[ JAPAN ] shorter BL dramas

[ 10 episodes // 23 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 3 hours 50 minutes

A charmingly handsome owner of a small restaurant, who can make anyone's stomach and heart happy, meets a divorced office worker who got relocated to Osaka and... falls in love with him at first sight?!

Genres: Food, Comedy, Romance
Tags: Ex Comes Back, Childhood Friends' Relationship, Restaurateur Male Lead, Office Worker Supporting Character, Office Worker Male Lead, Chef Male Lead, Gay Romance, Divorced Male Lead, Bisexual Male Lead, Friends To Lovers

[ 10 episodes // 25 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 4 hours 10 minutes

When Shirasaki, an underdog stage actor, gets cast in a gay drama series, he is surprised to learn that he will be working with Hayama, his charming clubmate from university who is now a popular actor. During production, Shirasaki realizes that he will need some inspiration and goes to find somewhere the local gay people hang out. What he didn't expect was to meet Hayama there, which eventually led to a kiss. He soon finds himself confused and conflicted about his feelings as he struggles to keep his emotions contained on-screen…

Genres: Romance, Drama
Tags: Actor Male Lead, Popular Male Lead, Entertainment Industry, Awkward Male Lead, Calm Male Lead, Co-workers' Relationship, Adapted From A Manga, Gay Romance, Filmmaking, Meet Again

[ 10 episodes // 24 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 4 hours

Shirasaki Yuki and Hayama Asami have finally confessed their secret feelings and are now officially a couple. Hayama, who is a popular actor and doing well in his career, and Shirasaki, who has stepped up as a promising young actor, find a little space in their busy schedules to spend sweet and precious time together at Hayama's house.

Preparations for filming the special drama "Daytime Dream" have begun as planned, but an incident occurs that will cause turmoil in the relationship between the two lovers!? What kind of future awaits the two actors, rivals, and lovers?

Genres: Romance, Drama
Tags: Actor Male Lead, Entertainment Industry, Gay Male Lead, Gay Relationship, LGBTQ+, Gay Romance, Adapted From A Manga, Hardworking Male Lead, Cohabitation, Co-workers' Relationship

[ 3 episodes // 45 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 2 hours 15 minutes

Akafuji Yuichiro, a popular and charming actor, and Aoyagi Hajime, a former child star who's lost his spark, are cast as the leads in a live-action adaptation of a hit BL manga. To prep for the role, they move in together, but their relationship is rocky from the start. Akafuji's cold attitude toward Aoyagi only fuels his dislike. Little do they know, Akafuji is secretly in love with Aoyagi, and Aoyagi thinks Akafuji just can't stand him. Their misunderstandings lead to a hilarious, heartwarming cohabitation romance.

Genres: Comedy, Romance
Tags: Actor Male Lead, LGBTQ+, Gay Romance, Nice Male Lead, Housemates' Relationship, Secret Crush, Misunderstanding, Entertainment Industry, Eccentric Male Lead, Fan Male Lead

[ 12 episodes // 24 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 4 hours 48 minutes

When a shy, awkward man turns 30 while still a virgin, he can suddenly read minds – and finds out that his charismatic coworker has a huge crush on him!

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Life, Supernatural
Tags: Mind Reading, Secret Crush, Healthy Mains’ Relationship, Nice Male Lead, Magical Realism, Inner Monologue, Shy Male Lead, Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance, Supernatural Power

Total Runtime = 1 hours 44 minutes

How will Adachi and Kurosawa deal with their relationship now that Adachi received an order to be transferred?

Genres: Romance, Life, Supernatural
Tags: LGBTQ+, Gay Relationship, Gay Romance, Gay Male Lead, Adapted From A Manga, Co-workers' Relationship, Secret Relationship, Virgin Male Lead, Hardworking Male Lead, Mind Reading

[ 8 episodes // 25 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 3 hours 20 minutes

Aoyama Kanata is a popular student who is always surrounded by people, yet there is a certain emotional distance about him. Senkawa Akira is an academically outstanding loner. They don’t know each other’s names or classes, but they recognize each other by face.

