TEN COUNT

Rihito Takarai launched story of therapist, patient in 2013 The editorial department of Shinshokan's Dear+ magazine revealed on Wednesday that Rihito Takarai's Ten Count boys-love manga will end in the December issue on November 14. The staff also posted a teaser page for the final chapter and revealed that the sixth and final compiled volume of the series is slated to ship in spring. In the story, Shirotani Tadaomi, secretary of a company president, meets Riku Kurose, a counselor. After he gives Shirotani a diagnosis for mysophobia, Shirotani ends up attending his counseling sessions. Takarai launched the manga in the magazine in July 2013, and Shinshokan released the fifth compiled book volume in August 2016. Viz Media's SuBLime boys-love imprint released the fifth volume this past August. The manga ranked first in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Boys-Love Comics of 2014 and 2015 lists. [Via Nijimen]