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* ''Literature/LittleMushroom''



* ''Literature/LittleMushroomXiaoMoGu''
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* ''Series/ATaleOfThousandStars''
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* ''Manga/OkaneGaNai'': One of the more explicit and violent ones that includes heavy seme/uke dynamic and repeated use of the RapeAndSexualHarassmentTropes, around the themes IfICantHaveYou and the StockholmSyndrome. Stands out for being one the few BoysLoveGenre manga written by a man.

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* ''Manga/OkaneGaNai'': One of the more explicit and violent ones that includes heavy seme/uke dynamic and repeated use of the RapeAndSexualHarassmentTropes, around the themes IfICantHaveYou and the StockholmSyndrome.AMatchMadeInStockholm. Stands out for being one the few BoysLoveGenre manga written by a man.
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* ''Manga/{{Hen}}'': Though better known for the YuriGenre second series, the first series was a love story between a ManlyGay young man and a {{Bishonen}} younger guy.
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* ''Literature/GoldenTerrace''
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''Yaoi'', also known in Japan as "Boys' Love", is a subgenre of {{Shoujo}} [[QueerRomance focusing on male homosexuality]], for a [[YaoiFangirl predominantly female audience]]. Typical pairings have the {{seme}} and the {{uke}} roles, which signify the characters' roles during sex, penetrative and receptive respectively, and often times even dictate their personalities and masculinity relative to each other. The word itself comes from ''"yamanashi, ochinashi, iminashi"'' (or [[PornWithoutPlot "no climax, no ending, no meaning"]]), though fans have also come up with another memetic acronym: ''"Yamete! Oshiri ga itai!"'' ("Stop it! My ass hurts!"). However, the term is outdated in Japan and the more neutral term "Boys' Love" is more often used to describe the genre, which also refers to any gay content in general.

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''Yaoi'', also known in Japan as "Boys' Love", is a subgenre of {{Shoujo}} and {{Josei}} [[QueerRomance focusing on male homosexuality]], for a [[YaoiFangirl predominantly female audience]]. Typical pairings have the {{seme}} and the {{uke}} roles, which signify the characters' roles during sex, penetrative and receptive respectively, and often times even dictate their personalities and masculinity relative to each other. The word itself comes from ''"yamanashi, ochinashi, iminashi"'' (or [[PornWithoutPlot "no climax, no ending, no meaning"]]), though fans have also come up with another memetic acronym: ''"Yamete! Oshiri ga itai!"'' ("Stop it! My ass hurts!"). However, the term is outdated in Japan and the more neutral term "Boys' Love" is more often used to describe the genre, which also refers to any gay content in general.
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* ''Literature/LittleMushroomXiaoMoGu''


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* ''Literature/MyTeammatesAllAreCrazy''
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* ''Webcomic/HighSchoolBoy'': Sparks fly when a former middle school bully—who failed to go through puberty—attracts the attention of a tough loner, who brings him protection from bullies who had been harassing him due to his feminine appearance. WordOfGod holds that [[https://twitter.com/ch960116/status/1566225067750567937 they will fall in love.]]

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* ''Manga/OnlyTheFlowerKnows''



* ''Manga/OnlyTheFlowerKnows''

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* ''Manga/OnlySeriousAboutYou'': Notable for exploring the theme of a child raised by two men.



* ''Manga/SorenariNiShinkenNandesu'': Notable for exploring the theme of a child raised by two men.
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* ''Manga/{{Stranger}}''
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* ''Manga/TheTwoLions''
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* ''Manga/{{Links}}''
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* ''Literature/MarriedThriceToSaltedFish''
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* ''VisualNovel/TheDivineSpeaker''
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* ''Anime/WaveLetsGoSurfing'' goes ''very'' heavy with the ShipTease in its first few episodes between Masaki and Sho, and even has the characters in an onsen together. It then becomes apparent, however, that the main character simply admires the other's prodigious surfing ability and wants to be like him. That doesn't stop the rest of the series from having a particularly high HoYay content.
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* ''How to Make a "Girl" Fall in Love'' (localized in English as ''I think I Turned My Childhood Friend Into A Girl''): A take on BL that crosses over with the OtokonokoGenre, a boy who likes doing makeup gives his best friend a makeover that leaves him looking like a girl. Romantic hijinks ensue. The English localization was controversial for [[AdaptationalGenderIdentity changing the main crossdressing character into a transgender girl]].

