- What is yaoi? : r lgbt - Reddit
Yaoi, also known by the wasei-eigo construction boys' love (ボーイズ ラブ, bōizu rabu) and its abbreviation BL (ビーエル, bīeru), is a genre of fictional media originating in Japan that features homoerotic relationships between male characters
- Bara vs. Yaoi- What’s the difference? : r Fudanshi_Den - Reddit
Yaoi is a genre of anime manga focusing on male male relationships, often written for straight women and by straight women It is a portmanteau of the Japanese phrase “ yama nashi, ochi nashi, imi nashi“ translating roughly to "no climax, no point, no meaning", referring to the nature of early Yaoi works focusing primarily on sexual content
- Difference between yaoi and BL : r anime - Reddit
The difference is between yaoi and Shounen-ai Yaoi has more explicit content BL includes both and many other things
- Is yaoi not used as a term much anymore? : r FanFiction - Reddit
In Japanese, yaoi is short for "yama nashi, ochi nashi, imi nashi ヤマなしオチなしイミなし" which means "no climax, no point, no meaning" and is pretty much exclusively used for male male doujinshi (fan comics) that focus on sex So it was more the equivalent of a pwp comic, originally
- What is the difference between yuri yaoi and shoujo shounen ai . . . - Reddit
yaoi - homolove for fujoshis, shounen ai - subtle homolove that doesn't distract from the actual story , yuri and shoujo ai are used interchangeably in the West and they mean a wholesome pseudo-romantic relationship between two girls r wholesomeyuri is top tier shit
- Why do so many women like BL Yaoi? : r AskLGBT - Reddit
For some, BL yaoi is a way to enjoy the romance genre without as many of the power imbalances tropes that exist in hetero romance media It's like a safer way to explore romance sexuality without all the misogynistic baggage (in theory at least, since a lot of yaoi still has all the same stuff but with a gay coating of paint on top)
- Seriously, can someone help me with written BL terminology
Yaoi has the same meaning as BL, which is a genre of animation with two men in romantic relationships BL can also be non-animated formats such as live action series Danmei is Chinese BL Shonen is a type of Japanese manga that is made with a male reader in mind (compared to many BL stories being written for a female reader)
- Ive read over 45 BL comics - heres my tier list of all of them - Reddit
Boys' Love (BL) is by origin a genre of Japanese manga produced mainly by women for women that features romantic and sexual relationships between men Nowadays, all manner of art, comics, anime, novels, games, and dramas from many different countries operate under the BL genre heading All of the above can be discussed here
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