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.

Challengers

Takanaga, Hinako 2024
Genius-level freshman Tomoe Tatsumi was smart enough to get accepted into a private college in Tokyo, but too naive to realize there wouldn't be enough money left over for rent. So, how is it that he's living in a fabulous apartment for less than most people pay for a single room?

It is thanks to white-collar worker Mitsugu Kurokawa, a good Samaritan with an ulterior motive: to love, honor, and cherish this irresistibly charming student until his dying days! ...Which may come sooner than not if Tomoe's violently homophobic older brother Souichi has any say in the matter.

(Source: DramaQueen)
1997 to 2004 | 20 chp | Publishing

Koisuru BoukunThe Tyrant Falls In Love

Takanaga, Hinako 2024
Graduate student Souichi Tatsumi is demanding, violent, tyrannical...and a homophobe. So, it's unfortunate that his best assets are a beacon to the homosexual eye: his ass and crotch. Unfortunate, indeed—for both him and his underclassman -slash- lab assistant, Tetsuhiro Morinaga, who is hopelessly in love with those assets despite the threat to his own personal safety.

Morinaga longs to tell Tatsumi how he feels, not to mention other longings... but, given Tatsumi's personality, Morinaga has a better chance of winning the lottery.

(Source: DramaQueen)
Apr 7, 2004 to ? | chp | Publishing

Bukiyou na SilentAwkward Silence

Takanaga, Hinako 2024
Satoru is an introvert with a longtime crush on Keigo, a popular boy on the baseball team. But much to his surprise, Keigo comes up to him and asks him out! Satoru is so overcome he can't respond. Will Satoru be able to get past his shyness, or will he lose his chance with the boy he loves?

(Source: SuBLime)
Sep 7, 2004 to Sep 7, 2016 | 23 chp | Publishing

Ai to Yokubou wa Gakuen de

Umezawa, Hana 2024
Because the way people have a high interest in "sex," a sex school was formed in order to fulfill the students' desires and help them become more advanced in their skills. Ion, in order to help pay off the debts in his family, has enrolled in the school, hoping to gain knowledge and sell out his body in the future to gain money. But Ion gains more than just "knowledge" in the sex industry, and he starts to fall for his Instructor Asagi... but love is strictly banned from the school...
Sep 25, 2004 to Feb 12, 2011 | 72 chp | Publishing

Asakura-ke no Hitobito

Kaoruko, Shinagawa 2024
The story in the manga focuses on a family that is extremely beautiful and the people they fall head over heels with.
Jun 14, 2001 to Jun 14, 2002 | 5 chp | Publishing

Glamorous Lip

Toboso, Yana 2024
1. Love Is Here
2. Music Hour
3. Shiawase no Kamisama (The God of Happiness)
4. Ashita Ii Tenki ni Naare (Let It Be Sunny Tomorrow)
5. Killing Me
6. Ma Chérie
Jan 24, 2006 | 6 chp | Publishing

Koi wa Itsumo Arashi no You niLove is Like a Hurricane

Shimazaki, Tokiya 2024
Mizuki gets molested on a train bound for school, and the perpetrator is none other than the school president, Azuma! Mizuki gets called to the student council room, where Azuma confesses his love for him. So begins the tale of this wacky, school story.
(Source: 801 Media)
2001 to 2004 | 22 chp | Publishing

Dash!

Natsume, Isaku 2024
Akimoto has just started his high school career at Miya High and is burning with enthusiasm. Not because he's in the springtime of his youth, or because he has his eyes set on some beautiful upperclassmen; rather, Akimoto is overjoyed to finally be able to meet his long time Judo idol Saitou! Akimoto has watched Saitou ever since his middle school days, but the real Saitou isn't matching up to the Saitou of Akimoto's dreams. Foul mouthed, with a bad attitude and superiority complex, Saitou has decided to use Akimoto's admiration against him and turn him into his slave.

But Saitou has a deep, dark secret that he is hiding from his kouhai. Will Akimoto still look up to Saitou when it is revealed? Join Akimoto, Saitou and the rest of the Miya Judo team in this charming tale of high school love between sempai and kouhai.

(Source: Juné)
2006 | 7 chp | Publishing

Silver Diamond

Sugiura, Shiho 2024
Rakan Sawa is a normal high school student living a quiet life alone, tending to his many lush plants. This peace is disrupted when a foreign man and several dangerous creatures suddenly crash into his garden. The man immediately turns his odd plant-like weapon on Rakan, but after seeing it respond to Rakan's touch, his attitude completely changes. The man, Chigusa, declares that Rakan is a precious "sanome," a person who can cultivate plant life at will.

