# mature BL

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A subgenre of boys’ love (BL) manga, novels, live-action films, and television dramas that depicts romantic or sexual relationships between adult men. It is characterized by more realistic, psychologically complex, or emotionally mature narratives than those found in yaoi or shotacon genres.

## Etymology
mature + BL

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mature-bl