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Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu

Also known as The Summer Hikaru Died.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

Two boys lived in a village: Yoshiki and Hikaru. The two did everything together...until the day Hikaru was encompassed by a mysterious light. That was when everything changed—Hikaru most of all. Yoshiki still wishes from the bottom of his heart to always stay by his side...but is there even a Hikaru left to be with?

Tags: Monster Boy , Male Protagonist , Cosmic Horror , Rural , Tragedy , Body Horror , Primarily Teen Cast , Boys' Love , Mythology , School , LGBTQ+ Themes , Urban Fantasy , Curses , Unrequited Love , Gods , Seinen , Aromantic , Asexual , Mountaineering

Given

Also known as Given.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Romance , Slice of Life

Ritsuka Uenoyama is bored with it all—with school, with his basketball club, and even with his one true passion: playing guitar. That is, until the day he finds his favorite hidden napping spot occupied by a strange boy cradling a broken-stringed guitar. At first, Uenoyama is nonplussed by Mafuyu Sato and his slightly odd behavior, but when, on a whim, he asks Mafuyu to sing, the power of that song pierces him to the core.



Tags: Boys' Love , Band , LGBTQ+ Themes , Rehabilitation , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Bisexual , Suicide , Unrequited Love , School , Love Triangle , Urban , Kuudere , Tsundere

Ao no Flag

Also known as Blue Flag.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

High school senior year, spring—one of life's important forks in the road. Taichi Ichinose finds himself in the same class as Futaba Kuze, who he feels strangely averse to, and his popular childhood friend, Touma Mita. One day, Futaba confides in him her love for Touma, and asks him for help. How will Taichi respond? This new “pure” love story begins as the three are colored in the emotions of youth.



Tags: Coming of Age , LGBTQ+ Themes , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Primarily Teen Cast , Chibi , School , Philosophy , Bisexual , Boys' Love , Baseball , Ensemble Cast , Unrequited Love , Time Skip , Heterosexual , Rehabilitation , Yuri

Shimanami Tasogare

Also known as Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Slice of Life

Not only is high schooler Tasuku Kaname the new kid in town, he’s also terrified that he’s been outed as gay. Just as he’s contemplating doing the unthinkable, Tasuku meets a mysterious woman who leads him to a group of people dealing with problems not so different from his own. In this realistic, heartfelt depiction of LGBT+ characters from different backgrounds finding their place in the world, a search for inner peace proves to be the most universal experience of all.



Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Coming of Age , Found Family , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Bullying , Ensemble Cast , Transgender , Crossdressing , Agender , Boys' Love , Asexual , Suicide , Rehabilitation , Aromantic , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Yuri

Innocent

Also known as Innocent.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

In the 18th century, seeking "freedom and equality," the event that gave birth to modern French society, the French Revolution, began. There was one protagonist that lived within the darkness, Charles-Henri Sanson. He was the fourth-generation head of the Sanson family, and the executioner of Paris. This is the story of a man nobly facing his harsh fate...



Notes:
- Nominated for the 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize "Reader Award" in 2014
- Nominated for the 8th Manga Taishou Award in 2015.

Tags: Historical , Seinen , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Foreign , Gore , Politics , Torture , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Work , Bisexual , Female Protagonist , Nudity , Time Skip , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Adult Cast , Ensemble Cast , Swordplay , Boys' Love , Educational , Crossdressing , Crime , Yuri

Here U Are

Also known as Here U Are.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Sophomore Yu Yang is a real treasure. He has a cheerful, easy-going, and emphatic personality. Seniors look up to him, and he knows how to stand up for himself. Freshman Li Huan is moody and taciturn, haughty and, at times, outright rude. How will these two manage to get along, and where will it lead them..?



Note: Includes 20 extra chapters.

Tags: Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Male Cast , Full Color , College , Primarily Adult Cast , Bisexual , Age Gap , Tsundere , School , Long Strip , Yuri

BANANA FISH

Also known as Banana Fish.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Psychological , Thriller

Nature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted heir and sex toy of "Papa" Dino Golzine, Ash, now at the rebellious age of seventeen, forsakes the kingdom held out by the devil who raised him. But the hideous secret that drove Ash's older brother mad in Vietnam has suddenly fallen into Papa's insatiably ambitious hands--and it's exactly the wrong time for Eiji Okamura, a pure-hearted young photographer from Japan, to make Ash Lynx's acquaintance...



Tags: Mafia , Gangs , Tragedy , Crime , Conspiracy , Drugs , Noir , Primarily Male Cast , Shoujo , Revenge , Criminal Organization , Ensemble Cast , Anti-Hero , Fugitive , Coming of Age , Politics , Urban , Delinquents , Foreign , Male Protagonist , Guns , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Adoption , Orphan , Tanned Skin , Assassins , Boys' Love , Police , Cars , Bisexual , Photography , Classic Literature , Heterosexual , Time Skip , Prison , Found Family

19 Tian

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

A group photo in kindergarten is the start of a lifetime friendship between Jian Yi and Zhan Zhengxi. They grew up together, and met good friends like He Tian and Mo Guanshan on campus.

