Kirai de Isasete
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Looking for quality BL that doesn't pre-date the woolly mammoth? Then this is the list for you! Modern BL manga that received top accolades in 2020 to the present, which will grow over time as more titles become 1st place award winners, #1 bestsellers, and receive other top accolades. Some manga pre-date this time frame but are included if they won an award or topped a list in the past few years.

A selection of manga where a male character is pregnant or has a baby later on.

These Boys Love titles center on the topic of marriage; or they feature couples who are already married, getting married, or live together much like a married couple.

Tags for searchability: Yaoi, Boys-Love, Shounen-ai, Male/Male Romance, Gay Marriage, Arranged Marriage, Married Life, Gay Men, Gay Teenagers

These Boys Love manga feature dads, big brothers, teachers, daycare workers, and other men who find themselves caring for babies and small children.

Tags for searchability: Yaoi, Boys-Love, Shounen-ai, Male/Male Romance, Childcare, Parents, Parenting, Gay Men, Gay Teenagers

These Boys Love manga feature couples that are destined to be together. Fated Mates is an especially common trope in Omegaverse stories.

Tags for searchability: Yaoi, Boys-Love, Shounen-ai, Male/Male Romance, Soulmates, Destined Lovers, Reincarnated Lovers, Red String of Fate, ABO, Gay Men, Gay Teenagers

As the title says, I'll try to keep track of all the omegaverse stories I've read so far, might skip some titles I didn't like at all!
What is Omegaverse? It is usually a subgenre of BL - I say usually because it happens to be also some straight or GL stories of this type. I'll list some tropes you can usually find in these stories, but keep in mind that it is not always like that, authors like to vary as they should, so you might find some works with total opposite stuff.
In this universe people have also a secondary genre, so they can be divided in three categories: alpha, beta, and omega. Betas pretty much share the characteristics of "normal" people, instead alpha and omega have some really unique traits.
Alphas are usually depicted as the elite people, strong, charismatic, rich, at the top of society, desidered by everyone; Omegas are present in a very small percentage of the population, they are often depicted as weak, fragile, exploited by many, and both female and male omegas can conceive, while both male and female alphas can impregnate omegas; they are affected by pheromones, about this there are so many theories that I'll just skip. Omegas have periods of heat, during which they release strong pheromones in order to attract alphas, it's a very delicate state where they can be vulnerable and lose reason to instinct. Alphas as well can enter a period of rut, they become more aggressive and lose control towards an omega. Moreover, an alpha and an omega can share a very special bond, they can be bound for life by becoming mates with the alpha biting the neck of the omega, this way the omega will be affected only by his alpha's pheromones.

Boy's Love stories where we can find the main characters living with kids (or taking care of them). The kids can be part of their family or simply interacting with them as neighbors or in the childcare and so on.
They are usually very fluffy and heart-warming stories.

Usually BL manga are likely to have a story limited to 1-3 volumes, rarely more. That can be sooo disappointing sometimes, because you know the story is really good, but it finished too quickly and you just want more! Fortunately, sometimes it happens you can find some really good works where the story is developed in a longer space and you can really enjoy it.
Here my favs (volumes >= 5), there can be also some titles that are sequel of others, I tried to put it in order in that case - feel free to contact me if you know more titles!
I do not consider webtoon series in this list because usually they are longer than manga, but at the same time they can be a little shallow in the story writing.

BL I’ve completed and enjoyed reading. All of these manga are stuff I have reread multiple times. There are some manga on here with dubious consent so if that triggers you make sure to keep an eye out so that when you go to read it you aren’t blindsided. I hope you find something new to read! These are not even half of the BL manga that I’ve read so I will probably end up making more parts of this. (Working of Explanations!)

shout out to white haired guys in BL, gotta be one of my favorite genders

just the bunch of mangas/manhwas that have healthy relationships / good character development.
theres no toxicity.

All types of male pregnancy, even if it's not a omegaverse. I wasn't able to find all of the mangas/manhwas on my list on this site so here are the titles I couldn't find:
1. Blood Link
2. Hosik's Story
3. How to Snag an Alpha
4. Keeper of the Pearl
5. Unromantic
6. Dear Benjamin
7. Counterattack through Pregnancy
8. Like a Tidal Wave - from Pheromone Shower
9. Beta Count Has Changed
10. Bye Bye
11. Campus Trap
12. Beta Count Has Changed
13. Wolves Behind Bars
14. Struggle
15. Stop it, Mr.Wolf
16. Kiss me, Liar
17. Who's Your Daddy?
18. Dragon Making Love
19. Percentage of Love
20. The Origin of Species
21. Haven
22. Final Stop
23. It's My Child!
24. Ring (Dong Ye)
25. Smyrna & Capri

these are editions that are a like a breathe of fresh air with the healthy relationship and beautiful illustrations.

part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/29165

part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31523

part 4: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/39068

Seriously, these bad boys NEED an anime adaptation. They have everything going for them, so why aren’t studios picking them up yet ToT

Note: The Girl from the Other Side (Totsukuni no Shoujo) needs a proper cour format anime adaptation.