🌺 GL + lesbian: all watched 🌈 ⚢

censored GL short film. [3m]

► fansub ◄

✦ completed

GL short series advertisement about a tea master and the head of marketing for her cafe chain. [33m]

♦ Lee Yoo Ha from Am I the Only One with Butterflies? has a tiny cameo.

► gagaoolala (free)  |  youtube (compilation) ◄

{personal notes:  this was painful to finish.}

✦ completed

GL short film about high school friends and their relationship over the years. [8m]

♦ first in trilogy

► youtube ◄

✦ completed

GL short film. [7m]

♦ second in trilogy

► youtube ◄

✦ completed

GL short film. [12m]

♦ third in trilogy

► youtube ◄

✦ completed

► youtube (playlist) ◄

☼ currently watching

{100}

GL short series. [20m]

► youtube ( ep01  |  ep02 ) ◄

◘ dropped

censored GL wuxia very short series. [33m]

► fansub ◄

◘ dropped  |  partially watched / partially skimmed

63? (was 61)

censored GL very short series. [13m]

► fansub ◄

✦ completed

{personal notes:  ♡ pretty good! ♡}

GL short series with 2 seasons – really needs a third season to round out story.

♦ prequel to Am I the Only One with Butterflies? Season 2 (also on this list)

{personal notes:  ♡ pretty cute! ♡}

► fansub ◄

✦ completed

GL short series.

♦ sequel to Am I the Only One with Butterflies? Season 1 (also on this list)

{personal notes:  ♡ not bad! ♡}

► fansub ◄

✦ completed

GL short series about a group of 4 high school friends.

► youtube (playlist) ◄   -mixed in with another show-

◘ dropped

GL short film – based on the translation of the on-screen text i don't think censored. [3m]

► fansub ◄

✦ completed

/ / / / / SPOILER? / / / / /  BL rom-com series but 2nd/side couple is GL.  {really sorry if this is a spoiler for anyone!}  they aren't shown together nearly enough but their scenes are worth it.  adapted from a novel.

◘ Milk & Love as Ink x Pa.

♦ prequel to their own spinoff special, ep01 of Magic of Zero (also on this list).

► youtube (playlist) ◄

{personal notes:  such a soft couple, so precious.}

-> my 1st thai GL  |  -> my 1st GL of 2022

✦ completed

GL short film. [5m]

► youtube ◄

✦ completed

censored GL short film. [7m]

► fansub ◄

✦ completed

◘ dropped

GL short series.

► youtube (playlist) ◄

-> my 1st taiwanese dedicated GL

✦ completed

GL short series. [26m]

► youtube ( ep01  |  ep02  |  ep03  |  ep04 ) ◄

✦ completed  |  skimmed

GL short film. [15m]

► gagaoolala (sub) ◄

✦ completed

series with lesbian couple shown/featured in one episode (very little screen time).

► netflix ◄

✦ completed

GL short series about being reunited with a high school crush later in life. [2h 17m]

◘ Zai Zai Lin & Lyan Su as Yi Min x Tin Ting.  awards & selections: 2022 Golden Bell Awards Best Writing, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress in a Mini-Series/TV Movie, 2021 Tokyo International Film Festival Official Selection, 2021 Festival Series Mania Short Forms Competition.

• one FL (Zai Zai Lin) is openly bisexual irl.

♦ yaaaasssss, a sequel is in the works!!!

► gagaoolala (ep01 free, sub for full) ◄

{personal notes:  ♡ the energy of that last episode... wowz.  i wasn't disappointed with the ending but because it was emotionally complex story i wish there had been a few more episodes to flesh it out further. ♡}

✦ completed

GL short series. [30m]

► youtube ( ep01  |  ep02  |  ep03  |  ep04 ) ◄

◘ dropped

[The Misunderstanding of Sunny Girls and Cloudy Girls  |  literal translation = "two person monologue"]

lesbian short series about childhood friends who are reunited in high school.  adapted from a manga.  [1h 56m]

◘ Yanagi Miki & Fukuhara Haruka as Mikage + Hinata.

