Sojou no Koi wa Nido Haneru

Description

Kyouichi is now divorced from his wife and carrying on a tenuous, homosexual relationship with Imagase. He has even become accustomed to having sex with Imagase every day. However, when Tamaki, a young coworker with a crush on Kyouichi, appears on the scene, it might be the beginning of the end for Kyouichi and Imagase.

Table of contents (over 300 pgs):

Melancholy Butterfly
The Black Cat Yawns
Owl
The Carp on the Chopping Block Jumps Twice

Note: Hummingbird Rhapsody, an extra chapter involving Imagase's past, was released in the March 2020 issue of Flowers magazine. Revised chapters of the manga began publication in this issue as well.

Type

Manga

Associated Names

Das Spiel von Katz und Maus 2

Hamingubaado Rapusodi

Hummingbird Rhapsody

Il Gioco del Gatto e del Topo 2

Le Jeu du chat et de la souris 2

The Carp on the Chopping Block Jumps Twice

Zabawa w kotka i myszkę 2

ハミングバード・ラプソディ

优柔有情人2

俎上の鯉は二度跳ねる

俎上之鲤尚可再跃

爱在绝境重生

菜板上的鲤鱼会跳两次

Groups Scanlating

PresenceDear

Latest Release(s)

v.1 c.4 (end) by PresenceDear 16 years ago

v.1 c.3 by PresenceDear 16 years ago

v.1 c.1-2 by PresenceDear 16 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

1 Volume (Complete)
1 Volume (Reboot Edition in 2020, Complete)
1 Volume (All-in-one Edition with the prequel, Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

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User Rating

Average: 8.7 / 10.0 (938 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.63 / 10.0

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Last Updated

March 30th, 2025 8:16pm PDT - 1 month ago

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Genre

Adult Drama Josei Romance Slice of Life Yaoi
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Author(s)

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Year

Original Publisher

Shogakukan (2009; 2020)

Serialized In (magazine)

Mobafura (Shogakukan)

Judy (Shogakukan)

Flowers (Shogakukan)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Seven Seas (1 Vol - Complete)

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Dark and Compelling

by cherrykookie
14 years ago

Rating: 8.7 / 10.0

Somehow, this sequel managed to run in a cycle of frustration. Right when it would be a good time to end the series, the author would let it drag on and create a new conflict and repeat this.For example,

i would have accepted Kyou and Tamaki together, and Kyou a changed man However, after thinking about it, i guess the author wanted to show that both characters remained selfish and indecisive and that despite whatever circumstances, fate would wind them back together. I find this suitable for the dark, serious tone of the manga.

The two main characters drove me crazy with their indecisiveness and insecurity, endlessly going back and forth- especially Imagase. He gave up any bits of his pride and cool composure in the prequel and turned into a very pathetic heartbroken stalker- which was his true nature anyways. Guess that shows what love can do to a person. Both of him and Kyou were afraid of falling into forbiddenlove. Theyd run away from happiness. Either it was not their ideal.. or they lacked of confidence.. or the fact that they were From different Worlds or worries about what the future would hold. Imagase was afraid of tainting Kyou. He also knew that being with Kyou would only make him fall deeper into the pit of hell, in which he’d hurt himself more. Yet he loses control of his both senses and morals as hes so deep in love and he is convinced that Kyou is the only one he will ever love. In Imagase`s defense, He has a right to feel insecure as Kyou is originally straight, is constantly surrounded by girls and has a history of infidelity.

On the good side, I am appreciative of this manga and it has a special factor to it. The mangaka of this series did a excellent job of conveying the serious and dark tones of this story. Despite the character’s tiring actions, it was a realistic display of how people act on their emotions. The end also satisfied me to some extent. At least in the end, we see that they have made some progress and come to some understandings. Kyou now understands Imagase more, and maybe will try to make him feel more loved and secure. Instead of worrying about the Past or Future, but to just focus on whats happening in the present - thats the message that i got from it. I liked how Kyou recognized that their relationship from now on may be a roller coaster yet concludes that Whatever happens will happen. That’s progress there!

I knocked off some points due to the fact that it had potential to be absolutely breathe taking and way up there on the wow factor. Nonetheless, flaws included i thought the overall impact was beautiful and compelling. A Must Read.

