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is a Japanese yaoi manga series written by Shinbou Gotoh and illustrated by Shoko Takaku. Originally published by Tokuma Shoten Publishing in Japan, the series is licensed and published in English in North America by Digital Manga Publishing. The four-book series follows the romantic entanglements between Shima, a male high school teacher, and a male student at his school, Hikaru Umino, as well as Shima's ex-lover, Amamiya, who also teaches at Shima and Hikaru's school. The first two books in the series detail Shima and Hikaru's relationship while Hikaru is still a high school student. In books three and four, Hikaru has graduated to university, and is struggling to juggle university, his part-time jobs, and his still-shaky relationship with Shima. The first book was translated by Ten Ten, and was notable for being poorly translated, with awkward language and many grammar mistakes. However, books three and four, translated by Sachiko Sato, an experienced translator, showed significant improvements in the translation quality. ==Characters== ;Hikaru Umino: A brash, but somewhat naive senior high school student. Hikaru has been in love with teacher Shima for over a year. Shinbou Gotoh describes Hikaru as "innocent and simple... almost like an elementary school boy".〔Gotoh, Shinobu. Passion: Forbidden Lovers, the illustrated novel. Digital Manga Publishing, 2007, p1〕 Throughout the four books, Hikaru is often described as being like a puppy. Although popular among girls, he shows no interest in them. ;Kuniaki Shima: A teacher at Hikaru's school, but not Hikaru's teacher. He has been working at the school for six years. He admits that his personal fault is that he is very jealous and loves too much. Kuniaki has been single for a long time. ;Ryuuichi Amamiya: A teacher at Hikaru's school, and Kuniaki's ex-lover. Ryuuichi has a 'playboy' personality and dates both men and women. Kuniaki and Ryuuichi have been friends since they were children, and were lovers in high school, but Ryuuichi felt stifled by Kuniaki's love and dumped him. Despite this, Ryuuichi is extremely jealous and protective of Kuniaki, and consistently tries to get Kuniaki to take him back. ;Chihaya Morikawa: The school nurse. Chihaya is patient, level-headed, but slyly flirtatious. She understands how to motivate and manipulate Ryuuichi. ;Tsukasa Katayama: Hikaru's university girlfriend. She is flirtatious and opportunistic, and Hikaru admits that he knows that she is only with him until she finds someone better. ;Mami Onodo: A lowerclassman in Hikaru's school. She has been nursing a secret crush on Hikaru since before he graduated, but is incredibly shy in Hikaru's presence. Hikaru is completely oblivious to her flirting. ;Nagisa: An 'older' man who works with Hikaru and other university-aged students at the cafe. Nagisa is flirtatious and overly affectionate towards Hikaru, clearly trying to start a relationship with him, but Hikaru is oblivious to his advances. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Passion (manga)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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