My favorite 2023 BL/ QLs Ranked Best to Least Favorite
This is my ranking of all of the BLs/ shows with a QL story for the year of 2023. If a show mostly aired in 2023 it counted. I did not count the shows I saw in 2023 but aired mostly in another year.
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1. Bokura no Shokutaku
Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
This show is precious and everyone should see it. It's about family both found and related and I love it.
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2. Last Twilight
Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
More than half of the episodes air in 2023 this deserves to be here. This show is such a beautiful show about living life even while struggling with disability and grief.
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3. Sing My Crush
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
This is a fun show with good characters. I even loved the side couple. The villain was annoying though.
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4. The Warp Effect
Thai Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
I want this show to be shown in sex education classes it is so good and has such great messages in a well done package.
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5. The Eighth Sense
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
This show is art. It is a wonderful portrayal of how to deal with trauma and depression.
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6. The Sign
Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
This show was so different and interesting. I adore the characters, the mythos and I even liked the cop procedural. The ending was a bit rushed but overall such a good show.
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7. Moonlight Chicken
Thai Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
This is a realistic portrayal of queer problems and does a good job portraying disability as well.
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8. Kiseki: Dear to Me
Taiwanese Drama - 2023, 13 episodes
This show isn't perfect but man is it fun. Morally gray mafia men falling in love.
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9. Shigatsu no Tokyo wa...
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
This is not for everyone but I loved it. The mystery of how these two MLs felt and feel about each other as they develop a relationship is something to behold.
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10. Kimi to Nara Koi wo Shite Mite mo
Japanese Drama - 2023, 5 episodes
This is a sweet drama about being your true self and opening yourself up to another human being.
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11. My School President
Thai Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
This is fun high school romcom with good music and good friends. Mark every show you did this year was good/ great.
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12. Our Dating Sim
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
This is a cute office romcom that has unrequited love and friends to lovers. With a surprisingly realistic portrayal of the fallout from the "unrequited love" part of the show.
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13. Venus in the Sky
Thai Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
This show was a surprisingly fun watch. It's not a high brow show but it is about love friendship and family. And through the overtop comedy has real heart.
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14. Love Tractor
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
This is a short but sweet drama of a city man and rural farmer falling for each other.
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15. Be My Favorite
Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
The character growth and discovery of who these characters are/ what they actually want was the best part of this show.
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16. Only Friends
Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
Messy gay friend group that really weren't friends. This show is not shy about sex and circumstances of what sex does to relationships.
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17. Taikan Yoho
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
This is sweet but kinky story about miscommunication and what relationships look like.
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18. Bokura no Micro na Shuumatsu
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
This is wonderfully written and shot story. It was thought provoking and interesting. However, I didn't fully enjoy this show and I'm not sure I would want to re-watch.
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19. Our Skyy 2
Thai Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
Some big hits and some misses in these special episodes. The Bad Buddy/ A Tale of a Thousand Stars episodes are incredible. I really enjoyed The Eclipse and Star in My Mind episodes. The Never Let Me Go and A Boss and A Babe episodes were okay. Just don't watch the My School President episode not worth it.
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20. BL Drama no Shuen ni Narimashita: Crank Up Hen
Japanese Special - 2023, 3 episodes
This show was very campy/fun with a dash of realism. I adored the premise. Just wish it was longer.
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21. A Breeze of Love
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
This was a cute fun fluffy drama with miscommunication being the only issue.
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22. Why R U?
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
Very different than the Thai show but still an enjoyable watch.
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23. Bump Up Business
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
This is a short show that tackles fanservice verse reality in idol culture in an interesting but simple way.
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24. Bed Friend
Thai Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
Friends with benefits does not properly describe this show. This is about how to love someone who has a lot of trauma.
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25. Dangerous Romance
Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
I know people expected this show to be different than it was but I really enjoyed how these 2 characters helped each other reach their potential.
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26. Jun & Jun
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
Fun office drama with childhood friends to lovers. A little spicier than some K-BLs overall a fun watch.
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27. Minato Shouji Coin Laundry Season 2
Japanese Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
The tropes in this S2 were cliche. Minato's aversion to physicality was frustrating. But somehow this was still a fun watch.
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28. One Room Angel
Japanese Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
Beautiful, simple, sad and heartwarming.
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29. A Shoulder to Cry On
Korean Drama - 2023, 7 episodes
This show is hard to watch at times especially in the beginning but it is a good show about two different people coming to understand and care about one another.
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30. Ameiro Paradox
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
This was a fun show that showed the good and the bad of journalism and how far it takes to get a story.
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31. A Boss and a Babe
Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
This is a fun show that was an enjoyable watch.
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32. Never Let Me Go
Thai Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
Some of the elements of this show weren't for me but I did enjoy the overall story and the characters.
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33. Bedmate or Bad Mate
Taiwanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
This show was different and fun for such a short show it tackled some interesting ideas. Just wish it was longer.
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34. Wedding Plan
Thai Drama - 2023, 7 episodes
I wanted this show to be something it wasn't and that affected my enjoyment of it on the 1st watch. It has since grown on me.
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35. Jack o' Frost
Japanese Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
There are some parts of this show that bothered me such as the deception but I still enjoyed this show.
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36. Pit Babe: Uncut
Thai Drama - 2023, 13 episodes
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37. Kimi ni wa Todokanai.
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
This show felt like a show from BL past. Not bad just not a lot of new material to bring to the table.
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38. My Dear Gangster Oppa
Thai Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
The show started out so good and then was just frustrating.
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39. Individual Circumstances
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
Mediocre but still enjoyable, not very memorable though
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40. Dinosaur Love
Thai Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
Objectively bad but had some enjoyable moments.
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41. Tin Tem Jai
Thai Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
This is objectively not a good show but it had it's fun moments.