Manga like JOY

What is JOY about?

Status: Finished

Go Okazaki, an author of shoujo manga, spends his days aiming to create a work that will move all the girls, alongside his assistant Yusuke. One day, Okazaki accidentally discovers that Yusuke is homosexual, shortly before receiving a proposal to write a BL manga. To make it more realistic, the young author has the idea of spending the days pretending to have a loving relationship with his assistant, until the border between the staging and the reality start mingling...

Tags: Boys' Love , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Male Cast , Drawing

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Hige to Suzu to Shabondama

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

28 year old Suzutaro who can't do housework at all, loves being spoiled! and Santa, (who spoils Suzutaro,) is a 32-year-old with a gentle beard who handles all household chores. A fun, sometimes a little salty, but very happy, series of shorts that show casual everyday life is lovely ☆

(source: honeymilk, translated)

Note: Contains a side story.

Tags: Boys' Love , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Food , Family Life , Iyashikei

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Susumu x Minoru

Also known as Susumu×Minoru.

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

When Susumu, an unpopular manga author, is dropped from the magazine of his dreams, his ex-editor suggests he write boys' love manga instead. Minoru, who works with Susumu at a restaurant and secretly has feelings for him, congratulates Susumu, saying it's amazing that he received an offer to write manga. However, Susumu himself doesn't feel right about it, since he doesn't know anything about boys' love. He even begins to think about quitting drawing and going back to live with his parents. Minoru has always supported Susumu, even cooking for him regularly, but as the risk of being separated looms closer, he suggests Susumu date him to do "hands-on research" for his manga. Susumu thinks it's a fake relationship purely for the sake of research, but he's gradually affected by Minoru's honest attitude...!

Note: Chapter count includes two extras.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Boys' Love , Drawing , Meta , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes

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

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