Any MEN here into Yaoi?

[DazzleKitty]

Dark Adonis....do you post at aarinfantasy, by any chance?

[Dark Adonis]

Dark Adonis....do you post at aarinfantasy, by any chance?

Yes, I do! ^_^ And I remember you too. You are the one who I said posts the long, well-thought out responses to my threads. I just joined up on this forum tonight. I just can't believe all of these threads on this site that haven't been added to for like a year. Good thing I'm here to get the conversations flowing again. :D

[DazzleKitty]

Heh, this makes me think that 'Wow, it sure is a small internet world'. :lol:
Nice to see you here, though. :)

[Lord Lolipop]

I love yaoi. I went to the yaoi panel at Otakon this year and actually asked the trap for his phone number (that was fun, heh, heh, heh). Feel free to message me and I'd be more than happy to talk about it.

[earsofdoom]

Yep! I'm a gay man who is interested in yaoi. Actually, yaoi played a huge part in helping me accept my sexuality. I'm happy to see how many men posted in this thread. It makes me feel like I'm not so alone. Also, I saw some male yaoi fans when I went to the anime convention neerest where I live. I knew they were yaoi fans because of the t-shirts they were wearing.

Nice name, good to see more disgaea fans on the site. I hate to be the bearer of bad news but allot of the posters in this topic have less then 10 post's (and for most of them this is the only topic they posted in) which became inactive after some female posters stoped posting here "cough" sock-puppets "cough" (which is why this thread has been inactive for a LONG time). there is at least one other guy on this site i know though who likes both yaoi and yuri (eh.... not me just to avoid confusion -_-;) named milky mixer on this site, he seems like a nice guy and theres no dought in my mind he really is a guy. ( i can tell quite easily when peaple are bs'ing online)

I love yaoi. I went to the yaoi panel at Otakon this year and actually asked the trap for his phone number (that was fun, heh, heh, heh). Feel free to message me and I'd be more than happy to talk about it.

Someone cosplayed as bridget?

[Dark Adonis]

Nice name, good to see more disgaea fans on the site.

Actually, I have hardly even played Disgaea. It seems interesting from what I have played, but I haven't gotten very far. And I was calling myself the Dark Adonis before that damn fop Viers stole my title. I will NEVER forgive him for that! NEVER! :mad:

By the way, thanks for the welcome. Hopefully, this thread will eventually become active again.

[GreatNekoKoneko]

...only if it has a good story/plot in it. the man-love just comes secondary...

[Lord Lolipop]

Someone cosplayed as bridget?

No. Yuki was dressed up in gothic lolita attire. He was on the far left of the table. If you stayed through till they made the line for questions, I was the Kyo Sohma cosplayer who asked for his phone number as well as proof that Space Butler / Nabeshin pr0n existed. I did see a Bridget at the con but it was a girl. I hate that crap.

[Animematt55]

I hate that crap.

hate what?

[Lord Lolipop]

hate what?

Girls reverse trapping as the trap Bridget.

[earsofdoom]

Girls reverse trapping as the trap Bridget.

...is it really a trap if the character you think is a girl really ends up being a girl though?

[Animematt55]

Girls reverse trapping as the trap Bridget.

not following....
you hate cross play? but only girls playing as guys?

[Yukito Kunisaki]

Would it really BE crossplay if the crossplayer is crossplaying a guy/girl crossdressing a girl/guy? :S....Eh, who knows. O.o.

[Animematt55]

Would it really BE crossplay if the crossplayer is crossplaying a guy/girl crossdressing a girl/guy? :S....Eh, who knows. O.o.

divide by zero

[GreatNekoKoneko]

Girls reverse trapping as the trap Bridget.

...oh! i hate that too!

btw, i have proof that Doraemon H-yaoi does exist. i just need to find it in my friend's pile of obscure doujin.

[Animematt55]

on the subject of Bridget cosplay. I think females make the best cosplayers for him. Have you seen some of the male ones?? My god, at least shave your legs. They also do not wear makeup, so they look like someone smack them around a bit.

[Lord Lolipop]

What I hate specifically is girls crossplaying as Bridget, not girls crossplaying in general.

[Lord Lolipop]

on the subject of Bridget cosplay. I think females make the best cosplayers for him. Have you seen some of the male ones?? My god, at least shave your legs. They also do not wear makeup, so they look like someone smack them around a bit.

