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Can a 42-year-old straight guy get into Boys’ Love manga? Let’s find out at MangaPlaza
- Master Blaster
Mar 1, 2022 - Tweet
They say you can’t teach an old dog new homoerotic literature.
- Japan, USA
- (boys love • English manga • I Wish You Happiness • Kiss Blue • localization • manga • MangaPlaza • Seven Days • subscription service)
Boys’ love at the temple? Sensual ikemen art that raised eyebrows in Japan now set to be removed
- Oona McGee
Nov 21, 2021
Modern makeover at centuries-old temple comes to an end, but not for rumoured reasons.
- Japan
- (art • artwork • BL • boys love • Buddha • Buddhism • COK • controversy • cool • crazy • culture • history • manga • murals • Niigata • paintings • religion • SNJO • temples • weird)
This boys’ love game from Japan wants to teach you how to type【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 2, 2020
Steamy salarymen are ready to help improve your office skills, as long as you can keep your fingers on the keyboard.
Create the Boys Love fantasy you always dreamed of with this fun new BL card game
- Katie Pask
Sep 14, 2020
The only card game that makes you swoon the more you play it!
- Japan
- (BL • boys love • card game • card games • fujoshi • party games • romance)
How much do fans of boys’ love spend every year on homoerotic comics? The amount may surprise you
- SoraNews24
Aug 18, 2020
Bro, look at the size of my new BL collection.
Listening to boys’ love during workout at gym causes strange problem in Japan
- Casey Baseel
May 22, 2020
Seme’s confession of passion turns out to be too hot for the equipment to handle.
- Japan
- (boys love • COK • crazy • exercise • exercise bike • fitness • fujoshi • funny • gyms • weird)
Otaku in Western Art: Hilarious viral hashtag finds geeks hiding in classic masterpieces
- Oona McGee
Mar 19, 2020
Otaku struggles are real and they’ve been right under our noses for centuries.
- Japan
- (anime • art • artists • boys love • funny • hashtag • Idols • LOL • manga • otaku • paintings • twitter • viral • voice actors • voice actresses)
Manga artist on scanlations: “I am not in a financial position to offer my work free-of-charge”
- Casey Baseel
Mar 4, 2020
Boys’ love artist expresses frustrations in English message to fans.
Survey claims that 30 percent of boys’ love fans in Japan are men
- Casey Baseel
May 10, 2019
The common opinion is that anime’s tales of male-on-male romance are written just for girls, but one study says otherwise.
Otaku dating service’s secret to success: Courting guys who’re accepting of boys love
- Casey Baseel
Dec 15, 2018
Tora no Ana’s matchmaking parties see an attendance spike as they respond to women who want a boyfriend who’ll leave them alone and let them fangirl out.
- Japan
- (anime • boys love • dating • dating services • fujoshi • matchmaking parties • otaku • relationships • romance • Tora Con • Tora no Ana)
Boys Love Sommelier uses AI to find titles to quench your man-on-man manga romance thirst
- Casey Baseel
Oct 11, 2018
Answers to just a few questions, like whether or not you’re in the mood for something “rock-hard,” is all the information the free-to-use virtual assistant needs.
Thai lip balm commercial has a surprise ending that boys’ love fans will really enjoy
- Dale Roll
Jan 10, 2018
“Don’t forget to use it often…so you’ll know how my lips feel.”
State of the otaku union 2017: Idols booming, boys’ love flat, erotic games drooping
- Casey Baseel
Dec 8, 2017
Tokyo research company releases its annual report on what’s up and what’s down in Japan’s otaku economy.
Boys’ love manga categorized into more than 30 sub-genres at mainstream Tokyo bookstore
- Scott Wilson
Jul 27, 2017
Perfect for all those parents looking for just the right gift for their fujoshi daughters.
Test your boy’s love knowledge! Can you pick the “uke” and “seme” in each relationship?
- Scott Wilson
Jun 26, 2017
Sometimes figuring who’s on top and who’s on bottom isn’t easy.
Japanese boy band shakes up the music world as all nine members kiss each other in new video clip
- Oona McGee
Apr 17, 2017
If there was an award for most male-on-male kisses in a mainstream music video, this idol group would take home first prize.
- Japan
- (BL • boy bands • boys love • fujoshi • idol groups • Idols • J-Pop • Japanese idols • LGBT • music • yaoi)
Saikaku’s Edo-era tales of gay samurai love reimagined for a modern audience as Boys Love manga
- Cara Clegg
May 14, 2016
Saucy Edo-period literature is being brought into the modern era as gay manga.
- Culture, Entertainment, Japan
- (BL • boys love • homosexuality • Ihara Saikaku • literature • manga • yaoi)
Rejoice! Anime about boys who love Boys’ Love coming this summer!
- Joan Coello
Apr 26, 2016
Because fujoshi aren’t the only ones who enjoy watching boys getting it on. Finally, some love for fudanshi!
- Entertainment, Japan
- (anime & manga • boys love • fudanshi • fujoshi)
Combining the new Pocky and “Teagurt” brings you kisses and the taste of cheesecake
- Oona McGee
Feb 24, 2016
These are just two of the reasons to love this awesome collaboration from Japan.
- Food & Drink, Japan
- (anime • apps • boys love • chocolate • Japanese sweets • love • Pocky • romance • snacks)
Tokyo’s Hello Kitty theme park to host stage reading of homosexual romance novel
- Casey Baseel
Dec 2, 2015
Kitty-chan seems to have no problem with a bit of boys’ love.
- Japan
- (books • boys love • Hello Kitty • Puroland • Sanrio • theme parks)
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