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.
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Top 11 Yaoi manga you should read right now. [2025 List]
11. 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
10. Stalker's Game
Why did the stalker choose Hyunsung? It began with gifts. First, candies, milk cartons, confectionaries piling outside his small apartment’s door. Then, the meals. Dinner cooked and waiting for him, perfectly timed for when he arrived late from his mundane office job. Soon he began to accept it, the feeling of being watched, like it even. But why him? Who is the stalker? Can Hyunsung really let this continue...trust him? Or is it all just a game…
Stalker's Game has finished publishing and it has 42 Chapters. It is also Known as: 花見コウ, Kkochnol Ipae, Hanami Kou
9. Hae Tteuneun Jip
Sung Ho’s not the kind you’d typically expect to settle down in the countryside. He’s in his late 20s, ex-military, and…a single father with a year-old baby his ex-girlfriend pawned off on him. Jobless and without any prospects but a house, Sung Ho hopes the peaceful Nuldongmae village will make a good new home for him and his daughter. Rumor has it that the head of the village, despite his young age, is a real jerk… But he won’t have to deal with that, will he? But on the very day he moves in, Sung Ho clashes with a tall, good-looking guy who’s got quite the temper and accuses Sung Ho of stealing from his store. This new guy really gets on his nerves, but he does seem to know a lot about the village… Sung Ho’s always been a bit of a lone ranger wherever he goes, so will he be able to let someone else in his life for sunny days up ahead?
Our Sunny Days is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Cuando el sol se asoma, Das Haus der aufgehenden Sonne, Là où le soleil brille, When the sun rises, เมื่อวันฟ้าใส, 日昇之屋, 陽が昇る家〜田舎で出会った俺たち〜
8. Stuck in My Sister's Dating Sim
All I wanted to do was save my sister’s game, but how did I get dragged into it? I got transmigrated into my younger sister’s stupid dating simulation game! Jinsoo Lee has played this game before and knows enough about it… to realize he’s been transmigrated as a trouble-making, good-for-nothing villain who dies way too soon. His new plan is to lead a quiet life while he figures out a way back to his world. But somehow, this isn’t going the way he planned. Can Jinsoo find his way back from his sister’s dating simulation game?
Stuck in My Sister's Dating Sim is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Laissez-moi sortir de ce jeu à l'eau de rose, 脇役に憑依したら愛されすぎて困ってます
7. XXX Buddy
Seo Hyunsoo is sure of one thing: people are scum and they will always disappoint you. Sure enough, at his very first company dinner after his transfer to a new department, he finds his coworker, the obnoxiously upbeat Baek Youngchan, performing an unsavory deed in the men's bathroom. As much as Hyunsoo would like to avoid Youngchan from that point on, Youngchan seems intent on not letting him out of his sight... Will Hyunsoo be able to evade the encroaching chaos of his new work neighbor? Or will these two clashing coworkers find that opposites really do attract?
XXX Buddy has finished publishing and it has 117 Chapters. It is also Known as: Perfect Buddy, Fuck-pect Body
6. Bongchon Gaksi
He bought me for 50 sacks of rice.
Soongap is nearly beaten to death by his master when friendly giant Bongchun buys him and saves his life. Bongchun's blind mother is delighted, believing her son has finally brought home a bride. And the more Bongchun treats Soongap like his darling bride, the more things get heated...
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Bongchon Bride has finished publishing and it has 92 Chapters. It is also Known as: 逢春媳妇
5. Maehwakkotgeuneul
The bloom of plum blossoms in early spring.
In the quiet Seowon stand three scholars.
The trio of Confucian scholars hide their feelings under the pretext of friendship as they stick together.
As the feelings of the heart continue to grow over the years, they entangle with each other and the lines between them start to blur.
The three young people in Seowon can no longer be regarded as immature.
I was fascinated by the plum blossoms.
I was fascinated by the simplicity and innocence.
I couldn't help but bask in the cool shadow under the shade of the blossoms, despite being out of breath.
Just like that, we’ll submerge and drift away together.
Plum Blossom Shade has finished publishing and it has 97 Chapters. It is also Known as: The Shade of Plum Blossoms, Shade of Plum Blossom, Under the Plum Blossom Tree
4. I Turned Into a Gyaru and Tried Out My Best Friend
"But I'm getting pretty excited, thinking about doing a female Shion." I'm dripping wet down there, thanks to my best friend's touch... Has he always been so good at sex...!!?
Genderbending BL romance with a man turning into a cute gyaru.
I Turned Into a Gyaru and Tried Out My Best Friend is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Kuro Gal ni Natta kara Shinyuu to shitemita., 黒ギャルになったから親友とヤってみた。, Fucked by My Best Friend
3. Double Trap
Jin-seong, who has had a crush on his older hyung, Yura, since childhood, comes to live with him due to a sudden parental accident. However, Jin-seong, who doesn't want to hurt his hyung, draws a line every time he tries to approach him, is finally trying to give up his heart and feelings. One morning, I witnessed that hyung sneak in and masturbated with his sleeping self as a side dish!
"Hyung... Is this the hyung I know? ...Who are you?!"
Double Trap has finished publishing and it has 100 Chapters. It is also Known as: Double Trap
2. Fuzhai Guanxi
Riley has always known his feelings for his step-uncle Blake are unusual. Enchanted by Blake's charms, Riley's infatuation shatters and melds with overwhelming guilt when his parents cold-bloodedly scrape every penny from Blake, leaving him wounded and broken. The pain of betrayal distances them for years until Riley joins Blake's talent agency, swearing to make it big in showbiz to repay everything his family owes.
Note: Includes two extra chapters.
Indebted Desires has finished publishing and it has 70 Chapters. It is also Known as: Debt of Love, Dívida de Amor, Fùzhài Guānxì, Quan Hệ Trả Nợ, Relationship of Liability, 飛べない天使, 채무관계
1. Mission: Save the Hunter
Death delayed due to scheduling difficulties.
Chaeyoon, once a famous hero, now lives as an unknown hunter, fulfilling the odd dying wishes of ex-colleagues before he can end his own life. Haunted by the past and drawn to Jihan, a skilled hunter he meets, Chaeyoon questions whether fulfilling last wishes and finding his own solace is possible.
Mission: Save the Hunter is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: เลื่อนวันตายเพื่อคำขอสุดท้าย, 因為遺言暫時延後死去這件事
