Ritsuka Uenoyama is the 16-year-old guitarist in the Given band, and the eventual boyfriend of Mafuyu Satou.Īnd, while Mafuyu is handsome, sweet and lovely, it’s Uenoyama who stands out as one of the most perfect yaoi boys in this wonderful anime series.Īfter all, it’s Uenoyama who helps Mafuyu learn how to play his guitar, it’s Uenoyama who discovers Mafuyu’s beautiful singing voice and persuades him to sing in the band, and it’s Uenoyama who pushes him to write a song about the death of his former lover Yūki.Īll in an attempt to get Mafuyu to move on from his devastation of Yūki’s death, and learn to be happy again. ( Voice actor the amazing Hikaru Hanada, by the way) In fact, while I love all the other best Boys’ Love anime characters on this list so much, my heart will always belong to Akihiko Usami first and foremost. That deep, sexy, calming voice that runs shivers down your spine and that, if it was whispering in your ear, you would do anything to please. Especially when it comes to the jealousy he feels if Misaki pays the slightest attention to anybody else.Īkihiko is that closed off, often abrasive loner, who seems to be stand-offish and rude but who, in reality, is someone you want to just take in your arms and hug, as he is just too fragile and vulnerable for this world.Īnd, oh my God, his voice. But who, at the same time, is so tender and caring once he is involved in the sex act itself, Misaki falls head over heels in love with him again and again and again.Ī 28-year-old incredibly handsome, successful and outrageously rich man on the outside but who, on the inside, is little more than a child when it comes to his emotions. Related: Junjou Romantica Act 1 character analysis - Akihiko UsamiĪ man who, while it seems easy for him to say “I love you” to Misaki over and over, uses aggressive sex as a way to express that love. Then after Misaki, his friend’s 18-year-old brother is sobbing out of control in sympathy for Akihiko after Takahiro announces he is getting married, Akihiko falls in love with him instead.
Sorry, but that’s just how my brain works.Ībsolutely my ridiculous obsession at the moment, Junjou Romantica‘s Akihiko Usami (aka Usagi-san) is not only one of the best Boys’ Love anime characters, he is also one of the best anime characters period.īecause, come on, you have to love Akihiko.Ī gay man who is so terrified of losing someone close to him, he spends more than 10 years in love with his best friend, Takahiro, but never tells him.
With a fair number of yaoi boys to choose from, though, here are the best Boys’ Love anime characters out of all the series I’ve watched.Īt least three of whom are among some of my favorite characters from any anime genre.Īnd yes, there are many spoilers - so if you hate that, just glance at these yaoi boys names then come back when you’ve watched the anime. Now, with a slew of Boys’ Love anime series and movies under my belt, one of the reasons I am loving the genre so much are the specific characters within it.Ĭharacters who are so nicely written they have become ‘real’ to me, so I’ve watched specific scenes over and over again.