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Uchi no Musuko wa Tabun Gay

Also known as I Think Our Son Is Gay.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Despite belonging to a family of four, the Aoyama residence is typically home to three due to father Akiyoshi's job. While he's away at work, mom Tomoko and her two beloved sons Hiroki and Yuri go about their everyday lives--going to school, making dinner, doing homework, etc. But now that Hiroki's in his first year of high school, his thoughts are turning ever so slightly to sex and romance...and his mom can't help but notice his slips of the tongue when he's talking about who he likes. Supportive Tomoko has an inkling Hiroki might be gay, but she's going to let him figure it out for himself. Unfortunately, Hiroki has little talent for keeping his "secret," so he might die of embarassment before all is said and done!



Note: Originally published on Twitter and collated by Square Enix for print release.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Family Life , Bullying , Female Protagonist , Slapstick , Episodic , Unrequited Love , Parenthood , Asexual , School , Work , Love Triangle , Boys' Love

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 , Yuri , Boys' Love , Asexual , Rehabilitation , Suicide , Aromantic , Primarily Teen Cast , School

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 5 extra chapters.

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

Stop!! Hibari-kun!

Also known as Stop!! Hibari-kun!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

A teenaged Kohsuka has now moved in the home of his mother's friend, because she had died a while back. Its just so happens that the Yakuza family has four beautiful daughters, but the one daughter, Hibari, thats more beautiful than the rest of the daughters is actually a boy. Hibari just can't keep his hands off Kohsuka and so their crazy yet happy lives go on.



Tags: Female Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender , Slapstick , Shounen , Meta , Parody , Yakuza , Male Protagonist , Gender Bending , Boxing

Kimi ni wa Todokanai.

Also known as I Cannot Reach You.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Slice of Life

No matter how much time we spend together, I’ll never become special to you. Childhood best friends. Two halves of a whole. The cool, smart one who’s good at almost everything, and his average, dorky friend who struggles to do anything right­—Yamato and Kakeru. Always by the other’s side, but not together in the way they truly want to be. No matter how hard they try, their hearts cannot reach each other…



Nominated for the Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Web Manga Category.

Tags: Boys' Love , School , Shoujo , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Unrequited Love , LGBTQ+ Themes

Boku to

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance

"I like you, you like him, and he likes someone else”.

Note: Includes the one-shot Somaru (染まる)

Tags: Boys' Love , School , Primarily Male Cast

Aitsu no Daihonmei

Also known as His Favorite.

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

Awkward Yoshida is hated by all the girls in school for his perceived closeness with hot guy Sato, who uses hanging out with Yoshida as an excuse to turn them all down. If Yoshida is merely an excuse, why does Sato taunt him in private about “his favorite”? Is it possible Sato’s feelings run deeper than friendship? And what could he possibly see in the funny-looking Yoshida? Watch Yoshida’s life turn upside down with hilarious results!



Note:
Includes the one-shots "Kimi wa Happoubijin" (You're Everyone's Friend), "Kame no Koi wa Mannen" (A Tortoise's Love Lasts For A Thousand Years, Love is Swallowed Whole), and "Koi wa Marunomi" (Love is Swallowed Whole).

Tags: School , Boys' Love , Yandere , Primarily Teen Cast

Koi Dehanai to Omoitai

Also known as This Can't Be First Love.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Keiichi and Sota have been friends since elementary school. Despite Sota's popularity with girls, he has rejected all of their advances, and even actively avoids them by hiding in the school nurse's office. Keiichi feels a twinge of jealousy when Sota starts getting along with Jou, a female student who also spends time in the nurse's office, but it may be thanks to her that Keiichi comes to terms with how he really feels about his long-time friend...



Tags: Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Kuudere , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age

Tashiro-kun, Kimi tte Yatsu wa.

Also known as Tashiro-kun, Why're You Like This?.

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

Is it because you're a member of the Manga Research Club?
Is it because you're obsessed with a certain rhythm game?
Is it because your family is filthy rich?
Is it because you're awkward af?

I don't know the reason, so tell me:
Tashiro-kun, why're you like this?



Tags: Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Otaku Culture , College , Cosplay , Crossdressing , Bisexual , Drawing