List of yaoi anime and manga explained

This is a list of (also known as boys' love or BL) anime, manga, OVAs, ONAs, and films.

Manga

The following titles were originally published as manga; any subsequent adaptations into other mediums are noted.

FromToTitleCreator(s)PublisherVolumesAdaptation(s)
200420049th SleepBiblos1[1]
20142014Adolescence Boy & "It"Tokuma Shoten1Audio drama[2]
20072007After I WinHoubunsha1[3]
20082008Age Called BlueEst EmTokyo Mangasha1[4]
20002003Ai no KotodamaFrontier Works2Live-action film[5]
2009presentAkiyama-kunTokyo Mangasha3[6]
20072007Alcohol, Shirt and KissBiblos1[7]
20082008All Nippon Air LineMagazine Magazine1[8]
20062006Alley of First LoveTokuma Shoten1
20082008Author's PetMagazine Magazine1
20042016Awkward SilenceBiblos (2004–2006), Libre (2006–2016)6Audio drama[9]
20062006Barefoot WaltzHoubunsha1
20062006Baseball HeavenTokuma Shoten1
20032005Black KnightBiblos4[10]
20092015Blue MorningTokuma Shoten6
20062015Blue Sheep ReverieNihon Bungeisha9[11]
20072007Blue SkyBiblos1
2013Blue Sky Complex
20042005Brilliant BlueShinshokan2[12]
2008Bond of Dreams, Bond of Love[13]
2003Bond(z)Biblos1[14]
2004BrotherKaiohsha2[15]
19972001...But, I'm Your TeacherBiblos1[16]
20072007CandyOakla Publications1
2010presentCandy Color ParadoxShinshokan6Audio drama, OVA, live-action television series
20042004Kadokawa Shoten1
20142021Caste HeavenLibre8Audio drama, video game[17]
20072007Cause of My TeacherLibre1
2017Change WorldDear +2Audio Drama[18]
2018presentCherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!Square Enix5Live-action television series, live-action film[19]
2006presentClassmatesAkane Shinsha6Anime film
1999ColorEiki Eiki & Taishi ZaōShinshokan1
20062009Shogakukan2Audio drama, live-action film[20]
2017presentCosmetic PlayloverLibre8Audio drama, live-action television series[21]
20062021Crimson SpellChara7Audio drama[22]
2013presentDakaretai Otoko 1-i ni Odosarete Imasu.Libre6Audio drama, anime television series[23]
2018presentDangerous Drugs of SexMagazine Magazine2Live-action film[24]
2009Delusion Elektel
20192021Dick Fight IslandLibre2
20072007Dining Bar AkiraTokyomangasha1[25]
20062015 Does the Flower Blossom?Gentosha5Audio drama, live-action film
2006presentDon't Be CruelLibre11Audio drama[26]
2016Shinshokan2
20022002Dry HeatHoubunsha1
19992009Embracing LoveBiblos14
20062006Endless RainYuuyaOokura Shuppan1
2015 2018Escape JourneyLibre3
2002presentFinderLibre12Audio drama, original video animation[27]
2015Shinshokan1[28]
2019Fudanshi ShōkanFutabasha2[29]
20022004Future LoversBiblos2[30]
20052006Tokuma Shoten2Audio drama
2014Ginger Honey[31]
2013presentGivenShinshokan7Audio drama, anime television series, anime film, stage play[32]
20142016Go For It, Nakamura!SyundeiAkane Shinsha1[33]
20032004Golden CainBiblos1[34]
20062006Golden Prince and Argent KingLibre1
19962002Gravitation (manga)Gentosha12OVA, anime TV series, audio drama, novels[35]
20122013Hana no Miyako de
20032003Happiness RecommendedHoubunsha1
2008PresentHis FavoriteMagazine Be x Boy12
2012presentHitorijime My HeroIchijinsha13Anime television series
20062006Hot LimitNihon Bungeisha1
2007How to Seduce a Vampire
20052005Hybrid ChildBiblos1[36]
2013presentI Hear the SunspotCanna Comics5
20062016I Want to Be NaughtyHoubunsha14Audio drama[37]
2015Jackass!Shinshokan
2002presentKadokawa Shoten25Anime television series[38]
2010Kimi NoteJunko1[39]
19971998Kiss All the BoysOhzora Publishing3