"19 Days" not only shows the relaxed and happy school days of the four, but is also a story in which the boys come to understand each other and help each other grow up.



Tags: Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Full Color , Slapstick , School , Coming of Age , Boys' Love , Primarily Male Cast , Episodic , Primarily Teen Cast , 4-koma , Tsundere , LGBTQ+ Themes , Delinquents , Gangs , Time Skip , Bisexual , Long Strip

Boy meets Maria

Also known as Boy Meets Maria.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

Taiga dreams of becoming an actor, so the first thing he does upon entering high school is join the drama club. There, he meets the beautiful, enigmatic Maria and immediately falls in love with her. Not long after, Taiga is told that she is actually a boy—but is that all there is to Maria's story? This beautifully illustrated, single-volume tale explores the nature of personal expression and the fluidity of the power of love.



Note: Includes an extra chapter.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Crossdressing , Acting , School Club , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Agender , Philosophy , Tragedy , Bisexual , Coming of Age , Dancing

Umibe no Étranger

Also known as Seaside Stranger: Umibe no Étranger.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

"There's nothing wrong with liking another guy."

To be in the arms of the person I love... I thought that was an unobtainable dream......... On an island off the coast of Okinawa, two young men meet on a beach. Shun Hashimoto is gay and aspires to be a novelist. He is interested in Mio Chibana, a somber high school student, and starts to flirt with him. Day by day, the two of them grow closer, but then, suddenly, Mio decides to leave the island. Three years later, Mio returns and approaches Shun with the words, "I've thought about it for the past three years. I like you, Shun, even if you're a guy." However, when faced with the prospect of finally becoming lovers with Mio, Shun cannot take the first step towards commitment...

This is a tantalizing love story about a gay novelist and a younger part-time worker. It's a manga that will touch and purify your heart.



Tags: Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Male Protagonist , Time Skip , Coastal , Writing , Age Gap , Nudity , Love Triangle , Cohabitation , Yuri

Sasaki to Miyano

Also known as Sasaki and Miyano.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Miyano spends his days peacefully reading Boys' Love comics and worrying about how girly his face is-until a chance encounter leads to a scuffle with his senior Sasaki. Intrigued by his feisty junior Miyano, delinquent Sasaki uses every opportunity he can to get closer...



Tags: Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Primarily Male Cast , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Otaku Culture , Meta , Shoujo , Primarily Teen Cast , Bisexual , 4-koma , Crossdressing

Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!

Also known as Go For It, Nakamura!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Nakamura is a shy boy who falls in love at first sight with one of his classmates–his dreamy high school classmate, Hirose. But there's a problem: they haven't met yet. And Nakamura is a total klutz who might bungle things before they even begin!



Tags: Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Male Protagonist , School , Unrequited Love , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Episodic , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Primarily Male Cast , Acting , Meta , Parody , Teacher , Crossdressing

Tian Guan Ci Fu

Also known as Heaven Official's Blessing.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

800 years ago, Xie Lian was a pure-blooded and noble Crown Prince, a well-regarded child of Heaven with unlimited potential. But who knew that, after he ascended and became a god with tens of thousands of worshippers, his fate would take such a sharp downhill turn? He was demoted again and again, and fell to rock bottom. 800 years later, Xie Lian ascended again, but this time, without worshippers or and without incense. One day, after returning from collecting scraps, he took a mysterious young man home. And this young man was the Ghost King that made others pale in fear whenever discussed—Hua Cheng.



Tags: Gods , Boys' Love , Tragedy , Historical , Cultivation , Wuxia , Male Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Demons , Full Color , Ghost , Primarily Male Cast , Magic , Primarily Adult Cast , Anti-Hero , Travel , Lost Civilization , Suicide , Revenge , Body Horror , Achronological Order , Food , Crossdressing , Gender Bending

Cardcaptor Sakura

Also known as Cardcaptor Sakura.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

Fourth grader Sakura Kinomoto finds a strange book in her father's library -- a book made by the wizard Clow to store dangerous spirits sealed within a set of magical cards. But when Sakura opens it up, there is nothing left inside but Kero-chan, the book's cute little guardian beast... who informs Sakura that since the Clow cards seem to have escaped while he was asleep, it's now her job to capture them!



