Not for anime fans, but many others standing in the majority crowd must be feeling a little different after hearing about Yaoi! Even we would accept that the anime appears to be an unusual spectator and an unfamiliar genre at first. But, besides being that even still now, the anime franchise was able to remark itself to become one of the “most popular anime genres for all the anime fans since few years. Yaoi anime represents a diverse community!
As a result of the release of this anime genre, Yaoi anime fans have been showing their immense support for all the movies and TV shows coming under Yaoi anime. Even the whole anime genre successfully grabbed the attention of other regular manage series watchers.
What is the Yaoi anime genre all about?
Let’s have a quick look with a small introduction about the Yaoi genre! Just make it Yaoi is all about “The Boys Love (BL)” genre, also in the manga world called Yaoi. Well, it’s a certain truth that this genre is also one of those literary genres usually avoided or discussed in private among the minority mange super lovers only.
Although with these minorities, there has been a recent surge seen in popularity for the genre, indicating that now people are engaging more are reading and watching series coming in literary genres as well.
Yaoi, or let’s say Boys Love is usually a manga artist produced by taking references from the light novel, manga franchises, and anime made by and aimed towards women, often in the manga series language known as Fujoshi.
Also, the whole genre is all about the works created by women and are mainly dedicated to women. So we can also say that all the story materials used for the Yaoi genre can have been seen showing the main focus on “feminine vision” for how boys love and relationships be like.
Another common feature that you should know about the Japan Yaoi anime manga series is that this anime is usually a little different from other anime. For example, it features guy characters generally taking on one of two roles, so basically, we will see more like two men roles happening here.
This two-man relationship will have a more active and aggressive plot within the partnership, commonly known as seme or top. Meanwhile, the uke, or bottom, will generally be more passive and submissive.
By looking at the recent trends showing the popularity gained for Yaoi anime, here we have brought and covered the list of 30 Yaoi animes manga series which you should be having a look at, no matter if you are just starting with manga series or you are already into manga series and now wanting to explore for a whole new Yaoi anime showing immense feelings, romance, and even relationship twists between the main character.
Our complete 30 lists for Yaoi anime also include details about its IMDb critic rating, including a few details about the plot for each series (but yeah, keeping all the spoilers hidden).
List of 25 Yaoi Animes you should know.
Now, let’s start focusing on the list of 25 Yaoi anime, which gives a good dose to all the manga series super lovers out there! Now, let’s not make another duo and start with it:
25. Papa Datte
- Director: Misutaka Noshitani
- Writer: Ayumi Saitō
- Cast Members: Masahiro Yamanaka, Junta Terashima, Nozomi Furuki
- IMDb Rating: 6.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Platforms Available: Crunchyroll
The story for Papa Datte follows on the main character named Kya Asumi, who is a fourth-year university student who gets into new part-time work as a maid and is recruited by Keiichi Naruse, who is a single father, but lasts with him working there, Kya started developing feelings for Keiichi, and the two started dating as well.
24. The Tyrant Falls in Love
- Director: Keiji Kawakubo
- Writer: Yukina Hiiro
- Casting Members: Hikaru Midorikawa, Kôsuke Toriumi
- IMDb Rating: 6.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Platforms Available: YouTube, Crunchyroll
The series starts with Challengers, who left off with Morinaga and Souichi’s story. Tetsuhiro Morinaga is a university student with a four-year infatuation with his senpai. And then comes Souichi Tatsumi, who has been helping Morinaga to complete the research assignments.
Morinaga unexpectedly admitted to being a homophobic senpai who fell in Love with Souichi in Challengers but suffered from a cold.
Following this, he starts feeling for Souichi now despises him because he is homophobic senpai and even reveals that he is thinking of quitting schooling. Still, Souichi had proper care for his mate and have insisted he forget about him and stay out there as a best friend.
23. Ikoku Irokoi Romantan
- Director: Hajime Ootani
- Writer: Umi Koishikawa
- Cast Members: Kentarō Ito, Junichi Suwabe, Tomoko Kawakami
- IMDb Rating: 6.5/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Platforms Available: Crunchyroll
The storyline for Ikoku Irokoi Romantan follows Ranmaru, the son of a yakuza gang and the main protagonist for the series.