► youtube (playlist) ◄

{personal notes:  where can i find my own bug loving lesbian?!?  Yanagi Miki was so cute and relatable, hee hee!!  i wanted more from this show, that's my complaint.  if there was a S2 i would check it out (and might bump up this rating).}

✦ completed

GL series with a boss and subordinate in an office setting.

► youtube (playlist) ◄

◘ dropped

censored GL short film. [4m]

► fansub ◄

✦ completed

GL very short series of students going on a mock date for a class assignment.  [25m]

◘ Park Hyun Woo &  Bing Hye Jin as Ahn Ga In x Song Hee Ram.

♦ prequel to upcoming S2 (no release date yet).

► youtube (compilation of full series)◄

{personal notes:  i found it mediocre but their kiss was sizzlin'.}

✦ completed

GL short film. [7m]

► youtube ◄

✦ completed

GL short series.  [~2h 12m]

► gagaoolala (1st ep free, sub for rest) ◄

◘ dropped

# lesbian romance     # short film     # advertisement

GL short film.  [9m]

► youtube ◄

✦ completed

censored GL wuxia short film.  [4m]

◘ Yang Yi Mo & Yang Fu Yu as Sect Leader Ye x Zhao Xiao Yu / Shi Mei.

► fansub ◄

✦ completed

{personal notes:  ♡ so cute it's impossible to rate rationally! ♡}

GL short film. [13m]

► gagaoolala (sub) ◄

✦ completed

censored GL short film. [3m]

► fansub ◄

✦ completed

[Life as a Girl]

slice-of-life (too) short series about a lesbian and her new roommate.  GL content is important to the story but not the main focus and only shown occasionally.  adapted from a novel.  [3h 14m]

♠ note: transgender woman is played by a cisgender man (amab).

◘ Shison Jun & Machida Keita as Miki & Goto.

► dramacool ◄   -can't find elsewhere-

{personal notes:  ❤ i love the MCs too much!!!!!  must protecc at all costs!  Shison Jun is an amazing actor and he is especially lovely in this role, plus Machida Kieta is always fun to watch!  there's only 4 episodes but i wish there were 40.  my only real complaint is that the ending is rushed. ❤}

-> my 1st asian GL completed  |  -> my 1st japanese GL  |  -> my 1st GL completed of 2020

✦ completed

[Her Kiss: Infectious Lust]

GL short series with two teenage patients in a hospital setting.

► yuri hub (buy)  |  fansub ◄

✦ completed

GL short film.  [9m]

► youtube ◄

✦ completed

censored GL short series. [52m]

► fansub ◄

✦ completed

censored GL short series. [53m]

► fansub ◄

✦ completed

censored GL xianxia short series.  [31m]

♦ prequel to S2 and a spinoff special season (both also on this list).

► fansub ◄

✦ completed

{personal notes:  ♡ really enjoyed S1 & S2! ♡  additional notes on my china list.}

censored GL short series. [57m]

♦ sequel to S1 (also on this list).

► fansub ◄

✦ completed

{personal notes:  ♡ i enjoyed S1 and S2! ♡}

censored GL short series.  [47m]

♦ sequel / spin-off to Legend of Yunze (also on this list); aired second but chronologically third in the series (could watch after S1 or S2).  same characters as S1 & S2 but the aspects of reincarnation combined with a modern day setting make it feel more like a spinoff than a sequel.

► fansub ◄

✦ completed

GL short film about coming out to family. [21m]

► gagaoolala (sub) ◄

✦ completed

GL feature film (or short series depending on streaming source) about an aspiring pop idol, her best friend, and her family. [1h 28m]

► youtube ◄

✦ completed

◘ dropped

GL short film. [21m]

► gagaoolala (free) ◄

◘ dropped

short series of 3 unrelated stories – ep01 is GL short special.

♦ spin-off sequel to Bad Buddy (also on this list).

► youtube (playlist) ◄   -#1-4 on playlist-

✦ completed GL episode but ◘ dropped series

feature film with a lesbian (or bisexual) MC, about misfit besties on a hero's journey (*joseph campbell reference).  [1h 35m]

◘ Yeh Pao Wen &  Chang Ya Ling as Mickey + Gin Gin.  awards & selections: 2020 Golden Horse Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Nominee, 2020 Taipei Film Festival Best Actress Nominee.

