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 20 Yaoi manga you should read right now. [2024 List]
- 20. Low Tide in Twilight
- 19. Gajang Botongui Yeonae
- 18. Cherry Blossoms After Winter
- 17. Sketch
- 16. Sweetie, Sweetie, Sweetie
- 15. Ppuri Eomneun Namu
- 14. Ilbanin A
- 13. Given
- 12. Define the Relationship
- 11. Killing Stalking
- 10. Open the Door
- 9. Love Lesson
- 8. Half of Me
- 7. Doushitemo Yaritakute Gakuen
- 6. Nights Before Night
- 5. Yongui Hwangjanim
- 4. Hunter-neun Joyonghi Salgo Sipda
- 3. Okitsune-sama ni Oyomeiri
- 2. Hitotsu Shikanai Mono
- 1. Liebling!
20. 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
19. Gajang Botongui Yeonae
Wonwoo and I have been living together for the last ten years. We've also been dating for just a few months shy of ten years. Apparently, we were a fairly lovey-dovey couple when we first got together, but things are different now. These days, we fight more than we laugh, and our hearts rage with anger instead of racing with excitement. But any couple that's lived together through thick and thin for this long would say the same thing, right? That's why this is a story about the most ordinary relationship.
The Most Ordinary Relationship is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: The Most Ordinary Love, Une relation des plus ordinaires, 最普通的恋爱, 가장 보통의 戀愛
18. Cherry Blossoms After Winter
From living under the same roof to then being classmates?!
Ever since his parents passed away, Haebom has been living in Taesung’s house. And now, being a 12th grader, he enters the same class as Taesung, which makes the whole situation way more awkward. Living together 24/7, Taesung and Haebom's relationship is bound to change.
Note: Chapter count includes 19 epilogue and 10 bonus chapters
Cherry Blossoms After Winter has finished publishing and it has 156 Chapters. It is also Known as: 冬すぎて桜, 冬天之后的樱花, 冬日後的櫻花, Gyeoul Ji-na Beo-kkoch
17. Sketch
Art student Lee Kyung-Eun is seeking a place to breathe from a suffocating, chaotic drinking party. He falls in love at first sight with Joo-Bin who even when exhaling cigarette smoke, creates a picturesque image shrouded in a strange atmosphere.
On the other hand, Joo-Bin sees ghosts of his past in Kyung-Eun. He recalls a friend in his painful memories but...
As Kyung-Eun starts to work as a model for Joo-Bin's photography, the two start to grow close, beginning to understand each other as time passes. Where will their relationship lead to?
Sketch has finished publishing and it has 103 Chapters. It is also Known as: Sketch
16. Sweetie, Sweetie, Sweetie
The contract marriage partner of the supporting villain got possessed by me. The gods are raging to save the world, but their stamina, strength, and agility have no status window as 1. I followed the cliché of the possession and pretended to have lost my memory, but the supporting role of the villain started looking at me with strange eyes. “As you claim to have lost your memory, everything you have done so far is unwritten and unanswered.” I pretended to be close with the supporting role of the villain so that he wouldn’t go down the villain route, but this time as well, he started seeing me with those strange eyes. “I don’t know what’s going on in the baron’s little, round head.” At the end— “We’re holding hands, so I don’t have to save my face in front of you.” Grand Prince, we’re just in a relationship only to get married smoothly and then get divorced smoothly.
Sweetie, Sweetie, Sweetie is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Sweety, Sweety, Sweety, 스위티, 스위티, 스위티(Sweetie, Sweetie, Sweetie)
15. 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
14. Ilbanin A
Ordinary civilian Howoo's day turns into a disaster movie when a giant monster ambushes his city. All he hopes for is a quick and painless death, so he's pleasantly surprised when he's whisked out of harm's way by celebrity esper Yool. When the charming esper moves in next door shortly after, Howoo feels like he's living in a romcom. Not only does Yool know Howoo's name, but he also shows an oddly friendly interest in him when he's just one of the many civilians he's saved. And for some reason, Howoo feels a tingling sensation whenever their hands touch...
Civilian A is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: General A, Normal A, Ordinary Person A, 一般人A, 일반인 A
13. Given
Ritsuka Uenoyama is bored with it all—with school, with his basketball club, and even with his one true passion: playing guitar. That is, until the day he finds his favorite hidden napping spot occupied by a strange boy cradling a broken-stringed guitar. At first, Uenoyama is nonplussed by Mafuyu Sato and his slightly odd behavior, but when, on a whim, he asks Mafuyu to sing, the power of that song pierces him to the core.
