Japanese BL Drama: A Voting List (76 shows)

1. Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!

Japanese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes

8.1

59,199 points by 599 voters

Adachi Kiyoshi is a regular salaryman who, at the age of 29, was still a virgin. On his 30th birthday, he suddenly finds himself acquiring a new power - the ability to ...more

2. My Love Mix-Up!

Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

8.3

51,444 points by 524 voters

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 ...more

3. My Beautiful Man

Japanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes

7.8

42,580 points by 435 voters

Seventeen-year-old Hira, who is at the bottom of the class, tries to remain invisible at school, never wanting to open his mouth and expose his stuttering speech to his classmates. He views ...more

4. Old Fashion Cupcake

Japanese Drama - 2022, 5 episodes

7.9

42,491 points by 434 voters

Sleep, wake, and work — sum up the day-to-day life of 39-year-old, Nozue. A routine that eases him and conversely weighs heavily on him — which worries the hard-eyed but reliable Togawa, ...more

5. Life: Love on the Line

Japanese Drama - 2020, 4 episodes

8.0

28,045 points by 288 voters

Ito, a serious student, and Nishi, a child-like spirit, meet by chance one day as they both try to stay on the sidewalk’s white line. Over time, Ito realizes he has feelings ...more

6. Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice but to Kiss!

Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

7.6

23,258 points by 243 voters

Fukuhara Kota, a university student plagued by constant misfortune, struggles to make friends due to his embarrassing bad luck. One day, he is rescued by Shinomiya Naoya, a handsome student with supernatural ...more

7. Minato's Laundromat

Japanese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

7.5

17,747 points by 186 voters

After bailing out of a grinding office job in Tokyo, 29-year-old Minato Akira has returned to his hometown and taken over his grandfather's laundromat. The laundromat is a popular meeting point for ...more

8. A Man Who Defies the World of BL

Japanese Special - 2021, 1 episode

7.6

17,190 points by 180 voters

It suddenly dawns on Mob that he lives in a BL world! He likes girls, so he must turn down any hot guys who approach him. But since it is their world, ...more

9. His

Japanese Movie - 2020

8.0

16,506 points by 172 voters

Shun and Nagisa first meet and fall in love during their first year of high school. While Shun is graduating from university, Nagisa tells him that he doesn't see a future for ...more

10. Restart after Come back Home

Japanese Movie - 2020

7.9

12,425 points by 131 voters

Mitsuomi Kozuka quits his job in Tokyo and decides to return to his hometown in the country for the first time in 10 years. His relationship with his Father was strained after ...more

11. Seven Days: Friday - Sunday

Japanese Movie - 2015

7.7

11,937 points by 126 voters

Yuzuru asked Touji out as a half-hearted joke, not expecting to be taken seriously. Touji accepted, and Yuzuru knew he was like the rest, the relationship begins on a Monday and ends ...more

12. Seven Days: Monday - Thursday

Japanese Movie - 2015

7.7

11,392 points by 121 voters

Bright and early one Monday morning, two popular boys, Shino Yuzuru and Seiryo Toji, run into each other at the school gate. Shino is famed for having a beautiful face but never ...more

13. His: I Didn't Think I Would Fall in Love

Japanese Drama - 2019, 5 episodes

7.8

11,391 points by 121 voters

Nagisa is 17 years old and is in his second year of high school. He is apart from his parents and lives alone in the seaside town of Fujisawa in Kanagawa. He ...more

14. The Novelist

Japanese Drama - 2018, 6 episodes

7.1

10,982 points by 116 voters

Kuzumi Haruhiko is a university student. One day, he causes a bicycle accident. The accident causes novelist Kijima Rio to break his arm. Kuzumi doesn't have insurance or money to pay Kijima ...more

15. Eternal Yesterday

Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

8.1

8,689 points by 92 voters

Koichi is cheerful and popular in the class. Mitsuru is talented and not good at socializing. The two high school students are strongly attracted to each other due to their opposite personalities. ...more

16. Kimi no Koto Dake Mite Itai

Japanese Drama - 2022, 4 episodes

7.6

8,553 points by 92 voters

Childhood friends Nagase Yuma and Asakura Sakura have been together through elementary school, junior high school, and high school. Sakura has always felt something for Yuma that he could never say to ...more

