TRENDING
Boku No Hatsukoi Wo Kimi Ni Sasagu
2011-01-14
Plot: Takuma and Mayu's story began when they were only 8 years old. During his childhood, Takuma was constantly hospitalised due to his heart condition. He soon became friends with Mayu, the daughter of the doctor in charge of his case. Day by day they grew closer and closer. However, the summer when Takuma was 8, he made a promise to Mayu that he couldn't keep... Their story unfolds as they grow older and their bond gets stronger...
Neko Ramen
2011-01-14
Neko Ramen is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga. The comedy centers around a cat (Taishou) and his encounters while running a ramen shop.Taishou is the entrepreneurial ramen chef and sole proprietor of Neko Rahmen, the only restaurant in Tokyo run
Pastel
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Plot: Poor Mugi Tadano! Heartbroken after his girlfriend moves away, he takes a summer job at his friend Kazuki's beachside snack bar/hotel on a tropical island. It seems like the perfect plan - until he meets Yuu, who might just be the cutest person that Mugi has ever seen.
Spriggan
2011-01-14
Plot: Many years ago, an ancient civilization once ruled Earth. They were known for advanced artifacts and machines, but were destroyed in the end due to the misuse of their creations. Creating indestructible message plates written in Hebrew, these people left messages for later generations, informing them that if they could not find a good use for their creations, they should be destroyed.Various entities such as paramilitaries, national armies and armed private forces began to secretly search for these "mysterious" artifacts in order to be used for their own good and against their enemies after the end of the Cold War. Only the ARCAM Corporation can stop these forces from destroying themselves with these "advanced" machines. With the help of its military arm, the ARCAM Private Army and their elite secret agents known as Spriggans (or Strikers), ARCAM plans to turn the tides of battle against those who would threaten the safety of humanity by using the dangerous artifacts.Spriggan, known for a short time as Striker in Canada, France, the Netherlands and the US, was censored in the North American market for excessive violence, blood and quesitonable content (The prominent example: The use of a black ops unit in the US Army with the majority of its soldiers revealed to be brainwashed children and teenagers under the age of 18).
Oujisama no Tsukurikata
2011-01-27
Plot: Yuiri is a first year highschooler and the granddaughter of the principal. She attends Angelic Garden Highschool where she meets 4 handsome devils. It is her job to try and make these devils into angels. While in school, she goes under cover also as her brother Hairi. Can she persevere against these devils?
Yubikiri
2011-02-11
1) Asako lives her life day-to-day acutely aware of how lonely she is. That all starts to change when she meets Hongo, a boy who thought she was trying to commit suicide and tried to stop her. They form a bond and find how much fun life really is. Until Asako finds out about Hongo's past.2) Cuckoo Child (Cuckoo No Musume)3) 60 Days
Zutto Suki Datta Kuse ni
2011-03-06
From Chibi Manga:Without notice, when Sakura was In elementary school she was dumped by Kazukage who was eight years her senior. She was extremely shocked because she believed that he would be her future husband!With a change of attitude, while at the high school entrance ceremony she decided that she dreamed of finding a new love, but at that time she met Kazukage again, who has now become a teacher. As usual, she is shocked to realize that she still has feelings for Kazukage. How does Kazukage feel about Sakura�?!
Chat Manhwa
2011-08-10
The main character is Kang Hae Yo. She is not an ordinary high school girl. As a matter of fact, she is a jjang of her school and her gang is the most powerful one in Seoul. But she wants a normal like and a boyfriend. She cannot though. She is hot blooded and cannot control her temper whenever she meets so called "wimps".The time is year of 2002. Every youngsters get to chat online once in a while. And Kang Hae Yo was not an exception. Her nickname on net is "playgirl18". Actually, she doesn't know her well around the computer, but her sub-jjang, Yoon Ji Ni, teaches her so-called "necessary things for online chatting" such as being girly. Hae Yo begins to find herself a new life from online chatting. She begins to think online chatting as her only exit to the gang life. What will happen?
