QL Recommendations

Queer Love (and Related LGBTQ+) shows/movies that I recommend!

I've only listed something as BL or GL if a romantic relationship is at the heart of the story, but everything on here is canonically queer* and centres queer narratives.

*Some Chinese shows in here are censored, but given their source material and the history of QL in China, they've earned their right to be here.

WolfsEternity Sep 22, 2025

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1. Bad Buddy

Thai Drama - 2021, 12 episodes

10

Modern Romeo and Juliet adaptation, but not a tragedy. Sweet and mostly fluffy, but with a LOT of heart. P'Aof directs.
Category: BL
2. Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!

Japanese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes

10

For me, the epitome of feel good fluff. Very silly and over the top, but fun if you enjoy that styling.
Category: BL
Note: No on screen kiss.
Personal Notes: The first live action QL I ever watched, so I am a little biased.
3. The Untamed

Chinese Drama - 2019, 50 episodes

10

Wuxia that will both break your heart and mend it. Action, drama, and stunning costumes galore.
Category: Censored Chinese BL
4. The Aromantics

Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

10

An extremely hopeful comedy/slice of life story about the aroace experience, and what amatonormativity (and heteronormativity) takes from us all. Full of love, full of joy.
Category: Aroaces
Personal Notes: I cried so fucking hard. More than once.
5. 3 Will Be Free

Thai Drama - 2019, 10 episodes

9.0

Three folks on the run from the mafia. Action thriller. P'Jojo's standard high quality directing.
Category: Slight Spoiler ;)
6. Ossan no Pants ga Nandatte Ii Janai ka!

Japanese Drama - 2024, 11 episodes

9.0

Comedy about how the world is changing, and how sometimes you have to update your worldview to support those you love. Fun, thoughtful, and genuinely funny.
Category: Queer narratives, BL adjacent.
7. She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat

Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes

7.5

A slice of life that revolves around food, connection, and the way these things matter. The second season is better, but the first is still quality and integral to the story as a whole.
Category: GL
Note: No on screen kiss
8. She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat Season 2

Japanese Drama - 2024, 20 episodes

9.0

Food, connection, and finding your community. Found families galore. Takes what season 1 started with and *runs*
Category: GL
9. Moonlight Chicken

Thai Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

9.0

Romantic dramedy with multiple generations of queer folks. Meaningful and full of heart. P'Aof doing what he does best.
Category: BL
10. Old Fashion Cupcake

Japanese Drama - 2022, 5 episodes

8.5

What if being an adult didn't mean you had to stop having fun? What if you allowed yourself to enjoy whimsical and silly things? Fluffy and warm.
Category: BL
11. Me and Thee

Thai Drama - 2025, 10 episodes

9.0

Funny and full of heart, just an extremely solid classic rom com.
Category: BL
12. 10Dance

Japanese Movie - 2025

9.0

✨Dance✨
Category: BL
Personal Notes: For a movie called 10Dance there's less 10Dance than you'd think
13. Marry My Dead Body

Taiwanese Movie - 2022

8.5

Really quite funny! Poignant as hell. WILL make you cry.
Category: Very gay but not technically a BL
14. Triage

Thai Drama - 2022, 13 episodes

8.5

Time loops done right!
Category: BL
15. The Heart Killers

Thai Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

8.5

The Taming of the Shrew, but ✨assassins✨
Category: BL
16. Be My Favorite

Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes

8.0

Time travel done right! A man jumps back to when he was 18 and tries and fix his future.
Category: BL
17. Our Dining Table

Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

8.5

Food, family, community. Continues the trend of Soft Japanese Shows Centred on Food. Warm and lovely.
Category: BL
18. A Tale of Thousand Stars

Thai Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

7.5

Romantic drama about a man who finds purpose and community (and moral dilemmas oh my!) out in a small village after a near death experience. Slightly clunky at times but full of so much heart. P'aof yet again.
Category: BL
19. Guardian

Chinese Drama - 2018, 40 episodes

7.5

Bad CGI, noticeable plot holes, and an ending that hurt me, and yet there's something about it that makes me go "Yeah. That was a great show. I enjoyed it a lot. Would recommend!" Gives everyone brainrot. Maybe it's the characters? I love the characters dearly.
Category: Censored Chinese BL
Personal Note: I'm not kidding about the ending. It makes sense! But also it hits you in the head with a brick.