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A Man Who Defies the World of BL
ComedyRomance
The hero played by Inukai Atsuhiro found he was one of the residents in BL comic world. He tried so hard to fall in love with girls. To avoid love attacks from handsome boys around him, he even read a lot of BL comic books for reference, but "BL Love Flag" still got to him in rapid succession.
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- Japanese
- Premiered
- March 27, 2021
- Ended
- December 15, 2025
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