I recently asked myself that too and I found the answer when I swapped the demographic with others I'm into and the answer is no. I love shoujo, josei, shounen, psychological and horror stories, movies etc but there is a difference between these mediums and reality.
BL is interesting because the stakes are higher. In m x f romance stories a faile...... reply
Definitely Korean Webtoons! I like the comic layout a lot more, they're usually colored (which I appreciate), and the storylines are more varied and unique!
[I love manga - the art and stories are great but when it comes to the BL genre, it's pretty lackluster and repetitive. There are certain artists that I enjoy very much, but as i keep reading m...... 1 reply
I totally get what you mean about Korean webtoons. They do indeed feel more realistic, the characters have more depth and the seme doesn't try to rape the uke. I freaking hate how they try to make rape seem romantic, but then again, there are also Japanese manga that are just as good. I think it's because there's so much Japanese bl out there, so y...... 1 reply
Japanese Mangas...It seems that Korean webtoons or manhwas have more unfeeling or uncaring psychos. I especially do not like their ukes...They do have good looking and modern looking characters. My overall preference is yaoi so that's my basis for my reasoning. (▰˘◡˘▰) Lol reply
I prefer Japanese manga more. It's probably out of habit. But I haven't read that much korean webtoons to be honest, so it must just really be a question of preference or something, or me not giving korean webtoons a chance that they deserve.
But I'd probably choose Chinese Manhuas over Korean webtoons anytime. I enjoy Chinese manhuas because the...... 1 reply
I also agree with your point on women in media and the preference for men. I don't hate when women are love interests, I hate it when they are 2D characters. Same goes for men, because it happens too, that it's the guy the one who is the love interest and is a 2d person. I don't like shojo, jousei or hentai, and when shonen has obvious romance, I d...... reply
i can 100% understand this and relate to this!! what a lot of people tend to not understand is that it's not simply just about girls reading yaoi, but rather about STRAIGHT girls reading yaoi. if ur straight and u prefer yaoi over shoujo then whatever, that's fine, nobody is criminalizing you for that since shoujo often has no depth to their storie...... 1 reply
I like BL in general.
I first got acquainted with yaoi when I was 14 years old. It's something that one way or another you get to know when you've engage yourself into anime and manga, and at this point in time, I started to be hooked on such. I've never actually read a full blown yaoi when I was 14. My first were LightxL doujinshis which I was r...... reply
Hell nah it's not fetishising of 'gay' people. I for one have zero interest in RL 'gay' couples, (and tbh I don't even believe in the term 'gay' - I think society just likes to put people into neat little boxes.) I believe that sex and 'love' is as fluid as peoples' emotions, minds and feelings so I really don't prescribe to this idea of 'oh I'm st...... 2 reply
I really I identify with you about the general preference for male charicters in books, films and and even with things like prefering male singers. At the age of about 13 I first discovered mxm erotia books and have been addicted to them ever since. A few weeks ago someone brought up the connection between yaoi and girls identifying as asexual and ...... reply