20062007Kiss BlueTaiyoh Tosho2
19922008Biblos11
20122013Koitomo!?Core Magazine 1Audio drama[40]
2012presentKuroneko KareshiShinshokan9Audio drama[41]
20132014L'étranger de la PlageShodensha1Audio drama, anime film
2014presentL'étranger du ZéphyrShodensha4Audio drama[42]
2018Liquor & Cigarettes
2005Living For TomorrowShinshokan1
20182021Love NestShinshokan2Audio Drama[43]
2003presentLove PistolsLibre9[44]
2005Love Prism[45]
20102016Love Stage!!Kadokawa Shoten7Anime television series, live-action film[46]
20062006Loving GazeLibre1
2006Maniac Shorts Shot
2007Midnight BloomShinshokan1
2019presentMinato's LaundromatYuzu Tsubaki & Sawa KanzumeMedia Factory4Live-action television series[47]
2015Minori's Hand
2011Mr. Mini MartJunkoTokuma Shoten1[48]
2019presentMr. Unlucky Has No Choice But to Kiss!Libre1Live-action television series[49]
2020My Personal Weatherman (digital), Libre (print)1Live-action television series, audio drama[50]
19951998New York, New YorkHakusensha4
20132020Libre10Audio drama, live-action film[51]
20072008No Touching At AllTaiyoh Tosho1Audio drama, live-action film[52]
2019presentOld-Fashioned CupcakeTaiyoh Tosho2Audio drama, live-action television series[53]
20172018One Room AngelShodensha1Audio drama, live-action television series[54]
2005Only You
2010Otokogokoro
20152017Our Dining TableGentosha1Live-action television series[55]
2017presentPapa Datte, ShitaiSuiseisha3Anime television series[56]
2004PathosOakla Publishing2
2004Physical Attraction
2010JunkoTaiyoh Tosho1[57]
20082012Private Teacher!Core Magazine 4Audio drama[58]
2013Recipe no Ōji-samaJunko
20062006RedTaiyoh Tosho1
20162018Restart After Coming Back HomeCocomiFrance Shoin1Live-action film[59]
2019presentRestart After Being HungryCocomiFrance Shoin1
2009Rutta to Kodama
20072010Sakura-GariShogakukan3[60] [61]
2011Same DifferenceLive-action short film[62]
2016PresentSasaki and MiyanoPixiv Comic9Anime television series[63]
2016 Sayonara GameShinshokan1Audio drama[64]
20192020Senpai, This Can't Be Love!Kadokawa2Audio drama, live-action television series[65]
20162017Secret XXXShinshokan1Audio drama
2006Seduce Me After the ShowEst Em
20072009Seven DaysTaiyoh Tosho2Live-action film
2013Special Delivery!
20062007Steal MoonNihon Bungeisha2
20052012Libre7
20192019Sugar Dog LifeIchijinsha1Live-action television series [66]
2010presentSuper LoversKadokawa Shoten13Anime television series [67]
2016Stray Bullet Baby
20202022Takara's TreasureShinshokan1Audio drama, live-action television series[68]
20132017Ten CountShinshokan6Audio drama, video game, OVA[69]
20172018Therapy GameShinshokan2Audio drama
2005Thunderbolt Boys Excite
2019presentIktzSuiseisha1Anime television series[70]
2018presentTwilight Out of FocusJyanomeKodansha4Audio drama, anime television series[71]
2008presentTwittering Birds Never FlyTaiyoh Tosho6Audio drama, anime film[72]
20072007Wild ButterflyOakla Publishing1
2006presentKadokawa Shoten16Anime television series, light novel, anime film
2012presentYarichin Bitch ClubGentosha5Original video animation[73]
20042008Yebisu CelebritiesKaoru Iwamoto & Shinri FuwaBiblos6Original video animation[74]
1995Yume no Kodomo
2018presentZettai BL ni Naru Sekai VS Zettai BL ni Naritakunai OtokoKonkichiShodensha2Live-action television series[75]

Other media

The following yaoi titles were originally published in a medium that was not manga or anime, but were later adapted into a manga or anime.

