Exceptional Modern BL

Looking for quality BL that doesn't pre-date the woolly mammoth? Then this is the list for you! Modern BL manga that received top accolades in 2020 and beyond, which will grow over time as more titles become 1st place award winners, #1 bestsellers, and receive other top accolades in the current decade. Some manga pre-date this time frame but are included if they won an award or topped a list in the 2020s.

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1		40 made ni Shitai 10 no Koto 1st place winner of the 2024 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: Best Comic) 1st place winner of the 2024 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: Romantic Comedy)
2		Akete mo Kurete mo: Zoku Itsuka Koi ni Naru made 1st place winner of the 2023 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: 'BEST COVER DESIGN')
3		A Romantic Comedy Between Two Ex-Boyfriends 1st place winner of the 2024 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: Expert)
4		Ask And You Will Receive 1st place winner of the chil-chil BL Award for Best Seme of 2021 - Shinobu-Urakawa
5		At 25:00, in Akasaka 1st place winner of the 2023 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: 'BEST SERIES')
6		Blanc #1 on the 'Kono BL ga Yabai!' 2022 List
7		Blue Sky Complex 1st place winner of the chil-chil BL Award for Best Seme of 2020 - Motochika Narazaki 1st place winner of the chil-chil BL Award for Best Uke of 2021 - Natsuki Terashima
8		Cosmetic Playlover Winner of the 2021 "CMOA TOP E-comic Award" (Catagory: BL)
9		Dakaichi: I'm Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year 2020 Ridibooks BL Comic Award (Catagory: Best Overseas Work)
10		Dick Fight Island Amazon #1 bestseller
11		Fangs #1 on But Why, Tho? A Geek Community's 'Top BL Manga of 2021' list
12		Given 1st place winner of the 2021 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: 'BL SERIES') 1st place winner of the 2024 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: 'BL SERIES')
13		Hadashi no Tenshi (Ito Nonomiya) 1st place winner of the 2022 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: 'COVER DESIGN')
14		Happy Crappy Life #1 on chil-chil's Top 10 Reversible BL list
15		Happy of the End 1st place winner of the 2022 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: 'DEEP')
16		Haru wo Daiteita: Alive #1 on the 'Kono BL ga Yabai!' 2021 List
17		Heaven Official's Blessing (Novel) 1st place winner of the 2023 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: 'BEST NOVEL') 1st place winner of the 2024 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: 'BEST NOVEL')
18		Here and There and Us #1 on the 'Kono BL ga Yabai!' 2020 List
19		His Extra-Large, Ever-So-Lovely... 1st place winner of the 2020 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: 'EROTIC') Winner of the 2020 "CMOA TOP E-comic Award" (Catagory: BL)
20		His Partner, the Thoroughbred Omega 1st place winner of the 2022 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: 'EROTIC')
21		Hizamazuite Ai wo Tou 1st place winner of the 2021 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: 'NEWCOMER')
22		Hate Me, but Let Me Stay 1st place winner of the 2020 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: 'NEWCOMER') Winner of the 2020 "CMOA TOP E-comic Award" (Catagory: BL)
23		Liquor & Cigarette #1 on chil-chil's Top 10 Childhood Friend BL list
24		Lullaby of the Dawn 1st place winner of the 2022 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: 'BEST COMICS')
25		Monotone Blue #1 on But Why, Tho? A Geek Community's 'Top BL Manga of 2022' list
26		My Annoying Boss Is... Kinda Sexy?! #1 on Renta's Japanese Best of 2021 Yaoi list
27		My Demon Boss, Mr. Gokudera, Wants To Be Exposed! 1st place winner of the 2023 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: 'BEST SENSUALITY')
28		My Personal Weatherman Comic Solmare's "Everyone Picks!! Online Comic Grand Prize" 2023 (BL category) 1st place winner of the 2023 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: 'BEST COMICS')
29		Never Let Go (Saki SAKIMOTO) 1st place winner of the 2023 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: 'BEST NEXT BL') 1st place winner of the 2024 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: Emotional)
30		Old-Fashioned Cupcake 1st place winner of the 2021 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: 'BEST COMICS')
31		One Room Angel 1st place winner of the 2020 chil-chil BL Award (Category: 'BEST COMICS') #1 on chil-chil's Top 10 Tsundere x Kenki BL list
32		Punks△Triangle 1st place winner of the 2024 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: Deep)
33		Re:Birth (Mitsuaki ASOU) 1st place winner of the 2021 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: 'DEEP')
34		Shota Oni 1st place winner of the 2022 chil-chil BL Award (category: 'NEXT GENERATION')
35		Takara no Biidoro Comic Solmare's "Everyone Picks!! Online Comic Grand Prize" 2023 (BL category)
36		The Beast's Bride #1 on Renta's Best of 2021 Yaoi list
37		The Monster & The Ghost 1st place winner of the 2024 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: Next Generation)
38		The Summer Hikaru Died #1 on the 'Kono Manga ga Sugoi!' 2023 List for Male Readers
39		The Wolf in the Flower Shop #1 on Renta's Best of 2020 Yaoi list
40		This Poor Beta Doesn't Know About Love 1st place winner of the 2023 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: 'BEST DEEP')
41		Tsubanakasu Haru 1st place winner of the 2021 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: 'BOOK COVER')
42		Turns Out My Online Friend is My Real-Life Boss! Winner of the 2021 "CMOA TOP E-comic Award" (Catagory: BL)
43		Twittering Birds Never Fly 1st place winner of the 2020 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: 'BL SERIES') 1st place winner of the chil-chil BL Award for Best Uke of 2020 - Yashiro 1st place winner of the 2022 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: 'BL SERIES')
44		Unexpected Attraction 1st place winner of the 2021 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: 'EROTIC') 1st place winner of the 2024 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: Fetish)
45		Yagi to Ookami no Hatsujou Jijou 1st place winner of the 2020 chil-chil BL Award (Catagory: 'DEEP')
46		You Are My Princess #1 on the BOOKWALKER top-selling selling series list for 2020 #1 on the BOOKWALKER top-selling manga list for 2020