Best Boys Love Manga of 2018

The mischievous Jian Yi and the level-headed Zhan Zhengxi have been best friends since early childhood. Now, as they are entangled in the follies of high school, their bond has deepened. Jian Yi all but hides his romantic feelings for Zhan Zhengxi, who, despite pretending to dislike Jian Yi's teasing, cannot keep his true emotions from occasionally slipping through. Amid various festivals, classroom antics, and frequent shenanigans, Jian Yi and Zhan Zhengxi are soon joined by the rebellious delinquent Mo Guanshan and the handsome flirt He Tian. Together, they embrace the vibrant days of youth—always with a hint of romance.

Office worker Kiyoshi Adachi has gone 30 years of life without ever having his cherry popped. Due to this profound accomplishment, he becomes a wizard with the ability to read minds through physical contact. However, he thinks his newly attained skill is hopelessly lame and has caused him to dislike crowded places. On the way to his work, Adachi runs into his attractive and well-liked coworker, Yuuichi Kurosawa. Piqued by his personality, he furtively touches Kurosawa and takes a peek at his heart, only to find out that the man holds romantic dreams for a colleague at their office. Adachi attempts to connect the dots, but soon, Kurosawa's fantasies are laid bare—his coworker's perverted thoughts are meant for him! Despite doing his best to concentrate, he can now hardly remain focused with Kurosawa around.

Three years after graduating high school, Hikaru Kusakabe and Rihito Sajou are still in a long-distance relationship. Kusakabe works tirelessly while pursuing his music career, leaving him with little time to visit Sajou. Meanwhile, Sajou involves himself more with extracurricular activities and drinking with his college friends. However, Kusakabe's absence weighs heavily on Sajou, and when Kusakabe visits unannounced one day, Sajou breaks off their engagement. Although the love between them never waned, both Kusakabe and Sajou now have to navigate through their new normal and hope that, eventually, they will find their way back to each other.

Taking a step toward adulthood, Wataru Toda and Chiharu Saeki are now first-year college students who attend different universities. Upon entering college, Wataru starts working at a movie theater while Saeki gets a job elsewhere. Despite dating since high school, complications from school and work begin to create a distance between the two. With fewer opportunities to see each other yet a determination to maintain a close relationship, they decide to follow their old tradition of watching movies together. Reminiscing about their high school days, they coordinate a special plan for the coming break. With summer vacation just around the corner, Wataru and Saeki set out to strengthen their relationship while enjoying a new chapter in their lives.

In the world of Boy's Love (BL) manga, the number of charming men rapidly swells. When the protagonist realizes that he is living in such a world, he swears to avoid becoming the main character at all costs. As he goes on with his life, he encounters bizarre yet seemingly everyday situations where men instantly fall in love with one another. Despite trying his hardest to not get involved in these dreamy scenarios, he cannot help but become privy to the stories of romance around him.

In the town of Karasugaoka, two voluntary groups have been formed to prevent crimes: "VOICE" and "Karasukai," in charge of the east and west areas respectively. The groups' leaders, Sou Izuhara and Shinba Tetsuji, are unable to get along with each other, winding up in arguments every time they meet. In reality, Sou deeply admires Shinba, having been rescued by him in his youth; however, embarrassed by his feelings, Sou ends up throwing insults at Shinba instead. As the two crime fighters continue aiding their community, will Sou be able to muster up the courage to confess his true feelings to Shinba?

Childhood friends Kakeru Ashiya and Yamato Oohara seem like they would never get along with each other. Kakeru is an amiable student who flunks all of his pop quizzes, and the handsome Yamato is capable of anything other than making friends. Kakeru pays a lot of attention to almost everything his friend does, but he is particularly interested in knowing why Yamato never acknowledges any of the numerous romantic confessions he often gets from girls. Thus, when they are alone in a classroom, Kakeru grabs the opportunity to ask Yamato his meddlesome questions. Yamato gives him the vaguest of answers and, by impulse, almost lets out a declaration of love toward Kakeru. Although subtle, Kakeru knows deep down that it is a confession—but he stays in denial. Due to this unprecedented incident, Yamato, who has been secretly admiring Kakeru for quite some time, may never reach his heart.

A messenger's job is to support the gods, maintain their purity, and protect them from any potential threat. Shin has always desired to serve a god, but despite being a messenger, he is unable to get assigned to one. In addition to being a notorious troublemaker, Shin possesses extremely tiny wings which render him flightless and therefore unfit for the role. After causing a ruckus at the summit, Shin is finally appointed to a god; however, this particular one lives the farthest from the main mountain residing on "Mountain 32." Nonetheless, he is happy to have found a master and—upon arrival—immediately begins serving the giant, seemingly immobile god. However, while Shin carries out his duties, the disappearances of other gods and messengers are slowly alarming the rest of the area's inhabitants. Shin is unaware of his vanishing companions, but does his god know something?

