In a world where mangas and manhwas are more popular than ever, I also am certain that this popularity is not merely restricted to shoujo and shounen. We go beyond the two major categories of anime and bring you a list of the Best Yaoi Anime Of All Time, Ranked by Fans.
Yaoi manga and anime have both been fairly popular even back in the 70s, but they picked up commercial popularity during the 90s. Even though Yaoi and boy love are usually categorized as two different categories, the two usually coincide. With storylines revolving around love, romance, and intense moments, people usually prefer to use the term ‘yaoi’ over the latter simply because of the slightly more rated tone of it.
Best Yaoi Anime In 2023:
This list of Yaoi anime is a well-curated list of Yaoi anime that is loved and ranked by fans of the same genre. Ranging from mafia and high school stories to supernatural and bakery-themed anime, Yaoi has it all. We hope that this list suits your liking.
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Junjou Romantica (IMDb: 7.7/10)
Junjou Romantica is easily the most popular Yaoi anime to date. An adaptation of the manga under the same name, Junjou Romantica talks about the stories of three different couples – Akihiko Usami and Misaki Takahashi, Hiroki Kamijou and Nowaki Kusama, and Shinobu Takatsuki and You Miyagi – with the characters interconnected by one character or another, while keeping the three stories autonomous.
Misaki Takahashi is a high school student who sees his elder brother being fondled by a stranger upon returning home. He then finds out that the stranger is a friend of his elder brother, who is a famous novelist Akihiko Usami. Moving on to becoming acquaintances, Akihiko ends up being Misaki’s private tutor, and he begins to question Akihiko’s relationship with his brother after stumbling upon his latest boy’s love novel.
In another setting, Akihiko’s friend, who teaches classical literature at University – Hiroki Kamijou, is mourning over a failed romance. He meets a student, Nowaki Kusama, on the verge of having a meltdown – who needs Hiroki’s help for an upcoming exam. Despite turning down Nowaki’s request multiple times, Hiroki does help him out. The two eventually start getting closer, along with Nowaki’s secrets being revealed.
Along with the two stories, upon finding out that his older sister has divorced Hiroki’s co-worker You Miyagi, the rich teen Shinobu Takatsuki wants to date the said man. However, You do not feel the same and try to scare him off – and then realize that Shinobu would do anything to love him.
The amount of love, drama, and longing in these three stories makes Junjou Romantica the best Yaoi anime of all time, rated by fans.
- Release date: 2008
- IMDb: 7.7/10
- Genre: Boy’s Love, Yaoi, Rom-com
- Episodes: 36 (seasons 1-3)
- Director: Chiaki Kon
- Status: completed
- Streaming: Crunchyroll
Doukyuusei (IMDb: 7.7/10)
Doukyuusei, or Classmates, is an anime movie based on the manga under the same title where we see the bonding of an honor student Rihito Sajo and a band member Hikaru Kusakabe. The two students are classmates who probably would’ve never crossed paths until the one day they started talking about music at practice for their school’s upcoming choir festival. Ever since this day, the two started meeting daily without fail after school hours, where Rihito would help Hikaru in improving his singing skills.
They fall in love over the course of time with their harmonizing voices and heartbeats together. This short yet sweet anime makes all of us daydream about high school romances.
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- Release date: 2016
- IMDb: 7.7/10
- Genre: Boys Love, Romance
- Episodes: 1 (movie)
- Director: Shōko Nakamura
- Status: completed
Yuri!!! On Ice (IMDb: 8.3/10)
Easily one of the most streamed anime of 2016, Yuri on Ice takes the crown for being one of the best boys’ love anime ever. The plot, the animation, the drool-worthy characters all of it adds up for reasons to be one of the highest rated bl anime of all time.
Katsuki Yuri is a 23-year-old ice skater who has finally come back home to Hasetsu after five years since placing 6th in the Grand Prix final and fairly messing up the next few ice-skating competitions due to his lack of confidence he lost during the Grand Prix final. Within these five years, he also becomes unsure about his skating career and puts it on hold.
However, one of his practice choreography goes viral as he tries to replicate his idol’s routine – Viktor Nikifrov – whom he had been watching since as a teen and is also the world’s top ice skater.
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After watching the viral video, Viktor Nikifrov makes the decision to be Yuri’s personal trainer for the next Grand Prix. Along the way, Yuri makes new, unexpected friends and also rekindles friendships he’s made years back.
