troubled past: He was brutally raped at the age of thirteen because his parents couldn't repay a yakuza debt. He meets and falls in love with Arashi (see below), but couldn't decide if he could fully express himself to him because he feared Arashi's family couldn't cope with their gay son, and because of his past. Due to his health problems and his falling in love with Arashi, Izumi retires from Blue Boy. Iketani Arashi First appearance: Volume 3. He's a carefree, laid back, playful high schooler who thinks Yanase Izumi is cute, even though he's a guy. Even after learning of Izumi's troubled past, he lets Izumi know he doesn't care about it and that he loves Izumi for who he is now, and even offers himself to ease the pain. Aoe Kiichi Thirty one years old, first appearance: volume 2. A doctor, Aoe Reiji's 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 a little brother. Kiichi is always concerned about Reiji, and is often overly nosy and pries into his brother's business, especially where his love life with Naoya is concerned. He's playful, too. He's the one who came up with the kitten nickname for Naoya. He served once as doctors to both Yanase Izumi and Saginuma Tomoki. Kashima Haruomi Twenty eight years old, first appearance: volume 3. He is the adopted, elder brother of Kashima Shuei (see below), current housekeeper of “Aoe,” and Kiichi's personal bodyguard and lover. He was prepared for his position since childhood, as he learned several kinds of martial arts and other essential abilities (it's somewhat of a tradition for any member of “Aoe”). Haroumi is generally calm and solemn, in contrast to Shuei. Haruomi also has a twin younger brother whom he was separated from when he was adopted into the Kashima family. Kashima Shuei Twenty seven years old, first appearance: Volume 2. He is Aoe Reiji's personal secretary, and works for the “Aoe” house, like Haruomi. He's one of the most carefree individuals in Love Mode, seemingly immune to Reiji's anger and readily joining in Kiichi's antics. He's also the only heterosexual guy in the entire series. Takimura Rin First appearance: Volume 7. He's a host in Blue Boy, and became the number one uke after Yanase Izumi retired. He's cute, but has a nasty temper, and he accepts only high class customers and doesn't welcome sexual relationship requests. However, since Ian (see below) has signed him up for a long term contract, it seems Ian is the only club member Rin has ever actually had any relationship with. Rin is reserved and well mannered, but easily irritated when coupling with Ian. He was raised by Jin (see below), who is Rin's primary consultant in several matters. Ian Sanders Seventeen years old, first appearance: Volume 7. Even at the age of seventeen, he is one of the world's most famous super models. He requested Izumi of the Blue Boy, but got Rin instead. Ian is a passionate young man, and bursting with energy and testosterone, which Rin doesn't take too well to. Katsuki Kyosuke First appearance: Volume 7. The “Wild Boar” of the series, he falls in love with Jin (see below) at first sight. Katsuki looks to become a host at Blue Boy, with Jin as his personal trainer. He's friends with Seiichi (see below), and he also cries easily when he's drunk. Kuniaki Jinnai Thirty six years old, first appearance: Volume 6. Called “Jin” for short, he's the oldest host at Blue Boy. He's also the number two seme, after Seiichi (see below). His first love was originally an Arab prince. Jin never shared his love for over an entire decade, until he met Katsuki. He is also one of the hosts that has worked for both Reiji and his father Shougo, Blue Boy's previous owner. He is also referred to as "The Wolf". Kiichi warns Naoya to beware of being eaten by a wolf when he visits Reiji at work. Saginuma Tomoki Fourteen years old, first appearance: Volume 6. He was the son of a famous actress, but his existence was never revealed. Suffering from a terminal illness, he wanted to know what it was like to be truly loved as his last wish. Kiichi was his doctor, and hired Seiichi, whom Tomoki first met at a hospital when Seiichi went to see Yanase Izumi, to be his lover for two weeks. This came to a screeching halt when Tomoki's sickness got the better of him. Seiichi retired from Blue Boy in order to be with Tomoki, who decided to return home instead of stay in the hospital. He lived the final chapter of his life with Seiichi. To date, Tomoki is most likely the youngest client Blue Boy has ever had. Amagai Seiichi First appearance: Volume 6. He's the number one on the seme side of the Blue Boy. Kiichi hired him to be young Tomoki's lover for a two week period, and was confused about his feelings toward the boy after the contract expired prematurely. Seiichi followed Jin's advice to retire from Blue Boy and stay with Tomoki as a spouse, but returned to work after Tomoki died. He is also good friends with Katsuki. Aoe Shougo 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 a very abusive and exploitative relationship with his sons and only considered how they might be useful to him. He paid more attention to Reiji, whom he believed could both run the family business and carry on the Aoe name. He saw Kiichi only as ab object to be used to further his own business and personal interests. One instance of this is when he imprisoned him on the family grounds for a few years. Though Shougo ended up leaving everything to Reiji, Reiji only took hold of the businesses and gave the Aoe estate to Kiichi.
