Boys Love (Japan)

A charmingly handsome owner of a small restaurant, who can make anyone's stomach and heart happy, meets a divorced office worker who got relocated to Osaka and - falls in love with him at first sight?.

Genres: Food, Comedy, Romance

Tags: Ex Comes Back, Childhood Friends' Relationship, Restaurateur Male Lead, Office Worker Supporting Character, Office Worker Male Lead, Chef Male Lead, Gay Romance, Divorced Male Lead, Bisexual Male Lead, Friends To Lovers 

Onoe is a reporter for a weekly gossip magazine who has been paired with rival photographer Kaburagi. The two clash as they are forced to work together for the ultimate scoop - with unexpected feelings further complicating matters. 

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama

Tags: Gay Romance, Co-workers' Relationship, Workplace Romance, Adapted From A Manga, Photographer Male Lead, Journalist Male Lead, Reporter Male Lead, Paparazzi Male Lead, Gay Male Lead, LGBTQ+

While still a virgin at the age of 30, Kiyoshi Adachi gains a magical power that allows him to read other people's mind by touching them. Things change when he accidentally touches Yuichi Kurosawa and reads his mind.

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Life, Supernatural

Tags: Mind Reading, Secret Crush, Healthy Mains’ Relationship, Nice Male Lead, Magical Realism, Inner Monologue, Shy Male Lead, Supernatural Power, Mental Powers, Adapted From A Manga

A clumsy romantic, an aloof teacher and a troubled teen cross paths, forming an unlikely household in this offbeat comedy about love and belonging. 

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Life

Tags: Teacher Male Lead, Fake Relationship, Gay Relationship, Age Gap [Drama Life], Age Gap [Real Life], Gay Romance, Miniseries, Cohabitation

This is the story of Onihara Natsuki, who is married to Ando Fuuma. During his high school days, Ando Fuuma was once in love with a schoolmate, Atari Kousuke. However, as Kousuke is straight, Fuuma tried his best to forget about him, by hanging out at Shinjuku 2-chome. 

Together with Kousuke's girlfriend's brother, Tanno Arashi, Fuuma has sexual orgies with partners of both sexes. 

Now, Ando Fuuma is married to Onihara Natsuki, who doesn't know that Ando is gay. One day, Natsuki accidentally found out that Ando is gay. In her despair, she sets out to Shinjuku 2-chome, wandering around aimlessly deep in the night. 

There, she bumps into Arashi, and had a one-night stand with him, after which Arashi demanded money from her. Soon after, Natsuki realises she is pregnant with Arashi's child. She abhors the thought of having a child from paid sex and is adamant to have an abortion.

Genres: Romance, Drama

Tags: Bisexual Male Lead, LGBTQ+, Miniseries, Pregnancy, Friendship

Two high school boys form a special bond despite their opposite personalities, growing a mutual attraction. However, one ordinary morning transforms into a devastating tragedy, forever changing their lives.

Genres: Mystery, Romance, Drama, Supernatural

Tags: White Truck Of Doom, Inner Monologue, Undead, Teenager Male Lead, Gay Romance, Car Accident, High School, Tearjerker

Nagisa is 17 years old and attends 2nd grade in high school. Shun is the same age as Nagisa and visits Fujisawa for spring break. They meet and develop a relationship more than friendship. 

Genres: Romance, Youth

Tags: LGBTQ+, Coming Of Age, Gay Romance, Miniseries, Unrequited Love, Secret Crush, Seaside Setting, Surfing, Gay Male Lead, Shy Male Lead

When former child star Aoyagi must reside with popular actor Akafuji for an upcoming BL manga adaptation, he suspects Akafuji despises him. Unbeknownst to Aoyagi, Akafuji is his biggest admirer, leading to humorous misunderstandings.