YearTitleCreator(s)Original mediumAdaptation(s)
20202gether: The seriesJittiRainNovelLive-action television series, manga[76]
1986Ai no KusabiNovelOriginal video animation[77]
2003Angel's FeatherBlueImpactVideo gameManga, original video animation[78]
2006Boys LoveLive-action filmManga
2014Dramatical MurderNitro+chiralVideo gameManga, anime television series[79]
2002LangmaorVideo gameOriginal video animation[80]
1994Fujimi OrchestraNovelManga, original video animation
2002Gakuen HeavenSprayVideo gameNovel, manga, anime television series[81]
2007Kichiku MeganeSprayVideo gameManga[82]
1999Kiss in the DarkNovelOriginal video animation
2014My Beautiful ManLight novelLive-action television series, live-action film, audio drama, manga[83]
2002No Money & Hitoyo ShinozakiLight novelManga, original video animation[84]
2011Steal!SprayVideo gameManga, light novel
1992Takumi-kunNovelAudio drama, manga, live-action film, stage play[85]
2010Togainu no ChiNitro+chiralVideo gameManga, novel, anime television series[86]
2014Yes, No, or Maybe?Light novelAnime film[87]

Notes and References

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  2. News: 斉藤壮馬さん、増田俊樹さん出演! 『年頃のオトコノコとアレ』ドラマCD発売! . . 2015-06-09 . 2019-11-13.
  3. Web site: After I Win Vol. #01 . Beard . Patricia . October 9, 2008 . Mania.com . 2009-06-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090301045312/http://www.mania.com/after-i-win-vol01_article_83707.html . March 1, 2009 .
  4. Web site: Loo . Egan . Age Called Blue Boys-Love Manga Posted in English . . 25 February 2020 . 22 April 2009.
  5. News: "ボーイズラブ"なイケメン2人の発言で、女性ファン熱狂 . Two hot men in boys' love film make remark, female fans go wild . ja . . 2007-10-07 . 2022-12-24.
  6. Web site: 秋山くん vol.1. chil-chil. 24 September 2011 . September 1, 2019.
  7. Web site: Review: Alcohol, Shirt and Kiss . . 25 February 2020.
  8. Web site: Loo . Egan . All Nippon Air Line Manga Offered with Two Covers . . 25 February 2020 . 28 January 2008.
  9. News: Crystalyn . Hodgkins . Boys-Love Manga Awkward Silence Returns in Japan . . 2011-12-11 . 2020-02-24.
  10. News: Egan . Loo . Some Boys-Love, Yuri Manga Removed from Amazon.com Searches (Update 4) . . 2009-04-13 . 2020-07-02.
  11. News: Egan . Loo . Makoto Tateno to End Boys-Love Manga Blue Sheep Reverie . . 2014-09-30 . 2020-02-24.
  12. News: Egan . Loo . Digital Manga, Shinshokan to Launch Doki Doki BL Label . . 2008-06-23 . 2020-02-24.
  13. Web site: Sevakis . Justin . Viz's Sublime Adds Manga by Yaya Sakuragi, Makoto Tateno (Updated) . . 25 February 2020 . 28 February 2012.
  14. News: Christopher . Macdonald . New Digital Manga and 801 Media Yaoi Licenses . . 2006-10-23 . 2020-02-24.
  15. News: Christopher . Macdonald . DramaQueen Announces First Licenses . . 2005-04-10 . 2020-02-24.
  16. News: Christopher . Macdonald . New Media Blasters Manga Licenses . . 2005-12-13 . 2020-02-24.
  17. News: Alex . Mateo . SuBLime Licenses Given, Secret XXX, Therapy Game, Liquor & Cigarettes Boys-Love Manga . . 2019-08-01 . 2020-02-23.