17. Senpai, This Can’t Be Love!

Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

7.1

8,249 points by 89 voters

Yanase has worked as a 3D CG designer all across the world. Now back in Japan, Yanase is training a newbie by the name of Kaneda Yuki. There's only one issue: Kaneda ...more

18. Given

Japanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes

7.4

7,404 points by 80 voters

Sato Mafuyu, clutching his Gibson guitar, meets fellow student Uenoyama Ritsuka after a chance encounter on the gym staircase. Uenoyama, knowledgeable about guitars, agrees to fix Sato's and teach him how to ...more

19. Takara-kun & Amagi-kun

Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

7.6

7,322 points by 78 voters

Takara Shun, a high school student who belongs to a popular group in the class, and Taichi Amagi, a pure boy who is not a conspicuous type but is liked by people, ...more

20. The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese

Japanese Movie - 2020

7.3

6,333 points by 68 voters

Otomo Kyoichi works at an advertising company. He has an indecisive personality. Even though he is married, he repeatedly has affairs. One day, a man appears in front of Kyoichi. The man ...more

21. Mood Indigo

Japanese Drama - 2019, 6 episodes

7.4

6,190 points by 67 voters

The story begins with Shiro Kido's reunion with a former classmate, Rio Kijima, at a college teacher's funeral. In the past, when they were students, Kijima used to show talent as a ...more

22. Ossan's Love

Japanese Drama - 2018, 7 episodes

7.5

6,124 points by 66 voters

Haruta Soichi is a 33-years-old single man who isn't popular with women. He works at a real estate office and lives with his parents. However, one day, his mother walks away from ...more

23. Kamisama no Ekohiiki

Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

7.9

5,962 points by 65 voters

Amano Yashiro, reborn as Tendo Kagura after dying in a car accident, uses her new female identity to win over her best friend, Nanahara Kenta. As their bond grows, Kenta's ex-girlfriend, Torii ...more

24. Kei×Yaku: Abunai Aibou

Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes

7.5

5,946 points by 64 voters

Three years ago, a disappearance known as the Joker Case went unsolved, and the file closed. Renewed interest in the case demands a second examination of the evidence. Investigator Kinoshita Ichiro from ...more

25. Silhouette of Your Voice

Japanese Movie - 2017

7.7

5,718 points by 62 voters

Sugihara Kohei is a college student who has distanced himself from others unconsciously because he is hard of hearing and it keeps causing one misunderstanding after another. One day, his classmate Taiichi ...more

26. Life: Love on the Line (Director's Cut)

Japanese Movie - 2020

8.3

5,601 points by 60 voters

Ito, a serious student, and Nishi, a child-like boy, meet by chance while trying to walk along the sidewalk's white line. As their bond grows, Ito realizes he's developing feelings for Nishi. ...more

27. Kinou Nani Tabeta?

Japanese Drama - 2019, 12 episodes

8.0

5,544 points by 59 voters

Kakei Shiro, a 45-year-old lawyer, lives with his boyfriend, Yabuki Kenji, a hairdresser. After work, Shiro sticks to a simple routine: he shops for groceries on a budget, then cooks a basic ...more

28. Valentine's Day / Rokkaku

Japanese Special - 2020, 1 episode

8.1

5,518 points by 60 voters

Adachi and Kurosawa's first Valentine's Day and Adachi receives a box of chocolate… Kurosawa has a rival? Rokkaku seems to know there's something between Adachi and Kurosawa… the relationship will be exposed? ...more

29. Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!: The Movie

Japanese Movie - 2022

8.2

5,016 points by 55 voters

How will Adachi and Kurosawa deal with their relationship now that Adachi received an order to be transferred? (Source: Official website & Twitter) ~~ Adapted from the manga series “30-sai made Dotei ...more

30. Dangerous Drugs of Sex

Japanese Movie - 2020

6.8

4,913 points by 54 voters

After attempting to commit suicide, elite office worker Katsuragi Makoto wakes up bound in an unfamiliar place. There he meets his captor, Yoden Ryuji, who forces a horrible life of sexual assault ...more

