I'm 27; I'm from the United States and work at a library. I didn't get into anime and manga until college, so I'm a fairly new fan--about seven years. I have only been reading yaoi for about three years, but I love it. My first BL was "Only the Ring Finger Knows." I still have a massive soft spot for that one. :) 2 reply
26yo female from California. I always feel awkward about age when I see the discussions on here, but not because I feel old; Some of the ages I see posted are very young and quite unsettling (though none of my business).
Whenever I see an age past a college graduate, I get weirdly excited. It's so comforting to know my peers are here too.
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50 years old, divorced librarian in the United States. Started with reading fanfics for the show Hannibal. Fan art looked like Yuri on Ice, watched that and then decided yaoi can give me something that is missing in my life. I watch a lot of anime and read a lot of manga of different genres but yaoi and BL are a huge interest for me. 3 reply
I'm a female and I'll be 47 on March. 16th and grew up on old video games and stuff like He-Man, Thundercats, Transformers, comic books sci-fi/horror Star Wars, Star Trek the nerdy stuff. My ex-hub loved DBZ and was a gamer and he would on occasion, buy hentai lol Anyway, I think my love for Yaoi came because I love seeing men x men. I started sear...... 1 reply
44 yo mother of three from US. Respiratory therapist. Husband in the Army. My kids are amazing; daughter graduated NYU, son graduating college soon, youngest daughter graduating high school. I read ridiculous amounts and that's how I found yaoi...through gay romance. Just wish it was easier to get actual manga books! I read too fast and have devou...... 7 reply
I'm a 44 years old woman from Canada and I've been a big fan of Japanese culture, art and literature for a long time, watching anime since I was a kid and reading lots of manga these days, including BL. :) I'm just starting to learn japanese to be able to read manga in its original language and also in preparation for a trip to Japan in a not too d...... 1 reply