Being the last known sanome, Chigusa vows to protect Rakan at all costs and asks for his support. Chigusa is an infamous outlaw that aims to destroy the "ayame," creatures that siphon life from his dying world, including the current prince who oddly looks exactly like Rakan.

Rakan travels to Chigusa's desert world that is filled with despondent people, strange creatures, spirits, and magic. Along the way, they gather more followers and supporters in their quest to return green to the barren, decaying land.

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]
Aug 20, 2003 to May 20, 2012 | 82 chp | Publishing

Okane ga NaiNo Money!

Shinozaki, HitoyoKousaka, Tohr 2024
Yukiya Ayase is a gentle, kind hearted, and innocent university student. The only relative he has left, his cousin Tetsuo, betrays Ayase by selling him to the highest bidder in an auction with hopes of making an enormous profit to be able to pay off his debts. Somuku Kanou, a bad-tempered (though very rich) loan shark, comes to Ayase's rescue and buys Ayase for an impressive 1.2 billion. Kanou apparently knows Ayase from something that happened between them in the past, but Ayase cannot remember who Kanou is nor does he understand why he "saved" him. In a desperate effort to keep Ayase close to him, Kanou demands the debt be repaid in full and suggests the perfect way to do it: by selling his body to Kanou for 500,000 each time. Ayase is horrified in the beginning, but something soon begins to grow between them that can't be bought for any price.
Mar 26, 2002 to ? | chp | Publishing

Kaze to Ki no Uta

Takemiya, Keiko 2024
Serge Battour is the son of a French viscount and a Romani prostitute, and despite his kind nature and academic talent, is shunned by his family and his peers due to the color of his skin. He begins to attend Lacombrade Academy, his father's alma mater, in the hopes that there he will find a place to belong.

Gilbert Cocteau is, like Serge, the orphaned son of a wealthy family, and is infamous at Lacombrade for his beautiful and delicate appearance, lack of dedication to schoolwork, and habit of prostituting himself to other students. He has no intention to connect with any of his classmates, instead devoting himself to his uncle Auguste.

Due to a shortage of living space, Serge and Gilbert become roommates even though Gilbert's antisocial nature has in the past made it impossible for him to room with anybody. Serge, being sociable and idealistic, is determined to be friends with Gilbert; Gilbert is only interested in either being able to manipulate Serge or push him away entirely. To the surprise of both of the boys, however, the two eventually form a deep, albeit generally dismal, bond that leads to a romantic connection.

(Source: MAL)
Feb 29, 1976 to Jun 1984 | 139 chp | Publishing

Ai no Kusabi

Yoshihara, RiekoMichihara, Kat 2024
In the future, on a distant star lives a new society. Ruled by a computer system, named Jupiter, men are divided into classes based on their hair color. The Blondies, genetically altered by Jupiter, are the highest class and occupy the capital city of Tanagura. Those with black hair, Mongrels, are forced to live in the slums, Ceres. Iason, the leader of the Blondies, encounters Riki, a mongrel, in the streets of Ceres one night and sets out to own him.
(Source: June)
Subtitles for the individual volumes are as follows:
1: Stranger (帰って来た男)
2: Destiny (命動)
3: Nightmare (刻印)
4: Suggestion (昏迷)
5: Darkness (長い夜)
6: Metamorphose (衝動の引き金)
Dec 1986 to Oct 1987 | 37 chp | Publishing

Kimi no OndoYour Temperature

Himawari, Souya 2024
Mizumo Hiraga is providing sex for money to bring up his brothers. The Otunari family have always been tender for the Hiraga\'s, like parents. Minori Otunari finds out Mizumo\'s dirty business and offers to pay in order to have sex with Mizumo. Their distorted physical relationship starts in this way, but Minori begins to love Mizumo seriously... (Baka Updates)
2003 | 6 chp | Publishing

Sex PistolsLove Pistols

Kotobuki, Tarako 2024
Norio Tsuburaya is just your average, regular high school student — until the day when he drives his scooter into a garden wall and wakes up with the ability to see zoomans! His eyes aren't the only things affected — his pheromones are working overtime, and all the hot beast breeds at school are looking to mate... with HIM! Just when he thinks things can't get any worse, his heavyweight schoolmate, Kunimasa, "marks" Norio as his! What's an in-demand premium to do?