31. No Touching At All

Japanese Movie - 2014

7.3

4,909 points by 54 voters

On the first day of Shima's new job, he meets a man with a hangover in the elevator. That was his first encounter with his new boss, Togawa. Though Togawa seems rude, ...more

32. Candy Color Paradox

Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

7.4

3,969 points by 44 voters

Onoe Satoshi is a reporter for Dash!, a gossip magazine famous for its celeb scandal stories. The magazine owes its success to its stakeout teams, who catch stars in the act. When ...more

33. My Beautiful Man Season 2

Japanese Drama - 2023, 4 episodes

8.0

3,388 points by 36 voters

Having overcome the obstacles that stood between them in high school, Kazunari Hira and Sou Kiyoi are now dating and even living together. Hira is now in his fourth and final year ...more

34. Kabe-Koji-Nekoyashiki-kun Desires to Be Recognized

Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

7.4

3,019 points by 34 voters

For Mamoru Nekoyashiki, a doujinshi artist, the only thing that satisfies his need for approval is to sell his original BL manga at the popular Kabesa section (a section for popular doujinshi ...more

35. Double Mints

Japanese Movie - 2017

6.8

2,844 points by 32 voters

"We can't live without each other. You're my other half." "I've killed a woman." The domineering voice on the phone was that of a high school classmate, Ichikawa Mitsuo. Buried memories from ...more

36. Tsuge & Minato

Japanese Special - 2020, 1 episode

7.6

2,649 points by 30 voters

Tsuge and Minato's life seems to be going well but an obstacle suddenly happens between them... How will they handle this situation? (Source: Adam Uni)

37. My Personal Weatherman

Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

7.8

2,580 points by 27 voters

Popular handsome man and weather forecaster Segasaki is actually a tyrant at home. Yoh, an ero-manga artist in a tight spot knows this very well. This is because the two of them ...more

38. Our Dining Table

Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

8.3

2,566 points by 27 voters

Eating around other people is a struggle for salaryman Yutaka, despite his talent for cooking. All that changes when he meets Minoru and Tane—two brothers, many years apart in age—who ask him ...more

39. More than Words

Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes

7.5

2,468 points by 27 voters

The story revolves around two best friends, Mieko and Makio, who end up working a part-time job at the same place. At their new job, they meet a university student, Eiji, who ...more

40. A Man Who Defies the World of BL Season 2

Japanese Special - 2022, 1 episode

7.6

2,354 points by 27 voters

Continuing the story of the previous season, the protagonist "Mob" finally confessed to his classmate Kikuchi, so he left his identity as a passerby and became the protagonist of the BL world. ...more

41. Ai no Kotodama

Japanese Movie - 2007

7.0

1,940 points by 22 voters

Ootani and Tachibana have been inseparable since high school. Now that they're in college, they live together, they're happy and everything seems perfect. But their little world is disrupted when they meet ...more

42. The Novelist: Playback

Japanese Movie - 2021

7.5

1,876 points by 21 voters

The last installment in the Pornographer franchise, it tells what happens with Kijima and Kuzumi when they enroll in a long distance relationship. ~~ Adapted from a manga of the same name.

43. Jack o' Frost

Japanese Drama - 2023, 6 episodes

7.7

1,856 points by 20 voters

Illustrator Okusawa Ritsu and salesman Ikegami Fumiya fall in love after meeting at an old coffee shop, but things get rocky when Ritsu’s carefree lifestyle clashes with Fumiya’s more conventional one. After ...more

44. Udagawachou de Matteteyo

Japanese Movie - 2015

6.9

1,810 points by 21 voters

In bustling Shibuya, Momose sees his high school classmate Yashiro. Yashiro is dressed as a girl. Momose continues to observe Yashiro and becomes attracted to him. Meanwhile, Yashiro becomes embarrassed that Momose ...more

45. Ototo no Otto

Japanese Drama - 2018, 3 episodes

8.0

1,694 points by 19 voters

Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo; formerly married to Natsuki, father to their young daughter, Kana. Their lives suddenly change with the arrival at their doorstep of a hulking, ...more

46. The End of the World with You

Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

7.5

1,682 points by 18 voters

The world is thrown into chaos when the public learns that in just ten days’ time, a massive meteorite will hit the Earth, likely wiping out the entire human race. This horrific ...more