Given has finished publishing and it has 51 Chapters. It is also Known as: ギヴン, ぎう゛ん
12. Define the Relationship
Alphas lust for Omegas, and Omegas want Alphas. That’s the way of the world, but Karlyle isn’t your typical Alpha. He doesn’t thirst after every Omega he sees—well, let’s say that things are complicated. Karlyle feels no need to change, but when troubles occur with his sex life his doctor suggests something surprising. Try sleeping with Alphas, instead of Omegas. Karlyle finds this solution strange, but the doctor says he knows just the person to help him out. Ash comes into Karlyle’s life just like that, and Karlyle finds himself thinking about Ash more and more. More than friends, but not quite lovers—how can we define this relationship?
Define the Relationship is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: DTR
11. Killing Stalking
Yoonbum, a scrawny quiet boy, has a crush on one of the most popular and handsome guys in school, Sangwoo. One day, with Yoonbum's obsession towards Sangwoo reaching its peak, Yoonbum decides to enter Sangwoo's home. But what he saw inside was not the Sangwoo he had dreamed of.
Killing Stalking has finished publishing and it has 67 Chapters. It is also Known as: Killing Stalking
10. Open the Door
“Esper, I told you I'm an ordinary B0-class guide." Lee Yeon, the highest-ranking dual blood system power, is working in the province, hiding his handsome face and outstanding talent. Meanwhile, he was assigned to the capital for some reason, and he was involved with Tae Ha-Jin, an S+ class esper, and had an implicit fight with him. Tae Ha-Jin, who is suspicious of Lee Yeon, knows that he is hiding something and begins to break it down by whatever means he can to reveal the hidden truth. Lee Yeon resists a man who tries to expose him, but it's not as easy for his heart, so he decides to use Tae Ha-jin as a shield for his safety, and works as Tae Ha-jin's exclusive guide.
Open the Door is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Open the Door (Imjjadal)
9. Love Lesson
A story between a model and an actor.
Love Lesson has finished publishing and it has 6 Chapters. It is also Known as: ラブレッスン, Love Lesson
8. Half of Me
A car accident leaves both Taekin, a high school outcast, and Heechan, a business owner, in the hospital. But Heechan has no time to sit around and enjoy his hospital bed. If he doesn’t get up and make sure his clients get their products, his business will be in jeopardy! There’s just one problem. After the accident, he now inhabits the body of this high school kid every day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Talk about an out of body experience! Heechan decides that the way to fix things is to go to Taekin’s high school in the boy’s body and sort things out himself! While looking for the source of their transformation, Heechan sees a familiar face from his own past. But who is going to believe this ridiculous scenario and help him out? Just how is Heechan going to get his body back?!
Half of Me is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Half of Me
7. Doushitemo Yaritakute Gakuen
Four idiot high school students attending a boy’s school for idiots are on a quest to get girlfriends! For this, they need to better understand the female mind! They somehow make the logical leap that the best way to do so is through doing gay stuff with each other. With BL manga in hand, they start their pleasure investigation!
Doushitemo Yaritakute Gakuen has finished publishing and it has 7 Chapters. It is also Known as: どうしてもヤリたくて学園, Doushitemo Yaritakute Gakuen
6. Nights Before Night
Haru's been struggling. Shigure's dead for so long that he has forgotten how being in love feels. May Yukitaka, Shigure's younger brother, make Haru find love again?
Nights Before Night has finished publishing and it has 8 Chapters. It is also Known as: NIGHTS BEFORE NIGHT, Nights Before Night
5. Yongui Hwangjanim
As soon as Lou reached adulthood, he begged his fathers to send him to magic school. Lou fell in love at first sight with Ian, the Prince of Peloders, and Ian somehow felt attracted to Lou...
Source: WeComics
Dragon's First Crush has finished publishing and it has 74 Chapters. It is also Known as: Dragon Prince
4. 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
3. Okitsune-sama ni Oyomeiri
This volume includes short stories of two couples.
Okitsune-sama ni Oyomeiri has finished publishing and it has 6 Chapters. It is also Known as: おキツネ様にお嫁入り♥, Okitsune-sama ni Oyomeiri
2. Hitotsu Shikanai Mono
Haruhi feels insecure because his twin brother is so much more friendly, outgoing and popular compared to him, so he begins to spiral out of control, sleeping with strangers he meets at a bar. Another patron of a bar he frequents sees that he’s in trouble and befriends him, and they gradually move from friends to lovers.
The One and Only Thing has finished publishing and it has 6 Chapters. It is also Known as: ひとつしかないもの, Hitotsu shika Nai Mono
1. Liebling!
One day, Taehoon was bound by a powerful curse... If he wants to break free, he'll have to sleep with the old knight!
(Source. MU)
Liebling! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Liebling!
