mildly tragic bl mangas
Manga
bls that made me want to cry/made me actually cry (aka the name of the stack is a lie, some of these are very tragic)
Manga, 9 vol, 2013
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Author:8
everyone’s story here is heart-wrenching tbh, but yuki and mafuyu's story will always have a place in my heart.
Manga, ? vol, 2021
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Author:8
mostly horror, but also about grief and letting go.
Manga, 1 vol, 2018
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Author:7
this one’s tragic in a pretty fucked up way.
tw: prostitution, ntr
tw: prostitution, ntr
Manga, 2 vol, 2016
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Author:9
everyone is also tragic here. has mlm elements but not exactly bl, also deals with gender identity issues.
Manga, 1 vol, 2017
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Author:9
sad, beautiful, and hopeful all in the same breath. also deals with gender identity issues!
tw: rape (this one was particularly brutal for me, so be warned)
tw: rape (this one was particularly brutal for me, so be warned)
Manga, 1 vol, 2014
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Author:8
tw: domestic violence (it’s very explicit and brutal in this one, be warned)
Doujinshi, 1 vol, 2015
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Author:7
prev entry’s prequel. it’s pretty harrowing.
tw: domestic violence, workplace abuse
tw: domestic violence, workplace abuse
Manga, 1 vol, 2014
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Author:8
the first story is already a tiny bit tragic, but the second one is where it’s at (it’s the sequel to the two previous entries)
tw: references to workplace and domestic abuse
tw: references to workplace and domestic abuse
Manga, 2 vol, 2015
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Author:9
prev entry’s sequel. a very painful depiction of dealing with the consequences of your past.
tw: domestic violence
tw: domestic violence
Manga, 2 vol, 2015
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Author:8
omegaverse with tragic backstory and circumstances pt. 1
Manga, 2 vol, 2016
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Author:8
omegaverse with tragic backstory and circumstances pt. 2
Manga, 6 vol, 2013
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Author:7
unfortunately doesn’t finish as strong as it starts. childhood trauma turns to mysophobia.
Manga, 1 vol, 2020
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Author:8
1900 -1930s america, mafia, talks about being mixed race and the racial tensions at the time and also the great deperession, somewhat dark and tragic but it's also kinda beautiful.
Manga, 1 vol, 2016
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Author:9
the family-dynamics and the back-story of the characters are mildly tragic.
Manga, 1 vol, 2016
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Author:8
starts off very wholesome and gets quite real in the middle.
Manga, 1 vol, 2008
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Author:9
both of the main characters’ backstories are pretty tragic
Manga, 1 vol, 2016
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Author:8
actually a lot darker & more tragic than what it seems. workplace enemies to lovers romace. nsfw.
(anezaki-san isn’t the best guy/boss in the world but he goes through too much here.)
tw: dubcon, mutual blackmailing?, rape
(anezaki-san isn’t the best guy/boss in the world but he goes through too much here.)
tw: dubcon, mutual blackmailing?, rape
Manga, 1 vol, 2016
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Author:7
a melancholic love triangle. the boys struggle a fair bit with homophobia and bullying though :(
Manga, 1 vol, 2016
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Author:7
not sure if this belongs here kind of, but the back story is a little tragic, and the midway point is too, but these two are idiots
Manga, ? vol, 2018
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tragic backstory I’m pretty sure :c also has an overall kinda melancholic feeling about the whole thing
Manga, 2 vol, 2011
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Author:9
manages to toe the line between fiction and reality in a very cool way. a good mix of talking about family circumstances, sexuality, and gender.
tw: rape, homophobia, bullying
tw: rape, homophobia, bullying
Manga, 2 vol, 2020
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Author:7
mc does pretty problematic things but there’s an overarching melancholy about the story