BL Manga with Confusing Titles/Covers
Manga
Don't judge a book by its cover! This stack contains BL/Yaoi/Shounen Ai manga that have titles or covers that are confusing or misleading about the content that is inside.
[Work in progress - I will add more manga when I encounter them]
[Work in progress - I will add more manga when I encounter them]
Manga, 1 vol, 2017
Me:-
Author:9
This manga wins an award for having one of the most misleading covers AND titles. At first glance this looks like some random slutty story, but it is not. The manga has a much deeper story than expected with great rival dynamics and the characters bickering at each other without it being too much. The title has nothing to do with stopping to be "pure", more like stopping to be "nice" (for a reason that is explained in the manga).
Manga, 1 vol, 2017
Me:-
Author:8
Another cover that makes it look like some random slutty manga but the story was much deeper than what the cover suggests.
Content warning: adultery
Content warning: adultery
Manga, 1 vol, 2016
Me:-
Author:7
"Nurenezumi" means "soaked to the skin" and is probably meant as a reference to how the main character feels a bit into the manga. The English translation "wet mice" is super literal and can be super confusing. The manga can be a little hard to read sometimes because of its content but it gets better towards the end. And yes, it has only 3 chapters which are all about 70 pages long.
Manga, 1 vol, 2014
Me:-
Author:8
I have no idea why the first story is called "Yankees Porno" because it has nothing to do with it at all but is a nice story with enemies to lovers dynamics.
Manga, 1 vol, 2016
Me:-
Author:9
I wouldn't say that the cover and title are misleading here because that's what you get: a story about fuck buddies. But I'm listing this here because it can look like a rather superficial story about fuck buddies, but it actually turns into a deeper story than one might expect.
Manga, 2 vol, 2019
Me:-
Author:9
I guess the title is supposed to be a reference to the "scary" guy, but he's not acting like a beast at all and honestly he doesn't even look like one. And the English title goes even further and adds that he wants to be "tamed" which is also a very confusing word to use here. It's a sweet story about a guy who comes off as scary to others but in reality he only wants to be pat on the head and to be loved.
Manga, 1 vol, 2019
Me:-
Author:7
The English title (which is even on the official Japanese cover) says "I'll make you cry" and it gives the impression that there will be tears. But looking at the kanji of the Japanese title, the "crying" here probably has to do with animal sounds. There's a cat in this manga but otherwise I couldn't really find a connection to the title...
Manga, 2 vol, 2007
Me:-
Author:6
Despite what the title says, there's no harem in this manga. There are some other men who try to get closer to Ryo (not for good reasons) but I wouldn't call this a harem. The story is about the two main characters, about their pasts and how they get closer to each other.
Manga, 1 vol, 2013
Me:-
Author:8
The α in the title might suggest that this is an omegaverse manga, but it's not. The cover also doesn't exactly show what's inside. It's actually a nice story about two guys getting closer while dealing with emotional baggage.
Manga, 1 vol, 2020
Me:-
Author:9
The title makes it sound like this is some generic BL, but it's far away from that. It's a revenge story that is done very tastefully, with the focus on the characters, their backgrounds, and pasts - and how they both deal with the situation.
Manga, 1 vol, 2013
Me:-
Author:6
The cover makes it look like some serious, possibly sad manga, but it's actually a pretty fun read (comedy BL).
Manga, 1 vol, 2019
Me:-
Author:6
The cover makes it look like some slutty, kinky story, but the manga is more harmless. While the beginning is a bit weird, at the end it's actually quite sweet.