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NEWS: DMI Adds Yuu Moegi's Katekyo! Boys-Love Manga




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Ashen Phoenix



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 7:02 pm Reply with quote
Hahahahaha. For some reason, from just reading the header I thought this was announcing the license acquisition of Katekyo Hitman Reborn!... which then made me almost die laughing since it said, "Katekyo Boys-Love Manga."

I know, I know. KHR's manga has been licensed for a good while in the states. I was aware of this, and yet, it seems for the sake of funny, my brain chose to forget that fact for a minute or two.

But seriously, this is great news. Always fun to see new BL titles get some love.
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Sampatches



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 7:15 pm Reply with quote
Wow, I really like the art style! They actually look like men haha. I may have to check this one out.
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Gamescook



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:44 pm Reply with quote
I as a gay man can tell right off the bat that this is more unrealistic masturbation material. Completely unbalanced in terms of relationship dynamic and, oh hey, there seems to be ramification-free attempted rape! That is SO the way into a young man's heart! UGH.

What have us gay men ever done to you straight women that you want to keep treating us like toys? If you all want to sexually objectify men, do it to the straight ones! Your beef is with them.
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configspace



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 2:16 am Reply with quote
Gamescook wrote:
I as a gay man can tell right off the bat that this is more unrealistic masturbation material. Completely unbalanced in terms of relationship dynamic and, oh hey, there seems to be ramification-free attempted rape! That is SO the way into a young man's heart! UGH.

What have us gay men ever done to you straight women that you want to keep treating us like toys? If you all want to sexually objectify men, do it to the straight ones! Your beef is with them.

Funny because I know several people who would disagree with your moralizing of clearly fictional work. And artists and author like Oliver Frey would disagree as well. He thinks yaoi is "cute", and ironically his works are a lot more hardcore. As a gay man, he also knows what his audience wants:
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It doesn’t really. People know what’s necessary in real life - my strips are pure escapist fantasy.
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You should see my Slaves to Lust for the same publication - out-and-out SM! You can be as explicit as you’re able or inclined…
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My opinion is that we buy (usually expensive) gay erotica for the sex, so I aim to provide as much pornography as I can cram in with as little costly ‘padding’ as possible - so fuller characterisation must give way to randiness!
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momogoldfish



Joined: 01 May 2009
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:00 am Reply with quote
Ashen Phoenix wrote:
Hahahahaha. For some reason, from just reading the header I thought this was announcing the license acquisition of Katekyo Hitman Reborn!... which then made me almost die laughing since it said, "Katekyo Boys-Love Manga."

I know, I know. KHR's manga has been licensed for a good while in the states. I was aware of this, and yet, it seems for the sake of funny, my brain chose to forget that fact for a minute or two.

But seriously, this is great news. Always fun to see new BL titles get some love.


I second your sentiments. The fact that KHR fandom is joked about as consisting mostly of yaoi fangirls really doesn't help. Anime hyper
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Gamescook



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:51 am Reply with quote
Let me think...

Last edited by Gamescook on Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:53 am; edited 1 time in total
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Gamescook



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:53 am Reply with quote
configspace wrote:
Gamescook wrote:
I as a gay man can tell right off the bat that this is more unrealistic masturbation material. Completely unbalanced in terms of relationship dynamic and, oh hey, there seems to be ramification-free attempted rape! That is SO the way into a young man's heart! UGH.

What have us gay men ever done to you straight women that you want to keep treating us like toys? If you all want to sexually objectify men, do it to the straight ones! Your beef is with them.

Funny because I know several people who would disagree with your moralizing of clearly fictional work. And artists and author like Oliver Frey would disagree as well. He thinks yaoi is "cute", and ironically his works are a lot more hardcore. As a gay man, he also knows what his audience wants:
Quote:

It doesn’t really. People know what’s necessary in real life - my strips are pure escapist fantasy.
...
You should see my Slaves to Lust for the same publication - out-and-out SM! You can be as explicit as you’re able or inclined…
...
My opinion is that we buy (usually expensive) gay erotica for the sex, so I aim to provide as much pornography as I can cram in with as little costly ‘padding’ as possible - so fuller characterisation must give way to randiness!


Because we really ought to be holding our creators of admittedly delicious mansmut to the same standards of those who pitch their stuff as serious romance. Yaoi paddles exist because of this unambitious crap flooding the manga market. It'd just be nice to see a new manga author from Japan give Yoshinaga (who's surprisingly great) a little competition. Maybe if those bara/men's love guys would finally learn how to write more than 20 pages at a time...
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poonk



Joined: 05 Jun 2008
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:15 pm Reply with quote
I'll admit, I'm sold on the cover alone. The art looks kind of familiar, but since this is her first U.S. licensed work I wonder if I've read some of her stuff in scans at some point... Either way, on my Wishlist it goes.
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