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Age Poll for BL readers.

Omi-chan June 20, 2020 6:28 pm

Hello! I'm here to ask, just how old or young are the people in the BL manga community. I myself am 20 years old, and have been reading BL since I was 7-8. I was never the hyper type to gush over the cuteness and being a lesbian I've mostly skip the sex scenes. I'm in it for the story.

So, please. Could you comment how old you are currently and age you started reading BL? And what was it like when you found out about BL in general?
You can also mention your gender, sex, sexual orientation too if you wanna.

P.S. I'm mainly doing this, well, because I was just curious if I'm the only one that reads BL like this.

Much thanks! Have a good day/afternoon/night!

Responses
    ✨Suujin June 20, 2020 6:33 pm

    ohh a fun question to answer!!

    hmm im a female bi and im turning 21 this year. i started reading manga when i was 15. it was also when i discovered this site and yaoi lol since its the very first thing you see when you open the site

    Nice meeting you! (✿◠‿◠)

    Omi-chan June 20, 2020 6:36 pm
    ohh a fun question to answer!!hmm im a female bi and im turning 21 this year. i started reading manga when i was 15. it was also when i discovered this site and yaoi lol since its the very first thing you see w... ✨Suujin

    Nice to meet you too! Interesting! I found this site when I was 14, so about the same time.
    I'm glad you found my question fun xD

    Imaxxcutie June 20, 2020 6:39 pm

    Hi, well I’m 15 and I’ve been reading BL since I was 13 nothing too explicit at first (I still skip sex scenes aha not too comfortable with it yet). I read shounen ai more than yaoi bc I like fluffy cute relationships and prefer it over smutty ones and like reading BL’s with a strong plot. I’m a girl and I think I’m bi..? I’m still not sure... (=・ω・=)

    EmmaPowley_x June 20, 2020 6:44 pm

    I cant remember how or when exactly i got into BL or Yaoi but it was around when i was 12-13. It started with Echii(a scums wish) and mad me feel all grown up and stuff so i started looking for it and eventually made it into the Bl community.

    As someone who has always been a fan of romance since ive never been attracted to anyone and skips over the sex scenes (honestly when people over do them its annoying) because the feeling of being grown up has wore of i have no idea why i enjoy yaoi.

    I'm in it for the plot and romance, i would probably enjoy straight and yuri Manwas but since im already in the bl community so i guess im stuck lmao.

    Zaki June 20, 2020 6:47 pm

    Ayoo o/ 20 y.o. straight female - discovered BL at the age of 16 all thanks to Junjou Romantica - It was like any other romance show just double the eye-candy & spice so I fell down this rabbit hole of no return ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭

    megu-chan June 20, 2020 6:50 pm

    Hello, it's almost 3 am and Im bored so I decided to take part in the answering hehe

    I'm a female, turning 23 and I'm bi. I actually started reading BL mangas after I started taking interest in reading BL kpop fanfics when I was 16. I read mangas because I wanted to know what the sex positions actually looked like in the fics I was reading so I just spiraled downhill from there. I like the romance in some BLs because it's relatable. Like, I'd read a few stories and be like, shit. Same. Because Im also from a conservative family hahahha Also, I discovered this site from a classmate in college who shared it to me because we were both into BL together

    Kyatto June 20, 2020 6:51 pm

    Hello!

    I am Kyatto and I’m an older teen. I started reading BL around when I was 13. I just realised recently how I never minded BL comics when my friend introduces it to me, I think it was then I also started exploring my sexuality. I do not know which gender I want to identify now, I actually was thinking about being non-binary but I really don’t know.. for now, I prefer to go by he or they despite being in a biological female body. She is just fine too. I also am into girls.

    I guess I really like reading BL comics since I can’t imagine them being done to me, I also really like GL and Hetero but the stories I like are mostly really long so I leave them for later. I can’t feel anything for BL stories though since I am absolutely not into guys so I basically just read it for the plot lol.

    Nice to meet you.

