FUME SCAN - With a title like My Ex-Boyfriend Loves Boys' Love, you might expect this manga series to focus heavily on same-sex relationships or immediately center romance as the main plot point. However, this Square Enix series—adapted from the work of Mugiimo—takes a slightly different approach in its first volume.

While there are hints of a potential relationship between the protagonists, Momo Akado and Suzuya Katakura—reminiscent of Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku—the story feels more like a reconnection after years apart.

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It focuses on building a fundamental bond rooted in solid friendship rather than a shared fandom.

The Manga: My Ex-Boyfriend Loves Boys' Love

Momo is a huge fan of Boys' Love (BL) manga and anime. Her passion runs deep enough that she creates her own doujin works, producing original series and merchandise based on her favorite fandoms.

While visiting a bookstore to pick up a long-awaited title, she spots a man browsing the BL section. Finding this a rare sight—since she assumes male fans would typically gravitate toward the bara genre—she begins to watch him. That is when she realizes the man is Suzuya, her high school boyfriend.

This is where My Ex-Boyfriend Loves Boys' Love gets interesting. Initially, there is a bit of awkwardness. On his end, the discomfort stems from the fact that he keeps his love for the genre a secret; he usually buys books and merchandise online but was forced to visit the store because the items were out of stock elsewhere.

Meanwhile, Momo feels guilty because, back when they were dating in high school, she had once left a volume of that type of manga at his house.

The issue lies in the poor dynamic of their high school relationship. They had dated simply because everyone else was doing it, never truly making an effort to open up or get to know one another. She never admitted her love for manga to him, and he didn't know how to talk to her about such things.

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The way Mugiimo tells this story presents a second chance for the pair to connect and build a genuine, sincere relationship rooted in their shared fandom interests.

That is another reason why the first volume of the My Ex-Boyfriend Loves Boys' Love manga is so excellent. There is genuine support for Suzuya—who turns out to work in the same building as Momo.

Instead of judging her, he and a colleague who also enjoys BL join the pair to form a new friend group that meets regularly to discuss manga and various events. The dynamic is incredibly supportive; in fact, thanks to their shared interests, Momo and Suzuya get to know each other better in just a few days than they did during the weeks they dated back when they were younger.

The first part of the story even concludes on a note suggesting that this positivity will continue and hinting at the possibility of an expanding friend group.

Volume 1 of My Ex-Boyfriend Loves Boys' Love is available now, and Square Enix is ​​set to release Volume 2 on December 15, 2026.