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Manga
byaviostar
Aug 15 2025, 12:21 PM | Updated Dec 5, 2025 2:16 PM
boys love/yaoi mangas/manhwas featuring friends to lovers trope!
Dark Heaven
Manhwa, 6 vol, 2016 Me:- Author:-
conor, a korean-american, lives in a city where same-sex marriage has been legalized, but where racist and homophobic hate crimes are still frequent. he joins a band with the blonde hair, blue-eyed simon and the two go on to create their own “dark heaven” in an abandoned church.

feelings develop between the pair, but light cannot dwell with dark, and their time together will soon come to an end...
Park Hanhoo's Manager
Manhwa, ? vol, 2020 Me:- Author:-
chansol never experienced friendship before he met park hanhoo, a troubled boy who terrifies school gangs and hides his face with an unruly haircut. but when a horrific event turns chansol's world upside down, he is forced into hiding and reneges on his promise to stay by hanhoo's side.

now an adult, he’s back to resolve old issues, but with the truth about his past hidden behind a world of mafia bosses and shady business, his only option is to infiltrate it as the manager of an unhinged arms dealer.

as chansol sets out to coax information out of his new boss, he realizes that seducing this handsome maniac may just bring him closer to the truth and the friend he used to call park hanhoo.
Bokutachi wa Mada Aoku
Manga, 1 vol, 2019 Me:- Author:-
“our grade’s top scorer, an unapproachable guy, only opens up to me. that’s so friggin’ adorable!”

saegusa is utterly bored of his high school life. along comes arochi tooru, a guy with the brightest hair he’s ever seen, who transfers into his class. it’s an oddity already, for some guy with outrageous looks and a cold attitude, to transfer into a prep school. so he immediately draws the attention of everyone in his class.

what’s more, he’s apparently a genius who cinches the top spot in their grade on their class exam. one day, saegusa uses a common point of interest to approach arochi, and the two start to become closer. but once they become friends, arochi is actually really oblivious and cute! saegusa just can’t take his eyes off this cutie!
Stranger Than Friends
Manhwa, ? vol, 2020 Me:- Author:-
yi-hyeok and inseo have been friends for their entire lives. it’s something they take for granted. just like the sky is blue and water is wet, the two of them are lifelong buddies. or, well, that’s what they think right up until the moment inseo kisses yi-hyeok as a joke that turns into something more, sparking a whole new scorchingly hot relationship between them.

it might be pretty funny, really steamy, and a little strange...but they’re still friends. right? 
right?!
At the End of the Road
Manhwa, 4 vol, 2016 Me:- Author:-
after a car accident, taemin finds himself in the body of siwon, a victim of bullying at school. no longer a pushover, he starts standing up for himself but then meets woojin, an old friend from the past. somehow, woojin immediately picks up taemin's 'scent' from siwon.

what happened between these two in the past and how will it affect their future?
Kazoku ni Narou yo
Manga, 1 vol, 2016 Me:- Author:-
the kind, smitten chiaki and the scary yet reliable kazuma are a long-term gay couple. tomoe, the tomboy who knows of their relationship, asks to see them, and they find her with a large tummy and another life growing inside her. the father is unknown, and although chiaki and kazuma are exasperated with the chipper tomoe, they help her out.

before they know it, the baby is born. the two men are relieved that tomoe is acting like a proper mother, but one day, tomoe comes to them with tears in her eyes and says, "take care of her for me...!"
Heesu in Class 2
Manhwa, 4 vol, 2017 Me:- Author:8
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!
Shishunki Cherry Bullet
Manga, 1 vol, 2019 Me:- Author:-
"naive" describes asahi unowasa, a student who sits right in front of azusa ootani, perfectly. true to the meaning of his name, asahi is shiny like the sun, and azusa soon falls for him. despite logically knowing that he can't be the only person who falls for asahi, he doesn't like the idea of anyone else liking him either.

when azusa accidentally blurts out his feelings, they go from best friends to boyfriends. not being able to shake the expression on asahi's face the first time they did it, azusa sets out various honeytraps to hopefully see that expression once again.
Jackass!
Manga, 1 vol, 2015 Me:- Author:-
high school student hara keisuke suddenly finds himself wearing a pantyhose while putting on his jersey. this happened because his sister was wearing his jersey the day before, but keisuke doesn't find the right timing to laugh it off.

the one who helps him in this situation is his good-looking best friend shinoda. perferming perfectly in tune, they get out, but when shinoda watches keisuke take off the pantyhose he suddenly changes his mind...?
Osananajimi to Hajimeru Aijin Keiyaku
Manga, 1 vol, 2019 Me:- Author:-
why did he ever have to fall in love with a guy like taichiro!?

mr. super-aggressive continues to be shaken up by his super airhead pal from childhood.

handsome tetsuji aoi, fawned on by all the ladies, is the charismatic owner of an illegal casino. his only weakness is taichiro, a guy he grew up with. he doesn't mind it, though, because his bright, cheerful, and unpredictable friend is the love of his life.

one day, taichiro comes to tetsuji and suddenly declares that he'll be his misteress!

tetsuji starts touching innocent taichiro's body hoping to scare him off, but the person he has forever had a crush on begins to get irresistably aroused, and he doesn't know if he'll be able to keep his cool...
Ore no Aoharu wa Watasanai
Manga, 1 vol, 2018 Me:- Author:-
the cool prince of the school's popular circle, subaru, is actually a pure boy and a huge nerd for shoujo manga!

using shoujo mangas as his bible, he is constantly working towards becoming the ideal protagonist.

one day, his old friend jinnai, the only one that knows his true nature, transfers into his class!

