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 12 Yaoi manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 12. Hunter-neun Joyonghi Salgo Sipda
- 11. Dark Heaven
- 10. Secha Replica
- 9. Yeoreum Haneul Sonakbi
- 8. Mission: Save the Hunter
- 7. K's Secret
- 6. If You Hate Me So
- 5. Honbul: Flame of the Soul
- 4. Agindam
- 3. Kiss the Bride
- 2. Foul's Start
- 1. Ihaeui Kkeut
12. Hunter-neun Joyonghi Salgo Sipda
11 years ago, chaos broke out when a massive rift appeared. In a time of despair, the ‘System’ appeared before a few people, and Cha Eui-Jae, a human, awakened as ‘Hunter J,’ becoming a hero to the world. One day, as Eui-Jae is on another mission, he and his team enter a dangerous rift in the West Sea. In the intense battle that follows, Eui-Jae loses 44 of his comrades but somehow succeeds in sealing the rift. When he regains consciousness, he finds himself alone, 8 years in the future.
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'Hunter J' is now considered dead. Feeling a void in a world so peaceful that it makes his past sacrifices seem almost pointless, Eui-Jae decides to live a quiet, low-profile life. However, fate has other plans for him. Of all places, the hangover soup restaurant where he works part-time is a favourite spot for hunters. Of all things, the magic stone he put up for sale to make some cash turns out to be an S-rank item. And of all people, the person who finds out he’s an awakened one is none other than the top-ranked hunter, Lee Sa-Yeong.
“That’s strange.”
“......”
“Have we met somewhere before?”
Eui-Jae, who wants to live an ordinary life but can’t, and Sa-Yeong, who becomes obsessed with him and proposes a suspicious deal.
‘Can I really live a quiet life?’
The Hunter Wants to Live Quietly is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 헌조살, Heonjosal, The Hunter's Gonna Lay Low
11. Dark Heaven
Conor, a Korean-American, lives in a city where same-sex marriage has been legalized, but where racist and homophobic hate crimes are still frequent. He joins a band with the blonde hair, blue-eyed Simon and the two go on to create their own “dark heaven” in an abandoned church. Feelings develop between the pair, but light cannot dwell with dark, and their time together will soon come to an end...
Dark Heaven has finished publishing and it has 82 Chapters. It is also Known as: Dark Heaven
10. Secha Replica
In just one morning, my esper turned into an entirely different person. Cha Gweonwoo was an S level esper, one of only two in Korea. To Kim Doweon, Cha Gweonwoo was a blunt and cold esper that would call him to guide frequently. To Cha Gweonwoo, Kim Doweon was a guide who he saw as a walking IV. However, after Cha Gweonwoo was caught in an explosion, suddenly he became all smiles and happy to see Doweon!
Secha Replica is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Senza Replica
9. Yeoreum Haneul Sonakbi
It’s not every day you become a ghost. Han Seowoo thought he had it bad when the sunbae he liked rejected him. But on his way back home with a broken heart, he ends up slipping from the top of a building and plummeting…to his premature death. Then a surprisingly young grim reaper shows up to collect his soul. But luckily enough, the reaper messes things up…and Seowoo is given the chance to stay in the corporeal world for a bit longer. There’s just one catch: the reaper is to move in with Seowoo and make sure he stays out of trouble and the lives of the living. Maybe that one summer day, death wasn’t the only thing in store for Seowoo…
One Summer Day is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Summer Rain
8. 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
7. K's Secret
Employee Kim Do Yoon has been working for 5 years. He has one secret that he can't tell anyone else — the fact that he's a half-vampire born between a human and a vampire. One day, a single mistake turns his whole life upside down.
K's Secret has finished publishing and it has 61 Chapters. It is also Known as: Clerk K's Secret, Secret of Clerk K, Секрет работника К, Hoesawon K-ui Bimil, 金代理的秘密, The Unquenchable Mr. Kim
6. If You Hate Me So
Minjae's quiet life turns upside down when he walks in on Hyung-jo masturbating to Jinhan. sleeping in the student lounge. Hyung-jo threatens Minjae to keep the incident a secret and to keep his distance from Jinhan., whom he has a crush on. Minjae soons finds himself in a twisted love triangle he also develops a crush for Jinhan, but at the same time... feels an unexplainable attraction to Hyung-jo.
(Source:MU)
If You Hate Me So has finished publishing and it has 50 Chapters. It is also Known as: If You Hate Me That Much, 如此讨厌我的话, Если ты так сильно меня ненавидишь, Geuleohge Naega Silhdamyeon
5. Honbul: Flame of the Soul
The Exorcism Agency is a state-run secret organization whose mission is to protect humans from demonic possession. Taehee Yoon, an exorcist from the Execution Department, is looking for a "genius" who can see and hear ghosts to be his new subordinate. While operating undercover at a high school he meets a mysterious boy... "By the way, how old are you, buddy?"
Honbul: Flame of the Soul is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Soul Fire
4. Agindam
At Dowonhyang, a secret luxury retreat for the elite, Cheong-Woo works as a server when he catches the eye of Won-Jae, a man of power and influence who always gets what he wants. Unfortunately for Cheong-Woo, what Won-Jae wants is him. Though Cheong-Woo tries to escape, the trap has already been set, pulling him into a dark, consuming spiral of desire and obsession he never saw coming.
Tale of a Villain is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: เรื่องเล่าของวายร้าย, 恶人谈, 悪人談
3. Kiss the Bride
Unrequited love bloomed for Jaewon Shin on the courts of an elite tennis training camp, but his feelings for his arrogant but irresistible practice mate, Javier, are as doomed as Jaewon’s tennis career. Years later, with a permanent knee injury and no prospects, Jaewon is stunned to find his old crush, His Excellency, Duke Javier Leoncino himself, at his door with a marriage proposal. Jaewon’s met his match for this love game.
Kiss the Bride has finished publishing and it has 34 Chapters. It is also Known as: 親吻新娘
2. Foul's Start
Eun Hae-il grew up unable to forget the boy he had a crush on. That year, after retaking the exam four times, he finally got into the college he wanted. However, after rescuing a child from drowning in the sea, he lost his strength and fell to his death. Before his breathing stopped, he closed his eyes, thinking of the boy he missed. But when he opened them again, he was not at the sea but inside the bus. A tsunami had taken him out of his unconsciousness, he had crossed time, and come back to life. Then, the boy he loved, Yoon Pado, appeared in front of him. Did God really give them another chance?
Foul's Start is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Foul's Start
1. Ihaeui Kkeut
A sex partner was born overnight. And he was so damn handsome. Ji Eun-Yeon, an omega with a unique constitution who can't sense pheromones, gets dumped by his cheating lover who calls him a "fake omega." Eun-Yeon blacks out after drinking alcohol in a fit of anger. When he comes to, there's something hot and thick between his buttocks. The next day, after spending a hot night with a handsome man he's never seen before, he finds out that he's his high school classmate, Alpha Cha Eui-Sol.
"Do you want to keep seeing me? I really liked it."
(Souce: Lezhin, translated)
Where Understanding Ends is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: The End of Understanding
