🍑🍌 BL + gay: all watched 🌈 ⚣
completed + unfinished (where noted); ordered alphabetically. most of these i would not recommend - i've created a separate list for favorites: ❤ BL + gay: my top picks
labels:
BL = gay relationship is a significant part of the story.
QC = queer cinema, more realistic portrayals.
censored BL = either chinese BLs skirting censorship laws, or "bromance" adapted from gay source material.
gay = representation but either no romantic and/or physical relationship between male characters, or an ambiguous relationship, or relationship is clear but the couple does not have much screen time.
notes: labels do not indicate a "happy ending". some characters are not introduced or identified as gay (or bisexual) from the start, so spoilers are possible - proceed at your own risk! for cw warnings on anything you may find disturbing or offensive (depictions of queerphobias, discrimination, shaming, violence, abuse, or other triggering content), please check tags* on the title's page, user reviews, and/or Does the Dog Die (although not all titles are there). [*click "Vote or add tags" to see all - but this will include spoilers.]
also see ~ ❤ GL + lesbian: my top picks | GL + lesbian: all watched | IFF LGBT films | more
pee.ess. i add personal notes to my lists because i use them for my own reference and it's unlikely that anyone else is reading. if you are here and you are not me, then i hope you can overlook this clutter if it's of no use to you. {cym42; nti87; 2g45; 2w10; 3sm33}
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202. Sr. Azarado Não Tem Escolha Senão Beijar!
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
[Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice but to Kiss!]
BL series about college students.
# comedy # gay romance # life # youth # adapted from a manga
► viki (free w/ads) | gagaoolala (ep01 free, sub for full) ◄
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203. Sr. Coração
Korean Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
BL series.
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204. Step for You
Korean Movie - 2018
BL short film.
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205. Still 2gether
Thai Special - 2020, 5 episodes
BL short series.
♦ sequel to 2gether (also on this list).
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206. Sua Alteza Real
Chinese Drama - 2022, 27 episodes
gay or bi, very brief scene.
✦ completed
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207. Sukiyanen Kedo Do Yaro ka
Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
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208. Takara-kun to Amagi-kun
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
[Takara and Amagi]
BL series about high schoolers.
► viki (free w/ads) | gagaoolala (sub) ◄
✦ completed
{personal notes: i loved Suzuki Kosuke's character (Katori). coincidentally i started Jack o' Frost *on the same day* that i started this but it didn't even click that he was the same actor!}
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209. Teoria do Amor
Thai Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
BL series.
♦ prequel to Theory of Love Special: Stand By Me (also on this list).
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210. Teoria do Amor: Episódio Especial "Fique Comigo"
Thai Special - 2020, 1 episode
BL special episode.
♦ sequel to Theory of Love (also on this list).
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211. TharnType Special
Thai Special - 2020, 1 episode
BL special episode.
♦ sequel to TharnType (also on this list).
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212. TharnType Special: Lhong's Story
Thai Special - 2019, 1 episode
gay short special episode.
♦ sequel to TharnType (also on this list).
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213. TharnType: A série
Thai Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
BL series.
♦ prequel to TharnType Special: Lhong's Story; TharnType Special: Our Final Love; TharnType 2: 7 Years of Love; and TharnType 2 Special: The Wedding Day (neither listed here); related to Love By Chance (some related titles are also on this list).
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214. The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese
Japanese Movie - 2020
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215. The Police Box
Hong Kong Movie - 2006
gay short film.
✦ completed
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216. The Third Solar Term
Chinese Movie - 2021
gay/QC (or BL?) short film. contains explicit sexual content. [20m]
• 2021 SIPFF Selection.
► gagaoolala (sub) ◄ ▲ trailer ▲
✦ completed
{personal notes: watching this made me realize i *really* don't grasp how chinese censorship works.}
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217. To My Star (Movie)
Korean Movie - 2021
BL feature film.
♦ compilation of the series To My Star; prequel to To My Star Season 2: Our Untold Stories
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218. Tóquio em Abril É…
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
[Tokyo in April Is...]
BL short series.
# gay romance # office
► gagaoolala (sub) | viki (standard sub) ◄
✦ completed
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219. Triagem
Thai Drama - 2022, 13 episodes
BL fantasy series (time loop) about a doctor and patient.
