Housekishou Richard-shi no Nazo Kantei

Anime which takes place in a college.

Bromance, Male-friendship, Ambiguous ambiance, Fujo-bait you know where it lead.
There is a ton of series non shounen-ai/BL tagged that contains "I SHIP THEM" moments.
(male) Characters have a strong moving emotional bond that fujoshi particulary enjoy.
Trying to avoid the already Boys Love tagged entries since everyone can find them.
I will create another Stack for Chineses-Korean / ONA shows (needing as much space as possible for this one)

Update note :
May 8, 2022 : 50 entries reached, I will take the time to explain for each series why I added them.

(Keyword : yaoi, shonen-ai, shounen-ai, danmei, BL, boys love, gay, fujoshi, fudanshi, fujobait, ikemen, bishounen, ambiguous)

Series that are not BL but have a rich BL potential and fanbase. Includes some popular shippings and shipping potential between the two male leads.

Series that range around 11 episodes to 26 episodes and have already reached their finale. Taking into account 2nd parts for the 26 ones.

shows with main characters that are aromantic or aromantic-coded! (keep in mind that aromanticism is a spectrum that includes the romance-repulsed and those that experience absolutely no attraction, but is not limited to that)

What I look for the most in an anime above everything else is high-quality writing. That's not to say that manga, visual novel, and light novel adaptations are written poorly; in fact, there are some that have incredible, masterfully-crafted storylines. I have simply personally found that some of the most unforgettable series for me have been novel adaptations.

Given that there currently exists no anime search option for this, the basis of this interest stack is to provide a list of full-length novels that have been adapted into series or movie format.

*Disclaimer: not enough space to add children's classics to this, go check out Nippon Animation's studio page if you want more!

Cool, nice, sweet and handsome collection of gentlemen. Romance is optional! ;)


(List is a work in progress, items may be added or subtracted! DM for suggestions)

A selection of 21st century anime series featuring characters who are adults. From ordinary office workers to traveling peddlers to superheroes, adult protagonists can have a variety of life experiences and many different ways of living. Young emerging adults may still be trying to find their path in life, while established older folks are more likely to have mastered the art of adulting - or at least learned enough to muddle by. Some adults become jaded over time from repeated exposure to the reality that life is often painful, depressing, and unfair. Others retain a more positive outlook by focusing on their dreams for the future or take a more pragmatic approach by putting all their efforts into improving their lives here and now.

Anime with lots of cute boys mostly excluding the sports, yaoi, romance or harem genre. Just cute boys doing stuff.
There is a number 2 now https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37404

I like the blonde and black haired duo so bad. they look so adorable.
but I will include another hair color but still light color hair color x darker hair

I will put a little line story, it may contain spoiler

blonde x black haired duo is on the top section [I'm sorry if my english is messy :)]

Title says it all. This list focuses on animes where the main theme is mystery (some kind of detective/supernatural help agency might be involved) and the 2 main characters have some kind of thing going on (with varying levels of canon-ness)

Warning; tone/additional genres vary a LOT. pay attention to them so that you dont end up watching something you dont want to see, lmao

Dude he's flirting - Mark
- Bl that's actually good with well written dialogue and characters and is not cringe
There is bl inspired in this list but come onnnnnnnn, but my soul knows otherwise

I’m tired of men and their slutty little waist
Goddamn
See you lickin' frostin' from your own hands

Maybe it's a blessing in disguise
I see my reflection in your eyes

(Keyword : yaoi, shonen-ai, shounen-ai, danmei, BL, boys love, gay, fujoshi, fudanshi, josei)

You've heard of CGDCT before
now get ready for CBDCT!

Not really parallel to cgdcts, there's far less in this category and the line with BL is blur so just a collection of soft BL shows I guess. Halfway through it isn't even 'cute'
boys anymore lol.

Please pm any recommendations you have to add to this, I'll add it :)

mystery animes i have watched. put it here so it's easier to find

as title states, not all would be classified as thrillers but are very addicting to watch based on my own experiences with my short attention span

This is a list of anime for the female audience that are based on light novels. I did not include sequels.


Let me know if I'm missing anything. :D

'𝔹𝕦𝕕𝕕𝕪 𝕔𝕠𝕡 𝕚𝕤 𝕒 𝕘𝕖𝕟𝕣𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕡𝕝𝕠𝕥𝕤 𝕚𝕟𝕧𝕠𝕝𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕨𝕠 𝕡𝕖𝕠𝕡𝕝𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪 𝕕𝕚𝕗𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕗𝕝𝕚𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝕨𝕙𝕠 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕔𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜 𝕥𝕠𝕘𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕠𝕝𝕧𝕖 𝕒 𝕔𝕣𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕒𝕟𝕕/𝕠𝕣 𝕕𝕖𝕗𝕖𝕒𝕥 𝕔𝕣𝕚𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕝𝕤, 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖𝕤 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕖𝕤𝕤' - 𝕎𝕚𝕜𝕚𝕡𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕒

ᴀꜱ ᴀɴ ᴀᴠɪᴅ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ʙᴜᴅᴅʏ ᴄᴏᴘ ɪ ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀ ʟɪꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ꜱʜᴏᴡꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇɴᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴏꜰ 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 (ᴜꜱᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴏʟᴠᴇ ᴄʀɪᴍᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴄʀɪᴍᴇꜱ, ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴇ ɴᴏ ᴄʀɪᴍᴇꜱ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ). ᴏʀᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʀᴇʟᴇᴠᴀɴᴄʏ (ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀʟ ᴏᴘɪɴɪᴏɴ, ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ʙᴇꜱᴛ)


(ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀᴅᴅᴇᴅ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʀᴏᴜɢʜ ꜱᴜᴍᴍᴀʀɪᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʏɴᴀᴍɪᴄꜱ ɪɴ ʙʀᴀᴄᴋᴇᴛꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ꜱʜᴏᴡ)

The BL anime included are labelled 'uncontroversial', 'partly controversial', 'controversial', and 'bait' to better help you find something to your liking. Those labels mainly refer to how healthy the relationships depicted are, and whether those relationships are explicitly romantic.

[Boys love, yaoi, shounen ai, male-male romance]