One day, these two opposites meet on the stair landing that leads to the school rooftop. In a space meant only for the two of them, where the bustle of school feels far away, they begin to talk about feelings they can’t share with anyone else. In a hidden corner of the school that no one knows about, they share a single earphone and listen to the sound of a guitar riff. Before they realize it, their heartbeats begin to overlap and move as one.

Genres: Romance, Youth
Tags: Student Supporting Character, Student Male Lead, School Setting, Tutor- Student Relationship, Soccer Player Male Lead, School Friends' Relationship, Former Athlete Male Lead, Best Friends' Relationship, Straightforward Male Lead, Gay Romance

[ 8 episodes // 25 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 3 hours 20 minutes

Sahashi and Natsume form a working relationship as cosmetic consultants at the request of their company, with both consultants being star employees. However, the impolite and disrespectful Sahashi is a big headache for the senior Natsume. What's more, Sahashi discovers Natsume's secret and threatens him with it...

Genres: Romance
Tags: Cosmetic Industry, Co-workers' Relationship, Determined Male Lead, Possessive Male Lead, Workplace Setting, Senior-Junior Relationship, Consultant Male Lead, Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance, LGBTQ+

[ 10 episodes // 25 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 4 hours 10 minutes

In Season 2, the two will face obstacles as they move up the career ladder and ponder their future. Furthermore, their long-distance relationship faces a crisis.

Genres: Romance
Tags: Cosmetic Industry, Consultant Male Lead, Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance, Gay Relationship, LGBTQ+, Miniseries, Adapted From A Manga

[ 11 episodes // 30 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 5 hours 30 minutes

Minato Yokoi and Wataru Nakano became best friends in high school after a shared love of photography, and even lived together during university. When Minato moved to Hokkaido for work, Wataru returned to their empty apartment and finally realized he was in love. Scared of those feelings, he stopped contacting Minato entirely. Three years later, while Wataru is working at a local photo studio, Minato suddenly messages him to say he’s being transferred back home.

Wataru is thrilled but tries to convince himself to stay “just friends.” That resolve collapses the moment they reunite, and all his feelings come back at full force. Then, Minato casually drops a bomb: “Let’s live together.”

Wataru can’t hide how happy it makes him, but he still refuses, clinging to the safety of friendship over a relationship that might someday end. Minato doesn’t give up, though. With straightforward words and actions, he pushes closer, determined not to let Wataru run away from love again.

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Life
Tags: Friends Reunited, Expressed Consent, School Friends' Relationship, Roommates' Relationship, Photographer Supporting Character, Photographer Male Lead, Office Worker Male Lead, Gay Romance, Grandpa-Grandson Relationship, Return To Hometown

[ 6 episodes // 26 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 2 hours 36 minutes

High school student Hayakawa Shuichiro has given up his beloved music and closed his heart due to a past incident. Sometimes, to fill that void, he sleeps with anyone. But one day, when he is still not satisfied and is overcome with a suffocating pain, Hayakawa heads to the roof of the school building. In this deserted place where the sky and the sea blend beautifully together, he is able to naturally hum the music he thought he had abandoned.

On the roof, he meets his classmate Konno Ryohei. Hayakawa is strongly attracted to Konno, who is unsociable but faces his beloved camera head-on. However, at the same time, he compares himself to Konno, who is completely unwavering in his favorite things and dreams, and he begins to feel helpless, jealous and inferior. Hayakawa, overwhelmed by his complicated emotions, blurts out his uncontrollable feelings. Since that day, their relationship has changed from friendship to something else...

Genres: Romance, Youth
Tags: Photographer Male Lead, Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance, Photography, Miniseries, Slow Burn Romance, School Setting, Inner Monologue, Flashback To Past, Bisexual Male Lead

[ 6 episodes // 24 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 2 hours 24 minutes

Sato Mafuyu, clutching his Gibson guitar, meets fellow student Uenoyama Ritsuka after a chance encounter on the gym staircase. Uenoyama, knowledgeable about guitars, agrees to fix Sato's and teach him how to play. He invites Sato to a jam session with his bandmates, Nakayama Haruki and Kaji Akihiko. Impressed by Sato's beautiful voice, Uenoyama envisions him as the lead singer. After an emotional conversation with an old friend, Sato accepts the offer. With his new friends' support, Sato must learn to play and confront the mysterious past behind his guitar.