47. Takumi-kun Series 3: The Beauty of Detail

Japanese Movie - 2010

7.2

1,489 points by 17 voters

At the beginning of their third-year school, Takumi is looking forward to see his boyfriend Gii after the school break. Takumi will no longer be Gii's roommate, while Gii, who is now ...more

48. Takumi-kun Series 4: Pure

Japanese Movie - 2010

7.1

1,384 points by 16 voters

Different from the previous movies, this film focuses on the relationship between Misu Arata and Shingyouji Kanemitsu. It starts with their first meeting, when Shingyouji took the test to enter Shidou Gakuen ...more

49. My Beautiful Man: Eternal

Japanese Movie - 2023

8.2

1,361 points by 15 voters

Hira, a quiet loner at the bottom of the class, falls for the stunning and popular Kiyoi at first sight. After high school, they become a couple and live happily together. But ...more

50. We’re Both Grooms

Japanese Special - 2022, 1 episode

7.5

1,353 points by 16 voters

About the wedding day of Seto Ryosuke, an elementary school teacher, and Aikawa Mizuki, a lemon farmer. Right before the ceremony, Mizuki finds out that his partner didn't tell his parents, relatives, ...more

51. Our Youth

Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes

8.5

1,196 points by 13 voters

Minase Jin was an exemplary high school student who hated Hirukawa Haruki, a delinquent who led the troublemakers in school. Deciding not to get involved with the delinquents, Jin lived his life ...more

52. Takumi-kun Series 1: And The Spring Breeze Whispers

Japanese Movie - 2007

6.6

1,134 points by 14 voters

Set at Shidou Gakuin, a boys' boarding school situated off the beaten track. In the second year at school, Takumi Hayama is allocated a room in a dorm to share with Giichi ...more

53. Takumi-kun Series 2: Rainbow Colored Glass

Japanese Movie - 2009

7.0

1,025 points by 12 voters

This is the second part of the Takumi-kun series. Takumi and Gii are now a couple and the envy of the whole school. However, their relationship becomes rocky when first-year student Morita ...more

54. BL Drama no Shuen ni Narimashita: Crank Up Hen

Japanese Special - 2023, 3 episodes

7.7

1,015 points by 11 voters

Akafuji Yuichiro, a popular and charming actor, and Aoyagi Hajime, a former child star who's lost his spark, are cast as the leads in a live-action adaptation of a hit BL manga. ...more

55. Takumi-kun Series 5: That, Sunny Blue Sky

Japanese Movie - 2011

7.3

1,010 points by 12 voters

It's June of their third year of high school, and Takumi has an important anniversary to attend back in his hometown. He wants to invite Gii along for the trip, but time ...more

56. The 8.2 Second Rule

Japanese Drama - 2022, 5 episodes

6.8

1,006 points by 12 voters

About Amai Koichi who is good at baking and making sweets trying to help ikemens (good looking, handsome guys). If two people look into each other eyes for 8.2 seconds they will ...more

57. Sing in Love

Japanese Movie - 2022

6.7

904 points by 10 voters

Jin is a temporary elementary school teacher on his way to a permanent position when a traumatic event plunged him into a terrifying deep darkness. Three months later, a mysterious man named ...more

58. Itsuka no Kimi e

Japanese Movie - 2007

6.8

881 points by 11 voters

Fukami Noboru is a lonely and introverted college student who saves one of his classmates, Hayase Kouhei, from drowning on a lake. Hayase had never paid attention to Noboru before, but after ...more

59. Fujoshi, Ukkari Gei ni Kokuru

Japanese Drama - 2019, 8 episodes

7.8

872 points by 10 voters

Jun is an 18-year-old high school student. He hides the fact that he is gay from his mother and other people. Miura-san is a classmate of Jun. She likes reading books about ...more

60. Tokyo in April Is...

Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

7.6

844 points by 9 voters

Kazuma, back in Tokyo after returning from America, reunites with his middle school friend Ren, now the top designer at their company. It’s their first meeting in 10 years since an abrupt ...more