(Source: SuBLime)
Jan 2004 to ? | chp | Publishing

Wild Rock

Takashima, Kazusa 2024
Yuuen, the child of the Forest Clan chief is given the task of seducing Emba, the son of the Lakeside Clan Chief. Yuuen discovers a problem however when he realizes how sensitive and naive Emba really is, and he finds himself liking the youth more at every meet.
(Source: ANN)
Nov 2001 to Mar 2002 | 6 chp | Publishing

Sensitive Pornograph

Gokurakuin, Sakurako 2024
Being with an older lover is hot on just sooo many levels... Seiji-kun is a novice manga artist. He's also completely addicted to the body of the incredibly beautiful Sono-san, despite the fact that Sono-san is a guy. Is this love? Along with the title story, one that paints a tale of youth and emotion, this volume is filled to the brim with stories of overwhelming density, including "Not Just When it's Convenient" and "Let's Go Home." A total of six stories in all.
(Source: 801 Media)
Dec 2003 | 6 chp | Publishing

Zetsuai 1989

Ozaki, Minami 2024
Jaded rock star Kouji Nanjou rediscovers passion when he meets Izumi Takuto, a young soccer prodigy. Kouji's obsession with Izumi leads them both into a world of pain and abuse, wherein dreams and lives alike are shattered.

(Source: ANN)
1989 to 1991 | 30 chp | Publishing

Bronze: Zetsuai Since 1989

Ozaki, Minami 2024
The story picks up after Zetsuai 1989, Koji and Izumi as a couple. Izumi decides to leave for Italy for soccer, Koji races to meet him at the airport getting into an accident. Now, Koji, a famous rock star, cannot sing after his accident. Will Koji and Izumi ever come to terms?
Jan 24, 1992 to Mar 25, 2006 | chp | Publishing

Inu mo Arukeba Fallin' LoveMan's Best Friend

Takashima, Kazusa 2024
When Ukyo rescues a stray dog, he soon learns that he may have made a rare find. His new dog , who he's named Kuro, can talk! And if that's not crazy enough, soon Kuro is able to magically transform into a human! With his dog now taking the form of a hot man and licking him in various places, what is Ukyo to do?! From the artist of Wild Rock comes Man's Best Friend! Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks?

(Source: Blu)
Including short stories:
Goldfish Princess, Summer's Here Again, and Pinpoint Lovers.
Mar 10, 2004 | 6 chp | Publishing

Boku wa Konomama KaeranaiI Shall Never Return

Uchida, Kazuna 2024
Upbeat Ritsuro and downbeat Ken have been longtime friends. Although Ken leads a dark life of prostitution after dropping out of high school, Ritsuro still cares about him. When Ritsuro realizes that what Ken wants is something more than friendship he vacillates between Ken and his girlfriend Moeko, setting the stage for a bizarre love triangle.
Oct 1992 to Sep 1996 | 30 chp | Publishing

Sakura-gari

Watase, Yuu 2024
Sakura-gari is a Taishou Era romantic story, ten years in the making. It centers around the 16-year-old Tagami Masataka as he aims to find his place in life. While attempting to start prep school as a rounin, he encounters Saiki Souma, the son of a distinguished noble of the Saiki Koushyaku family, and becomes part of the Saiki household.
Jun 14, 2007 to Jan 14, 2010 | 9 chp | Publishing

Allure

Ebihara, Yuri 2024
Sight unseen? Not exactly. Feel the Allure of the known.

Blinded in a freak accident, Kai's vision is restored years later through a corneal transplant. His new eyes, however, can't seem to focus on his family or girlfriend. They are instead drawn to Hizuki, the surgeon who performed the operation.

Is it because of the doctor's alluring scent, which Kai finds strangely familiar? Or could it be because the transplanted corneas last belonged to Hizuki's lover...?

(Source: DramaQueen)
Mar 22, 2005 | 5 chp | Publishing

Yannacchau kurai AishiteruI Can't Stop Loving You!

Takakura, Row 2024
Kyouji is a Buddhist exorcist, although he can't see ghosts his best friend and lover, Yu, can! Maybe they'd go all the way if Yu's incredible supernatural strength could be held in check. How can a steamy, sexy relationship survive such obstacles?

(Source: Media Blasters)
2003 to 2004 | 10 chp | Publishing

KizunaKizuna: Bonds of Love

Kodaka, Kazuma 2024
Three's a crowd. Ranmaru and Kei have a strong and passionate relationship built on years of trust, sacrifice and love. When the mysterious son of a Yakuza boss starts to have designs on Ranmaru's affection, tempers flare, and hidden emotions rise to the surface. Will Ranmaru and Kei's love for each other be able to survive this difficult test, or will the emotional conflict finally come to a head?

(Source: Be Beautiful)
1992 to 2008 | 56 chp | Publishing