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 7 Yaoi manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
7. 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
6. 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
5. Heosangui NagIn
Yejun, who had always believed he was a beta, found himself unexpectedly in the throes of heat, resulting in the birth of his child during college five years ago—a consequence of his complicated relationship with Do-yoon, his unrequited first love and friends-with-benefits partner. Returning to Korea, Yejun decides to bear the sole responsibility of raising his son in secrecy, keeping the truth hidden from Do-yoon. However, five years later, Yejun crosses paths with the child's father at his workplace—a long-overdue meeting that he had hoped to delay for as long as possible.
Stigma is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Estigma, Illusion Stigma, Stigma (Doo Down), ตรารักลวงใจ, 虚像の烙印, 虛幻的烙印
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. Codename Anastasia
Codename Anastasia is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: CODE NAME: ANASTASIA
2. WET SAND
Click. A thoughtless finger slip leads Jo to snap a picture of Ian smoking on his balcony - and thus, their fates begin to intertwine. Jo can't stop fantasizing about the tall, handsome stranger on the balcony, and he grabs any chance to get to know him better. Unfortunately, he doesn't realize that Ian does the dirty work for one of the region's largest, most unsavory gangs... and is the sex partner of one of their most powerful people. A violent struggle for succession within the gang drags Ian deeper into this hellish cycle, making him the target of both detectives and other gang members, and it only makes him crave Jo's bright innocence even more. Although they undeniably yearn for each other, Ian's darkness might be enough to consume them both. Will Jo be able to free Ian from despair, or will he succumb to the violence and corruption himself?
Wet Sand is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: WET SAND (웻샌드), Wet Sand(웻샌드), WETSAND, 湿沙
1. 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