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I’ve always been more into manga than webtoons, but every now and then a story comes along that completely wins me over.
These are the webtoons that managed to do just that — and kept me hooked until the end!

This contains bl that either take place historically/have a historical setting or contain some type of royalty in them. They can be half historical and half not and so on. I will try my best to keep up with the ones that there are. And as normal here are the mangas that I could find on this site:
- Keeper of the Pearl
- Haunted by Desire
- Secret Resurgence
- Sura's Beloved
- The Duke and the Tutor
- Murderous Lewellyn’s Candlelit Dinner
- Haunted by Desire
- Taming the Tiger
- Rix Vanus
- Palace of Bardo
- Master's Pet
- The Knight's Unfulfilled Dreams
- Irreversible
- Two Empires: A Tale of One Slave
- Carry Me to Paradise
- Shameless
- Eternal Contract
- Smyrna & Capri
- Crazy About
- Gongmul

✨Must-read✨
Frenemies: Thicker Than Blood
You and I can't do this

just beautiful art from BL stuff that's candy for my eyes, nothing to do with whether the story is good or bad (because i'll admit there's some bad ones here)

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part 2 of this stack: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/43236

*i have a non-BL version of this list as well: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42518

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more that's not listed on MAL:
• Spinel [스피넬] - manhwa
• Plaything: The Grand Duke's Boytoy - manhwa
• Bitten by Moonlight [다빛에게 물리다] - manhwa
• Mania [열광] - manhwa
• Dumb Husky and His White Cat Shizun [二哈和他的白猫师尊] - manhua
• Non Zero Sum [논제로섬] - manhwa
• Heart Racer [스키드마크] - manhwa
• Wish You: Your Melody from My Heart [위시유] - manhwa
• Shame♡Application [치욕어플리케이션] - manhwa
• Sadistic Beauty BL Sidestory [새디스틱 뷰티 외전 B] - manhwa
• Nineteen Over [라벤더 피는 정원] - manhwa
• Triangle Lover [트라이앵글 러버즈] - manhwa
• A Fate Rewritten [걸손전] - manhwa
• Behind the Desk [새빛남고 학생회 고문입니다] - manhwa
• Stigma [허상의 낙인] - manhwa
• Trick or Treat [트릭 오어 트릿] - manhwa
• [诱敌深入] - manhua
• [逆转阴阳] - manhua
• Please Sleep With Me [请与我同眠] - manhua
• Global Examination [全球高考] - manhua
• Kill My Love [爱与杀意之夜] - manhua
• [德萨罗人鱼] - manhua
• Yet You Love a Guy Like Him [你却爱着一个他] - manhua
• In The Name Of Bai Ze [白泽之名] - manhua
• My Ex is Begging to Get Back Together Again [前任今天也在求复合] - manhua
• The Movie King Wants to be My Financier [影帝他硬要当我金主] - manhua
• Corrupted Pleasure [贪欢] - manhua
• [少爷不乖] - manhua
• Ogus's Law [奥格斯的法则] - manhua
• On Air [싸불생중계] - manhwa
• Frenemies: Thicker Than Blood [악우] - manhwa
• Toxin [톡신] - manhwa
• Love Jinx [러브 징크스] - manhwa
• Runway Hit [런웨이 히트] - manhwa
• Don't Cry, Sunbae! [울지 마세요, 선배님!] - manhwa
• Chase me, Watchdog [ロマンスは番犬と] - manga
• No Reason [노 리즌] - manhwa
• I'm Being Used as a Toy by the One I Hate [嫌いなアイツの専用オモチャにされてます] - manga
• Business as Unusual [을의 연애] - manhwa
• Alpha Trauma [알파 트라우마] - manhwa
• A Room Without Windows [창 없는 방] - manhwa
• December [12월] - manhwa
• The Deepest Confession [가장깊은고백] - manhwa
• Heal, Heal, Heal! [힐, 힐, 힐!] - manhwa
• Unfinished Business [미완관계] - manhwa
• Carrot and Stick [캐럿 앤 스틱] - manhwa
• Love Under the Influence [취중 관계를 조심하세요] - manhwa

bestest bois of the best - mostly catered towards the semes ❤️
this stack also doubles as my fav BLs that i would recommend <:


note: won't include "romance" or "smut" in the tags because 99% of the list has them

part 2 of this stack: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/57591

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more that's not listed on MAL:

Frenemies: Thicker Than Blood [악우] - manhwa; 10/10
❤️ Baek Rigon (seme) x Yeo Haon (uke)
• red or green flag seme?: so green <3 i love him i love him i love him
• i tend to be more attracted to semes but here i love both the seme and uke equally
• their constant bickering is SO FUNNY AND CUTE
• bonus, rigon's a soft dom who has a kink you'll notice in the side stories heheheheheheh
• tags: historical, fantasy, action, comedy, lil bit of angst, drama, childhood friends/rivals to lovers


