Hello! I’m Lys, a library worker and BL manga fan. I hope this blog is not only helpful for those who are unfamiliar with BL, such as library staff and booksellers, but existing fans as well!
Category: Reviews and Recommendations
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Happy Pride Month! I initially wanted to make Pride Month recommendations that were more joyful and light stories, but I ended up going that are more emotional that left thinking about it long after finishing and have me rereading. So, here are a few BL manga whose stories I found very touching. The titles also…
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Title: A Long & Short StoryJP Title: 長くも短き恋の話Romaji: Nagaku mo Mijikaki Koi no HanashiAuthor/Artist: Kei IchikawaEN Publisher: Yen PressEN Publisher Rating: Older TeenEN Publication Status: Complete Setting: Slice-of-lifeContent Notes: N/A Story OverviewKippei and Ibuki have been neighbors and friends for their entire lives. Now in high school, their relationship changes when Ibuki kisses Kippei one day. From then on,…
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EN Title: Omega MegaeraJP Title: オメガ・メガエラAuthor/Artist: Maki MarukidoPublisher: KodanshaPublisher Rating: MatureEN Publication Status: Ongoing (10 Volumes total) Content Notes: Male pregnancy, use of female terms for male omegas (mainly mother), topics of rape, pedophilic releationships, sexism, etc. Omega Megaera is the only work from mangaka Maki Marukido that is not a BL. However, I believe it is a story…
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EN Title: Yankee & CarameliserJP Title: ヤンキーとキャラメリゼAuthor/Artist: Chiuko UmeshibuPublisher: Yen PressPublisher Rating: Older TeenStatus: Ongoing (a sequel is serializing in Japan) Content Notes: Sexual content (epilogue chapter only) Story OverviewHigh school student and social media influencer Yasokawa knows that Maki, his delinquent classmate, is secretly a baker. When the opportunity arises, Yasokawa convinces Maki to make him a dessert.…
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EN Title: Perfect ProposeJP Title: パーフェクトプロポーズAuthor/Artist: Mayo TsurukamePublisher: Futekiya/Manga PlanetPublisher Rating: MatureStatus: Complete Content Notes: Sexual content Story OverviewExhausted from overwork and poor nutrition, Hirokuni Watari winds up passed out on the sidewalk one night. When he comes to, a young man he named Kai Fukaya stands before him. Though they haven’t met in years, Kai asks to stay…
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EN Title: I Don’t Know How to LoveJP Title: 恋の仕方がわからないRomaji: Koi wo Shikata ga WakaranaiAuthor/Artist: Yu MachioPublisher: Yen PressPublisher Rating: Older TeenStatus: Complete Content Notes: Sexual content Story OverviewAimi is known to be willing to date anyone, as long as they agree to his condition. Since that includes meeting up with women, many of his relationships don’t last. But his junior…
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EN Title: In Love’s Key, ReprisedJP Title: くりかえしあいのおとRomaji: Kurikaeshi Ai no OtoAuthor/Artist: Guri NojiroPublisher: KodanshaPublisher Rating: MatureStatus: Complete Content Notes: Sexual content Story OverviewThe strict conductor Kiri returns home to Hokkaido to rest due to health issues. Despite Kiri’s harsh attitude, Osamu, his fan and the local grocer, helps him keep warm when his electricity is off and finish moving…
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EN Title: Worst Soulmate EverJP Title: 運命の番がお前だなんて / 運命の番に求婚（プロポーズ）だなんてRomaji: Unmei no Tsugai ga Omae da Nante / Unmei no Tsugai ni Kyuukon (Propose) da NanteAuthor/Artist: HarutaPublisher: SuBLimePublisher Rating: MatureStatus: Complete (2 Volumes, second volume is titled Worst Soulmate Ever: Proposal) Content Notes: Sexual content Story OverviewYu Shishikura struggles with romantic relationships but is desperate to find his true mate. Being an…
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For those unfamiliar, August 1st is Yaoi Day! 8 can be pronounced “ya” in Japanese, so 801 can be read as “yaoi”. So what does “yaoi” actually mean?? Here is an except from James Welker’s “A Short History of Shonen’ai, Yaoi and Boys Love” chapter from Boys Love Manga and Beyond (p. 55). “By the…
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EN Title: My Instructor Won’t Yield JP Title: 千葉教官はなびかないRomaji: Chiba-kyoukan wa NabikanaiAuthor/Artist: Deme KingyobachiPublisher: KodanshaPublisher Rating: 16+Status: Ongoing (in Japan)* SynopsisThirty-year-old Chiba is a handsome driving instructor, whose looks and kind words capture the attention of all the students. His new student is Yaotome, a handsome man his age. Upon meeting Chiba, Yaotome calls him “Maki” and turns out to…
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