- Release date: 2016
- IMDb: 8.3/10
- Genre: Sports, Rom-com, Boys Love
- Episodes: 12
- Director: Sayo Yamamoto
- Status: completed
- Streaming: Crunchyroll
Given (IMDb: 8.3/10)
Given is also one of the most popular high school rom-com Yaoi anime of all time. Lined up with beautifully portrayed characters and an even more beautiful plot, it was not surprising that it gained a rating of a booming 8.3/10.
It talks about a high school student, Ritsuka Uenoyama, who loses his passion for music and basketball until he meets an orange-headed Mafuyu Sato. Mafuyu’s music and singing rekindle Ritsuka’s passion for the same. As the story follows, the two musicians eventually fall in love. The anime also includes the romance of the other two members of their rock band – Haruki Nakayama (bassist) and Akihiko Kaji (drummer).
- Release date: 2020
- IMDb: 8.3/10
- Genre: Boys Love, Rom-com
- Episodes: 11
- Director: Hikaru Yamaguchi
- Status: completed
- Streaming: Amazon Prime
Banana Fish (IMDb: 8.2/10)
Banana Fish is one anime that goes down in history to make people cry the most, probably after The Grave of Fireflies. Here is what the plot goes like-
Ash Lynx was naturally beautiful, but his upbringing turned him into a ruthless killer. He was a runaway child, raised as an heir and sex object by “Papa” Dino Golzine. At age seventeen, Ash rebels against his guardian. Unfortunately, “Papa” has obtained a terrible secret that drove Ash’s older brother insane in Vietnam. This puts Eiji Okumura, a pure-hearted photographer from Japan, in a precarious position as he personally gets to know Ash.
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- Release date: 2018
- IMDb: 8.2/10
- Genre: Yaoi, Drama, Thriller
- Episodes: 24
- Director: Hiroko Utsumi
- Status: completed
- Streaming: Amazon Prime
Sasaki and Miyano (IMDb: 7.7/10)
Another Yaoi anime with the cutest possible characters – here’s the story of two high school boys – one shy boy and the other a delinquent.
Miyano is a shy and meek boy who easily gets flustered and keeps a secret from himself that he’s a “Fudanshi” – a boy who likes to read bl mangas. Sasaki, fascinated by them, curiously asks Miyano for one of them – shifting their original dynamic a little.
Miyano is a student who spends time reading boy’s love mangas along with a constant worry about how girly is until he gets into a squabble with his delinquent senior – Sasaki.
Sasaki uses every opportunity to get closer to Miyano and find out more things about him. It is an adorable anime that no one should miss out on!
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- Release date: 2022
- IMDb: 7.7/10
- Genre: Slice of Life, Yaoi, Rom-com
- Episodes: 12 + OVA
- Director: Shinji Ishihira
- Status: completed
- Streaming: Crunchyroll
Hitorijime My Hero (IMDb: 7.3/10)
Hitorijime My Hero is yet again another high school romance – not between a student and another though. This one has a slight twist.
Masahiro Setagawa is a delinquent – just by name, though – he is the one who gets bullied by neighborhood bullies into running errands for them. But, in spite of that, his life takes a turn when he meets his high school teacher Kousuke Oshiba – someone who’s pretty reputed when it comes to fighting on the streets. Oshiba realizes that he is gaining the urge to protect Sategawa. And even though he swears that he’s not interested in men, Sategawa keeps finding himself involved in his teacher’s matters.
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- Release date: 2017
- IMDb: 7.3/10
- Genre: Yaoi, Rom-com
- Episodes: 12
- Director: Yukina Hiiro
- Status: completed
- Streaming: Amazon Prime
Stranger by the Beach (IMDb: 7.1/10)
Here is a slice-of-life anime movie whose aesthetics, art, and animation are to die for. This 2020 movie talks about the story and bond of two people.
Stranger by the Beach is set on an island off the coast of Okinawa where two young men – Shun Hashimoto and Mio Chibana – meet on a beach. While Shun is a gay novelist, Mio is a solemn student. As they keep spending more time together, both of them grow closer to each other; However, Mio leaves the island suddenly, creating a drift in their relationship.
They unite once again three years later, and Mio says that he is ready to be in a relationship with Shun, but the question is, is Shun ready to commit since Mio had once left him already three years back?
