Manga like Gerard to Jacques

Kaze to Ki no Uta

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Serge Battour is the son of a French viscount and a Romani prostitute, and despite his kind nature and academic talent, is shunned by his family and his peers due to the color of his skin. He begins to attend Lacombrade Academy, his father's alma mater, in the hopes that there he will find a place to belong.

Gilbert Cocteau is, like Serge, the orphaned son of a wealthy family, and is infamous at Lacombrade for his beautiful and delicate appearance, lack of dedication to schoolwork, and habit of prostituting himself to other students. He has no intention to connect with any of his classmates, instead devoting himself to his uncle Auguste.

Due to a shortage of living space, Serge and Gilbert become roommates even though Gilbert's antisocial nature has in the past made it impossible for him to room with anybody. Serge, being sociable and idealistic, is determined to be friends with Gilbert; Gilbert is only interested in either being able to manipulate Serge or push him away entirely. To the surprise of both of the boys, however, the two eventually form a deep, albeit generally dismal, bond that leads to a romantic connection.

Tags: Boys' Love , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Historical , Sadism , Suicide , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Male Cast , Incest , Shoujo , Boarding School , Drugs , Foreign , Male Protagonist , Nudity

Aien Catharsis

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Ryuuji, the young master of the Inamiya apothecary, finds himself intrigued by the blunt honesty displayed by his driver, Kondou. One day, he discovers the burning passion that Kondou holds for him after he snuck a peek at Kondou’s journal. But even after Kondou discovers that Ryuuji read his journal, his behavior doesn’t change, which leads Ryuuji to be extra self-conscious of that fact…

Tags: Boys' Love , Historical , Nudity , Age Gap , Anal Sex , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Orphan

Ai to wa Yoru ni Kizuku Mono

Also known as Lovers in the Night.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Hired as a servant by an Aristocrat family, Claude works hard to care for the family that took him in. But when the master of the house and his wife eventually pass away, Claude must keep spoiled son Antoine in line and teach him to be a proper gentleman. As the two become closer, a forbidden love develops between them...



Tags: Boys' Love , Historical , Butler , Age Gap , Time Skip

Kyuuso wa Cheese no Yume wo Miru

Also known as The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

Ootomo Kyoichi, a weak-willed salaryman in a troubled marriage, is cheating on his wife. To his surprise, his wife hires a private eye to expose his affair - and the private eye is none other than Imagase, an underclassman Kyoichi knew in college. Imagase explains that he's gay and always had a crush on Kyoichi, so he offers to hide the infidelity in exchange for the make-out session he'd always fantasized about back in college. Kyoichi reluctantly agrees, thinking it will save his marriage, but things with Imagase soon spiral out of control.



Note: Includes two extra chapters, with one first released in the 2009 edition.

Tags: Cheating , Work , Marriage , Primarily Adult Cast , Boys' Love , Josei , Bisexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Time Skip , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Yandere , Blackmail , Nudity , Anal Sex , Fellatio

Shitsuji no Bunzai

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

A compilation of Fumi Yoshinaga's series about Claude and Antoine, a young aristocrat and his butler, as well as other stories set in 18th Century Europe.

Chinoiserie (シノワズリ); BE×BOY GOLD Summer 1995
Aru Kizoku no Ichinichi (ある貴族達の一日 | A Day in the Life of an Aristocrat)
Koshou no Bunzai (小姓の分際 | A Page's Proper Place); BE×BOY GOLD 1998-02
Ai to wa Yoru ni Kizuku Mono (愛とは夜に気付くもの | A Love Realized at Night); BE×BOY GOLD 1998-12
Shitsuji no Bunzai (執事の分際 | A Butler’s Proper Place); BE×BOY GOLD Summer 1996
"Shitsuji no Bunzai" no Sugu Ato (「執事の分際」のすぐ後 | Right After "A Butler’s Proper Place")
Shujn no Bunzai (主人の分際 | A Master's Proper Place)
Shujin to Kifujin (主人と貴婦人 | Master and Lady)
Yuki no Furu Yoru (雪の降る夜 | One Snowy Night)
Aa Aruji yo, Kono Yorokobi wo (ああ主よ、このよろこびを | Lord, I Give My Graciousness)
Eien ni (永遠に | Eternally)

Tags: Historical , Royal Affairs , Age Gap , Butler , Boys' Love , Foreign , Class Struggle ,