I can't believe I'm already asking for suggestions. Don't worry, I don't normally ask for suggestions, but when I just can't seem to find anything my last resort is to ask someone else. I looked up the term "boyish yaoi" in the search function, and there didn't already seem to be a topic like this (feel free to point out any if you think they pertain to what I'm asking, though).

Now, I love NAONO Bohra 's works, but there comes I point where I really want to read yaoi with younger protagonists. What I'm really looking for is manga with (preferably) schoolboys/teens/young college students that look like real boys. What I mean by this is that the characters of the yaoi have softer features but you can still tell that they're boys. A great example of this would be Hajimari no Glashma or Boku wa Boku narini. Where the characters look cute, but not feminine, manly but not oozing masculinity.

I want both the seme and uke to look this way, although whether one is older than the other isn't a big issue. I also prefer yaoi that have brunnette ukes (don't really know why), but that's a small thing, and the suggestions don't have to have an uke of a specific hair color. Also, I'd really not like there to be fantasy elements in this manga. Normal life is good. And please, only suggest manga that's got at least one release. I get disappointed when I see that a manga that looks interesting isn't scanned.

I hope these aren't too specific of specifications. There's a lot of leeway room there, so any manga you think fits the criteria probably will fit the criteria. Thank you!

Maybe Boku no Shiru Anata no Hanashi? But it's not quite you're looking for.. (younguer seme, older uke)
You can check this thread too:
- Manly Uke
...Are you looking in some genre in specific? Drama, maybe?


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No Money more like a lil girl
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all of CHITOSE Piyoko's art hve rather boyish feeling to them, at least i think so, anyway.
if you're looking for boys, as in like KIDS, then there's shouta category.

That's why you put it on your wish list, so that you can at least keep watch of it if it's ever scanlated. It's better than missing out on something potentially good.

Doukyuusei (NAKAMURA Asumiko)
Little Butterfly
Aitsu no Daihonmei
Seven Days

Also I wouldnt really count No Money because Ayase looks more like a girl and theres no way Kanou looks boyish. He's huge and incredibly manly looking. At times it looks like shota or lolicon.

Last edited by Whatever at 11:23 pm, Mar 18 2010

No, I don't mean shota. I like the works of shota, but that's not what I'm looking for. I'm not specifically looking for "manly" yaoi either. If you look at a regular high school student, he doesn't look super adult or super girly, does he? His looks would fall into the middle, the "boyish" category. As for genres, I don't really care, except I'd rather it not be full of never ending angst.

Thanks for the suggestions, though! I've been meaning to read Seven Days, I've jut never gotten around to it. . .

There's a similar thread to this already, but yours is more specific. XD

I'll quote myself and just edit a few things here.

-Shounen-ai-

Kagi (Completed- first story; middle school students; school life.)
Maigo (Completed- oneshot collections; high school students; school life.)
Kokoro Kikai (Oneshot- school life.)
Okujou no Bai-Bai (Oneshot- school life.)*
Kiss ja Tomaranai! (Completed- high school students; school life.)
You're Everyone's Friend (One shot- middle school students; school life.)*
Bokura ni Matsuwaru Etcetera (Completed- oneshot collection: school life.)*
Hollow Fusion (Completed- fantasy but not so much. Middle school students; school life.)
Hatsukoi Elegy (Completed- fantasy, same as above. Middle school students; school life.)

-Yaoi-

Calorie (Completed- colllege students)
Yatteraneeze! (Completed- highschool students; school life. Angst.)*
Rinjin wo Aisou (Completed- high school students; school life.)*
Bukiyou na Silent (Completed- high school students; school life.)*
Living for Tomorrow (Completed- high school students; school life.)
Aisubeki Dokusaisha (Completed- high school students; school life.)
Koiha Ina Mono Mouna Mono (Completed- high school students; school life.)
Kirai ja nai kedo (Completed- high school students; school life.)*Read prequel.
Kawaii Hito (KONNO Keiko) (Ongoing?- high school students; school life.)
Aruji no Oose no Mama ni (Completed- oneshot collection: high school students; school life.)


(*)- Highly recommended. :3

I second Seven Days and you should also try Mainichi Seiten, the second couple fits your description.

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I've read most of Kyuugou 's works. I love them a lot, I wish she had more.

Thank you for the insane number of suggestions! It really helps. The thread you linked to has some nice suggestions too.

What about: Cut by Kawai Touko,
Hoshigarimasen! Katsumade, Interval and Futari Yuugi by Itsuki Kaname,
Rival ni Ki wo Tsukoro by Yamakami Riyu,
Sore wa Yappari Koi no Sei?! by Miyazawa Yura, Warui Yume by Tateno Makoto,
Solo Sex by Kamuro Koreaki, Joouheika no Oniwaban by Asagiri Yu..?
All of them are completed thouhg..


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I'll add Dog Style. Despite its name, its a good manga.