Therapy Game

Shohei Ikushima, a university student, works part-time at Trois Lapins, a shop specializing in rabbits owned by Itsuki Mito. In love with both rabbits and Itsuki, Shohei hides his rabbit allergy from Itsuki in order to stay at his job, but an allergic reaction forces him to reveal his secret. Itsuki, however, reveals that he returns Shohei's feelings and the two become a couple. As their relationship progresses, the two learn more of each other's secrets.

Following the events of Secret XXX, Minato Mito, Itsuki's younger brother, develops an interest in Shizuma Ikushima, Shohei's older brother, at a bar. After a drunken evening together, Shizuma cannot remember what happened the previous night, and as revenge, Minato makes a bet with his friends to make Shizuma fall in love with him and then reject him. When Shizuma develops feelings for him, Minato becomes conflicted, as he is forced to acknowledge his own feelings for him.

Shizuma graduates from veterinary school and begins his employment as a veterinarian, but his job leaves him with less time to spend with Minato. After the two agree to move in together, Shizuma prioritizing his career, as well as his boss Yamamoto developing an interest in him, threaten their relationship.

Meguru Hinohara first published XXX Allergy as her debut short story in the February 2016 issue of Dear+ released on January 14, 2016,[4] which focused on the relationship between Shohei Ikushima, a university student allergic to rabbits, and Itsuki Mito, the owner of a rabbit shop. The story was then expanded into a series titled Secret XXX running from the November to December 2016 issues,[5][6] followed by a two-chapter story arc titled Relation XXX from the March to April 2017 issues.[7][8] The chapters were later released as one bound volume titled Secret XXX by Shinshokan under the Dear+ Comics imprint.[9]

Therapy Game was created as a spin-off featuring Shizuma Ikushima and Minato Mito, Shohei and Itsuki's brothers, who were originally introduced in Secret XXX as minor characters. It was serialized from the December 2017 to July 2018 issues of Dear+.[10][11] It was followed by a three-chapter story arc titled Therapy Game: Play More, which was serialized from the September 2018 to November 2018 issues.[12][13] The chapters were later released as two bound volumes by Shinshokan under the Dear+ Comics imprint.

A sequel to Therapy Game titled Therapy Game: Restart is serialized beginning on the November 2019 issue of Dear+.[14]

In August 2019, Viz Media licensed the series for North American distribution in English under their SuBLime imprint.[1]

Shinshokan released a series of audio dramas on CD adapting each volume. The drama CD for Secret XXX was released on March 29, 2019, starring Hiro Shimono as Shohei, Daisuke Hirakawa as Itsuki, and Yūki Ono as Minato;[2] the CD peaked at #159 on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart.[25] Volume 1 of Therapy Game was released on March 13, 2020, with the cast of Secret XXX reprising their roles with Tarusuke Shingaki cast as Shizuma;[26] the CD peaked at #39 on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart, selling 1,049 physical copies on its first week of release.[27][28] Volume 2 of Therapy Game was released on April 10, 2020;[29] the CD peaked at #32 on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart, selling 1,215 physical copies on its first week of release.[30][31] Therapy Game: Play More is scheduled for release on December 18, 2020.[32]

Shinshokan also produced several mini-drama CDs with original story content that were included as bonuses for Dear+. A mini-drama CD for Secret XXX was released in the May 2019 issue; the issue also included a comic titled Secret XXX Side Story: Photo Shoot.[33] A mini-drama CD for Therapy Game: Restart was released in the November 2019 issue to promote the start of the series,[14] and a second mini-drama CD was released in the December 2020 issue to commemorate the release of its first volume.[34]