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Forum - View topicThe Yaoi Invasion
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Aaron White
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msi435
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I don't think any non-yaoi people have the guts to read that article... I know I couldn’t read it
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outlawwolf
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holy crapola! I could barely get past that first picture. Fangirls, enjoy.
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shako
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big mistake on my part
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Suikoden6880
 Posts: 108 Location: ...in space,in gravity... |
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omg.....O_O I like yaoi and all, but that's alot to read!
 ; Ill try and read sumtime.......I only stopped at the second paragraph...
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Cloe
Moderator
 Posts: 2728 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
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Honestly, it's not that difficult a read! Attention spans, anyone? I enjoyed the article very much, although the only title in this genre I've ever read was Fake. I found this part especially interesting:
And the fact that this article was written by a woman makes the text all the more legtitimate (to me, at least). Honestly, people... It is my belief that sexuality can be discussed in a mature and even academic way. It all hinges on the maturity of the reader, I guess. (I won't be surprised if the post directly after mine irrationally alleges "LOL you just likd it because ur a fangirl!") |
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Chiroptera Rex
 Space Cowboy Posts: 262 Location: The Batcave, Gotham City, Wisconsin. |
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LOL you just likd it because ur a fangirl!
This is an incredibly interesting article. It's good to see that the market is thriving.
It's amazing how we have a way of shaping everything that enters the US from a foreign source, language, ideas, etc., into a form all our own. I've been looking at buying the Gravitation anime for a while. Also, Mirage of Blaze, another shounen-ai, is very affordable so I'm going to purchase it soon. I saw it on a preview on one of The Twelve Kingdoms DVDs and it looked pretty cool. I saw later that it's shounen-ai. When I watched the preview again, I could see how "handsome" the two protagonists looked. It looks like these two anime have an interesting plot. At least, one that is much better than any harem anime that go absolutely nowhere. It's good to see that the comics/manga industry is developing more storylines that women can enjoy. I hope that DC and Marvel Comics are taking notes. BTW, perhaps a bit off-topic, but there is one DC Comic that has has explored a lesbian relationship. In Gotham Central, which covers the men and women of the Gotham City Police Force, Detective Renee Montoya, one of my favourite characters from the comics and animated series, is a lesbian and she has to deal with the fact that her parents are strongly opposed to her relationship with a woman as well as deal with the stigma attached to a police officer who is "different" from her colleagues. The storyline surrounding this is very well written and incredibly interesting to follow. Thanks Aaron White for posting this article. |
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Coffeeman
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Why? it's just another sexual outlet.
Anyway... Yaoi is not my cup of tea. But many people like it, so yay them. |
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Keonyn
 Subscriber Posts: 5567 Location: Coon Rapids, MN |
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Heh, I remember when I first heard of yaoi I honestly thought it was a joke. But hey, if that's what some people like then more power to 'em. No need to tell someone to 'grow up' for thinking different.
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Kruszer
 Posts: 8016 Location: Minnesota, USA |
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Being a guy and strait it's not my thing, neither is it's counterpart yuri for that matter.
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DarkAngelSetsuna
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Hey! I'm a rookie here at ANN! I just stop by at this article!
Well, anyweiz, I'm not really much of a yaoi fan, more like a shounen-ai (although their're connected somehow... one way or another...) by the influence of GRAVITATION! Omigod! How I love this anime! Although I haven't seen the anime... but I have the Manga!! I reaaallllly love it!!!!! 
By the way, people who think people likes shounen-ai/yaoi are perverted ones are really sooooo dead wrong! It really depends on the person whether to think it's something like this or something like that... I myself is an example! I'm just a kid (around 14-17) but I read Gravitation Manga - which, it is a OLDER TEEN Rate. I don't think Gravi is such a nasty-little-son-of-a-holy-crap  thing but something really sweet! 
Anyway, is there somebody here likes Grave 'sides me?? |
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Ataru
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Siilent
Posts: 184 Location: Canada |
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I'm not very big on Yaoi. I much prefer shounen-ai. >> For obvious reasons. Yaoi is supposed to be ' sexually explicit', while shounen-ai is not at all so.
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The Frankman
 Posts: 1160 Location: Binary Culture HQ |
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I'm a non-yaoi guy, but I proofread a friend of mine's Gundam Wing yaoi whenever she asks (I like proofing fanfics). Remembering my experience when she invited me to see an ep. of Gravitation (and not telling me what it was about) I now handle yaoi most of the time in two different ways . . . either I take two showers, or I'd down half a gallon of milk. Either I'd be drunk on milk or very clean. (Yes, I had a mature comment lined it but I couldn't help myself )
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Mugen The Great
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I'm a Gravitation fan. I haven't read the manga or seen the OAV, but the TV series was entertaining enough. A bit cliched, but good for a few laughs and the characters were surprisingly sympathetic and dark. It's something I'd probably like to rewatch sometime soon. In general, I don't really care for yaoi. The fact I generally want to get the same things out of a homosexual romance story as a heterosexual one basically gets rid of the gimmick of yaoi for me, and unfortunately a lot of it is complete crap unless you like the gimmick. Also, I avoid everything sexually explicit, so I make a big effort to avoid yaoi by the Japanese definition of it. That's one of the reasons I liked Gravitation: the casualness of the relationships and the fact it focused more on the actual emotions as opposed to seeing two guys getting it on. |
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