テンカウント [Ten Count]

Shinshokan's Ten Count (2014–2018) is a six-issue boys' love manga series that explores the tense, therapeutic relationship between a germophobic office secretary and a clinical psychologist. Created by Rihito Takarai, the story uses a numbered list of gradual, consensual steps to navigate intimacy and trauma, earning acclaim for its sensitive, slow-burn romance and psychological depth. Its focused, self-contained narrative became a touchstone in the genre, praised for balancing emotional vulnerability with explicit, adult themes.