Dramas with intense bromance
This list contains dramas with almost romance bromance which means:
- Most of these dramas are pretty close to BL
- Some are censored BL
- There's a pretty ambigous relationship between two (male) characters without explicit romance
- Two characters are "bonded" or considered soulmates
- There aren't explicit declarations of love
- The bromance elements are present in each episode or
- there are several (b)romance scenes
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1. Mystery to Iunakare
Japanese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
The relationship between the main lead and a secondary character is pretty ambiguous. The main lead alludes that he could have romantic feelings for him if he didn't disappeared suddently.
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2. Mystery to Iunakare Tokubetsu Hen
Japanese Special - 2023, 1 episode
Same ML but different secondary character. They still have an ambiguous relationship.
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3. Rinsho Hanzai Gakusha Himura Hideo no Suiri Season 2
Japanese Drama - 2019, 2 episodes
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4. Rinsho Hanzai Gakusha Himura Hideo no Suiri
Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
This is one of the first dramas I've watched with bromance. Their relationship is, at least in my opinion, pretty close to romance. Many scenes and some dialogue allude to a romantic bond between them.
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5. Rinsho Hanzai Gakusha Himura Hideo no Suiri Special
Japanese Special - 2019, 1 episode
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6. Rinsho Hanzai Gakusha Himura Hideo no Suiri: Another Story
Japanese Special - 2016, 3 episodes
If you didn't had enough of them, this special is only about their relationship and the way they met.
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7. Kei×Yaku: Abunai Aibou
Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
The drama is focused on the (b)romance between the two leads. It contains many ambiguous scenes and their bond becomes stronger in each episode.
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8. Junkyouju Takatsuki Akira no Suisatsu
Japanese Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
The drama is about a professor and a student solving mysteries. Their bond is pretty strong (they are always helping each other) and some scenes suggest romantic feelings between them.
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9. Junkyouju Takatsuki Akira no Suisatsu Season 2
Japanese Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
Second season of the same drama. Their relationship becomes even stronger.
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10. Sherlock: The Untold Stories
Japanese Drama - 2019, 11 episodes
Japanese version of "Sherlock" (BBC). The relationship between the MLs is pretty close to the original.
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11. Kimi to Yukite Saku: Shinsengumi Seishunroku
Japanese Drama - 2024, 20 episodes
The whole plot is based on some "couples" and their changes/growth during the years. Basically a coming-of-age with bromance.
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12. The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window
Japanese Movie - 2021
Even if the bromance elements are not as predominant as in the manga, thei still intense.
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13. Broject
Korean Special - 2018, 2 episodes
Very short drama that I watched mainly for the relationship between the two MLs. The plot is so interesting and there's even a very good plot twist at the end.
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14. S.C.I
Chinese Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
Chinese censored BL. It cointains multiple couple ( 2 BL, 1 GL and a straight couple).
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15. Justice in the Dark
Chinese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
Chinese censored BL. It has only 8 episodes because the production had been stopped due to censorship
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16. Reunion 2: Mystery of the Abyss
Chinese Movie - 2022
Chinese censored BL
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17. Aki wa Haru to Gohan wo Tabetai
Japanese Movie - 2023
Very close to romance slice of life. The sequel should be an actual BL.
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18. Antique
Japanese Drama - 2001, 11 episodes
This drama is like a censored version of the original (BL) manga. There are some bromance scenes, but it felt a bit disappointing.
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19. Aozora no Tamago
Japanese Drama - 2012, 9 episodes
This drama literally feels like a BL. Some people consider their relationship as a friendship but it feels so much intense in my opinion.
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20. Beloved Enemy
Chinese Drama - 2017, 15 episodes
Chinese censored BL. The plot is pretty different from the novel (but I think they even improved the relationship between the MLs)
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21. Gifted
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
Even if this is considered a bromance, it's "light" compared to some others I've watched.
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22. Kamen Rider Build the Movie: Be the One
Japanese Movie - 2018
I don't know that much about the Kamen Rider universe, but this movie can be watched alone. The relationship between the MLs is very close to romance.
