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Plot Summary:
Kunieda Kei is a popular, young TV announcer whose public and private personas are so different, they might be called extreme. On the outside, he is the picture of perfection, affectionately nicknamed "The Prince," while on the inside he is constantly cursing at all of the incompetence around him. Of course, no one knows this secret of his. One day, Kei meets animation artist Tsuzuki Ushio for a work assignment. While Kei is in "inside mode," he later runs into Tsuzuki, who doesn't recognize him in his worn-out sweats and a facemask, but as compensation for injuring Tsuzuki's arm, Kei gets roped into helping out with his work.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 592
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 53 min
Plot tags: yaoi, melancholic, sentimental, sincere, anime, sexy, touching, humorous, captivating, adult animation
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Hybrid Child (2014)
Plot Summary:
The Hybrid Child is an amazing doll that can grow if it is lavished with enough love and care from its owner. Neither fully machine nor fully human, the various Hybrid Child models develop strong emotional bonds with their owners.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 508
Genere: Animation, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: yaoi, anime, sentimental, touching, disturbing
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Twittering Birds Never Fly: The Clouds Gather (2020)
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The sexually masochistic yakuza boss, Yashiro, isn't the type to warm up to others easily. But when Chikara Doumeki, his newly hired bodyguard, catches his interest, he reconsiders his "hands-off" policy with subordinates. As Yashiro's invitations fail, the yakuza boss finds out his bodyguard has a very personal reason for staying at arm's length.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 904
Genere: Animation, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: yaoi, anime, manga, enigmatic, unusual plot structure, controversial, intense, poignant, adult animation, gay cinema
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Yuri!!! on Ice (2016)
Plot Summary:
Yūri Katsuki carried all of Japan's hopes on his shoulders to win at the Gran Prix Finale ice skating competition, but suffered a crushing defeat. He returns home to Kyushu and half feels like he wants to retire, and half feels like he wants to continue ice skating. Suddenly the five-time consecutive world championship ice skater Victor Nikiforov appears before him with Yuri Plisetsky, a young Russian figure skater who is already defeating his seniors. Victor and both Yuris take up the challenge on an unprecedented Gran Prix series.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 20 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, exciting, yaoi, humorous, light, feel good, manga
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Sekaiichi Hatsukoi Movie (2014)
Plot Summary:
Yokozawa meets a man (Kirishima) and his life is turned around. Kirishima starts to blackmail and tease Yokozawa, but Kirishima might actually be trying to help him recover from an emotional period of his life in the process.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 502
Genere: Animation, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: yaoi, anime, light, romantic, feel good, humorous
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The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window (2021)
Plot Summary:
Kosuke Mikado, who works at a bookstore, has been suffering from a peculiar constitution that ghosts can see from an early age. One day, Kosuke was invited by a exorcist, Rihito Hiyakawa, who came to the bookstore and decided to work with him. The two men, who were requested by the detective Hanzawa to investigate the serial murder case that occurred a year ago, eventually found a body, but the body was cursed. While searching for the truth, they often hear the voice of the murderer who committed suicide.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 227
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, sentimental, sexy, touching, unusual plot structure, detective, weird
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Given (2020)
Plot Summary:
The film centers on the love relationship among the band's bassist Haruki Nakayama, drummer Akihiko Kaji, and Akihiko's roommate and ex-boyfriend Ugetsu Murata.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 59 min
Plot tags: yaoi, anime, psychological, sexy, touching, captivating, melancholic, contemplative, feel good, 2d animation
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The Tyrant Falls in Love (2010)
Plot Summary:
Being in love with your straight sempai isn't easy, but being in love with your straight, homophobic, and (to top it off) tyrannical sempai can be hell. And that's something Tetsuhiro Morinaga can relate to... especially now that he's had a taste of the forbidden fruit.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 370
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 58 min
Plot tags: yaoi, anime, josei
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Maria Holic (2009)
Plot Summary:
Maria†Holic is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Minari Endō, the author of Dazzle. The manga was first serialized in the Japanese seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive on June 27, 2006, and is published by Media Factory. The manga was licensed by Tokyopop with the first volume in English being released in September 2009. The first anime adaptation animated by Shaft aired in Japan between January and March 2009. A second anime season, Maria†Holic: Alive, premiered on April 8, 2011. Both seasons of the anime series have been licensed by Sentai Filmworks, and the first season is being distributed by Section23 Films.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 337