Restore your faith, young one. Haste has seen much destruction. Every so often, a challenger appears.

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/5892/805502co6.jpg

[Animematt55]

Restore your faith, young one. Haste has seen much destruction. Every so often, a challenger appears.

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/5892/805502co6.jpg

He is asian (or am I that blind without my glasses? ....Asians are naturally good at cosplay (may even be a model, and not an actual cosplayer).
anyways...Good job on that cosplay. But remember...for every good one, there are 10 bad ones, at least.

[KatayokuのTenshi]

Any MEN here into Yaoi?

Hmm . . . I'm mostly a yuri fan, I've yet to read a BL story that I really like the plot of ...but I've yet to read much at all. -_-;

Yaoi porn on the other hand <3
>.> <.< *flees*

[KatayokuのTenshi]

I can't help but feel that I missed something important here. -_-;

(Welcomes the newbie, Come again)

[Lord Lolipop]

I can't help but feel that I missed something important here. -_-;

(Welcomes the newbie, Come again)

Recap:

Narufox: I'm a closet bi/gay, thus I will fit into the anime otaku community perfectly.

Narufox: Er, uh, nvm.

Me: Embrace it, my son. Denial has seen much destruction.

Topic: There are plenty of non-gay guys who like yaoi. We're all bisexual, fortunate for you gals.

[Samael]

I'm a guy and I read some yaoi. I mainly a fan of yoai that has transgender issues.

[KyouryokuSenshi]

I told my boyfriend 'guyverfanboy' that I was going to write a yaoi fic for the first time and he said he didn't want to read or hear about it, lol.

[fujyoshi]

your asking if guys like yaoi. You've never been to arrinfantasy then

[earsofdoom]

your asking if guys like yaoi. You've never been to arrinfantasy then

The funny thing about the internet is that guys like to pretend they are girls and girls like to pretend they are guys (or 14 year-olds like to pretend they are allot older, thats pretty common to), just becouse someone says they are something doesn't mean they are.

[Lord Lolipop]

I'm a guy and I read some yaoi. I mainly a fan of yoai that has transgender issues.

Like most of the yaoi I write. ^_^

[Justinian]

Hmm, to answer the ques..no..I never found it appealing...seeing as I'm as straight as an arrow..but I do find it fascinating that so many others do. I never thought it was that popular.

[KatayokuのTenshi]

your asking if guys like yaoi. You've never been to arrinfantasy then

...Sorry could you elaborate?

[kidneys]

Because there are quite a few guys on aarinfantasy.

[earsofdoom]

Because there are quite a few peaple who say they are guys on aarinfantasy.

fixed.

(filler)

[kidneys]

Is it so hard to believe there are guys who like yaoi? Gay guys? Although yaoi is made for a female audience there have to be some guys who like it.

I mean, even some of my straight guy friends read it, though that might be a german thing seeing as the manga market here is heavily female-dominated.

[earsofdoom]

Is it so hard to believe there are guys who like yaoi? Gay guys? Although yaoi is made for a female audience there have to be some guys who like it.

I mean, even some of my straight guy friends read it, though that might be a german thing seeing as the manga market here is heavily female-dominated.

Im sure there are but i dought every user on that site was honest to you, Many peaple in WOW tell me they are girls, now though some of them may have been girls you and i both know 90 percent of them are really guys (and the 90 to 10 percent ratio probably applies to those peaple's claims as well). peaple lie all the time online for all you know someone who says they are a white guy like me could really be an african american woman. Modding for an old gundam forum by checking post history and checking IP's (I used to sniff out Alt Account's) taught me just how dishonest peaple are online. Take whatever you hear with a grain of salt and judge for yourself.

[KatayokuのTenshi]

I'm gonna go sign up just to prove you wrong :P Nah I love ya really.

I mean, even some of my straight guy friends read it, though that might be a german thing seeing as the manga market here is heavily female-dominated.
I know at least one straight guy that reads yaoi.

[fujyoshi]

The funny thing about the internet is that guys like to pretend they are girls and girls like to pretend they are guys (or 14 year-olds like to pretend they are allot older, thats pretty common to), just becouse someone says they are something doesn't mean they are.

wow I'd never fake my age unless I was a 10 year old or something

[SoralovesRiku]

Oh yeah! I like yaoi a lot! It is one of my favorite passtimes...

