| I know one male friend who's into yaoi and he's bi. According to him. |
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| My friend's gay roommates love yaoi, but I'm guessing that's cause they're gay. I have heard of a few straight guys liking it too. |
| UGH! no!! |
DetectiveDrake said: 59cobalt said: Real men don't like yaoi. Such closed minded comments... Anyways, of course, any male can enjoy a Yaoi/Shounen-Ai series. All it takes is an open mind. It's not you have to be homosexual to be able to watch it. I agree here. |
| There is a totally separate genre aimed at gay men. It's not as poncy as yaoi. I know a few guys that read yaoi. None of them are gay. A couple are bi or just effeminate. The males in yaoi don't really represent real guys, and are usually too girly for actual gay men. I'm not gonna analyse it here, I'm currently in the middle of doing research on yaoi for one of my essays at university, teeheehee. But yeah, there are straight guys that read yaoi, just like how there are a lot of lesbian girls that read yaoi. Interesting topic :3 |
| 頭脳は子供、見た目は大人！ ƪ(˘⌣˘)ʃ |
| Not that I know of, no. |
| no ... I don't think Yaoi/shonen-ai is special .. |
| wow, guys try going to the /y/ board and make a census there. being anon makes people more honest. There are of course guys who likes yaoi/shounen ai stuff. Some will admit it and some don't. I know lots who do and this includes my brother. Though I never questioned his sexuality he seemed to have a thing for trap characters and shonen ai but at the same time he enjoys the usual moe stuff. |
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Are there men who like shonen ai and yaoi? Yes, there are men that like shounen ai. Some of them are straight and some are bi/gay-- but that doesn't really matter, since they're males in the end. Silly question by the way. |
| Lol this question made me laugh. XD All I can really say is: Ofcourse there are! Straight or gay, it doesn't really matter, there are men that watch/read yaoi, shounen-ai, bara, whatever. I know on aarinfantasy there are two clubs called: Aarin guys and Aarin girls. There are currently 546 aarin guys in their club, and 896 girls in the the girls club. So yeah, the guys are def. behind, but they are still definitely present. (Ps, Aarinfantasy is basically one of those internet yaoi headquarters.) |
AngelicTrap said: I'm mostly straight and I enjoy shonen ai and some yaoi. Something about yuri makes me cringe a tiny bit though. As if it was the cause of society's downfall xD But in all seriousness, it comes down to how good the story is. I cracked up at the mostly straight bit, not gonna lie. But in regards to the topic: I watch yaoi for the plot |
| I'm a guy and I personally don't see a major difference in it... If its a good enough story, IDC. I just hate the constant shipping and fangirls that go with them... I am happy though that I'm not the only straight guy that watches/reads it though... lol Did I mention I like tormentation...? HINT HINT |
| **** 2d and 3d I only go for the 4d... |
| If a story is good or at least fun, who cares? People who are turned off just because it's yaoi are silly. |
| I'm a guy and I like Togainu no Chi which is Shounen AI....though when it does get to the BL scenes I tend to pay less attention just cause it's usually nothing important...though, I won't lie. I did expect something different when I seen shounen AI on the tags for it and I'm happy I got something completely different from what I expected, so don't let the shounen AI tag keep you from good series! |
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| One of my guy friends (and straight) loves shounen ai and yaoi. He's recommended some to me even. :p |
| yaoi isn't always bad, it just depends on how the series is depicted. i would consider antique bakery a good example. maybe not exactly fitting the description, but its not over the top either |
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nyamo said: yaoi isn't always bad, it just depends on how the series is depicted. i would consider antique bakery a good example. maybe not exactly fitting the description, but its not over the top either Antique Bakery is a good shounen ai. It doesn't over power you with homosexuality and yet it doesn't hide it either. It was very nicely done. |
| "Guilt Free Yaoi" ? I don't mind if its a cross dressing guy and a regular guy..but if its just two normal guys ill have to pass :U |
| I dont see why any reasonable, sexually secure straight man wouldnt be able to enjoy a shonen-ai. Except for the fact that shonen-ai mostly sucks, theres a few (read: very few) decent shows out there, most of them are crammed full of fan-service, and sexually secure or not, a bland bishonen harem is only gonna float the boat of the wrong kinda of yaoi fangirl. As for Yaoi, meh, a bit harder to stomach I would guess, I wouldnt blame people for being turned off by men on men action if they're straight. |
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| I can. And I think a lot of straight men could enjoy it if they wanted to. |
| Duh! |
| Real Hell is inside a person-Ai Enma (Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae) Do you know where hell is? Inside your head-Chrona (Soul Eater)  |
| I've seen a few yuri things and enjoyed them. Also I wouldn't shun Yaoi just because i'm a straight male, i mean i might end up missing a really good story. |
