Introduction to Boys' Love

In a future, male-dominated society, Blondies are in control and dark-haired Mongrels are seen as sub-human. When the top Blondie, Iason, falls in love with a Mongrel gang member, Riki, he risks not only his position but his life and Riki's. The chains of love will be the undoing of both of them.

Ai no Kusabi is the classic yaoi title, the ultimate in dark angst and explicit sex, the best of everything. There are two 60-minute OAV episodes. Fansubs by the Lupin Gang (see below) offer extra information that's needed before viewing.
Ai no Kusabi Review
Ai no Kusabi Review

A junior salaryman sleeps his way to the top, falling in love with his superior along the way. When his superior starts to pimp him to business clients, a fellow co-worker longs to free him.

Famous for very graphic sex, bondage, and the explicit use of corn in an uncomfortable place! Three thirty-minute episodes are available on DVD from Media Blasters.
Boku no Sexual Harassment Review

Chihaya and Kagetsuya are angels sent to Earth to judge whether Earthians are fit to continue existing. Their relationship grows as they face the threat of a crazed scientist and his black-winged creation, Messiah.

Though only one truly yaoi scene exists in the four hour-long episodes, this title is highly recommended due to its beauty and deep storyline. It is available on DVD from Media Blasters.
Earthian Review

Dee and Ryo are New York City cops, partners in more than just work. Dee hopes that a vacation for the couple to a secluded resort will finally be his chance to make love to his beloved Ryo. But trouble follows the pair wherever they go, and they end up investigating a murder mystery.

The 60-minute OAV only explores one small chapter of the long-running Fake manga. Great animation and voice acting, along with humor and a good story.
FAKE Review

All perky Shuuichi Shindou wants is to be a famous rock star! Even though reserved, withdrawn author Eiri Yuki says he has no talent, the two opposites are drawn together by a force stronger than either of them. It's... gravitation.

Based on another popular manga, Gravitation is one of the only truly shounen-ai TV series. The series is only 13 episodes and has been released on DVD by RightStuf International.
Gravitation Review
Gravitation Review
Gravitation Review

Iwaki and Katou are adult film stars trying to create legitimate careers. The film and subsequent television program "Haru wo Daiteita" could be their big break, but only if they can deal with their feelings for each other first.

The struggles of Iwaki's feelings as Katou tries to prove his affection may be more interesting than the brief sex scenes, but the two 45-minute OAV episodes are quite faithful to the original manga. Be Beautiful has lost the license to the anime, but is still in negotiations.
Haru wo Daiteita Review

Serge is a warm and open new student at a French boarding school, asked to share a room with the school's most troublesome -- and most promiscuous -- student, Gilbert. Serge seeks to understand and redeem his troubled roommate, and both boys are forever touched by one another. Also known as "Song of Wind and Trees."

Simply the sweetest, most compelling story of boy's love. One hour-long OAV is not enough to explore this tender young relationship. The OAV is available only in fansub.
Kaze to Ki no Uta Review

Enjoji and Ranmaru are a happy couple, despite Enjoji's Yakuza family past and Ranmaru's being forced to quit his beloved kendo due to an injury. However, Enjoji's younger half-brother Kei is also in love with Ranmaru, and tries to steal him away by coming to live with the couple!

Hot and sexy scenes blend with warm and tender scenes, and a story that involves more comedy than conflict. The happiest yaoi couple ever is available on two DVDs from Be Beautiful.
Kizuna Review

As humanity fights against the destructive alien race Apocalypse, young soldier Jonathan becomes the target of his fat, sadistic commanding officer's lust. When Jonathan won't submit to the officer's desires, his friend and roommate Leonard has to come to his rescue. Known alternately as "Legend of the Blue Wolves" and "Legend of the Four Horsemen."

Warning: not for the faint of heart! The 45-minute OAV contains graphic rape and dismemberment, but the final scenes between Jonathan and Leonard are among the most beautiful yaoi scenes ever. Media Blasters has released it on DVD.
Legend of the Blue Wolves Review

Kazuomi falls for youthful virgin fashion model Mizuki and promises to show him a pleasure that is out of this world. Even Kazuomi's meddling sister can't stop him from showing Mizuki the joys of sex and love.

Plot? What plot? Sexy, unrealistic yaoi fun, with a classic weepy uke and nothing but love in the end. The DVD is available from Media Blasters.
Level C Review
Level C Review

Ougi Takaya never dreamed that his body housed the 400-year-old soul of a military general from the Warring States era. Nor did he dream that his other self, Uesugi Kagetora, would be loved by a man like Naoe Nobutsuna. Their story of love and hate spans generations, lifetimes, hundreds of years, but the two can never come together nor remain apart.

Amazingly animated and amazingly intricate, Mirage of Blaze is a 13-episode series with lots of plot development and a whole lot of sexual and relationship tension. Naoe and Takaya are a tragic couple that, most likely, can never be, but their story is captivating. The series is available on DVD from Media Blasters.
Mirage of Blaze Review
Mirage of Blaze Review
Mirage of Blaze Review
Mirage of Blaze Review

Why can't Sora remember his past? What is his connection to his school roommate, Sunao? What past do they share? So many questions surround Sora and Sunao, but somehow they have to discover the answers together.