[Rain]

Shounen-ai is all right, but yaoi is nasty (eww).

P.S. I'm not a man.

[KatayokuのTenshi]

Oh yeah! I like yaoi a lot! It is one of my favorite passtimes...

Oh yeah. Yaoi is awesome!

Yaoi, yaoi (So good you posted it twice)

You might want to use the edit button in the future if you want to... repeat yourself and no one else has posted.

[Samael]

yeah I'm a man (age 28) who is into yaoi. Epsecially pre-op transgender and crossdresser yaoi. I like cute traps like Jun from Happiness! I like the Yubisaki milk tea series and boy princess series. I also like TS I Love you and Tsuiteru Onna Nihon Irechau both by The Amanoja 9 my favorite pre-op Transsexual (they still have their male genitals) themed yaoi artist.

[CitizenGeek]

I know a number of straight guys that read yaoi.

Really? I'm not 'into' yaoi, so I don't know much about it or it's fans, but I do find it hard to believe that straight guys would read yaoi or shoenen-ai (unless it was something that had a half-interesting story, like Loveless or Gravitation) but straight guys that read yaoi that's centred entirely on man sex? Nah, I just can't believe it - most guys are far too sensitive about their sexuality to do something like that, no?

[Yukito Kunisaki]

Gravitation was pretty generic for a love story, so I really wouldn't put that into that category. Turn Shuichi into a girl, and it is something done every year, just with different character professions.

[Shikamarunara2]

Bi Guy Who Loves Yaoi ^^ it is sexy! mmm..... Yaoi <3<3<3

[wildlionmind]

Mind if I join?...but Im not a guy though...it's cool to be able to talk about what I deeply love [yaoi] with you guys while others keep saying s.h.i.t. about it...they're such a.s.s.holes...really!!!!

[Ed-Kun]

Im a straight guy who likes shounen Ai. But i mostly like deep romance and lots of hugging and kissing in it.

[animeotaku99]

I like shota stuff, like "pico no chiko "

[Ed-Kun]

I like shota stuff, like "pico no chiko "

I kinda like shota but it depends on what it is.

[sinful_angel]

I'm strait and I just get bored then read anything realy.

[VidelCoolGirl]

Mind if I join?...but Im not a guy though...it's cool to be able to talk about what I deeply love [yaoi] with you guys while others keep saying s.h.i.t. about it...they're such a.s.s.holes...really!!!!

No bypassing the censor. But its pretty late already.

[KatayokuのTenshi]

No bypassing the censor. But its pretty late already.

I don't think she's coming back.

[xxhopingtearsxx]

Ignoring five million pages (not literally) of text, I want to say that I am a male and I am into Yaoi. It just seems hot! O_O;

[Neocraven]

Oh, there's plenty, I think! ^^; Including myself... although I'm a bit more into shotacon... I do love yaoi too! And yuri, and hentai... XD

I also prefer shotacon...but I am also a fan of yaoi! Just curious, does anyone have that Death Note yaoi game? It's called something like DN.d Poison...or something...I can't remember.

[Neocraven]

i love teh yaoi boys!!! and i am a boy too! i probably lk it so much 'cause i'm gay. but i like shoujo-ai and het couples too
Same here. ^_^

[Milky Mixer]

Yknow, this thread has been here for 4 years... and I went back to the very first page, went through the whole thing, and realized I never posted in it. LOL!

Gay man here, likes some yaoi... more into the BL stuff like Eerie Queerie and Yami no Matsuei and Earthian and Loveless where there's some other thing going on in the story besides just the BL elements... I find a lot of the one-shot stuff that DMP puts out to be really trite and most of it just looks like it's the same thing. So I don't buy much yaoi.

As a side note, I kinda cracked up at how many posts in this thread showed the poster had only made 1 or 2 posts on AN altogether. Where did these people go? They just showed up, posted in this thread that they liked yaoi, and then disappeared? Found that funny. I also wonder how many of the "I'm bi" posters from years ago decided they were gay afterall and not bi. Also, a lot of familiar posters that I haven't seen on the boards in awhile. Admittedly, I go through periods where I don't post for awhile, then get post-happy and start spreading my postyness all over AN.