- Release date: 2020
- IMDb: 7.1/10
- Genre: Yaoi, Slice of Life, Drama
- Episodes: 1 (movie)
- Director: Akiyo Ohashi
- Status: completed
- Streaming: Crunchyroll
Mo Dao Zu Shi (IMDb: 8.5/10)
Mo Dao Zu Shi, or The Founder of Diabolism, is an anime based on the Chinese manhua called Demonic Cultivation and its Netflix adaptation, The Untamed.
Xian is the ultimate stage of immortality that people want to attain – but there lies dark energy under it called the Mo Dao, or the demonic path, which is forbidden. It was through a series of unlucky tragedies that cultivator Wei Wuxian had to end up taking this path while experimenting with his teachings. His rise in power was accompanied by destruction, but this reign came to an end when he was overpowered by other clans and then killed by his closest ally.
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13 years later, Wei Wuxian is reincarnated in the body of a Lunatic and is also united again with Lan Wangji – a classmate of his with whom he also shares a special bond. This reincarnation marked the beginning of a supernatural mystery that disrupted the lives of the clans.
- Release date: 2017
- IMDb: 8.5/10
- Genre: Yaoi, supernatural, mystery, drama
- Episodes: 35 (3 seasons)
- Director: Xiong Ke Ma Chendi
- Status: Completed
Sekaiichi Hatsukoi (IMDb: 7.6/10)
Produced and directed by the same as Junjou Romantica, Sekaiichi Hatsukoi has a fairly similar plotline with three love stories interconnected through the main characters.
Starting off with the prideful literary editor, Ritsu Onodera faces various troublesome and jealous circumstances from his co-workers
because he works under his father’s name, because of which he becomes hell-bent on establishing himself in the industry with his personal name. To achieve this, he quits his father’s company to join Marukawa Publishing. But instead of being an editor in the literature dept, Ritsu finds himself placed in the manga editing section of the Emerald editing dept, which works on really tight schedules and deadlines. Here Ritsu meets the popular editor-in-chief Masamune Takano, who strives for good results all the time.
Takano turns out to be Ritsu’s high school love, and it was because of their horrible breakup that Ristu was terrified of falling in love again. At this point, after having been reunited after years and have gotten together again, it is Takano’s mission to make Ritsu say that he loves him once again.
- Release date: 2011
- IMDb: 7.6/10
- Genre: Romance, Comedy, Boys’ love, Slice of life
- Episodes: 26
- Director: Chiaki Kon
- Status: completed
- Streaming: Amazon Prime
Free! (IMDb: 7.4/10)
Set in Iwatobi, Japan, Haruka Nanase is a high school student who has had a knack for the water forever and has almost always been in love with swimming. Back in elementary school, he had won a relay race along w his chums, Rin Matsuoka, Nagisa Hazuki, and Makoto Tachibana.
They took different paths after claiming their victory at the tournament. Yet years later, they meet again as they take the same high schools; however, Rin couldn’t care enough about the childhood friendship they had built and instead joined a different school – ready to prove that he grew to be a better swimmer than Haruka.
After a weird reunion, Haruka, Nagisa, and Makoto decide to form a relay team, even though they are still in need of a fourth member. Enter Rei Ryuu Ryuugazaki, a former track team member who gets recruited by Nagisa and gets trained for the upcoming heats. As the competition comes closer, all four of them grow closer while training to make a settlement between the two rivals.
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- Release date: 2013
- IMDb: 7.4/10
- Genre: sports, rom-com, boys love
- Episodes: 39 (3 seasons)
- Director: Hiroko Utsumi
- Status: completed
- Streaming: Crunchyroll
Love Stage!! (IMDb: 7.3/10)
Love Stage is a Yaoi anime based on the Japanese manga under the same title. Izumi Sena is the child of an actress, mother, producer, father, and sibling of a rockstar brother – it would seem obvious to anyone that Sena would also join the entertainment industry. Despite this, he never came under the spotlight, apart from the one time he did a commercial for a magazine- and is instead an aspiring manga artist.
However, after a decade, the company called for a ten years anniversary, and they demanded the original actors for the shoot, which demanded Sena to come back. This event also made Sena reunite with Ryouma Ichijou, a now popular actor wo apparently have been in love with him since the very first day. However, because of Sena’s feminine features and unisex name, Ryouma has always mistaken him for a girl. But even after learning that Izumi is a boy, Ryouma still could not shake off his feelings.
- Release date: 2014
- IMDb: 7.3/10
- Genre: Yaoi, rom-com
- Episodes: 10 + OVA
- Director: Ken’ichi Kasai
- Status: completed
- Streaming: Crunchyroll
Hyperventilation (IMDb: 7.5/10)
This anime is true to its name – apart from having a character with a chronic illness, the hot, smutty scenes are bound to make the viewers hyperventilate as well.
