Best BL Manga/Manhua/Manhwa to Read! (2025)

Given

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Manga, 9 vol, 2013 Me:- Author:8

Still has a lot of love in the manga!

Jinx

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Manhwa, ? vol, 2022 Me:- Author:-

I hope this gets better soon...Character development is going to be superslow.

Brown haired MC becomes Black haired MC's s*x toy (sorta-)

Painter of the Night

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Manhwa, ? vol, 2019 Me:- Author:10

Absolutely stunning artwork and plot is convoluted but amazing! Character development is so good <3

Younger MC is a painter who is infatuated with his senior, but soon becomes a source of entertainment for an esteemed lord-

Secret XXX

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Manga, 1 vol, 2016 Me:- Author:7

I know its super short, but still great :)

BJ Alex

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Manhwa, 9 vol, 2017 Me:- Author:8

Both MCs have very different views of one another, but it all works out over time. Honestly they're so cute together though <3

Semantic Error

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Manhwa, ? vol, 2020 Me:- Author:9

One of the best manhwas I've ever read-

Chu Sangwoo is a major perfectionist and his seonbae, Jang Jaeyoung isn't, and that leads Chu Sangwoo to face interesting situations that he dubs as errors like in a coding program. (Y'all pls read this)

Stranger Than Friends

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Manhwa, ? vol, 2020 Me:- Author:8

Two childhood bestfriends find themselves making out and it gets messier from there <3

Umibe no Étranger

Seaside Stranger: Umibe no Etranger

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Manga, 1 vol, 2013 Me:- Author:-

Heartwarming, nontoxic, and an absolute treasure TwT

Harukaze no Étranger

Seaside Stranger: Harukaze no Etranger

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Manga, ? vol, 2014 Me:- Author:-

Mo Dao Zu Shi

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi

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Manhua, ? vol, 2017 Me:- Author:10

It's a manhua of the novel!! MXTX is the author, need I say more?

Tian Guan Cifu

Heaven Official's Blessing

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Manhua, ? vol, 2019 Me:- Author:-

MXTX back at it again with her amazing story telling (Manhua based on novel)

Banana Fish

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Manga, 19 vol, 1985 Me:- Author:-

Crying has never felt more awful...

Your Wish Is My Command!

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Manhwa, ? vol, 2020 Me:- Author:5

Super cute but the Black haired MC is kind of awful 0-0

Check it out! lmao

I'm almost certain you'll ship red haired MC with purple haired dude that appears later. If you don't know now, you will at some point T-T

Make Me Bark

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Manhwa, ? vol, 2017 Me:- Author:7

Kinda cute, but could be better with plot. Super short and a little rushed

A Guy Like You

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Manhwa, ? vol, 2016 Me:- Author:7

Convoluted story time! Love love this so much, but things get a bit icky

Angel Buddy

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Manhwa, ? vol, 2019 Me:- Author:8

Absolutely adorable and sweet. Lots of fluff <3

Here U Are

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Manhua, ? vol, 2017 Me:- Author:9

Definitely contender for best manhua of all time, absolutely stellar art and even better story. Please give this a read, you won't regret it!

Inner Beauty

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Manhwa, ? vol, 2018 Me:- Author:8

Heartwarming and sweet, character development for white haired MC is a bit slow, but it gets there :)

Killing Stalking

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Manhwa, 8 vol, 2016 Me:- Author:8

Super toxic but- very good manhwa in terms of writing, art style, and just- everything.

TW for this one. Read at your own risk though, please.

Also also, technically this is NOT, I repeat, NOT a BL. It's in a weird limbo area of being one for having male/male rep, but it's not treated as such. So be respectful when thinking of that.

King's Maker

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Manhwa, 3 vol, 2017 Me:- Author:9

UNDERRATED

Illegitimate son is practically forced to learn the ways of his majesty, the king? Sure whatever...

Includes a cold, yet shy perfectionist boytoy? Hell yeah! <3

Who knows, it could be more than both MCs bargained for...

VERY slow burn but oh is it worth it

King's Maker: Triple Crown

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Manhwa, 10 vol, 2019 Me:- Author:-

And King's maker continues in a 2nd part where the MCs are older and having more "fun"! Still super underrated <3

Love Is an Illusion!

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Manhwa, ? vol, 2018 Me:- Author:6

Not an all time fav BUT super cute when it can be! Omegaverse warning!

Both MCs are okay, but definitely can be frustrating. You may or may not hate the blond omega, you have been warned <3

Love Is an Illusion! The Queen

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Manhwa, ? vol, 2022 Me:- Author:3

Kind of okay, but needed to be longer for me to appreciate characters

Out of Control

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Manhwa, ? vol, 2013 Me:- Author:7

Super sweet and absolutely adorable.

