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Japanese BL series – contains series profiles, synopsis, social media mentions, and news/updates about series and films produced by Japanese production companies and content makers.
BL series in Japan started way back in 2006. However, Japanese producers failed to sustain their momentum, and skipped a few years and return to production in 2011, then skipped a few years more and came back in 2015. Right now, they are definitely back!
Here are a few of the pioneering Japanese BL shows:
- Boys Love (DVD and Theatrical – 2006, 2007)
- Boys Love (First Movie) – 2006
- Ai no Kotadama (Words of Devotion), movie (2007)
- Takumi-kun Series (2007-2011)
- Bokura no ai no kanade (2008)
- Doushitemo Furetakunai (2015)
- Seven Days (2015)
Ameiro Paradox (a.k.a. Candy Color Paradox) is the 5th BL series from MBS to be shown as part of the network’s drama shower feature. It stars Kimura Keito…
My Beautiful Man, also known as Utsukushii Kare (美しい彼) is a standout Japanese BL series from 2021. It stars former child actor Hagiwara Riku, and Yagi Yusei (the…
Cherry Magic is a rare type of BL romantic drama. It may appear to be filled with cliches – yet viewers find it engrossing and endearing. While the…
As many have said, opposites attract. In the case of Takara-kun & Amagi-kun, the latest Japanese BL series to hit Asia, such a premise sounds like a cliche….
Grand Guignol is an original Horror-Boys Love movie by director Hashimoto Hajime. It stars two previously billed BL actors Komiya Rio and Sota Ryosuke. Asian PopsicleAn old-timer BL…
A deepening relationship between two men who went against the tide of public perception, as seen from the eyes of a female friend in all sensibilities and candor….
Old-Fashioned Cupcake is about two corporate guys who decided to act like cutesy school girls to practice anti-aging exercises. Unbeknownst to the senior guy who’s boss, his handsome…
Sing in Love is a new Boys Love series from Japan. It’s a dark, psychological thriller with romance and music mixed together. It seems the word ‘rape’ is…