The series shows the boy who married his childhood friend’s daughter Yakuza on an Italian cruise ship. Later the couples were having a lot of fights just after their wedding, and even Kaoru sent him out of their honeymoon hotel on the wedding night.
Ranmaru then visited the boat’s bar and got to brawl with several yakuza. Finally, Alberto Valentino, an Italian who can speak Japanese fluently, came out and assisted him. And then, to express his thanks, Ranmaru invited Alberto to join him for a drink out in the bar, and later it ended up them having intercourse. And the following day, Ranmaru actually found that Alberto with whom he had the intercourse is the ship’s captain.
22. Hyperventilation
- Director: Lewin
- Writer: Bboong Bbang Kyu
- Cast Members: Myongi and Sunho (Lead Main Character)
- IMDb Rating: 7.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Platforms Available: YouTube
When it comes to looking out for some good BL series, the list will include Hyperventilation as its recommendation. Yes, with its popularity, the series does wonderfully handle the difficulty of being good under the privately spoken anime genre. However, fans comment that the anime has been lacking in world-building and context, which is more to make up for its informal narrative approach.
The animation used for the series is quite similar to Dou Kyu Sei (classmate), which was “basic and light,” and it heavily contributed to the informality and slice-of-life storyline. But on the other hand, the series includes features of an episodic storytelling style, giving its major concentration on insignificant yet significant meetings between them.
21. Ai no Kusabi
- Director: Akira Nishimori, Katsuhito Akiyama
- Writer: Naoko Hasegawa
- Cast Members: Seki Toshihiko, Kaneto Shiozawa, Kozima Takayuki, Hōchū Ōtsuka
- IMDb Rating: 7.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Platforms Available: Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll
The Yaoi anime dives its audience into an immersive and beautiful environment but with many twists and turns in its’ serious plot, which is more than enough for us to stay engaged to the story until its very end.
Before that, you should know that the anime was adapted twice. The initial two-episode for OVA was released back in 1992, and then the continuation episode until the fourth was remade and released in 2012.
The storyline in both had their ups and downs, but the main thing that held both of the series together was the original material inspired by Rieko Yoshihara’s novel series.
20. Yarichin Bitch Club
- Director: Ai Yoshimura
- Writer: Ogeretsu Tanaka
- Cast Members: Yūsuke Kobayashi, Daiki Hamano, Ayumu Murase, Takuya Satō, Kazuyuki Okitsu
- IMDb Rating: 6.1/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Platforms Available: Crunchyroll
This anime takes us out from a vacation to bring some heartbreaking tragedies and current adult issues. It is Ogeretsu Tanaka’s inspired original BL comic, also known as Fujoshi’s dream world.
However, it’s a known fact that the franchise has been mainly revolving around private all-boys school events happening in the deep mountains. Also, the storyline exudes the exclusivity found in rich-kids anime worlds such as Hana Yori Dango.
The storyline is all about Takashi Tono, a freshman from Tokyo who has recently shifted to Morimori Academy. On his first few days with the academy, he made some new good friends with other students in his class, and even after being asked, he had joined sports clubs in the academy as well.
Later, Takashi joins a low-key photography group after discovering that he doesn’t fit for a sporty sort.
On the other hand, the photographic group he joined is a cover for something else! The “Yarichin Bitch Club.” The club works to provide relief to boys’ pent-up emotions and frustrations.
19. Fuyu no Semi
- Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto
- Writer: Youka Nitta
- Cast Members: Shinichiro Miki, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Showtaro Morikubo
- IMDb Rating: 6.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Platforms Available: Crunchyroll
Men create their eras in the same way that periods shape their men. As a result, we’ve seen a handful of celebrity couples brought together again and wrenched apart by events in the framework of love stories. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is the most precise illustration, spawning tragic legends for generations.
And what if the backdrop was the Bakumatsu era in Japan? And the unlucky couple is both guys from different social classes who subsequently find themselves on opposing sides of the battle. Fuyu no Semi, or Winter Cicada, will address these questions. Even though it was a faithful adaptation of Youka Nitta’s manga Loving LoveLove, either film would give you the chills.
Touma Kusaka & Keiichirou Akizuki begin as teenage boys in the waning years in this three-part OVA. They became coworkers with similar visions and then lovers in the same bed. We’ll stop ruining now because the book is a compelling blend of historical and sad romance.
