I Thot You Was a Toad's answer (14)

Short answer: no. Long answer: your self-image seems very painful, and for the sake of your happiness (which has nothing to do with whether you are or aren't in a relationship), I hope you find ways to reconcile your reflection with your ideal. I suspect your self-reflection is too harsh and your ideals are somewhat, if not wholly, out of reach, ......   4 reply

The rape-trope isn't my particular 'thing' in yaoi or any other sort of romance fiction, but I will defend to the death the right for mangaka to create art and stories about it, just like I will defend the right of Omegaverse fiction to exist (even though I personally hate it.) I disagree with all the counter-arguments to date, which are unproven a......   5 reply

Some people only like to read the same type of thing day after day. Not me. My tastes are driven by mood, circumstances, privacy, time available to read and current interests. Things I might fancy at any given time: gorgeous art (Uki Ogasawara, Kizu Natsuki, Aoi Aki ...), wildly original storytelling (Tsumasaki Ni Kourozu, Jigoku Meguri, Not Equal)......   1 reply

Worst: "That new hotel on Central, know the one?" "No." "I built that. 50 storeys ... Fifty storeys! The rooms are Gorgeous! Gor-Ji-Us! Wanna come see one?" "No." Best: "Hey, you like ... music, don't you? I got comped for two to the ... festival this weekend, and most of my friends aren't into it. If you're free, would you like to join me?......   1 reply

There is absolutely nowhere else in the world that has a language, religion, history, cultural or artistic traditions like Japan.   4 reply

I like this meme. I want to read about all the dreams as I sit in a comfy leather armchair, scribble notes with a fountain pen and nod my head while intoning, "Veeerr-r-ry interestink!" My weirdest dream was entering into an underground cavern in which a vast, seemingly bottomless sea of magma bubbled and boiled. I did not understand with my reaso......   2 reply

Is shame the issue here? Because frankly I think virginity is a macguffin (and you can look up the meaning of that under neologisms.) You are placing exceptional value on your virginity, but why? Virginity isn't your love. It isn't your loyalty. It's a condition of your genitals, not your heart. People who have been raped and had their virginity fo......   3 reply

Where's the No button? I don't even want to read omegaverse manga. It would be great if there was a way to strike them so they don't show up on my yaoi feed anywhere. Bleh.   reply

I don't know if tags would cover the things I dislike in stories, or if I even want them to. For example, Mpreg is almost always a big nope, but there was That One Naona Bohra Short Story so cracktastic and bizarre, I forgot about the incredibly buzz-crushing business of pooping out babies. Even more than M-preg, I just can't buy into the whole PhD......   reply

First, let's start by dismantling your fallacious leap: "They are going to think rape is okay." Let's have some evidence, please. Who are these legions of yaoi readers who think that rape is okay in real life? In fact, name one. Let's confront them, together, and see if they actually think real life rape is hunky-dory. Since everyone here does ......   3 reply

How well does the manga satisfy the things I'm hungriest for at a given time? That can vary, although it usually calls for authentic, character-driven plot elements and unique, if not beautiful, art. Sometimes, I just want to unwind to some scorching sex scenes. Other times, I need to be bolstered by strong couples and emotional dynamics that reall......   2 reply

You're looking for reasons—some sort of logical explanation why people like 10-Count or, let's say, other yaoi with provocative themes (might as well lump Viewfinder in with that group), but yaoi isn't the right magisterium. It's appeal lies in the realm of the irrational. It uses symbolic language to allow the reader to release emotional or sexu......   reply

Snufkin.   reply

My answer would depend on the definition of soulmate.   2 reply