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!
Tag: format: comic
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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: 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: Old-Fashioned CupcakeJP Title: オールドファッションカップケーキAuthor/Artist: Sagan SaganPublisher: SuBLimePublisher Rating: MatureStatus: Complete (2 volumes, second volume is subtitled with Cappuccino) Content notes: Sexual content (really only seen in the extra chapters) BL featuring men in their forties and above (sometimes includes late thirties too haha) is a subset of the BL genre, sometimes called “ojisan BL” (おじさんBL) or “oyaji BL”…
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EN Title: If It’s You, I Might Try Falling in LoveJP Title: 君となら恋をしてみても (なら恋)Romaji: Kimi to Nara Koi wo Shitemite mo (NaraKoi)Author/Artist: Maru KubotaPublisher: Yen PressPublisher Rating: Older TeenStatus: Ongoing (5+ Volumes) Content Notes: Volume 4 has sexual content SynopsisSet on the island of Enoshima (not too far west of Kamakura in Kanagawa prefecture) If It’s You, I Might Try Falling…
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EN Title: Lullaby of the DawnJP Title: 夜明けの唄Romaji: Yoake no UtaAuthor/Artist: Ichika YunoPublisher: Tokyopop/LoveLovePublisher Rating: 16+EN Publication Status: Ongoing (5+ volumes) Setting: FantasyContent Notes: Non-explicit sexual content, child sexual abuse (from characters’ memories) I remember seeing Lullaby of the Dawn for the first time on Hoopla, which has a handful of Tokyopop’s BL titles, and…
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EN Title: Pink Heart Jam beatJP Title: ピンクハートジャム beatAuthor/Artist: ShikkePublisher: SuBLimePublisher Rating: MatureEN Publication Status: Ongoing Setting: Contemporary, universityContent notes: Explicit sexual content Background InformationSuBLime recently released Pink Heart Jam beat, the sequel to the two volume series Pink Heart Jam. For those unfamiliar with the story, it follows the romance between freshman Yuki Haiga and his senior Ryo Kanae.…
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EN Title: Shout Loud My HeartJP Title: シャウト・ラウド・マイハートAuthor/Artist: Youga RayriPublisher: KodanshaPublisher Rating: 18+EN Publication Status: Complete (1 Volume) Setting: Contemporary, universityContent notes: Explicit sexual content SynopsisUniversity student and guitarist Gen rarely notices the people surrounding him, uninterested in most people outside his friends. But when a vocalist from another band captures attention, Gen finds out…
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