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Fujoshi (腐女子, lit. "rotten girl") is a Japanese term for female fans of manga, anime and novels that feature romantic relationships between men. The label encompasses fans of the yaoi genre itself, as well as the related manga, anime and video game properties that have appeared as the market for such works has developed.
Tokyo Boys & Girls (Japanese: 東京少年少女, Hepburn: Tōkyō Shōnen Shōjo) is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Miki Aihara. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Bessatsu Shōjo Comic magazine, starting in 1994. [3] Shogakukan later collected the individual chapters into five bound volumes from March 1995 to June 1996.
"Boys' love" was later adopted by Japanese publications in the 1990s as an umbrella term for male-male romance media marketed to women. Concepts and themes associated with BL include androgynous men known as bishōnen ; diminished female characters; narratives that emphasize homosociality and de-emphasize socio-cultural homophobia ; and ...
"BL" ("Boys' Love") refers to stories that either contain younger characters, or more light-hearted romance (as an alternative to more sexual content). The phrase "shōnen-ai", translated from Japanese in the past as "boy love", is used to describe non-sexual homosexuality in either adult male characters or younger male characters.
Otokonoko (男の娘, "male daughter" or "male girl", also pronounced as otoko no musume) is a Japanese term for men who have a culturally feminine gender expression. [1] [2] This includes, among others, males with feminine appearances, or those cross-dressing.
Queen is a recurring motif appearing in the series. [2] Freddie Mercury's status as a gay icon is noted in the series. [1]Jun Andō is a closeted gay high school student living in Tokyo, with the only people knowing about his sexuality being his boyfriend, Makoto, another closeted gay man who is married with children; [3] Mr. Fahrenheit, his gay online friend and who shares his interest in ...
Boys Love: Kaim Tachibana: Live-action film Manga 2014 Dramatical Murder: Nitro+chiral: Video game Manga, anime television series [87] 2002 Enzai: Falsely Accused: Langmaor Video game Original video animation [88] 1994 Fujimi Orchestra: Kō Akizuki: Novel Manga, original video animation 2002 Gakuen Heaven: Spray Video game Novel, manga, anime ...
Aishiteruze Baby (愛してるぜ ベイベ★★, Aishiteruze Beibe★★, also known as I Love You, Baby) is a Japanese romance manga series written and illustrated by Yoko Maki. It was serialized by Shueisha in Ribon from April 2002 and January 2005 and collected in seven bound volumes .