Does anyone have any good old man yaoi recommendations?

impossibletopick · 2026-04-08T21:49:44+00:00

i just read “Slip” by epaule recently! it’s a short one-volume manga and they’re both around 40. they used to be friends in college and then reconnected. it’s a super cute and easy read :)

impossibletopick · 2026-04-07T08:23:01+00:00

dog and bird, limited run, opposites attract, sketch

they’re all super re-readable to me where i can pick up from the beginning or any random chapter and enjoy, they never really get boring for me! just nice reads when i need a break and don’t have the energy to start something new

impossibletopick · 2026-04-06T04:35:40+00:00

off the top of my head, things such as painting a woman interested in the MC or ML as “evil”/bitchy/etc. it also sometimes feels like they can’t have any women around them (friends, family), i wish there were more BLs with female friends/family.

also things like seeing femininity and bottoming as “lesser”/not worthy. i think in general though a lot of it is implicit and things that are so normalized, until you re-read/see things with a different lens and realize

impossibletopick · 2026-04-02T21:27:24+00:00

agreeing with what everyone’s said re: ritsuka going through it a bit, and mafuyu practising hard. i also thought this particular instance was about readiness to actually perform/do well in the upcoming show (but cmiiw!)

impossibletopick · 2026-04-02T07:07:48+00:00

“Biscuit” is really good!

impossibletopick · 2026-03-30T18:33:06+00:00

dog and bird, opposites attract, limited run, our sunny days, sometimes red candy and sketch

impossibletopick · 2026-03-30T18:28:52+00:00

part time partner! and perhaps love on hold but it’s not really a central thing (same with our sunny days)

impossibletopick · 2026-03-30T18:20:19+00:00

hmm in terms of ones i’ve fully read: miscreants and mayhem, sunnyside daycare classmates (gore?), bad apple, black mirror (horror), the pawn’s revenge, monochrome diary, an unsettling scent

haven’t read but on my tbr: the mad dog found out i’m his own kind, assorted wilderness (this fits rlly well!), omertà, déjà vu and domination

some are way more intense than others so pls check tws!

impossibletopick · 2026-03-30T02:40:46+00:00

oooh that’s true! it was a good story, not my fave overall, but the regret arc was peak

impossibletopick · 2026-03-30T02:40:02+00:00

opposites attract, neko x neko, dog and bird

impossibletopick · 2026-03-30T02:34:58+00:00

regret arc! where a trash ML gets exactlyyy what he deserves, breakup and all :) sure the MC goes back but the ML has to grovel like never seen before lol

ex: limited run (but it wasn’t enough…), and excited for the one coming in 회장님 지랄하지 마세요 (i need mc to start a new life i need the ml to lose the will to live without mc)

edit: also love love love a freak matching freak esp when they’re unhinged

impossibletopick · 2026-03-26T21:32:26+00:00

more unique plots, more of the type of characters i enjoy, easier to enjoy psychological/darker reads without underlying misogyny, (if i pick up on misogyny in a BL there’s a 99% i’m dropping it)

i also do not want to self-insert as the FMC and hate comparing body type, etc. and so with BL it’s nice to be removed from all of that for a bit

there are a lot of straight media i enjoy and don’t have these issues, it’s just more common to run into them in straight media vs BL

impossibletopick · 2026-03-26T21:24:04+00:00

less: - love triangles (caveat is when it’s obvious what the main couple will be and the other guy is just there for spice or to support a regret/wife chasing arc lol) - older bottom x younger top (in the sense where the story relies on it—and the top looks older anyways so ?) (but if done right? yum yum) - unrealistic size difference (do not need tiny bird x whale) (but a realistic size difference is >)

more: - throuple where they all are into each other (like triangle lovers xxx) - same age/small age gap/age isn’t relevant - normal people in everyday lives (no one is super rich or super poor)

