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BL anime - also referred to as boys love or yaoi - is a niche anime genre that focuses on the romantic relationships between male characters. It often has tropes that are unique to the medium - including things like substantial age gaps and power differentials that may not appeal to all readers. While BL, boys love, and yaoi anime aren't for everyone, they garnered a huge tracking for a reason. It's wonderful to have anime with LGBTQ+ and male lover anime relationships at the forefront, and some of those couples are truly fascinating.

But who are the best BL anime couples? That's up to you. From classics like Gravitation to new shows like Hitorijime My Hero, there are plenty of superb BL anime with great couples that are worth rooting for. 

A few of these couples enter from anime with contested designations. Some people would name Yuri on ICE!!! a BL anime because the couple at its center, Victor and Yuri, are both men. Other people consider it isn't BL because it doesn't adhere to certain BL tropes. Depending on your accept on the issue, you might perceive that some of these pairings don't belong on this list. If so, take their presence as another opportunity to celebrate an wonderful couple. 


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So, it’s a no-brainer that I love yaoi. It’s gotten to the point where I have to make it unmistakable to those around me that I DON’T JUST Interpret YAOI manga all the time…only most of it. What my love for yaoi does represent is that I do have a lot of alternative ships—many of them being non-canon. Now, these ships are mostly in video games since the ones I possess in the anime/manga I watch/read are usually canon, so I do express regret if the ships in this list are mainly within video games.

1- Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth (The Ace Attorney Franchise)

It’s not news to anyone that my favorite game franchise of all moment is the Ace Attorney series. In fact, I am excited for the release of The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. With that being said, I absolutely love the Edgeworth x Wright Ship. They are absolutely adorable as friends but, of course, there are moments where you just wish there was more. I’m guessing the writers of Ace Attorney did that on purpose since their…closeness is based on yaoi/fanfics they set up online (of which I am absolutely grateful for since I love this ship so much). I want to see more of their relationship and I love the idea of Tru

My top 25 anime BL ships

I've been waiting to remake this list for so long, and I finally did it! This is only for anime, no games, mangas, ect.

I wish the picture limit was more than 25.. I'd probably made a top 50 list.

and yes I know mo dao zu shi and ling qi technically are donghua and not anime but shh)

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25. Yuki & Luka (The Betrayal Knows My Name)

24. Kageyama & Sugawara (Haikyuu)

23. Kuroko & Kagami (Kuroko's Basketball)

22. Hyoubu & Andy (The Unlimited Hyoubu Kyousuke)

21. Shinji & Kaworu (Neon Genesis Evangelion)

20. Masaomi & Mikado (Durarara)

19. Nai & Gareki (Karneval)

18. Wolfram & Yuuri (Kyou Kara Maou)

17. Sorey & Mikleo (Tales of Zestiria the X)

16. Atsushi & Dazai (Bungou Stray Dogs)

15. Ash & Eiji (Banana Fish)

14. Riku & Takeru (Prince of Stride)

13. Aoba & Dio (Buddy Complex)

12. Kaname & Zero (Vampire Knight)

11. Kanda & Allen (D. Gray Man)

10. Oz & Gilbert (Pandora Hearts)

9. L-elf & Haruto (Kakumeiki Valvrave)

8. Ashiya & Abeno (The Morose Mononokean)

7. Wei Wuxian & Lan Wangji (Mo Dao Zu Shi)

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10 Best BL Anime Couples, Ranked

Boys Love anime, often simply referred to as BL, is a singular romance genre that focuses solely on relationships between male characters. The genre is niche, catering to a very specific audience in most cases. But while BL isn’t appreciated by everyone, the genre features some pretty fantastic romance stories and many amazing couples.

BL anime are often notorious for their poor depictions of Queer relationships, but despite this bad reputation, many BL couples are actually very well-written and lovable. Featuring nuanced characters and unusual relationship dynamics, BL romances have come a drawn-out way over the years and many couples hold become iconic within the genre.

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10 Shuichi Shindo & Eiri Yuki (Gravitation)

Gravitation is one of the old-school pioneers of the BL genre. Likewise, the association between protagonist Shuichi Shindo and Eiri Yuki is one of the first major BL romances and helped popularize future titles. Their whirlwind love story begins after Eiri harshly criticizes Shuichi's song lyrics, leading him to request an explanation fo