Nanamaru Sanbatsu
2011-09-01
Question: What is the format of competitive quiz bowls, called "golden rule" by truly able players?Answer: 7 Right 3 WrongExplanation: It means that one wins when he gets seven correct answers, or gets disqualifed when he gives three incorrect answers. It's a standard rule loved by competitive quiz bowl players.
Eight
2012-01-05
Plot: Tokyo in the 90s, the city center has been suffering from a continuing depopulation. Also affected is the Udagawa Junior High School where only six people are left, as their class leader, protector and very good friend Masato just died in an illegal skateboarding race. Five months later Eito Hachiya, nickname: Eight or "8" enrolls in school and wants to find out what happened. He even just looks like Masato! But mysteries surround him: Why does he know all the other six? Why can't they remember him?Was canceled after ~25% of volume 4, the epilogue consists of an alternative ending for Eight.
Elios Chronicles
2012-12-29
In Elios, 6 warriors go on an adventure to search for the magical jewel “L.”Based on the MMORPG Elsword.Original webcomic: http://comic.naver.com/webtoon/list.nhn?titleId=415350
True Love (sugiyama Miwako)
2013-01-28
From Chibi Manga and Phoenix Serenade Scans:Ai just loves her big brother, Yuzuru! He's so kind, so reliable and so cool! He always protects Ai from trouble and when she cries, he cheers her up! He's the perfect big brother. But, bad things happen soon. Her parents divorce and she and her brother are separated! Now, after 9 years, one day, Ai, now 14 years old, finds a tall boy in front of her school! Who is this boy-?
Sakitcho Dakedemo (Yaoi)
2013-04-01
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Collection of short stories:1. Okuyami Moushiagemasu (Please Accept My Condolences)2. Waterproof + extra [Waterproof the Two of Them After That]3. Underground4. Kanojo wa Shinda (She Died)5. Les Sciences et les FantaisiesWhen salesman Yoroizuka runs into his ex-boyfriend Tatemichi Koreeda, he's uncomfortable. But Koreeda gets Yoroizuka assigned to help him in the lab, and Yoroizuka starts to remember all the good times he had with the unromantic mad scientist. If only he could remember why they broke up...6. Sakitcho Dakedemo (Even Just the Tip)A talented art student, despairing with his creativity drying up, spies a ramen shop worker in a street and accidentally catches a glimpse of an intriguing tattoo on the shop worker's nape. This intrigues him to visit the ramen shop next night where he finds himself talking to the shop worker. More often they meet and talk, wilder his fantasies become, blurring a line between reality and fantasy.
Sakura Trick
2013-06-08
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. From Yuri Project:Yuu and Haruka were inseparable during junior high but a cruel twist of fate put them on opposite sides of the class when entering senior high. Forced to spend more time with their other classmates, they decide to do something to keep their relationship special. A comedy 4koma.
Are You Alice?
2011-01-14
After throwing away his dreams a boy wanders into "Wonderland" and he holds the name of "Alice" which is the primary requirement in the "Game to kill the White Rabbit". In a crazy story where common sense does not apply and everything is bound by the rules of the game and the orders of the Queen of Hearts, Alice decides to take the gun in his hand.
