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I know it ends in a few days, but Happy Pride Month!! I wrote a short post with some recommendations for stories that made me feel, for lack of a better phrase... 💕 stacksofbl.com/2026/06/28/e...

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@yenpress.com had a cute flyer at their ALA Annual booth with recommended BL for libraries!! Clumsy Kiss is definitely my favorite on here. (It's rated M, but the sexual content is little.) Happy it's the special edition cover with the booklet story included!

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futekiya (BL Manga Publisher) @futekiya.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Saw Smells Like Green Spirit on display at the @kodansha.us booth at ALA Annual!! Super excited for this release next month, the story is amazing.

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futekiya is happy to announce the SIMULTANEOUS print releases of vol. 1-3 of Yuki and Matsu by Hidebu Takahashi! The new print editions are open for pre-order via Kinokuniya USA’s online store and will be available for early-bird sale at Anime Expo 2026 at the Kinokuniya USA booth (SH-1706).

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

(From yesterday) I've actually never gotten ribbons at a convention/conference before, so this is exciting to have so many on the first day

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By the way, I'll be ALA Annual this weekend for anyone here who also works in libraries!! (I can't believe it's almost the end of June...)

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Hello, long time no post!! I have parts 4+5 of BL Manga for Beginners up now~ Part 4: BL Events in Japan - stacksofbl.com/2026/05/20/b... Part 5: BL Manga Publishing in English - stacksofbl.com/2026/05/25/b...

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

BL Manga for Beginners Part 3 is up!! I talk about a variety of things, from what's in a manga magazine, changes with digital, comics/tankobon releases, and more. 📕 stacksofbl.com/2026/03/06/b...

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

While this is still a work in progress, here is a list of 75(!!) Japanese BL manga magazines/labels that are active (as far as I know). All the Twitter accounts for the editorial departments should all be linked though! 🔗 airtable.com/app73F8D7gqw... (Please let me know if there are any errors!)

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Despite being graduated I somehow still have a lot on my plate. I'm most likely going to be busy until April too...

Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

BL for Beginners Part 02 is out!! To be honest I struggled a lot with this post... It's definitely more of my own thoughts yet I'm not sure if I offered much insight? Regardless, BL for me has a lot of potential with a variety of stories! 🔰 stacksofbl.com/2026/02/16/b...

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Seven Seas Entertainment @sevenseasentertainment.com · 14/01/2026

Brand-new license announcement! SLEEPING DEAD (OMNIBUS) by NEMUI ASADA. In this dark Boys’ Love / #BL manga, an unfortunate incident leaves one man caught between dead and alive—and stuck with the man who made him that way. sevenseasentertainment.com/2026/01/14/s...

New License: Sleeping Dead (Omnibus). Story and art by NEMUI ASADA. In this dark Boys' Love manga, an incident leaves one man caught between dead and alive—and stuck with the man who made him that way. Sada is an earnest high school teacher admired by students and colleagues alike. One night while walking through the city, he stumbles upon a student being violently attacked in an alley. As he tries to call for help, Sada finds himself on the end of the attacker’s blade, bleeding to death on the ground. When he wakes up on a slab in an unknown laboratory, he comes face-to-face with his savior, a scientist named Mamiya. But Sada quickly realizes that in cheating death, he has become something...inhuman. What's more, he's now fully dependent on Mamiya to survive. What awaits him in this new life of death and deadly secrets? © NEMUI ASADA 2021, 2022 / FRANCE SHOIN Inc. Available from Seven Seas Entertainment December 2026 (Print/Digital).

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Seven Seas Entertainment @sevenseasentertainment.com · 14/01/2026

Brand-new license announcement—UPDATED! THE APOLOGY OF NOUMI-SENPAI by Koala Omugi. Philosophy and love collide when two university students search for their souls’ missing halves in this Boys’ Love / #BL manga.

