What is Shounen Ai anime?

Shounen Ai means boys love, and thus explores what happens when two boys (or men) fall in love. This is not to be mistaken for Yaoi which is (or, at least, how this term is often used by the western audience) used in adult works. This is not; that means there is no graphical sex. The female version is Shoujo Ai.

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Spiritpact

7.28

Description:

Heir of an old famous family of exorcist, Keika You is stricken by poverty after losing his parents. He struggles as a street fortune teller and computer recovery part timer to earn money. One night in a junkyard, he meets the mysterious yet charismatic exorcist, Ki Tanmoku, fighting an evil spirit. This encounter is the beginning of a fated story for Keika You. Unfortunately for him, he was actually hit by a car and became a ghost. That was when the handsome exorcist Ki appeared and asked Keika to make a "pact" with him to fight evil spirits together. Here starts the friendship of our heroes! (Source: ANN)
Type

TV

Episodes

10

Ep.Length

23 Min

Rating

Status

finished

Aired

2017-01-07

Papa to Kiss in the Dark

(Papa to Kiss in the Dark)

5.58

Description:

Munakata Mira is in love with his father, the famous Hollywood actor Munakata Kyousuke. Unknown to the public, both of them are father and son as well as lovers. When Mira turns 15 and enters high school, he faces trouble with his childhood friend falling in love with him. Also, finding out he is adopted only distresses him further. Then there's the problem of Kyousuke probably marrying a famous actress, whose son seems to have an interest in Mira. (Source: ANN)
Type

OVA

Episodes

2

Ep.Length

30 Min

Rating

Mild Nudity

Status

finished

Aired

2005-11-23

Kono Danshi, Ningyo Hiroimashita.

(This Boy Caught A Merman)

7.33

Description:

*The Second OVA of Kono Dan series. They say look before you leap and make sure you can swim before you go in the deep water, but when a picture of his late grandfather falls into the ocean, Shima jumps in after it without thinking. Nearly drowning as a result, he is instead saved by a very perfect stranger... one whose strangeness extends to only being human from the waist up! For Shima, who's always felt like a fish out of water himself, it's more than just a revelation, and the young man and merman quickly begin to bond in ways neither anticipated. And yet, it's going to be far from easy sailing. After all, Shima and Isaki aren't just from opposite sides of the tracks, they're from entirely divergent species, and swimming in separate gene pools may make maintaining a long term relationship a whole different kettle of fish! (Source: Sentai Filmworks)
Type

OVA

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

30 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2012-11-09

Tight-rope

7.04

Description:

Tightrope tells the tale of the reluctant heir of a yakuza family and his childhood friend, and follows their love relationship that started budding in their school days and keeps developing slowly but surely. (Source: Simona's BL Research Lab)
Type

OVA

Episodes

2

Ep.Length

23 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2012-05-30

Seitokaichou ni Chuukoku

(Hey)

6.64

Description:

Even as he tries to keep the student council president out of trouble, Vice President Chiga-kun finds himself being drawn to the president's strength and power. Chiga-kun wonders how he, being such an intelligent individual, can be so unwillingly taken with a boy who is so country and simple... (Source: Aarinfantasy)
Type

OVA

Episodes

2

Ep.Length

30 Min

Rating

Mild Nudity

Status

finished

Aired

2009-11-27

Gakuen Handsome

(Gakuen Handsome)

6.23

Description:

The school love story is set at Baramon High School, a private boys' school for the prefecture's most elite. The protagonist is a seventeen year old boy who transfers into the school and meets various major players on campus, such as the outlaw teacher, the soccer captain, and a childhood friend whom the protagonist has not seen for seven years. The school presents opportunities for friendship, love and conflict, and changes are now bound to happen in the main character's life. (Source: ANN)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

3 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2016-10-04

Okane ga Nai

(No Money!)