Croquis (Yaoi)
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Artist model, Nagi, has gradually become more and more aware of art student Kaji's meaningful gaze. After working past misunderstandings and miscommunication, the two begin a loving relationship, but even after four months, they haven't moved beyond a simple kiss. Nagi begins to wonder if perhaps Kaji can't accept being with another boy. But Kaji has a secret of his own... (Summary taken from the back of the manga)*** Wish On A Star[Chapter 6]Sei has hated stars since he was little. Will his childhood friend, Daiki, change that?*** Boku no Shôkoi ni Tsuite (/Of My First Love)[chapters 5 and 7]
Hagakure No Koi (Yaoi)
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. A highly satisfying collection of shorts featuring both lovely art and good writing. As is usually the case with this author, the historical tales are more appealing than the ones in modern settings.1) Romance Hidden In The Leaves2) The Road Through D
Kotonoha No Miko To Kotodama No Mahou To
2013-03-02
Fujieda Miyabi's The Caged Miko and the Whimsical Witch depicts a romance between-- you guessed it-- a miko and a witch. In the first chapter, Letty, the witch, ends up playing the knight in shining armor to Tsumugi, a young woman magically bound to her f
Shuumatsu No Maristella
2014-12-01
In the future, humanity has been all but destroyed, only a small portion remains alive. A group of winged girls called angels must fight against the flying marine monsters attacking from the oceans.
Oh, My God
2013-08-14
In Heaven there is a company run by gods of different religions. When God claims he wants to end the earth, the gods are called together for a meeting when suddenly an unlikely situation brings even bigger conflict among the higher beings.A highly acclaimed University manhwa in 2012http://comic.naver.com/webtoon/list.nhn?titleId=563786&no=1&weekday=sat
Love and Baseball (Yaoi)
2014-03-01
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Sakagou is a young man who has no luck. Just enter professional baseball team send it to the Second Division by a leg injury. However, the season of love is about to begin...!Adapted From:>Fukurou-kun to Kare( http://www.mangago.com/read-manga/fukurou-kun-to-kare/ )
Machigatte Iru Darou Ka 4-koma - Days Of Goddess
2014-10-08
Adventurers dive into the dangerous dungeon with the help of the granted by transcendental existences called Gods. This is the story that covers the hilarious daily life of such Gods and Goddesses and their , who are forced to run around on their whims.A funny 4-koma about the chibified characters from Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatte Iru Darou ka.
We Broke Up
2015-02-16
Everything starts after a break up? The intriguing story of an ex-boyfriend and girlfriend living together.
Blood Alone
2011-01-14
Enter Misaki, perhaps the most innocent and most sincere young lady there ever was. It’s almost inconceivable that she could be a vampire. And with her powers as a vampire, she could easily entice any human to do her bidding... but she chooses not to. Especially when it comes to Kuroe, a young author who has a deep running past with vampires. This wonderful story of pure innocent love charmingly bonds Misaki to the readers. She’ll absolutely delight you with her earnest love for a human and her resolve to protect a willing mutual relationship versus turning Kuroe.The manga is based on a set of doujinshi released by the same mangaka. Many of the story arcs in the manga are based partially or wholly upon the doujinshi.
Ichinensei ni Nacchattara
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Takatou Iori, a high school ninensei, while on his way to school to confess his love to classmate Kusanagi Mikuru by means of a love letter, gets ran over by a truck to save a cute elementary schoolgirl.
Jesus
2011-01-14
Jesus is about a high profile assassin who plans to fake his own death, laying low from all the Mafia's hitmen and the FBI that are after him. He plans to live his life by using the money he got from the drug smuggling he stole from the mafia gangs, which was one of the reasons that he got chased. Somehow, his plan fails and he couldn't get those drugs his old timed friend hid for him as it somehow got concealed in a school's wall, with a super strength blackboard on top of it.He has no choice but to pose himself as a high school teacher to guard his stash. While he tries to pretend to be an ordinary citizen as much as possible, hoping that he won't get caught, he often gets involved with cases after cases dealing with crimes and criminals. Will his true identity get busted? How much can he tolerate living his life in a normal world?
Kiichi!!
