Magazine Be × Boy Explained

Magazine Be × Boy
Frequency:	Monthly
Category:	Yaoi
Company:	Animate (formerly Hekitensha)
Publisher:	Libre (formerly Biblos)
Firstdate:	March 1993
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

is a monthly Japanese yaoi manga magazine published by Libre. The magazine was originally launched by Biblos under the publisher Hekitensha in March 1993 until Biblos' bankruptcy in 2006.^[1]

Publications

In addition to Magazine Be × Boy, several ongoing and defunct spin-off magazines have been published under the Be × Boy brand.

Start	End	Name	Status	Frequency	Type	Notes
1993		Magazine Be × Boy	Active	Monthly	Print	Flagship publication
1995			Active	Monthly	Print	Light novel magazine; launched in 1995 by Biblos,^[2] relaunched under Libre in June 2006 as special issues in Be × Boy Gold^[3]
1995		Be × Boy Gold	Active	Bi-monthly	Print	Publishes explicit manga and short stories; launched in 1995 by Biblos,^[4] relaunched under Libre in 2006^[5]
2008	2015	Junk! Boy	Defunct	Semi-yearly	Print	Originally titled Junk! by Biblos; relaunched in 2008 by Libre under the title Junk	Boy. Titles transferred to Magazine Be × Boy after final issue^[6]
2011	2018		Defunct	Semi-yearly	Digital
2013			Active	Monthly	Digital	Published through Pixiv Comic.
2016			Active	Monthly	Digital	Omegaverse magazine; launched as a series of semi-monthly anthologies in 2016,^[7] ^[8] relaunched as monthly digital magazine on June 20, 2019^[9]

Serializations

Be × Boy

Current

• Love Pistols (2003–2006)
• Don't Be Cruel (2006–present)
• His Favorite (2008–present)^[10]
• Dakaichi (2013–present)
• Cosmetic Playlover (2018–present)

Former

• (1992–2008)
• Level C (1993–1996)
• Fake (1994–2000)^[11]
• Love Mode (1995–2003)
• Truly Kindly (1997)
• Ichigenme... The First Class is Civil Law (1998–2002)
• Until the Full Moon (1998)
• Menkui! (2000–2003)
• Our Kingdom (2000–2007)
• ...But, I'm Your Teacher (2001)
• Close the Last Door (2001–2004)
• Yellow (2001–2004)
• Wild Rock (2002)
• Black Knight (2003–2005)
• Bond(z) (2003)
• Cut (2003)
• Golden Cain (2003)
• Awkward Silence (2004–2016)^[11]
• Gakuen Heaven (2004)
• Kurashina Sensei's Passion (2004–2006)
• Man's Best Friend (2004–2007)
• Selfish Love (2004)
• (2004)
• Clan of the Nakagamis (2005)
• The Sky Over My Spectacles (2005)
• A Strange and Mystifying Story (2005–2012)^[12]
• Love Control (2006–2024)
• Loving Gaze (2006)
• Necratoholic (2006)
• Alcohol, Shirt and Kiss (2007)
• Cause of My Teacher (2007)
• Hey, Sensei? (2007)
• You Make My Head Spin! (2007)
• Kichiku Megane (2007–2012)
• Repeat After Me? (2008–2009)^[11]
• Prince of Recipe (2012–2013)^[13]
• The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window (2013–2020)^[14]
• Caste Heaven (2014–2021)^[15]
• BARBARATIES (2014-2021)^[16]
• Twilight Playlover (2020-2021)

Be × Boy Gold

Current

• Finder (2002–present)

Former

• Embracing Love (1999–2009)
• Lovers in the Night (1999)
• Gerard & Jacques (2000–2001)
• Hybrid Child (2003–2005)
• Play Boy Blues (2003–2008)
• Hero Heel (2005–2007)
• The Devil's Secret (2007)
• Links (2014)^[17]

B-Boy P!

Current

• Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice But to Kiss! (2019–present)
• (2019–present)

Notes and References

1. Book: Demars, Anne. Les éditeurs de boys love. Brient. Hervé. Homosexualité et manga : le yaoi. Editions H. Manga: 10000 images. 2008. 978-2-9531781-0-4. 12–16. fr.
2. Book: 小説ビーボーイ : 小説b-Boy ビブロス [編] ]. Shosetsu B-Boy (Biblos version) . ja . . 1994 . ビブロス . 2020-04-15.
3. Web site: 小説ビーボーイ . Shosetsu B-Boy . ja . . 2020-04-15.
4. Book: ビーボーイゴールド ビブロス [編] ]. Be × Boy Gold (Biblos version) . ja . . 1995 . ビブロス . 2020-04-15.
5. Web site: ビーボーイゴールド . Be × Boy Gold . ja . . 2020-04-15.
6. Web site: Junk! boy = ジャンクボーイ . ja . . 2020-04-15.
7. Web site: b-boyオメガバース vol.1 . ja . Libre . 2020-04-15.
8. Web site: b-boyオメガバース vol.6 . ja . Libre . 2020-04-15.
9. Web site: b-boyオメガバース 2019年6月号 . ja . Libre . 2020-04-15.
10. News: Crystalyn . Hodgkins . Libre Teases Live-Action Adaptation of Suzuki Tanaka's His Favorite Boys-love Manga . . 2015-08-30 . 2020-04-04.
11. News: Egan . Loo . Sex Pistols Boys-Love Manga to Reportedly Get OVA . . 2008-12-13 . 2020-03-06.
12. News: 鈴木ツタのデビュー10周年特集がマガビーに、「この世 異聞」ポスターも . ja . . 2015-07-07 . 2020-06-27.
13. News: Miki . Kobayashi . ぢゅん子『私がモテてどうすんだ』インタビュー 乙女ゲーに百合要素を追加!? . ja . . 2015-10-09 . 2020-03-06.
14. News: Rafael Antonio . Pineda . The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action Film . . 2020-01-12 . 2020-02-24.
15. News: Alex . Mateo . Caste Heaven Boys Love Manga Gets Smartphone Game . . 2019-01-08 . 2020-03-06.
16. News: Barbarities (manga) . . n.d. . 2024-01-23.
17. Web site: リンクス / ビーボーイWEB . 2024-01-23 . ビーボーイWEB . ja.