The yaoi manga Unexpectedly Naughty Fukami (a.k.a. Yatara Yarashii Fukami-kun in Japanese) by Ayaka Matsumoto is getting an anime adaptation! The toridori boys’ love brand from AnimeFesta (known in the past as Anime Zone and ComicFesta Anime) is behind the anime. A short teaser trailer …Read more »
The manga Romeo has nothing to do with Romeo and Juliet, but instead is a yaoi manga concentrated on the supernatural — and sex. The main character, Kouyou, is a Lycan who slays gargoyles. The book opens with some very detailed databases on him and …Read more »
If you’re a fan of the Ten Count manga and have been waiting for its promised anime adaptation, then there’s some disappointing news. The anime was cancelled, and the reason given is “production issues,” which is a pretty vague explanation. The Ten Count anime was …Read more »
Juné Manga, the boys’ love imprint of Digital Manga Publishing, is coming out with a new edition of No Touching At All (a.k.a. Dōshitemo Furetakunai in Japanese) by Kou Yoneda. The announcement was short, saying: “It’s finally here! Coming Fall 2023! No Touching At All …Read more »
BL and yaoi are known for sharing stories of forbidden love, but with The Scene of My Rumspringa, it goes for an extra forbidden relationship: love between men among the Amish. Theodore, AKA “Theo,” is a handsome young Amishman who’s finally begun his Rumspringa some …Read more »
The Kadokawa Culture Museum is putting on an exhibit titled “BL Evolution: From Pioneers to Global Phenomenon ―Tracing the 50 Year History and Impact of Boys’ Love through Manga, Literature, and Media.” People can visit it between May 20 to July 16. The exhibit is …Read more »
Juné, the yaoi imprint of Digital Manga Publishing, has been living up to its name by announcing a number of new licenses throughout the month. On the last day of June, they’re announcing three new titles they’ve licensed: I Should Not Love You by Chise …Read more »
Juné, the yaoi imprint of Digital Manga Publishing, has shared more than one tease about news this month. Last Friday it revealed the release dates for future volumes of Twittering Birds Never Fly, and today it’s sharing new acquisitions for print titles. “We’re excited to …Read more »
eBay has announced a new “Adult items policy” that will go into effect on July 15. Multiple items that have been legal to sell and purchase on eBay will be banned, and eBay specifically calls out “sexually explicit anime, comics, books, animation, manga, hentai, yaoi” …Read more »
In this reunion romance with a twist of awkward and a splash of drama, Naoto and Taichi were secret lovers in high school, but lust soon turned into animosity. Several years later, they’re reunited in college. Naoto is looking forward to making friends and kicking …Read more »
Romeo and Juliet get a supernatural makeover in Coyote. Yes, it’s werewolves vs. gangsters in this scorching male/male romance. Coyote is a member of a werewolf clan that’s been hiding its presence from humanity for the last 70 years. The reason for this is the …Read more »
Akio Yamane’s cursed bloodline means he’s destined to die young, and no sooner does his grandfather kick the bucket then the curse kicks in. But Aki’s grandfather also left him one last gift: a petrified tooth. With it, Akio accidentally summons the smoking hot wolf …Read more »
South Park is known for spoofing everyone and everything, including references to Japanese pop culture. The new video game South Park: The Fractured But Whole continues this legacy with its repeated yaoi jokes. This yaoi parody has been a long time in the making. In …Read more »
As popular as the boys’ love genre is, BL stories don’t often get the big-screen treatment. But this past weekend saw the Japanese release of the A-1 Pictures-produced Dōkyūsei ( Classmates ), an anime film based on the manga by Asumiko Nakamura and directed by …Read more »
Yaoi fans probably never thought they’d see the day their favorite genre was openly discussed and lovingly spoofed on American television, but last night’s new South Park proved them wrong. South Park has previously tapped into otaku interests (everything from a spoof on Pokémon to …Read more »
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