Yaoi Hands
Every week, Kate & Matthew talk about BL and bara. They dive into the tropes, what works, what doesn't, and why we're all so in love with reading messy, chaotic romances. From manga to manhwa and more, they go through it all.
17: Leibling: Chapters 31-60
This week, we've got more Leibling! Expect mess.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:35 - Leibling
Liebling!
- Creator(s): Kim Nuruk
- Chapters - 31 - 60
- Where to read it: Gotta find it for yourself
One day, Taehoon was bound by a powerful curse... If he wants to break free, he'll have to sleep with the old knight!
Where to Find us:
Matthew
- Bluesky - @matthewglenn.bsky.social - https://bsky.app/profile/matthewglenn.bsky.social
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16: Third Ending
This week, we're discussing a BL about false starts that left us at odds.
Third Ending
- Creator(s): Chovom
- Chapters - 67 Chapters + Hiatus Illustration + Hiatus Special + 5 Side Stories + 4 Side Stories Chapters (Complete)
- Where to read it: Lezhin
https://www.lezhinus.com/en/comic/third_ending
https://www.lezhinus.com/en/comic/third_ending_extended
Suh Yoonseul has had life easy—everyone likes him, he’s good at his job, basically everything has always worked out as smooth as butter. Howe...
15: Killing Stalking
You can only talk about BL for so long before you the modern classic comes up. It's Killing Stalking time!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:10 - Killing Stalking
Killing Stalking
- Creator(s): Koogi
- Chapters - Full series (Chapters 1-67 Digital, or Volumes 1-8 Physical)
- Where to read it: Lezhin
https://www.lezhinus.com/en/comic/killingstalking
Yoon Bum, a scrawny quiet boy, has a crush on one of the most popular and handsome guys in school, Sangwoo. One day, with...
14: Pride Volume 1-3
It's Tagame time! And this time it's a lot more horny and introspective.
Matthew's Pick
- Title: Pride
- Creator(s): Tagame Gengorou
- Chapters - Volume 1 - 3
- Where to read it: Gotta find it for yourself
https://www.tagame.org/
The story of a manly, arrogant, and cruel college student and his gradual descent from a top to a submissive slave at the hands of his college professor. The action is graphic, extreme, violent, and depending on one's taste, disturbing.
Where...
13: Roses and Champagne Season 2 & Low Tide In Twilight Season 1
This week in Yaoi Hands, we're talking about problematic mob love affairs. Can love bloom in crime alley? Girl, I don't know...
Matthew's Pick
- Title: Roses and Champagne
- Creator(s): ZIG, Ttung Gae
- Chapters - Season 2 and Side stories (Chapter 25-52 + Side story 1 - 37)
- Where to read it: Lezhin
https://www.lezhinus.com/en/comic/roses_and_champagne
Leewon, who works as a poor lawyer in Russia, visits City Councilor Zdanov, who is in conflict over Nikolai's commission, and there he...
12: Bloody Lies: Season 2 & Homerun Hearts
We discuss the messy conclusion of Bloody Lies and we see love bloom on the baseball diamond with Homerun Hearts.
Matthew's Pick
- Title: Bloody Lies
- Creator(s): Whiterain and ZO.KILLMER
- Chapters - Season 2 (Chapters 31-50)
- Where to read it: Lezhin
https://www.lezhinus.com/en/comic/bloodylies
In a world where vampires and humans coexist, orphaned Eugene seeks recognition from his enigmatic vampire progenitor, Logan. Struggling with his lack of human emotions, Eugene stumbles upon an intimate scene involving Dominic...
Bonus Interview: Drăculești
Mads, creative director and writer for Drăculești, joined us to discuss Fine Feathered Fiends’ new visual novel romance staring the prince of darkness himself. They shared how Dramatical Murder, Slay the Princess, and Interview with a Vampire influenced the romantic horror game. We also discussed recent challenges for game developers with crackdowns on mature games as well as the issues with generative AI polluting public domain resources.
Fine Feathered Fiends
https://finefeatheredfiends.itch.io/draculesti
Drăculești’s Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1712125696/draculesti
Where to Find...
11: Lovesick Dog & Cherry Doll Scandal
This week on Yaoi Hands, we've got another hit from Songhyel, and anyone who's read their work knows that means romantic trauma. As well as a KPop romcom with jokes, heart and the one BL trope that is more powerful than a childhood best friend.
Matthew's Pick
- Title: Lovesick Dog
- Creator(s): Songhyel
- Chapters - Season 1 (1-24)
- Where to read it: Lezhin
https://www.lezhinus.com/en/comic/lovesick
“About 14,000 years ago, certain wolves caught a disease called “lovesickness.” And when they m...
10: Heaven & Hell Roman Company & Cozy Obsession
This week on Yaoi Hands, we've got a lore heavy romance between angels and demons and a twink who tries to rewrite the ending of an omegaverse tragedy he wakes up inside.