Silly fun mixed with strange events, dark pasts and intertwined fates, Sukisho is a fun, entertaining series now available on DVD from Media Blasters.
Sukisho Review

Superstar singer Nanjo Koji finds himself desperately falling in love with teenage soccer player Izumi. The couple has to get past Koji's fame and Izumi's dark past before they can admit their feelings for each other. Even Koji's family tries to intervene, but nothing can destroy the desperate love that the couple has for one another.

One of the best, most heartwrenching yaoi love stories, not to mention the great music and sexy character designs. Zetsuai 1989 and Bronze are separate hour-long OAVs about Koji and Izumi, while Cathexis is a set of five music videos to Koji's songs, examining different facets of their relationship. All are available only in fansub.
Zetsuai 1989 and Bronze Review

Sexy salaryman Asuka has a problem "getting it up," and it's all his step-brother Yui's fault! When they're stuck in an abandoned building together, though, this brother relationship heats up fast. Incredibly sexy art and a genuinely strong relationship story work together in this one-shot manga by Ougi Yuzuha. It doesn't get much hotter than this, the debut release from Drama Queen.
Brother Review

Chihaya and Kagetsuya's full story is told in the original manga by Kouga Yun, beautifully published by BLU Manga. Angels are really alien beings who walk among humans, noting their pluses and minuses, but the angel society is far from perfect itself. Chihaya and Kagetsuya are slowly drawn in to a forbidden love, and their relationship blossoms with aching, beautiful slowness. Three volumes follow this main story, with a final volume that tells the story of supporting characters, the archangels Raphael and Michael.
Earthian Review

Iwaki Kyousukie, star of pornographic films, has a chance to break into legitimate acting with a film called "Embracing Love," based on a gay novel. However, his audition is a sex scene with hot young model Katou Yohji -- and Iwaki ends up on the bottom. The tumultuous, uncertain, but ultimately passionate nature of the two actors fuels over ten volumes of manga and is still going strong in Japan. Originally by Nitta Youka, the English version is being released by Be Beautiful.
Embracing Love Review

Ryo MacLane and Dee Laytner are New York police detectives in this seven-volume series by Matoh Sanami. The first six volumes are mostly action stories based on the crimes the duo investigate, but Dee makes no bones about his attraction to Ryo, and that's the fodder for a lot of comedy and great sexual tension. Things finally turn steamy in the seventh and final volume, but it's a great ride to get there. Tokyopop has released all seven volumes.
FAKE Review

Akihito Takaba is an amateur photographer assigned to take pictures of suspected underworld boss Ryuichi Asami, and when he's caught, gets a lot more than he bargained for. Asami develops an obsession for Akihito and kidnaps him to have his way with him. Twisted as it is, the relationship develops from there over three volumes, filled with crime-world intrigue and lots and lots of up-close kinky sex. No one gets freaky like Yamane Ayano, and Asami is definitely one of the hottest semes in yaoi existence. Be Beautiful is releasing all of the volumes as they become available in this ongoing series.
Target in the Finder Review

Samejima Ranmaru and Enjyoji Kei are a happy gay couple, but this fantastic manga by Kazuma Kodaka wouldn't have spanned over 9 volumes and still be running in Japan if there weren't a little conflict. Whether it's Enjyoji's Yakuza family interfering or his younger brother Kai trying to steal Ranmaru away, there's always something to throw a wrench in Enjyoji and Ranmaru's relationship. Comedy, drama, romance and sex -- it's all here, all beautifully wrought, volume after volume. Be Beautiful releases this as their flagship title.
Kizuna Review

Fourteen volumes by Shimizu Yuki tell various stories of couples all related to the hot gay host club, Blue Boy. Clients, employees, even the owner and his brother all become wrapped up in complicated, steamy romances, one by one. From cranky ukes to sophisticated semes, every type of yaoi couple is represented somewhere in Love Mode. BLU Manga is releasing the entire series.
Love Mode Review

The fad at Wataru's high school is to wear matching rings with your boy or girlfriend, but Wataru's ring matches cool and reserved Yuichi's. Based on a series of novels, the one-volume manga by Satoru Kannagi and Hotaru Odagiri is a sweet but engrossing tale of misunderstandings and blossoming first love. Juné has released both the manga and the novels.
Only the Ring Finger Knows Review

Who knew cavemen could be sexy? Takashima Kasuza did, and created this one-volume story of cavemen in love. Feminine uke Yuuen and strong seme Emba develop a forbidden relationship despite their rival tribes, blossoming into something much deeper than a simple romp in the cave. Included is a lovely side story about the main characters' fathers, and an encounter between them in the past. The manga is available from BLU Manga.
Wild Rock Review

Goh, gay, and Taki, straight, work as "snatchers," searching out drugs and stealing them away from the criminals when the police can't or won't. Despite all of Taki's protests, Goh has sworn that Taki will be his one day. So begins the wonderful sexual tension between these two gorgeous characters that smoulders and steams for four volumes through a twisting, turning plot. Originally by Tateno Makoto, all four volumes have been released by Juné.
Yellow Review