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What is Sou-seme (総攻め)?
Sou-seme is a term used to describe a character who will always be seme no matter which character he is…
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What is Namamono?
Namamono, often also written as “nmmn,” is a term used in the doujin community to describe shipping real human beings,…
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What does Neko mean in BL?
Neko, in Japanese, simply means “cat.” However, this word’s meaning changes when used in Japanese LGBTQ communities. Due to the…
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What is Wanko in BL?
Wanko is a word in Japanese generally used to refer to a dog or a puppy. In popular culture and…
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What is Yankee in BL?
Yankee is a rather popular, widely used slang term in Japan. In other parts of the world, the term Yankee…
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What is “Nonke” (ノンケ)?
Nonke is one of the many words commonly used in the Boys’ Love genre that originated from Japanese gay community…
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What does “one-shot” (読み切り) mean?
The phrase one-shot (読み切り) is probably not foreign to you if you have read a lot of manga and novels.…
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What does 無断転載 (“mudan tensai”) mean (and why is it there)?
For those who enjoy dabbling in the doujinshi community and even the amateur comics community, 無断転載 (read as “mudan tensai”)…
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What is a Salaryman (and its relation to BL)?
If you read Boys’ Love (BL) manga, “salaryman” might be commonly used in various series you have read. The phrase…
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What is Jingai?
“Jingai” is an umbrella term referring to fictional characters or fiction genres that depict non-human beings. From elves to incubus,…
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