Matthew's Pick
- Title: Heaven & Hell Roman Company
- Creator(s): Mum
- Chapters - Season 1 (1-27) + Side Story (1-5)
- Where to read it: Lezhin
https://www.lezhinus.com/en/comic/romancompany
With rapid developments to the human civilization, the need for God and his angels have decreased at...
9: Leibling & Legroom
This week on Yaoi Hands, a time traveling isekai daddy and a twisted confinement thriller.
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Matthew's Pick
- Title: Leibling
- Creator(s): Kim Nuruk
- Chapters - 1 - 30
- Where to read it: You'll have to figure that out yourself
One day, Taehoon was bound by a powerful curse... If he wants to break free, he'll have to sleep with the old knight!
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Kate's Pick
- Title: Legroom
- Creator(s): Dacto
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8: Is It Okay to Perform Bondage on a Yakuza & 2020
This week on yaoi hands, kinky ropes and twinky tropes! Matthew picks a story of a yakuza falling in love with rope artist. And Kate chooses a tropical romance between a twink and his crime daddy. Can love bloom in the criminal underworld?
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Matthew's Pick
Title: May I Tie Up the Yakuza
Creator(s): Suji
Chapters - 1 Volume
Where to read it: Futekiya
https://read.futekiya.com/comic/60d52cb53d1e0
The...
7: Roses & Champagne & Dog & Bird
It's bossy bottom week. We've got a strong willed, lawyer ukes falling into the snare of a hot mob boss. And we have an omega-verse uke, who discovers he's a bottom when he gets railed by his hot alpha friend.
Matthew's Pick
Title: Roses and Champagne
Creator(s): ZIG, Ttung Gae
Chapters - 1 - 24 (Season 1)
Where to read it: Lezhin
https://www.lezhinus.com/en/comic/roses_and_champagne
Kate's Pick
Title: Dog and Bird
Creator(s): Junggak & Peppermint Candy
<...6: Wild City & Guiding Hazard
This week is more critical than ever! As in we have more critiques than ever... And most of them, were not positive. Wild City gave us twinks upon twinks, but one of them was a werewolf. Guiding Hazard subverted guide-verse tropes, but could have used some guidance sticking the landing.
Matthew's Pick
Title: Wild City
Creator(s): Koon
Chapters - 1 - 30
Where to read it: Toomics
https://toomics.com/en/webtoon/episode/toon/4910
Kate's Pick
Title: Guiding Hazard
Writers: MasterGin & Sunsun<...
5: Partners & Our Sunny Days
We've got Dads, Daddies and Leather Daddies this week. Matthew picks Partners, a late 80's yaoi following the rough and kinky lives of leather men in New York City!! And Kate changes the pace with Our Sunny Days, an adorable manwha about a clueless single father finding love in the Korean countryside.
Matthew's Pick
Title: Partners
Creator(s): Yura Tamaki
Chapters - 1 -5
Where to read it: You’ll need to find it for yourself
Kate's Pick
Title: Our Sunny Days
Creator(s): Je...
4: Sakana to Mizu & BDSM 101
This week it's Bara and Bondage! But it's not just big men slappin meat. These are some wholesome, heart warming stories.
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Matthew's Pick
Title: Sakana to MizuCreator(s): Gengoroh TagameChapters - Volume 1Where to read it: https://tagame.org/Kate's Pick
Title: BDSM 101Creator(s): Team sadonbaekbanChapters - 1 - 21 (Season 1) + Christmas Side StoryWhere to read it: https://www.lezhinus.com/en/comic/bdsm1013: Bloody Lies & In the Deep
It's Vampire Week! First up, Matthew pick is giving Conclave crossed with college football. And Kate chooses some bloodsuckers who are also mutants, and they have spirit tales, and some aliens, and there are giant sinkholes. It's a lot.
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Matthew's Pick
Title: Bloody LiesCreator(s): Whiterain & ZO.KILLMERChapters - 1 - 30 (Season 1)Where to read it: https://www.lezhinus.com/en/comic/bloodyliesKate's Pick
Title: In The DeepCreator(s): PACHEChapters - 1 - 39(Season 1)Where to...2: Naoto Papa to Tomoyuki Papa & Dreaming of Dokkaebi
We're back Fujo-Faithful for episode 2. We're getting versatile this week with some Bara and Manwha. First up, Matthew picks a saucy affair between beefy married daddies that turns romantic. And Kate chooses a JJK inspired spicy action series with a Seme that believes in commitment and an Uke who knows that Ho is life.
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Matthew's Pick
Title: Naoto Papa to Tomoyuki PapaCreator(s): CHABASHIRA TatekichiChapters - 1 - 5Where to read it: https://sakura-r18.irodoricomics.com/Naoto-and-Tomoyuki-Dads-With-Benefits-1-and-2?search...1: Swallow You Whole & In Your Wake
Welcome FujoFam to our first episode. It's an all OmegaVerse and Manwha episode this week. First up, a snake god with multiple personalities and well trained house boy in need of therapy. Then, a messy situation-ship between a Alpha Uke and Beta Seme.
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