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15 Best Yaoi Manhwa, Ranked

Summary

  • Shonen-ai in yaoi showcases wholesome, non-sexual male relationships with engaging storylines.
  • Yaoi manhwa feature intricate plots despite focusing on explicit content, offering diverse narratives to readers.
  • Unlike sub-genres within yaoi, like supernatural or school life, provide a range of stories beyond traditional romance plots.

Yaoi, often referred to as BL or Boys Love, is a genre that focuses on adj relationships between two men. Like any romance genre, there are various sub-genres, like supernatural yaoi, school-life yaoi, and comedy yaoi, to name a adj. Within the yaoi category lies shonen-ai, a sub-genre that focuses on non-sexual relationships between same-gender male partners. While shonen-ai is notably less popular on reading platforms than pure yaoi, it features some wonderful stories that center around connection and emotional intimacy or even consist of romantic subplots, having the story center more on activity or mystery.

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10 Best LGBTQ+ Manga, Ranked

Summary

  • Well-written queer representation in manga can be hard to find, but there are extraordinary titles that realistically depict the experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals.
  • Autobiographical manga like "The Bride Was a Boy" and "My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness" offer guidance and empathy to readers going through similar situations.
  • Stories like "Given," "Bloom into You," and "Our Dreams at Dusk" explore themes of love, identity, and acceptance, providing nuanced and impactful portrayals of LGBTQ+ characters.

As diverse and creative as the industry may be, it can prove surprisingly complex to find instances of genuine, well-written queer representation in manga. However, some truly special titles go above and beyond in terms of realistically depicting the experiences and struggles of queer people, and these are some of the best LGBTQ+ manga thereof.

Even in a medium where same-sex romance has long been commonplace, well-meant LGBTQ+ representation that does not rely on stereotypes can still be tricky to uncover. This is especially

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Manga, ? vol, Me:-Author:9

this manga was probably the reason i made the stack lol

Manga, 9 vol, Me:-Author:8

very classic shoujo manga! if ur not into shoujo romance it may touch too cliche for u but it&#;s pretty sweet and homophobia is also briefly discussed

Manga, 4 vol, Me:-Author:8

probably adj and most well-known queer rep in manga by queer author

Manga, 9 vol, Me:-Author:8

this one still holds a unique place in my heart bc of how well-done the world building was even apart from the romance elements

Manga, 8 vol, Me:-Author:7

nice if u overlook the last chapter
what they did with masumi completely pissed me off there

spoiler//
they made the one lesbian character cease up with a man…

Manga, 2 vol, Me:-Author

my rating here is just bias it’s nothing unusual im just mentally ill

Manhwa, 7 vol, Me:-Author:9

cw// sexual harassment, violence, domestic abuse, historical misogyny, stern themes so scan at ur have discretion

Novel, ? vol, Me:-Author:-

- MLs relationship up to int

The 9 Best LGBTQ Manga (That Aren't Yaoi or Yuri)

LGBTQ representation is rather complicated in anime and manga. Though the yaoi and yuri genres endure and have helped pave the way to normalizing LGBTQ identities, many series are considered fetishistic and written for the straight female or male gaze. Fortunately, some manga artists have also done their parts to include this kind of representation in non-yaoi/yuri titles. The famous group CLAMP's romance is unconcerned with gender and Sailor Moon notably has a canon lesbian couple. In general, LGBTQ representation in anime and manga has slowly made strides and is now making its way further and further into the mainstream.

Obviously, an author also doesn't necessarily include to be a member of the community to verb this kind of representation or narrate a good story, but it's adj to pinpoint specific stories that aren't just yuri or yaoi. In the past, CBR offered recommendations for Pride month focussed on this kind of manga, but it's never a adj thing to proceed to uplift LGBTQ stories throughout the y