·=═ leaving gagaoolala soon ═=·   ► gagaoolala (sub) ◄

✦ completed

GL supernatural short series about a writer and an artist.

► youtube ◄

✦ completed

series with a GL side couple who start out as best friends.  not a lot of screen time but i think they're in every episode.

► netflix ◄     ► GL cut ◄   -dang, found this later-

{personal notes:  wanted to check it out after T told me about it.  unsuccessfully tried to track down a full GL cut so i ended up watching entire series.  add this to my long list of regrets...}

✦ completed

GL short film about about a pop star celebrity and her long-term girlfriend. [15m]

◘ Lillian Wong & Ziya Chiang as Lillian x Jackie.

• features a song by one of the FLs: Avalanche by J1M3 & Lillian Wong (also on spotify).

► youtube ◄

✦ completed

{personal notes:  ❤ loved!  ffffffff, it tells so much in 15 minutes but i want more, gah! ❤}

BL with a lesbian relationship in the wings (just barely shown in ep02, doubt i'll watch much to confirm screentime)

► youtube (playlist) ◄

◘ dropped

GL feature film.

·=═ leaving gagaoolala soon ═=·   ► gagaoolala (sub?) ◄

✦ completed

GL (too) short series with a manager and employee in a cafe setting. [31m]

◘ Park Hayoung & Park Sanha as Yoon x Ahyoung.

► youtube (binge version) ◄     ► youtube (series playlist) ◄   -mixed in with another show-

{personal notes:  ♡ uwu, really needs more! ♡}

✦ completed

GL short series about women who meet through a dating app. [43m]

◘ Son Soo Hyun & Lim Ji Ahn as Ha Eun x Min Seo.

• directed by a lesbian! (writer/director of She Makes My Heart Flutter)

► youtube (playlist) ◄

{personal notes:  ♡ not bad! ♡}

✦ completed

GL short series.

♦ spin-off from BL series Gameboys.

► youtube (playlist) ◄

-> my 1st asian GL started  |  -> my 1st filipino GL started

◒ on hold  |  @ep02 – unsure if i want to drop or try again, but it's been over 2 years so...

GL short film. [21m]

► gagaoolala (sub) ◄

✦ completed

GL science fantasy(?) mid-length film that is a very dark, intriguing, wild ride set in a dystopian future.  [43m]

◘ Han Ning & Yu Pei Jen as Yu x Lien.  awards & selections: 2021 Kaohsiung Film Festival.

• one of the FLs (Yu Pei Jen) is openly lesbian irl.

► gagaoolala (sub) ◄

{personal notes:  ❤ super loved, especially Yu Pei Jen!  swoon!! ❤  i had the honor of adding her to MDL!!!  so proud, heheh!

yo, my mind is blown: i was checking credits and Yu Pei Jen also has a track on the OST.  sadly there's no trace of the song online.  so i was listening to her popular songs on spotify (under JenJen there) and $holy shit$ she sang the theme from The Teenage Psychic (at the top of this list) which i f'king love!  (it was credited to her old band so i didn't make the connection.)  more about that on The Teenage Psychic entry...

pee.ess.  omg, there's more.... this is ❤ the MV for her #1 song ❤, and here's her acceptance speech when she won an award for it.  i don't speak mandarin(?) so i have no idea what she's saying but it was so cute i watched it entirely. XD }

pee.double.ess.  her IG has pics and videos with her wife and they are so damn cute! (will try to remember to link later...)

✦ completed

censored GL xianxia(?) short film. [5m]

► youtube ◄

✦ completed

series with a lesbian couple in one or two very brief scenes.

► netflix ◄

-> my 1st south korean lesbian "sighting"  |  my 1st lesbian "sighting" of 2020

✦ completed

short film with a lesbian character (idk if it goes beyond a brief encounter). [33m]

► gagaoolala (sub) ◄

{personal notes:  what if an asexual flag grew legs...?  ehh, a flag probably has more personality than this MC.  (um, not sorry?)}

◘ dropped

BL rom-com series with a lesbian couple shown now and then (not in the main cast).