Genres: Music, Romance, Youth, Drama
Tags: Adapted From A Manga, Gay Romance, LGBTQ+, Band, Gay Male Lead, Introverted Male Lead, Inner Monologue, Miniseries, Guitarist Male Lead, Singer Male Lead

[ 8 episodes // 25 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 3 hours 20 minutes

Dazed and confused, Chihiro awakes on a pile of garbage with memories of wedding still fresh in his mind. When out of the blue a young man named Keito appears before him. Instantly, he then recalls the night he spent with this person. The booze! The hotel! The punch to his face!

Chihiro may not have a place to call home currently and Keito may not be a good person by any means, but maybe the two of them could be happy together.

Genres: Psychological, Romance, Drama
Tags: Gay Romance, LGBTQ+, Trauma, Gay Male Lead, Strangers To Lovers, Sadism, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Difficult Childhood, Poor Male Lead, Flashback To Past

** lots of trigger-warnings with this one, be sure to check tags and reviews **

[ 5 episodes // 23 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 1 hour 55 minutes ---> Sequel Movie : "His"

Nagisa is 17 years old and is in his second year of high school. He is apart from his parents and lives alone in the seaside town of Fujisawa in Kanagawa. He is passionate about surfing and works at a bathhouse in a hostel on the island Enoshima linked to Fujisawa. Shun is the same age as Nagisa and visits Fujisawa for spring break. They meet and develop a relationship more than a friendship. However, the surfing equipment store owner’s daughter Chika has been secretly in love with Nagisa.

Genres: Romance, Youth
Tags: LGBTQ+, Coming Of Age, Gay Romance, Miniseries, Unrequited Love, Secret Crush, Seaside Setting, Surfing, Gay Male Lead, Shy Male Lead

[ 6 episodes // 22 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 2 hours 12 minutes

After getting into a relationship, actors Akafuji Yuichiro and Aoyanagi Hajime enter their honeymoon phase. However, misunderstandings and uneasiness soon arise due to their passionate natures. Soon, Kuromiya Ryoga joins the cast which adds to the messy relationship, and sparks start to fly in every direction.

Genres: Comedy, Romance
Tags: Fan Male Lead, Actor Male Lead, Gay Romance, Inner Monologue, LGBTQ+, Eccentric Male Lead, Adapted From A Manga, Gay Supporting Character, Bisexual Male Lead, Entertainment Industry

[ 8 episodes // 20 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 2 hours 40 minutes

"No matter how much time we spend together, I’ll never become special to you."

Childhood best friends. Two halves of a whole. The cool, smart one who’s good at almost everything, and his average, dorky friend who struggles to do anything right­—Yamato and Kakeru. Always by the other’s side, but not together in the way they truly want to be. No matter how hard they try, their hearts cannot reach each other…

Genres: Romance, Youth
Tags: Childhood Friends' Relationship, Secret Crush, High School, Adapted From A Manga, Inner Monologue, Unrequited Love, Student Male Lead, Best Friends' Relationship, Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance

[ 6 episodes // 24 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 2 hour 24 minutes

Illustrator Okusawa Ritsu and salesman Ikegami Fumiya fall in love after meeting at an old coffee shop, but things get rocky when Ritsu’s carefree lifestyle clashes with Fumiya’s more conventional one. After a fight, Ritsu leaves, gets into an accident, and wakes up with no memory of Fumiya. Wanting to rebuild their relationship, Fumiya keeps their past a secret and agrees to take Ritsu on a journey to revisit old memories. As they relive their shared moments, Fumiya struggles with his feelings while Ritsu begins to fall for him again, despite his memory loss.

Genres: Romance, Drama
Tags: Second Chance Romance, LGBTQ+, Amnesia, Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance, Flashback To Past, Secret, Nice Male Lead, Break Up, Gay Relationship

[ 8 episodes // 23 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 3 hours 4 minutes

For Mamoru Nekoyashiki, a doujinshi artist, the only thing that satisfies his need for approval is to sell his original BL manga at the popular Kabesa section (a section for popular doujinshi circles on the wall side of the venue) and be recognized by readers at the event. But then one day, something happens to him!