Lee Myeongyi has been suffering chronically from pneumothorax – a collapsed lung. The attention that he draws from his peers because of his fairly common spouts of loud hyperventilating, sudden bursts of coughing fits, and exemption from P.E. and along with military service, is not something he’s very fond of.
Myeongyi is treated almost like an outcast among his peers – and he feels like one too. However, his class president, Han Seonho, is the only person who offers empathy and a feeling of understanding and kindness. These gestures, along with Seonho’s good looks – become Myeongyi’s first-ever crush.
Years later, when they meet at a high school reunion, Myeongyi holds a sliver of hope to see Seonho – and, if possible, bring up his older feelings to him. However, the hope crushes when he sees a golden band on Seonho’s ring finger. After confrontations and some important talks, it turns out that he is, in fact, not married, and the ring was just for looks. Beginning from here, their love story blossoms.
- Release date: 2019
- IMDb: 7.5/10
- Genre: Yaoi, Drama
- Episodes: 6
- Director: Lewin
- Status: completed
Dakaichi (IMDb: 7.3/10)
Takato Saijō had been the “Most Huggable” in the idol industry for five years straight until a freshman actor named Azumaya entered the scene. Takato was known for being rough and distant, while Azumaya’s charming smile was quickly gaining him a fan following. Takuto’s insecurity about losing his title led him to drink excessively, and he was caught in the act by the last person he wanted to see. To Takuto’s surprise, Azumaya used this information to blackmail him into physical intimacy.
Dakaichi is also one of the anime which have fairly unexpected scenes, but in all, it’s a great watch!
- Release date: 2018
- IMDb: 7.3/10
- Genre: Yaoi, rom-com
- Episodes: 13
- Director: Naoyuki Tatsuwa
- Status: completed
- Streaming: Crunchyroll
Koisuru Boukun (IMDb: 6.3/10)
Tetsuhiro Morinaga has romantic feelings for his senior, Souichi Tatsumi, and confesses his love to him. However, Souichi turns out to be a homophobic person with aggressive egotistic behavior. Despite even this, Tetsuhiro falls in love with him. However, due to an accident involving an aphrodisiac drug, the two men are brought together against Souichi’s wishes.
The incident has altered the direction of their lives, and it’s uncertain if it will bring them closer or push them away from each other.
- Release date: 2017
- IMDb: 6.3/10
- Genre: Yaoi, Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life
- Episodes: 2
- Director: Keiji Kawakubo
- Status: completed
Papa Datte, Shitai (IMDb: 5.6/10)
A college student, Asumi Kouya, goes hunting for part-time jobs to earn some extra money. He accepts a job as a housekeeper because of his outstanding cooking and cleaning talent. He luckily gets employed by a single father – Keiichi Naruse, who is an attractive young man with a problematic history with his previous help.
Naruse is constantly occupied with work, while he commits the remaining of his time to his adorable son Ichika; He rarely gets time to himself. While cleaning the said man’s room, Asumi gets an insight into just how frustrating it can be to be a single parent. He then proceeds to find a pile of adult videos, which results in multiple assumptions.
Asumi finds himself drawn to Naruse’s beautiful face and kind personality. With this, he also proposes to provide relief to Naruse in all ways. Will Naruse accept his offer?
- Release date: 2019
- IMDb: 5.6/10
- Genre: Yaoi, mature
- Episodes: 11
- Director: Misutaka Noshitani
- Status: completed
Twittering Birds Never Fly – The Clouds Gather (IMDb: 6.8/10)
Twittering birds never fly a series of three movies based on the popular Yaoi manga under the same title. The series talks about Yashiro, who is a young yakuza boss, highly ranked in his clan while also being the President of a front corporation. He gets assigned a new bodyguard, Chikara Doumeki – who later discovers that his boss is hypersexual and also a masochist. Yashiro develops an attraction towards Doumeki, who very oddly rejects all his advances; Shortly after which, Yashiro discovers that his bodyguard is impotent and instead pursues a sadomasochistic relationship with him.
The plot may sound slightly rated, but you can be assured that this anime will not bore you!
