Boys Kissing Boys
Anime
Guys kissing each other for any of the following reasons: love, revenge, heroism, attention-seeking, boredom (it was just something to do), etc. What counts as a kiss? Any manly body-to-mouth or mouth-to mouth physical contact...even if accidental.
List includes some variations of friends to lovers, rivals to lovers, enemies to lovers trope. And some canon romance as well as gay, gayness, or queer subtext.
All anime are either non BL or not tagged as boys' love, shounen ai, or yaoi. Some have content warnings so look em up if you're unfamiliar.
List includes some variations of friends to lovers, rivals to lovers, enemies to lovers trope. And some canon romance as well as gay, gayness, or queer subtext.
All anime are either non BL or not tagged as boys' love, shounen ai, or yaoi. Some have content warnings so look em up if you're unfamiliar.
TV, 2022,
24 eps
Me:-
Author:9
An unaspiring monk puts his finger in the MC's mouth in the first episode. On the list for that alone. Tho the subtext (text?) leads me to believe some of these boys are kissing off screen...
TV, 2021,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:10
This one is backloaded with men kissing each other. Takes awhile to get there, but eventually they start and don't stop. I lost count how many times they do it. And even when I was expecting it, they somehow still surprise me with the execution.
Migi to Dali
Migi & Dali
TV, 2023,
13 eps
Me:-
Author:10
One kiss. This show is a weird one (in a good way). Something like an absurdist mystery with twins.
TV, 2018,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:9
The MC puts his lips on another man at some point. But before and after that, there's a ton of overt, unhinged homoeroticism that'll probably overshadow the actual reason this anime made the list.
TV, 2018,
24 eps
Me:-
Author:10
One kiss (I think?). At least only one kiss I cared about. Due to the content covered in the anime, I probably didn't count anything violent.
Movie, 2019,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:9
One kiss... possibly the longest onscreen kiss on this list.
JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 5: Ougon no Kaze
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
TV, 2018,
39 eps
Me:-
Author:10
One unsolicited face lick (but maybe not unwanted??)
idk, it's JoJo. It's homoerotic. There's probably other things that happen that also qualify it for this list. And honestly maybe even all the parts qualify. The face lick just sticks out the most to me.
idk, it's JoJo. It's homoerotic. There's probably other things that happen that also qualify it for this list. And honestly maybe even all the parts qualify. The face lick just sticks out the most to me.
Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto
Star Driver
TV, 2010,
25 eps
Me:-
Author:8
One censored kiss. But watch this one for the sassy posing mech in heels and a missile skirt, and the enchanting maiden songs playing before each battle.
Tian Guan Cifu
Heaven Official's Blessing
ONA, 2020,
11 eps
Me:-
Author:10
He's a gentleman so he only kisses his crush's hand. But they share a bed and a haystack. And tbh whatever they were doing on that haystack was way more intimate than most things on this list.
TV, 2016,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:10
One censored kiss... but you definitely know they kissed, right?
TV, 2019,
11 eps
Me:-
Author:10
One or two boy-kisses from the younger cast. And some adult interactions between grown men (I think they were maybe kissing...)
Shoujo Kakumei Utena
Revolutionary Girl Utena
TV, 1997,
39 eps
Me:-
Author:10
This one guy kisses (licks?) this other guy's finger and talks about how he wants to make him his bride. There's also imagery of shirtless boys having serious conversations while they pose or flop around in bed. It's subtext for something.
Kabukichou Sherlock
Case File nº221: Kabukicho
TV, 2019,
24 eps
Me:-
Author:10
Multiple queer kisses starting with the OP
Shinsekai yori
From the New World
TV, 2012,
25 eps
Me:-
Author:8
One kiss but the animators make sure it's one you'll remember
TV, 2024,
13 eps
Me:-
Author:-
Cute boys fighting each other and maybe they fight with their mouths too???
TV, 2021,
24 eps
Me:-
Author:-
I don't know what this show is about. I only watched the one episode where the boys kissed and then I think there's a fight?
TV, 2006,
25 eps
Me:-
Author:8
At least one kiss. This may have been the first time I ever saw boys kissing in an anime.
Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu Happy Kiss!
Cute High Earth Defense Club HAPPY KISS!
TV, 2018,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:8
they kiss the hand of a prince to transform into magical knights
Oooku
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers
ONA, 2023,
10 eps
Me:-
Author:9
One kiss... which doesn't seem like a lot from a show with so much focus on the lives of male concubines.
Ling Qi
Spiritpact
ONA, 2016,
20 eps
Me:-
Author:7
Kissing is how their powers work so I imagine they kiss quite a bit
Owari no Seraph
Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign
TV, 2015,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:8
No kissing, but it's vampires, so I'm counting biting. Also it just felt like a love story to me.
Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo
Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches
TV, 2015,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:8
13 onscreen kisses and a couple offscreen. Everyone kiss in this one.
Hanma Baki: Son of Ogre 2nd Season
Baki Hanma 2nd Season
ONA, 2023,
27 eps
Me:-
Author:-
a literal kissing fight. Viewer discretion advised. Contender for longest onscreen kiss. Definitely the most graphic on this list.