He meets Kazama Issei, a childhood friend he once had a crush on who is now a popular up-and-coming idol. Their lives in distant worlds should never have crossed paths, but you can't take your eyes off this story of two young men growing up in each other's presence!

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Youth, Drama
Tags: Manga Artist Male Lead, Idol Male Lead, Gay Male Lead, Chasing A Dream, LGBTQ+, Adapted From A Manga, Gay Romance, Opposites Attract, Childhood Friends' Relationship, Aloof Male Lead

[ 5 episodes // 23 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 1 hour 55 minutes

Thanks to a past trauma, Amane, a high school student, has given up on the idea of seriously loving anyone.

On the first day of his new life in Enoshima, he met Ryuuji, a boy his age. Ryuuji happened to be Amane's type, and he'd also like to hang out with him more. But what started out with light feelings is now beginning to change into something unexpected...

Genres: Romance, Youth
Tags: Teenager Male Lead, Gay Romance, Classmates' Relationship, Gay Male Lead, Seaside Setting, LGBTQ+, Nice Male Lead, Transfer Student Male Lead, Student Male Lead, High School

[ 4 episodes // 25 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 1 hour 40 minutes
( Movie Version <-- includes and extra 10 minutes and is supposedly better overall )

Two high school students discover an unexpected connection along life's white line, challenging their bond as they navigate the complexities of growing up and first love.

Genres: Romance, Life, Youth, Drama
Tags: LGBTQ+, First Love, Cheerful Male Lead, Time Skip, High School To Working Life, Adapted From A Manga, Character Development, Childish Male Lead, Miniseries, Gay Romance

[ 8 episodes // 30 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 4 hours

Natsukawa Ryota, looking forward to university, is surprised to encounter childhood friend Tanaka Kazuhito as his new roommate. Thus begins their journey of working together to ascertain why seemingly-perfect Kazuhito is still single.

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Youth, Drama
Tags: Childhood Friends' Relationship, Roommates' Relationship, Student Male Lead, University, LGBTQ+, Friendship, Gay Romance, Popular Male Lead, Energetic Male Lead, Loyal Male Lead

[ 6 episodes // 30 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 3 hours

While Akihito Kano was originally a technical worker, he was transferred to the sales department. A year later, he still struggles to fit in with his colleagues, particularly with Seiji Ogami, the ace of the sales department, whom he both admires and is envious of. On a night of a full moon, Akihito stumbles across a shrine, where he finds an old mirror with a mysterious message that the person who looks into the mirror will see their true self. After Akihito wishes to stand on equal footing with Seiji, he's suddenly surrounded by mist, and he awakens in a world that looks just like his – but his colleagues treat him warmly, and Seiji looks at him with affection. Can Akihito use this opportunity to confront his true feelings about Seiji and learn how to let others in?

Genres: Romance, Fantasy
Tags: LGBTQ+, Office Worker Male Lead, Parallel Worlds, Character Development, Height Difference, Workplace Setting, Office Setting, Salesman Male Lead, Alternate Reality, Gay Romance

[ 12 episodes // 20 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 4 hours

Shiba Ryoma, a brilliant lawyer and youngest co-partner at a major law firm, meets the genius con artist Haruto at a bar. Intrigued by Haruto's talent for impersonation, Shiba invites him to become his secret partner. As they work together to solve various problems, Shiba, new to romance, becomes enchanted by Haruto's sweet devotion. Despite their contrasting personalities, the two grow closer, with Haruto falling for Shiba's sensitivity and Shiba struggling with his own feelings. Eventually, they face a dangerous confrontation with great evil.

Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Law, Romance
Tags: Lawyer Male Lead, Gay Romance, Slight Comedy, Sexual Tension, Partners' Relationship, Serious Male Lead, Inner Monologue, LGBTQ+, Adapted From A Novel, Playful Male Lead

[ 6 episodes // 25 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 2 hours 30 minutes

Business editor Miyata Akihiro asks successful professor Iwanaga Takashi to write a column for his magazine. When they meet, Miyata realizes Iwanaga was his first love in high school—under a different last name. Iwanaga is excited to reconnect, but Miyata isn’t thrilled; he cut ties with Iwanaga back then and has tried to move on. Juggling his busy life and a girlfriend, Miyata’s world starts to fall apart as he has to work with Iwanaga. Can they move past the past and start fresh?

Genres: Romance
Tags: Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance, Meet Again, Second Chance Romance, LGBTQ+, First Love Returns, Editor Male Lead, Ex-lover Relationship, Professor Male Lead, Gay Supporting Character

[ 12 episodes // 26 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 5 hours 12 minutes

After bailing out of a grinding office job in Tokyo, 29-year-old Minato Akira has returned to his hometown and taken over his grandfather's laundromat. The laundromat is a popular meeting point for people from all over town and Akira is happy in his peaceful new life. One day, Akira is drawn into conversation with a new customer, senior high-school student Katsuki Shintaro, whose handsome appearance he cannot help noticing. Despite the difference in age, the two quickly become friends. Then, in an unguarded moment Akira reveals that he is gay.

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Life, Drama
Tags: Age Gap [Drama Life], Gay Male Lead, Older Man/Younger Man, Straightforward Male Lead, Teenager Male Lead, Gay Romance, Adapted From A Manga, LGBTQ+, Slow Burn Romance, Unrequited Love

[ 8 episodes // 24 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 3 hours 12 minutes

Fukuhara Kota, a university student plagued by constant misfortune, struggles to make friends due to his embarrassing bad luck. One day, he is rescued by Shinomiya Naoya, a handsome student with supernatural good luck and many friends. Intrigued by Fukuhara, Shinomiya agrees to his request for friendship, though Fukuhara awkwardly phrases it, leading Shinomiya to mistakenly think he’s being asked out on a date

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Life, Youth
Tags: Unlucky Male Lead, Nice Male Lead, Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance, LGBTQ+, Adapted From A Manga, Misunderstanding, Inner Monologue, Popular Male Lead, Miniseries

[ 6 episodes // 24 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 2 hours 24 minutes

A friendless high schooler’s life changes forever when he falls for his popular classmate. Could an unexpected connection allow romance to bloom between them?

Genres: Psychological, Romance, Youth, Drama
Tags: Gay Romance, Photography, Inner Monologue, Dysphemia, LGBTQ+, Gay Male Lead, Meet Again, Adapted From A Novel, Popular Male Lead, Shy Male Lead

[ 4 episodes // 25 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 1 hour 40 minutes

Having overcome the obstacles that stood between them in high school, Kazunari Hira and Sou Kiyoi are now dating and even living together. Hira is now in his fourth and final year in college while Kiyoi continues to work hard in his acting career.

But life for this couple isn't smooth sailing. Hira still struggles with self-esteem issues and it impacts both his relationship with Kiyoi as well as his search for employment. Kiyoi tries his best to encourage his boyfriend but can Hira overcome his own internal self-doubts and take steps to create a forever with Kiyoi?

Genres: Psychological, Romance, Youth, Drama
Tags: Cohabitation, LGBTQ+, Actor Male Lead, Photographer Male Lead, Gay Male Lead, Miniseries, Gay Romance, Inner Monologue, Obsessive Male Lead, Fan Male Lead

Total Runtime = 1 hour 43 minutes

As high school sweethearts transition into adulthood, their once-strong bond faces new challenges that test the limits of their love.

Genres: Romance, Youth, Drama
Tags: Gay Male Lead, Gay Relationship, LGBTQ+, Actor Male Lead, Cohabitation, Inner Monologue, Photographer Male Lead, Entertainment Industry, Photography, Actor/Actress Supporting Character

[ 10 episodes // 20 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 3 hours 20 minutes

When his high school crush's eraser has another boy's name on it, a flustered student finds himself caught in a whirlwind of romantic misunderstandings and comedic chaos.

