Kizuna:Bonds of Love is a yaoi manga,authored by Kazuma Kodaka. In Japan,a total of eleven volumes were published first by Biblos and then by Libre Publishing between December 1992 and September 2008. In North America,the series was partially released in English by Be Beautiful between September 2004 and August 2007. Digital Manga Publishing later acquired the license and condensed the entire series into six volumes,published from September 2010 to May 2012.
Embracing Love is a yaoi manga by Youka Nitta,it narrates the story about two male pornographic actors who fall in love as they attempt to break into mainstream acting. It was published in English by Be Beautiful Manga prior to Biblos's bankruptcy. In 2012,SuBLime Manga announced that they had licensed the series for an omnibus release. As of 2023,only the first 6 volumes have been released in North America. In addition to the manga,a drama CD and OVA have been released. Nitta chose to use the pornography industry as a backdrop because she felt it had potential,and she felt there was a parallel between how the pornography industry is marginalised in Japan and how boys love manga is marginalised within the manga industry.
The Finder series is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Ayano Yamane. It is serialized in the semimonthly yaoi manga magazine Be ×Boy Gold since 2001. Several adaptations of the manga have been released,including original video animations,light novels,and audio drama CDs.
Switch is a Japanese manga series written by Otoh Saki and illustrated by Tomomi Nakamura. It was serialized in Square Enix's GFantasy from 2002 to October 2008. The individual chapters were collected and published in 13 tankōbon volumes by Square Enix,with the first volume released on June 21,2002,and the final volume released on December 27,2008. The manga focuses on the lives of two Japanese undercover narcotic police,Eto Kai and Kurabayashi Hal.
Indian Summer is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Takehito Mizuki. The manga was serialised in MediaWorks's monthly Dengeki Daioh before MediaWorks moved the title to the quarterly Dengeki Moeoh. The manga was formerly licensed in English by ComicsOne and DrMaster.
Kyūkyoku Chōjin R is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Yuki. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from 1985 to 1987. The series revolved around a teenage robot named R. Ichiro Tanaka. Later,it was revealed that R's creator Dr. Narihara only built R for a failed attempt to take over the world.
The Tyrant Falls in Love is a Japanese yaoi manga series written and illustrated by Hinako Takanaga. The Tyrant Falls in Love is a sequel to Takanaga's series Challengers. The series has appeared on manga best-seller lists both in Japan and in Germany,and the long-delayed US release has been labeled "one of the most highly-anticipated Yaoi releases ever". The series is licensed in English by Juné. It is also licensed in German by Tokyopop Germany with the title Verliebter Tyrann,in Polish by Kotori with the title Zakochany Tyran,and in French by Taifu Comics with the title The Tyrant Who Fall in Love.
Lovers in the Night is a one-shot Japanese manga written and illustrated by Fumi Yoshinaga. Biblos released the manga in March 1999. Libre Publishing obtained the license in 2007 and released its own volume on January 4,2007.
Crimson Spell is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ayano Yamane. It was serialized in the monthly manga magazine Chara Selection from 2004 to 2021.
Cut is a one-shot Japanese manga written and illustrated by Toko Kawai. It was serialized in Biblos's magazine,Magazine Be x Boy,finishing at 5 chapters. It is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing,which released the manga through its imprint,Juné,on March 25,2009. It is licensed in France as Juste au Coin de la Rue by Taifu Comics. Biblos released the manga on March 10,2003.
Hero Heel is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Makoto Tateno. It is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing,which released the manga through its imprint,Juné,on April 8,2008. Biblos released the manga on August 10,2005 before it went bankrupt in 2006. Libre Publishing took over publication in Japan and released the manga's three tankōbon between June 30,2007,and March 10,2007,publishing the last two volumes first then the first volume. The manga is licensed in Taiwan by Egmont Manga &Anime and in Germany by AnimePro.
Libre Inc.,formerly known as Libre Publishing from 2006 to 2016,is a Japanese publishing company owned by Animate. Libre primarily publishes yaoi and teens' love manga and light novels,which are run in their magazines Magazine Be ×Boy and Be ×Boy Gold. The company was founded on May 8,2006,after Biblos closed in April 2006,when their original parent company,Hekitensha,filed for bankruptcy.
Love Control is a yaoi manga written and illustrated by Ai Hasukawa. It is licensed in English by Digital Manga Publishing,which released the first volume of the manga on 22 April 2008,and the second on 22 July 2009.
Pupa is a 2011–2013 Japanese horror manga series written and illustrated by Sayaka Mogi. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Deen premiered on January 9,2014. Both are notable for their extreme graphic violence.
His Favorite is a boys' love manga created by Suzuki Tanaka. The story follows Takahiko Satō,a handsome student that all the girls in his school idolize and adore,but who in turn has no real interest in them. He is in love with "his most favorite",Yoshio Yoshida,a fellow student who protected Satōfrom bullies when he was younger. However,as Yoshida is so close to Satō,all the girls at the school hate him. His Most Favorite was one of the first titles released in print by SuBLime,the yaoi imprint of Viz Media,under the title of His Favorite. In August 2015 it was announced that His Favorite would be adapted as a live-action TV series.
This is a list of notable manga series that appeared in The New York Times Manga Best Seller lists in 2012.
Super Lovers is a Japanese yaoi manga series published in the magazine Emerald by Miyuki Abe,author of Hakkenden:Eight Dogs of the East. An anime adaptation premiered in April 2016. A second season premiered in January 2017.
Yarichin Bitch Club is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Ogeretsu Tanaka. Yarichin Bitch Club has been self-published on Pixiv since 2012,and in 2016 it received a print publication by Gentosha.
Magazine Be ×Boy is a monthly Japanese boys' love manga magazine published by Libre. The magazine was originally launched by Biblos under the publisher Hekitensha in March 1993 until Biblos' bankruptcy in 2006.
Caste Heaven is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Chise Ogawa,the yaoi pseudonym of Shigeyoshi Takagi. It was serialized in the monthly yaoi manga magazine Magazine Be ×Boy since March 2014. A mobile game based on the manga was released in 2019 in Japan.