61. I Cannot Reach You

Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

7.8

834 points by 9 voters

"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 ...more

62. Naked Dining: Love, Life and Liberation

Japanese Drama - 2023, 12 episodes

6.9

662 points by 7 voters

Ichijou Souta spends his days as an impeccable high-spec man. However, he finds a way of life after falling in love unexpectedly. Ichijou likes to eat naked — his way to relieve ...more

63. Kimi to Nara Koi wo Shite Mite mo

Japanese Drama - 2023, 5 episodes

8.0

652 points by 7 voters

Thanks to a past trauma, Amane, a high school student, has given up on the idea of seriously loving anyone. On the first day of his new life in Enoshima, he met ...more

64. Sugar Dog Life

Japanese Drama - 2024, 9 episodes

7.6

615 points by 7 voters

Sakuraba Isumi is a university student with a baby face and short stature. His speciality is cooking. Due to his baby face, he is mistaken for a minor and almost taken to ...more

65. Aozora no Tamago

Japanese Drama - 2012, 9 episodes

7.6

545 points by 7 voters

Torii is a hikikomori who can make deductions even when he's given a very small amount of information. His friend Sakaki works in an insurance company, and he's the only person who ...more

66. Kinou Nani Tabeta? SP

Japanese Special - 2020, 1 episode

7.9

530 points by 6 voters

The household of Kakei Shiro and Yabuki Kenji is facing a financial crunch while they continue to maintain their 25,000 Yen Food Budget. Wataru and Kohinata's lover's quarrel continues as usual. What ...more

67. What Did You Eat Yesterday?

Japanese Movie - 2021

7.8

454 points by 5 voters

Kakei Shiro is a 45-year-old lawyer who works at a small law firm. He is good at cooking and a meticulous and thrifty person who keeps the monthly food budget to 25,000 ...more

68. Be Love

Japanese Drama - 2020, 4 episodes

6.2

426 points by 6 voters

Tamamori is a writer, and Miyata, an editor. Together they are working on a picture book, which is nearing completion. They visit a romantic seaside villa, where their days are filled with ...more

69. I Hear the Sunspot

Japanese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

8.1

373 points by 4 voters

Due to his hearing disability, Sugihara Kohei is often misunderstood and has trouble integrating into life on campus; as such, he keeps his distance. That all changes when he meets the outspoken ...more

70. Egoist

Japanese Movie - 2022

7.7

361 points by 4 voters

When Kosuke was 14 years old, his mother died. As a young gay person, he spent his adolescence in a rural village and suppressed his feelings. Now, Kosuke is all grown up ...more

71. Sori Nokoshita Natsu

Japanese Movie - 2009

5.7

335 points by 4 voters

Kiryuuin Shou is in 3rd year in High School, his friend Jun is heartbroken by his cheating ex-boyfriend Kenji. Kiryuuin and Jun go to the beach to have fun and to meet ...more

72. Perfect Propose

Japanese Drama - 2024, 6 episodes

7.7

285 points by 3 voters

Hiro's so stressed out at work that he can barely have proper meals or get some well-earned sleep. When he passes out on the sidewalk after yet another stressful day, an unfamiliar ...more

73. The Shortest Distance Is Round

Japanese Movie - 2019

5.9

269 points by 3 voters

Haruto spends a lonely high school. The new teacher, Aoyama, cares about him and starts an exchange diary. Haruto gradually opens up, but one day, when he was resting because of a ...more

74. Grand Guignol

Japanese Movie - 2022

6.0

226 points by 3 voters

Set in a solitary island school where only students who have caused problems are gathered, and communication from the world is cut off. Homura Itsuki comes to the school as a transfer ...more

75. When It Rains, It Pours

Japanese Drama - 2025, 7 episodes

8.1

200 points by 2 voters

Hagiwara Kazuaki lives a life without intimacy with his girlfriend, and one day mistakenly sends an email to his coworker Nakarai Sei. What begins as a simple message quickly develops into an ...more

76. First Love

Japanese Movie - 2007

6.5

82 points by 1 voters

Tadashi is about to take his final school examinations. Unbeknown to anyone, he has fallen in love with his fellow pupil, Kota, and doesn’t dare to tell anyone. One hot summer’s day, ...more