Genres: Comedy, Romance

Tags: Fan Male Lead, Actor Male Lead, Gay Romance, Inner Monologue, LGBTQ+, Eccentric Male Lead, Adapted From A Manga, Gay Supporting Character, Bisexual Male Lead, Entertainment Industry

Childhood best friends, Yamato and Kakeru, are vastly different, yet are two halves of a whole. Despite always being by the other's side, complicated feelings prevent them from being together in the way they truly want to be. 

Genres: Romance, Youth

Tags: Childhood Friends' Relationship, Secret Crush, High School, Adapted From A Manga, Inner Monologue, Unrequited Love, Student Male Lead, Best Friends' Relationship, Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance

Kohei, a deaf university student, meets Taichi, an optimistic classmate who volunteers to take notes for Kohei's lectures in exchange for food. As they grow closer, their friendship blossoms into love.

Genres: Romance, Life, Youth, Drama

Tags: Gay Romance, Slow Burn Story, Deafness, Disability, Deaf Male Lead, Healthy Mains’ Relationship, Sign Language, Friends To Lovers, Slow Burn Romance 

Ritsu and Fumiya met at an old coffee shop and eventually fell in love. However, a misunderstanding arises between Ritsu and Fumiya. After a fight, Ritsu leaves the house and is involved in an accident, losing only the memory of Fumiya. 

Genres: Romance, Drama

Tags: Second Chance Romance, LGBTQ+, Amnesia, Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance, Flashback To Past, Secret, Nice Male Lead, Break Up, Gay Relationship

Two boys meet by chance when both attempt to walk along the white line on the sidewalk. As they become drawn together and choose to walk side by side, how will their unchanging feelings co-exist within a world of changing realities?

Genres: Romance, Life, Youth, Drama

Tags: First Love, Cheerful Male Lead, Time Skip, High School To Working Life, Adapted From A Manga, Character Development, Childish Male Lead, Miniseries, Gay Romance 

Natsukawa Ryota, looking forward to university, is surprised to encounter childhood friend Tanaka Kazuhito as his new roommate. Thus begins their journey of working together to ascertain why seemingly-perfect Kazuhito is still single.

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Youth, Drama

Tags: Childhood Friends' Relationship, Roommates' Relationship, Student Male Lead, University, LGBTQ+, Friendship, Gay Romance, Popular Male Lead, Energetic Male Lead, Loyal Male Lead

When clouds in the sky and falling rain tease the two close friends in trouble, Rei and Kai, it takes them to meet Arashi and Fuma, who are not only cunning saviors but also guys making storms in the two best friends’ hearts. 

The war of love is about to take place in the warm spring, hot summer, lonely autumn, and cold winter. How would the atmosphere of love be? 

Which way would their hearts wave, and the air full of love take them?

Genres: Romance, Youth, Drama

Tags: Gay Romance, Multiple Couples, Motorsport, Student Supporting Character, Student Male Lead, MDL Remake, Best Friends' Relationship, Senior-Junior Relationship, Auto Mechanic Male Lead, Architect Male Lead

Shiba Ryoma, an elite lawyer with social anxiety, and Haruto, a genius conartist, team up to solve complex legal cases using unethical ways while dealing with developing feelings for each other. 

Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Law, Romance

Tags: Lawyer Male Lead, Gay Romance, Slight Comedy, Sexual Tension, Partners' Relationship, Serious Male Lead, Inner Monologue, LGBTQ+, Adapted From A Novel, Playful Male Lead

Magazine editor Miyata has long forgotten his high school crush Iwanaga, focusing instead on his busy job. However, when his latest publication requires an interview with Iwanaga himself, can he really leave the past behind? 

Genres: Romance

Tags: Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance, Meet Again, Second Chance Romance, LGBTQ+, First Love Returns, Editor Male Lead, Ex-lover Relationship, Professor Male Lead, Gay Supporting Character

Akira quits his job after he inherits his grandfather's laundromat, feeling enthused to run it. One day, high-school student Shintaro enters the shop and they quickly become friends. Will things change when Shintaro finds out Akira is gay? 

