Category Archives: reviews
30 Day Yaoi Challenge, Day 5: Caramel
Caramel by Puku Okuyama Caramel is about a young boy named Iori who is planning his move to Tokyo for college. He finds a great deal on rent: he just has to do all the housework, cooking, etc. and the … Continue reading
30 Day Yaoi Challenge, Day 4: Secretary’s Job?
Just a brief note: I decided to take Cafe Kichijouji De Volume 1 out of the challenge because, after reading it, I realized that it wasn’t yaoi or BL, it was just about cute guys being cute together. That means we’re … Continue reading
30 Day Yaoi Challenge, Day 3: Affair
Before we set out to talk about Affair by Shiuko Kano, I want to first talk about how I write about BL/yaoi and how I feel about BL/yaoi. Yesterday’s post prompted a small discussion about how I write about BL/yaoi … Continue reading
Day 2 of My 30 Day Yaoi Challenge: Ambiguous Relationship
I shouldn’t have prayed for the yaoi gods to smile upon me yesterday. It only incurred their sense of schadenfraude… Ambiguous Relationship by Masara Minase Ambiguous? More like ABUSIVE! Half the stories in this collection begin the relationships with rape … Continue reading
The 30 Day Yaoi Challenge: Let’s Begin with A.N.A.L.!
Yesterday, was a slightly momentous event in my manga-reading history. I went to Digital Manga Publishing’s Warehouse Sale and bought myself 44 books in total. That fact, in and of itself, is not significant. I drop more money on more … Continue reading
Yaoi-Con Purchases
Since Yaoi-Con was in my neck of the woods this year, I decided to go for a day and hang out. It’s really not my type of con. I’m not that into yaoi or fangirling or cosplay or even seeing … Continue reading