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| I dont understand how you're straight and like BL I always hear arguments butall the males that I know that like it are a Bisexual or just dont know it yet (you can just tell) cause isnt Bl a sort of homosexual fantasy so I dont understand :/ plus the people saying stuff about BL, is silly heck I dont watch hentai or yuri but I dont say negative comments toward it. |
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| This is like asking "Do 100% heterosexual men like to have sexual fantasies about men?" And the people who say no are called close minded. If 100% heterosexual guy likes yaoi then he's not obviously 100% hetero. Retards. |
| I dont mind shounen-ai. As long as it's subtle. ( I mean skillfully executed.) Yaoi is on a different level. I avoid them like plague. (unless it's dj) But I do watch Kyo Kara Maoh. :v |
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| Most likely it is a turn off for me as I'm not into shoujo genre but thats just me |
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| Yes, I usually only read/watch yaoi/shounen-ai/bara. |
| They shouldn't in my opinion. It's a genre that's aimed towards females... |
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| i dont like shounen/shoujou ai or yaoi/yuri in general, no exception. |
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| Men who are suspect probably do. When it comes to yaoi. |
| Jaywalker. |
DGrimreaperD said: Your top 5 favorite anime are all ones aimed at males, a couple teenage, and a couple adult demographics yet your profile says you're a female. You shouldn't like those, they by name are aimed towards males.They shouldn't in my opinion. It's a genre that's aimed towards females... |
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IntroverTurtle said: DGrimreaperD said: Your top 5 favorite anime are all ones aimed at males, a couple teenage, and a couple adult demographics yet your profile says you're a female. You shouldn't like those, they by name are aimed towards males.They shouldn't in my opinion. It's a genre that's aimed towards females... I don't know man, that Kuroshitsuji anime from what I've seen is a suspect anime XD. Half kidding aside, much truth in this post. |
| Jaywalker. |
Epicenter said: IntroverTurtle said: Your top 5 favorite anime are all ones aimed at males, a couple teenage, and a couple adult demographics yet your profile says you're a female. You shouldn't like those, they by name are aimed towards males. I don't know man, that Kuroshitsuji anime from what I've seen is a suspect anime XD. Half kidding aside, much truth in this post. The mangaka that draw Black Butler is - I think - also a yaoi mangaka or at least a fujoshi. Remember the corset-scene! |
| Yes. |
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| I have a guy friend who totally ships SebastianxCiel. He even bought doujinshi of them. XD and I stole one of them They shouldn't in my opinion. It's a genre that's aimed towards females... That's so dumb. Do you have any idea how many girls like to watch shounen and yuri "even though they aimed towards males"? People can watch whatever the hell they want. There is nothing they "shouldn't" like. |
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Crono_Maniac said: Can you name any Yaio that's legitimately an anime/manga masterpiece? I can't, and unlike Yuri there isn't any sexual reason to watch or read it. Why watch something I'm not aroused by that isn't all that great when I could be watching Full Metal Alchemist or Last Exile or some other amazing show I haven't gotten around to yet. They're shounen ai, but Love Stage!! is a good anime, and Hanamai Koeda de Aimashou is a great manga. My scores definitely are lower than the stereotypical fujoshi, but I do enjoy yaoi and shounen ai. Of course, I also enjoy yuri, shoujo ai, and gender bender, so I'm all over the spectrum. |
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| I avoid it just in case. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) |
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| Of course there are. |
| The writer who penned Clashing Feelings. You can buy the light novel on Amazon. |
| Yes they exist but are less frequent. |
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LunarProxy said: Crono_Maniac said: Can you name any Yaio that's legitimately an anime/manga masterpiece? I can't, and unlike Yuri there isn't any sexual reason to watch or read it. Why watch something I'm not aroused by that isn't all that great when I could be watching Full Metal Alchemist or Last Exile or some other amazing show I haven't gotten around to yet. They're shounen ai, but Love Stage!! is a good anime, and Hanamai Koeda de Aimashou is a great manga. My scores definitely are lower than the stereotypical fujoshi, but I do enjoy yaoi and shounen ai. Of course, I also enjoy yuri, shoujo ai, and gender bender, so I'm all over the spectrum. I'd recommend you to read Golden Days, Hidamari ga Kikoeru, Mauri to Ryuu, Sakura Gari,Zankoku na Kami ga Shihaisuru, some works of Miyamoto Kano-sensei. They're all beautiful, some are sad too. I think scores have nothing to do with our enjoyment to that genres. I rate a lot yaoi/shounen ai with very slow scores cause they aren't good imo. I'm fine with yuri,shoujo ai, gender bender as well, but I still prefer to read/watch yaoi and shounen ai |
FanEu said: Only Gay Dude's like Yaoi You don't have to be gay in real life to like Yaoi/Shounen Ai. There are plenty of guys who are "Real Life Straight," and "Anime Bi." |
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