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- Release date: 2020
- IMDb: 6.8/10
- Genre: Yaoi, mafia, drama
- Episodes: 3 (movie series)
- Director: Kaori Makita
- Status: completed
- Streaming: Amazon Prime
No. 6 (IMDb: 7.4/10)
In a fictional city called No.6, Shion is an elite student who rescues a young boy called Rat – a boy who had escaped from jail. Years later, they are reunited, and with a growing bond, they begin to discover the dark mysteries and dirty secrets of the supposedly perfect city No. 6 . And along the way, They also discover more about themselves and their love for one another.
- Release date: 2011
- IMDb: 7.4/10
- Genre: sci-fi, action, Boys’ love, fantasy
- Episodes: 11
- Director: Kenji Nagasaki
- Status: completed
Spiritpact (IMDb: 7.5/10)
With a similar character outline visually like that of No.6, Spiritpact has a much different plot, albeit they’re both supernatural-based.
You Keika comes from a long descendant of Exorcists, but his life takes a turn for the worse when he loses his parents and then faces financial struggles. To make ends meet, he takes up little jobs like that of a street fortune teller, along with a part-time computer technician. One fateful night at a junkyard, he crosses paths with Tanmoku Ki, who is a charismatic Exorcist battling an evil spirit. Very unfortunately, You Keika gets hit by a car and dies, but his spirit still lingers around. Tanmoku comes to his rescue and offers him a deal to fight the Evil Spirits together.
Thus begins the tale of the bonding between our two heroes.
- Release date: 2017
- IMDb: 7.5/10
- Genre: Yaoi, drama, supernatural
- Episodes: 22
- Director: Li Haoling
- Status: completed
- Streaming: Crunchyroll
Hybrid Child (IMDb: 7.3/10)
Another production by Studio Deen, the anime Hybrid Child talks about Kuroda, a skilled craftsperson who created something called Hybrid Child – a type of artificial human that is not quite a machine or a doll, but it works according to the love given to them. Although they may possess human-like emotions and consciousness, they are still not real humans and require love to thrive.
Kotarou Izumi, the young heir of the noble Izumi family, faces disapproval from his family when he brings in an abandoned Hybrid Child named Hazuki, whom he found in the garbage. Kotarou’s family even attempts to dispose of Hazuki multiple times when Kotarou is not around. However, despite these obstacles, their love for each other grows stronger. Unfortunately, after ten years, they come to a heart-breaking realization that Hybrid Children may not just be immortal.
- Release date: 2006
- IMDb: 7.3/10
- Genre: Yaoi, Drama
- Episodes: 4
- Director: Michio Fukuda
- Status: completed
Fuyu no Semi (IMDb: 7.2)
Fuyu no Semi is a Yaoi anime that revolves around the romantic relationship between two individuals belonging to rival factions. Unfortunately, their love is destined to remain unfulfilled due to the different circumstances they face.
This plotline may seem like a classic tragic love story, which indeed it is. The show’s unique setting during the Boshin War leading to the Meiji period adds a fascinating twist for Western viewers, as it intertwines historical facts with the characters’ lives. The story accurately embeds historical references and their implications on the characters’ lives, making it an intriguing watch.
- Release date: 2007
- IMDb: 7.4/10
- Genre: Yaoi, Drama
- Episodes: 3
- Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto
- Status: completed
Gravitation (IMDb: 7.1/10)
Shuichi Shindou has a really strong desire to create a popular band, and he is entirely dedicated to achieving this goal. He devoted the entirety of his time to working on music, hoping to get noticed by the public. One day, while he is writing song lyrics, his paper blows away and is picked up by a stranger.
This man is Yuki, a famous romance novelist who criticizes Shuichi’s writing skills – calling them childish. This comment bothers Shuichi, and he becomes determined to confront Yuki about it. However, he soon comes to a realization that he has fallen in love with the said man. Despite facing many obstacles and challenges, both of them always figure out a way to reunite with each other.
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- Release date: 2000
- IMDb: 7.1/10
- Genre: Yaoi, Comedy
- Episodes: 13
- Director: Bob Shirohata
- Status: completed
- Streaming: Crunchyroll
Antique Bakery (IMDb: 7.1/10)
Antique Bakery is a Japanese animated series based on the manga of the same title that revolves around a bakery that has just opened its doors. The main character of the series hires an openly gay pastry chef, and although the two characters have a complicated past, they work through it together to overcome their issues. The series also features other quirky employees who join the bakery, and the group works together to make the business a success. It is a light-hearted cute anime that should easily be given a watch!