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Life, Youth
Tags: High School, LGBTQ+, Calm Male Lead, Serious Male Lead, Gay Romance, Bisexual Male Lead, Healthy Mains’ Relationship, Misunderstanding, Nice Male Lead, Secret Crush

[ 8 episodes // 24 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 3 hours 12 minutes

Popular handsome man and weather forecaster Segasaki is actually a tyrant at home. Yoh, an ero-manga artist in a tight spot knows this very well. This is because the two of them are living together. More than that, it's because he cooks and cleans for Segasaki! To no surprise, in exchange for being provided food, he must "obey everything that Segasaki says". What comes from such a contract is?

Genres: Romance, Drama
Tags: Cohabitation, Possessive Male Lead, Weather Forecaster Male Lead, Manga Artist Male Lead, Inner Monologue, Lack Of Communication, LGBTQ+, Rainy Setting, Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance

[ 5 episodes // 25 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 2 hours 5 minutes

Sleep, wake, and work — sum up the day-to-day life of 39-year-old, Nozue. A routine that eases him and conversely weighs heavily on him — which worries the hard-eyed but reliable Togawa, a 29-year-old subordinate of his. In an unexpected turn of events, the two of them end up visiting a pancake shop bustling with girls.

Genres: Romance, Life, Drama
Tags: Age Gap [Drama Life], Gay Romance, Boss-Employee Relationship, Gay Male Lead, Office Worker Male Lead, LGBTQ+, Miniseries, Older Man/Younger Man, Superior/Subordinate Relationship, Secret Crush

[ 6 episodes // 24 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 2 hours 24 minutes

Koki lives a lonely, miserable life, working at a convenience store with no joy. After a near-fatal stabbing, he encounters a stunning male angel, believing death has come for him. To his surprise, Koki survives and returns home, only to find the angel living with him. The angel, suffering from amnesia and unable to fly, stays with Koki, and emotions begin to stir between them, revealing the angel’s hidden sorrow.

Genres: Romance, Fantasy
Tags: Angel Male Lead, Death, Roommates' Relationship, Apartment Setting, Loner Male Lead, Bromance, Suicide, Amnesia, Character Development, Age Gap

[ 10 episodes // 23 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 3 hours 50 minutes

Eating around other people is a struggle for salaryman Yutaka, despite his talent for cooking. All that changes when he meets Minoru and Tane—two brothers, many years apart in age—who ask him to teach them how to make his delicious food! Yutaka soon finds himself having a change of heart as he looks forward to the meals they share together.

Genres: Food, Romance, Life, Family
Tags: Slow Burn Romance, Child Supporting Character, Found Family, Adapted From A Manga, Brothers' Relationship, Gay Romance, Healing, Nice Male Lead, Family Relationship, Friends To Lovers

[ 10 episodes // 24 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 4 hours

Minase Jin was an exemplary high school student who hated Hirukawa Haruki, a delinquent who led the troublemakers in school. Deciding not to get involved with the delinquents, Jin lived his life as a spectator. However, after finding out about Haruki’s secret, the two quickly get intimate

Genres: Romance, Youth
Tags: Abusive Parent, Smart Male Lead, Student Male Lead, School Setting, Delinquent Male Lead, High School To College, LGBTQ+, High School, Adapted From A Webtoon, Teenager Male Lead

[ 2 episodes // 14 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 28 minutes

After deciding to spend their lives together and all the talks of marriage around them, Minase Jin and Hirukawa Haruki discuss how to handle future questions regarding their relationship, like if they should disclose it to other people, or if how they are now is already good enough.

Genres: Romance, Drama
Tags: Closeted Male Lead, Gay Male Lead, Engaged Male Lead, Gay Relationship, Secret Relationship, LGBTQ+, Adapted From A Webtoon, Gay Romance, Office Worker Male Lead, Director Male Lead

[ 6 episodes // 24 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 2 hours 24 minutes

Hiro's so stressed out at work that he can barely have proper meals or get some well-earned sleep. When he passes out on the sidewalk after yet another stressful day, an unfamiliar face calls out to him - apparently, they once promised to marry each other? What's Kai Fukaya's deal, and why is he so insistent on assuming the role of Hiro's fiancé?

