Some yaoi ranking, I guess

yaoi tier list (based on pure vibes and trauma levels)

S TIER — soul-crushing, character-defining, makes you stare at the wall after

• The Summer Hikaru Died — not even yaoi, it’s grief wearing a boy’s face.
• Given — soft boys with guitars and ghosts.
• Twittering Birds Never Fly — sex, trauma, power, and a cigarette that never burns out.
• Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai — emotional damage in suit form.

A TIER — hurts in a manageable way, maybe even a little healing

• Ten Count — therapy? fake. but also, I get it.
• Doukyuusei — hand-holding supremacy.
• No.6 — political dystopia with a kiss so delayed it felt biblical.
• Yarichin Bitch Club — pure chaos, no thoughts, just vibes and trauma in neon.

B TIER — they love each other but the author hates them

• Junjou Romantica — granddaddy of problematic yaoi. like watching a car crash from nostalgia.
• Sekaiichi Hatsukoi — literally everyone’s first mistake.
• Love Stage!! — camp, glitter, and zero logic.

C TIER — concept strong, execution cursed

• Finder Series — mafia, guns, and way too much leather.
• Okane ga Nai — financially and morally bankrupt.
• Papa to Kiss in the Dark — you know what you did.

D TIER — should’ve stayed in Wattpad drafts

• anything with “omega” in the title where the only plot is heat cycles.
• those one-shots where they meet, have sex, cry, and call it love.

BONUS TIER — not yaoi but feeds the same brain rot

• Banana Fish — not BL, but the gays know.
• Death Note — intellectual enemies to lovers if you squint.
• Attack on Titan (Levi/Eren) — war crimes and longing.

final thoughts:
yaoi isn’t about accuracy. it’s about suffering, yearning, and one man being emotionally constipated while the other bleeds metaphorically (and sometimes literally).