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SMELL by Nagabe

SMELL

Nagabe

Seven Seas Entertainment · Paperback · October 21, 2025

From bestselling manga creator Nagabe comes a new furry Boys’ Love story about two pups picking up the scent of love!

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Who it’s for
A small, awkward encounter gives this beastman romance its tender, lightly comic pull.
Themes
Emerging romance, Trust, Scent-based attraction
Pacing
Steady

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From bestselling manga creator Nagabe comes a new furry Boys’ Love story about two pups picking up the scent of love! It started with a sniff—and turned into something neither of them saw coming. At a school for beastmen, two students have an awkward encounter that sparks an unexpected connection. Joseph, a cheerful border collie, catches the quiet, skittish bloodhound Noy secretly sniffing his shirt between classes.

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But instead of being weirded out, Joseph responds with warmth and kindness, slowly earning Noy’s trust. As it turns out, Noy is completely captivated by Joseph’s scent. Their strange little moment lingers, and something begins to shift between them. Is it just curiosity? A fleeting crush? Or could this be the start of something more?

An Unusual Spark

A small, awkward encounter gives this beastman romance its tender, lightly comic pull.

Come here for

  • A crush sparked by scent, with an unexpected dose of kindness
  • The contrast between cheerful Joseph and skittish Noy

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  • A gentle shift from awkwardness toward trust
  • Romance shaped by two very different temperaments

Where it sits

Yaoi Manga93%
Gay Graphic Novels42%
Erotic Manga37%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Yaoi Manga
  • Gay Graphic Novels
  • Occult & Supernatural Comics
Authors
Nagabe
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Published
October 21, 2025
Format
Paperback
Theme
Emerging romance · Trust · Scent-based attraction
Reading lane
Yaoi Manga