What is Shounen Ai manga?

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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Keullaudeu

(Lost in the Cloud)

8.32

Description:

Skylar has a secret hobby - taking photos of his crush, Chan-il. But when Cirrus stumbles upon Skylar's cloud storage with its impressive collection of Chan-il's photos, things escalate pretty quickly. At first confident his secret is safe with Cirrus, Skylar continuously finds himself in compromising situations, making him question Cirrus' true motives. Source: Lezhin
Type

manhwa

Status

current

Started

2020-11-20

Tian Guan Ci Fu

(Heaven Official's Blessing)

8.25

Description:

Eight hundred years ago, Xie Lian was the Crown Prince of the Xian Le kingdom; one who was beloved by his citizens and the darling of the world. Unsurprisingly, he ascended to the Heavens at a very young age. Now, eight hundred years later, Xie Lian ascends to the Heavens for the third time as the laughing stock of all three realms. On his first task as a god, he meets a mysterious demon who rules the ghosts and terrifies the Heavens… Yet unbeknownst to Xie Lian, this demon king has been paying attention to him for a very, very long time. (Source: Tian Guan Ci Fu Wiki)
Type

manhua

Rating

Status

current

Started

2019-10-19

Neighbor Guild Member

8.24

Description:

After suffering from a stalker, Yoon Ji-gu becomes extremely wary of people. Just in time, a man with a strange sexual orientation moved into the neighbor's house...? "Looks like there's a pervert living next door..." In reality, Lee Yeo-woon and Yoon Ji-gu are suspicious neighbors who are full of misunderstandings. In the game, the couple neutaaaa (Lee Yeo-woon) and ji9byeol. How will the relationship between the two change in and out of the game and reality?
Type

manhwa

Status

current

Started

2023-08-01

Sasaki to Miyano

(Sasaki and Miyano)

8.24

Description:

Due to a fight that broke out on school grounds, Miyano, a fudanshi with a complex about his feminine face, catches the eye of a delinquent upperclassman named Sasaki. To Miyano's surprise, Sasaki shows an interest in Miyano's BL manga, and the two start a friendship.
Type

manga

Status

current

Started

2016-02-26

Here U Are

8.24

Description:

Receiving the newcomers is a task for Yu Yang, and he ends up helping the unsociable and towering Li Huan, the kind of person that does everything to be disliked. But after better knowing each other, he discovers that the giant isn't that bad of a person at all... (Source: MU) Note: Includes 20 extra chapters.
Type

manhua

Chapters

157

Status

finished

Started

2017-11-22

Mo Dao Zu Shi

(The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation)

8.23

Description:

As the grandmaster who founded demonic cultivation, Wei WuXian roamed the world in his wanton ways, hated by millions for the chaos he created. In the end, he was backstabbed by his dearest shidi and killed by powerful clans that combined to overpower him. He incarnates into the body of a lunatic who was abandoned by his clan and is later, unwillingly, taken away by a famous cultivator among the sects—Lan WangJi, his archenemy. This marks the start of a thrilling yet hilarious journey of attacking monsters, solving mysteries, and raising children. From the mutual flirtation along the way, Wei WuXian slowly realizes that Lan WangJi, a seemingly haughty and indifferent poker-face, holds more feelings for Wei WuXian than he is letting on... (Source: MU)
Type

novel

Chapters

126

Status

finished

Started

2015-01-01

Kieta Hatsukoi

(My Love Mix-Up!)

8.25

Description:

“Aoki... I didn’t know you thought about me that way...” Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto-san who sits next to him. However, when he borrowed her eraser, he discovered the name of his classmate, Ida, written on it... (sobs). Moreover, Ida saw him using the eraser... Don’t tell me he misunderstood?! It’s a little silly, but so begins the story of them working their hardest for their first love. (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Volumes

9

Chapters

36

Status

finished

Started

2019-06-13

King's Maker

(King's Maker)

8.23

Description:

Wolfgang Goldenleonard, the 4th Prince of the kingdom, returns to the palace after years of living in hiding. He rejects everything about his new royal life, but is intrigued by the mysterious and dutiful Shin Soohyuk, a catamite of the King. As Wolfgang slowly opens up and learns the ways of the palace, Soohyuk begins to see something special about the wild, unkempt, and stubborn young prince. He might just be the one Soohyuk has been waiting for... the one who could light the flame of rebellion. (Source: Lezhin)
Type

manhwa

Volumes

3

Chapters

38

Rating

Mature

Status

finished

Started

2017-04-25

Cherry Blossoms After Winter

(Cherry Blossoms After Winter)

8.24

Description:

From living under the same roof to then being classmates?! Ever since his parents passed away, Haebom has been living in Taesung’s house. And now, being a 12th grader, he enters the same class as Taesung, which makes the whole situation way more awkward. Living together 24/7, Taesung and Haebom's relationship is bound to change. (Source: MU) Note: Chapter count includes 19 epilogue and 10 bonus chapters
Type

manhwa

Chapters

156

Rating

Smut

Status

finished

Started

2017-06-18

Shimanami Tasogare

(Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare)

8.24

Description:

After recently moving to Onomichi, Hiroshima, high school student Tasuku Kaname is thrown into despair at the possibility that he may have been outed for being gay. Convinced his life is over, his despair turns into shock when he sees a woman jump out of a window of a nearby house. Tasuku races to the house in a panic only to discover that it's a public meeting lounge owned by the woman he saw before. Tasuku comes face to face with the woman as she walks past him unharmed, but not before she implies that she had been watching him from afar. Confused, Tasuku follows her up to the top of a steep hill where she offers to briefly listen to what's on his mind. Although Tasuku doesn't go into too much detail, he later accepts her invitation to come to the lounge to meet others with similar troubles. (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Volumes

