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Shounen Ai
Shōnen ai (少年愛, lit. 'boy's love') is a shōjo manga subgenre that focused on love stories between boys. This term was used in the '70 for the works of manga artists like Keiko Takemiya and Moto Hagio. The term was later included in the broad meaning of the most recent term used in Japan, Boys'Love.
In the present, the term shōnen ai is used by many Western readers to refer to manga works that focus on the more platonic and romantic aspects of homosexual relationships between male characters, opposed to the ones focusing on the physical side, called yaoi.
Both terms, shōnen ai and yaoi, have a di ...more
In the present, the term shōnen ai is used by many Western readers to refer to manga works that focus on the more platonic and romantic aspects of homosexual relationships between male characters, opposed to the ones focusing on the physical side, called yaoi.
Both terms, shōnen ai and yaoi, have a di ...more
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We both already knew. Whether we admitted it or denied it. Just as light rain can still soak you to the skin if you stand in it long enough... this casual "relationship", whether we wanted or not, had made its way into our hearts. (From Hold Me Safe by Mocho)
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I had hoped that together, we could become something special... a special melody of sorts. But if your hear isn't in it... though your hands may touch the keys, you'll never really hear a sound.
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― Love Tractor
― Love Tractor
This is a group for all lovers of Fantasy novels, Fantasy sub-genres and Manga.
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If you are a yaoi/shounen ai/bara lover, feel free to join this group.
113 members,
last active 10 years ago
Like the title says, this is a group focusing on BL & Yaoi, Shounen Ai included. We'll have disc…more
8 members,
last active 9 years ago
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