Iyahaya Atami-kun
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Hello, it's me again with another list of BL stories! This time I made it by including young characters aka under 20 years old but NOT a shota. If you want to see the adult version of the list, kindly check this out: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/10877
(or you can visit my profile and see the stack "The BL" in Adult Life)

So... I've read quite a lot of BL stories where the characters are underage, but these are the ones I enjoyed and liked the most because they have so much flavor in them. It just tastes like an orange, you know? Sweet, sour, a little bit astringent and bitter yet fresh. Love in youth does taste like that~

That's also the reason why I didn't put titles with slightly heavy topics/themes (Hidamari ga Kikoeru Series, Given, Hana wa Saku ka, Boy Meets Maria, Paradise View, etc) because they have something more than just love and youth. And that doesn't fit my stack concept. I still love them all very much, though!

Anyways, I'll keep updating this stack ♡

[WARNING! Some of the stories here have erotica tag which means it has sexual stuff. I will provide descriptions so that you can avoid them if you feel uncomfortable with such scenes :) thank you~]

The best manga of the year 2023 according to the magazine called kono manga ga sugoi! This stack features the top rated manga targeted towards women.

This list is ranked.

Missing titles
14. 艮（うしとら）
16. かみまち
18. おひとりさまホテル
21. やがて明日に至る蝉
29. 四十九日のお終いに 田沼朝作品集
32. 僕のちっぽけな人生を誰にも渡さないんだ
33. ローラ・ディーンにふりまわされてる
35. マダムたちのルームシェア
37. きみと観たいレースがある
37. コワい話は≠くだけで
39. are you listening?
41. 桜の如き君を愛す　― 松苗あけみ単行本未収録作品集
41. ゾワワの神様
48. 十次と亞一
48. 同人女アパート建ててみた

A selection of BL themed manga with unique perspectives, art styles and dynamics, from high school romances to horror and science fiction.

Now clearly half of these aren't from BL magazines, I picked them based on the following criteria:
- The main character is in love with a man (not necessarily requited or fulfilled)
- The emotional beats are deeply tied to an homoerotic relationship
- The author is already known for writing BL

To put it bluntly, I'm being generous with what I call BL #imsorry. I have my own list to go through so I'll keep adding after careful consideration ^_−☆

The order is from shortest to longest more or less. Enjoy!

Boys love (or heavily-implied queer) manga that I would like to see get anime adaptations



Wishlist entries that came true:

The Summer Hikaru Died
Ganbare Nakamura-kun

2nd stack of manga with queer relationships and minimal to no sexual content that i found likeable + felt not as fetishizing as most others
(not that there's anything wrong w sexual content but it's hard to find stuff in these genres that aren't mostly written for the smut)

part 1: myanimelist.net/stacks/3978

this part was put together very abruptly since part 1 has most of my favs so lemme know if anything should be taken out

stack created by a sex-repulsed biro ace :)

+ manhwa, webtoon, novels, etc. but it's easier to keep the title simple lol

Kono Manga wo Yome! (このマンガをよめ) is an annual manga guidebook published by Freestyle, first published in December 2004. It is currently a feature article in the company's quarterly magazine, Freestyle, rather than an independent publication.

Missing:
Ryuko by Eldo Yoshimizu
Bocchi shi no yakata by Saitou Nazuna
Higashi Tokyo machimachi by Kuchikominashi
THE COMPLETE WORKS1 Juusei by Otomo Katsuhiro
Kyonen no yuki by Muraoka Eiichi
Tengoku - Gotou Yukiko tanpenshuu by Gotou Yukiko
Five Thousand Kilometers Per Second by Manuele Fior
Korobu to korogaru by Kuroda Iou
Taiwan no shounen by Peiyun You and Jian-Xin Zhou

All titles published in English (print) by Yen Press/Ize Press.
https://yenpress.com/genres?category=manga&genre=lgbtq&subgenre=boys-love

BLs that (in my opinion) deviate from typical BL tropes that can be rather unpleasant, nonsensical, or even flat-out problematic.

The criteria being:
Believable romance development and natural chemistry
Healthy relationships characterized by mutual respect, consent (!), and proper communication
Likeable characters
No unnecessary/frustrating conflict or drama

Most of these are sfw or milder on the explicit content unless otherwise stated just because of personal preference!

More queer manga published in English through Yen Press.

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/54955

BL manga that evokes healing, soothing, calming, comforting feeling.

*updates whenever I find something new

Manga series with covers that feature recurring design and composition elements, consistent art styles, gradual changes that show intent and overall harmony of the entire collection. I'm open to suggestions, I try not to add too many “standing character” situations, but will do so if the art is striking enough.


Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/51319
Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/54221
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/59082
Part 5: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/60816
Part 6: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/61371
Part 7: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/62115