♦ these actors later became the MCs of GAP (also on this list)

► youtube (playlist) ◄

✦ completed

lesbian or GL sci-fi mid-length film.  [52m]

• ep03 in an anthology series.

◘ Kim Bo Ra & Choi Sung Eun as Shin Jo An x Yi Oh.

► dramacool ◄

{personal notes:  i'm on the fence with this one... mainly i wanted more.}

✦ completed

GL short series about a group of lesbians, set in a struggling lesbian bar. [52m]

◘ too many lesbians to list, heheh.

• written and directed by a lesbian! (director of Out of Breath)

► youtube (playlist) ◄

{personal notes:  ♡ i thought the episodes got better as they went! ♡}

✦ completed

GL series about a beauty pageant hopeful and an aspiring singer.

► youtube  (playlist) ◄

◘ dropped

dark lesbian or GL short film.  if you're considering this one don't read the description and beware of spoilers on both MDL and gagaoolala. [30m]

◘ Sohn Su Hyun & Yu Eden as Eun Young x Jay.  awards & selections: 2022 Korea Queer Film Festival, 2021 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, 2021 Seoul International PRIDE Film Festival.

► gagaoolala (sub) ◄

{personal notes:  ♡ more pls!  sooo glad i didn't read a synopsis or know anything about it, just went in blind.♡ }

✦ completed

GL short series about a late-night radio dj and a listener, each with their own disability. [2h 24m]

◘ Janine Gutierrez & Lovi Poe as Harry x Luna.  awards & selections: 2022 Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival Audience Award for Best Episodic.

► gagaoolala (ep01 free, sub for full)  |  youtube (ep01 only)  |  iwanttfc (sub) ◄   -alt: iwanttfc search-

{personal notes:  ♡ yeee, really liked but plenty of room for improvement.  Lovi Poe's character is (to me) one of the most relatable characters i've seen and her visuals are off the charts. ♡}

✦ completed

♡ top filipino series pick! ♡

[Su Hee]

GL short film about young women who meet at church. [25m]

◘ Min So Jeong & Mon Woo Bin as Su Hee x Han-na.  awards & selections: 2021 Seoul International PRIDE Film Festival.

► gagaoolala (sub) ◄

{personal notes:  solid foundation, would like to have seen this developed a bit more.}

✦ completed

BL series with a minor lesbian character (not in the main cast).

► youtube (playlist) ◄   -check titles! first season was #122-181 on list when last checked-

{OOO}

-> my 1st thai lesbian "sighting"

✦ completed

BL series with a lesbian character (from S1) who makes an appearance (not in the main cast).

♦ sequel to SOTUS (also on this list)

► youtube (playlist) ◄   -check titles! second season was #1-52 on list when last checked-

✦ completed

GL short film.  [20m]

► youtube ◄

✦ completed

GL short film. [19m]

*note: if you watch, there's an extra clip after the credits.

► youtube ◄

✦ completed

lesbian or GL (ambiguous) short film. [14m]

► gagaoolala (sub) ◄

✦ completed

censored GL short film. [4m]

► fansub ◄

✦ completed

censored GL short film. [4m]

► fansub ◄

✦ completed

dark lesbian or GL short film.  if you're considering this one don't read the description and beware of spoilers on both MDL and gagaoolala. [14m]

◘ Seo Jieun & Kang Rim as Yeo Bin x Hae Kwang.  awards & selections: 2021 Seoul International PRIDE Film Festival, 2021 Korea Queer Film Festival, 2021 Poland Woman's Film Festival, 2021 Scottish Queer International Film Festival, 2021 MIX Copenhagen .

• directed by one of the FLs.

► gagaoolala (sub) ◄

{personal notes:  i'm still processing this one and have no idea how to rate it.  i would be hesitant to recommend it even though it's very well done.}

✦ completed

censored GL short film. [4m]

► fansub ◄

✦ completed

censored GL short film. [4m]

► fansub ◄

✦ completed

collection of 15 GL short film advertisements for a lesbian dating app.  i don't think(?) this was censored.

