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I've ordered these by the rating I gave them, and within that, alphabetically. Current and dropped follow at the end..mlm = gay or bi guys in…
Not my favorite trope, but some of these were done well. Status differences between boss and subordinate are apparently really popular in dramas.…
I am basing this on the actor's age unless the character's age is stated in the show. There are surprisingly few of these.Not counting 40 year…
For when one lifetime didn't cut it. I feel like I'm still missing some from this list, like I've watched more of these than I remember. It…
One of my favorite supernatural gimmicks. It allows an author to slightly tweak circumstances or character motivations and show how drastically…
A mid trope. Good if well-executed, but kind of easy and over-used. Either it's an 'omg you showed up out of nowhere and I have so many unresolved…
Thailand complicates this list because it conflates dating shows with shows about finding BL/GL acting partners, which doesn't sound healthy,…
Idk guns stress me out, but a lot of these are still really good.
Seducing your partner with ulterior motives, probably to swindle them, and getting exposed after having accidentally fallen for them anyways.…
I do love a memory mystery. Some of these lost their memories because they died, some because they got hit by cars, some both. For those who…
I wanted to declutter the other list, so all of the really stuff goes here. If multiple seasons add up to more than 100 minutes, it stays in…
As in, 'I'm actually your best friend chatting you up under a different username', not as in 'I'm actually a spy seducing you to get information…
This genre has some of the best shows. And the best aesthetics.For characters traveling back in their own life to redo some things, see this…
The f/m swaps are only debatably gay.When these swap male and female characters I don't think they're very successful, because then they're…
A trope that is exclusive to Asia and that used to baffle me. I kinda like it now, especially the 'but how did they die' mysteries, and how…
All queer :)Based on how much I relate to them lol. Explicitly autistic support characters follow at the end. We don't yet have any explicitly…
Physical disabilities.I'm a fan of this trope. A big fan. I do wish we'd get more versatility in the types of disabilities represented. And…
I understand why this trope exists. It gives us an excuse for repeatedly sticking two characters who aren't yet in a relationship in a bed together,…
All queer :)I'm including stories where mental illness or its consequences are a focus of the plot, not stories where a traumatic backstory…
All gay :)This is a more common trope than I thought it was.List of body swap shows: linkFalling in love with anything not fully human: link
All gay :)I really thought there were more of these.List of gay shows about falling in love with anything not fully human: link
All gay :)For a list of gay vampire shows: linkA list of shows where characters fall in love with animals turned human: linkA list of shows…
This lists the relationships in which both parties verbally agree that it's fake or only physical even if one or both parties already have feelings…
Magic in some form or another indicates that they were fated to be together. I love this trope. Very versatile, lots of magic, lots of plot.Overlaps…
Woops, we suddenly got magically shunted into different world, now what? I count getting shunted to a different era, but not if they're returning…
Keeping track of BL/GL trends through the magic of lists.There really shouldn't be this many shows about this huh. I wish there weren't. Other…
Only the ones that have already aired or are currently airing. After the enormous success of GAP The Series in late 2022 early 2023, Thai producers…
The songs are much appreciated, but other than that, a meh trope.All gay obviously, who do you take me for?
I expect this trope to have come up after the initial university BL trend, and I expect it to be on its way out because I don't think it stands…
Am deeply sad about how few of these there are, how old they are, and how low budget, obscure and short they are. The new GL wave (that started…
Because honestly why the f is that still so rare? It's like within this genre the stigma attached to being gay is mostly gone but the stigma…
These all have more or less the same plot. It's a good plot and I enjoy most of them. All but one of these came out around the same time. I…
No, furbabies don't count. It does count if the kid only shows up at the end.
Just heartwarming stories about nonconformity that want to prove to you that there is a place in the world for everyone. They're about people…
Here we'll find all the campus pageantry and engineering students. By far the most popular genre in BL, but not in GL. This genre is evergreen…
Whether it be the fact that you can talk to cats, turn back time, murder people with assassin skills, or you turn into a fish once a month,…
Definitely one of my least favorite tropes. Glad it seems to have mostly died out.More general school/college romances without any flashy gimmicks…
Trying to keep track of BL/GL trends, like when they had their moment and whether they're fading, what the highlights of the trope are. So far…
