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Jiro Harada

    Harada subverts expectations within the BL genre, embracing its vast potential beyond conventional romance. Her work eschews the notion that the genre must exclusively feature saccharine relationships and predictable happy endings. Instead, she dives into diverse and often unexpected narrative territories. Through her distinctive artistic style and unconventional approach, Harada fearlessly explores male relationships, pushing the boundaries of what is possible within the genre and celebrating the freedom of expression.

    Happy Crappy Life, Volume 1
    Happy Crappy Life, Volume 3
    The Lesson of Japanese Architecture
    • 2024

      After his boss discovers that he has been having sex with his daughter, Kyoutarou gets is transferred from his high-powered job in the big city to a ho-hum position in the Japanese countryside. Obviously his first intentions upon being transferred are to return to Tokyo as soon as possible, but after he realizes that everyone in his new village knows exactly why he was demoted he loses all hope for his future...but still finds it in his heart to embrace who he is - a ne'er-do-well with a love for a certain type of sex!

      Happy Crappy Life, Volume 3
    • 2023

      After his boss discovers that he has been having sex with his daughter, Kyoutarou gets is transferred from his high-powered job in the big city to a ho-hum position in the Japanese countryside. Obviously his first intentions upon being transferred are to return to Tokyo as soon as possible, but after . he realizes that everyone in his new village knows exactly why he was demoted he loses all hope for his future...but still finds it in his heart to embrace who he is - a ne'er-do-well with a love for a certain type of sex!

      Happy Crappy Life, Volume 1
    • 2011

      This vintage book contains Jiro Harada's fascinating treatise on Japanese architecture; "The Lesson of Japanese Architecture". It contains numerous articles introducing Japanese architecture, along with black-and-white photographs of Japanese buildings and establishments - of which many were sadly destroyed during the Second World War. Concise and non-technical, this book is recommended for anyone with an interest in Japanese architecture. Jiro Harada was a Lieutenant-General in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second World War. Many antiquarian texts such as this, are increasingly hard to come by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

      The Lesson of Japanese Architecture