Fuyu no Semi leads you to believe that a narrative of this magnitude needs to be adapted into a live-action film. The grandeur of the series’ wars, its efforts to maintain actual history, and the outfit designs on its handsome men are all must-see elements. However, except for one instance in the second installment, their blossoming connection was handled correctly, with no raunchy sequences.
18. Spiritpact
- Director: Li Hauling
- Writer: Tang Yunkang
- Cast Members: Yūichi Iguchi, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Rumi Ookubo, Noriaki Sugiyama, Yōko Matsuoka
- IMDb Rating: 7.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Platforms Available: Crunchyroll
Spiritpact began as an online Chinese manhua created writer Pingzi, which Tencent took up because of its Tencent Comics. Eventually, the show was translated into Japanese as donghua, which sadly diverged from the plot of the source. So when would people realize that deviating form of the source material rarely happens?
Nevertheless, Spiritpact portrays You Keika, a tarot card reader who works as an electronic specialist. He awakens up in the city junkyard after a chance meeting with a white-haired man, only to discover that he is no more of such a planet. Instead, Tanmoku Ki, his 13th Youmeshi of a Tanmoki, China’s most famous exorcist clan, was the person he saw that night, he learned afterward.
Because You are now deceased, Ki gives him the “Spiritpact” – a covenant that binds You to help and protect him as his spirit shadow. It functions similarly to Shaman King & their oversouls. In any case, the team is now confronted with obstacles from both the physical and spiritual realms and everything somewhere between.
Aside from their master-servant relationship, the two began to develop affections for one another. The series shows later in their escapades that You Keika is indeed a descendant of a renowned exorcist. His ancestors have given him the ability to harness the fabled blade Rakugetsu.
17. Wei, Kanjian Erduo La!
- Director: Chili Kanno
- Writer: Telexihu
- Cast Members: Yuuma Uchida, Ayumu Murase, Keigo Katsumada
- IMDb Rating: 7.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Platforms Available: Crunchyroll
Another donghua who really should have educated us by now — Fujoshi is a Japanese word, but the ladies’ love for BL is worldwide. It features a brighter animation style, similar to Crayon Shin-Chan or some such, which works to its advantage surprise. Also called “Hora, Mimi ga Mieteru yo!” in Japan, or “Look, I Can See Your Ears!” the China web series has its pilot lasting barely 3 minutes.
A BL overlay looks to be a blend of Doraemon and Chobits. Da Shu, a natural being, is a manhua painter who lives solo, without friends, family, or even a lover. He brings it home a kitten that has been soaked in the rain one day. When he returns home, though, he is horrified to discover that now the wanderer is not a cat. Instead, Da Shuu discovers a cat-like alien species from some other world.
Miao, Da Shu’s new housemate, begins to create problems as she tries to figure out exactly to do in the new setting. But, on the other hand, you are:
- A great addition to the lonely manhua artist’s life.
- Providing it some excitement and, more significantly.
- Meaning.
16. Junjo Romantica
- Director: Chiaki Kon
- Writer: Shungiku Nakamura
- IMDb Rating: 7.6/10
- Cast Members: Daisuke Kageura, Nobutoshi Canna, Hikaru Hanada, Kazuhiko Inoue, Kentarô Itô
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Platforms Available: TV Hokkaido, Crunchyroll
That’s the third piece on the list by the well-known Shungiku Nakamura. Junjo Romantica, or Pure-Hearted Romantica or even Junjou Romantica, is precisely that: a pure-hearted, nearly naive love story of Akihiko Usami & Misaki Takahashi.
Akihiko, the story’s protagonist, is a 27-year-old fiction and BL novelist. Takahiro Takahashi, a close buddy, is someone he has admired for an extended period. But, on the other hand, Takahiro had no idea and had intended to marry later.
Misaki Takahashi, the ukulele, is an 18-year-old kid hoping to enroll in a top university on his elder brother’s account. He had no choice but to request Usagi to instruct him out of despair. Misaki’s romance begins to blossom, even though she is a tsundere for most of the first episodes. Despite his self-identification as a straight guy, he has difficulties acknowledging that he is falling for the gorgeous, intellectual, and charming Usami.