Аоэ Сёго Отец Рэйдзи и Киичи, и человек, ответственный за создание "Голубого мальчика". Холодный, манипулятивный и садистский человек, он наслаждался получением прибыли от чужих страданий и разорения. Он имел жестокие и эксплуататорские отношения со своими сыновьями и рассматривал их только с точки зрения их полезности для него. Он уделял больше внимания Рэйдзи, в которого верил, что тот сможет управлять семейным бизнесом и продолжить род Аоэ.
Sakashita Izumi 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 with Takamiya anyway and actually enjoying himself. As it would turn out, Takamiya was originally supposed to meet another person also named “Izumi” from a high class gay dating club. Although Izumi opposes the idea of a homosexual relationship throughout most of the first volume, he finds himself slowly falling for Takamiya and eventually comes to terms with himself, loving Takamiya for the person he is. Still, Izumi is rather skittish about his relationship with Takamiya and often rejects the older man's advances. Takamiya Katsura 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 Izumi's feelings, and is enthusiastic to win Izumi's heart. Although he often pushes his young lover's boundaries, he doesn't violate them. In a poll once hosted by Biblos, Takamiya got the most votes for someone female readers would want to marry. He and Reiji met while in college in England. Aoe Reiji Twenty eight years old, turns twenty nine at the end of Volume 7, first appearance: Volume 1. He's the owner of several establishments and businesses, including the Blue Boy, the gay dating club responsible for Izumi and Takamiya's happiness together. He's also a long time friend of Takamiya's. Aoe is work obsessed and often cold to those around him (particularly Izumi), but his actions and words always mean well. Reiji himself had topped the polls for the favorite seme in Biblos during Love Mode's run. Shirakawa Naoya 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 Aoe's charity, he fell in love with the older man. Naoya is well obedient to Aoe, and his brother Kiichi (see below). Naoya is often referred to as a cat or a stray (he also adopted a kitten Gyoku), known simply as the 'kitten' when people talk about Reiji's lover. Yanase Izumi First appearance: Volume 1. The “other” Izumi Takamiya was supposed to meet with from Aoe's club. He's tender and soft spoken. He has a very troubled past: He was brutally raped at the age of thirteen because his parents couldn't repay a yakuza debt. He meets and falls in love with Arashi (see below), but couldn't decide if he could fully express himself to him because he feared Arashi's family couldn't cope with their gay son, and because of his past. Due to his health problems and his falling in love with Arashi, Izumi retires from Blue Boy. Iketani Arashi First appearance: Volume 3. He's a carefree, laid back, playful high schooler who thinks Yanase Izumi is cute, even though he's a guy. Even after learning of Izumi's troubled past, he lets Izumi know he doesn't care about it and that he loves Izumi for who he is now, and even offers himself to ease the pain. Aoe Kiichi Thirty one years old, first appearance: volume 2. A doctor, Aoe Reiji's 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 a little brother. Kiichi is always concerned about Reiji, and is often overly nosy and pries into his brother's business, especially where his love life with Naoya is concerned. He's playful, too. He's the one who came up with the kitten nickname for Naoya. He served once as doctors to both Yanase Izumi and Saginuma Tomoki. Kashima Haruomi Twenty eight years old, first appearance: volume 3. He is the adopted, elder brother of Kashima Shuei (see below), current housekeeper of “Aoe,” and Kiichi's personal bodyguard and lover. He was prepared for his position since childhood, as he learned several kinds of martial arts and other essential abilities (it's somewhat of a tradition