The first yaoi anime I was experienced to was probably Maiden Rose in 2014 but the one that I became more serious with anime wise and manga wise, to the extent of buying them at my local bookstore, was definitely Love Stage!! in 2015, then later on I watched Sekaiichi Hatsukoi and then Junjou Romantica. I have been a fan for almost 4 years now and ...... 1 reply
lol sorry about the overload of “least favourites”. Just trying to vent out my hate for these things ⁄(⁄ ⁄·⁄ω⁄·⁄ ⁄)⁄ . I usually complain about ukes tbh, but seme-wise, I don’t like playboy semes. They’re usually a bit too arrogant and rude to the uke and it makes me not want them to fall in love :/
I'll admit manga is a time killer, but some gems are so worth reading! If it makes you happy, why stop? Unless it's unhealthy to the point where you're neglecting your health somehow, I don't think it's too much of a problem. Only problems I see with yaoi are that it promotes/normalizes certainly things that aren't good (rape, overbearing peer pres...... reply
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THE RAPE SHIT! People are like "it's not real" and "it's just a story," but it should never be okay, even a story! If you become accepting to it in a fictional situation, you'll probably be unconciously drawn to think it's not as bad IRL. Another trope I'm not into is the Alpha/Omega universe. It makes me uncomfortable that peo...... reply
I don't know if I would call it a trope, but there is a certain convention in yaoi that uke and seme status is 'fixed'. That is to say permanent. I'll admit it makes for easier story writing and of course that pays the bills if you're a mangaka. But that ain't real life. People can and do change roles. Sometimes occasionally, sometimes permanently....... 1 reply
Hmm, there's like so many yaoi cliche that's reading it gets annoying after awhile lol. Although one thing I kinda dislike is when a character is so persistent on making another fall for them, that they use methods to achieve that. That non-consent shit, bothers me. (Unlesss it's like a 'major' part of the plot) Whats worse is that one of them cav...... reply
I totally feel you on this, I hate the romanticizing of rape / non con in some Yaoi. A lot of younger or more immature fans support those kinds of toxic relationships in the book, and even if it's just a manga, to me it normalizes those things for the fans especially younger ones who may not know better. Like everyone just passes it off as cute, an...... reply
