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: rating: mature
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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: 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: 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: 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: 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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