- Release date: 2008
- IMDb: 7.1/10
- Genre: Yaoi, Comedy
- Episodes: 12
- Director: Min Kyu-dong
- Status: completed
Super Lovers (IMDb: 6.9/10)
Green-eyed Haru Kaido visits Canada to spend his summer vacation at his strict mother’s woodland house, which also turns out to be his childhood home. However, once he reaches it, he has to face the reality that his mother is not actually “on the verge of death.”
Another part of the reality he faces is the fact that Haru needs to take responsibility and care of his mother’s newly adopted son – whom she oddly refers to as a “puppy” – Ren, and later he also gets to know why he is called so.
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- Release date: 2016
- IMDb: 6.9/10
- Genre: boys love, rom-com
- Episodes: 21 (2 seasons)
- Director: Shinji Ishihira
- Status: completed
- Streaming: Crunchyroll
Loveless (IMDb: 6.8/10)
Ritsuka Aoyagi is a 12-year-old boy who is suffering from amnesia whose reasons cannot be explained. In addition, his life became more difficult after his brother’s recent death. On the first day of the new school that he joined, a stranger named Agatsuma Soubi approached him, claiming that he knew his late brother.
Ritsuka learned that Agatsuma and his brother used to be a fighting duo and that Agatsuma inherited Ritsuka now that his brother is gone. They work together to uncover the truth about his brother’s death, and the group called the “Seven Moons” could have played a part in it. At the same time, Ritsuka and Agatsuma’s relationship seems to be getting closer than they intended.
- Release date: 2005
- IMDb: 6.8/10
- Genre: Yaoi, thriller, drama
- Episodes: 12
- Director: Yū Kō
- Status: completed
Tight Rope (IMDb: 6.7/10)
Based on the manga under the same title, the story of Tightrope revolves around a young man who is hesitant to become the successor of his yakuza clan and his friend from childhood. It depicts their romantic journey, which began during their school days and progressively blossomed over time.
- Release date: 2012
- IMDb: 6.7/10
- Genre: Yaoi, Comedy, mafia
- Episodes: 2
- Director: Kimiko Tamai
- Status: completed
- Streaming: Bilibili
Hey, Class President! (IMDb: 6.3/10)
The story revolves around Chiga-kun, the vice president of the student council, who tries to protect the President from getting into any trouble. The President possesses an irresistible charm, which draws Chiga-kun towards him, despite being an intelligent person. However, Chiga-kun is surprised by his own attraction toward the President, who comes from a simple background. It is worth noting that the President has a short temper.
- Release date: 2009
- IMDb: 6.3/10
- Genre: Yaoi, rom-com
- Episodes: 2
- Director: Keiji Kawakubo
- Status: completed
Black Butler (IMDb: 6.1/10)
Black Butler is a Japanese anime based on the manga of the same title. Set in Victorian England, the story revolves around Ciel Phantomhive, a fourteen-year-old boy who is the only surviving member of his aristocratic family. He makes a deal with his demon butler, Sebastian – to trade his soul for the power to avenge his parents’ killers.
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- Release date: 208
- IMDb: 6.1/10
- Genre: Yaoi, supernatural, mystery
- Episodes: 46 (3 seasons)
- Director: Keiji Kawakubo
- Status: completed
- Streaming: Crunchyroll
Gakuen Heaven (IMDb: 5.9/10)
Keita Ito’s journey began with the arrival of a letter from BL Academy, an exclusive all-boys school known for its prestige and sophisticated environment. Despite his average GPA and modest abilities in sports and writing, Keita has been accepted into the school. He feels like he doesn’t fit in, but with support from his fellow students, he hopes to succeed at BL Academy.
- Release date: 2016
- IMDb: 5.9/10
- Genre: Yaoi, Drama
- Episodes: 14 (2 seasons)
- Director: Yukina Hiiro
- Status: completed
Kirepapa (IMDb: 5.8/10)
Chisato Takatsukasa is a 35-year-old author who has a beautiful appearance but is overprotective of his son Riju and believes that any guy who gets close to him wants to exploit him. He is consistently used to driving away Riju’s friends and suitors, but there is one persistent person who doesn’t give up until he confesses his feelings to Chisato. What ensues between the father, son, and best friend is for anyone to guess.
- Release date: 2008
- IMDb: 5.8/10
- Genre: Yaoi
- Episodes: 2
- Director: Ryō Takagi
- Status: completed
Kachou no Koi (IMDb: 5.5/10)
Kazuhiko Ōdakara, who works as an office manager, has never been in a relationship for his entire 33 years of existence. However, meeting a new employee named Harada has made him realize that he is gay. The animation might be slightly odd, but nothing matters when the content is great!
