What is this genre all about? Yaoi refers to stories that portray homosexual (male/male) sex. It is not to be confused with the Shounen Ai category under Romance, which only portrays boy/boy relationships, but generally not anything pornographic. This is real male/male porn. The female version is Yuri.
We present you the list of Yaoi manga you should read right now.
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Top 13 Yaoi manga you should read right now. [2024 List]
- 13. Keullaudeu
- 12. Low Tide in Twilight
- 11. Cherry Blossoms After Winter
- 10. 10 years that I loved you the most
- 9. Netkama PUNCH!!!
- 8. The Starring Jinx
- 7. Saebyeogeul Jina Achimeuro
- 6. Given
- 5. Killing Stalking
- 4. Gomi Yashiki no Kamakura-san
- 3. Nakittsura ni Hug
- 2. Mad Dog
- 1. Modeun Agdang-eun Meongcheong-ida
13. Keullaudeu
Skylar has a secret hobby - taking photos of his crush, Chan-il. But when Cirrus stumbles upon Skylar's cloud storage with its impressive collection of Chan-il's photos, things escalate pretty quickly. At first confident his secret is safe with Cirrus, Skylar continuously finds himself in compromising situations, making him question Cirrus' true motives.
Source: Lezhin
Lost in the Cloud is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Keullaudeu
12. Low Tide in Twilight
Kim Euihyun has decided he doesn’t want to live. He feels nothing anymore. He has no future to look forward to. Now, he’s looking into the abyss, holding in his arms the only thing that was keeping him alive. It’ll all be over soon. But someone grabs him from the water’s edge, and pulls him from the darkness. Euihyun, whose sole possession is a mountain of debt, has been rescued by Taeju. Now Taeju has offered Euihyun money, a house, and a job to help him out of his mess. But what will Taeju, who is intoxicated by Euihyun’s smell, ask for in return? Could Taeju be the person that finally brings Euihyun out of his eternal twilight…?
Low Tide in Twilight is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Night by the Sea, Waterside Night
11. Cherry Blossoms After Winter
From living under the same roof to then being classmates?!
Ever since his parents passed away, Haebom has been living in Taesung’s house. And now, being a 12th grader, he enters the same class as Taesung, which makes the whole situation way more awkward. Living together 24/7, Taesung and Haebom's relationship is bound to change.
Note: Chapter count includes 19 epilogue and 10 bonus chapters
Cherry Blossoms After Winter has finished publishing and it has 156 Chapters. It is also Known as: 冬すぎて桜, 冬天之后的樱花, 冬日後的櫻花, Gyeoul Ji-na Beo-kkoch
10. 10 years that I loved you the most
I've loved you the most for most of my life. Now I am a piece of crumpled paper in the corner you would never glimpse. I thought you would be my today and all of my tomorrows. I imagined that someday you would turn around again and stare at me with all your love. However, when our love is gone, I'll just pick a sunny afternoon with gentle wind, put on my coat and leave for good...
10 years that I loved you the most has finished publishing and it has 68 Chapters. It is also Known as: The 10 years I loved you the most, Les 10 années où je t'ai le plus aimé, Los 10 años en que más te amé, Mười năm yêu anh nhất, Os Dez Anos Que Mais Te Amei, The 10 Years that I loved you, The Decade of Deep Love, Zuì ài nǐ dì nà shí nián
9. Netkama PUNCH!!!
Netkama – a male who portrays himself as female online. This is what Kim Seyeong decides to become after reencountering Shin Heejae, the guy who destroyed Seyeong’s gaming career in “Arcadia” a year prior. His plan is to pretend to be a girl in the game, get Heejae to fall for him, and then make the big reveal to everyone so that his archnemesis will also be humiliated out of “Arcadia” forever. But being a dude trying to become the girlfriend of your worst enemy is no easy feat, especially more so when said worst enemy starts to show a bit too much interest in you. Will Seyeong come out the victor of this scheme? Or will he find himself losing to Heejae all over again?
Netkama PUNCH!!! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Netkama PUNCH!!!
8. The Starring Jinx
“This is all because of him...”
Kim Han-gyeol, an ordinary high school student, always ran into Seo Ju-yeon on unlucky days. Like a jinx.
The more he became entangled with Seo Joo-yeon, who had long curly bangs and was carrying around dark rumors, the stronger the jinx became.
However, ever since seeing Seo Joo-yeon's hidden face, Han-gyeol's heart has been pounding for no reason whenever their eyes meet ...
