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Yaoi-kun (BL, Shonen-Ai, Anime, Art, News, Reviews) 🌈🏳️‍🌈 @yaoikun.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

umibe-no-etranger.fandom.com/wiki/Shun_Ha... Very short yet emotional. I can’t even describe it. The fact that he waited for 3 years… others might see the age gap problematic, but in my PoV, they’re both consenting adults at the time of their relationship. #BL #BLAnime #Yaoi #Shonen-Ai

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Shun Hashimoto

Shun Hashimoto (橋本駿 Hashimoto Shun) is the main protagonist in The Stranger by the Beach and Stranger in the Spring Breeze. Shun possesses short and messy taupe hair with bangs. His eyes are a simila...

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Rainy Studios (٭°̧̧̧ω°̧̧̧٭)–🛍️BL Shop Open!🛍️–Got Laid Off (+=ω=) @samaburime.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

💝Wholesome News! 'Old Man Yaoi' has officially entered a Japanese BL creator's lexicon and they couldn't be happier. Their manga didn't sell well in Japan so they were shocked & thrilled to have SO many Eng. super-fans 😊 OG thread with all conversations & posts: gongyussy.tumblr.com/post/7723087...

creator: "old man yaoi...? I had no idea that there was such a way to say it"

Screenshot of many fans clarifying that 'old man yaoi' is a positive and affectionate term. Sensei responded 'I would like to see love stories featuring older men too! That's a good word. I like 'old man yaoi'. I'm surprised at how many people have responded. I'll use 'old man yaoi' to introduce my work, thank you!

a screenshot of Sensei's Pixiv diary: 'Yesterday old man yaoi became a big buzz and i was so happy and excited that i felt like i was floating in the air. i still feel that way. my manga didnt sell well in Japan so and although it was translated in Taiwan and Korea it wasn't until 'Compass' was available in English. I never thought an older more mature character like me would be well received in an English-speaking country. I'm happy

a note that sonoo sensei is creating a mini comic titled 'old man yaoi diary' to help their English fans learn Japanese

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GamePulse News @gamepulsenews.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Discover top yaoi manhwa presenting romantic relationships between men, including shonen-ai tales emphasizing emotional bonds over intimacy. Engage in gripping stories featuring action and mystery alongside compelling romantic subplots.

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17 Best Yaoi Manhwa, Ranked

These yaoi manhwa are a must-read for fans interested in the BL genre.

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yung gribble @scumsuck.com · 27/07/2025

I've scanned the first edition of my Fujo Phrases zine! Read the alt text for the transcription (as much as I could fit in the limit!), and download the high-resolution pages and full text on my wiki 😄 wiki.scumsuck.com/zines:fujophrases #fujoshi #yaoi #zines

Title: A Normie's Guide to Fujo Phrases (and other nerdass shipper shit)

Subtitle: Pocket Sized Travel Dictionary

Corner stamp: R-18, sexual and foul language, adults only.

The cover illustration are my characters Liv and Lil Ronnie shaking hands.

Liv asks “Ni howdy! Are you a fixed or riba shipper?”.

Ronnie responds, “neither, I'm a non-sharing yumejoshi!”.

BY SCUMSUCK.

Additional reading and sources:

+ fujoshi.info
+ fujofans.scumsuck.com/resources.html

First edition printed July 2025, Charlotte, NC, United States of Murica. All content is subject to change in 2nd editon.

Homemade with an inkjet printer, guillotine, and stapler.

Fonts used: SS Pretzel by sara.pizza Cheeched

FUJO / 腐女

(noun) English nerd slang. A fan of male/male relationships in media. They are often assumed to be straight females, though a good number are lesbians and/or trans. Shortened form of “fujoshi”, a Japanese term meaning “rotten girl”.

Compare with the English term “slash shipper”.

Fujos are “rotten”, because they are stereotyped as unattractive and unmarriageable by male nerds. Some female nerds reclaimed the term for self-identification. Some find the term offensive. For the purposes of this zine, I find the term funny, and I like the spoiled rotten man-repellant connotation.

“Fudanshi” refers to male shippers.

“Fujin” is a gender-neutral version, coined by fans outside of Japan.

“Shane is a total boy-fujo, he loves fujo-ing out to yaoi”
aoi / やおい

(noun) Obsolete Japanese slang. Still used in non-Japanese nerd communities as term for gay male/male comics, cartoons, movies, and the relationships within for an ASSUMED female audience. But we know boys love yaoi too.

Compare “yaoi” with the English term “slash”.