The World Without You [네가 없는 세계] - manhwa; 8/10
❤️ Han Segye (seme) x Woo Yijun (uke)
• red or green flag seme?: red but like... he's trying ;-;
• this one hurt to read. the author really portrayed trauma and depression very realistically here, even till the very end
• a lot of media tend to romanticise mental illness but this story fully shows the ugly and painful side of it for both the person struggling with it and the person who loves them
• tags: author!seme x aspiring actor!uke, psychological, angst, tw!self harm & depression


Again [다시] - manhwa; 8/10
❤️ Kang Junil (seme) x Han Nokyoung (uke)
• red or green flag seme?: GREEEEN
• really feels like i'm reading a whole k-drama plot with this one, i love it
• kang junil is such a sweet, protective lover and a freak in the sheets I WANT HIM
• also nokyoung does crossdress a few times in this so if you're into that... (;
• tags: rich chaebol!seme x actor!uke, drama, regression/reincarnation


Cherry Blossoms After Winter [겨울 지나 벚꽃] - manhwa; 8.5/10
❤️ Jo Taesung (seme) x Seo Haebom (uke)
• red or green flag seme?: such a good boi green flag
• their love story is so perfect and beautiful and wholesome- like if you're looking for fluffy innocent love between two good boys, here you go
• taesung is actually the sweetest guy whose world revolves around his loveable bby haebom
• he hates sweet things but grew to appreciate cakes because haebom loves them. literally started learning to bake just for him ):
• tags: school life, cute, slice of life, childhood friends, office/coworkers


Unromantic [언로맨틱] - manhwa 8/10
❤️ Oh Hyeonoh (seme) x Chu Gain (uke)
• red or green flag seme?: green flag! adorable pupper boi :3
• if you're looking for a black cat/grumpy x golden retriever/sunshine pair, THIS IS IT, THEY ARE THEM
• tags: omegaverse, younger freelance writer/university student!seme x rich!uke, power bottom


Over The Moon [오버 더 문] - manhwa; 7/10
❤️ Kwon Yian (seme) x Gong Hayoon (uke)
• red or green flag seme?: questionable green flag (idk he has some questionable thoughts in the beginning but he's good after that)
• okay ngl the writing for this screams elementary k-drama fangirl writing fanfics in her room after school- you'll know what i mean when you read it
• but because of that, it makes for a really easy read. i finished it so fast
• also i'm writing this after completing it months ago and safe to say i barely remember anything other than the fact that i did enjoy reading it lol
• tags: actor!seme x film crew!uke


My Bias Appeared?! [최애가 나타났다] - manhwa; 7.8/10
❤️ Choi Siyeol (seme) x Na Aejoon (uke)
• red or green flag seme?: kinda toxic in the beginning but he redeems himself
• aejoon fell first but siyeol fell harder
• i like it when a seme with a big ego fucks up, regrets big time, and cries to the uke for forgiveness >:)
• another cliche k-drama style story with the typical misunderstandings, classic "imma use you to get revenge on someone else but oh no i fell for you instead"
• very easy and enjoyable read though!
• tags: showbiz, idol!seme x highschool teacher!uke, drama


Hold Me Tight [뜨겁게 안아줘] - manhwa; 8/10
❤️ Giovanni (seme) x Felix (uke)
• red or green flag seme?: a huge jerk in the beginning but becomes the sweetest and most loving partner later on <3
• this series is really long but it didn't feel like a drag to me, i thoroughly enjoyed binge reading it
• i loved watching their relationship develop and seeing how protective they become of each other
• art improves as the series goes on~
• tags: company president!seme x bodyguard!uke, drama, enemies to lovers, dubcon, possessive seme


A Room Without Windows [창 없는 방] - manhwa; 8/10
❤️ Cha Jihoon (seme) x Song Gitae (uke)
• red or green flag seme?: green!
• this one is part of a series of short stories
• with the cover art and title, you'd think that the ML for this one would be a yandere/possessive type
• but jihoon really is just a giant babyyyyyy
• the plot twist in this one is great and i'm actually perfectly content with the length of it because it didn't feel rushed; it told its story perfectly within the amount of chapters it had
• tags: short story, horror, psychological, tw!noncon (not by seme)


Romance, But Not Romantic [로맨스 낫 로맨틱] - manhwa; 7.8/10
❤️ Cha Hyunjoon (seme) x Seo Jinha (uke)
• red or green flag seme?: GREEN!!!
• quite a standard plot but i love it, very easy read
• cha hyunjoon, the man that you are ;-; loving and protective from the get go!!!
• super weak towards jinha's puppy eyes, falls for it and gives in to him every time
• tags: omegaverse, office, coworkers


Touch Up [터치업] - manhwa; 7.5/10
❤️ Seong Wonjae (seme) x Sawol (uke)
• red or green flag seme?: green! a pleasant surprise bc i wasn't expecting him to be
• it was pretty much love at first sight for wonjae and i dont blame him... sawol is so pretty
• a couple healing from their traumatic pasts by being together
• sawol has his walls fortified and built so high up that it takes wonjae a long time to convince and reassure him that he would never leave him
• wonjae is so patient and loving, and he never gives up on sawol ):
• tags: nameverse, drama, gangster!seme x tattoo artist!uke

semes ranging from easily jealous to obsessive/possessive to full blown yanderes :3

