Japan Synopsis
BOYS LOVE
“Real love, young love, intense love”
Magazine editor Taishin Mamiya interviews high school model Noeru Kisaragi. Despite Noeru's bad attitude, his painting of an ocean intrigues Mamiya and leads to a dinner, during which Noeru solicits Mamiya sexually. Soon Mamiya sees Noeru with another man, and he is shocked to discover at that moment that his interest in Noeru goes beyond article research—he truly wants to know more about him.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Boys Love. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TORNADO FILM
Drama + Romance in Japan
270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Boys Love itself).
The 2005–2007 Japan Window
In the crowded 2005-2007 Japan release window, Boys Love sits at #359 of 364. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
2006 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 134 titles released, including Boys Love. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (1020 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 133 other Japan films in 2006.
The 1899th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
15 audience reviews — more than 25% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 20th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Boys Love, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- graphic violence · 5
- life · 5
- sexual assault · 4
- promiscuity · 2
- jealousy · 24
- youth · 13
- interview · 7
- gay romance · 7
- painting · 6
- japan · 454
- high school · 88
- boys' love (bl) · 69
- rape · 64
- love triangle · 55
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,527 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (1st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -2.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,926 of 1,933 (top 100%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TORNADO FILM |
| Runtime | 1h 23m |
| Release Date | November 24, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt1235414 |