Boys Love (670)

Same-sex romantic/sexual relationships between men are the focus of these stories. The term Boys Love and its abbreviation BL are commonly used to refer media written by women for female audiences in Japan, while the term Bara is often used for media written by men for male audiences. In the West, the terms Shounen Ai (romantic/non-sexual) and Yaoi (sexual) are more commonly used for BL. On MAL, Boys Love combines all homosexual relationships between men and explicit genres (Ecchi, Erotica, Hentai) are used to indicate the sexual content level. This means most Shounen Ai stories have no explicit genres, most Yaoi are labelled Ecchi or Erotica, and most Bara are labelled Hentai.

Na mo Naki Tori no Tobu YoakeInnocent Bird

Kisaragi, Hirotaka 2024
Part of the angelic bureaucracy, Karasu is sent to earth to retrieve a demon living among humans. However, he's surprised to discover that Shirasagi only wants to throw away his heritage and his powers, and live as a human, and a holy human at that. A priest working out of a bar in the city, Shirasagi teaches children and is generally an all-around wonderful person. But Heaven and Hell both want him back and it's going to be quite a battle. (Source: BLU Manga)
2002 to 2004 | 13 chp | Publishing

Kuro no KishiBlack Knight

Tsurugi, Kai 2024
Black Knight, the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a knight in the kingdom of Aran. Sieg O'Brian may have his eyes on the title of Black Knight but he's also after another prize, the young prince, Chris. Black Knight is a sweeping romantic fantasy epic about the relationship between the prince of a medieval kingdom and his loyal guardsman. Our story begins when Chris and Sieg meet in military school and embark on a life-long relationship fraught with danger, treachery, and above all, love.

(Source: BLU Manga)
2003 to 2008 | chp | Publishing

Not/Love

Miyamoto, Kano 2024
1. Not/Love
2. Everyday life 7 years later
3. Lotta Lovin'
4. Body
5. The blue cowl
6. Obsession part 1
7. Obsession part 2
8. Missing
9. Slave to the hormone
2003 | 9 chp | Publishing

Finder Series

Yamane, Ayano 2024
Freelance photographer Akihito Takaba is famous for his daring work in field journalism, willing to do anything to ensure the perfect shot and the exposure of evil. On the other hand, Ryuuichi Asami is an elite businessman, known for his chain of high-class nightclubs and entertainment facilities. At least, that's what he appears to be. In reality, Asami is a powerful figure in Japan's underworld, playing his hand in everything from drug smuggling to government scandals.

When Akihito sets his viewfinder on Asami's illicit dealings, he has dropped himself into a field he cannot escape from. Asami is not about to let his image get tarnished by a stubborn 23-year-old and will ensure that Akihito is taught a lesson. But Asami has severely underestimated the boy's determination to overthrow him, and suddenly, the two of them find themselves playing an obsessive game of cat and mouse. It is never quite obvious who is the predator, and who is prey.

However, when Akihito's job puts him into the sights of an old acquaintance of Asami's—the leader of the Chinese drug syndicate Baishe, Liu Feilong—there seems to be more at stake than a couple of incriminating photographs. Instead, Feilong puts everything on the line in an attempt to use Akihito to draw out the wrath of the man he hates most.

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]
2001 to ? | chp | Publishing

Haru wo DaiteitaEmbracing Love

Nitta, Youka 2024
Iwaki Kyousuke and Katou Yoji are two hugely popular adult film stars looking for a way out of the industry. Their chance arrives when they're both invited to audition for a new erotic film. Imagine their surprise when the director decides the only way for him to choose who will get the coveted lead role is for them to perform one of the film's love scenes on the spot—with each other! Things get even crazier when Katou decides to take drastic measures to ensure he can continue seeing Iwaki after film production wraps. How will Iwaki respond to Katou's impulsive act?

(Source: SuBLime)
Included one-shot:
Volume 5: Fuyu no Semi (Winter Cicada, 3 parts)
Jan 1, 1999 to 2009 | 78 chp | Publishing

Denkou Sekka BOYS

Toujou, Asami 2024
Four-eyed Nobita is ignored by everyone at school or they highly suspect he's an anime dork. Little does he know, sexy Ritsu has been staring at him from afar. What happens when the glasses come off and what's next... the shirts?
(Source: Hochuuami Scanlations)
2000 to 2002 | 13 chp | Publishing

Chouhatsu Denkou Sekka BOYSThunderbolt Boys Excite; I'll Sel...