Artstyle may be iffy at times and TW for this one due to heavy topics relating to death and other things, but otherwise give it a read, it's heartwarming

Hitorijime My Hero

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Manga, ? vol, 2011 Me:- Author:-

Adorable as always

If You Hate Me So

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Manhwa, ? vol, 2015 Me:- Author:-

<3<3<3

Love Meter 100%

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Manhwa, ? vol, 2022 Me:- Author:5

Its okay but sweet too :)

Unintentional Love Story

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Manhwa, 6 vol, 2018 Me:- Author:-

I love a good meet-cute, don't you? <3

Yamada to Shounen

Yamada and the Boy

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Manga, 1 vol, 2013 Me:- Author:-

*Happy tears*

Sasaki to Miyano

Sasaki and Miyano

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Manga, ? vol, 2016 Me:- Author:-

It's Sasaki and Miyano, need I say more?

P.S. watch the anime too <3

Minegishi-san wa Ootsu-kun ni Tabesasetai

Manly Appetites: Minegishi Loves Otsu

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Manga, 3 vol, 2019 Me:- Author:6

!UNCOMMON TROPE ALERT!

Traditionally cute MC #1 has a crush on non-traditionally cute MC #2!

They both love food, but one's a giver and the other's a foodie <3

Boku ga Otto ni Deau made

Until I Meet My Husband

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Manga, 1 vol, 2020 Me:- Author:8

Based on the true story and novel of the same name so be respectful :)

Beautiful story about finding oneself in one's experiences and coming back from hardships after struggling with loves and losses.

Short and sweet and just utterly beautiful <3

Boy Meets Maria

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Manga, 1 vol, 2017 Me:- Author:8

A boy meets another named Maria... or does he?

Short and sweet, but also a slow burn in a few ways <3

TW: for 4busive childhood

Define the Relationship

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Manhwa, ? vol, 2021 Me:- Author:9

!UNCOMMON TROPE ALERT!

A deal in order to satiate one's own desires? Interesting idea.

Alpha x Alpha omegaverse relationships are at the forefront of this story and you won't be sorry.

Healthy relationship, but MC #2 gives off red flag HOWEVER, I promise you he's a green flag <3

Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!

Go For It, Nakamura!

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Manga, 1 vol, 2014 Me:- Author:6

Black haired guy is such a simp for his classmate and the slow burn hurts like hell!!!

Motto Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!

Go for It Again, Nakamura!

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Manga, 1 vol, 2017 Me:- Author:-

Nakamura continues his ungarnered simpage T-T

Hidamari ga Kikoeru

I Hear the Sunspot

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Manga, 1 vol, 2013 Me:- Author:6

!DISABILITY REP!

Classmates find themselves in a weird tutoring relationship that might be more than just a fellow student and his helper <3

One of the MCs is deaf

Hidamari ga Kikoeru: Koufukuron

I Hear the Sunspot: Theory of Happiness

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Manga, 1 vol, 2015 Me:- Author:-

Hidamari ga Kikoeru: Limit

I Hear the Sunspot: Limit

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Manga, 3 vol, 2016 Me:- Author:-

Hidamari ga Kikoeru: Shunkashuutou

I Hear the Sunspot: Four Seasons

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Manga, ? vol, 2020 Me:- Author:-

Kimi no Yoru ni Fureru

Touch within the Abyss

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Manga, 1 vol, 2021 Me:- Author:9

!DISABILITY REP!

An assassin who doesn't want to kill and a blind man who wants to get to know the world? Count me in :)

Doukyuusei

Classmates

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Manga, 1 vol, 2006 Me:- Author:-

Both MCs are in love and black haired guy doesn't know what to do with himself while blondie is head over heels <3

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Manga, 1 vol, 2016 Me:- Author:-

Sotsugyousei

Classmates: Sotsu gyo sei

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Manga, 2 vol, 2008 Me:- Author:-

Ogi-kun no Natsuyasumi

Ogi's Summer Break

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Manga, ? vol, 2019 Me:- Author:-

!DISABILITY & POSSIBLE GENDERFLUID/TRANS REP!

MC is in love with his blind classmate <3

I haven't read this yet, but from what I know, Ogi likes to dress masc and femme and doesn't conform to gender norms!

I'll fix the rep as seen when I read :)

Pearl Boy

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Manhwa, ? vol, 2020 Me:- Author:-

I've yet to read this but I know there's GAY

Surge Towards You

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Manhwa, ? vol, 2021 Me:- Author:-

!OMEGAVERSE!

Super cute and well-made so far <3 The 2 MCs become head over heels for each other but they both struggle quite a bit with their mental health, though not explicitly stated outright.

Very heart-warming and there's a baby involved :3

A Shoulder to Cry On

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Manhwa, ? vol, 2018 Me:- Author:5

Wow... well um, that was a rollercoaster of emotions.

I'm not sure how I felt about this one at the end, but somehow, you appreciate the characters and their struggles and it becomes more than just a "boy's love" story. It's about 2 boys trying to find themselves too, but their lives intertwine in a strange way.

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