Anti Romance
Anti-Romance

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Manga featuring men / women who work (or want to work) in a field related to maintaining personal appearance. This may include, but is not limited to: hair dresser, nail artist, make-up artist, spa employee, etc.

OVER 50

- Ageha 100%
- Hei no Naka no Biyoushitsu
- Hime-dol!!
- Himitsu Nandakedo
- Kinou Nani Tabeta?
- Salon H
- Scissor Sisters
- She's My Type
- Toraji-san no Koto ga Suki nan desu ga

NOT LISTED ON MAL

- The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Successful Makeup Artist
- Empress' Game: Make-up Master
- Usami-kun's secret!
- Koi to Sex wa Touch Up no Nochi de Kokoro mo Karada mo Kokoroyoku Shite Ageru
- A Clumsy Cinderella
- Ima sugu Ore ni daka rete miru onee danshi wa yajuukei

Just so happens many of those men are BL characters.

Note: arranged in the order of release. Most of the titles are NSFW.

Work in progress!

Not found on MAL: Shitsuren Biyoushitsu(2009), Hatsukoi ni Kiss(2014), Onnanoko Gare!(2015), Yuusha no Hasami(2016), Yume Nado Mite ha Orimasen(2016), Uridongne Miyongsil Hyeong(2016), Over Line(2018), Kami, Mederu Kimi. Koi, Shiranu Watashi(2018), Blooming Heart(2021).

If you're looking for more than simple fluff and classic twist and want a story that will stay with you for a long time after you're done reading, these are for you. Not to worry, these aren't dark dramas, they have their own kind of happy ending, but it's not with a carefree light heart.
I've only listed the reads that even though they really got to me, they were still beautiful stories. Each one of these titles gripped my heart and made me feel more than the usual BLs. Whether it be a character or the storyline, my mind kept going back to it, even several other reads afterwards.

Here's a stack with titles that start off as either lighthearted/humorous, stereotypical in some ways or a bit generic. But than they turn into complex and memorable stories full of emotion.

Note: arranged in the order of release. Most of the titles are NSFW.

Work in progress!

Note: arranged in the order of release. All of the titles are NSFW.

Work in progress!

Not found on MAL: Haito Diamond(1995), Game-ya BL(2016)

All titles published in English (print) by Seven Seas Entertainment.
https://sevenseasentertainment.com/tag/boys-love/

Part.2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/49985

Seven Seas Entertainment has a lot of queer manga.

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/54950
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55926
Part 4: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55937