Tags: Magic , Urban Fantasy , Family Life , Shoujo , Love Triangle , Female Protagonist , School , Primarily Child Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Bisexual , Dissociative Identities , Tomboy , Unrequited Love , Fairy , Age Gap , Boys' Love , Martial Arts , Agender , Transgender

Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria

Also known as Wistoria: Wand and Sword.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy

Will Serfort dreams of keeping his promise to a childhood friend by becoming a Magia Vander, one of the mighty magicians who sit atop the Wizard's Tower. However, he is unable to cast even the simplest of spells, leaving him to fight dungeon monsters to earn credits at Regarden Magical Academy. As if that weren't enough, he finds himself putting his sword skills to the test against a bullying professor!



Tags: Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Magic , Dungeon , School , Shounen , Heterosexual , Mixed Gender Harem , Primarily Teen Cast , Tragedy , Primarily Male Cast , Gore , Boys' Love , Female Harem , Teacher

Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE

Also known as Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

"The world is a very small place, but for those who know it...it is very, very large. And the world, when it is viewed by those who 'know'— is far larger than just one world can hold!"

The famous CLAMP brings back the characters from all their creations for an ultimate showdown in this multi-dimensional tale.

This is the story of four travelers, bound by fate and by prophesied future. Sakura is the princess of Clow Country, and possessor of a strange power that promises to change the world. Syaoran is an aspiring archaeologist and her childhood friend. When Sakura is endangered by the plan a certain man has for the future, the princess' memories are scattered across dimensions in the form of feathers, and Syaoran is forced to go on a desperate journey to retrieve them. They are accompanied by Fay D. Flourite, a magician running from the horrible truth of his past, and Kurogane, a rough-mannered ninja trying to get back to his world. However, the ability to cross worlds demands a great price, and each of them must pay the Dimensional Witch with what he or she values most. In order to save his princess, Syaoran must give up his relationship with her. Even if he gathers all of Sakura's memories, she will never remember their past together...

But the world is not so simple. The very moment these four made this decision, their destinies are sealed into a tragic course...as everyone in the group has their own secrets. Visions of the future are seen, and prophesies are made. The cruel future which lies ahead reads only of betrayal, abandonment, devastation and anguish.

Tags: Travel , Alternate Universe , Magic , Crossover , Amnesia , Memory Manipulation , Found Family , Clone , Tragedy , Achronological Order , Curses , Ensemble Cast , Time Manipulation , Heterosexual , Shounen , Body Horror , Reincarnation , Post-Apocalyptic , Time Loop , Boys' Love , Swordplay , Lost Civilization , Dissociative Identities , Bisexual , Vampire , Desert , Urban , Snowscape , Twins , Cannibalism

Doukyuusei

Also known as Classmates.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Hikaru always thought his classmate Rihito was kind of a snob, until he stumbles across Rihito secretly practicing a song in an empty classroom. Hikaru agrees to become Rihito’s music tutor, and with each lesson the two boys grow closer. But when Hikaru realizes that he’s fallen in love with Rihito, will they stay classmates or become something more?



Tags: Coming of Age , School , Primarily Male Cast , Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Band

Hidamari ga Kikoeru

Also known as I Hear the Sunspot.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Because of a hearing disability, Kouhei is often misunderstood and has trouble integrating into life on campus, so he learns to keep his distance. That is until he meets the outspoken and cheerful Taichi. He tells Kouhei that his hearing loss is not his fault. Taichi’s words cut through Kouhei’s usual defense mechanisms and open his heart. More than friends, less than lovers, their relationship changes Kouhei forever.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Disability , Boys' Love , College , Primarily Male Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Adult Cast , School , Educational , Coming of Age , Food

NO.6

Also known as No. 6.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mystery , Sci-Fi

For Shion, an elite student in the technologically sophisticated city No. 6, life is carefully choreographed. School, study, and the occasional visit with his friend and classmate Safu. One fateful day, however, he takes a misstep, sheltering an injured boy his age from a typhoon. Known only as Rat, this boy is a VC—a fugitive living outside the computerized tapestry of city control—and helping him will throw Shion’s life into chaos and start him down a path to discovering the appalling secrets behind the superficial perfection of No. 6.



Tags: Conspiracy , Anti-Hero , Dystopian , Crime , Urban , Tragedy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Lost Civilization , Memory Manipulation , Shoujo , Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Cyberpunk , Yandere , Acting , Gods , Class Struggle , Crossdressing

Kieta Hatsukoi

Also known as My Love Mix-Up!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Mistaken identity leads to a blossoming romance between two boys.

Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto, the girl in the seat next to him in class. But he despairs when he borrows her eraser and sees she’s written the name of another boy—Ida—on it. To make matters more confusing, Ida sees Aoki holding that very eraser and thinks Aoki has a crush on him!



Notes:
- Winner of the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shoujo Category in 2021.
- Includes five extra chapters.

Tags: Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Shoujo , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Bisexual , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Surreal Comedy , Slapstick , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Unrequited Love , Amnesia , Time Skip