Heads up! In 2024, Japan is producing more boys’ love (BL) dramas and expanding into the sapphic/girls’ love (GL) genre. This year’s master list is longer than last year’s, and BLtai has compiled them all—completed, ongoing, and upcoming.
The leading LGBTQ+ BL global media hub, GagaOOLala, continues to expand its catalog to cater to international fans with J-BL and J-GL dramas and animations! Expect more content coming to the platform. This list also includes BL/GL available on other platforms, as well the country’s first gay dating reality show! Without further ado, here is the list! Make sure to bookmark this page to stay updated!
- January 6 | Ossan’s Love: Returns (9 Episodes with 2 Spin-Off)
Soichi Haruta and Ryota Maki, who returned from Singapore, started living together as newlyweds. However, work and housework become too much for the couple, so they try housekeeping services to make their domestic life easier. But the person who appears at the door turns out to be the retired Musashi Kurosawa! Will the love triangle between them happen again?
Watch ‘Ossan’s Love: Returns’ on GagaOOLala.
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January 8 | CHASER GAME W: My Evil Boss is My Ex-Girlfriend (8 Episodes)
Working in a game company, Harumoto is appointed as the project manager to take over a Sino-Japanese co-production, but she never expected that the person in charge of the client’s side is actually her ex-girlfriend Hayashi from her university days! Hayashi was the one who got broken up with last time, but now she’s taking revenge against Harumoto. Who knows if that hatred will eventually turn back into love?
Watch ‘CHASER GAME W: My Evil Boss is My Ex-Girlfriend‘ on GagaOOLala.
- January 10 | Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! – Anime (12 Episodes)
29-year-old virgin Kiyoshi Adachi reaches his 30th birthday and becomes a “wizard”: he develops an ability to hear the thoughts of other people by touching them. One day, he discovers that his popular co-worker, Yuichi Kurosawa, is in love with him. While dealing with the awkwardness of being able to hear Kurosawa’s rather forthright feelings towards him, Adachi comes to terms with how much Kurosawa values him and starts to develop reciprocal feelings of his own.
Watch ‘Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!’ on GagaOOLala!
- January 11 | Although I Love You, and You (10 Episodes)
A charmingly handsome owner of a small restaurant, who can make anyone’s stomach and heart happy, meets a divorced office worker who got relocated to Osaka, and… falls in love with him at first sight?!
Watch ‘Although I Love You. And You?’ on GagaOOLala.
- January 27 | Given: Hiigari Mix (Movie)
High school student Ritsuka Uenoyama is captivated by Mafuyu Sato’s singing voice and invites him to join his band “Given” as a vocalist alongside Haruki Nakayama and Akihiko Kaji. Following Mafuyu’s first live performance, Uenoyama realizes his feelings for Mafuyu, and they start dating. Despite facing challenges, “Given” remains active, participating in a festival competition and gaining attention despite not winning. Meanwhile, Mafuyu’s childhood friend Hiiragi Kashima’s band “syh” with Shizusumi Yagi is set to debut and decides to hire Uenoyama as temporary support for their absent guitarist.
NOTE: This movie is not yet available internationally.
- She Loves to Eat, She Loves to Cook 2 (20 Episodes)
She Loves to Eat, She Loves to Cook is about Nomoto who loves to cook but since she lives alone, she always feels like she wants to cook more. Her relationship with Kasuga, a fellow resident in the same apartment complex and an avid eater, develops as they cook and eat together. Before she knew it, Nomoto realizes that she is in love with Kasuga. The released poster captures Nomoto’s newfound love for Kasuga, visible in her affectionate gaze at her. Season 2 promises to unfold their continuing love story, complemented by delicious dishes that will be prepared. New characters have also been introduced, and we will get to dive into their stories as they provide support to the main characters.
NOTE: This drama is not yet available internationally.
- February 2 | Perfect Propose (6 Episodes)
Hirokuni Watari, a cog in the corporate machine, faints on the street one day and ends up meeting Kai Fukaya, someone he hasn’t seen in twelve years. With Kai having no place to stay, he ends up staying with Hirokuni and making home-cooked meals for him to soothe his exhaustion.
Watch ‘Perfect Propose’ on GagaOOLala.
- February 16 | My Strawberry Film (8 Episodes)
High school sophomores Ryo, Hikaru, and Chika are living a seemingly peaceful high school life while harboring hidden emotions. One day, Hikaru and Chika find 8mm film in an old warehouse inside the school. A stunning girl in the film captures Hikaru’s attention, while Ryo worries about Hikaru, and Chika keeps an eye on the beautiful girl, whose gaze seems to pass by.
Watch ‘My Strawberry Film’ on GagaOOLala.