► youtube (playlist) ◄

◘ dropped  |  @ep07 – partially watched / partially skimmed

[The Caged Canary]

censored GL short film advertisement set in the chinese republican era. [6m]

► fansub ◄

✦ completed

censored GL wuxia(?) short film advertisement. [10m]

► fansub ◄

✦ completed

GL short film. [27m]

► youtube ◄

◘ dropped

censored GL short film. [14m]

► fansub ◄

✦ completed

GL feature film.

► youtube ◄

✦ completed

supernatural series with a lesbian couple featured in one episode.

► max ◄

{personal notes:  ❤ so many feels. ❤  re: Butterflies notes (on this list)... here's the OST version of The Teenage Psychic's theme song (by JenJen's old band) and here's JenJen's solo version (JenJen = Yu Pei Jen).  she played the MC in the parent story to this, The Busy Young Psychic!!  it's been on my ptw but i haven't tracked it down a subbed version yet.  i'm hype because i just love discovering connections like that!}

-> my 1st asian lesbian title  |  my 1st taiwanese lesbian title  |  my 1st lesbian title of 2019

✦ completed

censored GL short film. [5m]

► fansub ◄

✦ completed

censored GL very short series. [6m]

► fansub ◄

✦ completed

GL short series.

► youtube (playlist) ◄

◘ dropped

short film that is just 3 different versions of 1 scene - one version is GL. [6m for GL; 19m total]

► youtube ◄

-> my 1st south korean GL  |  my 1st GL of 2021

✦ completed

[She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat]

lesbian short series about neighbors that revolves around food and cooking.  adapted from a manga.  [2h 28m]

♦ s2 also on this list!

◘ Higa Manami & Nishino Emi as Yuki x Kasuga.

► fansub ◄

{personal notes:  a lesbian who loves to cook = heaven.  it was warm and cozy but i was left a bit unsatisfied at the end.  this wasn't the end!!!}

✦ completed

[She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat S2]

♦ s2 (s1 also on this list).

☼ currently watching

{personal notes: !!!!!}

# lesbian romance     # drama     # 1950s     # post-war japan     # factory

GL short film.  [23m]

► vimeo ◄   -video is private but link works for now-

✦ completed

❤

censored GL short film based on an opera. [7m]

► youtube (fansub?) ◄

{personal notes:  pretty. :) }

✦ completed

feature film with a gay couple and a lesbian couple; gay characters have most of the screen time. story is focused on lgbtq issues such as discrimination and coming out, not romance. writing is dated (some will find offensive).

► dramacool ◄

◘ dropped

# lesbian romance     # queer (gay and trans too)    # deafness     # mid-length film

GL short film.  [1h 3m]

► gagaoolala  |  dramacool ◄

✦ completed

GL short film.  [18m]

◘ directed by one of the FLs.

♦ prequel to Kazoku no Kyori (upcoming)

► gagaoolala (sub) ◄

✦ completed

lesbian short series.  not GL?  unsure if there's any romance but i believe all the characters are lesbian or bisexual.

► youtube ( ep01 | ep02 | ep03 | ep04 | ep05 ) ◄

◘ dropped

lesbian MC in 'Once Again', part 3/"episode 3" of this triptych feature film which is comprised of stand-alone stories.  [40m beginning @1:19:52]

♦ written and directed by Hamaguchi Ryusuke; included in MUBI top films of 2021 & also top 1000 films.

◘ Urabe Fusako & Kawai Aoba as Natsuko + Aya.

► kanopy (w/library card)  |  hoopla (w/library card)  |  dramacool  |  amazon (rent or buy) ◄

{personal notes:  ♡ conversational pieces with fantastically flowing dialogue.  has a literary feel to me, makes me want to read a book!  lol ♡}

✦ completed

lesbian or GL (ambiguous?) short film. [6m]

► youtube ◄

✦ completed

censored GL short film. [3m]

► fansub ◄

✦ completed