    Omi-chan June 20, 2020 6:52 pm
    Hi, well I’m 15 and I’ve been reading BL since I was 13 nothing too explicit at first (I still skip sex scenes aha not too comfortable with it yet). I read shounen ai more than yaoi bc I like fluffy cute re... Imaxxcutie

    Same with me. I stick mainly to shounen ai, due to the low sex scenes. It nice to meet ya! And thanks for your input!

    Omi-chan June 20, 2020 6:58 pm
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    I loved that ship too. I know alot of people that were like that too. Lol some are still Furries tho. Thanks for replying!

    ThatGayChicken June 20, 2020 7:09 pm

    I started reading at the proud age of 9. I’m lesbian. And my age, i’m a really smart 2 year old.

    Ezzie June 20, 2020 7:21 pm

    I'm 18 y/o and a female, I'm straight but never been in a relationship. I love anime since i was young and start reading manga around highschool. I can't remember exactly when and what yaoi i read, but i've been hooked by it.Maybe it's around 2-3 years since i read it. But nobody, not a soul know that i read yaoi. If anyone find out, i'll be dead.
    (⌒▽⌒)

    yaoiaddict June 20, 2020 7:21 pm

    hey, I'm a straight female turning 20 this year. I started reading yaoi when I was 15 because my bestfriend randomly recommended me some animes I should watch (I still have that tiny list she gave me, what a nostalgia...) I started with sekaiichi hatsukoi and after that I caught up every bl animes I could find. then I found this holy website and yeah...became a yaoi addict. :D

    Micchi-chan June 20, 2020 7:29 pm

    Current age is secrety, but I've been reading yaoi/or hentai in general since I was like 10? Discovered it first when I was 9 (it's a Black Butler dj I think?) and got traumatized when two people screwed on the first page, months later I thought it was rather arousing, and been reading religiously since then.

    I am panromantic, who leans more towards woman and love to consider myself a very feminine woman lol. It's pretty surprising since I came from a very religious and homophobic household and country, but I remained closeted so damn fine.

    BlackMoon June 20, 2020 7:34 pm

    I guess I'm going to be the oldest one on this post. I'm in my 30's I'm bi and I didn't get into manga until I was 19. I was a late bloomer. lol. I blame adult swim. I can't even remember my first bl but I thought it was interesting and then I was hooked. I love bl more than straight stories maybe because of the hardship and courage it takes to be together. To me bl can be more heart wrenching. Anyway nice to meet you.

    Daza [EDGE LORD] June 20, 2020 7:38 pm
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    Same!

    Mango June 20, 2020 8:09 pm

    I'm 16,not really sure of sexuality but I'd say bi if I had to pick. I've been reading since I was 12. I really liked reading as a kid and I discovered fanfiction,then bxb fanfiction,bxb novels and then an ad for a webtoon led me to manga. I love bl for the plot and the sexy scenes. I love gushing over cute interactions and also drama. I mainly enjoy it for the amazing art,mangas with loveable, attractive characters are the best in my opinion.

    Kai June 20, 2020 8:15 pm

    I'm 26 now and straight can't remember anymore when i started reading bl my lil bro recommend this site to me and my first yaoi manga was royal fiance i still like it and first bl anime junjou romantica

    Athena258 June 20, 2020 8:15 pm

    Stumbled upon it while looking for DBZ content on YouTube and found a dj (thought it was a missing arc). I was confused when two guys were doing it and realized it was some type of fan comic. I ended up reading all 3 chapters/volumes. Still remember the pairing (Future Gohan x Future Trunks). This was 7-8 years ago and I’m now 21F.

    静か June 20, 2020 9:30 pm

    welp i'm 15 and my first time i was confronted with bl in general was.. when i was 11 or something like that. when i was 13 i started reading yaoi and that was my thing for a while before became more interested and moved by shounen ai so i mostly read shounen ai now :3

    rose June 20, 2020 10:10 pm

    23 female, dunno my sexual orientation, probably asexual. I just started really reading it a few months ago. I’ve read/watched a couple shounen ai over the years but never really got super into the genre until recently. I really like gender bend and crossdressing romances and I really like when the mc ends up with the male love interest so I think that got me started with BL. I just started reading it like mad suddenly. I think my first BL was actually the first manga I read though when I was like 14