One other thing that stuck out to me somewhere along this thread, which was commented on a few years back (LOL) I think by Dazzlekitty is the way yaoi guys are always these slick beautiful hairless men. Me, I like a guy with hair on his chest. Are there any hairy guys in yaoi/BL manga (and I don't mean the gross fat hairy sadist type of guys who rape the poor little ukes... I mean a cute, hot, normal yaoi guy with some hair on his bod...)?

[kittynboi]

Wow, this thread is still here. I have no clue if I posted or not, since I didn't want to sift through the whole thing.

[magicalgirlj]

unless you count Lussuria from Katekyo Hitman Reborn I dont know any yaoi fan boys. I am a girl who like yuri, anybody else like that?

[Sora N]

unless you count Lussuria from Katekyo Hitman Reborn I dont know any yaoi fan boys. I am a girl who like yuri, anybody else like that?

Yep, I’m a female that love’s Yuri (and yep, I’m a lesbian^_^ ) I also love Yaoi.:naughty:

[Mc Pain]

If men are into yaoi, they are gay.

[goddessofanime]

unless you count Lussuria from Katekyo Hitman Reborn I dont know any yaoi fan boys. I am a girl who like yuri, anybody else like that?


I actually prefer yuri. And I'm a girl.

[magicalgirlj]

If men are into yaoi, they are gay.

just because a man reads yaoi does not mean he is gay

[Spadesy]

I'm not into either, but if I were into one, it'd be yuri.

[DiaxoYomi]

If men are into yaoi, they are gay.
That seems extremely narrow minded to say such a thing.

[Old Ape Face]

I actually prefer yuri. And I'm a girl.

But that's also obligatory, that goes with the whole acceptance factor for gay/bi sexual woman.

[DiaxoYomi]

Well, I'm very proud to hear that you know exactly how human beings work then ^^. Please, enlighten the world with your superior knowledge about how humanity works.

[Old Ape Face]

Me enlighten? Heh humanity is whatever you take it to be. It can be contradictory in itself, or it can be exactly the way you think it is.

I don't really understand the motives behind some of humanities most outrageous movements (War, religion, power, dictatorship), perhaps I'm think way too astronomical.

[Arnold]

For those guys here who aren't gay or bi- what exactly is the appeal of yaoi to you? Not judging or anything, just wondering.

[goddessofanime]

But that's also obligatory, that goes with the whole acceptance factor for gay/bi sexual woman.

I'ts not that I"m gay or bi-sexual. It's just I prefer the art and stories better. I think they're done much better than from what I've read/seen of yaoi.


Except Gravitation. That was actually pretty good.

[~ANIME FAN~]

I think, that when in anime, it is beautiful, and when in a life Muck

[amadeo]

I think, that when in anime, it is beautiful, and when in a life Muck

Wow, not judgmental or anything, are you.
And, yeah, there are men who enjoy yaoi, why not? Every person likes various things for various reasons...

[Rick]

Well... Let's start at the beginning. What a nonsense statement, but i need to get in the mood to write, it's about 6 AM after all and I'm quite drunk :p

The first "yaoi" i've ever watched was Junjou Romantica, meanwhile i've watched Yami No Matsuei and Okane Ga Nai.
I have to admit that i was rather hesitant in the first place, thinking about "oh can i really watch this without considering myself gay?!"
But now I'm feeling safe enough to say that I'm straight hetero and nevertheless enjoying (some) yaoi.
There are still some restrictions left, i've tried to watch enzai - falsely accused which was really way too graphic and violent, I just couldn't stand it, thus leading to my personal conclusion:

I don't watch yaoi because i am turned on by BL.
I like the way romantic relationships are being displayed in the yaoi i've watched so far. I just find the emotional bonds more deep and desirable than those i've seen in straight romance animes, even if i wish for myself to eventually get to this state with a woman.
(Please leave all this "forced" stuff which is partially included aside)

Does anyone expect or ask for a psychological more funded explanation for this?