The Japanese meaning is a abbreviation of “no climax, no point, no meaning”, and was used for 70’s fanzines with gay depictions. Historians still debate those works described as “pointless” because they focused on character relationships rather than plot, or if they were “pointless” because they could often focus on sex. Either, way, it can be an offensive term in Japan if one does not reclaim it for their own work.

BL / Boy's Love

(noun) Japanese term you’ll see in bookstores. Used for gay male/male media marketed to an ASSUMED female audience, across many countries from Thailand to the Phillipines. Though it has “boy” in the name, the characters can be grown ass men, and the writers can be men too.

Compare “Boy’s Love” with how some books are marketed as “MLM (men loving men) romance”. We don’t have quite the same genre for gay media in English.

The term “Boy’s Love” was backported to Japan in the 90’s, from English publishers using the term “shonen-ai” to denote non-sexual animanga (as opposed to how they used yaoi to promote explicit work). But in Japan, shonen-ai carries the connotation of either a specific wave of 70’s manga or straight up pederasty. Very confusing.

“I saw Japanese twitter users recommending The Lighthouse (2019) as Boy’s Love.”

SEME/UKE RIBA/FIXED

攻め/受けリバ/固定

Japanese nerd slang for sexual positions.

“Seme” = “Top”. The peg. Could be pp or fingers. “Uke” = “Bottom”. The hole. “Riba” = “Reversible”. Compare to English “versatile”. “Fixed” = No riba. Compare to English “stone top”.

Seme and uke come from Japanese martial arts terms for “attacker” and “receiver”. Just like in English-language media, tops can be stereotyped as dominant macho giants, and bottoms as submissive gooey eyed shrimps. But there is a sizeable fanbase for subverting the stereotypes too! That’s where you find the good shit.

Landmine / 地雷

(noun) East Asian nerd slang for strongly disliked pairings and tropes. Compare to English nerd terms “NOTP” or “squick”.

In English spaces, most pairings are considered reversible by default. But in many Asian spaces, one’s top or bottom preference can be a landmine. This may be related to Asian gender roles, especially towards women who are expected to be submissive and bottom and pump out babies. Source: dude trust me I’m Asian.

Tagging for story beats and kinks has a well-formed culture in English spaces. Similarly, tagging for different ship order helps fujos find kinks and stories that they can mutually enjoy.

“I love being able to search DickBruce on Tumblr to avoid my bottom-twink landmine, and find more art of big beautiful power bottoms.”

Yuri / 百合

“This too is yuri.”

“Lily” - Girl-on-girl lesbian media. Fans may self-identify as“himejoshi”, “himedanshi”, or just plain ol’ yuri fans. Comes from the “Barazoku” gay magazine, naming their female readers “Yurizoku”. We love gay and lesbian solidarity!

Gei komi / ゲイコミ

“It’s just gay comics.”

Gay comics targeted to gay men. Outside of Japan, the perjorative “bara” (literally rose, equivalent to English pejorative “pansy”) may be used for big hairy gay art - BUT this can be offensive. Just call them gay manga if you’re not a gay Japanese man.

Yume / 夢

“Don’t yume MY waifu.”

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Akuo @akuoart.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

#光が死んだ夏 #TheSummerHikaruDied

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Akuo @akuoart.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

The Starry Night #光が死んだ夏 #TheSummerHikaruDied

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Akuo @akuoart.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Mixing 💙 #光が死んだ夏 #TheSummerHikaruDied

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Yaoi-kun (BL, Shonen-Ai, Anime, Art, News, Reviews) 🌈🏳️‍🌈 @yaoikun.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Finally got myself up to date. It’s glorious. Scary, wholesome, and a perfect change to wrap up the previous episodes. #hikarugashindanatsu #thesummerhikarudied #thesummerhukarudiesepisode7

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Yaoi-kun (BL, Shonen-Ai, Anime, Art, News, Reviews) 🌈🏳️‍🌈 @yaoikun.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Bill to ban trans athletes from girls' and women's sports teams fails to advance in Senate A test vote on the bill failed to gain the 60 votes needed to advance in the chamber as senators stuck to party lines in a 51-45 vote tally. #lgbt #transrights #trans #politics #equality

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MSN

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Yaoi-kun (BL, Shonen-Ai, Anime, Art, News, Reviews) 🌈🏳️‍🌈 @yaoikun.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Oh my… first episode and I’m hooked! It’s giving me the same vibes as sasaki to miyano #cherrymagic #BL #yaoi #boyslove

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GaryThoren @garythoren.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

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butchfemme yuri purveyor @spice-aisle.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

old elf yaoi

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Yaoi-kun (BL, Shonen-Ai, Anime, Art, News, Reviews) 🌈🏳️‍🌈 @yaoikun.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Make no mistake, their goal is to completely erase all LGBTQIA+. Always speak out! Silence is their weapon. “Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.” -Martin Niemöller- #lgbt #politics #US

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From the lgbt community on Reddit: Wonderful.