When Misaki becomes enraged at Usami’s account, it’s a very gripping moment in the series. Misaki grew enraged when he learned that his tutor was locked in unrequited LoveLove with his older sibling, utterly unaware of the situation. At this time, Misaki began to recognize and grasp that he was going to fall in Love with Usami. Junjo Romantica is an excellent choice for many to watch online.
15. Fake
- Director: Iku Suzuki
- Writer: Akinori Endo
- Cast Members: Tomokazu Seki, Nobuo Tobita, Rica Matsumoto, Wakana Yamazaki, Tetsuya Iwanaga, Masashi Ebara
- IMDb Rating: 6.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Platforms Available: Crunchyroll
A closeted gay who’s had a particular fondness for a straight guy is one of the most prominent themes in BL narrative. They are generally close or have been brought closer by luck or circumstances, and the relationship deepens from there. Fake is indeed an OVA anime based on a seven-volume manga adapted into a one-hour anime film.
Dee Laytner, a handsome and powerful cop in the 27th Precinct of the New York City Police department, is paired alongside half-Japanese Randy “Ryo” Maclean. Dee has formed love feelings for Ryo, who is hesitant and uncomfortable about it. So the team took a hiatus in the OVA and took a much-needed holiday to England. But, on the other hand, Dee has a hidden agenda: to take their relationship seriously.
Their anticipated relaxing vacation quickly devolves into pandemonium when a series of killings occur in the hotel where they are staying. All of the victims are Japanese. As cops, Dee and Ryo must investigate Ryo, half-Japanese, who will become the next casualty. Aside from sorting out the crime, they must also discover their emotions for one another.
14. Sekaiichi Hatsukoi
- Director: Chiaki Kon
- Writer: Rika Nakase
- Cast Members: Katsuyuki Konishi, Takashi Kondô, Yûichi Nakamura
- IMDb Rating: 7.5/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Platforms Available: Funimation
Few BL shows can match Sekaiichi Hatsukoi for a light tale with genuine and relatable personalities and significant development as the series progresses. “The World’s finest First Love: The Story of Ritsu Onodera” is indeed the full title in English. Like several other outstanding entries on this collection, it has its roots in a Shungiku Nakamura composition.
Sekaiichi Hatsukoi portrays Ritsu Onodera, a creative editor who chooses to quit his father’s publication firm due to envious employees who believe he is unworthy of his status and position. Instead, he transfers to a different publication house. Rather than laboring in the literary section, he is assigned to Emerald, the shoujo manga section.
Additionally, his employer is the unpleasant Masamune Takano, who challenges him to continue in the division by calling him “useless.” However, after Onodera learns who Takano truly is — a man of his childhood with a vengeance against him – their tumultuous relationship begins to change. The plot progresses with Onodera discovering Takano and attempting to seduce Onodera.
13. Togainu no Chi
- Director: Naoyuki Konno
- Writer: Natsuko Takahashi
- Cast Members: Kosuke Toriumi, Tomokazu Sugita, Jun Fukuyama, Hikaru Midorikawa, Kazuya Ichijō
- IMDb Rating: 5.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Platforms Available: Crunchyroll
You should know that Togainu no Chi is a video game franchise for the people who aren’t aware. Nitroplus is a new subsidiary of Nitro+CHiRAL and later adapted into a Japanese BL visual novel as the game has gotten to its new era of PC gaming, PlayStation 2, and Portable devices as well. Creators later spawned the series to its new versions of Drama CDs and anime series.
The main protagonist for the anime is Akira, who characters throughout the franchise as chilly and guarded on the outside. But, there is a fact which many fans have agreed in the world of anime which is that this anime had a poor representation but, as Togainu no Chi is a visual feast of its own, the series was still was able to get eyes of many viewers out there! However, the narrative gets a better flow compared to other franchise stuff.
The story gives a further glimpse about Akira, who appeared out for the role of street fighter who is wrongfully accused of murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment. But, lucky for him, a business deal had helped him get out of his lifelong imprisonment tenure and gave him a new chance to take part in the Ogura.
12. Papa to Kiss in the Dark
- Director: Asumi Matsumura, Wataru Arak
- Writer: Yumi Kageyama, Ken Nanbara
- Cast Members: Susumu Chiba, Rainer Fritzsche, Masako Katsuki
- IMDb Rating: 4.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Platforms Available: Crunchyroll
Well, we have a lit bit of spoiler alert for all of you there, which is all about OVA partners, including a single father and son as well. Besides just being partners, the duo’s bond was way more than that.