2013-11-28
Left to himself at an early age in the slummiest parts of today’s Japan, Kiichi learns how to survive on his own. As a teenager, how can he adapt to a society whose rules he rejects? Unless he creates his own rules… Just like in The World Is Mine, the
Millennium Mirage
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. "Let’s make a child together!!" is what a girl who appeared out of the blue said. A pretty onee-sama and a cute girl, middle school student Takao Reiichi’s destiny is going to change in a big way since he met these two girls! Was their encounter a coi
Musuko Ga Osewa Ni Nattemasu! (Yaoi)
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. The elite salaryman Shinji is a single father. He, who strives for perfection, doesn't like his son's homeroom teacher Sakihara. He sees him only as a flashy youngster. Despite being called a monster parent, Shinji confronts him, but Sakihara ends up taking care of his * son * down there?!
Nikoniko Nikki
2011-01-14
Kei is a young, not-so-successful screenwriter. One day, she finds an unexpected vistor at the door of her apartment. A little girl named Niko, a secret child of a famous actress Mifuyu Shibano. Niko is sent to Kei because she is the only person who knows
Koi wo Shimashou (Yaoi)
2013-04-16
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Plot: Management consultant Kobayashi uses his work to pick up younger men who catch his eye. Unfortunately, on his latest project he finds himself stuck with morose middle-aged manager Chief Araki. Kobayashi's initial horror develops into a professional respect that inspires him to use his easygoing charm to strike up an unlikely friendship.
Wild Wind (Yaoi)
2011-02-11
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Long ago in a distant land, when the heavens ruled the earth, the two of them met by a trick of destiny...Called the �Wise man of the woods� and given much respect by the villagers, messenger of heaven Olgrius is searching for the origin of the incessant outbreak of storms. Then a villager, speaking riddles of an attacking beast, appears.The being that Olgrius sees when he returns to the scene of the crime is a savage beast fallen from heaven. But the beast differs from the rumors�he touches Olgrius gently, and protects him from danger...!?
Silver Spoon
2014-10-10
Unlike Fullmetal Alchemist, the new series will take place in a high school setting in the Hokkaido prefecture of Japan, according to a report at Manga-News. All that’s known so far is that the series will focus on a young boy who attends the school. Silver Spoon will be featured on the cover of Weekly Shonen Sunday and will have a full-colour opening page.
Namiki Bashidoori: Aoba Jitenshaten
2011-05-04
A simple slice-of-life manga about a young girl and her father who runs a small bicycle shop.
Wake Up Deadman
2011-07-10
Saving his girlfriend's life, Sahu incidentally turns to a zombie. And now he's trying to survive in a stone jungle, believing that one day he will sing for the world.
Koi to Karada wa Senaka Kara (Yaoi)
2011-07-27
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Plot: Shijo Kei has no interest in men younger than 40! Because of this fetish, he had gotten into numerous indecent relationship and heartbreaks. His kohai, Hiro, can always be counted on to comfort Kei as his "cushion". Until one day, facing yet another Kei's self-inflicted anguish, Hiro finally snapped and declared, "Try me!" before he crushed a totally stunned Kei into the bed with his pent-up passion!! Can Kei's broken heart be mended by the sweet pain of a younger man's vigorous embrace...
Diamond Dust
2012-07-14
This is the story of a girl who was "forced" to become a piano prodigy from the moment she was born. Her family has had distinguished musicians in their past. She is constantly forced by her father to practice (up to 12 hours a day, 10 if he's being nice), wear gloves whenever she's not playing, no friends, makeup, etc.Original webcomic: http://cartoon.media.daum.net/webtoon/view/diamonddust
The Day The Magpie Cries Manhwa
2012-08-11
From Chocolate Kimchi Scans:Lee Dan Ah, a girl who is very proud of her Korean heritage, is on a crusade to preserve her culture! She starts by wearing her hanbok to her freshman orientation...
Kono Ore Ga Omae Nanka Suki Na Wakenai (Yaoi)
2012-08-24
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Fujima Taisei is a high schooler who had grown up spoiled by the people around him ever since he was little because of his pretty face. In his pleasant school life, there was only one time that had become the only stain in his life, when a student named Okachimachi, whom Taisei had grown close to in order to get others' attention, had told him that actually he had never been his friend at all. Now Taisei wants revenge. What will happen these two?!
