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A selection of manga with cats and kittens in it.

These Boys Love series feature guys who turn into cats (or cats who turn into guys). Includes big cats like lions and tigers, as well as shape-shifting cat youkai. If you're looking for some fluffy feline adorableness with your BL, this is the list for you!

Tags for searchability: Yaoi, Boys-Love, Shounen-ai, Male/Male Romance, Werecats, Cat Shifters, Cat Transformation, Gay Men, Gay Teenagers

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 stories feature humans and youkai who have formed strong bonds. They may be friends, partners, lovers, or have become each other's family.

A collection of manga starring youkai cats. They may be bakeneko, nekomata, or any other youkai that takes feline form.

This stack is a collection of BL/Boys Love/Yaoi manga (tagged with "Erotica") which are done after 1 volume and don't continue in further sequels, spin-offs or other related series. Listed here are only manga where one story fills out the entire volume. Manga with included one-shots that have nothing to do with the main story as well as collections of several short stories are excluded.

Tags: 1 volume boys love, 1 volume BL

This is a list of quality BL works that avoid a lot of common unhealthy tropes in the genre.

Wholesome in this context does not necessarily mean fluffy stories devoid of drama (though there are some). A lot of these do have drama, but the point is that the relationships have a large focus on consent and are also healthy, positive influences for the characters.

All of these entries are complete and are personally recommended favorites (roughly arranged in order of enjoyment).

All works listed exhibit the following:
- Consensual, positive, non-toxic relationships
- Strong characterization and/or strong narratives
- Completed, shorter length series (most are 1-3 volumes, upper limit is 5)
- Quality art (bonus points for unique and non-stereotypical art styles)
- Manga works only

Other common preferences, but not in every work:
- Relationship equality and/or reversal of expected dynamics
- Non-mundane settings and premises (speculative/supernatural/fantasy/sci-fi elements)

Comments for each entry are currently a work in progress.

Stories with fantasy themes, mythical characters or different species with anthropomorphic characteristics (like animal ears haha)

BL Manga that tell a rich, memorable story. Carefully curated to be easy to recommend to non-BL fans.

BL, like all manga categories, has a specific brand of tropes and genre-specific bullshit that most fans learn to tolerate. That makes it hard to introduce new people to the genre.

These are manga that aren't just 'two men are hot and in love' (not that there's anything wrong with that). All these titles are incredible stories in their own right, with compelling plots that are worth discussing. They're the kinds of BL I would show someone to express why I love the genre, and maybe persuade them to dip their toes into it.

Every series has listed the closest adjacent genre(s) to help personalize recommendations according to taste. Some have erotica in them (but it's usually relevant to the story or fairly light/earned after a fair amount of narrative buildup).


Criteria for appearing on this list:
-An interesting story that you could actually talk about (Bonus points for cool world-building, fantastic art, or other factors that would rocket it's popularity if the story was in a more popular genre).
-The main lead's relationship with his male love interest is Significant, as well as Explicitly Canon.
-A fairly low level of common BL tropes (to make it more palatable to non-BL fans).
-It doesn't suck.

A series of Boy Love Manga/Manhwa of any and all sorts that have been completed! 🥰

Some BL manga I liked a lot! No particular order. Does NOT include LGBT autobiographies, gag comedies/parodies, or manga that has gay vibes but isn't technically BL.

My taste may not be the same as yours; read with appropriate discretion.

PART 2: /22028
PART 3: /22067

From puppy love to twisted minds, Boys' Love has a variety of flavors to choose from, and I'm determined to taste it all!

Join me in diving into different facets of BL by picking one of the titles below!

I tried to compile interesting titles I have yet to read, so these are as much as a surprise to me as it is to you :3

Some stand out (for being good) BL from all I've read.

Hopefully I'll write actual reviews for these someday

List of works with paranormal elements. Werewolves, yokai, ghosts, vampires...you name it!

Aki Aoi manga ftw.

Note: arranged in the order of release. Some titles may have suggestive content or implied sex scenes.

Work in progress!

collection of BL with characters that are animal hybrids or exhibit animal traits

what to expect from this list ::

≫ catboys, wolfmen, beastmen and more hybrids
≫ boys with human forms and physical animal traits
≫ animal transformations
≫ animal spirits

collection of BL with semes who are gentle and devoted to ukes who need love

what to expect from this list ::

≫ bottoms who are hurt/broken and need love
≫ ukes who are/appear to be gloomy x bright and loving semes
≫ gentle semes, devoted and caring types
≫ tops that are dedicated to loving their partner

Romance between human characters and gods/youkai/ayakashi and the such.
For incubi/succubi/demons in general (not oni, as these are included in this stack), please come back later as I'll be working on a separate stack for them.
If you know any other titles that would fit in this stack (including ones not listed on MAL), please send them my way!

Wholesome (NSFW marked) BL manga for spooky season and beyond!

Wholesome to me means that there is a sweetness and kindness in the relationships, good consent when there is NSFW content, and that the relationships aren't toxic.

non-MAL titles:

- Spiritpact/Soul Contract/Ling Qi - CW: violence, child abuse
- Ireon Ending/This Ending
- Crescent Scholar - equal parts NSFW and wholesome
- 11:59

Work in progress

bl manga where characters don't know each other from the start, and meet in the title