Toujou, Asami 2024
Kodaka Natsui, a naturally beautiful young boy, and a drop-dead gorgeous rich kid named Ritsu Yasaka both work as models. One day, their agency requires both boys to attend an overnight retreat. Kodaka decides he wants to become a man worthy of Ritsu, so he begins to undergo training under Ritsu's valet...in more salacious ways than one! When he finds out what's going on, Ritsu can no longer suppress his overwhelming desire. (Source: M-U)
The oneshot Waru Amai Mitsu appears as an extra in Vol. 2
A police officer, Shinichirou Saeki, is attacked by a pervert in the middle of his very important assignment guarding the high school student son of a politician, Akihito Takatou. (B-U)
Also in Volume 2 is the oneshot Urimasu! (I'll Sell Myself!).
Tsubasa doesn't like studying and can't hold down a job, but he still wants to wear cool clothes and live in a designer apartment. So, to accomplish that he decides to sell himself to men for "one night only". And he wont go "all the way" with them either!(B-U)
2004 to ? | 11 chp | Publishing

Tokyo Yaban no Chizu

Dr. Ten 2024
When Takashi Shinohara, aka "Devourer of Evil Spirits", and his intriguing associates of exorcists rescue a young boy from possession, they face more than they bargained for. Takashi's haunted past surfaces by way of a rather perverse organization of fellow exorcists with an agenda all their own. Are a simple minded incubus, a seemingly mild-mannered teahouse owner, and a man with "no name" and a mysterious past enough to help Takashi face his foes and even himself?

(Source: Dr. Ten Translation Project)
1999 to 2000 | 15 chp | Publishing

Tokyo Yaban Gaiden - Geboku Shounen Bushi

Dr. Ten 2024
Tomoe Kuchiba has been sent by his Father to honour the long-held tradition of protecting the head of the Mitsugi clan. Mamoru Mitsugi proves to be anything but receptive to this offer -- what with running a Host Club where all the girls are really boys, who has time for such old fashioned nonsense? And why would Mamoru require protection? Mamoru is, however, anything but what he appears -- much like those he surrounds himself with such as Takashi Shinohara, Nananshi, Katsuragi, and Konome from Dr. Ten's prequel "Map of Tokyo Savage". Mamoru is not going to make Tomoe's job easy at all! Mind, he never makes life easy for anyone including himself!
(Source: Dr. Ten Translation Project)
2001 to 2006 | 26 chp | Publishing

Kimi ga Koi ni OchiruYou Will Fall in Love

Takanaga, Hinako 2024
Kimi ga Koi ni Ochiru (You Fall in Love) by Takanaga Hinako starts when Mochizuki Haru has subbed in to teach and is made student advisor of the Archery club and is forced to deal with painful memories involving one of the students (Tsukasa) and the student's brother (Reiichirou).

(Source: Hochuuami)
2006 | 6 chp | Publishing

Meganegoshi no Sora wa...The Sky Over My Spectacles

Tennouji, Mio 2024
1-3. Meganegoshi no Sora wa... (The Sky Over My Spectacles)
4. Koi wo Itashimashou (Let's Fall in Love)
5. Gogo 1-ji ni Aimashou... (Let's Meet at 1 O'Clock)
6. Aishiteiru to Seijitsu ni Me de Katare
Feb 28, 2002 to May 7, 2005 | 6 chp | Publishing

Rules

Miyamoto, Kano 2024
Konoe, a high school student, is confused about his sexuality. He meets Hikaru in the sleazy gay district, and sleeps with him. They begin to play at being lovers, but Konoe's heart belongs to Atori, his friend and classmate. Can Konoe come to terms with his sexuality and reveal his feelings to Atori, and where do Hikaru's true feelings lie? (Source: BibloEros)
** For the Rules Series Timeline, see the More Info tab above.
2002 to 2007 | 17 chp | Publishing

Kiss Me PrincessBoy Princess

Kim, Se-Young 2024
When a prince's soon-to-be-bride elopes two days before their wedding, her desperate family dress up their young son and send him to get married in her place. With his deep blue eyes and flowing blond hair (and strategically placed apples), nobody bats an eye at the pretty pubescent standing before them. But how long can he keep up the charade. Despite the odds stacked against them, the two princes share adventures and intimacies.