- March 6 | Love is Better the Second Time Around (6 Episodes)
Akihiro Miyata, a mid-level editor who reunites with his first love, university professor Takashi Iwanaga while seeking his expertise for an economics column. Despite their chance encounter, Miyata is determined to keep their relationship strictly professional but struggles against Iwanaga’s charm and the complexities of a second chance at love. As they navigate their feelings and the challenges of adulthood, the story delves into themes of ideals, reality, and pride, exploring the dynamics of a frustrating yet irresistible “second” love.
Watch ‘Love is Better the Second Time Around’ on GagaOOLala.
- April 8 | Tadamai, Okaeri – Anime (12 Episodes) – Crunchyroll, YouTube
Masaki lives as a househusband in the Fujiyoshi household with his loving trophy husband and breadwinner Hiromu and their two-year-old Hikari, who is too cute for his own damn good. Full of doubt, the support of his family in their day-to-day lives carries Masaki through to a place of accepting himself for who he is. A feeling, family-oriented BL between a Mr. Right and a male beauty who feels like he doesn’t size up. Embracing the good times and the bad, all to be better today than they were yesterday.
- April 11 | Living With Him (10 Episodes)
Ryota Natsukawa, who is starting university, suddenly finds out that his roommate will be his childhood friend, Kazuhito Tanaka. Despite Kazuhito’s picture-perfect looks, he doesn’t have a girlfriend. Curious as to why this is, Ryota proposes they go on a “date” to see if he can find any issues women may have with Kazuhito. However, as Ryota gets to know more about Kazuhito, their relationship changes. Will they just remain friends? Or will their relationship blossom into something more?
Watch ‘Living With Him’ on GagaOOLala.
- April 18 | At 25:00, in Akasaka (10 Episodes)
Yuki Shirosaki, is a rookie actor who seizes his chance during an audition and lands a role opposite the popular senior actor, Asami Hayama, in a BL drama. As Shirosaki grapples with the pressure of his first major role, Hayama proposes that they enter into a “relationship for the sake of their roles” until filming concludes. This pseudo-romantic involvement between them off-screen leads to a poignant and beautifully crafted love story that delves into the complexities of relationships within the entertainment industry and between actors.
Watch ‘At 25:00, in Akasaka’ on GagaOOLala.
- April 23 | A Man Who Defies the World of BL 2024 (6 Episodes)
Mob realizes he’s trapped in a world straight out of a boys’ love comic, complete with typical love story scenes. Determined to remain a background character and avoid becoming the main focus, Mob tries to keep a low profile. However, in this sequel, the love and comedy intensify! In an ultimate BL world surrounded by extremely handsome men, will Mobu be able to avoid the situation where B becomes L? The main cast will return, with Inukai playing Mob, who fends off advances from handsome men tossing out “BL love flags.” Yutaro will return as his younger brother, Ayato, while Akihisa Shiono will be Tojo, Ayato’s lover. Asahi Ito will come back as Kikuchi, a college student who has a crush on Mob.
NOTE: This drama is not yet available internationally.
- May 6 | 10 Years (3 Episodes) – YouTube
The short tells the story of two boys who reunite after a decade apart. They were once a couple but were suddenly separated ten years ago.
- June 14 | Let’s Eat Together Aki and Haru 2nd Cup! (Movie)
High school classmates Junta Akiyoshi (Aki) and Harutsugu Fujishiro (Haru) went to different universities but shared a house in a quiet residential area. Now in their fourth year of university, both are busy with job hunting. Haru, who decided to pursue a career in photography, secured a position at a photography studio, while Aki received a job offer from an interior goods company. During a takoyaki party celebrating their job offers with their friends, Yoneyama, Makita, Azusa, and Yukino, Aki receives an email informing him that his workplace will be in Osaka. With only a short time left until graduation, the atmosphere between the two, who share a sense of loneliness and frustration, becomes somewhat distant. One day, Haru’s older sister, Rikka, comes to visit to announce her marriage. Upon hearing about the decisive factor in her decision to marry, Aki realizes that he has feelings for Haru beyond friendship. However, he decides to not confess these feelings to Haru. On the other hand, Haru has been feeling uneasy since he learned about his assignment in Osaka. Will they have to leave the house they have lived in for four years and end their peaceful and happy cohabitation? And what will be the future of Aki and Haru as they enter the workforce?
NOTE: This movie is not yet available internationally.
- June 26 | I Hear the Sunspot (8 Episodes)
Kohei has trouble fitting into campus life due to his hearing impairment. However, when he meets the friendly and straightforward Taichi, everything begins to change in his life, including his close relationships…
Watch ‘I Hear the Sunspot’ on GagaOOLala.