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part 1 of this stack: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42345
part 3 of this stack: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/72891

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more that's not listed on MAL:
• Mania [열광] - manhwa
• Nineteen Over [라벤더 피는 정원] - manhwa
• Dumb Husky and His White Cat Shizun [二哈和他的白猫师尊] - manhua
• Frenemies: Thicker Than Blood [악우] - manhwa
• Hold Me Tight [뜨겁게 안아줘] - manhwa
• Metropolitan Nepenthes [메트로폴리탄 네펜데스] - manhwa
• The World Without You [네가 없는 세계] - manhwa
• A Black Rose Blooms [태양의 꽃] - manhwa
• No Reason [노 리즌] - manhwa
• Esther's Garden [에스더의 정원] - manhwa
• May Belongs to Me - manhwa
• Vivarium [비바리움] - manhwa
• Carrot and Stick [캐럿 앤 스틱] - manhwa

here's my BL manhwa stack part 1:
╰┈➤https://myanimelist.net/stacks/12590

heya. if you are a fujoshi♀️/fudanshi♂️ or like to read yaoi then you are very welcome here. this is my 2nd interest stack to BL manhwas/webtoons. yeah, i've been thinking abt making another stack for a while bc more BL manhwas are being added in MAL. but i'll only add the ones i've read or like. so here it is, this is part 2!

This is the part 2 of my first interest stack with the same name: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/2897

Most of these will be manhwa unlike my first one which focuses more on manga since there was a surge of psychological bl manhwas these past few years. I will be putting short comments and tags for everything here so feel free to read them before reading... especially the trigger warnings.

As usual, enjoy my fellow BL readers.

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To add (Not yet on MAL):
- My Personal Caddie
- Hold Over You
- Incomplete Combustion
- The Search for Flower Alosha
- No Reason
- The Beast Must Die
- Nature versus Nurture
- Doomed Brothers
- Red Mansion
- The First Commandment
- Left Fluke Public School
- Evergrey
- Lima Syndrome
- Locked in Lead
- The Rotten
- Profundis
- Non Zero Sum
- Borderline

some that aren't on mal/couldn't fit in the list:
-little mushroom
-sugar trap
-don't mess with the pooch
-plum candy love
-nerd project
-monday's savior
-our walk home
-secret relationships
-to the stars and back
-love jinx
-walk on water
-rainbow city
-you and i can't do this
-stalker's game
-the third ending
-he, him & us
-no way, vampires don't exist
-breathing the same air
-netkama punch
-give me some attention
-my bias appeared
-an email from my dead lover
-the black mirror
-codename anastasia
-turning
-countdown to love
-i became the lousy side top
-my darling signed in
-candy man
-blood and love
-love meter 100%
-concealing sacred simplicity
-guidling light
-my home as a filming location
-how to refuse the route
-i have to be a great villain
-love history caused by willful negligence
-gig of the day
-dear benjamin
-king's maker
-fake slackers
-sunday's consolation
-zero day attack
-a studio apartment will suffice
-december
-the pizza delivery man and the golden palace
-guiding hazard
-he's the top healers on the server, but he can't heal
-the rogue prince is secretly an omega
-the fallen duke & the knight who hated him
-where the dragon's rain falls
-sweetie, sweetie, sweetie
-necromancer survival
-stuck in my sister's dating sim
-tiger flower
-i want to be your first love
-window beyond the window
-darling for dessert
-dear, teddy bear
-it's just a dream... right
-into the blue water
-high pulse
-luck in love
-bad plan
-xxx buddy
-dog fur romance

mlm mangas, manwhas and manhuas but only the good looking or cute ones

For the badge-based item entries in the yearly Manga Reading Challenge. As there is an entire decade's worth of MRC events with a myriad of badges provided by various talented artists, this will be a multipart stack. All series are marked with their respective first badge year.

Note: If you don't see a title from a specific badge in a given year here, it's either in a previous part or I failed to find the source for it. My apologies if it's the latter.

MRC 2025 badges: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?goto=post&topicid=2205133&id=72455490

Stack series Pt 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/63297
Stack series Pt 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/63302
Stack series Pt 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/63350
Stack series Pt 4: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/63351
Stack series Pt 5: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/63388
Stack series Pt 6: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/63459
Series stack Pt 7: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/63460
Series stack Pt 8: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/63501
Series stack Pt 9: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/63502

This category includes manhwa and manhua. They are included based on when they were published in Japanese.

Missing:

Unmei no Ban Janai nara Konya Dake
Redeem: Tatta Hitotsu no Eien
Ya Nu (The Silent Concubine)
Stuck in My Sister's Dating Sim

This category includes manhwa and manhua. They are included based on when they were published in Japanese.

Missing:
Cherry Blossoms After Winter
Ya Nu (The Silent Concubine)
Hold Me Tight (Nabit)