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, humorous, captivating, light, emotional, entertaining, yaoi, offbeat, semi serious, yuri
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The Poem of the Wind and the Trees (Sanctus) (1987)
Plot Summary:
Based on the manga classic by Keiko Takemiya.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 326
Genere: Animation, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: anime, yaoi, shoujo, rough, touching, bleak, serious, realistic, gloomy
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Gravitation (1999)
Plot Summary:
Gravitation follows goofy, wannabe pop star Shuichi Shindo, on his journey to fame with his best friend Hiroshi Nakano and their band, Bad Luck. Along the way, Shuichi meets famous (male) author, playboy Eiri Yuki, and falls in love. Bad Luck is signed to a major record label, and Shuichi must learn how to deal with stardom, jealousy, interference in his band, meeting his musical icon, and dealing with his first romantic relationship - a same-sex celebrity one, at that.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 965
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: anime, yaoi, shoujo, sentimental, offbeat, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, fast
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Silhouette of Your Voice (2017)
Plot Summary:
Sugihara Kohei, a college student who has distanced himself from others unconsciously because he is hard of hearing and it keeps causing one misunderstanding after another. One day his classmate Taiichi stumbles into him and notices his delicious bento. Kohei gives Taiichi part of his lunch, to Taiichi's delight, but leaves without saying a word to Taiichi. Taiichi only later finds out from others that Kohei is hard of hearing. Taiichi has a bright personality to the point of foolishness, and he tells Kohei, "It's not your fault that you can't hear!" Those words save Kohei, and he begins to change. Taiichi and Kohei begin a relationship that's more than friends.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 384
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, sincere, romantic, sexy, melancholic
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Junjou Romantica (2008)
Plot Summary:
Junjou Romantica: Pure Romance, stylized as Junjou Romantica ~Pure Romance~, is a yaoi series by Shungiku Nakamura. It focuses on three storylines; the main couple, which comprises the bulk of the books, and two other male couples that provide ongoing side stories. It has expanded into several cd-dramas, a manga series running in Asuka Ciel, a light novel series titled "Junai Romantica" running in The Ruby magazine and a 24-episode anime series. Shungiku Nakamura has written a spin-off to Junjou Romantica, titled Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi focusing on a shōjo manga editor and his first love, which was also animated by Studio Deen in 2011.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, yaoi, sexy, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, tsundere, erotic, josei
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The Moment You Fall in Love (2016)
Plot Summary:
Following Natsuki Enomoto's confession rehearsals with Yuu Setoguchi, their younger siblings Kotarou and Hina struggle to confess their own love. Despite a disastrous first meeting in middle school with her upperclassman Koyuki Ayase, Hina’s heart is captured by his warm smile. Initially confused by these newfound feelings, Hina soon realizes that she has fallen in love for the very first time. Chasing after her brother Yuu and her crush Koyuki, Hina also enrolls in Sakuragaoka High School; but the threads of love are far-reaching, and they entangle Hina and her friends. Boisterous but sensitive, Hina hopes to confess her feelings to the tender-hearted Koyuki. Meanwhile, Kotarou, oblivious to his own feelings for her, is determined to always keep Hina smiling. This movie follows Hina, Kotarou, and Koyuki in high school. Their youthful love forges new relationships, but also threatens to break others.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 548
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 63 min
Plot tags: anime, touching, sincere, romantic, humorous, captivating, entertaining, whimsical
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Dou Kyu Sei: Classmates (2016)
Plot Summary:
Rihito Sajo, an honor student with a perfect score on the entrance exam and Hikaru Kusakabe, in a band and popular among girls, would have never crossed paths. Until one day they started talking at the practice for their school’s upcoming chorus festival. After school, the two meet regularly, as Hikaru helps Rihito to improve his singing skills. While they listen to each other’s voice and harmonize, their hearts start to beat together.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: yaoi, anime, captivating, light, sincere, touching, lgbt cinema, psychological, melancholic, gay cinema
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Sukisho (2005)
Plot Summary:
Hashiba has an accident and has lost all of his memories. When Fujimori comes to his school as his new roommate, He tells Hashiba that he is called Ran. He and Hashiba both have a split personality which they developed in their youth.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 171
Genere: Animation, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, yaoi, humorous, sentimental, captivating, psychological, light, touching, realistic, semi serious
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Fragtime (2019)
Plot Summary:
Misuzu Moritani is an introvert who has always had difficulty interacting with her classmates, quickly becoming flustered whenever someone tries to talk to her. Sometimes, she will use her ability to stop time for three minutes to escape troublesome social situations. One day, as Misuzu watches the suspended environment around her, she observes that her classmate, Haruka Murakami, is somehow able to move despite her temporal influence. From that moment on, Misuzu experiences new wonders as she explores more of the world she has long avoided; no matter where time may take her, Misuzu can count on Haruka to always be at her side.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 560
Genere: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 61 min
Plot tags: yuri, anime, psychological, romantic, touching, unusual plot structure, captivating, melancholic, super sentai, sexy
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Kiss Him, Not Me (2016)
Plot Summary:
Kae Serinuma is a second year high school student and an avid fujoshi who secretly ships her classmates, Igarashi and Nanashima. The death of her favorite anime character causes her to become stressed and lose weight rapidly. Now that Serinuma has become an attractive girl to her classmates, snarky junior Shinomiya and senior Mutsumi, how is she going to deal with them with her constant BL-filled fujoshi mind?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, shoujo, humorous, captivating, light, touching, melancholic, sentimental, romantic comedy
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Domestic Girlfriend (2019)
Plot Summary:
Natsuo is a high school boy who is experiencing the crushing despair of unrequited love. To make matters worse, the person he is in love with is his teacher, Hina. In an attempt to lift his spirits, he attends a mixer where he meets a girl named Rui. The two sleep together, expecting never to see one another again, but fate has other plans. His life suddenly becomes more complicated when his father comes home and announces he has remarried a woman with two daughters whom Natsuo has met before: Hina and Rui!.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, touching, tense, sincere, yuri, hentai, humorous, sentimental, shounen, super sentai
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Dakaichi: I'm being harassed by the sexiest man of the year (2018)
Plot Summary:
"I'll make it so your body's unable to forget mine." Saijou Takato's 5 year reign as the 'Most Huggable No. 1' has been snatched. Stealing his thunder is the newbie actor with a 3-year debut, Azumaya! Towards the stuffy hostile Takato, Azumaya's sincere sparkling smile starts to become effective. Even as Takato sets his alert level on MAX, Azumaya catches Takato in his shameful drunken state and uses it to blackmail him! In exchange for Azumaya's silence, Azumaya states, "Please let me hold you…?! Embrace me, who was the Most Huggable No.1?" What the heck is he saying! Includes a large quantity of other high suspense erotic stories.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: yaoi, anime, erotic, psychological, humorous, captivating, yuri, tsundere
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Sasaki and Miyano (2022)
Plot Summary:
It all started like a typical old-school boys' love plotline—bad-boy senior meets adorably awkward underclassman, one of them falls in love, and so on and so forth. But although Miyano is a self-proclaimed boys' love expert, he hasn't quite realized…he's in one himself. Which means it's up to Sasaki to make sure their story has a happily ever after…!.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: yaoi, anime, disturbing, semi serious, iyashikei, feel good, meta, psychological, teen comedy
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Love Stage!! (2014)
Plot Summary:
Izumi was born in a family of celebrities. His father is a singer, his mother an artist, his older brother the lead vocalist for the popular band Crashers. Izumi himself, however, is just a nerdy college student. He loves the manga "Magical Girl Lala Lulu" and dreams of becoming a manga writer himself. One day he is roped into filming a commercial where he wears a dress. Another actor on the set, Ryoma Ichijo, mistakes him for a woman and falls in love at first sight. As it turns out, though, they met ten years in the past. And Ryoma feelings don't change when he finds out Izumi is a boy.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: yaoi, anime, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, romantic comedy, super sentai
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The World's Greatest First Love (2011)
Plot Summary:
Sekai-Ichi Hatsukoi: Onodera Ritsu no Baai is a Japanese boys-love manga series written and illustrated by Shungiku Nakamura. In 2011, the manga was adapted into an anime television series under the title Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi. Produced by Studio DEEN under the direction of Chiaki Kon, the anime series began its broadcast run on April 9, 2011. An original animation DVD was bundled with the fifth and sixth volumes of the manga series, released in March and September 2011. Sekaiichi Hatsukoi follows three couples that are interconnected within the manga industry, with each being subject to the budding of first love.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: yaoi, anime, erotic, touching, realistic, josei
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The Titan's Bride (2020)
Plot Summary:
One day, Koichi, a student about to graduate, is summoned to another world. It's a country of Titans where a much larger race lives. The Prince of the country, Caius, appears in front of him. He enthusiastically sees Koichi and proposes, "I want you to be my bride and carry my children!".