5.68

Description:

Yukiya Ayase is a gentle, kind hearted, and innocent university student. The only relative he has left, his cousin Tetsuo, betrays Ayase by selling him to the highest bidder in an auction with hopes of making an enormous profit to be able to pay off his debts. Somuku Kanou, a bad-tempered (though very rich) loan shark, comes to Ayase's rescue and buys Ayase for an impressive 1.2 billion. Kanou apparently knows Ayase from something that happened between them in the past, but Ayase cannot remember who Kanou is nor does he understand why he "saved" him. In a desperate effort to keep Ayase close to him, Kanou demands the debt be repaid in full and suggests the perfect way to do it: by selling his body to Kanou for 500,000 each time. Ayase is horrified in the beginning, but something soon begins to grow between them that can't be bought for any price. (Source: ANN)
Type

OVA

Episodes

4

Ep.Length

30 Min

Rating

Mild Nudity

Status

finished

Aired

2007-02-09

Super Lovers OVA

7.72

Description:

Bundled with manga's tenth and eleventh volume.
Type

OVA

Episodes

2

Ep.Length

23 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2017-01-01

Yes ka No ka Hanbun ka

(Yes, No, or Maybe Half?)

7.33

Description:

Kunieda Kei is a popular TV announcer known for being a cool and flawless professional. But on the inside, he’s the opposite: brash, hot-tempered, and as prickly as can be. Still, Kei juggles his private and professional personas successfully until one day, the unthinkable happens: stop-motion animator Tsuzuki Ushio from work sees him at the grocery store with his real personality on display! Now Kei has to figure out how to navigate a relationship he didn’t expect. But is that really as scary as the possibility that someone might love both sides of him? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Status

finished

Aired

2020-12-11

Kyojinzoku no Hanayome

(The Titan's Bride)

6.11

Description:

"If you're a giant and a dwarf, you might be pregnant with men?" One day, Kouichi, a boy's school student, is summoned to another world while masturbating. It's a giant's country where a much larger race lives. The first prince of the country, Kaius, who appears in front of him, enthusiastically stared at Kouichi and proposed, "I want you to be my bride and give birth to my baby" ...!?
Type

TV

Episodes

9

Ep.Length

5 Min

Rating

Mild Nudity

Status

finished

Aired

2020-07-06

Vassalord.

6.58

Description:

Charley, a cyborg vampire who does the Vatican's dirty work, is the thrall of the local vampire playboy Johnny Rayflo. As the two fight crime—and each other—hilarity, violence and sacrilege ensue! But can Charley resist his own desperate cravings for blood? Find out as the devilish duo go up aginst a childlike vampire princess, a mysterious branch of the Unitarian Church...and one another. (Source: Tokyopop)
Type

OVA

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

27 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

finished

Aired

2013-03-15

Seiyou Kottou Yougashiten: Antique

(Antique Bakery)

6.89

Description:

A high school crush, a world-class pastry chef, a former middle-weight boxing champion... and a whole lot of cake! Ono has come a long way since the agonizing day in high school when he confessed his love to handsome Tachibana. Now, some 14 years later Ono, a world-class pastry chef and gay playboy has it all. No man can resist Ono's charms (or his cooking skills!) but he has just found a new position under a man named Tachibana. Can this be the only man who resisted his charms, and if so, will the man who once snubbed the "magically gay" Ono get his just deserts? And how in the heck did a former middleweight boxing champion wind up as Ono's cake boy? (Source: DMP)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

22 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2008-07-04

Papa datte, Shitai

6.28

Description:

"There are Times I Cannot Hold It, Even If I'm a Father" University student Asumi came to Naruse household to be a housekeeper for his part-time job. The family consists of a single-father and a son Ichika. Among them, the father Naruse is too sexy for Asumi!! Even if he is not gay, Asumi gets conscious of Keiichi, and when he noticed that Keiichi is sexually unsatisfied by noticing him watching adult video in his room, he would unconsciously get tempted to attack him…! "Naruse-san, you're too sexy for a father with a child...!" (Source: MAL News)
Type

TV

Episodes

8

Ep.Length

5 Min

Rating

Mild Nudity

Status

finished

Aired

2019-01-07

Junjou Romantica Special

7.51

Description:

Voice actors comment various scenes from the anime.
Type

special

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

16 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2008-01-01

Kono Danshi, Uchuujin to Tatakaemasu.

