The Kuroneko Kareshi series was serialized in the bimonthly boys' love manga magazine Dear+ since 2012.

During work one day, Shingo meets Keiichi Kagami, one of the most famous actors in Japan, who quickly takes an interest in him.

The Kuroneko Kareshi series is written and illustrated by Ayane Ukyō under the pseudonym Aya Sakyō.

[19] Kuroneko Kareshi no Aishikata was ranked #3 on the list of recommended boys' love stories in a survey of 470 employees across 400 bookstores nationwide in Japan.

[20] In 2019, the entire Kuroneko Kareshi series was ranked #3 in the top 100 boys' love manga on BookLive!, a digital book distributor.