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220. Triple - Do You Want?
Korean Movie - 2020
short film – 1 story told 3 ways, one is BL.
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221. Tropical Malady
Thai Movie - 2004
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222. Tsuge & Minato
Japanese Special - 2020, 1 episode
BL special episode.
♦ sequel to the series 30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii [Cherry Magic!] (also on this list).
♦ aired the same day as the special Valentine's Day / Rokkaku (also on this list). T&M is listed as SP2 but i prefer to watch first (after series, before VD/R).
♦ prequel to the film Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!: The Movie (also on this list).
► crunchyroll (sub) | fansub ◄
{personal notes: ❤}
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223. Último Crepúsculo em Phuket
Thai Special - 2021, 1 episode
BL short film.
♦ sequel to I Told Sunset About You; prequel to I Promised You the Moon (not listed here).
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224. Um Conto de Mil Estrelas
Thai Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
BL series.
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225. Um Ombro Onde Chorar
Korean Drama - 2023, 7 episodes
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226. Uma Flor Congelada
Korean Movie - 2008
huge CW on this title, definitely check tags cuz it's f'd up. feature film where one ML is gay, the other ML may be bi but could be straight (i can't remember if that's confirmed).
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227. Unintentional Love Story
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
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228. Until Rainbow Dawn
Japanese Movie - 2018
GL film that includes a gay character/story.
✦ completed
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229. Vice Versa
Thai Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
✦ completed (skimmed ep05-end)
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230. Viciado
Chinese Drama - 2016, 15 episodes
BL series that was cut short (mid-story) due to censorship (and definitely feels unfinished).
/CAUTION/ both the opening and closing credits contain spoilers, although i consider the opening fairly light.
► viki (free w/ads) | youtube (playlist) | wetv/tencent (free) ◄
✦ completed
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231. Vida - Amor em Jogo
Japanese Drama - 2020, 4 episodes
[Life: Love on the Line]
BL series
♦ original version of Life: Love on the Line (Director's Cut)
• unverified, but i read that the final scene of this is like an alternate ending for HIStory3: Make Our Days Count (also on this list). those actors have a brief cameo in the scene but i'm not sure they call each other by name.
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232. Você é Humano Também?
Korean Drama - 2018, 36 episodes
this series is arguable but as far as i'm concerned it passes as gay. ///?SPOILER?/// it's tagged as bromance, but there is a line of dialogue (plus a hell of a lot of subtext) that i believe confirms that one ML has an unrequited love for the other ML.
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233. Você Me Faz Dançar
Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
BL series.
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234. We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd Special Edition
Taiwanese Special - 2021, 6 episodes
BL sequel series.
♦ sequel to We Best Love: No. 1 For You (Special Edition linked); and We Best Love: No. 1 For You - Special Episode 6.5; prequel to We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd - Special Episode 6.5.
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235. We Best Love: Fighting Mr.2nd - Special Episode 6.5
Taiwanese Special - 2021, 1 episode
BL special episode.
♦ sequel to We Best Love: No. 1 For You (Special Edition linked); We Best Love: No. 1 For You - Special Episode 6.5; and We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd (Special Edition linked).
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236. We Best Love: No. 1 For You Special Edition
Taiwanese Special - 2021, 6 episodes
BL series.
♦ prequel to We Best Love: No. 1 For You - Special Episode 6.5; We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd (Special Edition linked); and We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd - Special Episode 6.5.
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237. We Best Love: Spin-off
Taiwanese Special - 2021, 1 episode
BL special episode.
♦ sequel to We Best Love: No. 1 For You (Special Edition linked); prequel to We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd (Special Edition linked); and We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd - Special Episode 6.5.
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238. Why R U? : The Series
Thai Drama - 2020, 13 episodes
BL series.
♦ prequel to SaifahZon Story (also on this list).
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239. WISH YOU
Korean Movie - 2021
BL film.
♦ compilation of the series Wish You: Your Melody From My Heart (not listed here).
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240. Zenra Meshi
Japanese Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
[Naked Dining ~Love, Life and Liberation~]
BL series revolving around cooking and food.
# gay romance # comedy # food # pn
► gagaoolala (sub) ◄
✦ completed