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* ''How to Make a "Girl" Fall in Love'' (localized in English as ''I think I Turned My Childhood Friend Into A Girl''): ''Manga/IThinkITurnedMyChildhoodFriendIntoAGirl''): A take on BL that crosses over with the OtokonokoGenre, a boy who likes doing makeup gives his best friend a makeover that leaves him looking like a girl. Romantic hijinks ensue. The English localization was controversial for initially [[AdaptationalGenderIdentity changing the main crossdressing character into a transgender girl]].



* ''I Shall Never Return'': A relatively early example from the mid-'90s; it's notable for averting or subverting many of the more common BL tropes, possibly because of the [[/index]][[UsefulNotes/BoysLoveNotes Uke x Uke relationship type]].[[index]]

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* ''I Shall Never Return'': ''Manga/IShallNeverReturn'': A relatively early example from the mid-'90s; it's notable for averting or subverting many of the more common BL tropes, possibly because of the [[/index]][[UsefulNotes/BoysLoveNotes [[UsefulNotes/BoysLoveNotes Uke x Uke relationship type]].[[index]]



* ''Manga/{{Patalliro}}''! An early and long-running satirical manga (1979 ? ongoing) and a rare example of a BL series by a male mangaka. Also one of the first BL-flavored anime to be produced for television (in 1983-84).

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* ''Manga/{{Patalliro}}''! ''Manga/{{Patalliro}}'' An early and long-running satirical manga (1979 ? ongoing) and a rare example of a BL series by a male mangaka. Also one of the first BL-flavored anime to be produced for television (in 1983-84).



* Although not as popular as [=Nitro+CHiRAL=], ''Spray'' is also a notable developer in Japan with foreign fans. They once did a {{Crossover}} artbook with [=Nitro+CHiRAL=], and they're known for creating the likes of:

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* Although not as popular as [=Nitro+CHiRAL=], ''Spray'' ''Creator/{{Spray}}'' is also a notable developer in Japan with foreign fans. They once did a {{Crossover}} artbook with [=Nitro+CHiRAL=], and they're known for creating the likes of:



* ''parade'', which is a branch company of [=ClockUp=], a company famous (or infamous) for creating {{Eroge}} visual novels that are rife with {{Gorn}} and other content that's not for those with weak stomachs, has also gained traction for their BL works, which are:

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* ''parade'', ''Creator/{{parade}}'', which is a branch company of [=ClockUp=], a company famous (or infamous) for creating {{Eroge}} visual novels that are rife with {{Gorn}} and other content that's not for those with weak stomachs, has also gained traction for their BL works, which are:

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* ''Manga/AForeignLoveAffair'': A romance between an Italian sailor and a member of the yakuza.



* ''Manga/AForeignLoveAffair'': A romance between an Italian sailor and a member of the yakuza.

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* ''Manga/AForeignLoveAffair'': A romance between an Italian sailor and a member of the yakuza.



* ''Manga/IkokuIrokoiRomantan'' AKA ''A Foreign Love Affair'': A romance between an Italian sailor and a member of the yakuza.
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* ''Manga/KarakuridoujiUltimo'', while heavily in the {{Shonen}} robot genre, and not to mention authored by ''the creators of Manga/ShamanKing and Franchise/SpiderMan'', is becoming more and more known for its Boys' Love subtext. The main character Yamato's best friend Rune becomes evil due to his jealousy of Yamato liking somebody else. This... leads to some [[AttemptedRape surprising and horrifying]] situations. Whether this was intentional or not is unknown; don't think anybody would have the guts to ask Hiroyuki Takei or [[Creator/StanLee Stan FREAKING Lee]] about this.

