Adekan

Description

Shiro, a laid-back and absentmindedly seductive umbrella craftsman, is (surprisingly) a close friend of Koujirou, a hot-blooded young police officer who stands against all things undisciplined. With their mutual knack for attracting trouble, the pair soon find themselves involved in a bloody and erotic thrill-ride in their off-kilter town full of equally off-kilter people.

This action-packed, jack-of-all-trades manga will have you swooning at its sexiness and leave you more addicted than opium—guaranteed!

Type

Manga

Related Series

N/A

Associated Names

Elegant Men

Красавчик (НАО Цукиджи)

アデカン

艳汉

艶漢

염한 - 수려한 남자

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Latest Release(s)

v.18 c.65b by goodguygintoki 3 weeks ago

v.18 c.65a by goodguygintoki 2 months ago

v.18 c.64 by goodguygintoki 3 months ago

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Status in Country of Origin

20 Volumes (Ongoing)

Completely Scanlated?

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

User Reviews

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Forum

1 topics, 9 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8.7 / 10.0 (398 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.53 / 10.0

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Last Updated

June 9th, 2025 10:22pm PDT - 2 months ago

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Genre

Action Comedy Drama Historical Mystery Psychological Shoujo Supernatural
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Original Publisher

Shinshokan

Serialized In (magazine)

Wings (Shinshokan)

Licensed (in English)

English Publisher

JManga (2 Volumes - Defunct)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #854

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Monthly Pos #1491

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3 Month Pos #2536

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6 Month Pos #3057

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Year Pos #3151

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List Stats

On 1760 reading lists

On 1440 wish lists

On 69 completed lists

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Adekan BL?

14 years ago

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Cool

by Suiren-nyan
12 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

I want to order a copy of this manga. Even though I can't read Japanese well. Because it's just so damn beautiful and sexy, the art. Amazing. Seriously, this manga makes me horny even though there is no porn. It's just so... sensual.

A treat to any fans of bromance (and the characters are awesome, really cute and likeable <3 ). The manga is funny and fresh. I recommend.

EDIT; after 3 volumes I have to lower my vote. The manga is episodic, the stories are rather short, the secondary characters usually don't appear again (so far) and I just can't care about the solution of the mysteries... I only care about the relationship between Shiro and Kojiro that develops with every episode-- this seems to be the only point of telling those stories that don't lead anywhere (it seems). There are many young beautiful females in the stories (well, it's shoujo), almost every one centers around some, but I don't even remember their names and they look pretty much the same besides slightly different hair styles. It's also kinda ridiculous how Shiro gets involved in almost every case (gets kidnapped, becomes friends with the criminalist, etc etc)

I hope I don't sound too mean... I still enjoy this manga and plan to follow it. The art is stunning, the characters are such eye candies, and I love the main ones (Shiro and Kojiro). It's funny, too 🙂 The manga is 6 volumes long and ongoing, so my vote may change again. Hopefully I will raise my rating again 🙂

... Last updated 12 years ago

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Love it

by MissLograh
13 years ago

Rating: N/A

I think Adekan is amazing. I love the artwork, which sorta reminds me of Kaori Yuki, a bit, and the detail put into clothing and buildings is gorgeous. The clothing worn by females in particular is amazing, in my opinion. Even if it's only a simple kimono, the way it flows is, well, gorgeous. And the more elaborate dress ups are... well. Wow. As for some of the stuff Shiro and Anri wears, it seems kind of steampunk-ish to me. Especially Anri. A sort of cross between steampunk and corsets, in the feel.
I wouldn't call it BL, per se. It might have enough Ho Yay to kill a horse, but that's all. So far. With the possible exception of Shiro/Anri. They seem to have been very...close... in their childhoods. There is howerver a ridiculous amount of erotic sub-text and a lot of the male characters, Shiro in particular, are very feminine in typical BL style. But not even Shiro (responsible for 90% of all the Ho Yay) seems to actually be gay, or even bisexual, when you think about it. Kojiro seems genuinely surprised when he uses his 'sex appeal' on a man to get what he wants. And then there's the thing with the drag-queens and the nurse costume... Though you never know.
Though the plot-lines can sometimes seem a bit to amazing and all over the place, it really fits with the overall style of the series. A lot of the art seems to be a bit to amazing to actually ever work in real life. The stuffed animals (especially the chamber with mythical half-humans), a lot of the copper statues, the box mansion, and, to be fair, a lot of Shiros umbrellas, are a bit unbelievable. And it really works.
Amazing manga, well worth a read.