"i won't let you interfere with my plans for my ideal youth!"

yet, for some reason, his heart always pounds like the heroines of his favorite books when it comes to jinnai!
Lion Hearts
Manga, 1 vol, 2018 Me:- Author:-
there were once two children: leo, a boy as cute as a girl, and his childhood friend shin-chan, who proposed to him. but it’s been ten years since then, and the two boys are all grown up now

Daddy Darling
Manga, 1 vol, 2018 Me:- Author:-
long before the events of "don’t call me dirty", hanao kaji and ryuuji mita were close friends...

when ryuuji is left to raise his son shouji as a single father, hanao steps up to help him out. at first, their family life is happy and content, but hanao's true feelings for ryuuji become more and more difficult for him to ignore.

the pressure of staying closeted eventually becomes too much to bear; hanao leaves, choosing to run from his feelings and his fears of somehow “messing up” shouji’s life when he starts getting teased at school for having two dads.

years later, when he comes home to care for his aging father and ends up advising shouji on his blossoming relationship with hama, hanao realizes it's time to face his own past
 and his future.
Hakujin to Kurobotan
Manga, 2 vol, 2019 Me:- Author:-
"kuroi-kun, won’t you go on a date with me?"

the wakagashira of the kuroguro group, kuroi kengou, has a troublesome childhood friend: the lawyer, shirakaba, who has been with him since they were born.

whenever he has time, shirakaba comes over just to flirt with kuroi. to get kuroi’s attention, this courageous man even married a woman for a month.

shirakaba, who pushes forth his overflowing love, and kuroi-kun, who puts up with it, their relationship is warmly watched over by the kuroguro group’s men.

then one day, shirakaba announces he has taken on the position of the kuroguro group’s legal advisor, and tensions rise between them!
Bokura no Tsuzuki
Manga, 1 vol, 2019 Me:- Author:-
highschoolers yousuke and shuu have become somewhat estranged due to an accident early in their childhood.

however, their relationship is restored when shuu moves to the shopping district yousuke resides in, to stay at his grandmother's place.

yousuke, although akward at first, starts feeling stirred by the expressions and mannerisms that the usually aloof shuu only shows to him!
Dekoboko Sugar Days
Manga, 1 vol, 2017 Me:- Author:-
yuujirou matsukaze has been close friends with rui hanamine since the two of them were children, and at that time, yuujirou was the one who stood up for and took care of his adorable, soft-hearted friend.

but as it turns out, yuujirou's childhood dreams end up growing a little too big to handle — or, rather, too tall!

at over six feet in height, the cheerful and happy-go-lucky rui towers over his would-be protector... and still has no idea yuujirou's had a crush on him since they were kids!
Dekoboko Sugar Days (Mou Ikkai!)
Manga, 1 vol, 2020 Me:- Author:-
⚠ read the previous one before this!

tiny and adorable when they first met, rui – still just as adorable – now looms over his boyfriend, yuujirou.

though they were little more than best friends at first, the confusion over their true feelings for one another smoldered until they confessed.

now every day passes with such overwhelming sweetness it’s all they can do not to ask themselves, “am i allowed to be this happy?”

the final high school judo contest, the last summer of their high school careers, and beyond
 the thought of his future with rui makes yuujirou’s heart flutter.

a diminutive, athletic teen and his towering, kind-hearted best friend journey the slightly bitter road to adulthood towards sweeter days.
Nakaseteyaru yo Yankee-kun
Manga, 1 vol, 2019 Me:- Author:-
the boys’ school’s hard-core charismatic yankee kou is a childhood friend and best friend of the little but handsome yankee maki.

kou, who was told by maki that he wouldn’t be able to meet him again after graduating because he got a job in tokyo, expresses his feelings for maki, who has been patient since he was little.

the two of them confirm each other’s feelings in the wake of kou’s confession, but when yuuki takes responsibility and gets married, he approaches maki–!?
Kimi ni Ienai Koto ga Aru
Manga, 1 vol, 2018 Me:- Author:-
kasumi and kyousuke are polar opposites when it comes to personality. kasumi is reserved, soft-spoken and shy; kyousuke is energetic and has always been popular among their peers.

as the saying goes though, opposites have a tendency to attract, and these two have been fast friends since elementary school.

to kasumi, kyousuke has always been a hero to look up to, someone who supports him and saves him from the bullies.

but now, school is over; their relationship suddenly becomes a lot less simple to describe.

facing the world — and one another — as adults, both men find there are things they struggle to say out loud, even to each other.
4 Week Lovers
Manhwa, ? vol, 2020 Me:- Author:-
'you... never changed at all. the touch of your rough lips and the way your hands gather as if praying when you're nervous... that foolish side of yours.'

outstanding look, top of the department. jeong dojun — business department, class of '18 — thought that his university life would go smooth, but he ended up meeting song jaehee again inside their dormitory. there was something that he couldn't solve with song jaehee during high school.