(Source: ANN)
2002 to 2006 | 63 chp | Publishing

Hoshigariana Kimi to Futsutsukana Boku

Naono, Bohra 2024
Consists of a collection of oneshots:
1) Covetous You and Insensible Me (Hoshigariana Kimi to Futsutsukana Boku)
Never one to get close to strangers, Kai finds himself helpess in the enchanting gaze of a foreigner...
2) Lost in the Darkness Before Dawn (Gyou An ni Mayou)
Tatsumi Hiroaki is a swordsman for hire during the Edo Period. Recently, a rise in bandit activity has given him a steady flow of work in protecting small shops in town. The bandits recognize his skill and offer to hire him, where he finds a familiar face from the past.
3) Confession (Kokuhaku)
Unable to forget the random act of kindness by the wealthy, but lonely business man, Matsumi offers to sell his body. Is it really just for money, or is there a greater need at stake?
4) The night he escaped death (Shi ni Zokonai no Yoru)
Prequel of Lost in the Darkness Before Dawn.
5) Sleepless Night
The Night He Escaped Death bonus.
6) Service
Confession bonus.
7) Bonds of Blood
Covetous You and Insensible Me bonus.
Jun 17, 2003 | 7 chp | Publishing

CUT

Kawai, Touko 2024
Chiaki Sakaguchi appears to be a sociable, popular high school senior, but he carries a dark secret with him that he can tell no one about – not even his closest friends. When Chiaki meets fellow student Eiji Yukimura – an under-achieving social misfit – for the first time, he believes he’s found someone who can understand his inner pain. As the two become closer, Chiaki learns that Eiji has a secret also – a secret so dark, it threatens to overshadow his own. United by common dysfunction and angst, Chiaki and Eiji begin to search for pleasure together beyond their pain. Will the pair’s growing bond enable them to break free of their troubled pasts and create a brighter future? Or is the damage that’s been done to both of them beyond any healing that love can provide?

(Source: Juné Manga)
May 10, 2003 | 6 chp | Publishing

Honey Baby

Yamagata, Satomi 2024
Already wise to the world and yet still naive to love, 14-year-old Aizawa struggles for affection from the one he loves, his 27-year-old teacher, Tachibana. (Source: MochiMochi)
Includes three other oneshots:
Chapter 6
S [Esu]
Kaoru is a guy who likes to play the field. He says he's in love with someone else yet in spite of this he still has sex with Junya out of convenience. Seeking pleasure, the two would meet casually several times a month to have a few drinks together and spend the night at a hotel. There was never any sort of confession, but both made known to each that this was nothing more than a sexual relationship. They still haven't gone all the way though and Kaoru never forced him. These sometimes gentle, sometimes sweet situations are starting to give Junya doubts about what their relationship really is. The tension that Junya feels from jealousy added with his uncertainty with what Kaoru feels for him confuses him further and he wonders was love ever there?
Chapter 7
That's Another Law of Love
Kikuchi has been ruthlessly dumped by his girlfriend, and his classmate, Yada, volunteers to cheer him up. But Yada has his own secrets, which eventually come out, confusing Kikuchi. Bitterly, they both want to know, Why does Love + Sex have to be Man + Woman? Or does it just have to do with love?
Chapter 8
High Standard Impression
May 10, 2004 | 8 chp | Publishing

1K Apartment no KoiLover's→Flat

Fujiyama, Hyouta 2024
1. 1K Apartment's Love
2. 1K Apartment's Roommates
3-4. The Ghost That Resides in Your Heart (Kimi no Mune ni Sumu Bourei)
5. My Motive, Heart and Body
6. In This Little Apartment
2001 to ? | 6 chp | Publishing

Acid Flower

Amasaki, Yoshimi 2024
Because of a painful past memory, Kanan can't believe in love again. Yet after meeting with the priest, Jake, he begins to experience the joy he longs for. Even the strong possessiveness of Jake's, that is beyond normal, to Kanan is also a wonderful feeling... could this be the love he refuses to believe in?!

(Source: Peccatore Sanctuary)
2004 to Dec 28, 2005 | 15 chp | Publishing

Love Mode

Shimizu, Yuki 2024
Mistaken identities, bizarre accidents and pratfalls, tragic pasts and plenty of broken hearts, and that is just for starters! Love Mode tells the story of the lives of the men involved with the classy male escort service, Blue Boy. Love lines intertwine and cross, friendships are made and broken in this boy's love classic!

Sakashita Izumi, your typical straight high school student, gets into a sticky situation with a gay translator, Takamiya Katsura, when he gets mistaken for Izumi - an escort from B&B (Blue Boy)! The two go on a date, Takamiya goes all the way with the young Izumi, and now the older man's in love with him. Tiny Problem: Izumi is slightly homophobe. Will he eventually convert in that which he fears?