4

Chapters

23

Status

finished

Started

2015-03-06

Jing Jiu

(Salad Days)

8.22

Description:

This is the story between a young innocent ballet boy and a passionate, determined boxing boy. The two met at the children's palace, and since then, they have grown up together supporting each other. May there be hardships, may there be obstacles, yet they never stopped pursuing their dreams. The beauty of the salad days is the sweat from the hard work and the bonding of friendship. Although they have completely different paths set up for them, what never changes is their beautiful friendship... (Source: MU)
Type

manhua

Status

current

Started

2019-10-02

Tian Guan Ci Fu

(Heaven Official's Blessing)

8.21

Description:

Among the gods, there is a laughing stock of the three realms. He soared and became a god three times. The first time: he became the martial emperor’s most trusted, but was forced down into the mortal world as punishment for interfering with mortal affairs. The second time: he started fighting the martial emperor the moment he soared and was kicked out of the heavens, shattering records, and became the most short lived god ever. The third time: well, it’s this time…nothing will go wrong this time right? JK, he fell into debt of 8,880,000 merits the moment he stepped into the heavens… (Source: MU)
Type

novel

Chapters

252

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2017-01-01

Yoake ni Furu,

8.24

Description:

Continuation of the story from Yozora no Sumikko de focusing on Sudou's son Shouta.
Type

manga

Volumes

0

Status

current

Started

2013-07-19

The Third Ending

(The Third Ending)

8.2

Description:

Seo Yoon Seul, who's lived a perfect life so far, becomes a wreck when he starts having nightmares of a boy whom he coldly rejected when he was a student. The nightmares get even worse when he reunites with Kang Joon. Following his advice on becoming a good person to avoid nightmares, Yoon Seul approaches him to win his favor. Note: from season 2 (chapter 36) this becomes Mature (R19), Season 1 is All-Age (R15) Note: Chapter count includes a 3-chapter side story and 2 episodes that were a Christmas special
Type

manhwa

Chapters

72

Status

finished

Started

2021-02-03

Nanairo Sekai

8.23

Description:

A series of one-shots that ran in Monthly Melody (before it became Melody). 1. The Glasses Thief 2. Convenience Store Honey (Shounen Ai) 3. Adult-Uniform 4. Refrigerator Chocolate Note: Stories 1 and 3 were collected in Bus Hashiro.
Type

manga

Volumes

0

Chapters

4

Status

finished

Started

2005-11-28

Mo Dao Zu Shi

(Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation)

8.23

Description:

As the grandmaster who founded the Demonic Sect, Wei Wuxian roamed the world in his wanton ways, hated by millions for the chaos he created. In the end, he was backstabbed by his dearest shidi and killed by powerful clans that combined to overpower him. He incarnates into the body of a lunatic who was abandoned by his clan and is later, unwillingly, taken away by a famous cultivator among the clans—Lan Wangji, his archenemy. This marks the start of a thrilling yet hilarious journey of attacking monsters, solving mysteries, and raising children. From the mutual flirtation along the way, Wei Wuxian slowly realizes that Lan Wangji, a seemingly haughty and indifferent poker-face, holds more feelings for Wei Wuxian than he is letting on. (Source: MU)
Type

manhua

Chapters

259

Status

finished

Started

2017-12-09

Semantic Error

(Semantic Error)

8.23

Description:

You're an error in my perfect world. Sang-U Chu is a stickler for rules. So when his classmates free-ride on a group project, he doesn't credit them. But this prevents one senior, Jae-Yeong Jang, from graduating. And like oil and water, Sang-U and Jae-Yeong don't mix. Can Sang-U debug Jae-Yeong — a semantic error in his perfect life? (Source: Manta, edited) Note: Chapter count includes a Christmas Special.
Type

manhwa

Chapters

94

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Started

2020-07-27

Boku ga Otto ni Deau made

(Until I Meet My Husband)

8.2

Description:

A manga adaption of Nanasaki Ryousuke‘s essays titled "Boku ga Otto ni Deau made" (Until I meet my husband) about him and his husband being the first gay couple to get married in Japan. (Source: Sarerunet)
Type

manga

Volumes

1

Chapters

12

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Started

2020-04-29

Seven Days

(Seven Days)

8.21

Description:

Third year high school student, Shino Yuzuru, is a boy with a beautiful face and an undesirable personality; he is laid back, impolite, and blunt. Soon after he goes out with someone, they dump him once his true personality starts to surface. His junior in the archery club, Seryou Touji, is a well-known ladies' man. A rumor about him circulates in school, stating that Seryou will agree to go out with the first person to ask him out on Monday, before promptly dumping that person on Sunday. Despite the school knowing this, Seryou remains popular with girls because, for the seven days he dates them, Seryou will make his partner feel absolutely special. Hearing the rumor, Shino becomes curious about Seryou. One Monday morning, he greets Seryou outside of the school's entrance and jokingly asks him out. However, Seryou takes him seriously, and so begins Shino's seven days with him.
Type

manga

Volumes

2

Chapters

13

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2007-09-01

Heartstopper

(Heartstopper)

8.21

Description:

Charlie, a highly-strung, openly gay over-thinker, and Nick, a cheerful, soft-hearted rugby player, meet at a British all-boys grammar school. Friendship blooms quickly, but could there be something more...?
Type

oel

Status

current

Started

2019-08-25

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