Manga like Ignat no Hanayome

Kimi no Yoru ni Fureru

Also known as Touch Within the Abyss.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

“When you get to know the real me… you will be disappointed.”

Chinatsu, a hitman, meets his destiny again. His name is Kasumi. He was the boy who reached out to Chinatsu when he lost his brother in front of his eyes.

A few years later, Chinatsu rescues Kasumi from a snatcher by chance. Kasumi is blind, and Chinatsu can’t leave him alone in the street… although he knows he shouldn’t get close to him, the distance between them gets shorter day by day…

A story of redemption, in which two young men trapped in darkness slowly soothe each other’s loneliness.



Note: Chapter count includes one extra.

Tags: Boys' Love , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Disability , LGBTQ+ Themes , Male Protagonist , Assassins

Yoake no Uta

Also known as Lullaby of the Dawn.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

Night after night, Elva steps forth into the black sea, sword in hand, to drive back the creatures that surge from the waves. Elva is one of the "kannagi," warrior priests chosen by the divine to protect the island. With his snow-white hair, unaging youth, and black-stained limbs—proof of the corruption that gradually takes the life of every kannagi—the local people fear and shun him... at least until his path crosses with that of a boy named Alto. Enraptured by Elva's strength and lonely soul, Alto swears to serve him and free him from his cursed fate.

After eight long years, Alto has grown into a capable and fearless young man, unwavering in his devotion to his kannagi. Elva had long ago resigned himself to an early death—but somehow, Alto's presence seems to be gradually healing him of the black sea's corruption...



Tags: Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Magic , Rural , Coastal , Religion , Swordplay , Age Gap , Monster Boy , Time Skip , Survival

Kamisama no Uroko

Also known as The Dragon's Betrothed.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

Being called "Sensei" all the time and having to act worthy of it was too heavy a burden to bear, so I fled to my home town. But amidst the nostalgic scenery, a mysterious man appeared before me... Rin, the water dragon god to whom Chiharu has been betrothed, can be disarmingly friendly and charming, but inside lurks an animalistic ferocity. Knowing that he can’t escape Rin’s protective embrace, can Chiharu make himself fall in love with the god instead?

Tags: Male Protagonist , Dragons , Boys' Love , Gods , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Rural , Monster Boy , Family Life , Writing , LGBTQ+ Themes , Shapeshifting , Super Power , Found Family , Nudity , Anal Sex

Akatsuki no Yona

Also known as Yona of the Dawn.

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

Yona reels from the shock of witnessing a loved one’s murder and having to fight for her life. With Hak’s help, she flees the palace and struggles to survive while evading her enemy’s forces. But where will this displaced princess go when all the paths before her are uncertain?



Tags: Female Protagonist , Travel , Shoujo , Historical , Found Family , Dragons , Politics , Fugitive , Gods , Mythology , Male Harem , Reincarnation , War , Tragedy , Royal Affairs , Heterosexual , Foreign , Coming of Age , Primarily Male Cast , Animals , Archery , Super Power , Survival , Orphan , Kuudere , Drugs , Pirates

Toumei na Ai no Utsuwa

Also known as The Vessel of a Transparent Love.

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

Miki Donoue has lived a life of full misfortune since childhood. Kind but timid, he has always kept alone to himself to prevent others from being caught up with his misfortunes. One night, he is approached by a mysterious man who asks him, "Can you give me your misfortune?" The man claims to be a "akashibito," a monster that feeds on human misfortune to sustain its life, and he claims that he malnourished and near death. The good-natured Miki names the monster "Shiro" and decides to take him in to feed him energy. Shiro's pure devotion to his human host is a source of joy, and he soon finds himself attracted to Miki. But as his days are filled with happiness, something begins to happen to Shiro's body...? Note: Includes one bonus chapter.

Tags: Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Adult Cast , Youkai , Work , Virginity , Age Gap , Bisexual , Anal Sex , Rehabilitation , Nudity

Lion Gotoki no Kuni Kara

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

A boy-meets-boy story about an imaginative boy who loves animals and a Maasai exchange student in Japan!

Tags: Boys' Love , Foreign , Animals , Bisexual , Nudity , School , Tanned Skin , Male Protagonist

Hime Muko

Also known as Scarlet Secret.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Yamato lost his dear childhood friend Shiki, who was sacrificed during a ritual. His unrequited love became an obsession; he refused to believe that Shiki was dead, and many years later he finally managed to search for him in the sacred palace forbidden to men, where he learned a terrible secret.

Shiki was kept alive and made to inherit the superhuman power that will make him the king of the country. Yamato swears to repress his feelings and follow Shiki as his servant, but...



Tags: Boys' Love , Historical , Time Skip , Crossdressing , Religion , Male Protagonist , Adoption

Nobara to Pretender

Also known as Wild Roses and Pretenders.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Desperate to financially support his ailing mother, Noah leaves his hometown to enter into the service of the Reinhardt family. Upon his arrival his new master, Lord Rupert, demands that Noah pretend to be his lover! Lord Rupert wishes to avoid a political marriage, and Noah is determined to keep his job, so the two men work out an arrangement.

However, the more time they spend together, the more Noah realizes that his forlorn master is beset by loneliness—and Noah wants their love to be real. Can Lord Rupert ever see him as more than just a servant?



Note: Includes two bonus chapters.

Tags: Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Royal Affairs , Historical , Suicide

Niehime to Kemono no Ou

Also known as Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

A young girl has resigned herself to being he next sacrificial meal for the Beast King...but the king is no mere monster! Love is more than skin-deep in this gorgeous fantasy manga.



Note: Chapter count includes 15 extras.

Tags: Shoujo , Politics , Monster Boy , Animals , Female Protagonist , Rehabilitation , Coming of Age , Shapeshifting , Demons , Magic , Mythology , War , Age Gap , Heterosexual , Revenge , Anthropomorphism , Bullying , Primarily Animal Cast , Royal Affairs , Monster Girl , Love Triangle , Yandere , Historical

Isekai no Sata wa Shachiku Shidai

Also known as The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter.

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

Once upon a time, in the not too distant past, a holy maiden was summoned. Not just any holy maiden—one hailing from modern Japan. But this story is not her story. This is the tale of the humble accountant, Kondou, who accompanied her and his trials and woes as he accounts in a new world... But no tale is complete without a love interest. And who better to play that role than the handsome knight captain Aresh? Will he begin a personal quest to save said bean counter—who toils around the clock—or is Kondou doomed to be married to his work evermore...?!



Tags: Isekai , Boys' Love , Economics , Work , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Politics , Age Gap , Shoujo , Royal Affairs , Magic , Conspiracy , Primarily Adult Cast , Drugs , Kingdom Management , Food , Unrequited Love