#does anyone have other bl recs that are similar vibes?

[lumchan]

>:3c stigmata ia really good! hidebu takahashi is one of my all-time fav mangakas, her art is sooooo dynamic and cool. it's in an interesting position, where the first volume was published in a seinen magazine (altho definitely had its share of gay subtext) while the second vol, aka stigmata aikon, was published in a bl magazine. it's a pretty short read but s'good

off the top of my head: warnings for, like, a LOT of blood and some heavy gore, plus nudity n sexual content (esp in the second volume)

have a good one boss 🫡

omggg i'm so excited to read it....i think was just licensed in english so i'm hoping the fujo at my library has it on pre-order so i can read it asap 👀👀

[gatoraid]

“got to be in the top 5 bl manga i’ve ugly cried to” can i get the rest of the list, i need recs pls 👀🙏

Hahaha what an amazing ask :DD 

These are in no particular order and idk if you’re already familiar with all of these but here goes:

Nakamura Asumiko’s Classmates series; Kumota Haruko’s Itoshi no nekokke/ My Darling Kitten Hair series

Lumping these two together because they both made me cry tears of queer joy

The themes of family and coming out are handled so gently if sometimes bittersweetly in these stories

AND the wedding scenes in both series are soooo lovely I’m gonna cry just thinking abt them

(Classmates is published in eng by Seven Seas, Nekokke sadly does not have an official eng release after Jmanga went down and I think it’s kinda underrated in the eng speaking manga sphere sobb)

Marukido Maki’s Pornographer series & End of the World With You

Once again lumping two series together bc Marukido Maki just does Things to me okay

Honestly I think all of their series have made me look at my life and my choices and reflect on all kinds of things I never expected to be while reading a story abt idk dictation of erotic novels

Also the bittersweet and somewhat unusual rlationships Marukido Maki writes are so good

(Pornographer and its sequel & prequel can be read on Mangaplanet. End of the World does not have an official eng release, but both of these series do have decent live action adaptations, Pornographer’s is called ”The Novelist” in eng)

Harada’s One Room Angel

I know Harada is a big hit or miss for a lot of people, I am definitely a fan even if I don’t love all of their series

This is another story that made me think about life, choices, healing, finding meaning within yourself... so many themes that easily make me cry

(One Room Angel can be read on Mangaplanet. There is also a great live action series even though it hits a bit different than the original does)

Asada Nemui’s Sleeping Dead

Look it’s been a year since I read it but this story about zombies and trauma and the horrors of living is still haunting me

My full, very detailed write-up on Sleeping Dead can be found here

Overall I love Asada Nemui’s stories that dan be quite dark and brutal but that also have humor and humanity in them

(Sleeping Dead doesn’t have an official eng translation but it has been translated in French at least. Some of Asada Nemui’s other translated works can be read on Mangaplanet and Renta.)

Azuma Kaya’s The Scene of My Rumspringa

Adding this last because this is what inspired this whole ask

The themes of growing up and leaving your childhood behind and finding your own path are done SO.SO.WELL in this story. And the way Azuma Kaya’s visual storytelling brings those themes alive is just stunning

If there is anyone out there who still hasn’t read this Amish themed BL manga, I am begging on my knees: it is NOT a joke it is actually one of the most touching and sweet and unique BL stories you’ll ever read

(The official english translation can be read on Bookwalker and Inkr)

(I’ve also written about the spin-off Dear Gene that has a very similar vibe)

BONUS

Sweet Pool

This is not a manga but a horror BL visual novel

The way this made me break down sobbing at 3 am... still haven’t recovered even though it’s been years

The themes of loneliness, fate and choices affected me in some profound way, it is definitely my fave out of all the Nitro+Chiral visual novels I’ve played

(Jast Blue has published this in english, you can get the uncensored version on their website)