One of the main characters for the series, Munakata Mira, is a gay youngster who falls in LoveLove with his father. The famous actor Munakata Kyousuke appeared to be a protagonist of Papa to Kiss. The duos have had fallen secretly in LoveLove, and after that, we got to see Mira, who started going out for high schooling and met one of her classmates of the same age and slowly started developing feelings for him.
However, the father ends up getting married to a well-known actress. This actress turned out to become a stepmother, but now the sun in the series has practically gotten close contact with all the other males in the series.
Mira has faced a lot of sexual harassment as a youngster from Kyousuke, but lately, Kyousuke adopted Mira as his non-biological son. Nevertheless, the anime series does show the flawed concept of this two-part OVA franchise.
11. Boku no Sexual Harassment
- Direction: Yousei Morino
- Writer: Morimaru Ran
- Cast Members: Tsutomu Kashiwakura, Juurouta Kosugi, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Yousuke Akimoto
- IMDb Rating: 6.5/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Platforms Available: Crunchyroll
Boku No Sexual Harassment is a BL-genre-based franchise that elicited mixed reactions from reviewers and fans that had initially aired online between 1994 and 1995. It was a complete explicit series for super anime lovers following a guy relationship.
Few anime watchers found the series to be filled with scenes that pander to the female heterosexual audience. However, Boku no Sexual Harassment is an OVA-based series geared up for more mature anime watchers out there! The three-part OVA series shows its primary focus on Junya Mochizuki, who is a young salaryman and an office worker.
While working as an office worker, he was bullied and faced much sexual harassment by his supervisor, Kazunori Honma. However, Junya initially revealed that he wasn’t gay, but at times he was found going into a hotel room with his employer.
Then enter Honma, who was ready to greet the sexiest man, and slowly they were seen carrying out the act. Slowly the duo was able to get into more new adventures and was climbing the professional ladder with many feelings and sex scenes.
10. Mo Dao Zu Shi (Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation)
- Direction: Xiong Ke, Ma Chendi
- Writer: Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke
- Cast Members: Lu Zhixing, Wei Chao, Wang Kai, Song Ming
- IMDb Rating: 8.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Platforms Available: Web TV, YouTube, Tencent
The anime series was first released in 2018, making a major hit among the Japan series watching community. Mo Dao Zu Shi, also known as Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, has consistently been among that popular hit and highly recommended Yaoi animes for many.
The good fact about the series was that it was able to catch the attention of both sides, including Boys love hunting enthusiasts and not-so boy love hunting fans. The series takes its adaptation from a Chinese fantasy realm focusing on gods and demons known as Xianxia. In addition, the series includes an entirely new world of the captivating universe showing the embracing Love of a Romeo and Juliet who falls in LoveLove in this new boy love plot.
Also, the anime franchise focuses on a guy named Wei Wuxian, who had an unsuccessful attempt to achieve immortality, which went wrong and founded a demonic group, leaving all of us to get into new global havoc. This new havoc made him travel the world as a part of the punishment waiting for him. The story shows the flicks on dramatical murder as well.
9. Hybrid Child
- Direction: Michio Fukuda
- Writer: Aki Itami
- Cast Members: Kōki MiyataJun Fukuyama, Kōsuke Toriumi, Junichi Suwabe
- IMDb Rating: 7.1/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Platforms Available: Crunchyroll
Hybrid Child is another addition to BL fiction which gets a set against sci-fi. This also raises severe philosophical issues coming on the way. The Hybrid Child is among the BL fictions that follow android that they developed with utmost LoveLove and care.
We want to warn you that Hybrid Child is a pretty terrible story that will probably make us cry in the end. The series has no such happy endings. The plot throws us with three terrible stories that had begun with Chobits and remarked its end with AnoHana or Fuuka.
8. Twittering Birds Never Fly: One For the Ages
- Director: Kaori Makita
- Writer: Hiroshi Seko
- Cast Members: Tarusuke Shingaki, Wataru Hatano, Hiroki Yasumoto, Yūki Ono, Tōru Ōkawa, Kenta Miyake
- IMDb Rating: 7.0/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Platforms Available: Crunchyroll
The Yaoi includes a boy character-driven storyline that is also the best story for someone when a polished, elegant yakuza chief meets the enormous beast of a bodyguard who was just released from jail.
