Yaoi Genre - TV Tropes. Yaoi, also known in Japan as . In a typical plot, two boys fall in love and the story shows their progress as a couple (among other things). For the Distaff Counterpart to this genre, see Yuri Genre, or Hentai. But it's there, all right, if you know where to look. It's also one of the first widely popular yaoi to softpedal the seme/uke dynamic - while it still exists with defined seme and uke, they are very close to equals.
These currently include. Happy Yarou Wedding which follows university student Yuuhi and Professor Todou Akira (the elder son of the Todou boss) and Akira's 5 year old son, Shouta. It (and especially the Porn Without Plot doujinshi connected to it) also features some of the most strict, stereotypical seme/uke characterization, with the uke Shuichi eventually undergoing Wimpification to the degree of Chickification and, in the doujinshi, Flanderization to the point of appearing childlike. Written by Moto Hagio, a contemporary of Keiko Takemiya. Oddly, the main stories always seem to focus on the boys who think they're in the 1. Her works include.
In the Sunroom (1. Boys' Love manga story. Kaze to Ki no Uta (The Song/Poem of the Wind and Trees) (1. Boys' Love manga. The Door into Summer (1. Boys' Love stories to be made into anime (in 1. The second OVA focuses on his son and an older man.
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Stands out for being one the few Boys Love Genre manga written by a man. An early and long- running satirical manga (1. Also one of the first BL- flavored anime to be produced for television (in 1. It features cameos of characters from the previous series. Seven Days. Shinkuu Yuusetsu. Sorenari Ni Shinken Nandesu: Notable for exploring the theme of a child raised by two men. The most well known are .
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They also vary in explicitness - the Balalaika remix is usually . Teito and Mikage's relationship teases at it, and Kuroyuri and Haruse darn near imply it. Not to mention Hakuren's outright statement that he does .
It is especially notable for its impossibly detailed art, as well as the sheer quantity of steaming Fanservice and innuendo. It's so blatant that the series could almost be considered as a BL on its own, though it never crosses that line. Despite being a major Cast Full of Pretty Boys and having two not entirely confirmed canon male- on- male pairings (Germany. The very pretty male Griffith and the manly Guts have an interesting dynamic which led to many to question whether their relationship was more than just brotherly and about Griffith's sexual orientation. Several sites tag this series as shounen ai but officially it's shoujo.
CLAMP works that are particularly yaoi- esque include. The formerly suspended Legal Drug series, which has since returned and been renamed . It's officially shoujo. In fact, one of the most commonly asked questions about Get Backers is whether or not it.
As a result, a lot of otherwise straight men aren't against going for the next best thing (read: Thor)There's also blatant Ho Yay between Thor and Third, and Thor and Zagi. Zagi especially can't keep his hands off of Thor, especially in the manga (where the Ho Yay is so obvious that Karim who's Zagi's love interest gets jealous of Thor). It's officially shoujo. The main character Yamato's best friend Rune becomes evil due to his jealousy of Yamato liking somebody else. Whether this was intentional or not is unknown; don't think anybody would have the guts to ask Hiroyuki Takei or Stan FREAKING Lee about this. It would have made a really good shounen- ai series if it weren't for its Shounen label.
It's officially shoujo. It has the added bonuses of Nekomimi, Shotacon, and a pair of Schoolgirl Lesbians. Not to mention all the horror and Mind Screw. You can't reallyblame.
Not surprisingly, it's serialized in the same magazine as Black Butler. Some fans are of the assumption that the manga was originally meant to be shounen- ai due to the fact that Naruto and Sasuke get about as much Ship Tease as the heterosexual relationships, especially on cover pages and in the anime too. Even after Naruto marries Hinata and Sasuke marries Sakura in the epilogue some fans still prefer Naruto and Sasuke together.
This was to the point where KHARA released engraved Kaworu and Shinji wedding bands and necklaces from wedding company KISS that read . In the original drafts of Kaworu's appearance, the Ho Yay was meant to be even more blatant. Originally, they were going to go skinny dipping in the ocean together, kiss, and Shinji was actually going to confess his feelings for Kaworu.
