Romance with Etude

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Manga featuring two heterosexual males becoming romantically involved. Both of the MCs have never dated anyone of the same sex before, though they may or may not have been dating women prior to falling in love with their male romantic interest.

All manga featured involve adults of consenting age or older, no school romances here. Therefore, they are only "gay" when it comes to their partner. No other person will do!

BL mangas where one of the protagonists is in show business: idol/actor/model, etc...

really just my fav bl mangas. please mind that some of these show/bring up triggering topics and/or are nsfw!

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 a healthy dynamic

❥・i added trigger warnings and personal notes. if i'm missing any trigger warnings feel free to msg me and i'll add them ‹𝟹

❥・works n/a on mal:
- Kyou kara Oshi ni Shitsukeraremasu
- Private Love My Actor
- Again and Again (kakine)
- Engi de Ii kara Tabetekure
- Kimochiii tte Nihongo de Nante Iu no?
- Aisare Tagari no Surface
- Give and...? (takanashi iku)
- Hohoemi Ouji to Shinderera
- Hoshii Mono wa Doushitatte
- Satsuei no Ato de Tabe Sasete?
- Aishiteru Dewa Omosugite
- Junjou Wanko to Retsujou Tattoo

Good and great manga available on Manga Planet BL selecionar (futekyia) for those who can support the authors through the membership and read in official sources ✨

Ngl there’s a lot of manga that are not my cup of tea there, but I want to show you my favorite ones in their library.
(even if you already read one of them and liked it, iif you can pay for a bit to support the authors it’s great as well)

The absolute creme of the crop, in terms of physical attractiveness.

Stack notes:
- Characters are male in sex and (mostly) masculine in gender expression
- Applicable character(s) listed for each manga
- Contains BL (boys love)

I’ve read a lot of boys love and most tend to blend together—these do not. These mangas leave a lasting impression because of one or more of the following qualities:

- compelling/effective and detailed/vivid ART; bonus of distinctiveness in style
- evocative, dynamic, intelligible COMPOSITION
- impactful/cinematic, fluid PANELLING
- gorgeous CHARACTER ART (in terms of physical appearance only); bonus of memorable or iconic character DESIGN
- naturalistic, non-sentimental DIALOGUE
- thoughtful CHARACTERISATION resulting in believable or relatable/multidimensional/complex characters who can exist and are interesting as individuals outside of the romance
- CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT that’s natural, reflected in character action/interiority, and are depicted in depth
- interesting character RELATIONSHIPS that are well-developed, grounded and complex, and/or with bonds that can be felt; irresistible character chemistry
- compelling, creative, coherent (visual) STORYTELLING in which narrative techniques are used deftly to develop the story and its elements
- THEMES are woven into the narrative and are explored in depth and with nuance to provoke thought/give deeper insight or different perspective into a topic

Stack notes:
- Listed for each entry are the notable qualities as described above that distinguish the manga