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Life, Drama

Tags: Age Gap [Drama Life], Gay Male Lead, Older Man/Younger Man, Straightforward Male Lead, Teenager Male Lead, Gay Romance, Adapted From A Manga, LGBTQ+, Slow Burn Romance, Unrequited Love

Shiro Kido, an editor for risque novels, meets former classmate and washed-up writer Kijima Rio, introducing him to a world of lust and desire. 

Genres: Psychological, Romance, Life, Drama

Tags: LGBTQ+, Sexual Content, Bisexual Male Lead, Gay Romance, Smoking, Aggressive Male Lead, Unhealthy Mains' Relationship, Flashback To Past, Miniseries, Eccentric Male Lead

Two best friends meet a charming university student, who falls for one of them. Over time, the bond between the trio transforms as they enter adulthood and face the pressures of society.

Genres: Romance, Youth, Drama

Tags: Student Male Lead, Best Friends' Relationship, Young Adult Male Lead, Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance, Betrayal, LGBTQ+, Miniseries, Heartbreak, Coming Of Age

Fukuhara is a student who has bad luck that causes problems everywhere he goes. One day, he runs into Shinomiya, a fellow with good luck who decides to help him out. Now, in order to divide luck, they need to be with each other all time. 

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Life, Youth

Tags: Unlucky Male Lead, Nice Male Lead, Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance, LGBTQ+, Adapted From A Manga, Misunderstanding, Inner Monologue, Popular Male Lead, Miniseries 

Seventeen-year-old Hira tries to remain invisible at school, never wanting to expose his stuttering speech to his classmates. He views the world through his camera lens, detached, until one day Kiyoi Sou walks through the classroom door. 

Genres: Psychological, Romance, Youth, Drama

Tags: Gay Romance, Photography, Inner Monologue, Dysphemia, LGBTQ+, Gay Male Lead, Meet Again, Adapted From A Novel, Popular Male Lead, Shy Male Lead 

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 in college while Kiyoi continues to work hard in his acting career. 

But life for this couple isn't smooth sailing. Hira still struggles with self-esteem issues and it impacts both his relationship with Kiyoi as well as his search for employment. 

Kiyoi tries his best to encourage his boyfriend but can Hira overcome his own internal self-doubts and take steps to create a forever with Kiyoi?

Genres: Psychological, Romance, Youth, Drama

Tags: Cohabitation, LGBTQ+, Actor Male Lead, Photographer Male Lead, Gay Male Lead, Miniseries, Gay Romance, Inner Monologue, Obsessive Male Lead, Fan Male Lead

Aoki thinks the girl he's in love with likes another boy, who thinks Aoki has feelings for him. Why does first love always have to be so complicated? 

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Life, Youth

Tags: High School, Calm Male Lead, Serious Male Lead, Gay Romance, Bisexual Male Lead, Healthy Mains’ Relationship, Misunderstanding, Nice Male Lead, Secret Crush

Segasaki, a handsome and popular weatherman, is actually a dictator at home. Yoh, a struggling ero-manga artist, knows this all too well. This is because the two live together. In exchange for food, he must obey whatever Segasaki says. 

Genres: Romance, Drama

Tags: Cohabitation, Possessive Male Lead, Weather Forecaster Male Lead, Manga Artist Male Lead, Inner Monologue, Lack Of Communication, LGBTQ+, Rainy Setting, Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance 

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, a 29-year-old subordinate of his. 

In an unexpected turn of events, the two of them end up visiting a pancake shop bustling with girls.

Genres: Romance, Life, Drama

Tags: Age Gap [Drama Life], Gay Romance, Boss-Employee Relationship, Gay Male Lead, Office Worker Male Lead, LGBTQ+, Miniseries, Older Man/Younger Man, Superior/Subordinate Relationship, Secret Crush 

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 him and he has to live independently. 

Soichi doesn't know basic things such as cooking or washing his clothes. He then decides to live with Maki Ryota, a coworker who is good at housekeeping. 