  18. Web site: ドラマCD「チェンジワールド」[初回限定版]]. Shinshokan. 21 June 2022. Japanese.
  19. News: Alex . Mateo . 'Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!' Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action Show . . 2020-09-03 . 2020-10-16.
  20. News: Rafael Antonio . Pineda . The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese Boys-Love Manga Gets Film in 2020 . . 2019-02-12 . 2019-09-24.
  21. Web site: Joanna . Cayanan . Sachi Narashima's Cosmetic Playlover Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series on August 5 . . 2024-07-01 . 2024-07-22 . July 4, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240704101943/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-01/sachi-narashima-cosmetic-playlover-boys-love-manga-gets-live-action-tv-series-on-august-5/.212678 . live .
  22. News: Crystalyn . Hodgkins . Viz's SuBLime Licenses Ayano Yamane's Crimson Spell Manga . . 2013-05-06 . 2020-02-24.
  23. News: Crystalyn . Hodgkins . Boys-Love Manga Dakaretai Otoko 1-i ni Odosarete Imasu. Gets TV Anime Adaptation This Year . . 2018-03-24 . 2020-02-23.
  24. News: 「性の劇薬」ポスター&新写真10枚到着、2020年2月より全国順次公開 . ja . . 2019-10-26 . 2020-07-14.
  25. Web site: Smith . Michelle . Dining Bar Akira . Manga Recon . 25 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101114054737/http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/dining-bar-akira/ . 14 November 2010 . usurped .
  26. News: Global Yaoi Imprint Sublime Announces Worldwide Debut of Yonezou Nekota's New Series Don't Be Cruel . . . 2016-06-22 . 2019-11-20.
  27. Web site: Ressler . Karen . Viz's SuBLime License Rescues Finder Boys-Love Manga . . 25 February 2020 . 7 July 2016.
  28. News: Egan . Loo . SuBLime Licenses Fourth Generation Head: Tatsuyuki Oyamato Manga . . 2019-01-30 . 2020-02-24.
  29. News: 神獣×大学生の異世界BL「腐男子召喚」がミニアニメ化、石谷春貴と佐藤拓也が出演 . ja . . 2020-09-10 . 2021-01-17.
  30. Web site: Future Lovers . SuBLime . 7 February 2020.
  31. News: Lynzee . Loveridge . SuBLime Imprint Adds Love Stage, Ginger Honey, Special Delivery, More Titles . . 2014-09-13 . 2020-02-24.
  32. Web site: Liu . Michelle . Pfeiffer . Andy . Given Unites Fans' Love of Music and Romance . . 24 September 2019 . 13 August 2019.
  33. News: Scott . Green . Seven Seas Announces "Himouto! Umaru-chan" Manga And More . . 2017-09-15 . 2020-07-02.
  34. Web site: Macdonald . Christopher . CPM Acquires Yaoi Manga . . 25 February 2020 . 19 October 2003.
  35. Web site: 2024-02-28 . Gravitation Boys-Love Manga Listed With New Series . 2024-02-29 . Anime News Network . en.
  36. News: Egan . Loo . Hybrid Child Boys-Love Manga Has Anime in the Works . . 2011-07-28 . 2020-02-24.
  37. News: 桜賀めい・SHOOWA・夏水りつ複製原画3人展開催 . ja . . 2009-02-25 . 2020-06-27.
  38. News: Egan . Loo . Junjō Romantica Boys-Love Manga Has More Anime in the Works . . 2013-08-29 . 2020-02-23.
  39. News: Miki . Kobayashi . ぢゅん子『私がモテてどうすんだ』インタビュー 乙女ゲーに百合要素を追加!? . ja . . 2015-10-09 . 2020-03-06.
  40. News: 萌木ゆうの年下攻めBL「コイトモ!?」代永翼×佐藤拓也でドラマCD化 . ja . . 2013-09-23 . 2019-12-02.
  41. News: 「クロネコ彼氏」複製原画展in秋葉原、ほぼ等身大のキャラたちと写真撮影も . . 2016-11-12 . 2019-10-24.
  42. News: Rafael Antonio . Pineda . Kanna Kii's Umibe no Étranger Boys-Love Manga Gets Anime Film Next Summer . . 24 October 2019 . 6 February 2020.