(This Boy Can Fight Aliens)

6.65

Description:

When aliens suddenly invade the world, Earth seems to be fighting a losing battle until Arikawa, one of the defense command staff, accidentally discovers a young man lying on a hill. Tests soon prove the impossible: this one teenager, Kakashi, has the power to defeat the attackers! Unfortunately, Kakashi has also lost his memory, and with it the knowledge of how to actually use his power. Moving Kakashi in with himself and his own commander, Shiro, Arikawa accidentally starts a strange triangle of emotions and relationships. A triangle that threatens the fate of the planet as Kakashi begins to question his own motivations! (Source: Sentai Filmworks)
Type

OVA

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

30 Min

Rating

All Ages

Status

finished

Aired

2011-10-10

DRAMAtical Murder OVA: Data_xx_Transitory

6.11

Description:

Data xx Transitory is the thirteenth and bonus episode of the DRAMAtical Murder animation. It features all of the bad endings from the original game. (Source: DRAMAtical Murder Wiki)
Type

special

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

finished

Aired

2014-12-24

Caramel Honey

7.61

Description:

Ayato transfers into a new school hoping for a fresh start. Sadly for him, the school turns up to be filled with delinquents, and the most feared of them all has his eye set on him. And it doesn't help, that whenever Ayato accidentally takes off his glasses, everyone around him suddenly becomes completely smitten by him. (Source: MU)
Type

ONA

Episodes

30

Ep.Length

2 Min

Rating

Status

finished

Aired

2018-06-08

Ai no Kusabi (2012)

6.44

Description:

The story is set in the future on the planet named Amoi which is controlled by a supercomputer named Jupiter. Among the mostly male human population, the light-haired elite class is allowed to temporarily keep the dark-haired "mongrels" as pets. One elite member, Iason, encounters a mongrel named Riki in the slums and decides to take him in. However, Iason keeps Riki longer than it is socially approved, and rumors abound about their possible relationship.
Type

OVA

Episodes

4

Ep.Length

25 Min

Rating

Mild Nudity

Status

finished

Aired

2012-01-18

Kono Danshi, Mahou ga Oshigoto Desu.

(This Boy is a Professional Wizard)

6.89

Description:

Chiharu Kashima, captain of the Wizard Bureau's Crisis Countermeasures Division, is among a handful of people who can use magic. While frequenting his favorite bar, he is approached by a friendly man named Toyohi Utsumi. Having always dreamt of being a wizard, Toyohi is enthralled by the idea of meeting one. Much to the young Captain's surprise, Toyohi confesses that he has fallen in love with Kashima. While little time as passed, the two begin to spend more time together. Not all is well, however, as Kashima fears that magic is all that he has and Toyohi is only in love with Kashima the Wizard. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Type

TV

Episodes

4

Ep.Length

7 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2016-02-05

Ai no Kusabi

(Ai no Kusabi)

6.81

Description:

On planet Amoi, a great society has developed, creating a computerized city called Tanagura, ruled by supercomputer Jupiter. The populace is almost entirely male and is based on hair color; silver and/or blonds are the elitist, ending with dark/black haired as the bottom of society, often known as "mongrels". Blondies keep "pets", young boys kept for a few years, especially made for performing sexual actions for the Blondie's voyeurism entertainment. Blondies aren't suppose to keep pets for long or interact sexually with pets, but one blondie named Iason Mink has kept a pet named Riki, for years and is rumored to sleep with him. Iason refuses to let go of Riki, even with Jupiter's disapproval. Riki fights with his emotions and society problems, unable to decide what to do about his old friend/lover Gai (Guy) and their gang. Iason is obsessed with keeping Riki, and Riki doesn't know what to do; fight against him or surrender to him.
Type

OVA

Episodes

2

Ep.Length

54 Min

Rating

Mild Nudity

Status

finished

Aired

1992-08-01

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