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. Seiheki Yabame na Otoko ni Nerawaremashita.
- 11. Hunter-neun Joyonghi Salgo Sipda
- 10. Pheromone Impossible
- 9. Haetbit Shower
- 8. Hwan-Yeong-ui Misery
- 7. He Might Bite!
- 6. Ppuri Eomneun Namu
- 5. Gakuen Heaven: Character Story - Nakajima-hen Returns
- 4. Zero Day Attack
- 3. Hae Tteuneun Jip
- 2. Yeopjip Dongsaengi Vampire-myeon Eotteokajyo?!
- 1. Baengnyeoni Pineun Ondo
12. Seiheki Yabame na Otoko ni Nerawaremashita.
"Now, let's start the shoot." A sadistic cameraman X a pure Tofu shop boy. He gently prepares him, driving him almost insane... Is his reasoning reaching its limit...!?
Hit on by a kinky guy has finished publishing and it has Chapters. It is also Known as: 性癖ヤバめなオトコに狙われました。, Seiheki Yabame na Otoko ni Nerawaremashita.
11. 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.
***
'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
10. Pheromone Impossible
Peach-pheromone Luo Zhiyu and tangerine-pheromone Xiao Yan have had an ongoing feud since they were 3 years old. The both of them have a 0% pheromone match, yet they’re always together. When they graduated, they finally realized that they were blinded by their scientism…
Note: Chapter count includes a prologue and 5 extras.
Pheromone Impossible has finished publishing and it has 113 Chapters. It is also Known as: Pheromone in Possible, Pheromone Say Otherwise, Pheromone Say We Can't, Pheromone Says That We Are Impossible, Tin Tức Tố Nói Chúng Ta Không Có Khả Năng, Xin Xi Su Shuo Wo Men Bu Ke Neng, Xìn Xī Sù Shuō Wǒ Men Bù Kě Néng, ฟีโรโมนบอกว่าเรื่องของเราเป็นไปไม่ได้, 俺たちの相性、0%
9. Haetbit Shower
Seo-Yun Mun’s life has been a rollercoaster of heartaches—losing his mom, dealing with his dad’s cheating, and abandoning his beloved piano. But one constant has been his best friend, Yeon-Jae U. Surprise, surprise, Seo-Yun’s head over heels for him, but Yeon-Jae already has a girlfriend. What makes it spicy? Yeon-Jae is all about pushing those boundaries, blurring the lines between friendship and something… deeper.
Sunshine Shower has finished publishing and it has 65 Chapters. It is also Known as: Haetbit Shower
8. Hwan-Yeong-ui Misery
Sheldon, a popular webcomic creator, is drinking alone after his crush ignores him when he's approached by a man who looks exactly like one of his characters. Afterwards, he wakes up with a broken leg in a room eerily similar to his own. His kidnapper, Do-Hyuk, is a psychopath who truly believes he is that character and wants Sheldon to change the ending. Though Sheldon tries to manipulate the situation and escape, he winds up getting more deeply involved in a twisted love affair with Do-Hyuk. Will Sheldon be able to break free of their shared delusion and return to reality?
My Dearest Misery has finished publishing and it has 50 Chapters. It is also Known as: Hwanyoung's Misery, Misery of Illusion, Misery of the Phantom, Misery of Welcome, Welcome Misery
7. He Might Bite!
Black panther Pyo Yoontae returns to So Jeongseo’s small town with one objective: to find his first love who had fur as white as snow. Being the school outcast, Jeongseo decides to help Yoontae in the hopes of finally making a friend. Besides, Yoontae’s first love surely can’t be Jeongseo himself, since he’s a weasel with brown fur. But something about Yoontae feels awfully similar to a forgotten childhood playmate, and there is one secret Jeongseo is keeping from him. Every winter, Jeongseo actually sheds his fur and turns snow-white!
He Might Bite! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Wild Beast Warning, Maengsu Ju-eui-bo
6. Ppuri Eomneun Namu
After the sudden suicide of his mother, Kwon Hee-seo has lived his life searching for answers. Taken in by an abusive foster family, he is left asking himself the same questions over and over again: What was the inciting incident that caused his mother to take her life? Who was the mysterious man that saved his? And could he be the same esoteric benefactor that has been shrouded in secrecy, supporting Hee-seo from behind the scenes? Unmoored like a tree without roots and desperate for answers, Hee-seo sets his family’s home ablaze in hopes of drawing the man out from the shadows. But this reckless attempt for a semblance of clarity in his life may lead Hee-seo to more than he bargained for… Can a tree without roots grow to reach the sun? Or is it destined to wither away in the absence of light?
A Tree Without Roots is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Rootless Tree, Sin Raíces, Árbol Sin Raíces, 无根树, 根無しの木
5. Gakuen Heaven: Character Story - Nakajima-hen Returns
One shots collection by various authors.
Gakuen Heaven: Character Story - Nakajima-hen Returns has finished publishing and it has Chapters. It is also Known as: 学園ヘヴンキャラクターストーリー中嶋編RETURNS, Gakuen Heaven BOY'S LOVE SCRAMBLE! Returns, Gakuen Heaven - Nakajima Returns
4. Zero Day Attack
A skilled hacker, Jin Kang, falls into a broker's trap and fails his mission. Barely escaping with his life, he can't bring himself to face VX, a genius hacker and team member he greatly respects. Instead, Jin Kang chooses to go into hiding. By day, he works at a café, while at night, he quietly plots his revenge. However, his routine takes an unexpected twist when a mysterious and striking customer, Seo Yiyeon, enters the café and makes bold advances toward him. Baffled by Yiyeon's unexpected attention, Jin Kang now finds his plans for starting to go awry...
Zero Day Attack has finished publishing and it has 70 Chapters. It is also Known as: Zero Day Attack
3. 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〜
2. Yeopjip Dongsaengi Vampire-myeon Eotteokajyo?!
Navigating the uncertainty of early adulthood is no easy feat, as Hong Wooree is realizing on his year off from college. Not only is he trying to make it as a published author, but he also thinks that his best friend, Gong Minnee, is a vampire! After making some flawed assumptions, Wooree believes that Minnee's secretive behavior comes from hiding his "true" identity-- he's completely unaware that Minnee isn't actually a vampire, and just has a huge crush on him. While Wooree struggles to get his writing published and protect Minnee's "secret," Minnee must find a way to confess his feelings for the oblivious Wooree. Will these two be able to reconcile their misunderstandings and allow for a real relationship to blossom?
Could the Boy Next Door be a Vampire? has finished publishing and it has 104 Chapters. It is also Known as: Yeopjip Dongsaengi Vampire-myeon Eotteokajyo?!
1. Baengnyeoni Pineun Ondo
He wanted an heir. Not a heart.
Baek-Ryeon, a sacred dragon spirit, once took the human Ha-On as his mate, never realizing that love would be his undoing. When Ha-On discovers he was meant for nothing more than producing an heir, he vanishes, leaving Baek-Ryeon to face the centuries alone. Now, in the modern world, Baek-Ryeon meets a man with Ha-On’s soul and the same fire in his eyes. But with Ha-On having no recollection of their shared history, can Baek-Ryeon truly atone for the sins of the past?
The Lotus and the Lost is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Floraison tardive, Florecer tardío, Nhiệt Độ Mà Bạch Liên Nở Rộ, Spätblüher, สายใยรักที่หวนคืน, ハクレンの咲く温度, 白蓮綻放的溫度
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