shounen ai mangas that should be a part of your reading list if you enjoy reading healthy and plot-driven romances- part 2.
this is a continuation to the first part of this list i made earlier this month, part 1
6. Until i meet my husband.
the reason why i want this manga to be a part of your reading list is simply because it changed my perspective on gay relationships as a person, there were so many things that i was never able to inculcate myself or things that where actually alienated to me, this manga is actually inspired by a memoir written by ryousuke nanazaki, who happens to be an activist and the manga revolves around his life growing up as somebody who identifies as a gay man and his life till he finally met his husband, i encourage you to give this manga a read and try to understand how gay relationships actually are and not the female gaze that always markets in the shounen ai industry.
7) Koimonogatari.
koimonogatari is alot more than a shounen ai manga, it's about self acceptance, friendship and internalized homophobia, there were multiple instances in the story where i had to sit back and cry and actually introspect for a minute by putting myself in the main character's shoes, if you actually want to experience an actual expression of accepting your identity, please give this manga a read.
8. Restart after come back home.
this story often makes me think about how home is actually a person, i honestly get so overwhelmed with the comfort this manga brings while reading it out, whether it is the art style or honestly the way the characters are written or perhaps it's the grumpy sunshine protector x sunshine trope all over again, please read this out to experience how a story can feel like a literal hug.
9. The two lions.
i have and always will love furuya sensei's work, whether it's the iconic the summer of you series or the two lions in itself, the way she developes her characters and the progression of the stories, it is impeccable, the two lions is such a refreshing read that you would not even realize when you developed such a strong connection towards both the characters.
10. Happy Birthday.
i hold a special bias toward author ymz's works perhaps because i have been heavily inspired by most of her works and learned a lot of things about my own writing style, whether it's sayonara heron or happy birthday, the way she writes her characters and the melancholy, everything is so heart warming and wrenching at the same time, happy birthday again is a lot more about friendship with differentiating factors and points where they intersect together in an utterly chaotic yet in an articulate way, the art style has my heart and you should probably experience this story once.
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i wonder how many people know that theres two duet versions of Kogarashi Sentiment, one version is with Kaiki and Senjos VAs with all their character and imperfections, and the other version is with two completely different singers who are clearly professions and get all the flare and vibrato you'd expect out of them
(the uploaded tracks are quiet for a few seconds)
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she bake/kizu/nise/neko-kuro/neko-shiro/kabuki/hana/otori/oni/koi/tsuki/koyomi/owari/zoku owari/oroka/waza/nade/musubi/shinobu/yoi/amari/ougi/shinomo/ikusa/tsugi on my mono til I gatari
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Koimonogatari is going to update when we're rotting away 6 feet under. The drama was getting so good, I can't be patient anymore I want to see what happens next!!
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LOOK AT MY BEAUTIFUL SON [screaming, crying, throwing up]
For my birthday, my dear friend commissioned Seki from her incredibly talented friend. HER ART STYLE IS [screams] and i had to take him out on a photoshoot SO YOU ALL CAN FULLY APPRECIATE JUST HOW STUNNING HE IS. He's currently sitting on my bookshelf with a crocheted koi fish I bought because of this damn manga as;ldkfj
You can find the artist at @riepsner on IG or @SuzaRinaRi on Twitter. Please follow her and send her lots of love for gracing me the fandom with such a beautiful depiction of the most beautiful boi.
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Here's a collage of the 18 BL and BL-adjacent manga I reviewed for this small project! If you've read one of them or are at least familiar with them, I wholeheartedly recommend the other series - all of these tell very interesting stories, and they all feature such great characters in their own ways.
If you wanna read my reviews, here's an index featuring all 30 of them.
I had a lot of fun writing them, and I feel like I haven't written that much in a month for a long time. It felt nice to finally let all my feelings out about these stories, and I'm honored that some of those reviews got some likes and even replies!
There were a bunch of titles I wanted to include, as well as later volumes of some of the series here, but in the end I went with the current roster as they were the ones I had the most to say about. Maybe down the line I'll revisit this project and add more entries, but for now, I do want to get through my current backlog - I've been busy rereading for this project that there are some titles that I haven't touched yet!
Once again, thank you very much for reading!
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