Is it a yaoi?

Blazer28 said:
I think it's a common like assumption to make (people who don't like bl don't like gay people/are homophobic). I can see where it's coming from but I don't agree with it. The idea is that it shouldn't matter if the romantic interests are gay or not, having a problem with so would be deemed as homophobic behaviour. I think that people can have their likes and dislikes about these things e.g I'm a gay person who reads a lot of BL but I don't like GL. That doesn't make me homophobic towards lesbians or whatnot, it's just preference as you say. 

But anyways, this show will definitely not turn out to be a BL. It would have been advertised and tagged as one if it was supposed to be (which it has not been). 

Lord-of-Chaos said:
I ma laughing here, but I also thought it was going to be an yaoi from the title alone. Guess its a bad case of not understanding the English language slang instead.

mshfqtny said:
Those who watched the 1st ep, does it seem like a yaoi?

I like P. A. Works so i wanna watch it, but if it's yaoi then I'll skip it.

astralkill00 said:
Nope, just some people making out stuff that such things are gay, when in reality, it's not. It usually happens nowadays, people lewding or sexualizing the characters to fit their own satisfaction.

Napalmivanukas said:
Everything doesn't need to be gay either, and it doesn't make me or anyone else homophobic if i wanna watch something wholesome without thinking or trying to ship some guys or girls together. It kinda pisses me off actually, it feels like every hetero person is always questioned if they even breathe in the same room with someone they share same sex. And again nothing against any gay people but sometimes i hope people would chill about all that kind of stuff and just enjoy the show.

Animillion said:

Most sane comment I’ve seen in a while. Good take man

callulu said:
My god, the people who are so ridiculous and use the word yaoi like it's the official term for gay relationships. At least ask if it's BL, not yaoi. There's a reason yaoi has a bad rep in both the east and the west and it shouldn't be used in a conversation the way most of you are using it.

Also people talking about how having gay anime characters just adds to the whole fetishisation ordeal, have you actually considered the complications of baiting (I'm referring to baiting used in other anime)? So what, do we just remove LGBTQ+ characters all together to avoid fetishisation? We'll have to delete character's hands and feet next, there's people out there ogling those too. Also some of the people here wanting the main characters to possibly get together are likely LGBTQ+. So how are they fetishising?

And then all the people who are like "I'm not homophobic" but says something mildly insulting and/or homophobic. Other users are literally making comments about wanting some representation by having the characters turn out to be bi/gay written in a very natural way with a plot and story that doesn't focus on their sexual identities and instead focuses on the actual story. In what way is that bad? And why are you all so offended by others wanting some good representation for once? Do you realise how toxic the majority of actual yaoi is (and I use the term yaoi here in it's actual form, NOT an all encompassing term for gay relationships in anime)? So of course it'd be god damn nice to have some good representation for once.

And yes, not everything has to be gay like some of you are commenting. If they get together then that's cool. If they stay buddies, then that's cool too. It was just people commenting how it'd be nice to have some decent rep that isn't toxic and wasn't plot central or how they'd just like it if they got together. But coming here and being mildly homophobic, using terms you don't know how to use, talking about fetishisation the way you are without any of the other implications or having some actual thought process, shouldn't be on.

mshfqtny said:
Those who watched the 1st ep, does it seem like a yaoi?

I like P. A. Works so i wanna watch it, but if it's yaoi then I'll skip it.

eightdollarwater said:
But this is the exact point I'm making, being gay isn't a qualitive trait. It doesn't make characters more three dimensional or interesting. Being a GOOD character and having good writing is what makes them interesting. Gay FOR the sake of gay does nothing for anyone except appease fetishists or those who are obsessed with seeing something gay on screen ONLY because it's gay.