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Is there a special reason why you read Yaoi (shounen ai included)?
Why do you like to read Yaoi? Personally I read it because in a sense it helps me escape reality and teaches life lessons in a sense. Not only yaoi other genre manga too and anime but lets just focus on yaoi for now yes (▰˘◡˘▰)
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
Yaoi just HITS DIFFERENT I like that it shows that not all guys are gonna be strong all the time like they have a vulnerable side they have feelings ya know? Some yaoi (not all) show some hardships of being gay. Others show hardships of relationships and that nothing is perfect and not everything will go the way you want. And I like it when a guy c...... reply
special reason ???
I do not have one, I just like manga,
and it's not just about the yaoi genre,
The world of manga and anime is very interesting,
I love authors who create twisted, sweet, serious, etc. stories,
it's good to tear yourself away from the reality,
and how they are drawn (they have talent)
http://www.mangago.me/home/photo/3340916/
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I literally love your reason.
Mine is more simple, I found it by accident, liked it and decided that being a fujoshi is now my way of life ╮(￣▽￣)╭ 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 think the most logical answer i can come up with is that its a breath of fresh air from heternormative media. when i first came across the yaoi genre i was kinda young and didn't know any better which led to an initial fetishization of yaoi and gay men, but i know better now thanks to learning more about the lgbtq+ community. definitely not a gre...... 1 reply
