This is so much more than your average BL manhwa for me...Really it has touched me deeply and each new chapter seems to dig even deeper...The layers, the complexity of it all and the tragically poetic writing...All the love stories that feel so full of longing yet destined to remain unblossomed...Plus I really feel for them and their struggle for freedom when it comes to those challenging times in history.
Btw I truly recommend this and regret putting it off for so long just because of the SE...But guys it's really so worth it and as much as there is sadness and melancholy lingering throughout, they’re portrayed in a way that does not stifle you.
I am looking for recommendations about BL manhwa/manga/manhua that are focused more on the plot and the characters and don't have smut coming up every few panels...Nowadays most BL have become porn, with plot as the side dish and it's hard to find good shounen Ai or Yaoi with substance...
Btw I would like it if they are complete or near completion and not still ongoing if possible.
Some of my fave reads of the kind are Semantic Error, A shoulder to cry on, The Most Ordinary Relationship, Love tractor, Unintentional love story, Aien Catharsis, Wind Blowing Tonight,Indulged in Your Light etc.
I don't mind darker psychological plots either like the beast must die or Minority but it must have a happy ending!
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https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/global_examination/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/believe_my_sign/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/as_lovely_as_the_peach_blossoms/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/paixiu_restaurant_only_in_but_not_out/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_path_of_star/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/doku_wo_kurawaba_sara_made/ (heavy stuff later on but it's so good trust!!)
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/payback_1/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_foul/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/i_have_to_be_a_great_villain/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/a_trace_of_the_wonder/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_world_of_pieces/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/half_of_me/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/lone_swan/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/tread_lightly_on_thawing_ice/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/when_we_acquainted/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/midnight_tag/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_priests_chart/ (UNDERRATED READ ITT)
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/sangyang_the_wanderer/
PLEASE READ THIS POOKIE I SWEAR I WILL SUCK IF YOU DO
YES IT IS AHHHHHH OKAY it’s about clans and each heir has a guardian. Lau (mc) is a guardian and has a complicated relationship with his master but one day, a huge tattoo started forming in the back of his masters back and the whole plot is them discovering who put the curse on and what is truly going on. It’s a mystery and action bl manhwa. Personally I think it’s really well written even the female characters, which is very rare and BL they actually have a purpose and have motives. Also the art style is gorgeous.
I am looking for a 90s style drawn shoujo/josei Yakuza manga! I read it years ago and I can't seem to find it on my list anymore... The manga opened with the ML getting stabbed from the enemy gang and the GL finding him on the street and treating him and hiding him until he is better! After that they go through many ups and down in their relationship, she even gets kidnapped and almost hurt by the enemy gang whose leader has also taken a liking to her (or more accuratelly wants to torment ML using her) before ML saves her...She had long fluffy blond hair in the cover while ML had dark hair!! I also remember the ending which was their wedding and the ML dying after getting shot after they end the ceremony and dying leaving her alone in the end (which left quite a big impression on me...)
your description reminded me of 2 manga, but neither of them fits the whole description, either way a good read:
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/tokyo_crazy_paradise/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/keishichou_tokuhanka_007/
you can try going through the Yakuza tag, it has only about 350 pages ;)
https://www.mangago.zone/tag/Yakuza/
or you can try using the Baka Updates advanced search, there you can search the genre and tags at the same time
https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/advanced-search
Like there are barely any chapters out and yet we already have 71 pages of comments lmaoo This really proves just how addictive this manhwa is! The unique and twisted theme combined with the spectacular art makes for a wonderful combination indeed~ (≧∀≦)
And omg what a chapter this was...I will have to re-read this at least once before collecting my thoughts lol The plot is thickening and Rosa's "awakening" is soon uproaching ლ(´ڡ`ლ)