Best Boys Love anime — top 27 ranked

The highest-rated boys love anime of all time, ranked by MyAnimeList user score. given The Movie: To the Sea leads with a score of 8.50, followed by Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation and given. The 27 titles below average 7.88/10 and are drawn from MyAnimeList's top 2,000.

  1. 1 given The Movie: To the Sea poster

    given The Movie: To the Sea

    Given Movie 3: Umi e
    Movie · 1 ep · Summer 2024 · Lerche
    ★ 8.50
    35.8K members
    #165 on MAL
  2. 2 Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation poster

    Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation

    Sasaki to Miyano Movie: Sotsugyou-hen
    Movie · 1 ep · Winter 2023 · Studio Deen
    ★ 8.31
    64.7K members
    #329 on MAL
  3. 3 given poster

    given

    Given
    TV · 11 eps · Summer 2019 · Lerche
    ★ 8.28
    650.6K members
    #354 on MAL
  4. 4 Doukyusei: Classmates poster

    Doukyusei: Classmates

    Doukyuusei
    Movie · 1 ep · Winter 2016 · A-1 Pictures
    ★ 8.27
    302K members
    #362 on MAL
  5. 5 Sasaki and Miyano poster

    Sasaki and Miyano

    Sasaki to Miyano
    TV · 12 eps · Winter 2022 · Studio Deen
    ★ 8.18
    246.4K members
    #501 on MAL
  6. 6 Go For It, Nakamura-kun!! poster

    Go For It, Nakamura-kun!!

    Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!
    TV · 13 eps · Spring 2026 · Drive
    ★ 8.16
    71K members
    #518 on MAL
  7. 7 given - on the other hand poster

    given - on the other hand

    Given: Uragawa no Sonzai
    OVA · 1 ep · Fall 2021 · Lerche
    ★ 8.13
    105.3K members
    #559 on MAL
  8. 8 given The Movie poster

    given The Movie

    Given Movie 1
    Movie · 1 ep · Summer 2020 · Lerche
    ★ 8.11
    269.5K members
    #590 on MAL
  9. 9 given The Movie: Hiiragi Mix poster

    given The Movie: Hiiragi Mix

    Given Movie 2: Hiiragi Mix
    Movie · 1 ep · Winter 2024 · Lerche
    ★ 8.08
    53.9K members
    #636 on MAL
  10. 10 Mignon poster

    Mignon

    ONA · 12 eps · Summer 2023 · ABJ COMPANY
    ★ 7.97
    40.6K members
    #821 on MAL
  11. 11 Sekaiichi Hatsukoi OVA poster

    Sekaiichi Hatsukoi OVA

    OVA · 2 eps · Winter 2011 · Studio Deen
    ★ 7.84
    75.1K members
    #1,091 on MAL
  12. 12 Sekaiichi Hatsukoi Movie: Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai poster
    ★ 7.83
    73.1K members
    #1,115 on MAL
  13. 13 Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi - World's Greatest First Love 2 poster

    Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi - World's Greatest First Love 2

    Sekaiichi Hatsukoi 2
    TV · 12 eps · Fall 2011 · Studio Deen
    ★ 7.80
    178.6K members
    #1,197 on MAL
  14. 14 The Stranger by the Shore poster

    The Stranger by the Shore

    Umibe no Étranger
    Movie · 1 ep · Summer 2020 · Studio Hibari
    ★ 7.79
    226.4K members
    #1,225 on MAL
  15. 15 Tadaima, Okaeri poster

    Tadaima, Okaeri

    TV · 12 eps · Spring 2024 · Studio Deen
    ★ 7.76
    49.6K members
    #1,311 on MAL
  16. 16 Sekaiichi Hatsukoi: Valentine-hen poster

    Sekaiichi Hatsukoi: Valentine-hen

    Movie · 1 ep · Winter 2014 · Studio Deen
    ★ 7.75
    44.9K members
    #1,338 on MAL
  17. 17 One-Room TA poster

    One-Room TA

    One Room Jogyo-nim
    ONA · 7 eps · Summer 2026
    ★ 7.73
    3.9K members
    #1,393 on MAL
  18. 18 Given Movie 2: Hiiragi Mix Specials poster

    Given Movie 2: Hiiragi Mix Specials

    Special · 4 eps · Summer 2024 · Lerche
    ★ 7.72
    3.4K members
    #1,408 on MAL
  19. 19 Junjou Romantica OVA poster

    Junjou Romantica OVA

    OVA · 2 eps · Fall 2012 · Studio Deen
    ★ 7.67
    59.4K members
    #1,557 on MAL
  20. 20 Junjo Romantica 2 poster

    Junjo Romantica 2

    Junjou Romantica 2
    TV · 12 eps · Fall 2008 · Studio Deen
    ★ 7.66
    190K members
    #1,590 on MAL
  21. 21 Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! poster

    Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!

    30-sai made Doutei dato Mahoutsukai ni Nareru Rashii
    TV · 12 eps · Winter 2024 · Satelight
    ★ 7.64
    103.3K members
    #1,647 on MAL
  22. 22 Sasaki and Miyano: A Tiny Episode from Before He Realized His Feelings poster

    Sasaki and Miyano: A Tiny Episode from Before He Realized His Feelings

    Sasaki to Miyano: Koi ni Kizuku Mae no Chotto Shita Hanashi.
    OVA · 1 ep · Summer 2022 · Studio Deen
    ★ 7.64
    45.6K members
    #1,670 on MAL
  23. 23 Dakaichi: I'm Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year the Movie - Spain Arc poster

    Dakaichi: I'm Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year the Movie - Spain Arc

    Dakaretai Otoko 1-i ni Odosarete Imasu. Movie: Spain-hen
    Movie · 1 ep · Fall 2021 · CloverWorks
    ★ 7.61
    41.4K members
    #1,746 on MAL
  24. 24 Hirano to Kagiura poster

    Hirano to Kagiura

    Movie · 1 ep · Winter 2023 · Studio Deen
    ★ 7.61
    31.4K members
    #1,755 on MAL
  25. 25 Quiet Please! poster

    Quiet Please!

    Jebal Joyonghi Jom Hae!
    ONA · 5 eps · Summer 2025
    ★ 7.61
    7.7K members
    #1,756 on MAL
  26. 26 Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi - World's Greatest First Love poster

    Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi - World's Greatest First Love

    Sekaiichi Hatsukoi
    TV · 12 eps · Spring 2011 · Studio Deen
    ★ 7.60
    232.5K members
    #1,814 on MAL
  27. 27 Junjo Romantica 3 poster

    Junjo Romantica 3

    Junjou Romantica 3
    TV · 12 eps · Summer 2015 · Studio Deen
    ★ 7.58
    129.3K members
    #1,881 on MAL

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