  43. Web site: ドラマCD「ラブネスト(上)」. Shinshokan. 21 June 2022. Japanese.
  44. News: Egan . Loo . Sex Pistols Boys-Love Manga to Reportedly Get OVA . . 2008-12-13 . 2020-03-06.
  45. News: Egan . Loo . Boys-Love Manga Artist Asami Tojo Passes Away . . 2007-11-04 . 2019-11-27.
  46. News: Egan . Loo . Love Stage!! Boys-Love Manga Has Anime in the Works. . 2013-05-28 . 2020-02-23.
  47. News: 「みなと商事コインランドリー」ドラマ化!アラサー管理人と高校生の"ゆるキュンBL" . Minato's Laundromat to receive a drama adaptation! A "light-hearted romance BL" featuring a manager around his 30s and a high school student . ja . . 2022-03-21 . 2023-05-07.
  48. News: Ko . Ransom . Digital Manga Announces Junko's Konbini-Kun . . 2012-05-21 . 2020-03-06.
  49. News: Mikikaze . Komatsu . Gamoko Tsuyu's BL Manga Fukoukun wa Kiss Surushikanai! Gets Live-action Drama in April . . 2022-03-04 . 2022-12-23.
  50. Web site: Joanna . Cayanan . Nikke Taino's My Personal Weatherman BL Manga Gets Live-Action Show . ja . . 2023-07-11 . 2023-10-23 . July 12, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230712080327/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-07-11/nikke-taino-my-personal-weatherman-bl-manga-gets-live-action-show/.200153?ann-edition=us . live .
  51. News: Rafael Antonio . Pineda . The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action Film . . 2020-01-12 . 2020-02-24.
  52. News: Egan . Loo . DMP Adds Tyrant Falls in Love, Kizuna, Harlequin Manga (Updated) . . 2009-10-31 . 2019-09-24.
  53. News: 武田航平×木村達成、アラフォー上司とアラサー部下の純愛オフィスラブ『オールドファッションカップケーキ』ドラマ化 . Kouhei Takeda and Tatsunari Kimura, starring in drama adaptation of Old-Fashioned Cupcake, a pure love office romance between a boss around 40 years old and his subordinate around 30 years old . ja . . 2022-05-23 . 2022-12-20.
  54. Web site: Rafael Antonio . Pineda . Harada's One Room Angel Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action Show . . 2023-09-25 . 2024-08-04.
  55. Web site: サラリーマン&歳の離れた兄弟が3人で食卓を囲む「僕らの食卓」実写ドラマ化 . Our Dining Table, which is about a salaryman sharing a dining table with brothers with an age difference, will be adapted into a live-action drama . ja . . 2021-11-23 . 2024-03-03 . December 15, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211215113841/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/454664 . live .
  56. News: Jennifer . Sherman . 'Papa Datte, Shitai' Boys-Love Manga Gets TV Anime . . 2018-12-07 . 2020-04-24.
  57. News: Alex . Mateo . DMI's Juné Imprint Licenses Junko's Ōji no Kikan Manga . . 2016-09-23 . 2020-03-06.
  58. News: Gia . Manry . DMI Adds Yuu Moegi's Katekyo! Boys-Love Manga . . 2011-01-29 . 2019-12-02.
  59. News: Mikikazu . Komatsu . Cocomi's Boys Love Manga Restart after Come Back Home Gets Live-Action Film This Fall . . 2020-04-29 . 2020-07-13.
  60. Web site: Loo . Egan . Fushigi Yuugi, Basara, Utena Artists in New Rinka Mag . . 4 February 2021 . 15 June 2007.
  61. Web site: Loo . Egan . Watase Ends Sakura-Gari, Restarts Fushigi Yûgi: Genbu . . 4 February 2021 . 25 January 2010.
  62. News: Sarah . Nelkin . Docchi mo Docchi Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action DVD . . 2014-08-05 . 2020-02-24.