When Ji Wonyoung's superior is fired in a corruption scandal, the young man finds himself caught up in the mess and is unjustly suspended from the company. Seeking a breath of fresh air, he decides to stay in a remote town until he can clear his name. As Wonyoung wanders around, he meets the chairman's favorite artist, Yoon Taejun, who disappeared from the public eye two years prior. Determined to win the chairman's favor, Wonyoung befriends Taejun, lying and hiding his true intentions in the process. Living under an alias, Taejun wants to put his past behind him, but Wonyoung must dig up the artist's hidden history to regain his post. As Wonyoung infiltrates Taejun's wary heart, he begins to lose sight of his initial objective and worry for the future, as a relationship built on lies is bound to crumble.

High school yankee Akamatsu regularly picks fights with Seven, a strong homeless man who lives in the local park. Fighting Seven is the biggest thrill in Akamatsu's life, so when it seems like Seven may have to leave the park, Akamatsu suddenly invites him to share his house!?

Amidst the crashing of raging waves, two strangers meet by the oceanside, their eyes filled with loneliness. Tatsumi Higaki has always believed his voice to be a curse, an unwanted "talent" placed upon his shoulders: the power of compulsion. Fearing its consequences, he has resolved to remain alone forever. On the other hand, Kazushi Kimijima came to the sea in search of something—or someone. As the two men are put at odds, they are forced to confront their intertwining histories, and as their emotions reach a peak, the two are borne back ceaselessly into the past.

Mae-hwa, who had secretly been in love with Jae-won throughout high school, finally made up his mind to stop loving Jae-won and forget about him after graduation. But at the first party after entering university, he found out that Jae-won was also there! Mae-hwa tries to keep his distance from Jae-won. Jae-won tries to get closer to him. Will his hidden feelings finally be discovered? Jae-won finds out how they can get along in the future...

They first met at boarding school. After two whole years of living in the dorms, Nomiya can’t say he’s ever been in love. Sure, he thinks Mikoshiba’s face is kinda cute and girlie, and yeah, Nomi’s heart skips a beat every time he sees him, but that doesn’t mean he’s in love with Shiba, all right?! He’s into chicks, not dicks, okay?! *Source: Yen Press, Vol. 1*

Yan Wushi, leader of the demonic Huanyue sect, is a master cultivator, a brilliant strategist, and an incurable cynic. In his philosophy, every human heart is ruled by cruelty and selfishness. Anyone who believes otherwise is either a liar or a fool. Enter the humble Shen Qiao, leader of the Daoist sect at Xuandu Mountain. He is both gracious and charitable, and exactly the type of do-gooder that Yan Wushi despises. When Shen Qiao suffers a shocking loss in a duel and is left for dead, Yan Wushi happens upon him and concocts a plan to teach him about the wretchedness of humanity. He'll take Shen Qiao under his wing, test the limits of his faith, and lure him into demonic cultivation. After all, it is easy to remain righteous atop a mountain peak that touches the heavens. But a thousand autumns toiling on the blood-soaked earth will break any man.

The first time he saw him, Tohru was on his way home from his hobby of taking photos. He’s queued for the Shinkansen’s unreserved seating, just right next to him...

The successor of a yakuza family and his bodyguard who’s head over heels in love with him — the only pacifist in the wild and violent Ousaki Group is its sucessor, Touka. His bodyguard-slash-friend, Miyako, has dedicated his entire being to protecting him, but it seems he’s a tad bit overprotective…? *Note: Volume 1 contains chapter 0, which was originally published as a one-shot in the May 2018 issue of Cookie.*

Yokosuka is a high school boy who gets the result of alpha in his secondary gender test. This is a big surprise since his parents are beta, so he is forced to attend the dating party for the marriage interview proposed by the city council. There, he meets many cute omega girls, but will he be able to find a nice girlfriend...?! Motivated by this, Yokosuka decides to undergo the compatibility diagnosis, and the kind of partner who was on the other side of the door with whom he obtained a maximum percentage of 92% was someone rather gruff with a look of unfriendliness that turned out to be... A MAN??!!

Hiroo's brother, Nao, ran away from home at 18 because of disagreements with their parents. When Nao died in an accident, Hiroo decided to go to his house, where he had lived with his lover, to sort out Nao's belongings. There, for some reason, he found his brother still “alive” in the house. Apparently, Hiroo has traveled back into the past...?

This is the story of an eastern blue dragon and a western black dragon playing together.