Manga like Kawa ni Sazanami

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…



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

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

Kimi to Natsu no Naka

Also known as The Summer With You.

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

After graduating from high school, Chiharu returns to Tokyo to start university, and spend another summer with his now-boyfriend Wataru. The two boys might be busy with their part-time jobs and schoolwork, but they're living in the same city again at last, which sets off new sparks and adventures. In addition to their usual weekend movie plans, they shake things up with a night out at a fireworks festival before continuing their summer pilgrimage to a deserted island. And then, when Wataru misses the last train home, he spends the night at Chiharu's. In return, Chiharu asks for just one thing...



Tags: Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , College , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Time Skip , Coming of Age , School , Coastal

Cupid ni Rakurai

Also known as Cupid is Struck by Lightning.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

First-year high schooler Shingo is a one-man information network. For the right price (lunch, in most cases) he’ll find out whatever you want to know about your crush, using his top-notch conversational skills and easy-going nature. But Shingo meets his match in the handsome yet terrifying second-year Ao, a boy whose gloomy presence doesn’t hurt his popularity one bit. For some reason, Shingo gets tongue-tied around Ao, but when he uncovers a secret about the older boy—one that has nothing to do with the mysterious scar on his face—he notices his feelings starting to change…



Note: Includes two extra chapters.

Tags: Boys' Love , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , School

Minato Shouji Coin Laundry

Also known as Minato's Laundromat.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

"Minato-san, I have a sex drive."

When Akira Minato inherits an old, run-down laundromat from his grandfather, he sees it as an opportunity to recover from his grueling corporate job and spend his days in laid-back leisure. But all that changes when a new customer comes knocking—one who's maybe a bit too good-looking. Despite their growing closer, Akira is determined not to let high school hottie Shintaro Katsuki find out he's gay...until a casual slip of the tongue gives away his secret.



Tags: Boys' Love , Age Gap , LGBTQ+ Themes , Shoujo , Male Protagonist , Unrequited Love , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things

Kitayama-kun to Minamiya-kun

Also known as Kitayama and Minamiya.

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

Minamiya has a strange talent. Just by looking at someone, he can imagine what they’d look like when they’re super turned on. In fact, he can’t really stop. However, there’s one exception—for some reason, he can’t picture what his cute male coworker, Kitayama, would look like in the throes of passion. Unable to get these thoughts out of his head, a misunderstanding leads to the two men going out. But can the frisky Minamiya handle the real deal?



Note: Includes seven extra chapters.

Tags: Boys' Love , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , College , Konbini , Cohabitation , Anal Sex

Iki Dekinai no wa Kimi no Sei

Also known as Breathless Momentum.

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

Jun Shizuki and Yukiji Yano are both in the same woodwind choir. Shizuki is a bartender who plays the sax and hits on anything that moves. Yano is a gifted flute player who is incredibly nice and is well-regarded within the choir. No one would ever suspect that these guys would have anything in common, but could these two polar opposites actually be in a relationship?!



Notes:
Chapters 1, 12 to 13, and certain extras were split into multiple parts in the original serialization and later combined in the volume releases.
Includes 126 extra chapters.


Tags: Boys' Love , Band , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bisexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Classical Music , Primarily Male Cast , Work

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 , Shoujo , Meta , Primarily Teen Cast , Bisexual , 4-koma , Crossdressing

Gunjou no Subete

Also known as My Ultramarine Sky.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

From their first year of middle school to their second year of high school, Kai and Ren have not only always been in the same class - they've also always sat next to each other. But in their last year of high school, the boys are assigned to two separate classes, and with each passing day, Kai feels as if he's slipping further and further away from Ren... One day, when Kai find Ren sleeping in a classroom after school, he whispers the feelings that he can't bring himself to say out loud...and Ren hears him. Will Kai's confession push them further and further apart, or will it be the spark that brings them back to each other?



Tags: Boys' Love , Heterosexual , School , Bisexual , Male Protagonist , Shogi , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Teen Cast

Osananajimi no Kao ga Yosugite Sakaraenai

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Akane, a high school student who loves pretty faces and is an idol otaku, is being pressed by his handsome childhood friend, Harumi. "Wake me up," "Kiss me," "Stay here." Akane can't resist when he's begging, but he's too thick-headed to notice Harumi's affection for him. They are in a state of "Are they not dating yet?" because they've been really close to each other since they were young. But at one point, Harumi gets serious and approaches Akane...?!

Tags: Boys' Love