Tasogare Wa Karera No Jikan (Yaoi)
2012-09-17
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Unbelievably gorgeous, Ritsuto Okumura has always been able charm anyone whether he wants to or not, even to the point of obsession. Although he is the only member of the current Okumura family who possesses this arcane ability, he dresses conservatively and even obscures his appearance with glasses trying to counteract this strange allure as it only seems to bring him hardship. Against his better judgement he uses his charms to help his cousin with a client who then tracks him down at his workplace, completely infatuated with Ritsuto. While wondering how to safely escape from his stalker, a striking man with long black hair named Luka appears and tells Ritsuto to order his stalker to leave him alone...and he does! Desperate to understand what just happened, Ritsuto follows Luka to his hotel room but instead of explaining Luka pushes him down and tells him, "I want you....It is your destiny to become mine," and thus begins a darkly erotic tale of unearthly love.
Bath Towel (Yaoi)
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Bath Towel is a quirky story about Izutsuya Anju, a self-proclaimed hedonist, and his friend/co-conspirator cameraman Monono Kejime. Together, they prostitute themselves and blackmail their way through the high school they still attend after failing to gr
Fate/stay Night
2011-01-14
The story takes place in an ordinary Japanese town, Fuyuki City. Hidden from society, there has been a deadly war going on in this town. Seven sorcerers known as "Masters" summon a powerful familiar called "Servants" and they all fight each other till the last one. The last one is said to attain the Holy Grail which will grant them a wish. Only a few knows when this War started and what the Holy Grail is, but the war was about to begin again this year.The main character is Emiya Shirou, who lost his parents in a fire and was adopted by a man who called himself a sorcerer. Admiring his step father, he has been training himself to be a sorcerer. However, he had no talent and he could barely use one type of sorcery. His step father has already passed away, and today he's a sorcerer without any skills or knowledge. He is involved in the War of the Holy Grail when he accidentally summons Saber, who is said to be the strongest servant of all...Based on "Unlimited Blade Works", the second part of the game.From Wikipedia:The Fate/stay night manga, illustrated by Nishiwaki Datto, began serialization in the manga magazine Sh?nen Ace, published by Kadokawa Shoten, on December 26, 2005. It is an adaption of the Fate/stay night visual novel, rather than the anime. In contrast to the anime, the manga focuses solely on the Unlimited Blade Works scenario of the game, and has refrained from pooling story elements from the sister scenarios, Fate/hollow ataraxia or Fate/Zero. Currently, nine tank?bon have been released.
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha - Vivid
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Four Years have passed since the resolution of the "JS" incident of Urban Terrorism. The "sixth Mobile Unit" has already been dissolved. It's ace of aces, First Class Captain Takamachi Nanoha has finally found time to rest her wings. A new generation is being raised. This is the tale of the only daughter of the former ace of sky, Takamachi Nanoha. A vivid tale of Takamachi Vivio
Family Complex
2011-02-11
Family Complex... This is exactly what Akira Sakamoto suffers from, being the second eldest son of the Sakamoto family and the only NORMAL person. The rest of the family consists of beauties, from the parents to the eldest son and the 2 daughters. Poor Akira feels that he's totally out of place, and tries to hide this from the others... but then one day it all comes out. How will his family react to this? In this hilarious manga, every chapter is dedicated to one family member, starting with Akira. Family Complex isn't quite like anything else.
Lotus Eater (Yaoi)
2011-02-11
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Rihito promised himself that he’d never fall in love with a hetero or bisexual. However when Rihito’s shop manager, Kanda Kouji, confessed to him, he allowed Kanda to hold him. Ri-chan made it clear to Kanda that it’s impossible between them. But with Kanda’s continuous advances, will Ri-chan give in?
