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MrTerrorist
Joined: 20 Oct 2010
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Yaoi and Bullfighting. Ole! 
Sorry.  |
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Kyaa the Catlord
Joined: 18 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 10:34 am |
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Wait. Matador yaoi?
Too easy. Almost as easy as track coach yuri. |
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lebrel
Joined: 16 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 1:30 pm |
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| If it's in Ikki it's extremely unlikely to be yaoi. Still looking forwards to it, since I think est em is an excellent manga-ka. |
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einhorn303
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| Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 3:38 pm |
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| I'd like to put the obligatory "bullfighting is inhumane and shameful" post right here. |
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the_seventh_l
Joined: 26 Jul 2007
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Location: Florissant, MO
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| Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 5:06 pm |
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YESSSSS. Any new material by est em is awesome and since she's already touched upon the bullfighting in earlier manga, I know she will do a great job - and create a story that will not romanticize a brutal and abusive blood sport (I think in Red Blinds The Foolish, she did a good job showing the truth about bullfighting's viciousness while avoiding heavy-handedness in her message).
Now, if only someone would license more English language releases of est em's works . . .  |
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Psycho_Despair
Joined: 17 Nov 2009
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Location: Still Trapped in my bookself
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| Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 8:36 pm |
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Wait its Yaoi!? Damn and here I thought I was finally going to read a manga about bullfighting  |
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the_seventh_l
Joined: 26 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 8:42 pm |
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| Psycho_Despair wrote: | | Wait its Yaoi!? Damn and here I thought I was finally going to read a manga about bullfighting |
If it's going to be running in Monthly Ikki, there's a good chance it won't be yaoi. Although even if it was yaoi or not, it would still be a manga about bullfighting.
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lebrel
Joined: 16 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 5:49 pm |
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est em confirmed on Twitter that the new series is not BL; the main character is a girl. All you squeamish straight guys can read it without qualms.  |
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RestlessOne
Joined: 02 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 6:48 pm |
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Based on what seventh said, this could be a good series. Such a bloody and cruel sport shouldn't be shown in a positive light. I hope this series will illuminate the problems of bullfighting while still being an enjoyable read.
| the_seventh_l wrote: | | [Although even if it was yaoi or not, it would still be a manga about bullfighting. |
But let's be honest: if it was a yaoi series, the bullfighting would probably take a backseat to the romance. There are BL series with several occupations and settings utilized, but there is a reason why people don't directly seek out BL series when they want to read about "_____" topic. |
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Past
Joined: 14 Feb 2006
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Location: Chibi Wonderland (Nebraska)
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| Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 10:14 pm |
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| So since the main character is a girl, could that mean this would be a gender bender? If she's a very boyish girl there could still be BL implications. I think it would be nice if BL was considered a turn-off for male readers NOT because of the male+male content, but simply because the style of storytelling is told with female readers in mind. |
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