- Release date: 2010
- IMDb: 5.5/10
- Genre: Yaoi, Slice of life
- Episodes: 1
- Director: Pippuya
- Status: completed
Yarichin B*tch Club (IMDb: 5.3/10)
Takashi Tono is a new student who has recently transferred to an all-boys school. Soon after arriving, he befriends Kyosuke Yaguchi – a member of the soccer club who invites Tono to join the said club. Tono’s lack of interest in sports, however, forces him to join the quietest club in their school: the photography club. However, all is not what it seems, and everything apart from photography happens here – since the members’ duties consist of having intercourse with other students in the school.
- Release date: 2018
- IMDb: 5.3/10
- Genre: Yaoi, mature
- Episodes: 2
- Director: Ai Yoshimura
- Status: completed
Titan’s Bride (IMDb: 5.7/10)
Koichi, a student who is about to graduate from school, is suddenly transported to another world one day. This world is inhabited by Titans, a race much larger than humans, and it is ruled by a Prince named Caius. Upon meeting Koichi, Caius expresses his desire for Koichi to become his bride and bear his children.
Another mature anime for the viewers, The Titan’s Bride, is certainly a good watch, despite its fairly low rating!
- Release date: 2020
- IMDb: 5.7/10
- Genre: isekai, yaoi, erotica
- Episodes: 9
- Director: Rei Ishikura
- Status: completed
6 Lovers (5.5/10)
6 Lovers was released as a bonus extra (OVA) to 6 different animes, of which the plot lines for each are as follows:
Renai Ruby no Tadashii Furikata · Extra
Suzuki Hiromu and Natsuo Washizawa have decided to live together, but Natsuo’s sister wants to meet Suzuki first. She is only concerned about her brother and wants to make sure that Suzuki is worthy of dating him.
Kuroneko Kareshi no Mittsu no Himitsu
Shingo can transform into a black cat, and Keiichi Kagami, another werecat, decides to play with him for fun.
Sange no Negai
Genma Yashiro takes Himi to a canyon deep in the mountains to see a beautiful cherry blossom tree.
Kurose-kun to Shirotani-san to Android?
Tadaomi Shirotani has a fear of touching other people and wishes he could cure his obsessive-compulsive disorder. Riku Kurose tells him he is an android, and Shirotani doesn’t know if he’s serious.
Himitsu Tape
Satoshi Onoe spies on celebrities through his binoculars but gets aroused by an indecent scene. Motoharu Kaburagi takes this opportunity to help Satoshi out.
Seitokaichoutachi no Nichijou
Yasuhiro Chiga feels envious when his partner, Yuuzou Kokusai, spends time with his upperclassman. However, Yuuzou is devoted to Yasuhiro, and when he asks him to watch a movie, Yasuhiro feels nervous but happy.
- Release date: 2021
- IMDb: 6.1/10
- Genre: Yaoi, Rom-com
- Episodes: 6
- Director: Hiroshi Kimura
- Status: completed
- Streaming: Bilibili
Partner’s Territory (5.4/10)
Eejae Lee and Jingi Shin have a complicated history of breaking up and reconciling. Eejae decides to live with Jingi, who is in a contractual marriage, but still remembers how Jingi ended their relationship, citing his heterosexual orientation. At the same time, Cheok Lee, the fresh and charming director of Soul Brush, appears before Eejae, who is presently the manager. What will happen to the love triangle involving these three men?
- Release date: 2019
- IMDb: 5.4/10
- Genre: Yaoi, mature, Slice of life
- Episodes: 13
- Director: Avian
- Status: completed
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Hitorijime My Hero
The story of Hatorijime My Hero takes place in the modern world while incorporating elements of comedy and romance. It tells the story of Masahiro Setagawa, an innocent teenager who is working as an errand boy for neighborhood bullies.
The anime is about A hopeless teen, Masahiro Setagawa works as an errand boy in the neighborhood. Defenseless, Masahiro believes that nobody can save him. Until he encounters Kousuke Ooshiba, the “Bear Killer” who takes down neighborhood gangs.
Gravitation
This anime was released in the year 2000, when BL, Shounen Ai, and Yaoi were still popular among anime fans who didn’t understand the genre well. According to Murakami Maki’s manga, the plot revolves around aspiring professional singer Shindou Shuichi, who falls in love with well-known writer Yuki Eiri.
