A second season was broadcast from February 8, 2023, to March 1, 2023, on MBS and TBS TV as part of the programming block Dramaism [ja], and its conclusion was released as a theatrical film titled My Beautiful Man: Eternal on April 7, 2023.
[2] On his first day of school, Hira immediately becomes bullied, but he also meets Sou Kiyoi, a boy in his class who, despite his brutally honest personality, instantly becomes popular.
[13] In a 2021 interview with Da Vinci, Nagira stated that she and her editors had expected My Beautiful Man to end in only one volume.
"[7] Nagira also stated that because of how well-received Hira was to her audience, she was able to subvert other boys' love tropes, particularly with how Kiyoi gains 20 kg.
[7] While Hira was written to be "creepy", Nagira felt that the readers of the BL genre were able to sympathize with him because they understood the feeling of supporting idols.
[7] Tokyopop licensed the novels for English-language distribution in North America as part of their LoveLove imprint.
[14][15] Ginger Records released a series of audio dramas on CD adapting each volume of the novel.
The CD drama stars Yūki Ono as Kazunari Hira, Soma Saito as Sou Kiyoi, Yu Miyazaki as Shirota, Shun Horie as Kazuki Koyama, Toshiyuki Morikawa as Hiromi Noguchi, Shinichiro Miki as Hideki Ueda.
[26] Horie stated he paid attention in portraying Koyama's "human side", particularly in the scene where he cries because he is in love with Hira.
[1][28] The series was broadcast for 6 episodes[6] from November 19, 2021,[a] to June 15, 2023, on MBS on their programming block Drama Tokku [ja].
[10] On March 1, 2023, Kentaro Maeda and Dai Ikeda were added to the cast as Kiriya Kiritani and Koda, respectively.
It is serialized in the bimonthly boys' love manga magazine Chara beginning with the February 2022 issue released on December 22, 2021.
[46][47] The chapters were later released in three bound volumes by Tokuma Shoten under the Chara Comics Collection imprint.
[48] Tokyopop licensed the manga adaptation for English-language distribution in North America as part of their LoveLove imprint.
[6] The popularity of live-action television drama series in Asia led to Oricon describing the phenomenon as the "HiraKiyo" movement.