Senpai, Danjite Koi dewa!
Senpai, This Can't Be Love!

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BL/Yaoi/Shounen Ai manga about men who work together in an office—but that's not the only thing they do together. Includes not only co-workers and colleagues but also relationships with bosses/superiors.

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/2677

Tags: Boys Love Office Workers, BL Office Workers, Yaoi Office Workers, Shounen Ai Office Workers, Boys Love Coworkers, BL Coworkers, Yaoi Coworkers, Shounen Ai Coworkers, Boys Love Boss, Boss, Yaoi Boss, Shounen Ai Boss

This is a list of quality BL works that avoid a lot of common unhealthy tropes in the genre.

Wholesome in this context does not necessarily mean fluffy stories devoid of drama (though there are some). A lot of these do have drama, but the point is that the relationships have a large focus on consent and are also healthy, positive influences for the characters.

All of these entries are complete and are personally recommended favorites (roughly arranged in order of enjoyment).

All works listed exhibit the following:
- Consensual, positive, non-toxic relationships
- Strong characterization and/or strong narratives
- Completed, shorter length series (most are 1-3 volumes, upper limit is 5)
- Quality art (bonus points for unique and non-stereotypical art styles)
- Manga works only

Other common preferences, but not in every work:
- Relationship equality and/or reversal of expected dynamics
- Non-mundane settings and premises (speculative/supernatural/fantasy/sci-fi elements)

Comments for each entry are currently a work in progress.

It's your classic office love story!

Stories that feature people who have liberal/unusual jobs or study more specific subjects (like botany, art, etc).

A very big range of workplace/study settings, going from patisseries, to hairdressing salons, dental clinics, greenhouses and more ✨

I guarantee (by my own standards haha) that they’re good and have healthy dynamics.

Live-action adaptations often leave a bad impression on anyone who has read or watched the source material. Many are even quick to say that they just should never exist. But I beg to differ—these kind of shows helps us look at things in another perspective. WILL your interpretation of [manga] be different if it is acted by people? I don't want to say live-actions are good, in fact I'm still cringing most of the time, but they give fresh air at least.

BL Manga with Live-action Adaptations! is exactly what it says. It specifically includes:
‣ Direct adaptations (said show has been adapted)
‣ Indirect adaptations (manga or novels that were created after the live-action).
‣ If both a manga and a novel are on MAL, the direct adaptation will be the only one added due to the interest stack limit.
‣ Upcoming adaptations

With the rise of BL manga/webtoon adaptations, the interest stack will be outdated at some point. Thus, I'll periodically be updating this during my free time. If I missed something, feel free to contact me here on MAL!

BL manga featuring bisexual men.

Note: arranged in the order of release. Most of the titles are NSFW.

Work in progress!

Not found on MAL: Itoshii Kimi to no Shoya Jijou(2021), Dorama ni Naranai Bokura no Hanashi(2022), Usotsuki Shousetsuka to Unmei no Hito(2022)

collection of BL where boys are socially awkward, expressionless and misunderstood

what to expect from this list ::

≫ guys who are hard to read, seemingly emotionless & misunderstood for it
≫ socially awkward boys and guys who don't fit in
≫ oddballs and weirdos
≫ intriguing personalities

BL Manga adapted to Drama or Movie