Top 17 Yaoi anime you should watch right now. [2024 List]

17. Mignon

Mignon is an original BL anime from South Korea. The animation follows a complex and exciting story of drama and desires. It revolves around a boxer named Mignon, and a vampire doctor Young-on Oh, who find solace in the presence of one another through an aggressive and romantic affair.

Mignon has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: Mignon

16. Yarichin☆Bitch-bu

An all-boys boarding school deep in the mountains where love unfolds. Despite the brimming sexual desire, the overly awkward love story hooks you in!

First-year Toono transfers from Tokyo to the all-boys boarding school deep in the mountains, "Mori Moori Private School." The friendly Yaguchi who calls out to him becomes his only friend, but his dislike of sports makes him join the most laid-back looking photography club instead of Yaguchi's soccer club. However, the photography club is in name only and is actually nicknamed the "Yarichin Bitch Club," filled with colorful seniors. In contrast to the troubled Toono, Kajima, who joined the club at the same time, is completely unphased and even slips a confession to Toono into the confusion. Toono himself thinks Yaguchi is cute, but Yaguchi finds himself blushing around Kajima and stuff happens. Furthermore, complications arise between the seniors…

Yarichin☆Bitch-bu has finished airing and it has 2 Episodes. It is also Known as: ヤリチン☆ビッチ部, Yarichin☆Bitch Club

15. Dakaretai Otoko 1-i ni Odosarete Imasu.

The veteran actor who has held the title of "Most Desirable Bachelor" for 5 years in a row, Takato Saijyo, and the up and coming actor who recently dethroned him, Junta Azumaya. Enter the cut throat world of the entertainment industry, where the two most desirable bachelors find themselves in a forbidden scandal. Based on Hashigo Sakurabi's "Dakaretai Otoko No.1 ni Odosareteimasu," first published and serialized in July of 2013 and one of the most talked about BL comic with over two million copies in print, gets a highly anticipated TV anime adaptation! The biggest scandal of 2018 is about to unfold!

DAKAICHI -I'm being harassed by the sexiest man of the year- has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 抱かれたい男1位に脅されています。, Dakaretai Otoko 1-i ni Odosarete Imasu.

14. Hyperventilation

It’s winter. Myeongyi came to the highschool reunion party to see Seonho, a guy he secretly had a crush on. Yet, it is hard for Myeongyi to have fun with others because of his shy disposition. He sneaks out of the party for smoking. Then, Seonho also gets up and follows after Myeongyi.

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Hyperventilation has finished airing and it has 6 Episodes. It is also Known as: Hyperventilation

13. Papa datte, Shitai

"There are Times I Cannot Hold It, Even If I'm a Father"

University student Asumi came to Naruse household to be a housekeeper for his part-time job. The family consists of a single-father and a son Ichika. Among them, the father Naruse is too sexy for Asumi!! Even if he is not gay, Asumi gets conscious of Keiichi, and when he noticed that Keiichi is sexually unsatisfied by noticing him watching adult video in his room, he would unconsciously get tempted to attack him…! "Naruse-san, you're too sexy for a father with a child...!"

Papa datte, Shitai has finished airing and it has 8 Episodes. It is also Known as: パパだって, したい, Papa datte, Shitai

12. Shin Yaranaika

A prep school student "Masaki Michishita" is running as fast as he can to the restroom in the park when he catches sight of a nice guy "Takakazu Abe" sitting on a bench. Their gazes overlap. Abe asked Michishita if he wanted to play with him and invited him to a brief wrestling match. Michishita, who has a weakness for nice guys, readily follows him and ...... their great adventure begins!

Shin Yaranaika has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 新・やらないか, Kusomiso Anime

11. Hitorijime My Hero

Story involving Kensuke's brother, Ooshiba Kousuke and friend, Setagawa Masahiro from Hitorijime Boyfriend.

Hitorijime My Hero has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: ひとりじめマイヒーロー, My Very Own Hero

10. Mask Danshi wa Koishitakunai no ni

An OVA included with the special edition version of the fourth manga volume.

Sayama is a pessimistic guy who always wears a face mask to school. When the most popular boy in class, Saikawa, rips off the mask out of curiosity, Sayama flips out. Despite his harsh words, he's somehow captured Saikawa's interest, who offers to tutor him with a bizarre condition: to let him do as he pleases with what's under Sayama's mask. Sayama hates it when people touch his bare face, lips, and mouth, but he can't resist Saikawa's attention...