The Starring Jinx is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Jinx of the Lead Role, Jinx of the Main Character, Juyeon Jinx, Juyeon's Jinx, Juyeon, the Jinx
7. Saebyeogeul Jina Achimeuro
When a supposedly simple reconnaissance mission goes wrong, C-Rank Guide Chung Leehyun finds himself alone in a sort of no-mans-land, with no way to protect himself from the dangerous creatures that roam the area. He’s sure he’s destined for disaster until he runs into Francis Han, an arrogant S-Rank Esper from an opposing faction, also stranded. The two may be enemies from the safety of their respective bases, but it’s clear that out in the wilderness they need one another if they hope to survive. As they begin to work together, one thing becomes certain: their compatibility level is off the charts! It would be foolish to let a partnership like this go to waste, but can they really overcome the animosity between them?
Until Morning Light has finished publishing and it has 34 Chapters. It is also Known as: Past Dawn and Into the Morning, Through the Dawn Into the Morning, To the Morning After Dawn, 夜明けを超え朝へ, 清晨過後的早晨
6. Given
Ritsuka Uenoyama is bored with it all—with school, with his basketball club, and even with his one true passion: playing guitar. That is, until the day he finds his favorite hidden napping spot occupied by a strange boy cradling a broken-stringed guitar. At first, Uenoyama is nonplussed by Mafuyu Sato and his slightly odd behavior, but when, on a whim, he asks Mafuyu to sing, the power of that song pierces him to the core.
Given has finished publishing and it has 51 Chapters. It is also Known as: ギヴン, ぎう゛ん
5. Killing Stalking
Yoonbum, a scrawny quiet boy, has a crush on one of the most popular and handsome guys in school, Sangwoo. One day, with Yoonbum's obsession towards Sangwoo reaching its peak, Yoonbum decides to enter Sangwoo's home. But what he saw inside was not the Sangwoo he had dreamed of.
Killing Stalking has finished publishing and it has 67 Chapters. It is also Known as: Killing Stalking
4. Gomi Yashiki no Kamakura-san
Exhausted by his job, Kamakura shut himself in a house overflowing with garbage.
But his time, which stopped on "that day", started moving forward once again when a neighbor he had never spoken to before stepped into his house.
A good-natured neighbor x a traumatised resident of a dirty room.
Boys' love tale of rescue and rehabilitation drawn by a genius newcomer.
Gomi Yashiki no Kamakura-san has finished publishing and it has 6 Chapters. It is also Known as: [from RED] 쓰레기집의 가마쿠라 씨, Gomiyashiki no Kamakura San, Gomiyashiki no Kamakura-san, The Stranger in the Hoarding House, Trash Mansion's Kamakura-san, ゴミ屋敷の鎌倉さん, 垃圾屋的鎌倉先生, 쓰레기집의 가마쿠라 씨
3. Nakittsura ni Hug
Fuwa Masaki suffers from an extreme shyness that forces him to keep an unnecessary distance away from people. He has always wanted to change himself, but never knew what to do. One day, Masaki bumps into Miyatsuka Takeru, a medical student who picks up his cell phone. For some reason, he decides to train Masaki to overcome his illness!
Note: Contains the extra "Ichaicha Shitai" (イチャイチャしたい).
Hug to the crying face has finished publishing and it has 6 Chapters. It is also Known as: 泣きっ面にハグ, Nakittsura ni Hug
2. Mad Dog
Ha-Min is obsessed with the idea of an "ordinary" daily life, what with a history of being a gangster. One day, when Ha-Min was kidnapped by hostile forces, his father assigns Se-Hyeok next to him. But Se-Hyeok stands out too much. Se-Hyeok's intense scandal begins in Ha-Min's daily life, who just wants to be ordinary.
Mad Dog is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Mad Dog
1. Modeun Agdang-eun Meongcheong-ida
Linus Sweeney, who is in the spotlight wherever he goes with his sweet looks and a genius brain, and Peter Mack, a natural nerd who tenaciously digs into anything since he was young. Their contact was almost non-existent until Peter achieved his feat of hacking Caltech. Linus throws a party at a famous club to celebrate Peter great achievement. Except for his hacking technique, the nerdy Peter, grabs Linus attention. Meanwhile, Linus "kindly" took care of Peter, who had lost conscious due to drugs, which Linus gave him, and alcohol.
The two began to mix, and they spend most of their time together, continuing their relationship for three years. Until one day, Linus turned his back on Peter mercilessly without telling him why.
Eight years later, Peter, who overcame the pain of a broken heart became a CIA agent but he is unexpectedly put on a mission, and encounters an unexpected past that is meeting Linus once again at a mental hospital.
Peter tries to control his past feelings. However, whenever he sees him approaching him and whispering sweet words, his heart shakes.
- MU
All Villains Are Idiots is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Every Villain is Lemons