Genres: Food, Romance
Tags: Childhood Connection, Adapted From A Manga, Meet Again, Gay Male Lead, Flashback To Past, Housemates' Relationship, Office Worker Male Lead, Gay Romance, LGBTQ+, Calm Male Lead

[ 8 episodes // 30 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 4 hours

Fashion student Chiaki dreams of seeing his designs on the runway, worn by none other than Ai—the charismatic male model who changed his life. When a prestigious competition promises to make that dream come true, Chiaki is fired up to win. But his hopes are dashed when he’s paired with the clumsy and unfashionable Enaga for the project. One fateful night, after a run-in with some delinquents, Chiaki is unexpectedly saved by his idol Ai. Even more shocking, Ai seductively offers to teach him how to have fun at night…

Caught between the alluring, mysterious model he worships and a clumsy, rough-around-the-edges classmate who can’t seem to stay out of trouble (but may be hiding a surprising secret), Chiaki faces a heart-pounding, pure boy’s love dilemma that will turn his world upside down!

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Life, Youth
Tags: Fashion Designer Male Lead, Model Male Lead, Fashion Industry, Gay Romance, Double Identity, Gay Male Lead, LGBTQ+, Student Male Lead, Height Difference, Clumsy Male Lead

[ 10 episodes // 25 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 4 hours 10 minutes

Hioki, a second-year high school student, is separated from his close friends in class and finds himself alone when it comes to deciding on groups for the school trip. However, he is invited by a boy from the same junior high school to join a group of four handsome guys. At first, Hioki is confused by the popularity of the school's four members, who are known as the "Four Heavenly Kings." However, one of the four, Watarai, always looks out for Hioki, and they gradually become closer...

Genres: Romance, Youth
Tags: Student Supporting Character, Student Male Lead, School Setting, School Friends' Relationship, Classmates' Relationship, Gay Romance, Popular Male Lead, Innocent Male Lead, LGBTQ+, High School

[ 8 episodes // 25 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 3 hours 20 minutes

Yanase has worked as a 3D CG designer all across the world. Now back in Japan, Yanase is training a newbie by the name of Kaneda Yuki. There's only one issue: Kaneda is super unfriendly towards Yanase, leaving Yanase frustrated and disappointed. With a new project where they will have to work side by side, how can these two overcome their different personalities?

Genres: Comedy, Romance
Tags: Workplace Romance, Co-workers' Relationship, Workplace Setting, Mentor Male Lead, Gay Male Lead, Nice Male Lead, Adapted From A Manga, Shy Male Lead, Awkward Male Lead, Foreigner Supporting Character

[ 9 episodes // 30 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 4 hours 30 minutes

Sakuraba Isumi is a university student with a baby face and short stature. His speciality is cooking. Due to his baby face, he is mistaken for a minor and almost taken to jail by police officer Amasawa Kyosuke. Isumi shows his ID to him to prove his age and clear up any misunderstandings.

Later, Isumi meets Kyosuke again in front of the convenience store where he works as a part-timer. Kyosuke becomes a regular at the convenience store. Whenever he sees Isumi at the store, he asks for recommendations on what to eat for a midnight snack. They become familiar with each other.

One day, Isumi begins to worry about Kyosuke's eating habits and blurts out, "Shall I go to your home and make you some food?"

Genres: Food, Romance, Life
Tags: Gay Romance, Gay Male Lead, LGBTQ+, Police Officer Male Lead, Age Gap [Drama Life], Older Man/Younger Man, Student Male Lead, Age Gap [Real Life], Nice Male Lead, Young Adult Male Lead

[ 8 episodes // 24 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 3 hours 12 minutes

Takara Shun, a high school student who belongs to a popular group in the class, and Taichi Amagi, a pure boy who is not a conspicuous type but is liked by people, realize their love for each other. Even though they start dating in secret, it is difficult to be honest.

