Boys Gilding the Lily Shall Die!?

Boys Gilding the Lily Shall Die!? (百合にはさまる男は死ねばいい!?) is a Japanese yuri manga written and illustrated by Yomogimochi. It has been serialized online through Line Digital Frontier's online platform LINE Manga since March 31, 2021. It was licensed for an English-language release by Tokyopop in 2024.

Synopsis
Chihaya Katagiri, the first trumpet in her school's brass band, becomes close to Hibiki Aikawa, a transfer student from a prestigious school who took her spot in band. Despite their rocky beginnings they both come to admire each other's talent and enthusiasm for playing the trumpet. As their feelings grow stronger, their lives become more complicated due to stress from classes, relationships, and their final high school band competition.

Publication
Boys Gilding the Lily Shall Die!? was originally posted on Yomogimochi's Twitter and Pixiv accounts under the title A Comic About The Emotions Of The 1st and 2nd Trumpet Players In The Brass Band (吹奏楽部トランペットパートの1stと2ndの感情デカ漫画) on April 12, 2020. On March 31, 2021, it began a trial serialization on LINE Manga for 16 weeks under its current title. Following this trial, it was annonuced on July 21 that it could continue serialization, which started again on December 22 of the same year. Gentosha began to release the series in tankōbon volumes from May 24, 2023. The series has been collected in five volumes.

The series is licensed for an English release in North America by Tokyopop.

Reception
In June 2022, Boys Gilding the Lily Shall Die!? was nominated for the Next Manga Award in the web manga category. It was nominated again in 2023 and placed nineteenth out of 50 nominees.