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. [2024 List]
10. Keullaudeu
Skylar has a secret hobby - taking photos of his crush, Chan-il. But when Cirrus stumbles upon Skylar's cloud storage with its impressive collection of Chan-il's photos, things escalate pretty quickly. At first confident his secret is safe with Cirrus, Skylar continuously finds himself in compromising situations, making him question Cirrus' true motives.
Source: Lezhin
Lost in the Cloud is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Keullaudeu
9. 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
8. 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
7. Honey Bear
Mun Geon-woo is a 21-year-old tall and broad-shouldered man, but he lacks sex experience. He is only interested in exercising. One day, Yoo Ha-jin, the owner of a bakery that smells of butter, crosses paths with Geon-woo. The pure-hearted Geon-woo is smitten by Ha-jin’s charming personality.
Honey Bear is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 허니 베어
6. Walk on Water
Edd Talbot, who's saddled with his late grandfather's debts, finds work as a security guard sorely lacking in terms of both job satisfaction and salary. So when he hears a guy in a bar bragging about how he bought a car with the money earned through acting in gay porn, he jumps at the idea.Soon afterwards, Edd finds himself with regular part-time work as a top at one of the more high-end studios, run by a domineering, charismatic man named Glenn Mcqueen. He thinks things are going pretty smoothly, until one day he's offered the role of bottom, for an even higher paycheck... And due to certain circumstances, he'll be co-starring with Glenn himself!?
Walk on Water has finished publishing and it has 64 Chapters. It is also Known as: W.O.W.
5. Profundis
13 years ago, Baek Yugeon and his brother were the sole survivors of a mysterious anomaly attack, leaving them “awakened.” While his brother obtained supernatural powers, Yugeon became a “guide,” a being who is able to keep such powers under control through physical touch. When the same anomaly appears again, Yugeon’s brother is left in critical condition with the only one who can save him being Woo Shinje, an S-class awakened and the commander of the hunting order, Erewhon. In exchange, Yugeon must serve as the guide to Shinje’s team, which consists of the withdrawn Joo Taein, the beastly Yoon Chan, and the sadistic Kwon Heesu. Though Shinje seems like the nicest on the team, he might prove to be the most dangerous when he states another condition: Yugeon must follow him into the pit where the very anomaly responsible for all his tragedies awaits…
This comic contains graphic depictions of violence and suggestions of self-harm. Reader discretion is advised.
Profundis is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Profundis
4. 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〜
3. Turning
'The future. When I realized that something I thought I had lost forever had returned, my hands trembled with joy and surprise.'
Yuder Aile, a commoner and the first Omega to become the leader of the Empire's cavalry died after being falsely accused. When he woke up again, he was back 11 years ago, before it all started. We cannot repeat the same mistakes as before. In order to survive and save the world, he must now save the man he killed!
“The same future will never come. I will make it happen.”
Turning is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Turning
2. High School Boy
Hong Il-tak, the only red spot at Daemun Namgo. Despite his name and nickname, he's a boy, and his dwarfism and peculiar appearance have led to him being looked down upon by everyone from the nerds to the elders, and he's at the bottom of the school hierarchy. In the past, until his sophomore year, Iltak had been a famous member of the Iljin, but a problem of his own brought him to the bottom of the food chain... "His secondary sexuality. If only he'd come to me...!" After enduring daily teasing and bullying because his body stopped growing like his peers, Hong Il-taek thought of a way to move up in the ranks... "If I can befriend this guy, who's in the second grade at Dae-moon Boys' High School, I'll be able to move up again!" But for some reason, Lee Hyun-woo tries to keep his distance from Hong Il-taek... Can Hong Il-taek find his former glory again?
High School Boy is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Highschool Boy
1. Killer-ga Sarange Ppajyeosseul Ttae
Breaking News: Professional killer Ju Tae-Man fell in love with Korea’s favorite actor, Kang Da-Hyeok!
Ju Tae-Man has endured extreme physical training, mental education, and cruel torture– but somehow he easily falls apart to Kang Da-Hyeok's kindness…? Ju Tae-Man who has trained for many years as a professional killer thought “is this love? What should I do at times like this?”
When the Killer Falls in Love is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Killeoga salang-e ppajyeoss-eul tae