Mask Danshi: This Shouldn't Lead to Love has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: マスク男子は恋したくないのに, マスク男子は恋したくないのに OAD

9. 6 Lovers

The July issue of Dear+ announced that a series of manga serialized in the magazine will get anime adaptations in celebration of the magazine's 20th anniversary. These anime will be collected into an "in motion" animation series titled 6 Lovers.

6 Lovers has finished airing and it has 6 Episodes. It is also Known as: 6 LOVERS, 6 Lovers

8. Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai: The Clouds Gather

The sexually masochistic yakuza boss, Yashiro, isn't the type to warm up to others easily. But when Chikara Doumeki, his newly hired bodyguard, catches his interest, he reconsiders his "hands-off" policy with subordinates. As Yashiro's invitations fail, the yakuza boss finds out his bodyguard has a very personal reason for staying at arm's length.

Twittering Birds Never Fly: The Clouds Gather has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 囀る鳥は羽ばたかない The clouds gather, Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai: The Clouds Gather

7. Okane ga Nai

Yukiya Ayase is a gentle, kind hearted, and innocent university student. The only relative he has left, his cousin Tetsuo, betrays Ayase by selling him to the highest bidder in an auction with hopes of making an enormous profit to be able to pay off his debts. Somuku Kanou, a bad-tempered (though very rich) loan shark, comes to Ayase's rescue and buys Ayase for an impressive 1.2 billion. Kanou apparently knows Ayase from something that happened between them in the past, but Ayase cannot remember who Kanou is nor does he understand why he "saved" him. In a desperate effort to keep Ayase close to him, Kanou demands the debt be repaid in full and suggests the perfect way to do it: by selling his body to Kanou for 500,000 each time. Ayase is horrified in the beginning, but something soon begins to grow between them that can't be bought for any price.

No Money! has finished airing and it has 4 Episodes. It is also Known as: お金がないっ, Okane ga Nai

6. Ikoku Irokoi Romantan

Japanese yakuza clan heir Ranmaru just got married on a lavish cruise ship, but things aren't as they seem. The marriage is just for the appearances, and he ends up getting drunk and spending the night not with his bride but with the sexy ship captain. When the two men meet again in Italy, it is the start of a spectacular love story.

Ikoku Irokoi Romantan has finished airing and it has 2 Episodes. It is also Known as: 異国色恋浪漫譚, The Romantic Tale of a Foreign Love Affair

5. Seitokaichou ni Chuukoku

Even as he tries to keep the student council president out of trouble, Vice President Chiga-kun finds himself being drawn to the president's strength and power. Chiga-kun wonders how he, being such an intelligent individual, can be so unwillingly taken with a boy who is so country and simple...

Hey has finished airing and it has 2 Episodes. It is also Known as: 生徒会長に忠告, Hey Class President, High-School Love, Highschool Love

4. Sekaiichi Hatsukoi: Proposal-hen

Sekaiichi Hatsukoi: Proposal-hen has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 世界一初恋~プロポーズ編~, The World's Greatest First Love: Proposal Arc

3. Kimera

Strange "lifepods" have crashed in the western mountains, bringing with them supernatural beings previously found only in the realm of folk-lore and fantasy. Vampires walk the Earth, at war with Humanity and each other, driven by the most terrifying of genetic imperatives. Like wasps seeking a spider, they have come to this planet for only one purpose: to perpetuate their species.

Kimera has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 祈明羅, Kimera

2. Okane ga Nai Specials

Short specials included with the DVD's of Okane ga Nai series.

Okane ga Nai Specials has finished airing and it has 4 Episodes. It is also Known as: お金がないっ, No Money! DVD Extras

1. Koisuru Boukun

Tetsuhiro Morinaga is in love with his upperclassman Souichi Tatsumi. He even manages to confess his love. Too bad it turns out that Tatsumi is an aggressive, self-centered, and outspoken homophobe.
Yet somehow Tetsuhiro managed to fall in love with Tatsumi, the “walking personality disorder,” who is the kind of man who declares that all gay men should be wiped off the face of the planet.
An unfortunate accident with an aphrodisiac drug brings the two men physically together against Souichi’s will. The experience has a life-changing effect on both men. But will it ultimately bring them closer, or drive them apart?

Koisuru Boukun has finished airing and it has 2 Episodes. It is also Known as: 恋する暴君, Koi Suru Boukun, Koisuru Bokun, The Tyrant Falls In Love