Nezumi and Shion. Things essentially get more Ho Yay fueled with every episode/chapter, including a .
Despite this, the series is typically considered shoujo/josei rather than shounen- ai. Regardless, you can interpret it as Ho Yay, overprotectiveness or something else entirely. Not to mention all the Ho Yay between Tooru and Yuujirou.
It's officially shoujo even though it's sometimes tagged as shounen- ai. There would be too much Ho Yay to list even if the mangaka wasn't a former yaoi doujinshi artist who deliberately adds to it. Probably due to in story art and cover art featuring Chigusa with Rikan in suggestive positions. It has several canonically LGBT characters and several implied ones.
This is unsurprising, as it's written by the same X- gender mangaka who made Nabari no Ou and Shimanami Tasogare. Though it's seinen, not shounen ai. The characters are so gay that the authors themselves have made yaoi doujinshi of them. It's not shounen- ai, though, but shounen, and was featured in Monthly Comic Avarus, the same magazine that Vassalord was featured in. This, as well as the fact that the series has canon LGBT characters with Tsukiyama (pansexual/bisexual), homosexual Drag Queen Nico, and leaves a rather ambiguous situation concerning Juuzou's gender identity. Also, the sequel has earned considerable praise for revealing Tooru Mutsuki to be a transgender man, portraying him in a respectful and accurate fashion. His relationships with other males and canon romantic feelings for Kaneki/Sasaki as revealed in chapter 1.
There's also the reveal of Matsuri Washuu being a homosexual man with feelings for Urie. Despite all this it's actually a very dark and gritty seinen manga/anime. It's officially shoujo. It's because of this that's its garnered a reputation as a boys love series despite not actually being boys love, as it's marketed as a sports story first and foremost. Its because of this that fans have mistaken it for being a Boys Love manga despite it not being labelled as such.
It's actually a dark seinen manga. Early on, the scene was a safe haven to some degree for actual bisexuals and gay men, owing to its descent in part from Kabuki and other theatre, its androgynous aesthetic, that (while no one from them actually came out in a traditional manner until much later) some of the members of the founding bands of the scene were either gay or bisexual or allies of gay or bisexual friends, and that at the beginning displays of man on man sexuality were seen as a way to shock Japanese society at large and flip off the . As the scene developed in The '9. Yaoi Fangirl was recognized as a demographic to whom the Ho Yay and fanservice appealed, straight artists began to engage in it solely for the sake of making money and attracting fangirls, which led to a backlash of people considering it insulting or denying the presence of the actual gay or bi men in the scene, in a sort of gender inversion of how Les Yay is often considered. It's kind of reached an odd equilibrium at this point, with plenty of straight men pretending to be Yaoi Guys for the fangirls, but a fair amount of actual bisexuals and gay men as well (especially with the older bands, which are more likely to have these as opposed to 1. Use of BL manga/anime itself as a trope (for uses of BL tropes outside BL, see Yaoi Guys): Anime & Manga Comic Books Webcomics Western Animation In the episode . Not only does Wendy give a lecture about the topic of Yaoi, all the drawings in the episode are actual fanart submitted by fans for this episode.
Summary from animenewsnetwork. Ai no Kusabi (OVA) Summary: On planet Amoi, a great society has developed, creating a computerized city called Tanagura, ruled by supercomputer Jupiter.
The populace is almost entirely male and is based on hair color; silver and/or blonds are the elitist, ending with dark/black haired as the bottom of society, often known as “mongrels”. Blondies keep “pets”, young boys kept for a few years, especially made for performing sexual actions for the Blondie’s voyeurism entertainment. Blondies aren’t suppose to keep pets for long or interact sexually with pets, but one blondie named Iason Mink has kept a pet named Rikki, for years and is rumored to sleep with him. Iason refuses to let go of Rikki, even with Jupiter’s disapproval.
Rikki fights with his emotions and society problems, unable to decide what to do about his old friend/lover Gai (Guy) and their gang. Iason is obsessed with keeping Rikki, and Rikki doesn’t know what to do; fight against him or surrender to him. Summary from animenewsnetwork. Ai no Kusabi (OVA) 2. Summary: This futuristic tale is set in a world where men are assigned various social classes based on their hair color.
