characters 30+ find love

Concerned his adult son is gay, Nobu -- a 47 year old widowed single father -- follows him to the club district where he's mistakenly picked up by Hijiri, who assumes he is a shy client and goes home with him. After a night of drunken sex (dubious in consent since it starts while Nobu is asleep, but in context, Hijiri believed Nobu had hired him to do it), Nobu comes to his senses but turns protector when he learns through his son that Hijiri has nowhere to go. (TW noncon & dubcon)

A failed photographer's motivation returns when he meets his neighbor's eldest son. The photographer is early 30s.

Every week, Satoya meets up with an older man he knows only as 'Kio' whom he met through a dating app. They have fantastic chemistry, but when things become serious, Kio distances himself. Luckily this is BL, so everything works out fine.

In the sequel (second half) that takes places three years later, Naoki is 32.

An older teacher and the former student he inspired, who is now a host, passes for a thug, and loves the hell out of him. The teacher's age isn't stated, but from the way he talks about himself, he's got to be past 30.

Two in one: A secretary and his older boss, a cram school teacher and a student who admires him. Both contain a 30+ character.

Okamura is asked to help an insecure, socially awkward client to become more approachable. They become close friends quickly, but when it starts to turn romantic, Okamura worries he'll have to give up a close friend when the relationship inevitably comes to an end, so he refuses to let their love evolve.

Both characters are 30+!

In chapter 4, both characters -- an illustrator and his close friend/caretaker -- are 37.

The main character is in his 40s. Head’s up for an age gap and underage love interest.