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Smexy & Hilarious <3

by Pebble_
14 years ago

Rating: N/A

First of all, the art is gorgeous. All the little details are breathtaking, and I love the atmosphere of the era in which it takes place. Really, really sumptuous !

Secondly, the stories are really good, a bit dark just as I like them, and well-thought, with suspense. You can tell they're not just a pretence to draw beautiful characters, there is really something here.

Thirdly, the characters are awesome ! They have very strong personalities, and I can't wait to see what will happen to them and how they're going to react & to interract...

And last but definitely (definitely ! ) not least, it's HILARIOUS ! The humor is great, a bit absurb, just as I like it once again, really great ! AND, I just LOVE the yaoi subtext ! Hot, hot, hot !

To sum it up, a great find imo, and it's going straight (or gay ? Ok, ok, I'm leaving ! ) to my reading list !

PS : Special mention -> Tartufo, I love your review, and especially the title... XD

Edit : OK, I've just re-read v2c4, more precisely this, and I seriously think there should be a 'fanservice' tag on this manga...
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... Last updated 13 years ago

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WHAT THE FUU

by HumptyTortie
14 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

THIS MANGA IS HILARIOUS LIKE CRAZY!
A plot well done, I say! The art is extremely pretty too!

P.S: Both of them should have sex already.

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Exotic and Erotic

by yarn
12 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

This series is like a grandiose circus show full of flash, glitter, exoticism, and mystery. It's divided into various acts, or mini-arcs, where the characters solve a case or observe a series of related events. So if you like mystery, and/or tales of human drama, there's one reason to read it.

Secondly, it's got lots of fanservice for girls. The dudes are very sexy, quite often in various states of undress, and sometimes talk dirty. And they're all very bromancy with each other. Like other reviewers have said, it's NOT BL - the two male leads get grossed out when "gayness" is mentioned. Shiro is pretty much a man-slut. But people who do like BL will probably get more fanservice than they do from the average shounen-ai. So if you like naughty stuff for girls, there's reason #2 to read it.

... Last updated 12 years ago

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Beautiful Artwork

by xochan
13 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I may be a bit biased due to my overpowering love of Nao Tsukiji's artwork, but I found this manga fantastic. The characters are unique, the art is extremely detailed, and there's a good amount of humour mixed in. I love the plot line as well. It's mysterious and slightly dark. This is not a BL manga, I repeat, NOT a BL manga. It may hint at it a little due to Shiro's personality and feminine look, as well as his relationship with Kojirou, but it is not BL. It's an action manga. I highly recommend it.

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Nice!

by roxslide
14 years ago

Rating: N/A

This series is great. I started it for the BL and even though it turned out that there wasn't any (some subtext and jokes, though), I continued for the story itself. Great little stories with pretty engaging characters, some of the panels are breathtaking as well. You can tell right away that the artist is really skilled, but I can't help but think that she needs to take some anatomy class lol... those torsos are so long and wiry! Looking at some of these guys gives me a backache. 😛

There's some great emotional appeal in these stories as well, the artist does such a good job at expressing different moods in the story, almost too well. Different parts of the story vary from, chilling, heartbreaking, heartwarming to hilarious, sometimes all in one chapter! Great as this is, all these intense emotions displayed with such short transitions do make the story a little off-kilter, a little manic... kind of bipolar? Some of the characters (especially the villains) feel a little off.. almost inhuman in how they can deteriorate so quickly. All in all though, these stories are great.

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Amazing!

by MangomyTango
15 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

This manga is definitely one of the best I read ^^ it has plot, action, and beautiful art. The characters are developed well and hehe I like the some-subtext-here-and-there 🙂
The humor is pretty good ^^ I love all the mysteries and I hope there's more coming.
Definitely worth a read 😉

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worth a read

by 8blkpaws
9 years ago

Rating: N/A

so far, i have only read up to the scantaleted chapters, but as far as i can tell, it is defiently worth the read. the artwork is fantastic, the story is interesting. There are some BL undertones but I think its just a more innocent passing, not full blown BL. Worth the read anyway , though. Characters interact well with each other. Cannot wait for more chapters

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by kujika
14 years ago

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@tartufo
To be honest, Vassalord is on an entirely different level than Adekan - I mean BL and subtext wise. Vassalord has muuuch more subtext (MU mentions shounen-ai as a genre too).

Adekan is great. I really like the humour and the randomness that sometimes (?) occurs. The officer is soo cute (no, really) while the umbrella seller is totally hilarious.

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