Boys Love (Japan)
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1. Although I Love You, and You?
Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
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?.
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
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2. Candy Color Paradox
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
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+
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3. Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!
Japanese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
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
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4. Chosen Home
Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
A clumsy romantic, an aloof teacher and a troubled teen cross paths, forming an unlikely household in this offbeat comedy about love and belonging.
Tags: Teacher Male Lead, Fake Relationship, Gay Relationship, Age Gap [Drama Life], Age Gap [Real Life], Gay Romance, Miniseries, Cohabitation
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5. Dousoukai
Japanese Drama - 1993, 10 episodes
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.
Tags: Bisexual Male Lead, LGBTQ+, Miniseries, Pregnancy, Friendship
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6. Eternal Yesterday
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
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
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7. His: I Didn't Think I Would Fall in Love
Japanese Drama - 2019, 5 episodes
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.
Tags: LGBTQ+, Coming Of Age, Gay Romance, Miniseries, Unrequited Love, Secret Crush, Seaside Setting, Surfing, Gay Male Lead, Shy Male Lead
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8. I Became the Main Role of a BL Drama Season 2
Japanese Drama - 2025, 6 episodes
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.
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
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9. I Cannot Reach You
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
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.
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
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10. I Hear the Sunspot
Japanese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
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
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11. Jack o' Frost
Japanese Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
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.
Tags: Second Chance Romance, LGBTQ+, Amnesia, Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance, Flashback To Past, Secret, Nice Male Lead, Break Up, Gay Relationship
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12. Life: Love on the Line
Japanese Drama - 2020, 4 episodes
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
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13. Living with Him
Japanese Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
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
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14. Love in the Air: Koi no Yokan
Japanese Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
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?
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
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15. Love Is a Poison
Japanese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
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
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16. Love Is Better the Second Time Around
Japanese Drama - 2024, 6 episodes
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
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17. Minato's Laundromat
Japanese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
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
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18. Mood Indigo
Japanese Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
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
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19. More than Words
Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
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.
Tags: Student Male Lead, Best Friends' Relationship, Young Adult Male Lead, Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance, Betrayal, LGBTQ+, Miniseries, Heartbreak, Coming Of Age
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20. Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice but to Kiss!
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
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
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21. My Beautiful Man
Japanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
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
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22. My Beautiful Man Season 2
Japanese Drama - 2023, 4 episodes
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
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23. My Love Mix-Up!
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
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
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24. My Personal Weatherman
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
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.
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
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25. Old Fashion Cupcake
Japanese Drama - 2022, 5 episodes
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.
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
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26. Ossan's Love
Japanese Drama - 2018, 7 episodes
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
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27. Ossan's Love Returns
Japanese Drama - 2024, 9 episodes
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
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28. Our Dining Table
Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
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
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29. Our Youth
Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
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.
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
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30. Perfect Propose
Japanese Drama - 2024, 6 episodes
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.
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
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31. School Trip: Joined a Group I’m Not Close To
Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
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.
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
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32. Senpai, This Can’t Be Love!
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
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..
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
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33. Smells Like Green Spirit
Japanese Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
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.
Tags: 1990s, Enemies To Lovers, Coming Of Age, Homophobia, School Bullying, Cross-Dressing, Bully Male Lead, Student Male Lead, School Setting
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34. Stay by My Side after the Rain
Japanese Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
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
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35. Sugar Dog Life
Japanese Drama - 2024, 9 episodes
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.
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
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36. Takara-kun & Amagi-kun
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
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.
Tags: Classmates' Relationship, LGBTQ+, Secret Relationship, Gay Romance, Cold Male Lead, High School, Opposites Attract, Adapted From A Manga, Popular Male Lead, Inner Monologue
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37. Takara's Treasure
Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
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
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38. Takumi-kun Series: Drama
Japanese Drama - 2025, 6 episodes
Amid the pressure and prestige of Shido Gakuin High, two students find themselves drawn into a love that defies expectations.
Tags: Student Male Lead, School Setting, Gay Male Lead, Boarding School, Gay Romance, Harassment, Flashback To Past, Gay Relationship
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39. The Journey to Killing You
Japanese Drama - 2025, 6 episodes
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
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40. The Novelist
Japanese Drama - 2018, 6 episodes
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
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41. The Proper Way to Write Love
Japanese Drama - 2025, 8 episodes
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
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42. Therapy Game
Japanese Drama - 2025, 9 episodes
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.
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
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43. What Did You Eat Yesterday?
Japanese Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
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
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44. What Did You Eat Yesterday? Season 2
Japanese Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
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
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45. When It Rains, It Pours
Japanese Drama - 2025, 7 episodes
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.
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












































