Best Boys Love Manga of 2017

Yu Yang is a second-year university student who seems reliable and pleasant. With the commencement of a new term, he is tasked with orienting every freshman he sees on campus. Eventually, his duty leads him to meet Li Huan, a new student with a fairly oppressive height. Besides his intimidating physique, he is taciturn, aloof, and often gives Yu Yang the cold shoulder. Yu Yang, who has done nothing but assist him, immediately grows frustrated by this treatment. However, despite his initial impressions, Yu Yang believes that his chance encounter with Li Huan will transform his future outlook—perhaps even on the prospect of love.

Taiga Hirasawa has always longed to be a hero like in the movies, but he has never known who would play the heroine's role. On his first day of high school, he sets eyes on "Maria," the star of the drama club. Graceful, with an air of ambivalence, Maria is the apple of everyone's eyes. Taiga is quick to confess, only to find out that Maria's real name is Yuu Arima, a very much male classmate. However, Taiga is drawn to Arima's volatile personality, belying a past that haunts them to this very day. Regardless of gender, Taiga nevertheless wants to learn who the true "Arima" is.

Five years after the mysterious disappearance of the nation's fourth prince, a statement is issued, demanding that any boy found using his name is reported to the authorities. Thus, a manhunt begins for those named Wolfgang. Wolfgang Goldenleonard is well aware of his identity, and he knows that the authorities are still looking for him. He also knows that they mean to end his life. In hiding since the death of his mother, the prince has fostered a bond with the orphans of the streets. However, after threats to them are made, Wolfgang is forced to reveal himself. With his identity publicly revealed, Wolfgang is taken to the home of his tyrannical father. At his father's palace, Wolfgang retains his hatred for the man who gave him life. He refuses to behave as befitting of a Goldenleonard prince and breaks every rule he possibly can. He is often reminded that he is never to covet the king's possessions, but through his rebellious spirit and fiery nature, he has already caught the eyes of the king's favorite catamite, Shin Soohyuk. Shin sees Wolfgang as a force for change, the spark that may just light the fires of rebellion. And with the promise of granting Shin's freedom, Wolfgang agrees to become his pawn.

Young college student Junpei Shishido is quick to befriend others, even if they are from different departments. One day while exploring the campus, Junpei sees Leo Onizuka, an introverted student who looks oddly familiar. When he strikes up a conversation on their second encounter, Onizuka coldly claims that they have never met before and starts avoiding him at all costs. Soon after, Junpei coincidentally finds Onizuka's ID card and remembers how he knows Onizuka as well as his infamous nickname. His secret now revealed, Onizuka is certain that his college life is doomed; but to his surprise, Junpei decides to befriend him and keep quiet about his past, marking the beginning of a friendship between polar opposites. Gradually, the once unsociable Onizuka begins to break out of his shell while still staying true to himself.

There are a lot of things that Kouki doesn't have—no hobbies, no friends, no lover, no stable job, and no will to live. So when a random tussle with some kids gets him stabbed, he thinks maybe this is finally his ticket out of this crappy life. But just as he's about to pass out he sees a beautiful "angel"... How is Kouki supposed to cope when less than a month later, he's mysteriously healed, has astronomical bills to pay, and suddenly has the same beautiful angel as his amnesiac roommate?

Heesu's world revolves around Chanyoung, his best friend and secret crush. He doesn't mind cheering Chanyoung from the sidelines or listening to all his girl problems. He doesn't care if people only know him as "Chanyoung's friend." Then one day, Heesu starts hearing his name everywhere. On the bus, in the halls, during lunch... Turns out, there's a rumor going around school (Got a love problem? Find Heesu in Class 2 and he'll tell you what to do!) and with that, Heesu suddenly finds himself the center of attention. But how could he give anyone advice? He doesn't even know what to do about his own crush!

With unparalleled strength, a harem in the hundreds, and rulership of both the human and demon realms, Luo Binghe is a typical male lead for the stallion novel Proud Immortal Demon Way (PIDW). Like every protagonist, he has a tragic past: suffering under the thumb of his loathsome shizun, the scum villain Shen Qingqiu. However, despite its great world-building and setup, PIDW eventually went off the rails, abandoning plotlines left and right, and now focusing exclusively on gratuitous sex. This is the very trash-tier web novel that a young millennial named Shen Yuan curses as he dies, swearing that even he could write a better story. That moment is when the "System" initiates, and Shen Yuan awakens in the body of Shen Qingqiu. His mission? Turn this piece of subpar fiction into a grade-A masterpiece. Constrained by a System that will punish him for even being slightly out of character, Shen Yuan must avoid Shen Qingqiu's fate of becoming a human stick—and step one is to hug the protagonist's thigh!

Renowned actor Park Star has portrayed numerous roles on television, but he is best known as Kang Chan in the "Sweet" series. With an enormous interest in Twitter, Star creates a character bot—an account that role-plays a person or character. Meanwhile, Kim Fanboy, a theater actor at Cheomji University, loves to linger on Twitter. After finally finding a character bot that portrays his favorite character, Kang Chan, Fanboy is ecstatic. However, with the account's affectionate yet in-character lines and greetings, Fanboy thinks the account is too surreal. On top of that, the user sends an unreleased photo of Star, causing Fanboy's heart to race even more. But little does he know, the person behind all these acts is actually Star himself!

As twilight hangs over the oceanside, Wataru Toda and Chiharu Saeki realize they have spent the entire day catching up. Yet amid the fleeting passage of time, the two are finally able to be honest about their feelings for one another. Although what the future holds for them is uncertain, this is just the beginning of their story.

Haruno witnesses a mysterious guy crying under the sakura trees. He thought it strange, but who would have thought the guy turns out to be his classmate, Hitose?! Hitose declares that he's going to establish the "Four Seasons Club," with details of club activities being very unclear. But swept up in Hitose's vigor, Haruno joins the club by announcing, "I will be with you!"

A spin-off of Remnant: Jujin Omegaverse about Juda and Daath raising their kids, Hugo and Shaia. The trickster twins take the center stage.

The accidental meeting on that rainy day started everything... Koutarou keeps running into his old classmate from elementary school, Kaneo. Upon being ignored the first few times, Kaneo finally tells him to never talk to him again. What will happen between the two?

High school student Kou has been called a Shinigami ever since three continuous deaths happened to those important to him: his mother died giving birth to him, his father died protecting him and his lover died rescuing him. Due to these deaths, Kou now believes that anyone loved by a Shinigami…dies.

When city slicker Aida Torajirou suddenly collapses on the side of a country road due to a heat stroke, he's rescued by the son of a local hair salon owner. With nearly unknown background information, apart from being from Tokyo, the young man doesn't want his father to call the police on the stranger; but instead, the salon owner takes interest in Tora-san and offers him a job.