Well, perhaps I can post something more productive then, but this could take me some time, exploring my inner self etc. :)

[Shaka Beach]

Im a guy

i like yaoi but i prefer yuri

[Scarred]

My friend TEM is extremely straight but he can't get enough of Yaoi. He loves the sex and love chemistry. Its like Taboo for him so its interesting. Me personally can't get into it. But i'm up for some Yuri and Hentai! =D

[FayeValentine]

Personally I think it's wonderful if a straight guy feels comfortable watching yaoi. It's similar to guys being comfortable watching Brokeback Mountain, which is an excellent movie if you give it a chance! I bet my boyfriend would watch yaoi with me if I asked him...good idea ;)

[GoldMineGutted]

I'm a dude, I'm not gay, but read and watch yaoi from time to time.

[Endymion]

I've been reading the Animenation forums for years now... and WHY is there always various versions of this thread.

Some guys (gay & straight guys) read/watch yaoi. FACT.

Can we all move on now?

[mokaisun]

Well I find it a bit akward but once I really start to sit down and watch it there is just one thing that pops up into my head...I CAN'T STOP WATCHING!!

(The amazing thoughts that come out of Mokaisun's head)

[Drexxo]

I'm into yaoi, but I am as straight as a ruler. So, yeah. Also I am a guy myself, but I love the style of artwork.

[KatayokuのTenshi]

I've been reading the Animenation forums for years now... and WHY is there always various versions of this thread.

It's probably the same thread.

[Novak]

Im straight and I love to read yaoi manga, nothing wrong with that. I just find it interesting, and some are intense. haha.

[Zune]

Personally I think it's wonderful if a straight guy feels comfortable watching yaoi. It's similar to guys being comfortable watching Brokeback Mountain, which is an excellent movie if you give it a chance! I bet my boyfriend would watch yaoi with me if I asked him...good idea ;)

Brokeback Mountain was alright, but I wouldn't call it excellent by any stretch.

People said it was a very progressive movie about gay rights, but gay rights had nothing to do with it. In fact, the movie was pretty insulting to homosexuals because as soon as Jake Gyllenhall had sex with Heath Ledger, they were "In Love". Geez, what kind of message does that send about homosexuality? "Have sex with a complete stranger of the same sex and you two will be soul mates, because homosexuals introduce themselves to each other by having sex with one another."

Of course, this post has nothing to do with the thread, but I had to get that off my chest.

[crystal_synths]

You know sexuality is always such a tricky thing...
I believe that people should be happy as who they are and what they do!
It took me several years to figure out how horrible I have become...being more like what society wanted to shape me into...
My point is that Sexuality should have no boundaries...whether you love someone of the same sex or different, it should be the same love
Yaoi shows us how important it is to treasure love at any age and with anyone you choose..
Don`t get me wrong I started watching yaoi because I was curious, and later found out that it is much like the romance mangas I read with `straight love`... Basically Yaoi somehow educated me..:)
I also noticed that the Japanese culture is in fact more accepting of homosexuality...

*remember being in love is not about the process (intercourse), it is about showing your love for `another human being`

I decided to not categorize myself in sexuality.....I am just simply me
p.s. thnx for listening to my rant!!!

[crystal_synths]

Brokeback Mountain was alright, but I wouldn't call it excellent by any stretch.

People said it was a very progressive movie about gay rights, but gay rights had nothing to do with it. In fact, the movie was pretty insulting to homosexuals because as soon as Jake Gyllenhall had sex with Heath Ledger, they were "In Love". Geez, what kind of message does that send about homosexuality? "Have sex with a complete stranger of the same sex and you two will be soul mates, because homosexuals introduce themselves to each other by having sex with one another."

Of course, this post has nothing to do with the thread, but I had to get that off my chest.



Totally AGREED!!! I was actually surprised how some people are being more accepting of the gay community. A guy in my english class last year actually did a how project and essay about homosexuality and masculinity. I was not 100% about his sexuality, but the class of 50 students seemed to accept the strifes of the gay community (well the majority of the class did).
But to your point.... It is true how being gay is only portrayed as being sexually active with the same sex...and falling in love because of that...
We as the future generation must understand that the media is putting out sterotypes and lies about many things, such as homoxseuality...
I am glad you pointed that out about Brokeback Mountain!
p.s. I have never watched the movie Brokeback Mountain because of how the portrayal of a difficult life one will have being homosexual!!! such a disappointment:( ...so read or watch your YAOIS because most are very well thought out!!

[Maxximo]

Well, I liked Loveless don't know if it true yaoi… and yes I am a guy.