New license: The Apology of Noumi-Senpai. Philosophy and love collide when two university students search for their souls’ missing half in this Boys’ Love manga! Noumi Masataka, who’s living the self-indulgent university life, joins a book club after being invited by his professor. There, he meets Tan Eito, an underclassman in the same philosophy department. Eito is serious, openly gay, and utterly unconcerned with other people’s opinions. Combine that with his striking good looks, and Masataka is very much intrigued. He decides to approach Eito, but how will the superconfident junior react to his easygoing senior when they couldn’t be more different? For Mature readers. Story and Art by Koala Omugi. Available from Seven Seas Entertainment October 2026 (Print/Digital).

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Starting a series of posts I'm calling "BL for Beginners"... It's been tough to try condensing information as basically another repeat of info out there already, but I still hope for these posts to be useful!! Just posted the first part today~ 🔰 stacksofbl.com/2026/01/14/%...

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Bokura no Micro na Shuumatsu (The End of the World With You) to be available in English print one day... Both are really phenomenal titles. Pornographer is available on Manga Planet though, up until the site closes in a few months!

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I actually had the fortune to attend a J.GARDEN earlier this year and was able to briefly meet Maki-sensei and get her doujinshi... I also went to her 10th anniversary exhibition that was going on earlier that week too!! It was really amazing💕 I truly long for her Pornographer series and

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I feel like I could hardly put into words just how much I'm enjoying Omega Megaera... I may be biased but it's such an intriguing story and I could not put it down. My review is honestly super overdue but I just had trouble trying to express myself hahahaha

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I wrote a review on Omega Megaera Vol 1! After becoming a fan of Maki-sensei earlier this year, I have been extremely excited for this series release. One thing I've really loved about sensei's works is her character writing. I'm so stoked to see how things unravel 🥀 stacksofbl.com/2025/12/29/o...

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Thanks, I'm really excited to write more!

Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

I posted a veeery short 2025 recap post! Looking forward to writing more next year~ Also, I've finished my MLIS degree program!! ✨ stacksofbl.com/2025/12/27/2...

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BREEZE 💖j庭60【に18a】 @breeze-bl.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Started my doujinka blog: breezebl.wordpress.com It's very barebones for now but I'll be posting about events I'll attend and creation process and such. First post is an 'about me' post and 'about the blog' post. Aiming to post 2x a week unless I'm really busy

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New blog!

About me Hello! I’m Breeze. I’m a comic artist and illustrator. I’m originally from the United States. I’ve been participating in anime conventions since college. For a long time my primary g…

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cream🌸 @sweetchouxcream.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

here's the page btw!! name is subject to change but~! 801blogs.carrd.co

801blogs.carrd.co

801 Blogs

A directory of BL blogs!

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cream🌸 @sweetchouxcream.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

do you🫵🏽 blog about BL??? i am making a directory of BL bloggers, and if you'd like to be included in it, please fill out the form below! forms.gle/7NZh9BBiH6Rm...

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Also I hope to have an end of year post soon!! Plus some reviews I'm behind on OTL (Two more weeks until I'm done with my MLIS!!!)

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Also want to add that licensing doujinshi is also something I feel more publishers should try doing. Kodansha doing that with Love on the Horizon and Light of My Life was such a good idea!

As a BL fan who buys Japanese releases, bonus items such as leaflets, booklets, and even acrylic stands are definitely a nice selling point... I imagine they would be expensive to make for publishers here but, I think it would be worth for popular titles hehe

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TOKYOPOP @tokyopop.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

LRT Tokyopop licensing more booklets outside of the Lullaby of the Dawn ones is so cool!!! It seems like these are all Animate ones too. iirc so far they've been the only print publisher to really print tokuten booklets, which is cool.

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License Announcment! Expect a booklet of My Noons and Midnights Are for You by Luria next summer! #tokyopop #manga #lovelove

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TOKYOPOP @tokyopop.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

License announcement! About a Love Song by Hiroko Natsuno will be getting a twenty page booklet release this month. #tokyopop #manga #lovelove

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

I'm so excited for this!!! Very happy to see more Japanese BL novels ☺️

Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Wrote a short review on Yankee & Caramelizer! This story is oh so sweet~ I honestly like sweets-related stories a lot so I had fun reading. Thanks to @yenpress.com and Edelweiss for the DRC. 🍰 stacksofbl.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/y...

