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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Today I have another BL for Beginners post! I've finally gotten to the part where I recommend BL manga titles, inspired by book lists from librarians. This one focuses on series rated teen and older teen! 🔰 stacksofbl.com/2026/07/17/b...

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Wrote a review for Blue Summer Haze 1, which is out today! I highly recommend the series, if you don't mind a love triangle The first volume really hooked me into the story. Thanks to @kodansha.us and NetGalley for the DRC. ⚾ stacksofbl.com/2026/07/07/b...

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

I know it ends in a few days, but Happy Pride Month!! I wrote a short post with some recommendations for stories that made me feel, for lack of a better phrase... 💕 stacksofbl.com/2026/06/28/e...

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

@yenpress.com had a cute flyer at their ALA Annual booth with recommended BL for libraries!! Clumsy Kiss is definitely my favorite on here. (It's rated M, but the sexual content is little.) Happy it's the special edition cover with the booklet story included!

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Saw Smells Like Green Spirit on display at the @kodansha.us booth at ALA Annual!! Super excited for this release next month, the story is amazing.

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

(From yesterday) I've actually never gotten ribbons at a convention/conference before, so this is exciting to have so many on the first day

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Hello, long time no post!! I have parts 4+5 of BL Manga for Beginners up now~ Part 4: BL Events in Japan - stacksofbl.com/2026/05/20/b... Part 5: BL Manga Publishing in English - stacksofbl.com/2026/05/25/b...

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

BL Manga for Beginners Part 3 is up!! I talk about a variety of things, from what's in a manga magazine, changes with digital, comics/tankobon releases, and more. 📕 stacksofbl.com/2026/03/06/b...

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

While this is still a work in progress, here is a list of 75(!!) Japanese BL manga magazines/labels that are active (as far as I know). All the Twitter accounts for the editorial departments should all be linked though! 🔗 airtable.com/app73F8D7gqw... (Please let me know if there are any errors!)

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

BL for Beginners Part 02 is out!! To be honest I struggled a lot with this post... It's definitely more of my own thoughts yet I'm not sure if I offered much insight? Regardless, BL for me has a lot of potential with a variety of stories! 🔰 stacksofbl.com/2026/02/16/b...

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Starting a series of posts I'm calling "BL for Beginners"... It's been tough to try condensing information as basically another repeat of info out there already, but I still hope for these posts to be useful!! Just posted the first part today~ 🔰 stacksofbl.com/2026/01/14/%...

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

I wrote a review on Omega Megaera Vol 1! After becoming a fan of Maki-sensei earlier this year, I have been extremely excited for this series release. One thing I've really loved about sensei's works is her character writing. I'm so stoked to see how things unravel 🥀 stacksofbl.com/2025/12/29/o...

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

I posted a veeery short 2025 recap post! Looking forward to writing more next year~ Also, I've finished my MLIS degree program!! ✨ stacksofbl.com/2025/12/27/2...

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Wrote a short review on Yankee & Caramelizer! This story is oh so sweet~ I honestly like sweets-related stories a lot so I had fun reading. Thanks to @yenpress.com and Edelweiss for the DRC. 🍰 stacksofbl.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/y...

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

I wrote a little review on Perfect Propose by Mayo Tsurukame. It's one of my favorite titles available on @futekiya.bsky.social, so I was really happy to see it get a print release! 🍛 stacksofbl.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/p...

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Wrote up a review on I Don't Know How to Love by Yu Machio! Aimi being awkward about everything was pretty adorable~ Thanks to @yenpress and Edelweiss for the DRC! ❤️ stacksofbl.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/i...

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Eventually I will make a banner for the blog.....

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Speaking of BL mangaka interviews, Kodansha did one with Jyanome for the Twilight out of Focus series a few months back. It doesn't seem like they were posted to Bluesky, so here are the links to them! Part 1: kodansha.us/2025/06/24/i... Part 2: kodansha.us/2025/06/26/i...

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I'd been curious about this one so I finally read and reviewed Worst Soulmate Ever and its sequel! I keep saying I'm not the biggest fan of ケンカップル and yet... I love it! 💒 stacksofbl.wordpress.com/2025/09/08/w...

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

I made a very last minute Yaoi Day post!!! Happy Yaoi Day!! stacksofbl.wordpress.com/2025/08/01/h...

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

ohhhh I came across this article while looking up other things and oh I am curious to read more scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jeal/vol2024...

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

My most recent checkout thanks to academic library consortium ☺️

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Wrote an early review for Deme Kingyobachi's My Instructor Won't Yield!! Since the license announcement, I've been interested in reading. It's a funny and cute story and I recommend it for sure! Thanks to Kodansha and Net Galley for the DRC. It'll be available Aug 19!

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Oh yeah here it is! The article (in Japanese) has some of the info. Would love to see the the English version of it! x.com/debaoki/stat...

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

In today's blog post I talk about two digital manga publishers who have printed some of their licenses! They are Animate International (x.com/AnimateIntl) and @futekiya.bsky.social/@mangaplanet.bsky.social, which is also a platform. 🔗: stacksofbl.wordpress.com/2025/07/10/f...

From Screen to Paper: Digital BL Manga Now in Print!

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

I ended up updating the title to "A Quick Introduction to Chill Chill and the BL Awards" I do hope this is a helpful intro to it, as I've mentioned Chill Chill in a few posts! I also link to posts for further reading from Renta!'s BLog, which goes more in depth

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

In today's blog post I made an introduction post on Chill Chill, a Japanese database and community site dedicated to BL. They also have an English X (Twitter) account x.com/chillchill_gr 🔗 stacksofbl.wordpress.com/2025/07/06/c...

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Yesterday on Twit I got a notif and ahhhh oh my god??? I had to blink twice when I saw it ahhh

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Got my copy of Boys Love Manga and Beyond in!! Happy I could finally get my own copy~ Glad I caught the sale...

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Summer classes start in a week and a half, but hope to talk about these soon

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Perks of being a grad student is getting access to books from uni library + other schools in the consortium and being able to pick them up from the nearest school🙏🏽

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

animate USA has a survey out that they posted over on X/Twitter! For those unfamiliar, animate as a whole is as a huge company, but they're mostly known as a retailer for anime, manga, etc. goods Direct link to survey: buff.ly/14wePd7

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Chill Chill's Eng account on X/Twitter posted "What BL are you dying to read right now?" I want to read more novels! With danmei and KR BL webnovels being licensed, imo there's a lot of potential for JPN BL novels... I also still need to read my 2nd and 3rd volumes of My Beautiful Man series

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Kinokuniya had this "Perfect Japanese Conversation Handbook" that just released a few days and I ended up picking it up despite the price bc def have been looking for a book like this!!!

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Lys📚 @stacksofbl.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Seeing a small hold list for a BL I requested for purchase fills me with joy (It's Machi Yamashita's Love on the Horizon Vol 1)

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