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* ''Manga/KarakuridoujiUltimo'', while heavily in the {{Shonen}} robot genre, and not to mention authored by ''the creators of Manga/ShamanKing and Franchise/SpiderMan'', ComicBook/SpiderMan'', is becoming more and more known for its Boys' Love subtext. The main character Yamato's best friend Rune becomes evil due to his jealousy of Yamato liking somebody else. This... leads to some [[AttemptedRape surprising and horrifying]] situations. Whether this was intentional or not is unknown; don't think anybody would have the guts to ask Hiroyuki Takei or [[Creator/StanLee Stan FREAKING Lee]] about this.
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* ''Literature/DevilVenerableAlsoWantsToKnow''
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* ''Webcomic/SeiyuuCrush'' is a BL comic that also parodies yaoi with fictional drama CDs and dating-sim games that the characters lend their voices to.

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* ''Webcomic/SeiyuuCrush'' is a BL comic that also parodies yaoi with fictional drama CDs [=CDs=] and dating-sim games that the characters lend their voices to.
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* ''Manga/YoureMyPrincess'' and its sequel SpinOff ''Someday My Prince Will Come''
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* ''Webcomic/LingQi'': Many readers believe Yang Jinghua and Duanmu Xi are madly in love with each other, which is not unfair, considering that 90% of their actions scream "we're very gay" at the readers. They do everything any couple would do (just minus the romantic feelings): making cheesy confessions, blushing at the other's cheesy confessions, holding hands, hugging, crying at the thought of losing each other and ultimately, kissing. Yes, they kiss. It doesn't help that the official animated series makes it even gayer. Seriously, it would be easier to explain why bread always lands on the buttered side than to explain how Ling Qi could possibly '''''not''''' be Boys' Love.

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* ''Webcomic/LingQi'': Many readers believe Yang Jinghua and Duanmu Xi are madly in love with each other, which is not unfair, considering that 90% of their actions scream "we're very gay" at the readers. They do everything any couple would do (just minus the romantic feelings): making cheesy confessions, blushing at the other's cheesy confessions, holding hands, hugging, crying at the thought of losing each other and ultimately, kissing. Yes, they kiss.kiss, and multiple times. It doesn't help that the official animated series makes it even gayer. Seriously, it would be easier to explain why bread always lands on the buttered side than to explain how Ling Qi could possibly '''''not''''' be Boys' Love.
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* ''Webcomic/LingQi'': Many readers believe Yang Jinghua and Duanmu Xi are madly in love with each other, which is not unfair, considering that 90% of their actions scream "I'm very gay" at the readers. They do everything any couple would do (just minus the romantic feelings): making cheesy confessions, blushing at the other's cheesy confessions, holding hands, hugging, crying at the thought of losing each other and ultimately, kissing. Yes, they kiss. It doesn't help that the official animated series makes it even gayer. Seriously, it would be easier to explain why bread always lands on the buttered side than to explain how Ling Qi could possibly '''''not''''' be Boys' Love.

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* ''Webcomic/LingQi'': Many readers believe Yang Jinghua and Duanmu Xi are madly in love with each other, which is not unfair, considering that 90% of their actions scream "I'm "we're very gay" at the readers. They do everything any couple would do (just minus the romantic feelings): making cheesy confessions, blushing at the other's cheesy confessions, holding hands, hugging, crying at the thought of losing each other and ultimately, kissing. Yes, they kiss. It doesn't help that the official animated series makes it even gayer. Seriously, it would be easier to explain why bread always lands on the buttered side than to explain how Ling Qi could possibly '''''not''''' be Boys' Love.

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