why I love yaoi more than any other type of romance is because the men are more emotional to each other than in the straight relationships. Plus I love the Manxman ( just like men love to get off on femalexfemale it's the same for yaoi ).
ps. I don't really like watch straight relationships because the women are too innocent or when they sleep wit...... reply
I think people are so drawn in by yaoi because it's so hard to find media representation of male struggles with romance and feeling. In all other media the stereotypical idea of 'manliness' and guys being all tough and above feelings is pushed and presented in every possible way. In yaoi, you get a romantic plot between two guys that just kinda hel...... 2 reply
I get asked the same question all the time because I only and exclusively read or watch BL stuff (manga, TV series, films, books, etc.). There are 3 things I find most fascinating about Yaoi;
1) The plots : I found many Yaoi stories with very interesting plots which I have never seen before in the work of other romance of other genres (like heter...... 2 reply
One of the reasons for me, is to see guys be so tender with each other, and so affectionate. It's adorable. It's cuz guys are always told to be super manly and not show emotion and all that, so something like yaoi is so refreshing. Of course, this is also why I like shounen ai, or even non-romantic bromances.
I don't think it's a superior form of...... reply
Well, as you said it's gay hentai but it's more than that.
For me, what made it special is the sex scenes and the plot, for a good yaoi. A few years ago, there were not many josei/seinen with explicit sex scenes. Now, a lot of webtoon, for example, are hentai-ish, unlike before.
Besides, a lot of yaoi have a very good plot that changes from the t...... 1 reply
Can fujoshis please explain to me what they find so interesting about yaoi? I've seen a lot of fujoshis that put yaoi up on a pedestal like it's the superior form of media, when it's really just gay hentai
I can enjoy a good BL story, but I'm confused as to why some fujoshis argue that it's better than stories with hetero relationships, and even going as far as to say "it would be better if it was yaoi"
I hope nobody takes this the wrong way. I'm just very curious to hear others' opinions on the matter
That's like asking "why do we breathe?" xD
Well.. it's friggin' adorable, the sex scenes are awesome *drools*, the art is amazing and you kinda get attached to it~ Besides that - I just like reading it ლ(´ڡ`ლ) There's no specific reason behind it :D 1 reply
Is there really any other reason besides "I want to see those hot ikemen fuck each other"?
If you say anything about reading it for the plot.
Then ur a dirty liar. 1 reply
Well I just love reading Manga. Im not picky with genres and what matters is if the story is interesting.
But if u were to ask me to chose between Shoujo or Yaoi. I'd chose YAOI. Reason is, normal Romance tend to have a repetitive cycle. Loves a guy, shy, tsundere, besfriend likes guy or guy bestfriend likes you, mehhh~ BORING.
But with Yaoi it g...... 2 reply
I mainly started reading yaoi because I was sick of the shoujo manga tropes with the weak-willed (either that, or just completely useless) female character, and the oppressive male character with no impulse control. It didn't sit well with me how I could never know if I was reading something consensus, or just plain sexual harassment/rape, because ...... 1 reply
