Best Boys Love Manga of 2011

College student Rikiya Higuchi knows he likes men, but he has never had a boyfriend. In a moment of courage, he signs up for a gay dating website, hoping to find a man willing to build a relationship together. Rikiya soon takes a liking to a pen pal—the first man to write to him—and agrees to meet up with him. But he is tricked and wakes up in front of a camera, about to have intercourse with his captor. Desperate to escape, Rikiya cries for help, and unexpectedly, a person materializes out of the walls! By accident, Rikiya summoned Endo Guar Adroone—a high-class demon with a bad attitude—alongside his bird butler. As he removes Rikiya's retainers, Endo announces that Rikiya is his contractor and that he shall grant the unfortunate student anything his heart desires. Instead of asking Endo to manipulate someone into falling in love with him, Rikiya only wishes to be sent back home so that the demon and his assistant can return to their own world. However, Endo is escaping an arranged marriage—and Rikiya might have to deal with the arrogant demon for a little longer than expected.

Masahiro Setagawa doesn't believe in heroes, but wishes he could: he's found himself trapped in a gang of small-time street bullies, and with no prospects for a real future. But when high school teacher (and scourge of the streets) Kousuke Ohshiba comes to his rescue, he finds he may start believing after all...in heroes, and in his budding feelings, too.

Blockheads Kasukabe and Misato are always quarreling over everything. But one day, Kasukabe finds himself helping Misato to escape from a bunch of fangirls. Alone in the classroom. Kasukabe starts taunting and teasing his arch enemy. But somehow, things start taking a turn towards a completely unexpected direction…

Miza Yuuji is the so-called "beautiful priest" of Uguisuzaka Shopping District, loved and respected by all not only for his skills as a Buddhist priest but for his demure demeanor and kind air. While he professes to have pledged himself to the cloth, vowing to remain unmarried and celibate for life... he's harbored a crush on his best friend Saburou since middle school. Now that Saburou's back in town, taking over his parents' tofu shop after an eight-year absence, Yuuji must deal with feelings he thought he'd long since moved past—and that's when he gets drunk one evening in Saburou's presence.

This sweet coming-of-age BL story follows Arata as he admires his childhood friend, Shotaro, from behind his camera lens. As friendship blossoms into something more, Arata and his camera seek to capture the fleeting joys and beauty of youth. Arata, a member of the photography club, and Shotaro, a member of the basketball club, are childhood friends. The photos of Shotaro that Arata takes are very popular with girls. While Shotaro continues to turn down confessions almost every day, Arata continues to hide his own feelings for Shotaro. Then one day, Shotaro tells Arata that there's someone he likes... and their lifelong friendship changes forever.

The only two things that differentiate Shinya Sugiki and Shinya Suzuki from each other are the one-syllable difference in their names and dancing styles. Sugiki is the decorated "Lord of Standard Ballroom," while Suzuki is the fiery "King of Latin Dance." Neither of these talented dancers can see eye to eye, but they both have the ambition of winning the legendary 10 Dance Competition. The lengthy contest requires each dancing pair to perform ten unique styles of standard ballroom and Latin dancing. Having no prior experience with Latin dance, Sugiki asks Suzuki to teach him. In return, he will show Suzuki the art of standard ballroom. Although Sugiki is initially against it, his dancing partner goads him into accepting the offer. As the two begrudgingly work together to refine each other's styles, an unlikely romance begins to blossom.

The Astronomy Club that Kaoru Hoshino joined in high school was led by his upperclassman Akihiro Sudou. Being the only two members of the club, they inevitably formed a special relationship. Hoshino convinced himself that what he felt for Sudou was mere admiration, and after the senior student graduated, they would never see each other again. Eleven years later, however, the two are reunited when Sudou walks into the elementary school where Hoshino teaches and then suddenly collapses. After carrying Sudou to the infirmary, Hoshino discovers that his former crush is the father of a precocious child in his homeroom class, Shouta, who sports his own crush on his teacher. Between the two adults, there lies a burning question: is it best to forget their past and focus only on the present, not daring to hope for anything more in their future?

Viciously bullied for being gay, junior high schooler Mishima struggles to belong in his hopelessly rural hometown. In fact, the only time he really feels alive is when he dolls himself up with a stolen tube of his single-mother's lipstick. But that pocket of joy is forever changed when he loses the lipstick, only to find soccer team ace Kirino, one of Mishima's worst tormenters, trying it on in secret on their school roof. So begins a bittersweet summer of searching for a place where the two can be their true selves, but Pandora's box is not always so easily opened...

By chance of fate, Godai met Mr. Yasuda, a rather pretty man, on his first delivery assignment up at Yamanoue Research Facility who greeted poor Godai with a beaming smile. Then the next day, was Mr. Aihara’s turn to receive parcels too. Only…he looks just like Mr. Yasuda. What the hell’s going on?! Never having anybody treat him so kindly before, Godai’s determined to get right down to the bottom of this!

Inariya-sensei says it is going to be a combination of fantasy and military-themed. Involves dragons and possibly time-travel. So far seems lighter than her usual, but still looks to ultimately be about love and war and how poorly they go together.

When Subaru and Hayato were in the third grade, they became friends with the new boy who had moved in next door, Kengo. Now in high school, he is the only one who can tell the twins apart and one day, he catches Subaru in the act pretending to be Hayato to get a little "sneak peek" at what's to be on the quiz his class will have soon. Subaru is the mischievous type and thinks it's unfair how Kengo is only nice to the other twin, the ever calm and collected Hayato... but is that really the case?