Yazuka Girl
2011-02-11
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Senguu Fumihiro is a young boy that made a promise to his dying grandmother to find a good wife for himself. With this intention he enrolls in a prestigious school but on the first day his world turns upside down when all the students begin to kill each other and one of them even turns into a monster. He is saved by a girl named "Akari", sent to protect him by one of the factions that rule the school.
Sai:taker - Futari No Artemis
2012-04-03
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. In the future, an energy source called "Life" has become incredibly important. Certain people are able to synchronize with devices called "Sai" which gives them the ability to extract "Life" and have super powers. These people are known as "Sai Takers." Within the "Sai Takers" there is an even smaller group, "Original Takers." "Original Takers" have a contract with a magical device, and they can manipulate "Life" without the use of a "Sai." These powerful people are also immortal, and they only die if they run out of "Life." The world admires "Sai Takers," but "Original Takers" are careful to keep their identities secret. Nanase Kyouya is an ordinary teenage boy, who moved in with the girls Igarashi Kyouka and Yuma after the death of his parents. Yuma is a "Sai Taker," but Kyouka is an "Original Taker." One day, he goes with them to see a new model under testing of a magical device, based after Kyouka's. After a deadly terrorist attack, Kyouka desperately contracts Kyouya to the new device model to save his life. The device has some side effects, however, one of which is that it transforms Kyouya into a girl! Now Kyouya is secretly an "Original Taker", and he must go to the elite "Sai Taker" school, as a girl, with Yuma. Will he be able to keep enough "Life" to stay alive? Will he be able to navigate his life as a girl? What other side effects of this device lie in wait for him?
Happiness (OSHIMI Shuzo)
2015-02-22
A quiet bullied boy is bitten by a vampire while out at night and find his world turned upside down as he tries to adjust to his new feelings and abilities.
Tenkamusou Edajima Hirayatsuden
2011-09-29
The prequel to Otokojuku focusing on the early life of Edajima Heihachi, principal of Otokojuku. Ran for 10 volumes in Super Jump from 2003 to 2010. The story covers his university days, his war efforts, and much more about this mysterious man among men
Undertaker Riddle
2011-01-24
This is the serialised version of "The Undertaker" Sakura Hayato is a normal high school student - except for the fact that he is abnormally popular with ghosts, which is quite frankly a pain in the neck to him. Just then, he meets the "Undertaker", who claims his duty is to send off spirits to the other world...
Twin's Labyrinth (Yaoi)
2011-01-27
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Plot: A light-hearted read with gorgeous characters (the twin semes with contrasting looks & personalities are super cool!) and wonderful pairings (yeah, each twin gets his own darling). Mildly angsty, craftily erotic, and lots of fluff--and a happy ending!
Kashinfuu (Yaoi)
2011-02-11
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. The Kourenji Family, a wealthy Japanese empire, is looking for an heir to its massive family. The two candidates, Karou and Ryuugo, are fighting to succeed as the next heir. But as they two pit their strength against each other, Kaoru starts to show another side of himself. It seems he might be more interested in winning Ryuugo than the family fortune.
Mitsumete Itai (Yaoi)
2011-02-11
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Three stories featuring an element of voyeurism - one man observing the object of his affection.1. Mitsumete Itai (I'll Be Watching You): Chief Yamaguchi, a middle-aged married company manager, meets up with carefree motormouth Abe Kazuki once a month for dinner and sex. But each man secretly longs for greater intimacy. Over time they do become close, but the Chief's transfer to America and family problems threaten to ruin their fragile affair.2. Ore ga Iru Kara (Because I'll Be There):High school student Yagi is caught making out with a girl by Karino, senior member of the rugby club. As the school bad boy, this is no big deal for Yagi - especially since he and Karino weren't friends in the first place. But when the tables are turned a week later, Yagi must summon the courage to be a hero.3. Yume no Hate (The End of a Dream):John, a jaded male escort, has dreams of being with Chris, his aloof agent. How can a client's run-of-the-mill filming request drive these two professionals apart?