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 10 Yaoi manga you should read right now. [2025 List]
10. Midnight Men
Jung-hae has always wanted to live an ordinary life. But it’s hard to pay the bills when you’re deep in debt and barely scraping by working an honest, average job. One day, Jung-hae discovers that his brother is bringing in big bucks and suspects something dirty is going on, so he tails his brother…to a strip club full of male strippers?! When Jung-hae storms in to drag his brother out of the changing room, he has no idea that he’s about to get a hell of a new job that’s far from ordinary…and that the club’s charismatic number one stripper, Yoo-gon, is going to change his life.
Midnight Men is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: The Man Who Lives at Night, The Man Who Lives in the Night, 밤에사는남자
9. Sangajineun Dokkaebiui Kkumeul Kkunda
Ju Minchan had always suffered from frequent fevers as a kid because of some unfortunate curse. Now as a young adult, his condition has worsened into seizures which he can only keep at bay by hunting spirits. As if things couldn’t get any worse, the effectiveness of this method starts diminishing as his seizures become more recurrent. Then, he learns about a powerful being who could lift his curse. Despite the risk that comes with hunting down this being, Minchan readily jumps at this chance to finally escape his harsh fate only to find out that he was never destined to live a normal life…
Dreaming of the Dokkaebi is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Sangajineun Dokkaebiui Kkumeul Kkunda
8. Fate Makes No Mistakes
Eunjae’s been losing sleep from some decidedly disturbing dreams: some kind of otherworldly being keeps having its way with him in the middle of the night. His days are filled with strange coincidences and hours of his day just seem to disappear... Then one night, a man in a strange mask saves him from being hit by a bus. Turns out the strange man isn’t a man at all, but a goblin. It isn’t long before Eunjae’s forced to accept that according to the world of the afterlife, he’s dead. And there’s only one being now that can protect his body and soul from slipping away: San, the goblin.
Fate Makes No Mistakes is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: トッケビは藪があれば集う, 無林魍魎, 鬼怪, 鬼怪事变
7. Romance, But Not Romantic
"You've manifested as a recessive Omega."
No way…But I only came here to get a check up for a bad hangover?!
Overworked and overwhelmed with stress, Back-End Developer, Jinha, manifested as an Omega.
Jinha brews resentment for the leader of the Strategic Planning Team, Hyunjoon, and decides to open a savings account solely to save money to later hire a hitman.
But of course, bad luck comes in threes.
Now that his body is vulnerable to other's pheromones, the only way to stabilize his body and its craving is with Hyunjoon's refreshing pheromones.
But the only thing that Jinha can trust is Modern Medicine!
When seeking medical advice to somehow overcome his situation, the only prescription given to him as the safest method, is to have sex with someone that's compatible and of the same gender.
Not only is Jinha feeling hopeless as he navigates through his hardship, but a stalker appears and attempts to shower him with his pheromones.
Finding himself with no other choice, Jinha asks Hyunjoon for help.
Romance, But Not Romantic has finished publishing and it has 50 Chapters. It is also Known as: Romance Not Romantic
6. Misaki-kun wa Kouryaku Chara ja Nai
Misaki-kun may be adorable, but he's just the 'best friend' type character you can find in any gal game. However, the protagonist, Kihara Haruta, isn't set on wooing any of the heroines; he has his eyes set on the Unobtainable Misaki-kun! Gender makes little difference in the face of such cuteness in this heart-stoppingly sweet comedy!
Misaki-kun is Unobtainable has finished publishing and it has 3 Chapters. It is also Known as: 三咲くんは攻略キャラじゃない, Misaki-kun wa Kouryaku Chara ja Nai
5. Fukutsu no Zono
Deto and delinquent Zono are merely opponents. But then Deto discovered Zono's weakness. If his neck is touched, Zono will let out erotic sounds. Hearing Zono's erotic moans, Deto's lower-body reacted and left him confused. One day, Deto ran into Zono, who was beaten into a pulp by his father, despite being very strong in fighting. Deto rushed in to rescue Zono. And why was Zono wearing fancy, cute-looking clothes?
Fukutsu no Zono has finished publishing and it has 5 Chapters. It is also Known as: 不屈のゾノ, Indomitable Zono, 不屈のゾノ 番外編, 不屈的佐諾
4. Misaki-kun wa Kouryaku Chara ja Nai
This is the world of a dating sim. The goal for Izumi Misaki, the best friend of the main character Seita Kihara, is supposedly to help him romance the heroine... but for some reason, Kihara seems to be more interested in Misaki...? Friendship? Or love? A comedy about a boy's true feelings!
Misaki-kun is Unobtainable is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 三咲くんは攻略キャラじゃない, Misaki-kun wa Kouryaku Chara ja Nai
3. Love Bites
When Kieran meets his new classmate, Mason Kane, he bristles with an unexplainable disdain. Soon it becomes apparent why: Mason is a werewolf. But when a fight turns into a sudden kiss that neither expects, Kieran's feelings for Mason turn to attraction in an instant. None of it makes sense - vampires and werewolves are supposed to be mortal enemies, so why does Kieran find Mason so irresistible?
Source: Webtoon
Love Bites is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Love Bites
1. 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〜
