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Looking for quality BL that doesn't pre-date the woolly mammoth? Then this is the list for you! Modern BL manga that received top accolades in 2020 to the present, which will grow over time as more titles become 1st place award winners, #1 bestsellers, and receive other top accolades. Some manga pre-date this time frame but are included if they won an award or topped a list in the past few years.

BL manga are usually quite short — most stories end within 1 to 3 volumes, and it can be so disappointing when a really good one finishes too quickly!
Luckily, there are some amazing longer series out there where the story has time to grow and the characters truly shine.
Here are my favorites (volumes ≥ 5). Some are sequels to other works — I tried to list them in order.
Note: I didn’t include webtoons here, since they tend to be longer by default but sometimes feel a bit shallow in storytelling compared to manga.

This is a list of manga where the main characters or even all the characters are adults, whether they are college students or workers. Some of these manga have a big age gap (5 years or more) but I only included main characters who are at least 20 years old, which means they can be categorized as adults. Also, there are some series for which I only put the sequels because the main character is still under 20 years old in the prequel.

There are many other manga with adult characters that I've read but these are the ones I enjoy and like the most!

(At first I made this just for my personal list because I prefer lovely stories with adult characters~ but I decided to share in case you also have the same taste as me :))

I'll keep updating this stack! <3

Most scored manga with no anime adaptation or announced

Doukyuusei Reading Order:
1. Doukyuusei (Classmates) (Jul 25, 2006 to Jul 27, 2007) | 1 Volume 6 Chapters - Prologue / Parent Story / Prequel
2. Sotsugyousei (Graduate) (Jan 25, 2008 to Aug 28, 2009) | 2 Volumes 16 Chapters - Sequel
3. Sora to Hara (Dec 26, 2009 to Dec 22, 2011) | 1 Volume 9 Chapters - Spin-off of Doukyuusei & Sotsugyousei (Story of Teacher)
4. Occupation to Beloved (O.B.) (Apr 27, 2012 to Dec 27, 2013) | 2 Volumes 11 Chapters - Side story of Sora To Hara / Sequel to Sotsugyousei
⭐️Graduation Certificate - Epilogue, artbook, sequel to O.B.
5. Dousoukai (Apr 28, 2015) | 1 Chapter - One-Shot
6. Doukyuusei: Gold Ring & Silver Ring (Nov 5, 2016) | 1 Volume 2 Chapters - Side Story of Doukyuusei
7. Blanc (Feb 28, 2018 to Sep 16, 2020) | 2 Volumes 12 Chapters - Last part of three series
8. Futari Gurashi (Living Together) (Dec 28, 2020 to ?) | 1 Volume 5 Chapters - Extras of the protagonists
9. Sajou Rihito no Chichi to Sono Buka (Sep 16, 2022 to ?) | ? Volume ? Chapters - Spin-off of Doukyuusei

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Anime Adaptation:
Doukyuusei (Movie) (Feb 20, 2016) | Movie | 1 episode x 1 hr.
https://myanimelist.net/anime/30346/Doukyuusei_Movie

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Mangaka: Nakamura, Asumiko https://myanimelist.net/people/5583/Asumiko_Nakamura
Serialization: Opera
Official English Translation by Seven Seas (Digital & Print): https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/classmates-dou-kyu-sei/

Genres: Boys Love, Drama, Romance, Slice of Life, Erotica
Theme: School

Tags: 🏳️‍🌈, BL, Choir, Classmates, High School, Megane, Music, Opera, Sensei, Series

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Pending:
Doukyuusei: Yoshuu https://myanimelist.net/manga/141517
Douykuusei Gekijou Raijou Senchaku Tokuten Shousasshi https://myanimelist.net/manga/141518
Sotsugyou Album: Doukyuusei & Sotsugyousei Koushiki Fanbook https://myanimelist.net/manga/141519

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For more BL guides, check:
BL with Reading Order Guides: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34797

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These are the best rated "manga" on MAL by chapter count, starting with 1 chapter, then 2 chapters, then 3, and so on, all the way up to 50 chapters. "Manga" is in quotations because it actually includes anything - manga, manhwa, manhua, novels, light novels, one-shots, etc.

If people are interested, I'll make a part 2 showcasing the best manga with 1-50 volumes or best manga with chapters 51-100, or the best for each type, e.g., best manga, best manhwa, etc.

Last updated: 11-06-25

BL where at least one of the main characters is out to themselves/others as queer or gay.

Work in progress!

Sweet and cute BL manga. Fluffy and soft and healing all the way around.

Contains very little to no explicit scenes at the time this stack was made (13 Feb 2024); some ongoing manga may eventually have explicit scenes.

Good quality BL manga

2021 12th ChilChil BL Awards as voted by Japanese fans.:
This list includes ranks 1-5 for every category except novels.
https://www.chil-chil.net/blAwardRank/y/2021/

Best Comics
https://www.chil-chil.net/blAwardRank/y/2021/mode/comic/

Best Series
https://www.chil-chil.net/blAwardRank/y/2021/mode/series/

Best Erotic
https://www.chil-chil.net/blAwardRank/y/2021/mode/ero/

Best Newcomer
https://www.chil-chil.net/blAwardRank/y/2021/mode/tsugini/

Best Deep
https://www.chil-chil.net/blAwardRank/y/2021/mode/deep/

Best Book Cover
https://www.chil-chil.net/blAwardRank/y/2021/mode/hyousi/

Notes:
5th Best Newcomer: https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/e5l7pan/gyoumujou-kashitsu-porno
4th Best Book Cover: https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/fjmm0ec/no-doubt-lilac

All titles published in English (print) by Seven Seas Entertainment.
https://sevenseasentertainment.com/tag/boys-love/

Part.2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/49985
Part.3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/59924
Part.4: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/77325

Para amantes de la sensibilidad erotica

a compilation of my favorite bl! i prefer bl with 2 masculine men that focuses more on fluff than smut, so that’s what this will mostly be!

The top 50 highest rated manga on MAL that are complete and have an official finished English print. Doesn't include out of print and rare prints.

Queer manga published by Seven Seas Entertainment that are available in English.

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55914
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55926
Part 4: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55937

2 volume manga whith covers that are intentionally designed to share an overall cohesiveness, often mirror/contrasting images.

Main stack collection: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/51319