Iason Mink, a high- class Blondie, runs into Riki, a black- haired Mongrel, and makes him his “Pet.” As Riki learns of the dangers Iason faces by keeping him, he finds himself developing feelings for his master. Summary from animenewsnetwork. Angel’s Feather Summary: Chou, winner of the national kendo championship, is transferred to an only boys private school.
He there thinks he meets his lost young brother Kai, who strongly denies this. Strange things happen at the school somehow referring to a magical world called Winfield. After re- encountering his best friend Naoto and while meeting many new friends, which each have specific abilities, he soon discovers his own inheritance and the difficult tasks ahead. Summary by http: //yaoi- haven.
Antique Bakery. Summary: Antique Bakery, is a small bakery that’s run by four handsome man. Chikage, who was send by Tachibana’s family to watch over his childhood friend. Ono the “demonically charming” gay master pastry chef. And Kanda, a former boxer and Ono’s apprentice. Summary from animenewsnetwork. Be Boy Kidnapp’n Idol Summary: Kazuya a 1. Other the rehearse or sign autographs, he plays video games with his friend Akihiko.
Akihiko is more violent then sweet toward Kazuya, but protective of him over any arguments they may get into. Akihiko later on confesses his love to Kazuya. Summary from animenewsnetwork. Boku no Sexual Harassment Summary: Mochizuki is a young business man who works in an office.
While doing his job, his boss, Honma, comes in and starts to fondle him. Honma says that Mochizuki should be expected to do stuff so he can climb the ladder to become a successful business man. Mochizuki then starts to sleep with other men so he can become successful. Some men think Mochizuki is sexy, so they then force themselves onto Mochizuki. Summary by http: //yaoi- haven.
Boku wa Konomama Kaeranai. Summary: After events involving a home invasion, a house cat, an ancient artifact, and an unpaid electrical bill, martial artist Ryo Sakazaki and his best friend Robert Garcia must fight their way into the Southtown underworld to save Ryo’s sister Yuri from the crimelord known as Mr. Summary by watchanimemovie. Bronze: Zetsuai Since 1. Summary: Famous rockstar Kouji Nanjou has fallen in love with Izumi Takuto, a soccer player with dreams of seeing “real” soccer in Italy. In angsty boy- love fashion, the story consists of Kouji stopping at nothing to have Izumi stay with him, Izumi dealing with his feelings until the time comes where he has no choice but to decide, and all the other things the two must face and the problems from Kouji’s family.
Summary from http: //myanimelist. Bronze: Zetsuai Since 1.
Zetsuai 1. 98. 9. Close the Last Door Summary: After being best man at his best friend’s (Saitou Toshihisa) wedding, Nagai Atsushi realizes that he might have fallen for him. Nagai, drowning in his sorrows and hatred for the new bride then meets Honda Kenzou, another guest at the wedding. Honda takes care of Nagai when he was dead drunk and now Nagai can’t stop thinking of both Honda and Saitou. Summary by http: //yaoi- haven.
Earthian Summary: Angels from the planet Eden have been watching Earthians, the inhabitants of Earth, for 5 billion years. Chihaya, an angel with unlucky black hair and wings, is a plus checker who travels to Earth with Kagetsuya, a minus checker. Each team of plus and minus checkers keep track of Earth events and, if the score ever reaches minus 1. Earth will be destroyed. The story follows Chihaya and Kagetsuya and the different people and events they observe on Earth. Summary from animenewsnetwork. Summary: Dee Laytner and Randy “Ryo” Maclane are two New York cops taking a needed vacation in England.
Dee has very strong feelings for Ryo and wants to take this chance to advance their relationship (and if he’s lucky, maybe seduce Ryo). Ryo doesn’t understand his own feelings for Dee, and doesn’t know if he wants to (or should) acknowledge them. Their vacation and relationship is suddenly disturbed when murders and missing person reports keep surfacing around their hotel. The only common tie the cases have is that all of the victims were Japanese or Japanese descent. Dee and Ryo have to solve the case before Ryo, who is half Japanese, becomes the next victim.