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Renta!BL @rentayaoi.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

📢 BIG NEWS! 📢 Are you ready for Citrus Con 2026? 🍋 We sure are! 😆 We're honored to announce our Q&A + drawing panel special guest for 2026 is THE Guri Nojiro-sensei ( @nojiroguri.bsky.social )! 😍 More details HERE⬇️: www.ebookrenta.com/cnt/?ac=a-r1... @citruscon.bsky.social #CitrusCon2026

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

I wrote a little review on Perfect Propose by Mayo Tsurukame. It's one of my favorite titles available on @futekiya.bsky.social, so I was really happy to see it get a print release! 🍛 stacksofbl.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/p...

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Seven Seas Entertainment @sevenseasentertainment.com · 01/10/2025

Brand-new license announcement! CAN YOU KISS ME FIRST? by Yamayade. Two co-workers who seem like complete opposites have grown close outside the office but struggle to admit how deep their feelings truly are in this sweet Boys’ Love / #BL manga! sevenseasentertainment.com/2025/10/01/s...

New License: Can You Kiss Me First? Story and art by Yamayade. Two co-workers who seem like complete opposites have grown close outside the office but struggle to admit their true feelings in this sweet Boys’ Love manga! Ueno and Kanada seem like two complete opposites in the office. Ueno is an accountant who can strike fear into his co-workers with his strict and unbending ways. Meanwhile, Kanda is the superstar of the sales department—and thanks to his friendly and outgoing personality, he is even next in line to be manager! While most would think these two could never mesh, the truth is they’re actually very close friends outside of work. But when Ueno confesses to Kanada that he’s gay, a myriad of unsaid feelings begin to grow between them. Can these two salarymen navigate their true feelings and realize the growing love between them? For Mature readers. ©2024 Yamayade / ShuCream Inc. Available from Seven Seas Entertainment September 2026 (Print/Digital).

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

A friend caught my typo in my original tweet for the review. Oopsies... My thumbs, why must you be like this... 😅😅

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Wrote up a review on I Don't Know How to Love by Yu Machio! Aimi being awkward about everything was pretty adorable~ Thanks to @yenpress and Edelweiss for the DRC! ❤️ stacksofbl.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/i...

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Eventually I will make a banner for the blog.....

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Speaking of BL mangaka interviews, Kodansha did one with Jyanome for the Twilight out of Focus series a few months back. It doesn't seem like they were posted to Bluesky, so here are the links to them! Part 1: kodansha.us/2025/06/24/i... Part 2: kodansha.us/2025/06/26/i...

Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

I love when mangaka have the opportunity for English-langauge interviews, especially BL ones!!! Renta! also doing fanmail events in addition to interviews is also amazing. It's such a fun experience for English readers to be able to share their thoughts with BL mangaka~

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‼️ NEWS ‼️ IT'S HERE!! Come see Yamayade-sensei's response to your messages, a short Q&A with questions directly form readers, AND an adorable Eito and Kou form when they were in high school 😭😭💕 CLICK ⏬ www.ebookrenta.com/cnt/?ac=a-r1...

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Wrote a little review for Guri Nojiro's In Love's Key, Reprised! I'm a fan of Guri Nojiro, so I'm glad to see more of their works in English~ Thanks to @kodansha.us and @netgalley.bsky.social for the DRC! 🎹 stacksofbl.wordpress.com/2025/09/22/i...

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In Love’s Key, Reprised by Guri Nojiro

EN Title: In Love’s Key, ReprisedJP Title: くりかえしあいのおとRomaji: Kurikaeshi Ai no OtoAuthor/Artist: Guri NojiroPublisher: KodanshaPublisher Rating: MatureStatus: Co…

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I keep adding books to my list to review... Also I have so many other BL I own that I want to review, especially older titles... But whenever I see new BL titles available on NetGalley and Edelweiss I'm like oohhhhh let's check them out!!

Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

This is from a few days ago but... I was able to do a bit of manga reader's advisory at work thanks to my boss, who gave me the opportunity! I'm really grateful I had the chance to try, as I'm only clerical staff right now.