Unrequited love is my favorite trope in yaoi manga. The reader gets to look into a character's one-sided feelings, their insecurity and vulnerability with those feelings, and how they often keep it to themselves in fear of being rejected. I've read I shit ton more of this type but I'm narrowing down this list to the ones I find to be the best. I've tagged all of the ones I've read with "unrequited love" in my read list.
The forbidden love between a samurai and a craftsman. ...
- Author: hidaka shoko
- Genres: Drama / Historical / Romance / Slice Of Life / Yaoi
In high school, Kawaguchi was short and overweight. He got picked on, of course, but not by Kanaya, ...
- Author: Asou Mitsuaki
- Genres: Drama / Romance / Yaoi
On his way back from work on Christmas night, Yamada(26) discovers a drunk and crying high school bo...
- Author: mita ori
- Genres: Drama / Romance / Yaoi / Slice Of Life
Asakura Kai has come to the marriage ceremony of the man he once loved. By his side is his former hi...
- Author: Aoume Ao
- Genres: Yaoi / Drama / Romance / Slice Of Life
It began with a mistake. When Tanaka and Nakata are given each other's papers back, they come t...
- Author: Gorou Kanbe
- Genres: shounen ai / Romance / School Life / Drama
Hiro and Ritsu have been friends for over ten years, but Ritsu's terrified that Hiro will get scared...
- Author: konno keiko
- Genres: Romance / Slice of Life / Yaoi