yaoi

Acronym for ‘yama-nashi , ochi-nashi , imi-nashi,’ translated to ‘no climax, no plot, no meaning.’

Originally assigned as a self-derogatory term to amateur m/m doujinshi in the 1980s, not because of their pornographic nature but because of their poor storytelling techniques.

Term was dropped after the 1991 Japanese economic boom, as more publishing companies began professionally producing m/m fiction. They wanted to move away from the ‘amateur pornographic’ nature of yaoi, so they adopted the genre name BL (boy’s love)

yaoi is an outdated term. However it’s sometimes used in Japanese doujinshi sites, and some japanese use it as a complete misnomer for BL (the genre as a whole). it does NOT mean ‘fetishy explicit BL.’ there is no such genre in Japan. What publishing company in their right mind would make that a genre in the first place?

I read this Haikyuu yaoi yesterday, for the plot. yeah definitely for the plot, nothing else.

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fujoshi

A female fan of BL

Literal translation of ‘rotten girl’ is a play on Kanji, essentially meaning ‘broken wife.’ originally created by homophobic incels on 2chan to deem girls with non-heteronormative interests (gay ships) as not suitable for marriage.

Has since been reclaimed by these women; it’s original literal translation has been disassociated from it’s current usage.

you’re a fujoshi? what do you think about Sasaki to Miyano anime coming out?

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