One day, high school teacher Yoshitake finds a 60's era paper left in the school's old bui...
- Author: HAYANE Dento
- Genres: Yaoi
Yuuji's childhood friend, Souichi is an office worker who is extremely busy with work. After me...
- Author: noji
- Genres: Romance / Yaoi
cozy and thoughtful with beautiful art and an interesting take on the many forms of “love”. hoping someday they’ll translate volume 3.
"Enjoy having sex with me."Kurahashi and Matsune had a casual relationship as friends with...
- Author: Ohshima kamome
- Genres: Yaoi / Smut / Drama / Romance / Slice of life
a introspective exploration of comphet that never fails to tug at my heartstrings… really realistic and serious, yet full of heartfelt emotion.
On his way home from picking up a rings for himself and his lover, Fuji Takahiro is hit by a car. Hi...
- Author: Aniya Yuiji
- Genres: Drama / Romance / Yaoi
said it once and i’ll say it again: i’m a SUCKER for the amnesia trope, although this manga has a VERY different take on it than the other one. weirdly poetic and hard-hitting despite the fact that in every other chapter they are fucking, and they are fucking NASTY style- definitely not for those unwilling to read smut. it takes a certain level of skill to make someone emotional over home-video pornography, but somehow it’s been done.
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- Author: Fujichika
- Genres: Yuri(GL) / Comedy / Delinquents / Romance / School Life / Slice of Life Comedy Delinquents Romance School Life Slice of Life
a simple 80s romcom between a hardened, old-fashioned gal delinquent and an honest-to-god silly goose of a girl. the art is from my favorite era of manga (to match the 80s-90s setting!!!)
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- Author: 언니
- Genres: Webtoons / Shoujo ai / Full Color / Psychological / Romance / School Life Webtoons Full Color Psychological Romance School Life
this is easily one of my favorite manhuas of all time, if not my favorite. such an interesting and subversive take on the concept of the “yandere”, mental health and relationships, and how important it is to treat those we don’t understand with empathy, not dear. and it manages to do all that while still being incredibly campy and fun and romantic, and the art is so unique and adorable.
[Doting medical college student x amnesiac college student]Subaru, a college student, loses only par...
- Author: Nendo N , 円藤エヌ
- Genres: Drama / Romance / Shounen Ai
i’m a sucker for the amnesia trope. while predictable, the story is executed flawlessly- and knowing how the story ends doesn’t take away from watching it unfold.
Adachi, a thirty-year-old virgin, has developed the power to read people's minds by touching th...
- Author: Yuu toyota
- Genres: Shounen Ai / Mature / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance / Slice Of Life
i know it’s ridiculous to follow something as mindblowingly beautiful and dramatic as sayonara rose garden with. cherry magic. but the hype for this one is SO valid. it’s a tongue-in-cheek BL office romance satire that eventually becomes a weirdly grounded and touching love story. watch the anime (dubbed) and drama (both versions)- they’re all great on their own distinct cross-cultural way! also, fun fact, this is the first ever yaoi/shounen ai manga to be adapted into a live stage musical!
This story tells the vicissitudes of a Japanese maid and a young British woman: In this rose garden,...
- Author: Dokuta pepako
- Genres: Shoujo ai / Historical / Romance / Slice of life
possibly my all-time favorite. a period piece romance between a victorian english noblewoman hiding her true self, and her Japanese maid who dreams of being an author someday. i cry every time i finish this one.
An older lady finds interest & joy in beauty & make-up to help her cope with the loss of her husband...
- Author: schwinn
- Genres: Yuri / Drama / Slice of Life
a romance between two older women! discusses misogyny, fear of aging, internalized homophobia, and other struggles older (queer) women face. i scream with joy every time this updates.
Kanou was driven to apathy after suddenly being rejected by a boyfriend who he never doubted their m...
- Author: Kyouyama Atsuki,Kikoenai Koe
- Genres: Drama / Romance / Shounen Ai
a man, about to give into apathy after a breakup, finds hope in a high-school boy he meets on the train. an introspective masterpiece on existence, life and love, complete with literary references and metaphors. the non-moe art also really adds to the piece feeling like a short story rather than a manga, and there is thankfully no romance between the MC (working adult) and the high-schooler- more like a platonic idealization.
The day she met the street cat Dallae, she first met that girl. As the protagonist recalls her first...
- Author: Chunae
- Genres: Shoujo Ai / Webtoons
probably my second favorite manhwa ever! simple and straightforward with beautiful art. the MC and FL are both so beautiful and kind, and the fantasy twist is taken totally seriously, which adds to the storybook feel.
one of the only manga i’ve read that tackled the idea of a drag queen *well*- not just “pretending to be a girl to get close to boys”, but rather using drag as an expression of artistic confidence. i love Whip’s strong personality and the way that she didn’t give up drag in order to love herself, but rather learned how to love every version of herself and be loved as both a gay man and a drag queen. similarly, i love how the ML developed as a character.
Tatsumi, who has a voice that can manipulate people, meets a young man, Kazushi, on the beach during...
- Author: HAYANE Dento
- Genres: Romance / Yaoi / Supernatural
i always end up coming back to this one- without spoiling anything, it’s better the more you reread it. it's twisty, earnest, and emotional, like a fairytale.
A young man discovers that his mother has been going out with a sugar baby for a while. But is that ...
- Author: NISHIMA Nakamichi
- Genres: Drama / Romance / Yaoi
with a bit of an outlandish premise at first, i fell in love with this manga as a grounded exploration of gayness and family. there’s something insanely comforting and soft about this one.
there needs to be more childcare/single parent yuri. enough said.
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- Author: 언니
- Genres: Webtoons / Shoujo ai / Full Color / Psychological / Romance / School Life Webtoons Full Color Psychological Romance School Life
my favroite manhwa ever made- a beautifully subversive yandere story that dives into the more realistic psychological implications of the trope, as well as the idea of deserving love even when you aren’t a “good person”. gorgeous. introspective. she is the moment. bonus for featuring a korean-american MC!!! i (also a korean-american) love to see it.
Watanabe Fuyu is a diehard fan of yuri, so she studied hard to get into an all-girls private school ...
- Author: U-temo
- Genres: Shoujo ai / Comedy / Romance / School life
a self-aware yuri satire from the perspective of an author who clearly loves the genre, as well as a dive into how fictional depictions of queerness and its tropes impacts a young person’s real-world understanding of queerness. also just funny as hell
One day, arrogant and prideful Tatsumi came to the cafe where Tsuburaya works. Their relationship wa...
- Author: Sangatsu Masao
- Genres: Romance / Drama / Slice of Life / Yaoi
gotta love the ML’s autistic swag. a perfect way to start this list.