... Last updated 14 years ago

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Well.

by Exire
15 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I really love happy endings. Actually, I love sad stories more, but I really do enjoy clean wrap-ups in the end. Happy endings are always enjoyable for me unless they're just, like, really, really stupid. This ending is not satisfying if you're looking for a big boom and rainbows and joy. But it may be one of the best endings I've read. I don't know if you'll think that I'm over-exaggerating in this review, but I just love this series so much that I can't stop myself. Plus the art was great, especially the expressions throughout the different scenes.

So anyway, The Carp on the Chopping Block Jumps Twice and The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese...I really have to applaud PresenceDear for going through so much to translate this series. There's so much in each page and they even go into the titles. I mean they also go as far as to look up the songs to see how they relate to the storyline [and by the way, I've been hooked to Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro ever since the last chapter]. The dedication! I love it. And the translations are all so precise as well! One of the best jobs with delivering the emotion and meaning.
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This series really made me cry. It's the only yaoi series that made me tear up and cry a lot in each chapter in front of my computer. It might sound pathetic, but there was something about the dialog and the fluctuating emotions of Kyouichi and Imagase that just hits me hard and makes me cry over them. They're flawed. Who isn't? But it's because that they're flawed they're good characters to love, good characters to pity and sympathize. These two men go through so much in their short lives, especially Imagase and his one-sided love and Kyouichi with his inability to understand whether or not he loves Imagase. Perhaps that one factor just baffled me throughout the story. He'd claim "I love him" but then the next it was "but I want to end this" or "you said we can't be together, so we won't." Perhaps it's because of his other relationships that he became to think that way. But these vulnerable characters who really have never felt true love until they saw each other just make me...they just make me so sad. The development and the crashes throughout the story make me wish that they could just simply love each other.

But they don't think that way, and neither does Setona Mizushiro. And it just makes it so much more rich. I know that there are people saying "These people are like real gay people". To tell the truth, the label "gay people" is much too specific. These people are like real people, in general, period. Because everyone will doubt and everyone will feel selfish and unloved and everyone will regret but push on.

Tamaki seemed like a nuisance in the beginning, but it seemed that she seemed to develop the love that Kyouichi had for his "ex-girlfriend" by the end of the series. Perhaps if she had not been there, the two would have broken in a more devastating way.

But I think I'll just write the rest of my review about chapter 3. Oh, chapter 3...words cannot describe the absolute sorrow I felt when reading the chapter. Imagase made me cry. It's really funny how he can manage to hold a conversation with Kyouichi and then afterward ask him to have sex with him [and then Kyouichi goes with it] but then throw a fit and cry more. I cry with him when he's like that. Chapter 3, in my opinion, was the best chapter in the series. Sure, the ending was lovely with the snow and all, but chapter 3 was just tear jerking and heart wrenching and everything good and bad.

So if you've made it this far in my review and you find lovely stories of the utmost sorrow but at the same time happiness to be great, you should just go back to The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese, reread it [or read it for the first time], come back and then pick this up. I'm not gonna lie though. If you can't see through the fights and words that they see and simply think "Wow ___ is a jerk and should ____" or "They're fighting over something stupid/He's so ____", I wouldn't bother reading this series. I hope to see more of Setona Mizushiro's amazing works.

... Last updated 15 years ago

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one of the best relationship mangas

by pantomnesia
12 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

As they say, love can't be measured. But try telling that to an insecure gay man who's stuck with the realization that the man he loves can't love reciprocally. And then here's another (straight) man who doesn't know what he feels and what to do about it? Or even how to convince someone else that it's okay despite all things? The manga deals with these issues but can't say it completely resolves it but most people don't in real life, imo.

Sort of scary, sad, beautiful, and sweet. I could relate so strongly to both. Especially liked the last conversation between the main characters.

... Last updated 12 years ago

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Great sequel

by AeeDee
15 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

This is a great sequel, that packs more of a punch, and emotional impact than the first story. It picks up right where the first one leaves off, but intelligently returns to expand on the unsolved problems buried beneath the happy feeling the first ended with. The story deals with some heavy issues, and there's a lot of arguments and more betrayal... but the feelings are stronger and more powerful to experience. This story goes across territory rarely covered in so much depth by a BL story, as things don't go entirely as we expect. But it's an amazing story, all the same.

