Manga yaoi rec/discussion thread

[99nereids]

wanted to share something i've read recently but also want a place to know what u guys read! no nsfw pls some titles may be explicit (just give a heads up) but i more so want to discuss the plot/characters/art/etc

also if you are not a yaoi enjoyer feel free to exit the tab lol, or stay maybe youll unlock something inside yourself :)

This is Vampire's Portrait by Hiroki Kasumoto

Spoiler: Cover art

Was lucky to find both issues at my local used media shop! (no the cashier did not make eye contact with me, why do you ask?)
A really fun read, a quick synopsis is that a struggling portrait artist is commissioned by a rich vampire who has forgotten what he looks like. He allows the artist to live with him while he works on the portrait, and hijinks ensue. Surprisingly a lot of focus on vampire family drama & vampire origins, there are even some cool fight scenes here.
Despite the covers, it's not really that explicit. iirc there are two spicy scenes throughout both books that are more focused on the characters bonding rather than showing the reader what they're doing. (this series got some critical reception for not including more "yaoi scenes" lol)
overall would recommend if ur into vampire media, i was hooked & wish it was longer

 

[Yousef]

It’s a somewhat generic recommendation but I watched Love Stage and thought it was really damn good.

 

[Zerpina]

wanted to share something i've read recently but also want a place to know what u guys read! no nsfw pls some titles may be explicit (just give a heads up) but i more so want to discuss the plot/characters/art/etc

Probably should add in a "No slurs or other rude comments. If you're not into yaoi, then this isn't the thread for you" in their sweetie. as you know how trolls are.

 

[99nereids]

It’s a somewhat generic recommendation but I watched Love Stage and thought it was really damn good.

im still a baby yaoi enjoyer & havent read the classics, will be reading

Probably should add in a "No slurs or other rude comments. If you're not into yaoi, then this isn't the thread for you" in their sweetie. as you know how trolls are.

so true hahaha, i'll add one but i figured people who wanna be rude are gonna do so regardless

 

[Zerpina]

so true hahaha, i'll add one but i figured people who wanna be rude are gonna do so regardless

Fair point.

 

[RomaniMajorasMask]

I used to be so into yaoi, but the unfortunate truth about yaoi is that it'll always be very sexually driven. It's a little saddening though.
That being said! I have a friend who is very much into yaoi! Banana Fish is his favorite!
And if you're cool with non-canon yaoi, Assassination Classroom is amazing! Karmagisa is what got me into shipping.

And if you want yuri, try Adachi to Shimamura!

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

Aren’t they a lovely couple? Yes they’re a couple though their story wasn’t really fleshed out because they’re just side characters.

 

[Yousef]

Aren’t they a lovely couple? Yes they’re a couple though their story wasn’t really fleshed out because they’re just side characters.
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What’s this?

 

[ciro64]

Well, if we're strictly into anime/manga territory, I watched Given and it was a ok watch for me. It never really gets sexual except for like a one-second non-explicit flashback scene. Also it touches on themes such as depression, loss and forming a band. In fact, I'd that the romance aspect is more of a coat of paint than anything.

If we're leaving the anime/manga territory though, Starry Flowers. A bit off-topic I know, but this game satisfies me in a way that no other romance does.

 

[99nereids]

Well, if we're strictly into anime/manga territory, I watched Given and it was a ok watch for me. It never really gets sexual except for like a one-second non-explicit flashback scene. Also it touches on themes such as depression, loss and forming a band. In fact, I'd that the romance aspect is more of a coat of paint than anything.

If we're leaving the anime/manga territory though, Starry Flowers. A bit off-topic I know, but this game satisfies me in a way that no other romance does.

i dont mind a yaoi game rec :) starry flowers looks very cute i'll have to check it out ! Given also sounds interesting

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

What’s this?

Kiddy Grade
Their Dextra(redhead) and Sinistra.

 

[NeonKnights]

Probably a lot of peoples intro into Yaoi/BL and Yaoi Anime.

 

[Yousef]

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Probably a lot of peoples intro into Yaoi/BL and Yaoi Anime.

This one’s great

 

[Bonkers225]

Baki the Grappler.

 

[King_Fisher]

Berserk! (I am kidding)

 

[DAME NINGEN]

Legend of the blue wolves.

 

[Duke_11037]

Legend of the blue wolves.

The actual story sucks but the mecha designs are amazing

 

[DAME NINGEN]

The actual story sucks but the mecha designs are amazing

Sequel never ever despite the sequelbait ending, as usual with the one off 80s OVA. And shame there's no higher definition version (at least not to my knowledge) so I could get a better look at the actual stars of the show.

 

[Adrastia]

I think the first yaoi manga I read was that one with those two tribes. The chief's families have to marry into each other. I think that's it. But the other tribe only has a boy to offer. So they send him as a bride. It was really cute. I think they end up raising some orphans together. But I can't remember the name of it. It's probably from the late 90s.

I have all the volumes of Fake. I bought those at Suncoast back when Suncoast was a thing. I miss Suncoast.

 

[GardeniaSky's icon GardeniaSky GardeniaSky]

My first introduction to the genre was Gravitation, and all of the doujins that the official artist made.

Burned my brain to a crisp.

 

[Duke_11037]

I'm more of a Yuri type of dude but I do enjoy yaoi. If you're not adverse to Vns I recommend Parades stuff and Nitro+. They're really hardcore with the material in it but they're my favorites, I do prefer Parade more with Lykt and NTY.

Book wise:
Neon Amber Sign
Color Recipe
Futari no Lion
Yozora no Sumikko de
Lucky Number 13
EAT

 

[edgeworX]

I'm more of a Yuri type of dude but I do enjoy yaoi. If you're not adverse to Vns I recommend Parades stuff and Nitro+. They're really hardcore with the material in it but they're my favorites, I do prefer Parade more with Lykt and NTY.

Book wise:
Neon Amber Sign
Color Recipe
Futari no Lion
Yozora no Sumikko de
Lucky Number 13
EAT

NEON AMBER SIGN MENTIONED! It's really sad that Ogeretsu's other work is just, like, Yarichin Bitch Club and stuff lol. Also yeah Nitro+Chiral stuff goes kinda crazy.

Recently read MADK on a Vtuber's rec. Body horror monster tanbi with a cycle of abuse narrative kinda goes hard. Anyone got more of that?

 

[Duke_11037]

Recently read MADK on a Vtuber's rec. Body horror monster tanbi with a cycle of abuse narrative kinda goes hard. Anyone got more of that?

EAT
Heartless
Color Recipe(not really guro but fucked up)
Chayote

 

[hitsugi]

pretty much anything shungiku nakamura wrote, shoutout to her for getting me into anime when I was a kid ig

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I remember seeing this one kid read this series, wonder if he knew if it was shonen ai?

I used to be so into yaoi, but the unfortunate truth about yaoi is that it'll always be very sexually driven. It's a little saddening though.

yeah I also grew out of watching/reading it too, I'm not against it though just kinda forgot about it after my teens lol

 

[A4lmond]

I don't read much yaoi anymore but some works I really liked are Umibe no Etranger/Harukaze no Etranger (sequel), both the manga and movie, I think Harukaze has some sex scenes but the story isn't centered in that, The Summer Hikaru Died is more of a shounen-ai with horror but I really love it, maybe because I've been queer and closeted for over a decade so it taps somewhat into my personal feelings