'is it wrong for me to have a crush on you?'

'...'

'you just ended up ignoring me and left.'

dojun only wanted to run away, but when jaehee told him, 'i have no feelings for you anymore.' he smiled. unfortunately, jaehee's broken arm was dojun's fault. instead of repaying with money, he offered a contract. he wanted dojun to be his lover for only 4 weeks?
Window to Window
Manhwa, ? vol, 2016 Me:- Author:-
childhood friends ginu and yubin live in separate apartments in separate buildings right next to each other – so close, in fact, they can talk to each other and see into each other’s apartments through their windows. but yubin’s long-held secret is revealed one day when ginu sees him doing something naughty through the window..
Lover Boy
Manhwa, 5 vol, 2016 Me:- Author:-
eunho, the little neighbor boy that always asked jaeha to marry him is all grown up now. jaeha never gave little eunho a second thought until one day, years later, eunho suddenly reinserts himself into jaeha’s life.

will eunho forever be the little neighbor boy to jaeha? or will jaeha finally see eunho for the man he’s now become?
Pop One's Cherry
Manga, ? vol, 2020 Me:- Author:-
"please let me go, my husband," "if you can say it cutely, will i let you go?"

the two are considered perfect alphas. the two, who are not particularly close to each other, have been childhood friends since they were small and have a bad relationship.

it changes when sakuma goes into heat and starts groping himself while sniffing the scent off of renji's uniform.

renji is said to be an honor student by the people around him, but in reality, he is a genuine sadist who loves to tie up and bully his partners...

not only was it found by the guy who he didn't want to find it out the most, but he is now also tampered with and disturbed by sakuma's ...!??
Kimi ni wa Todokanai.
Manga, ? vol, 2018 Me:- Author:-
no matter how much time we spend together, i’ll never become special to you.

childhood best friends. two halves of a whole. the cool, smart one who’s good at almost everything, and his average, dorky friend who struggles to do anything right — yamato and kakeru.

always by the other’s side, but not together in the way they truly want to be. no matter how hard they try, their hearts cannot reach each other

Kisses x Kiss x Kisses
Manhwa, ? vol, 2017 Me:- Author:-
“give me a kiss!” an ambiguous and complex relationship that began with that single word.
Usagi no Mori
Manga, ? vol, 2018 Me:- Author:-
shunta and tamaki are childhood friends with a year of difference, but shunta feels something different towards his friend, an impure, not correct, dirty feeling.

as this feeling grows stronger, will the relationship between the two friends also change...?
A Guy Like You
Manhwa, ? vol, 2016 Me:- Author:-
go siwon's dreams are constantly visited by the clever, beautiful kang jinha. in the dream, jinha keeps on mentioning this "incident" that happened between them but siwon can't remember anything! and how can it feel so real?

luckily for siwon, hints about the "incident" start to appear and siwon is able to regain his memory bit by bit. how will their relationship change at the end of it all?
Kimi wa Tomodachi
Manga, 1 vol, 2020 Me:- Author:-
childhood friends ayano and takanari live in the same house for “familial” reasons. takanari considers his chaperon ayano as a good friend and an ally no matter what happens. but somehow things are changing
.?

a young love story between a poker-faced hottie and a young master from a yakuza family begins!
Sore wo Koi to Yobazu ni Nanto Iu
Manga, 1 vol, 2018 Me:- Author:-
kouki had secretly loved haru-nii, who used to live in the neighborhood when he was young.

five years later, despite kouki making up his mind to move on, he unexpectedly gets reunited with haru-nii as neighbors!

although being invited to dinner or accidentally meeting outside gave him joy, kouki couldn't help but feel dejected every time haru-nii treated him like his younger brother.

on top of that, the more they spent time together, his supposedly forgotten feelings bubble up even more!
Osananajimi ja Gaman Dekinai
Manga, 3 vol, 2020 Me:- Author:-
childhood friends aoi and ryouta recently started sharing a room together near their university.

aoi has always been proud of his good-looking and popular friend, while ryouta is a caring person who always says, "as long as i'm with ao, i'm fine with anything," with a straight face.

aoi enjoys living with his best friend, who has been with him since they were little and they understand one another.

but one day, aoi falls asleep after masturbating and wakes up to see ryouta trying to kiss him...?!

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