[2] Life reflects art for Kyousuke Iwaki and Youji Katou, two adult film stars who are considering retirement from their sordid careers.

However, when they're invited to audition for a new erotic film, they realize that this may be their last chance to achieve mainstream success.

Unfortunately, things sour quickly when the director asks them to make love to each other and determine who will get the lead role.

Nagisa Sawa: The author of the novel "Haru wo Daiteita", who used to be a policeman from a conservative and controlling family but now dresses in female clothing.

He witnessed his mother's death at the hands of his father when he was 13 falling in a severe state of shock that rendered him mute.

Haru wo Daiteita was published in English by Central Park Media under its label Be Beautiful, in an agreement with Biblos, as Embracing Love.

[8] In June 2009, Libre announced that Nitta had finished drawing Haru wo Daiteita and that the fourteenth and final volume would be released in autumn.

A sequel series titled Haru wo Daiteita: Alive was launched in Be × Boy Gold in 2013.

The OVA Haru wo Daiteita, otherwise known as Embracing Love, has two episodes (30 minutes long).

[38] The interspersion of humour and everyday life in the series has been praised,[36] as has the "honesty of the emotions" in the work.