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 489
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, yaoi, captivating, entertaining, adult animation, manga, humorous, 2d animation
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Papa datte, Shitai (2019)
Plot Summary:
"There are Times I Cannot Hold It, Even If I'm a Father" University student Asumi came to Naruse household to be a housekeeper for his part-time job. The family consists of a single-father and a son Ichika. Among them, the father Naruse is too sexy for Asumi!! Even if he is not gay, Asumi gets conscious of Keiichi, and when he noticed that Keiichi is sexually unsatisfied by noticing him watching adult video in his room, he would unconsciously get tempted to attack him…! "Naruse-san, you're too sexy for a father with a child...!".
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 140
Genere: Animation, Short, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 5 min
Plot tags: yaoi, anime, erotic, touching, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, adult animation, sex comedy, hentai
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My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU (2013)
Plot Summary:
Hachiman Hikigaya is an antisocial high school student with no friends or girlfriend and as a result has a distorted view on life. When he sees his classmates talking excitedly about their adolescent lives, he mutters, "They're a bunch of liars." When he is asked about his future dreams, he responds, "Not working." A teacher gets Hachiman to join the volunteer "service club," which happens to have the school's prettiest girl - Yukino Yukinoshita.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, touching, realistic, humorous, melancholic, uplifting, inspirational, romantic, ironic, depressing
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The Stranger by the Beach (2020)
Plot Summary:
On an island off the coast of Okinawa, two young men meet on a beach: Shun Hashimoto, a gay novelist and Mio Chibana, a somber high school student. Day by day, the two of them grow closer, but then, suddenly, Mio decides to leave the island. They reunite three years later, and Mio says he is ready to be with Shun, but will Shun make the commitment?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 59 min
Plot tags: anime, yaoi, romantic, touching, scenic, sentimental, manga, queer cinema, 2d animation
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Ah! My Goddess!: The Movie (2000)
Plot Summary:
It has been three spring-times since Belldandy came to Earth to grant Keiichi one wish. Things seem to be fine with them while living in the temple with Belldandy's sisters Urd and Skuld, but little do they know that a fallen god from Belldandy's past has escaped from his lunar prison. He has plans for everyone which do not include what the goddess and her human lover wanted for themselves.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: anime, stylized, semi serious, exciting, tense, sentimental, captivating, humorous, adult animation, psychotronic
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Coming Home (2020)
Plot Summary:
Mitsuomi Kozuka quits his job due to his boss. He decides to return to his hometown for the first time in 10 years. The town is located in the countryside. There, Mitsuomi Kozuka meets Yamato Kumai. Yamato Kumai is the stepson of old man Kumai. The old man runs a farm near the home of Mitsuomi Kozuka's parents.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 582
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: sincere, sexy, touching, unusual plot structure, melancholic, queer cinema, gay cinema
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Leather (2013)
Plot Summary:
Birch, a young man living in the Catskill Mountains, reunites with his childhood friend from the city, Andrew.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 536
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: psychological, sexy, touching, humorous, captivating, melancholic, independent film, gay cinema, queer cinema
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Hey, Class President! (2009)
Plot Summary:
High-strung Chiga finds himself questioning the results when his judo team partner, Kokusai, is elected class president of their all-boys school. A president, of course, needs a running mate - and just like that, Kokusai appoints Chiga to be his vice-president! How did a slowpoke like Kokusai win an election, anyway?! It quickly becomes clear that Chiga's major vice-presidential duty will be to keep Kokusai out of harm's way, but is he up to the task?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 230
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, psychological, captivating, disturbing, yaoi