While Twittering Birds Never Fly might not be a go-to title for many, the series has a sorrowful summation of the events that mold out the reality from the world they live in. However, the series doesn’t include many love stages, sex scenes, romance, and feelings, as the series is all about having amusing conversations and clever exchanges.
7. Given
- Director: Hikaru Yamaguchi
- Writer: Yumiko Ayana
- Cast Members: Makoto Furukawa, Sōma Saitō, Yasuaki Takumi, Satoshi Hino, Yoshiki Nakajima
- IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Platforms Available: Fuji TV, Crunchyroll
Given is a popular Yaoi series that has been giving its most significant focus about walking on the fine line with a new compelling plot and a must-see character development between two-men characters.
Although the plot doesn’t rely on giving its primary focus on the NSFW happening, which pique the interest from its followers, the regular lives and interactions were needed to leave their hearts wanting for more. Then on the other side, the storyline focuses on two other men characters from the other two band members, Akihiko Kaji and Haruki Nakayama.
6. Classmates (Dou Kyu Sei)
- Director: Shōko Nakamura
- Writer: Hanako Yamashita
- Cast Members: Hideo Ishikawa, Hiroshi Kamiya, Kenji Nojima
- IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Platforms Available: Amazon Prime
Classmates who have had also known for the name of Dou Kyu Sen, a new sub-genre of Yaoi anime movie from 2016, which focuses on two main characters including Rihito Sajou and Hikaru Kusakabe. The boy love series was based on a new parallel western pop culture, one of the famous, successful TV shows, Glee, inspired from the early 2010s and lacking from a new drama and madness later on.
The series has focused on two youngsters who had a higher focus on music. Furthermore, none of the characters from the series has started as gay as they had a straight-up connection that started with one of the closeted that the viewers’ choice hasn’t explicitly stated out. However, we will also get to see a steady increase in the love affair for each other.
5. Yuri!!! on Ice
- Director: Sayo Yamamoto
- Writer: Sayo Yamamoto, Mitsurō Kubo
- Cast Members: Toshiyuki ToyonagaJun, Jun’ichi SuwabeJosh, Josh Grelle
- IMDb Rating: 8.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Platforms Available: Crunchyroll, Netflix
Despite the known fact about Yuri!!! On Ice, it is quite a massive Yaoi anime. You get it, don’t you? Nevertheless, the anime for the series was first released initially back in 2016, which brought massive success to many of us. Yuri!!! On Ice was able to steal the hearts of all the sports anime full of action and intrigue. And, of course, LoveLove, feelings, and romance as well.
Yuri and Viktor were among the two popular figure that has been skating geniuses who love each other professionally and support each other as well. Although, most people would quickly dismiss on figuring out about the skating as homosexual, Yuri!!! On Ice also focuses on the competition, challenging any other sports series.
The series shows the love affair between skaters and their highly competitive sport. The series has also been revealing the human side of the talents who have had witnessed it here. However, Fujoshi wanted something daring but a genuine bond. This gave bold sequences showing the boys’ LoveLove happening on the screen.
4. My Very Own Hero (Hitorijime My Hero)
- Director: Yukina Hiiro
- Writer: Yūsei Naruse
- Cast Members: Daman Mills, Alejandro, SaabDavid Matranga
- IMDb Rating: 7.1/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Platforms Available: Amazon Prime
All new Yaoi genre addition gives its main focus mostly in education only! Featuring a dash of gangsters who was tossed out for a good reason, but none of the two yaoi boy couples has followed in Hitorijime My Hero.
Also, the series’ main characters are Kousuke Ooshiba and Masahiro Setagawa, who have been sharing a teacher and student relationship. On the other hand, we also have childhood pals Kensuke Ooshiba and Asaya Hasekura, who was seen getting back together again. Yes, you have guessed it right! Both Kousuke and Kensuke are siblings.
One of the first times Masahiro and Kousuke met, they had no idea how essential they had become for each other. Masahiro Setagawa was seen in the quest to be in the place where they belong too, and also, it has become a primary errand boy for a local gang.
