The Yaoi/BL General Thread.

• Cannibal wrote on 2011-03-13 13:30
  General because I don't think there are a lot of BL fans on these forums and I don't want to make a whole bunch of topics regarding it.
  
  First off, I do know that not everyone knows what yaoi is, so I took the top description from Wikipedia for those:
  

  Yaoi (やおい?) also known as Boys' Love, is a popular Japanese term for female-oriented fictional media that focus on homoerotic or homoromantic male relationships, usually created by female authors. Originally referring to a specific type of dōjinshi (self-published works) parody of mainstream anime and manga works, yaoi came to be used as a generic term for female-oriented manga, anime, dating sims, novels and dōjinshi featuring idealized homosexual male relationships. The main characters in yaoi usually conform to the formula of the seme (攻め lit. "attacker"?) who pursues the uke (受け lit. "receiver"?).

  
  Basically it's movies/animes/mangas about homosexual relationships designed for and by females, but men enjoy it too. It's totally different from what's intentionally made for men as pornography, although it may not seem that way.
  
  I don't read BL manga unless they're doujinshis, so I can't exactly speak for that, but I've seen a lot of movies/series so I can speak for those.
  
  So, I'll just start off by saying what I've watched and we can see if anyone else has seen the same things I have. :pika_smile:
  
  

  
  
  • Junjou Romantica
    
  • Junjou Romantica 2
    
  • Sinsitive Pornography
    
  • Sex Pistols
    
  • Togainu no Chi
    
  • Ai no Kusabi
    
  • Haru wo Daiteita
    
  • Papa to Kiss in the Dark
    
  • all of the Boku no Picos, sadly.
    
  • Gravitation
    

  
  
  And that's all I can think of right now, but I know I've watched more and I'm pretty sure I'll come back later to update that list.
  
  So anyway, if there are any more of you out there, let me know. I feel all alone.
• Wing wrote on 2011-03-13 13:33
  I've read Junjou romantica before.
• Cynic wrote on 2011-03-13 13:33
  Does it count if people pair off the males in the series, but it's not technically Yaoi? :I
• Cannibal wrote on 2011-03-13 13:35

  Quote from Cynic;371365:

  Does it count if people pair off the males in the series, but it's not technically Yaoi? :I

  
  So shipping...? Uh I guess. But this thread is more about yaoi/bl animes and mangas.
• Wing wrote on 2011-03-13 13:37
  Have you read Loveless? oo I've never read Junjou romantica 2 before.. I should go read that.
• Cynic wrote on 2011-03-13 13:37
  QQ. 'k.
  
  Well, here are a few I've watched that aren't listed above-
  
  
  

  
  
  • Kyou Kara Maou
    
  • Hetalia
    
  • Marginal Prince (heavily implied Yaoi, but not technically Yaoi)
    
  • Loveless
    
• Cannibal wrote on 2011-03-13 13:41
  Oh Loveless. How did I forget that?
  Hetalia isn't really a yaoi... I mean, well, that isn't what it's about anyway.
• Cynic wrote on 2011-03-13 13:44

  Quote from Nexon;371373:

  Oh Loveless. How did I forget that?
  Hetalia isn't really a yaoi... I mean, well, that isn't what it's about anyway.

  
  
  Hetalia is Yaoi, basically. Or as Yaoi as a 'this is Yaoi but we're not calling it Yaoi but will still heavily hint it is Yaoi 'cuz we can' show can get.
  It has one confirmed Yaoi couple, however; Tino and Berwald.