One day, Ryota and Kurosawa Musashi, a gay coworker, both confess their feelings to Soichi.

Genres: Business, Comedy, Romance

Tags: Bisexual Male Lead, LGBTQ+, Cohabitation, Love Triangle, Gay Romance, Oblivious Male Lead, Sexual Harassment, Friends To Lovers, Love Square, Boss-Employee Relationship

Haruta and Maki are finally living together as newlyweds after ending their long-distance relationship. However, their new housekeeper is none other than Kurosawa Musashi, their retired boss. Is this bizarre love triangle inevitable?

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama

Tags: Married Male Lead, Housekeeper Male Lead, Middle-Aged Male Lead, Gay Male Lead, Gay Supporting Character, Married Life, Gay Relationship, Meet Again, Opposites Attract 

Eating around other people is a struggle for salary-man Yutaka, despite his talent for cooking. All that changes when he meets Minoru and Tane - two brothers years apart in age, who ask him to teach them how to make his delicious food.

Genres: Food, Romance, Life, Family

Tags: Slow Burn Romance, Child Supporting Character, Found Family, Adapted From A Manga, Brothers' Relationship, Gay Romance, Healing, Nice Male Lead, Family Relationship, Friends To Lovers 

An exemplary student and a troublemaker delinquent are drawn together after the former discovers the latter's secret, leading to an intimate relationship between the two. 

Genres: Romance, Youth

Tags: Abusive Parent, Smart Male Lead, Student Male Lead, School Setting, Delinquent Male Lead, High School To College, LGBTQ+, High School, Adapted From A Webtoon, Teenager Male Lead

Hiro, severely overworked, can barely function outside his toxic workplace. When he encounters Kai, a childhood friend he had once promised to marry, he finds he is steadily regaining a sense of purpose - yet Kai's motives remain unclear. 

Genres: Food, Romance

Tags: Childhood Connection, Adapted From A Manga, Meet Again, Gay Male Lead, Flashback To Past, Housemates' Relationship, Office Worker Male Lead, Gay Romance, LGBTQ+, Calm Male Lead

An awkward teen joins a group of popular classmates on a school trip, sparking an unexpected romance with the most popular and charming boy in school. 

Genres: Romance, Youth

Tags: Student Supporting Character, Student Male Lead, School Setting, School Friends' Relationship, Classmates' Relationship, Gay Romance, Popular Male Lead, Innocent Male Lead, LGBTQ+, High School 

Yanase has worked as a CGI designer worldwide. Now back in Japan, Yanase is training a newbie named of Kaneda Yuki. There's only one issue: Kaneda is very unfriendly towards Yanase.. 

Genres: Comedy, Romance

Tags: Workplace Romance, Workplace Setting, Adapted From A Manga, Shy Male Lead, Co-workers' Relationship, Mentor Male Lead, Trip Abroad, Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance, Inner Monologue

Mishima, a student bullied for appearing gay, secretly dressed as a woman for solace. He caught the bully trying on his lost lipstick, revealing they shared desires to be their true selves.

Genres: Life, Youth, Drama

Tags: 1990s, Enemies To Lovers, Coming Of Age, Homophobia, School Bullying, Cross-Dressing, Bully Male Lead, Student Male Lead, School Setting 

Two high school friends who reconnect as adults. After their reunion, the main character confesses his feelings.

Genres: Romance

Tags: Adapted From A Web Manga, Friends Reunited, Expressed Consent, Mild Sexual Content, Gay Male Lead, Rainy Setting, Gay Romance, Drinking, Flashback To Past

A love story interwoven between Sakuraba Isumi, a short, baby-faced university student who is a great cook, and Amasawa Kyosuke, a tall, sincere police officer with a natural, easygoing charm. 

Genres: Food, Romance, Life

Tags: Gay Romance, Gay Male Lead, LGBTQ+, Police Officer Male Lead, Age Gap [Drama Life], Older Man/Younger Man, Student Male Lead, Age Gap [Real Life], Nice Male Lead, Young Adult Male Lead

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, realize their love for each other. 

