Comments on: Should Yaoi Be Just For Women?

By: Alex Woolfson

Alex Woolfson — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:36:53 +0000

@daniyagami - No need for apologies. :-) That's interesting to hear about Miyamoto-sensei's approval of scanlations. I too wonder if it's because of her doujinshi background...

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By: daniyagami

daniyagami — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:36:28 +0000

Oh, I only read this reply now. Sorry, my apologies, I only read online because there are no places that print yaoi in my country (Brazil) and I prefer to read in english (I detest brazilian translations) that´s why I point everything online. Most of what I pointed to you is not licensed in US (I don´t even know if someone but the fans knows Yoneda Kou because she mostly makes doujinshis, she is not knowed even in Japan)but since you are researching to become a yaoi author, what I think is really cool, I thought in point to you yaois that are not mainstream (so they are not cliché like reluctant crying girlie ukes, semes that out of the blue decide to rape the uke and other clichés that so many yaois have). I think the western industrie is still learning about japanese manga in general. We don´t see the best titles licensed and translated. Unfortunately for the mangakas the scanlators does a better work than the editors. (Also let me tell you that Kano Miyamoto and Yoneda Kou are aware of their translators, Kano Miyamoto encourage the scanlation, I have a novel she wrote and made available only through the scanlation site. I suppose is something that is somehow connected with the fact that they both make doujinshis, they are very close to their readers). Again, my apologies with all my links. Sometimes I´m clueless. =)

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By: Alex Woolfson

Alex Woolfson — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:07:40 +0000

@daniyagami –

Hey – thank you very much for the compliments! They are much appreciated!

I’ll keep an eye out for Kou-sensei’s work, in case a U.S. publisher decides to publish her here. I know it sounds strange, but I don’t really download yaoi. I might download bara because there really aren’t any publishers here who are publishing it, and hopefully by increasing its popularity, publishers will see it’s marketable — but for yaoi, there are a number of publishers here in the U.S. already. And if I get in the habit of downloading yaoi — I know myself, it’s so convenient to download, I’ll be less likely to buy it — and I really want to support the yaoi pubs here in the U.S. that are still managing to survive. I understand that other yaoi-fans might make different choices around that, but it’s what works for me. But from what I can see of the art, I find Kou-sensei’s work intriguing, so hopefully a U.S. pub will pick her up soon!

Reply – @daniyagami<\/a> - \r\n\r\nHey - thank you very much for the compliments! They are much appreciated! :-D\r\n\r\nI\'ll keep an eye out for Kou-sensei\'s work, in case a U.S. publisher decides to publish her here. I know it sounds strange, but I don\'t really download yaoi. I might download bara because there really aren\'t any publishers here who are publishing it, and hopefully by increasing its popularity, publishers will see it\'s marketable -- but for yaoi, there are a number of publishers here in the U.S. already. And if I get in the habit of downloading yaoi -- I know myself, it\'s so convenient to download, I\'ll be less likely to buy it -- and I really want to support the yaoi pubs here in the U.S. that are still managing to survive. I understand that other yaoi-fans might make different choices around that, but it\'s what works for me. But from what I can see of the art, I find Kou-sensei\'s work intriguing, so hopefully a U.S. pub will pick her up soon! :-D'); return false;">Quote

By: daniyagami

daniyagami — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:52:24 +0000

I am loving this site. I love your arguments, they are intelligent and well put. BTW I think you should read Yoneda Kou (if you don´t know her yet) because I think you are going to love. Here some resources:
http://www.mangatraders.com/manga/series/4644
http://community.livejournal.com/yoneda_kou/
Check her doujinshis and series, I think you are going to enjoy.

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By: Dee

Dee — Tue, 19 May 2009 08:20:07 +0000

I think there've been articles and studies about why yaoi was created, something about escaping from the demands of society? I'm not very sure... it'd be good to know. Oh, Alex, and I'll get back to the other discussion soon. :)

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By: Alex Woolfson

Alex Woolfson — Sat, 16 May 2009 20:24:15 +0000

@deegroovy -

Of course not! the more the merrier - it just shows the universal appeal of yaoi ^_^

Agreed! Guy-on-guy kissing makes everyone's world better. ;-)

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Of course not! the more the merrier - it just shows the universal appeal of yaoi ^_^<\/blockquote> \r\n\r\nAgreed! Guy-on-guy kissing makes everyone\'s world better. ;-)'); return false;">Quote

By: deegroovy

deegroovy — Sat, 16 May 2009 12:44:12 +0000

to answer your question (and then I'll read the article ;) Of course not! the more the merrier - it just shows the universal appeal of yaoi ^_^

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By: Alex Woolfson

Alex Woolfson — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:42:31 +0000

@Khalin - So long as you're expecting sweet escapist cuddly romance, then you shouldn't be disappointed. :-)

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By: Khalin

Khalin — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:39:02 +0000

Well, the art does look promising so I'll definitely look into it. I have high expectations though, so we'll see.

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By: Alex Woolfson

Alex Woolfson — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:11:56 +0000

Originally Posted By Khalin
Afterall, we like guys because they are guys, not because they are girls. If I wanted to watch girls, I'd be googling some good yuri, haha.

Sure. :-) And in all honesty, it's a rare yaoi book that I find "hot". (Just check out my reviews. But that said, it's also a rare bit of visual gay porn that I find hot, either, so that might just be the way I roll...) The appeal of yaoi for me is primarily the romance. The more androgynous the art, the less "sexy" I tend to find the story, but there are often other things that make up for that. And -- making a HUGE generalization here -- I tend to find the stuff written by women to be more romantic than the stuff written by gay men. Not exclusively -- more of a 70/30 split -- but enough so that I find I get a special enjoyment out of yaoi graphic novels.

Thank you also for your third recommendation, it looks promising based on its cover [and don't throw the cliche book-cover saying at me].

Well, I hope you enjoy it. (And the cover does do a good job of showing off Honami-sensei's art style -- better than the covers of Takanaga-sensei's books, IMHO.) Please be sure to come back here and let me know what you thought of it! Alex

Reply - Originally Posted By Khalin<\/a> Afterall, we like guys because they are guys, not because they are girls. If I wanted to watch girls, I\'d be googling some good yuri, haha.<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\nSure. :-) And in all honesty, it\'s a rare yaoi book that I find \"hot\". (Just check out my reviews. But that said, it\'s also a rare bit of visual gay porn that I find hot, either, so that might just be the way I roll...) The appeal of yaoi for me is primarily the romance. The more androgynous the art, the less \"sexy\" I tend to find the story, but there are often other things that make up for that. And -- making a HUGE generalization here -- I tend to find the stuff written by women to be more romantic than the stuff written by gay men. Not exclusively -- more of a 70\/30 split -- but enough so that I find I get a special enjoyment out of yaoi graphic novels.\r\n\r\n

Thank you also for your third recommendation, it looks promising based on its cover [and don\'t throw the cliche book-cover saying at me].<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\nWell, I hope you enjoy it. (And the cover does do a good job of showing off Honami-sensei\'s art style -- better than the covers of Takanaga-sensei\'s books, IMHO.) \r\n\r\nPlease be sure to come back here and let me know what you thought of it!\r\n\r\nAlex'); return false;">Quote