Summary from animenewsnetwork. Fish in the Trap. Summary: Five year old Matsui is playing with his friend and his friend’s dog.
Suddenly, they both notice a blue- haired older boy staring at them named Yuuji. Matsui doesn’t know him but is surprised to hear Yuuji say, “I want a dog.” Several years later, Matsui is already in school (but I don’t know which year) and it is revealed that he is third in school’s swimming contest (in boy’s group).
His best friend is Yoshino, who from what I’ve noticed has more than platonic feelings for his best friend. Summary from animenewsnetwork. Fujimi Orchestra Summary: High school music teacher, Morimura Yuuki, is the concert master and first violinist of the amateur orchestra, Fujimi Orchestra.
Surprisingly, a young conductor named Tonoin Kei (known as a musical genius) joins this small orchestra to conduct. Even though Tonoin is a strict conductor, all the members adore him for the notable improvements in their performances and soon Yuuki feels his efforts for the orchestra have been fruitless.
Yuuki soon comes to the conclusion that his crush of 3 years likes Tonoin, and he decides to give up on her and leave the orchestra. Tonoin refuses to let him quit, confessing that he loves Yuuki, which reveals that he’s gay. Tonoin’s love confession confuses Yuuki and it leads to a very horrible misunderstanding. Summary from animenewsnetwork. Gakuen Heaven Summary: Ito Keita is a common boy, and he has nothing to be recommended except his good luck.
One day he receives a letter. It is a certification of the entrance to an elite boy’s boarding high school. At this school he is supposed to spend days of battles and sweet romance with handsome boys. Gakuen Heaven was based on a game with the same name. Summary from watchanimeon. Gravitation Summary: Shuichi Shindou wants to make a famous band.
He works on his band, hoping to get a chance in the public eye, with nothing on his mind but his musical ambitions. One night as Shuichi writes song lyrics, his paper blows away, and a stranger picks it up.
The man is Yuki, a famous romance novelist who tells Shuichi that his writing skills are grade school level. From that moment on, Shuichi is determined to find Yuki and have him explain his rudeness. When Shuichi finally finds Yuki, it’s a journey of obstacles, frightening experiences and haunting pasts trying to keep them apart.
But, it’s just the gravitation of fate and love that always pulls these lovers back together every time. Iwaki is accepted to star in a popular movie, having beaten Katou in the auditions. During their time together, Katou believes he is in love with Iwaki- san, who on the contrary refuses to believe that he is in love.
It is later on that another gay actor comes back to Japan and co- stars with Katou that problems starting arising. And it is from then on that the two realize where their hearts are set. Summary from animenewsnetwork. Hey! Class President Summary: Even as he tries to keep the student council president—who flaunts his powerful, man- seducing charm—out of trouble, Vice President Chiga- kun finds himself being drawn to the president’s strength and power. Chiga- kun wonders how he, being such an intelligent individual, can be so unwillingly taken with a boy who is so country and simple. Summary from animenewsnetwork.
Hybrid Child Summary: Kotarou found Hazuki at the trash dump one day and took him into his home. It turned out that Hazuki was a Hybrid Child, a doll that grew and developed in response to its owner’s love and attention. Ikoku Irokoi Romantan Summary: Plot Summary: The young leader of the . The couple went to Italy, and had their wedding on a ship. However, neither of them actually liked the marriage, and Ranmaru was kicked out by his newlywed wife Kaoru on their first night.
Al (Alberto), an Italian man on the ship, took an interest in Ranmaru, and the story revolves around the romance between the two men, Ranmaru and Al. Junjou Romantica. Summary: Romantica: Misaki is struggling to prepare for his college entrance exams, so his brother arranges for a private tutor.
But Misaki’s nightmare is just beginning when his tutor, Usami, comes on to him! How will Misaki ever manage to pass his exam? And why does he feel so mysteriously drawn to Usami? Egoist: Just when Kamijou’s life is at its lowest, he has a chance meeting with a man who never lets anything hold him back: Nowaki.
His name means “typhoon,” and he’s about to take Kamijou on a whirlwind ride that will turn everything upside- down.