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Super_M
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I don't know why some people are offended when someone calls YoI or BF BL, probably some of them are elitists who can't accept that their favorite series are aimed at fujos and think that are better than them. |
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Graceful Nanami
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Who gets offended? Its just a matter of accuracy in genre. You using the godawful term "fujos" is honestly more offending lmao.
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Super_M
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Fujos are offending term? Is term used to describe BL fans? Geez, let's stop this topic quickly because that thread can become pretty ugly. |
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Andrea1234
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I'm gonna upset a lot of people for saying this. I think this website has been having a massive hard-on for boys love and yaoi, with many yaoi-related news popping here in recent months. Also, it has been highly negative on fanservicey shows like that Mamako anime and even yuri titles. Quite frankly, I find this to be bias and creepy. Yuri on Ice is not even a yaoi title, just a boys sports anime with a lot of yaoi subtext. I'm assume you won't be making 5 Best Girls-Love Anime list because Boys Love is a big market that you love so much while Girls Love is a very tiny market that you barely or don't care about at all.
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Super_M
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I don't think ANN ignore yuri. I mean occasionally is article about yuri manga and occasionally about BL manga, there are news about yuri anime and BL anime. Previous season Given aired so I think propably that's why is this BL list. Plus I don't think BL are more popular than yuri, just BL fans are more dedicated (guys prefer harem than yuri). Plus often BL manga are niche in niche and most mainstream work target male viewers so more likly add lesbian than gay male characters. I don't played personally but for example new Fire Emblem have more yuri than BL romances and very important character Edelgard is bisexual. |
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marshmallowpie
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As someone who was really into BL around 2008, I find it kinda nice that all the titles on this list are from this decade. Yeah, Loveless has a place in my heart (love both Zero couples) but Soubi will never not be creepy. Same thing with Junjou Romantica. I love Misaki, and Hiroki and Nowaki, but Akihiko and the Egoist pairing not so much. Antique Bakery, on the other hand... always been meaning to rewatch it, but never have. But I remember it as being a very interesting show with a more realistic treatment of its gay characters.
By the way, Gakuen Heaven and Sukisho are missing from the poll... although if Naruto is they'd, I guess there are a lot of things not on it that could be there – Kyo Kara Maoh belongs on there way more than Naruto, haha, but it's nice to see the poll is back. |
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ANN_Lynzee
ANN Executive Editor
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I'm in my 30s and have been watching anime consistently for 15 years. I just have a different opinion than you, it's not due to ignorance because of my age.
Hi, I'm very gay and actually prefer good yuri over yaoi. Please calm down. |
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SailorTralfamadore
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Zac
ANN Executive Editor
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No, it isn't yaoi - yaoi is pornographic by definition, and boys-love is typically defined as just romance between men. The idea that Yuri on Ice is not actually about two men in love and "it's just a sports anime with some gay subtext" is the most galaxy-brain social media nonsense take in the world that people keep perpetuating. Man I hate that argument. They fall in love. They kiss at the end. Yamamoto has said many times that she had to cover it up a little bit due to regressive broadcast standards at the time. As for yuri, we'll get to it when there's a new yuri show out. There's far less yuri than there is BL, which explains why we don't cover it as often. |
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Jin_Uzuki
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No. 6 anime is largely trash, it completely butchers the relationship between the two leads and in particular Shion character. Then again, I guess when the competition is stuff like Junjou Romantica, you take what you can get.
It was also a pretty interesting social phenomenon, people genuinely couldn't comprehend an anime not marketed as BL with gay protagonists when it aired. 
I partially agree, though I don't there is particular wrong with saying YoI is a sport anime first and foremost. In the same way No. 6 is a sci-fi story with a gay romance. (Dunno if I'm making sense) |
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Super_M
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Maybe but at other hand most discussion about YoI are about Victor and Yuri relationship. So interactions between this two characters play big parts in anime popularity (and thers a lot interactions beetwen this two leads). About the sport aspect many people talk about bad animation on ice skating performances after first episode. |
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wolf10
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Shit, I forgot to write-in Promare.
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harminia
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I think a few people have felt that way, that it didn't go far enough. I think it's seen as wanting to attract BL fans, but not wanting to outright say "hey, this is gay!" so as not to ostracize the other viewers. There was probably restrictions put on it just from a general social standpoint; probably some higher up staff members limited the amount of gayness it could explore. At least, that's what I've sort of gathered from looking at people talk about it. I personally have not watched it and have 0 interest in watching it. People are talking about Ai no Kusabi and I keep thinking about how the relatively recent reboot had amazing animation. I only watched like a small part of it but the animation on the technology of the world was surprisingly good. Not what I'd expect from a rapey yaoi. Anyway, I voted for Classmates because I haven't watched much BL (most BL anime is adapted from stuff I don't like the art style for so..). When Saezuru comes out that'll be up there in my tiny list. Also, I thought there was a top x yuri list at one point but maybe I'm imagining it. And people complaining about poll choices; you can enter your own choice. If there's something you think should be there, add it. That's why stuff like Naruto and Berserk are in there. |
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SailorTralfamadore
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There are a lot of other people who felt it went plenty "far enough" in showing the characters get engaged, and that these expectations are a ridiculous double standard that would never be applied to heterosexual couples, but okay, I'm glad we have someone who outright admits they haven't seen the show to tell us whose opinions about it are accurate 
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harminia
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I'm not saying whose opinions are accurate. Opinions are opinions. They're someones personal view. I can't dictate what is "correct". I wasn't privy to the creation of the series, so I can't say what happened, what the thought process was, what the intentions were. I'm saying what I've heard some people have said, that is in line with what that person was saying. I didn't say "everyone thinks this" or "this is correct'. Clearly, a lot of people think it went far enough because they call the show BL and were excited by the relationships development. I have seen people who hate the show use it not being "gay enough" as a complaint, I've seen people who hate it say it's plenty gay, likewise I've seen people who love the show say it isn't gay enough, and people who love the show say it's great representation. I personally do not have an opinion either way as I have only seen one episode of the show. I'm sorry if you think I'm trying to state something is fact? I thought my post was pretty blatant in it being observational and not actually opinionated but sorry if it didn't come off that way. |
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