I'd even love to read a third installment.. but that is surely me being greedy.

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Review

by Rinshi7
7 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Now after reading the comments down blow I’ve decided to give this series a chance and boy was I’m glad to read it.

Now from a guys point on view, this was pretty realistic. I don’t know what Kreatur was talk about it why he talks about not every guy being like that because there are guys like that despite whether you like it or not. Or even brother reading it if you know it’s a boy love manga for that matter.

Anyway coming from the first series I gotta say I really enjoy this story. The problems of a gay guy who is in love with straight guy can be pretty relatable I gotta say. This reminds me of the secret of me and my boss by chiaki kashima which I also enjoy, senpai and imagnse characters development changes throughout these two volumes which I’ve enjoy this a lot. They had fun with one another. The fight with one another. There’s actually drama, which maybe it’s too much for some but I’ve enjoy every bit of it. Senpai who is straight actually had a affair. Actually has problem with his friend. Actually sleep with women which is very rare in a lot of stories I’ve read. There’s is not uke or seme is this story which surprise me because they do change place which I’ve never found since reading this story. The end made me cry. But it was realistic enough about love. Imagnse does get more girly in this story which his friend even says what he become since volume one. But he also has his dark side to him as well as his manly side as senpai does. Great series,

... Last updated 7 years ago

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A good read

by ps92
11 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Gripping. Dramatic. Bittersweet.

The manga is well written and well drawn and the plot is just absolutely wonderful. The characters grow and evolve as the manga progresses and you can't help but relate to their feelings and struggles because they feel so real and believable. It's also philosophical to a certain extent as the characters try to sort out their emotions and feelings and try to understand and find meaning in their life.

It's a story that pulls at your heartstrings and makes you feel.

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Instantly one of my favourites.

by Baniita
12 years ago

Rating: N/A

The thing is, when everyone else cried, I smiled. I couldn't help smiling through the cruelty and the angst and everything hurtful. Kyouichi has turned into an incredibly rich character, and though nobody liked him from the start... He's turned into an amazing person.

It didn't happen in the first book, but now that they're a actual reversible couple, I can really say I appreciate the flippable dynamic.

There were a lot of confusing things, and I think it's a translation thing.

I still don't understand if Imagase really loves Kyouichi or not--I think he does--the point is that he loves Kyouichi too much, but the story keeps saying he doesn't, and then doesn't. And Kyouichi loves him back, but his love is unrequited? He and the author keeps saying that that kind of love is different, but I don't see how. Argh, so confusing. All I know is that they're both head over heels for each other, so why are you pretending it's more complicated than it actually is. As beautifully executed as it was, it hurts. I hate "someday" endings.

Still... Oh my god that was a masterpiece ugghh. Well, the ending wasn't as good as I would have liked, but it was epic nonetheless.

... Last updated 12 years ago

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a great yaoi

by whitespade
13 years ago

Rating: 9.6 / 10.0

i just feel that their love is much more real than most other love i had read, and for that it is quite painful too. their indecisiveness, going back and forth, hurting each other and possessiveness make the reading a harrowing but satisfying one. i think every yaoi fan should read this.

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Worth your time

by xx-Touya-xx
13 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Don't look at the page # just keep reading.

At times I got really sad if the story ended abruptly. Then found out there were more chapters. That made me happy.
The story and plot feels realistic. The character development, art, use of space, emotions were all too amazing and real to shrug off as JUST ANOTHER YAOI MANGA. There was comedy relief when things were getting too intense (which was a life-saver >A<). Mizushiro-san really knows how to tug at people's heart strings. 10/10 which I rarely ever give to any manga. I thoroughly enjoyed reading every moment of this.

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Different

by kebi
13 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

I honestly don't know what I should feel. It just makes me think about how hard love is, and how complicated. After reading this, I definitely feel bad for Tamaki, well I feel bad for all three of them. It is so sad, they must hurt so much. I really find that gwkimmy's comment says so much of how I feel about this manga.

I feel very thankful for the scanlators because they did such a great job translating! I felt so drawn to the text, I could just imagine how much more if I'm able to read Japanese. Such a great job!

This is a great manga. Something you won't encounter just anywhere. Appreciate it and just keep on reading.

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