  63. Web site: BL (Boys Life) Manga Sasaki and Miyano Gets Anime (Updated). Anime News Network. November 20, 2020. June 21, 2022.
  64. Web site: ドラマCD「サヨナラゲーム」. Shinshokan. 21 June 2022. Japanese.
  65. News: Adriana . Hazra . Live-Action Sempai! Danjite Koi de wa! Series Reveals New Short Video, Streaming on Viki . . 2022-06-07 . 2022-12-23.
  66. Web site: Rafael Antonio . Pineda . Yoriko's Boys-Love Manga Sugar Dog Life Gets Live-Action Series on August 3 . . 2024-06-13 . 2024-08-04.
  67. News: Egan . Loo . Boys-Love Manga Super Lovers by Hakkenden's Abe Gets Anime . . 2015-04-28 . 2020-02-23.
  68. Web site: 鈴丸みんた「タカラのびいどろ」TVドラマ化 クーデレな先輩と天然後輩のBL . Takara's Treasure by Minta Suzumaru gets a drama adaptation, features a BL story between a cool senior with a kind heart and a naive junior . ja . . 2024-05-14 . 2024-08-04.
  69. News: Jennifer . Sherman . Ten Count Boys-Love Manga Ends in November . . 2017-11-08 . 2020-02-24 .
  70. News: Egan . Loo . The Titan's Bride Boys-Love Isekai Anime Reveals More Cast, Staff, July 5 TV Debut . . 2020-05-20 . 2020-07-02.
  71. Web site: Cayanan. Joanna. Jyanome's Twilight Out of Focus BL Manga Series Gets TV Anime. Anime News Network. July 3, 2023. July 6, 2023.
  72. Web site: Loo . Egan . Twittering Birds Never Fly Boys-Love Film's Promo Video Unveils Cast, February Release . . 25 February 2020 . 26 October 2019.
  73. Web site: Yarichin Bitch-bu Boys-Love Manga Gets Anime DVD in September. Anime News Network. March 23, 2018. April 5, 2018.
  74. Web site: Some Boys-Love, Yuri Manga Removed from Amazon.com Searches (Update 4). Anime News Network. Loo. Egan. April 13, 2009. May 22, 2021.
  75. News: 非イケメンの平凡男、"絶対BLになる世界"でフラグに抗うギャグ新連載 . ja . . 2018-11-07 . 2021-03-22.
  76. News: Rafeal Antonio . Pineda . Hiromasa Okujima Launches 2gether Manga in November . . 2020-10-19 . 2020-12-31.
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  78. News: Mikhail . Koulikov . Media Blasters Unveils New Licenses . . 2007-07-03 . 2020-02-24.
  79. News: Egan . Loo . Boys-Love Anime DRAMAtical Murder's 2nd Promo Video Previews Songs, Story . . 2014-06-07 . 2020-02-23.
  80. News: Christopher . Macdonald . Yaoi Dating Game . . 2006-01-19 . 2020-07-26.
  81. Web site: Loo . Egan . Blu, Boysenberry, Deux, DMP, Yen Announce Boys-Love Titles . . 25 February 2020 . 29 October 2007.
  82. News: Egan . Loo . Osaka Lists 8 Boys-Love Mags Designated as 'Harmful' (Updated) . . 2010-04-28 . 2020-02-23.
  83. News: Rafael Antonio . Pineda . Tokyopop Publishes Novels, Manga of Yū Nagira's My Beautiful Man BL Series . . 2024-05-24 . 2024-07-28.
  84. News: Lynzee . Loveridge . Okane ga Nai/No Money Yaoi Manga to End in December . . 2014-10-15 . 2020-02-24.
  85. News: Egan . Loo . Takumi-kun Boys-Love Novels Made into Live-Action Film . . 2007-08-02 . 2019-11-14.
  86. News: Egan . Loo . Togainu no Chi, Oreimo to Be Streamed Online (Updated) . . 2010-09-30 . 2020-02-24.
  87. News: Rafael Antonio . Pineda . Yes ka No ka Hanbun ka Boys-Love Novel Series Gets Anime . Anime News Network. October 31, 2019. October 31, 2019.