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mildly tragic bl mangas

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bypixelatedreality
Sep 07 2022, 9:12 AM | Updated Nov 26, 6:34 PM
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)
Given
Manga, 9 vol, 2013 Me:- Author:8
everyone’s story here is heart-wrenching tbh, but yuki and mafuyu's story will always have a place in my heart.
Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu
Manga, ? vol, 2021 Me:- Author:8
mostly horror, but also about grief and letting go.
Kowagaranaide, Soba ni Ite
Manga, 1 vol, 2015 Me:- Author:8
amnesia.
Aiseyo Bakemono
Manga, 1 vol, 2018 Me:- Author:7
this one’s tragic in a pretty fucked up way.

tw: prostitution, ntr
Shikabane to Hanayome
Manga, 1 vol, 2021 Me:- Author:7
another tragically fucked up one.

tw: incest
Lonely to Organdy
Manga, ? vol, 2016 Me:- Author:9
ghosts! one of my all time favs.
Kono Koi ni Mirai wa Nai
Manga, 2 vol, 2016 Me:- Author:9
everyone is also tragic here. has mlm elements but not exactly bl, also deals with gender identity issues.
Boy Meets Maria
Manga, 1 vol, 2017 Me:- 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)
Sabita Yoru demo Koi wa Sasayaku
Manga, 1 vol, 2014 Me:- Author:8
tw: domestic violence (it’s very explicit and brutal in this one, be warned)
Sabita Yoru demo Koi wa Sasayaku dj - Azami
Doujinshi, 1 vol, 2015 Me:- Author:7
prev entry’s prequel. it’s pretty harrowing.

tw: domestic violence, workplace abuse
Renai Ruby no Tadashii Furikata
Manga, 1 vol, 2014 Me:- 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
Hadakeru Kaibutsu
Manga, 2 vol, 2015 Me:- Author:9
prev entry’s sequel. a very painful depiction of dealing with the consequences of your past.

tw: domestic violence
Mou Ichido, Nandodemo.
Manga, 2 vol, 2014 Me:- Author:8
amnesia.
Kashikomarimashita, Destiny
Manga, 2 vol, 2015 Me:- Author:8
omegaverse with tragic backstory and circumstances pt. 1
Kashikomarimashita, Destiny: Answer
Manga, 2 vol, 2016 Me:- Author:8
omegaverse with tragic backstory and circumstances pt. 2
Boku ga Otto ni Deau made
Manga, 1 vol, 2020 Me:- Author:8
realistically heartbreaking.
Ugetsudou Antique
Manga, 1 vol, 2019 Me:- Author:7
tragic backstory?
Ten Count
Manga, 6 vol, 2013 Me:- Author:7
unfortunately doesn’t finish as strong as it starts. childhood trauma turns to mysophobia.
Nights Before Night
Manga, 1 vol, 2017 Me:- Author:8
yakuza.
Mods
Manga, 1 vol, 2015 Me:- Author:8
yakuza.
Blue Lust
Manga, 3 vol, 2014 Me:- Author:8
tragic backstory? :c
Ao ni Naku
Manga, 2 vol, 2017 Me:- Author:8
mysterious premise. tragic.
Sayonara no Moment
Manga, 1 vol, 2022 Me:- Author:8
ghosts!
Haruka Tooki Ie
Manga, 1 vol, 2020 Me:- Author:-
religious trauma :(

tw: rape, murder
Asagao wa Yoru kara Saku
Manga, 1 vol, 2019 Me:- Author:8
more ghosts!
Kotaete My Drifter
Manga, 1 vol, 2020 Me:- 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.
Restart wa Tadaima no Ato de
Manga, 1 vol, 2016 Me:- Author:9
the family-dynamics and the back-story of the characters are mildly tragic.
Life: Senjou no Bokura
Manga, 1 vol, 2016 Me:- Author:8
starts off very wholesome and gets quite real in the middle.
Doushitemo Furetakunai
Manga, 1 vol, 2008 Me:- Author:9
both of the main characters’ backstories are pretty tragic
Ore to Joushi no Kakushigoto
Manga, 1 vol, 2016 Me:- 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
Hikyoumono dato Waratte Kure
Manga, 1 vol, 2016 Me:- Author:7
a melancholic love triangle. the boys struggle a fair bit with homophobia and bullying though :(
Fuck Buddy
Manga, 1 vol, 2016 Me:- 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
Usagi no Mori
Manga, ? vol, 2018 Me:- Author:-
tragic backstory I’m pretty sure :c also has an overall kinda melancholic feeling about the whole thing
Smells Like Green Spirit
Manga, 2 vol, 2011 Me:- 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
Utsukushii Koto
Manga, 2 vol, 2020 Me:- Author:7
mc does pretty problematic things but there’s an overarching melancholy about the story
Kimidori
Manga, 1 vol, 2020 Me:- Author:7

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