Genres: Romance, Youth, Drama

Tags: Classmates' Relationship, LGBTQ+, Secret Relationship, Gay Romance, Cold Male Lead, High School, Opposites Attract, Adapted From A Manga, Popular Male Lead, Inner Monologue 

A young man moves to Tokyo to reunite with someone who consoled him, but is initially rebuffed. Undeterred, he pursues him, and he finds himself drawn to his earnest demeanor. 

Genres: Romance

Tags: Adapted From A Manga, Senior-Junior Relationship, Meet Again, University, School Club, Cold Man/Warm Man, Hiking, Character Development, Student Male Lead, Gay Romance 

Amid the pressure and prestige of Shido Gakuin High, two students find themselves drawn into a love that defies expectations. 

Genres: Romance, Youth, Drama

Tags: Student Male Lead, School Setting, Gay Male Lead, Boarding School, Gay Romance, Harassment, Flashback To Past, Gay Relationship

Ordered to guard-and secretly kill-his underboss, a vengeful yakuza begins to fall for the very man he swore to destroy.

Genres: Action, Romance, Crime, Drama

Tags: Yakuza, Eccentric Male Lead, Tattooed Male Lead, Prolonged Nudity, Age Gap [Drama Life], Age Gap [Real Life], Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance, Partial Nudity, Death Of A Friend 

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 for his injury. Kijima then asks Kuzumi to transcribe a story he is writing. 

Kuzumi is surprised to learn the story is obscene.

Genres: Psychological, Romance, Drama

Tags: Gay Romance, Sexual Content, Bisexual Supporting Character, Age Gap [Drama Life], LGBTQ+, Gay Male Lead, Naive Male Lead, Adapted From A Manga, Student Male Lead, Older Man/Younger Man

A successful hairstylist gets an unexpected love confession from his high school admirer. Haunted by memories of past harassment, he plots revenge by pretending to date his former tormentor.

Genres: Romance

Tags: Cheerful Male Lead, Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance, LGBTQ+, Adapted From A Manga, Meet Again, Hidden Identity, Energetic Male Lead, Insecure Male Lead, Naive Male Lead 

After a one-night stand, a photographer bets he can win over the heartbroken vet student, only to get entangled in the chaotic mess of his own game. 

Genres: Romance, Drama

Tags: Drag Queen/King Supporting Character, Tsundere Male Lead, Prolonged Nudity, City Setting, Photographer Male Lead, Veterinarian Supporting Character, Veterinarian Male Lead, Gay Male Lead, Manipulative Male Lead, Gay Romance

Kakei Shiro is a 45 year old lawyer who works at a small law firm. His partner, Yabuki Kenji, is an affable hairdresser in his 40s. They have been together for three years yet Shiro has never told anyone that Kenji is his partner.

Genres: Food, Comedy, Romance, Life

Tags: Gay Relationship, Social Commentary, Adapted From A Manga, Cooking, Cohabitation, Gay Guest Character, Middle-Aged Male Lead, Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance

Kakei Shiro and his partner, Yabuki Kenji, live a life full of some hardship but mostly happiness together, with Shiro's specialty in cooking affordable and delicious dishes. As they turn 50, they begin to experience different changes, but Shiro and Kenji are still gentle with each other as they move on to a new stage in their lives.

Genres: Food, Comedy, Romance, Life

Tags: Middle-Aged Male Lead, Cohabitation, Nice Male Lead, Supportive Significant Other, Lawyer Male Lead, Cooking, Gay Male Lead, Time Skip, Adapted From A Manga

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 open and freeing connection between two people who desire love and sex. 

Genres: Romance, Drama

Tags: Bisexual Male Lead, Lack Of Communication, Gay Romance, Rainy Setting, Online Encounter, Co-workers' Relationship, Gay Supporting Character, LGBTQ+, Adapted From A Novel, Expressed Consent