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23. Matching! Boys Archery
Korean Drama - 2016, 8 episodes
Drama with a FL who writes BLs. Even if she has a strong imagination, some of the male characters have a lot of chemistry.
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24. Muchuu-sa, Kimi ni
Japanese Drama - 2021, 5 episodes
Drama that feels like a BL. I've find it a bit confusing tho.
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25. Ouroboros
Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes
Very dark bromance. Their relationship feels more like a brotherly thing than a romantic one most of the time.
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26. Precise Shot
Chinese Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
Chinese bromance (pretty close to romance). The plot is based on a stepbrothers trope (but they aren't blood related and they never act like brothers).
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27. Suki Suki Wan Wan!
Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
Basically a BL without kisses. I included this drama in the list because it's target as a "friendship story" but it's not. The ending is sad and kinda disappointing.
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28. Secrets in the Hot Spring
Taiwanese Movie - 2018
Movie with a lot of bromance elements (but it's chinese so you can only imagine)
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29. Tabikurage Tantei Nikki
Japanese Drama - 2022, 4 episodes
Very short drama with some bromance elements. I need to watch this since I love investigation dramas.
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30. Teiichi's Country
Japanese Movie - 2017
Very unserious movie thet parodies japanese school system. The relationship between multiples characters is pretty close to romance.
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31. The Boy Next Door
Korean Drama - 2017, 15 episodes
Drama based on two boys mistaken for a couple. In the end they question their actual feelings.
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32. VIP Gymnasium
Taiwanese Drama - 2017, 8 episodes
FL is a fujoshi that literally forces two stranger to experiment with their sexualities.
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33. Cool Doji Danshi
Japanese Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
This drama look like a badly camouflaged BL. However, it's just my opinion.
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34. Strangers from Hell
Korean Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
This drama reminds a lot of "Hannibal". One ML is obsessed and jealous of the other ML.
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35. Rokuhodo Yotsuiro Biyori
Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
Relaxing and visually pleasing drama about a group of boys. Some scene are pretty close to romance.
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36. All-Boys High
Korean Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
Funny and short drama about two highschoolers.
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37. Kei×Yaku: Abunai Aibou - "Omake" Tokubetsu Hen
Japanese Special - 2022, 3 episodes
Short special from the drama "KeixYaku", completely based on trying to make them kiss.
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38. Let's Go Karaoke!
Japanese Movie - 2024
Movie about the strong relationship between a yakuza man and a youbg boy. In this case the story is covertly romantic but only from the boy's side.
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39. Monster
Japanese Movie - 2023
Movie based on the strong, almost romantic bond between two young boys. This movie was devestating to me. Open ending.
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40. One Room Angel
Japanese Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
Kinda sad drama based on the relationship between a depressed man and a young angel. Again, this is very close to BL.
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41. xxxHOLiC
Japanese Movie - 2022
Two characters have a very strong bond and they becomes closer and closer to each other during the movie.
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42. Beyond Evil
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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43. To Each His Own
Japanese Movie - 2017
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44. Double
Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
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45. Trillion Game
Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
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46. Trillion Game the Movie
Japanese Movie - 2025
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47. My Colleague at BL Shop Might Be the Meant-to-Be
Hong Kong Drama - 2023, 3 episodes
Very short drama about two colleagues getting closer to each other. The end is kinda rushed.
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48. Sherlock Special
Japanese Special - 2019, 1 episode
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49. Boy's Choir
Japanese Movie - 2000
Sad movie about the close relationship between two boys in an orphanage. Open/confusing ending.
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50. Spiritpact
Chinese Movie - 2018
Chinese censored BL.
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51. Is Xian Zun Whitewashed Today?
Chinese Drama - 2022, 25 episodes
Chinese censored BL. It's a pretty funny drama with cute scenes. The bad CGI and the obvious green screens were the best part to me.
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52. Legend of Lin Ye
Chinese Drama - 2023, 34 episodes