Reiji, owner of B&B and other sleazy clubs (and seemingly not gay) finds out his girlfriend had been cheating on him - just after dumping her. He bumps into a young, family-less, money-less, trustless high school named Naoya who at that moment gets knocked out by a pot that Reiji's vengeful ex-lover drops on his head. Reiji accompanies the young boy, feeling bad that this is partly his doing, only to find that now Naoya is homeless since his apartment burned down and finally ends up taking in this "stray cat".

(Source: MU)
Including one-shot:
Volume 10: The Reason I Touched Teacher
Oct 9, 1996 to 2002 | 54 chp | Publishing

Shounen Zanzou

Yuki, Kaori 2024
1. Boys Next Door
2. Devil Inside
3. When a Heart Beats
Mar 1998 | 3 chp | Publishing

Sono Yubi dake ga ShitteiruOnly the Ring Finger Knows

Kannagi, SatoruOdagiri, Hotaru 2024
At Wataru Fujii's high school, it's all the rage to wear paired rings with the girl you love. Wataru wears one though he is single, and one day inadvertently discovers that his ring pairs up with that of tall, handsome, and smart Yuichi Kazuki, the senior classman idolized by the entire school. Though Kazuki has a reputation for being kind to all, when dealing with Wataru, he is strangely harsh. Their paired rings somehow draw them together and the two alternately clash and attract, as they must sort out their budding feelings for each other.
Nov 2002 | 4 chp | Publishing

PleaseSay Please

Miyamoto, Kano 2024
Sakura picks Ryouichi up at a brothel and their one night transaction soon turns into more of a rent-boy relationship. Can these two damaged people figure out that their true feelings run much deeper than any monetary based transaction?

In Chapter 5, (A Bird at Sea, A Door in the Sky) Ryuu is a sad but tough kid from Osaka who is trying to overcome his past. When an American, Stefan, takes an interest in him, will it lead to more than just friendship? Ryuu's story is continued in the Kiss DJ. (This is part of the Rules series. A complete Rules series timeline can be found in the Synopsis for Rules.)
May 2004 to ? | 6 chp | Publishing

Koi Cha No OsahouTea for Two

Sakuragi, Yaya 2024
Hotheaded and temperamental Madoka Tokumaru cannot seem to stop himself from breaking things with his brute strength. Fed up with Madoka's attitude, his younger sister, Nagomi, forces him to join the Tea Club to learn general etiquette and a sense of composure. Leading the club is the mature and handsome Kazuma Hasune, who is reluctant to take Madoka in as an apprentice. Likewise, Madoka is unable to grasp the nuances of a traditional tea ceremony, nor is he fond of Hasune's intense personality.

While working at a club event, Madoka witnesses a theft in the club room. Realizing the thieves stole a priceless teacup that belonged to Hasune's late grandfather, Madoka goes on the offense to retrieve it. Though he manages to come out of the incident relatively unscathed, the cup nonetheless breaks in his possession. Having no means of compensating Hasune, the Tea Club head proposes an alternative form of payment—Madoka's body.

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]
Jan 1, 2003 to 2006 | 17 chp | Publishing

Rules/Hydra Short Stories

Miyamoto, Kano 2024
This collection of short stories links the stories and characters in Please, Hydra, Lovers and Souls and Rules.
In (1,2) Kiss and Kiss After, Ryuu has arrived in Tokyo and is about to become a third year high school student, however it's time to change schools again. Before he leaves, his friend Sekai confesses to him. Follows Chapter 5 of Please (A Bird at Sea, a Door in the Sky).
(3) Skies (Hydra chapter 0.5): Our first glimpse of Hikaru (from Rules) in high school, after Ryuu's arrived in Tokyo, and has transferred to his and Hitomi's school. The connection between Hikaru Taira and Yuuji Itou. Continues in Hydra.
(4) Heavenly (comes between Hydra Ch. 6 and 7) More with Hikaru, Ryuu, and Hitomi. Hikaru reflects on his current situation with Hitomi while remembering their first meeting. (Liquid Passion)
(5) Real Thing: Hikaru centered, it links Hydra with Lovers and Souls.
(6) Fragile: Tooru centered, it links Lovers and Souls with Rules. Also involves Shige and Ryoichi (from Please).

(See Rules Synopsis for more information on Rules series timeline. See also Hydra.)
2004 to ? | 6 chp | Publishing