Later, he was seen being rescued by the Bear Killer, a local warrior who has had to happen to be the eldest brother of his friend Kensuke nevertheless, as fate separated them from his childhood friend, college crush Asaya Hasekura who have had returned to their town, but much off about a delight for everyone who saved his best friend and hidden Love Kensuke Ooshiba.
3. No. 6
- Director: Kenji Nagasaki
- Writer: Seishi Minakami
- Cast Members: Yūki Kaji, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Kei Shindō, Kiyono Yasuno, Rei Sakuma, Masaki Terasoma
- IMDb Rating: 7.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Platforms Available: Fuji TV
No 6 is a package and sub-genres of both the sci-fi and Yaoi series. This deadly combination makes the series an ideal find for more tech-savvy fujiyosh is super lo. Its title, “No. 6,” really makes its focus on the city-states, which was successful in surviving out after a world war that had almost wiped off humanity.
No 6 focuses on the character named Shion, an aristocratic young boy from city-state No. 6, who meets a fugitive named Nezumi and becomes his best friend later. His kind and generous gesture had cost him and his mother to get a privileged position.
But, he was forced to have dwelled in the city’s bowels. After some time, it is Nezumi’s turn to show who was seen showing his concern to save Shion, and eventually, he did it! And until last, they stayed for each other, went on for more expedition, and unsolved the mysteries lying behind the city-state No. 6. No. 6 stands as an excellent option for many who have been stuck in their homes and are willing to watch some fantastic and beautiful amazing sceneries and world-building as well.
2. Super lovers
- Director: Shinji Ishihira
- Writer: Yoshiko Nakamura
- Cast Members: Kaidō Household, Ren Kaidō, Aki Kaidō, Shima Kaidō, Takashi Kaidō
- IMDb Rating: 6.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Platforms Available: Crunchyroll
In comparison to all the major Yaoi anime titles on this list, Super Lovers doesn’t feature much about the Yaoi sequences yet. But, talking about the scene-wise reference to Super Lovers, it’s a lighter take on the genre.
However, the plot for Miyuki Abe’s focuses on many confusing times of new twists and turns that are reminiscent of the classic Mexican telenovelas. There is a lot of drama and confusing situations happening here! It follows Haru Kaidou, who was duped mother, Haruko, wanted to return to Canada as she was “dying.” But, upon his arrival, he was tasked to babysit his new brother named Ren, who gives only preference to dogs over people.
Haru does his best to make Ren a little more comfortable with him by understanding him and knowing him a little more. Haru starts gradually growing closer to the boy with his traditional storytelling, which includes his events about a car accident and amnesia.
Finally, Ren will return to Japan after over six years, only to find that Haru has forgotten about him. And now, after Haru, it was Ren’s move to finally mend the fences and become a little closer to Haru.
1. Saezuru Tori Wa Habatakanai: The Clouds Gather
- Director: Kaori Makita
- Writer: Hiroshi Seko, Kou Yoneda
- Cast Members: Tarusuke Shingaki, Wataru Hatano, Kenta Miyake
- IMDb Rating: 7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Platforms Available: Amazon, Fuji TV
When talking about most Yaoi anime series, the list includes Saezuru Tori Wa Habatakanai: The Clouds Gather. Although the series was just launched recently in 2020, despite being in a minority genre, the series was able to receive over 17000 good reviews.
Eventually, it also voted out the series to be the best yaoi anime among other Yaoi anime from 2022, and the primary focus for its success is given to its excellent directing. In addition, the plot for anime has been inspired by an all-new unique, and excellent theme that shows all of us about the problems faced in modern-day slavery, many of which are unaware of.
The plot’s business setting was another thing about the anime, which is the central factor contributing to its significant popularity. The Japan Yaoi was able to depict the powers abuse and modern-day enslavement. So, it will be an excellent choice for many watch who is looking out for some modern-day Yaoi genre series.
Conclusion:
Here is the complete list of some of the best recommendations for Yaoi animes out there! However, we would also like to include a few other series Yaoi series like a new employee, Bad Luck, Shounen-ai, father’s publishing company, class president, Okane ga Nai, hey class president, sex pistols, banana fish, Gakuen heaven, famous family, Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi, the door wo shimero, split personalities are few of the Yaoi animes we would like to recommend you to watch.