for any member of “Aoe”). Haroumi is generally calm and solemn, in contrast to Shuei. Haruomi also has a twin younger brother whom he was separated from when he was adopted into the Kashima family. Kashima Shuei Twenty seven years old, first appearance: Volume 2. He is Aoe Reiji's personal secretary, and works for the “Aoe” house, like Haruomi. He's one of the most carefree individuals in Love Mode, seemingly immune to Reiji's anger and readily joining in Kiichi's antics. He's also the only heterosexual guy in the entire series. Takimura Rin First appearance: Volume 7. He's a host in Blue Boy, and became the number one uke after Yanase Izumi retired. He's cute, but has a nasty temper, and he accepts only high class customers and doesn't welcome sexual relationship requests. However, since Ian (see below) has signed him up for a long term contract, it seems Ian is the only club member Rin has ever actually had any relationship with. Rin is reserved and well mannered, but easily irritated when coupling with Ian. He was raised by Jin (see below), who is Rin's primary consultant in several matters. Ian Sanders Seventeen years old, first appearance: Volume 7. Even at the age of seventeen, he is one of the world's most famous super models. He requested Izumi of the Blue Boy, but got Rin instead. Ian is a passionate young man, and bursting with energy and testosterone, which Rin doesn't take too well to. Katsuki Kyosuke First appearance: Volume 7. The “Wild Boar” of the series, he falls in love with Jin (see below) at first sight. Katsuki looks to become a host at Blue Boy, with Jin as his personal trainer. He's friends with Seiichi (see below), and he also cries easily when he's drunk. Kuniaki Jinnai Thirty six years old, first appearance: Volume 6. Called “Jin” for short, he's the oldest host at Blue Boy. He's also the number two seme, after Seiichi (see below). His first love was originally an Arab prince. Jin never shared his love for over an entire decade, until he met Katsuki. He is also one of the hosts that has worked for both Reiji and his father Shougo, Blue Boy's previous owner. He is also referred to as "The Wolf". Kiichi warns Naoya to beware of being eaten by a wolf when he visits Reiji at work. Saginuma Tomoki Fourteen years old, first appearance: Volume 6. He was the son of a famous actress, but his existence was never revealed. Suffering from a terminal illness, he wanted to know what it was like to be truly loved as his last wish. Kiichi was his doctor, and hired Seiichi, whom Tomoki first met at a hospital when Seiichi went to see Yanase Izumi, to be his lover for two weeks. This came to a screeching halt when Tomoki's sickness got the better of him. Seiichi retired from Blue Boy in order to be with Tomoki, who decided to return home instead of stay in the hospital. He lived the final chapter of his life with Seiichi. To date, Tomoki is most likely the youngest client Blue Boy has ever had. Amagai Seiichi First appearance: Volume 6. He's the number one on the seme side of the Blue Boy. Kiichi hired him to be young Tomoki's lover for a two week period, and was confused about his feelings toward the boy after the contract expired prematurely. Seiichi followed Jin's advice to retire from Blue Boy and stay with Tomoki as a spouse, but returned to work after Tomoki died. He is also good friends with Katsuki. Aoe Shougo 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 a very abusive and exploitative relationship with his sons and only considered how they might be useful to him. He paid more attention to Reiji, whom he believed could both run the family business and carry on the Aoe name. He saw Kiichi only as ab object to be used to further his own business and personal interests. One instance of this is when he imprisoned him on the family grounds for a few years. Though Shougo ended up leaving everything to Reiji, Reiji only took hold of the businesses and gave the Aoe estate to Kiichi.