Explore this post and more from the lgbt community

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sasunaru daily @sns-daily.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

just left class where someone had this as a laptop sticker…ah these are the moments that make life worth living

an black and white Naruto illustration by author Masashi Kishimoto of sasunaru at the end of the manga. Naruto is smiling with an arm around the shoulder of Sasuke, who looks annoyed and is pulling Naruto’s ear.

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Yaoi-kun (BL, Shonen-Ai, Anime, Art, News, Reviews) 🌈🏳️‍🌈 @yaoikun.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

More needs to know what Idaho is trying to do. Decades worth of history and progress in lgbt rights is under threat. Be very vigilant. This is not far fetched. Roe v wade was overturned. LGBT and allies must not be complacent. #lgbt #gaymarriage #LGBTrights #equality

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Idaho is Trying to BAN Gay Marriage

YouTube video by Powered By Rainbows™

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Yaoi-kun (BL, Shonen-Ai, Anime, Art, News, Reviews) 🌈🏳️‍🌈 @yaoikun.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

PSA: If you’re having trouble accessing Myreadingmanga, use a VPN and try a different location. Mine worked when I changed to US. Just had a mini-heart attack when it showed not available. #MRM #myreadingmanga #yaoi #manga #doujinshi

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ebi @ebihimes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

they're still my favs i still love writing about them i'm sorry 😔

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ROWAN @gymbrowan.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Western media often praises itself for inclusion, but in all honesty many tv shows feel forced. The #manga and #anime adaption of #Given is a far more realistic example of a slice of life in a explorative #gay (and #bisexual) setting without exaggerating it. #GivenAnime #BoysLove #BL #yaoi

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DragonPlush - Comms Open - Vgen @dragon-plush.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

#NUカーニバル #NUcarnival #創作BL #yaoi #NUcarnivalrei

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Ego Rodriguez @egorodriguez.com · 24/01/2025

Keep digging for older pieces that never shared here. #art #illustration #queerart

Illustration of two people talking in a veranda of some sort over the city night skyline

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Ego Rodriguez @egorodriguez.com · 24/01/2025

He was golden, like Phoebus himself, but with shadows at his heels... #mythology #art #illustration

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Jademoon @sylusito.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

This is how i'm peeling tangerines for my lovely Sylus, he's such a patient boy

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hnge @aekhr.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

( ・・)つ🥛 #sylus #loveanddeepspace

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j 🌟 @iisjihye.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

grassland romance sylus >>>>>

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Sailor Stormy @sailorstormy.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

A small Sylus study tonight 😊 #LoveandDeepspace #lads #sylusloveanddeepspace #SylusFanart #sylus

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RD @wolfbatspace.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Sylus and Yoru's death . #originalcharacter #loveanddeepspace #sylusloveanddeepspace #sylus

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Jan Falk (ThistleArts) @thistlearts.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Hey everyone, especially newcomers from #tiktok ! I'm happy to host an art share today! 💫 Post your art 💫 Use alt text 💫 Keep it SFW 💫 No AI/NFT 💫 Share for more reach 💫 Interact with others 💫 Follow me if you wish! 💫 Have fun! I will repost my favourites! #artshare #art #artistsupport

The art share banner made from the cropped version of my own artwork.
It has a portrait of a young blond man with cyber tattoos and a piercing in his brow. The background is glitchy and bright.

The title says "thank you 8.5 k art share"

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mia @miaueimiko.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

#sasunaru

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sasunaru daily @sns-daily.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

they're on a date <3

official naruto art of sasunaru eating at burger king

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Kevin Gallant @kevin-gallant.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Get lost in a world where nothing is as it seems. #Fantasy #Booksky

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Yaoi-kun (BL, Shonen-Ai, Anime, Art, News, Reviews) 🌈🏳️‍🌈 @yaoikun.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Where to read webcomics 👓📚 • ⁠Webtoons • ⁠Tapas • ⁠Webcomics • ⁠ToryComics • ⁠Webnovel • ⁠Toomics • ⁠Toptoon • ⁠Netcomics • ⁠Spottoon • ⁠Tappytoon • ⁠Lezhin Comics • ⁠Mangatoon • ⁠CIAYO Comics #webtoon #webcomics #yaoi

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