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really top drawer!

four and five star manga, mostly BL.  my picks oscillate mainly between slice of life and fluffy, with dashes of angst and smut for good measure.
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Nennen Saisai

 8.1(188 voted)
Complete
Author(s): hideyoshico
Genre(s): One Shot / Yaoi

came for the komukai's household's circumstances, ch2, which was decent, but the other stories about the bum and the shinigami were really beautiful.

07 04,2016

Hatsukoi Wa Gunjou Ni Tokeru

 9.0(645 voted)
Complete
Author(s): yuki ringo
Genre(s): Yaoi

my god, a seme who actually controls himself? and respects the feelings of his partner? difficult subject matter handled well- especially healing the trauma with patience and kindness. poor kenga, so whipped.

07 04,2016

Sentimental Garden Lover

 8.4(373 voted)
Complete
Author(s): OGURA Muku
Genre(s): Romance / Supernatural / Yaoi

really sweet, fluffy, heartfelt one- and two-shots. i especially liked the cats' stories and the delinquent and the book enthusiast. and the art is pretty great.

07 04,2016

Mashita No Fudanshi-kun

 8.7(714 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): kuroiwa chihaya
Genre(s): Comedy / Yaoi

a gay man falls for his neighbor, who happens to be a fudanshi. really like the meta-ish quality of the fudanshi evaluating his circumstances based on what he's learned from BL manga. Kind of sweet, mostly funny, nice art. Should be two more chapters that aren't translated yet though, according to table of contents.

07 04,2016

Jackass! - Sawatte Ii tte Dare ga Itta yo?

 9.2(450 voted)
Complete
Author(s): Scarlet Beriko
Genre(s): Comedy / Romance / School Life / Smut / Yaoi / Slice Of Life

really sexy art style, i like the pace of the story and the way it turns on such a small, interesting thing.

07 04,2016

Mahoroba No Hibi

 8.6(268 voted)
Complete
Author(s): hirama mitsunaga
Genre(s): School Life / Shounen Ai / Slice Of Life / Supernatural / Tragedy

made me choke up.

07 04,2016

Don't Cry Girl

 7.7(545 voted)
Complete
Author(s): YAMASHITA Tomoko
Genre(s): Comedy / Romance / School Life / Shoujo

i have no idea what i just read. something about a nudist, a guy making dick jokes, a teenage girl MC, and unclear backstory all make for a weird but hilarious mix that is probably a parody of the shoujo genre itself. if you like this, also check out 'Mud' by the same author.

07 04,2016

Taiyou No Ie

 9.2(313 voted)
Complete
Author(s): taamo
Genre(s): Romance / Shoujo

at least four stars, maybe five if i reread. very sweet and touching. shoujo.

07 04,2016

Otoyomegatari

 9.7(226 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): Mori Kaoru
Genre(s): Drama / Historical / Romance / Seinen

great historical drama about brides along the silk road. by turns funny and romantic. art is amazing.

07 04,2016

Kamisama Hajimemashita

 9.7(777 voted)
Complete
Author(s): suzuki julietta
Genre(s): Comedy / Fantasy / Romance / School Life / Shoujo / Supernatural

girl meets lecherous god at a shrine and hilarity and romance ensue. shoujo.

07 04,2016

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kaname-chan February 17, 2018 10:05 pm

What’s top drawer means? Top arts? Or mangas that always draw you to re-read them again and again? XD I love your list btw...

brockoliee February 18, 2018 5:19 am

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoy the list! I always wondered if people understood the reference in the title, so I am so glad you asked about it! And your take on its meaning would have never occurred to me, even though I really do appreciate great art in manga. So, thank you for sharing that.

Anyway, the drawer in 'top drawer' is like a chest of drawers, one you pull out of the wall or a cabinet and put stuff in. The phrase 'really top drawer' is old slang meaning 'of good quality.' It's in the movie 'Auntie Mame' (the Rosalind Russell version)- this snobby woman refers to some of her equally snobby friends as being 'really top drawer' and I always thought it was a funny phrase, so I used it for the title of my list of (in my opinion) 'top quality' manga. You can look up the phrase on YouTube, it's only a couple seconds long and it's worth hearing in all it's affected glory.

Thanks again for asking, you made my day!

SemenDemon May 12, 2020 10:18 pm

Hey I love this list, I'm so glad you put your opinion in the notes too because it helps me get an idea of what to expect more than just the description. Love this, tysm for putting it together. It certainly is "top drawer"!