Shindou, along with his friend Nakano Hiroshi form a band to help fulfill his dreams. Despite Shindou’s dream to become an expert singer, he has to deal with the harsh reality of the music business. At the same time, Yuki’s growing feelings for Shindou are vividly portrayed. With likable characters, catchy music, and an interesting premise, you will surely leave with a fond feeling that will make you want more.
Yuri on Ice
In the anime, good sportsmanship has been shown through ice skating performances. Yuri on Ice is a borderline BL anime, so it isn’t just about two boys having an affair.
The Yaoi anime, such as Yuri on Ice, is the kind of anime that is most acceptable and inspiring among all the anime ever produced. It is about Yuri Katsuk, a Japanese figure skater.
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Banana Fish
Banana Fish is one of the most well-liked BL anime of all time. From a few of the most action-packed scenes to several of the most touching moments, Banana Fish is sure to be a rewarding watch for BL fans.
Banana Fish is a story about seventeen-year-old Ash Lynx and the Japanese cameraman assistant Eiji Okumura. A mysterious factor was revealed to Ash by a murdered individual while uttering the phrase “Banana Fish” on a single fateful encounter.
Super Lover
Although Super Lover is controversial and often criticized by non-BL supporters, it has successfully produced two seasons and an ova since its launch in 2016. Many anime audiences prejudged the anime, although 2016 was a rising and rebellious year for the lgbtq+ group. In Tremendous Lovers, parents Haru and Ren develop a close relationship after Haru’s mother moves abroad.
When Haru is tasked with looking over the wild and aloof Ren, he must transcend all boundaries of the brother’s lifetime. While the anime has a fast tempo, the character improvement of the characters and the plot development are both superb. If you need a feel-good film to watch for a little while, Super Lovers is a good choice.
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Heaven’s Official Blessing
As Crown Prince Xie Lian descends into the mortal realm after ascending into heaven for the third time, he embarks on a mission to exorcise ghosts. Xie Lian was previously revered by his followers for eight hundred years. However, after being thrown out of heaven three times, he becomes mocked by the people. Xie Lian must exorcise ghosts to atone for crimes his followers have committed, like violence, plague, demotions, and even poverty.
He soon met Hua Cheng, the richest and most dangerous Demon of Devastation and one of the four Great Calamities, who had been hunting him for quite a long time. The two embark on a thrilling journey to uncover the dark secrets and techniques of Heaven. This is probably one of the most highly anticipated Chinese language animes, with a dynamic duo, clean animation, and a satisfying story that even non-BL followers will enjoy.
No. 6
The anime No.6 is set in a dystopian future. BL, Josei, Sci-fi, thriller, and a dark theme combine to create a complex plot narrative. At the beginning of the anime, the story is intriguing, but as time goes on, it becomes extremely vague, shallow, and incohesive.
Shion lives in the exclusive area of No.6 with his family and is the sole provider of his family. His life is changed forever when he rescues the runaway, Nezumi.
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Junjo Romantica
One of the most popular anime series ever, Junjo Romantica, has been adapted into three seasons as well as an OVA. The series is based on the manga by Nakamura Shungiku and tells the story of Misaki and Usami. In a story involving a student and his tutor, Misaki experiences bizarre emotions after reading Usami’s strange book about him licking every inch of Usami’s scorching body.
Even though Junjo Romantica has plenty of explicit and smut content material, its popularity and well-received comedy and romance elements make it a must-watch for anime fans!
Loveless
The anime Loveless, if you can put aside your social prejudice about shounen anime or big-budget anime, is a must-watch with lots of interesting elements that make this anime worth another season or reboot. It centers around a 12-year-old boy named Aoyagi Ritsuka who transforms into Agatsuma Sobi’s companion in fighting against a company called Nanatsu no Tsuki.
Collectively, they became Fighter and Sacrifice and investigated what happened to Seimei, Ritsuka’s brother. The BL anime Loveless offers interesting characters, surprising twists, and nice action scenes to stay true to its source materials.
Given
Identical to Banana Fish, Given is very well-liked and appreciated by a lot of viewers. Its intriguing idea and present take on BL anime lead to the given’s music radiating and resonating among viewers, particularly its feature song.
This story revolves around Ritsuka Uenoyama and his fading passion for music. Eventually, he discovered Satou Mafuyu’s singing voice and his perspective on music changed forever. Given is a great anime to watch whether you’re a BL or not because of the lively character development and beautifully animated scenes, as well as touching moments.
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