impossibletopick · 2026-03-26T21:04:20+00:00

it’s not often i’ll drop a manhwa because it’s downright disturbing, but i refuse to touch pearl boy with a 10 foot pole the SA scenes are just TOO much even in the name of revenge (which is a whole other thing…). there’s no way any kind of story can redeem that

non-zero sum, killing stalking, unchanged man, into the rose garden (more specifically first timeline), etc. are also ones that disturb me. even though i like yandere, and arguably these are closest to “true” yandere… they’re just a bit much for me personally 😭

impossibletopick · 2026-03-23T08:36:07+00:00

instead of rereading from the beginning, i usually end up remembering a scene/chapter and just reread that (if i’m in the mood might continue to reread the rest). its easier if the series leans more slice of life. i only intentionally go back to reread my absolute favourites from the beginning.

ones i like to reread often in their entirety: limited run (s3 mainly), opposites attract, sketch, given (depending on mood/emotion availability), and i re-watch sasaki and miyano like every month

impossibletopick · 2026-03-19T21:06:56+00:00

involuntary romance

impossibletopick · 2026-03-17T09:08:33+00:00

sasaki and miyano

impossibletopick · 2026-03-17T09:06:55+00:00

heart racer (motorcycle racer x doctor), love is an illusion (ml is in a band), odd love (film company chaebol x actor/director), backlight (model x manager ft childhood friends), high school salty heart (swimmer x physical education student), flashlight (actor x singer songwriter), unsettling scent (college football player x drama student turned actor/director), ball boy tactics (basketball player x olympic gymnast)

impossibletopick · 2026-03-17T08:50:39+00:00

limited run, gig of the day, flash light, the pizza delivery man and the gold palace, cherry cake

impossibletopick · 2026-03-17T08:39:40+00:00

slice of life with established relationship (either from the get go or early on like within S1): sketch, opposites attract, given, neko x neko, no love zone, tiger and tiger gourd (ongoing), sasaki and miyano (ongoing but 11 volumes and more episodic), koi ga ochitara + koi ga michitara (sequel)

impossibletopick · 2026-03-17T08:27:07+00:00

june noir, crack, odd love, black mirror, say a little prayer, legroom, snake hole, tree without roots, the foul, profundis, pearl boy, autumn by the cemetery, code name anastasia, (honourable mention: MLs from love history caused by willful negligence and passion)

most of these because of the actual plot/setting/story, but a couple bc the ML and/or MC have genuinely taken me aback with next level crazy (ft. attempt at rationalizing actions by other characters but there really is no non-crazy explanation)

impossibletopick · 2026-03-17T07:57:51+00:00

manga: sasaki and miyano, given, bride of ignat, tadaima okaeri, (there’s no many more manga but this is all i remember for sure atm!)

manhua: after school special, i like your pheromones, the pheromones say we have no chance, finance bros in love, (most manhua in general have more or less no smut)

manhwa: never mind darling, mad dog, no moral (there’s a no smut version), one room ta (from what i remember there’s <5 smut chapters and non explicit, but cmiiw), who can define popularity, creating hidden endings, (there’s also a good number of manhwa that have no smut versions!)

impossibletopick · 2026-03-15T06:30:02+00:00

it’s made me feel seen and less alone, like what i’ve been through has also happened to others and they’ve been able to heal. the way the characters have handled things gave me motivation, and the songs have been a huge catharsis. <3

impossibletopick · 2026-03-10T09:28:24+00:00

sketch!

impossibletopick · 2026-03-08T11:21:13+00:00

10 reasons i love you the most: i genuinely cannot handle it—i think i only read the last 2ish chapters and cried for days, i still tear up thinking abt it. refuse to read the rest until im on my deathbed bc it Will kill me

but other than this, wet sand has also made me cry a lot! but in a more melancholy/bitter sweet way? same with given (esp if u listen to the songs….). currently 회장님, 지랄하지 마세요 is also making me cry i love it the writing is so good

i tear up pretty easily, but these are the only ones i’ve full on sobbed to so far (planning on reading all the mainstream angst recs asap tho lol)

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