Genres: Romance, Youth, Drama
Tags: Classmates' Relationship, LGBTQ+, Secret Relationship, Gay Romance, Cold Male Lead, High School, Opposites Attract, Adapted From A Manga, Popular Male Lead, Inner Monologue

[ 10 episodes // 23 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 3 hours 50 minutes

Taishin has moved to Tokyo from his hometown of Fukuoka in order to reunite with Takara, a stranger who had consoled him in his grief the year prior. However, despite finally getting a chance to express his gratitude to Takara at college, he is given the cold shoulder! But Taishin, undeterred, decides to pursue Takara anyway, and Takara finds himself becoming more and more enchanted by Taishin’s straightforward and earnest gaze.

Genres: Romance
Tags: Adapted From A Manga, Senior-Junior Relationship, Meet Again, University, School Club, Cold Man/Warm Man, Hiking, Character Development, Student Male Lead, Gay Romance

[ 8 episodes // 24 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 3 hours 12 minutes

The world is thrown into chaos when the public learns that in just ten days’ time, a massive meteorite will hit the Earth, likely wiping out the entire human race. This horrific news has sent a young man working in a dead-end office job named Masumi Nishina into shock. But he soon makes peace with his destiny and decides to return to his college library, where he intends to read books in a tranquil setting while he waits for the end to come.

Genres: Romance, Drama
Tags: Bisexual Male Lead, LGBTQ+, Gay Male Lead, Sexual Content, Infidelity, Adapted From A Manga, Gay Romance, Playboy Male Lead, Apocalypse, Ex-couple Relationship

[ 6 episodes // 28 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 2 hours 48 minutes

The greatest love in Yakuza BL history. A devoted young boss x a member burdened with a secret mission; what is the destination of their journey together?

The young boss Kataoka, who is deeply compassionate and has a strong sense of chivalry, is loved by many members. However, due to a certain incident, he is ordered by the family head's biological son, Kiriei , to go into hiding until things calm down. The one entrusted with taking care of Kataoka during this time is the member, Odajima, who had previously served as the family head's aide. Odajima takes on the role of driver and assistant, and sometimes handles sexual needs, carrying out his duties without emotion. Yet, within his heart lies a 'hidden mission'—he has been given strict orders by Kiriei to 'kill' Kataoka, who is a nuisance in the succession struggle.

Genres: Action, Romance, Crime, Drama
Tags: Gangster Male Lead, Sexual Content, Yakuza, Road Trip, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Mafia, LGBTQ+, Gay Romance, Flashback To Past, Eccentric Male Lead

[ 6 episodes // 22 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 2 hour 12 minutes

Kuzumi Haruhiko is a university student. One day, he causes a bicycle accident. The accident causes novelist Kijima Rio to break his arm. Kuzumi doesn't have insurance or money to pay Kijima for his injury. Kijima then asks Kuzumi to transcribe a story he is writing. Kuzumi is surprised to learn the story is obscene.

Genres: Psychological, Romance, Drama
Tags: Gay Romance, Sexual Content, Bisexual Supporting Character, Age Gap [Drama Life], LGBTQ+, Gay Male Lead, Naive Male Lead, Adapted From A Manga, Student Male Lead, Older Man/Younger Man

[ 8 episodes // 24 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 3 hours 12 minutes

Kazuma, back in Tokyo after returning from America, reunites with his middle school friend Ren, now the top designer at their company. It’s their first meeting in 10 years since an abrupt farewell. Ren was Kazuma’s best friend and first love, but he avoids discussing their past, fearing rejection due to his feelings for Kazuma. Despite this, the two reconnect one night.

Genres: Romance
Tags: Office Worker Male Lead, Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance, Long Time Crush, First Love Returns, Friends With Benefits, Flashback To Past, Meet Again, LGBTQ+, Nice Male Lead

[ 7 episodes // 25 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 2 hours 55 minutes

Hagiwara Kazuaki lives a life without intimacy with his girlfriend, and one day mistakenly sends an email to his coworker Nakarai Sei. What begins as a simple message quickly develops into an open and freeing connection between two people who desire love and sex.

Genres: Romance, Drama
Tags: Bisexual Male Lead, Lack Of Communication, Gay Romance, Rainy Setting, Online Encounter, Co-workers' Relationship, Gay Supporting Character, LGBTQ+, Adapted From A Novel, Expressed Consent