RELATED: The Best BL Anime Movies to Watch Discover more of our insights and the latest anime news by following us on Twitter @epicstreamanime. Hikaru and Rihito are like night and day because their interests are so disparate. Rihito is an honor student with excellent exam results, whereas Hikaru is a popular student who plays guitar in his band. Hikaru and Rihito were drawn to each other after meeting by chance during a summer study session. They begin spending time together from this point forward, and the more they get to know each other, the closer they become. A man known as the “Bear Killer” appears out of nowhere and saves him from the neighborhood gangs. This man’s name is Kousuke Ohshiba, and he’ll be his math teacher at school. While Masahiro admires Kousuke, the latter develops an odd desire to protect Masahiro at all costs. When the two of them happened to meet in a quiet corner of the gymnasium, Ritsuka couldn’t help but chastise Mafuyu for neglecting his Gibson guitar. Because of their chance meeting, Mafuyu assumes that Ritsuka is knowledgeable about the instrument, so he begs him to fix it. What’s more surprising is that Ritsuka invites Mafuyu to join him for a jamming session with his two bandmates, bassist Haruki and drummer Akihiko, where he discovers that Mafuyu has a lovely singing voice. Later on, Mafuyu and Ritsuka help each other as they form a band and perform live on the school’s stage. It is also an action-packed BL anime with supernatural elements, primarily ghosts and evil spirits. The story begins with Keika You, the heir to a famous family of exorcists, whose life is turned upside down when his parents die. Keika, who is now an orphan, supports himself as a street fortune teller and a part-time computer recovery technician. One night, Keika comes across a mysterious yet charismatic exorcist named Ki Tanmoki, who is fighting an evil spirit. Fate intervenes, and Keika is killed in a car accident and turns into a ghost. Ki then enters the picture and asks Keika to make a pact with him. No. 6 is a place where citizens are shaped into obedient and submissive subjects in exchange for a life free of constraint or despair. Sion is a No. 6 citizen who is highly educated, talented, and lives comfortably within the ideal city’s walls. However, Sion’s life changes when he meets an escaped convict named Nezumi. Not only did Sion lose his rights as a citizen of No. 6, but he was also sent to the lower town to live and become a normal citizen. When Sion meets Nezumi four years later, he finds himself in yet another perilous situation. While Miyano is a fan of anything BL-related (or a “fudanshi” in slang), Sasaki is clueless about BL. When the two of them get involved in each other’s business, Miyano couldn’t help but introduce BL to his senior, Sasaki. Despite claiming that he doesn’t have a thing for guys, Miyano starts seeing Sasaki in a different light after spending so much time getting to know each other. The anime follows Daisuu, an orphaned young man and manga creator whose work does not sell well in public. Daisuu’s mundane life changes when he meets Myou, a strange man with cat ears. Daisuu gradually realizes that spending time with Myou warms his heart, despite the latter getting into trouble every day. When Sora returns to his dormitory, he discovers a strange boy calling him Yoru. Ran, the strange boy, introduces himself and claims to be his new roommate. The next day, Sora meets Fujimori Sunao, his new roommate and yet another childhood friend, according to the dorm manager Matsuri Honjou. The strange thing is that Ran is an alternate personality inhabiting Sunao’s body! Nonetheless, Sora strives to recall all of his lost memories in order to comprehend what is going on around him. Only the very best students with exceptional skills and talents are admitted to Bell Liberty Academy. However, unlike the other students, Keika has only average grades and no special skills, making his admission to the academy a mystery. In a sea of talented and intelligent young men, Keika struggles to discover what distinguishes him and how he can compete with the other students at the academy. Yuuta, a young man who has recently entered the Academy, lives with five handsome Marginal Princes: student representative Joshua Grant, movie star Alfred Visconti, otaku Sylvain Clark, bespectacled Haruya Kobayashi, and Henri-Hughes de Saint Germaine. Yuuta, who is cut off from the outside world, gets to participate in various classes, musical events, and even private investigations with his handsome friends. The plot revolves around Ritsuka Aoyagi, a hopeless young boy who was left alone by his mother and brother in a cruel world. He also loses his memories as he has nowhere to flee or hide. Fortunately, Soubi Agatsuma, a mysterious man, appears and assures Ritsuka that he will do anything for him because he loves him. Ritsuka, along with Soubi, wanders through a world of intrigue and magic, attempting to find his brother’s killer while remembering his lost memories. This original anime follows Reki and Langa, two high school students who end up competing in S, a dangerous, top-secret, and no-holds-barred downhill underground skateboard competition. Reki and Langa become entangled in the S Race, where they experience thrilling skateboarding battles and limitless possibilities. In a world where beings called Kokuchi invade humanity, Akira forms a pact with the handsome and affectionate Shirogane to thwart their evil plans. Akira and Shirogane become shadow partners, tracking down stray Kokuchi whenever possible. In Antidote, a young master named Cheng Ke is found outside his home with nothing but his clothes on. With no one to turn to and unable to care for himself, Cheng Ke meets Jiang Yuduo, a street thug who, despite his violent tendencies and dark childhood plagued by mental illness, offers him comfort. Cheng Ke and Jiang Yuduo become closer as they get to know each other. After fighting behind a dumpster, Cheng Ke and Jiang Yuduo fell in love. Beryl and Sapphire is an episodic anime that takes a unique approach to the BL and slice-of-life genres. Every episode places Beryl and Sapphire in different worlds where they cross paths numerous times. The only consistent plot narrative carried by Beryl and Sapphire is their jobs, as Beryl is a Brunhild Tech developer and Sapphire is a Hyperion representative and technician. READ NEXT: The Best BL Anime on Crunchyroll