[Spoonsnuggle]

i am a guy, straight as a ruler, and i tend to stray from yaoi. i will every now and then read something close to it like loveless or legal drug, but nothing serious, sorry. i will also every now and then read shojo, but not very often because i usually hate the artwork with some exceptions like fruits basket. loving yuri, ecchi, and harem!

[Maka Albarn]

I know plenty of males whom are into yaoi. :D

[Chopper]

I'm straight and Male and i also read Yaoi sometimes, it's no bigggie, if a plot is good, i'm interested.

[Sakuya Yoru]

I love yaoi anime and manga but it has to have a good story or I wont like. Hardcore or not doesn't matter. I'm bi but I have a girlfriend that love yaoi. XD

[xoPeachyMomo]

Into yaoi, and as gay as it gets.

[The Million Dollar Prons]

Into yaoi, and as gay as it gets.


Finally someone agrees with my personal philosophy.

[swish]

I'm bisexual and I've only read yaoi a little bit. I did because even though I'm very androgynous/feminine, I am attracted to the same thing, and yaoi has some of that. But really I can't get into it for some reason.

[Sukisho87]

I love yaoi. I don't know what I'd do with myself otherwise. haha. But, I'm gay, and love anime, so it's kind of expected for me to like yaoi, right?!

[Cacoethes]

This one wishes to announce their attachment to Anime and Manga, but especially close to the heart is Yaoi. Also, this one is male.

[The Million Dollar Prons]

This one wishes to announce their attachment to Anime and Manga, but especially close to the heart is Yaoi. Also, this one is male.

Why are you talking like you just came back from a Gorean BDSM festival?

[♣♥Kitten♠♦]

This one wishes to announce their attachment to Anime and Manga, but especially close to the heart is Yaoi. Also, this one is male.

Why are you talking like you just came back from a Gorean BDSM festival?

It sounds like a translator software mistake, Could be that the person doesn't use English as a first language.

On topic, I am a guy and I do like yaoi, Shonen ai preferred but its a sub genre for yaoi, At least right now it is. Meanings and genres change so much so I'm probably wrong. :P

[Oxygen]

are you telling me that such guys exist O_O" ?
im sooo dating one of the people who said yes here ;P

[Melion]

Well, I gotta admit. I recently started reading a yaoi manga called Vassalord and I think it's good. The makeout scenes don't gross me out (I kiss guys on the cheeks so no biggie).

Yaoi hentai is not really for me though. :lol:

[LoveTenshi]

I'm a guy whose totally into yaoi. . . love how hott it gets.

[firespot]

Ooh ooh! pick me! Pick me!! XD

I am male and I like Yaoi, but I am not straight. So I would assume that has something to do with it XD

I really love how Yaoi show's so much emotion.

[A Dead Spy]

How could I have possibly missed this huge gem of a thread?

Yes, my posting here entails exactly what you'd expect. It kind of comes as no surprise that I'm into yaoi when I've known far too many fangirls as a result of my cosplaying hobby.

[goddessofanime]

There's surprisingly a lot of men who like yaoi :D

[xXkielstaXx]

so yeah, i was curious about this yaoi stuff
i didn't know about this until a friend of mine which is a hardcore fujoshi
introduced me to this weird stuff ^^a;;
seriously i didn't like yaoi from the start because im a straight guy and I know it.

but then, I was , uhh i dunno, got curious ? or whatever
started to read some yaoi mangas
and uhh i find them interesting :I

darn it. i don't want this happening to me.
I'm still a straight guy right? I even have a girlfriend
so yeah. I hope i find some straight guys here who are into this kind of thing
because I do not know if this is natural ^^a;;

[FujoshiFTW]

I'm not really all that surprised at the amount of males that like yaoi here and all around the world. I mean, for most yaoi fansites, the moderator/administrator are mostly male.

[icypop2011]

Wow that is the most replies I have seen on any forum, anime or otherwise.

[Arch-Defender]

I guess you could say I'm into yaoi in that I don't mind watching a series that as some of even centers around it (when it comes to romantic stories I really don't care about trivial details like that (sexes of the couple, huge age gap between the two, familial bonds...) as long as the romance is well portrayed). Though I haven't watch hentai yaoi yet.

[Eli]

Hello, it is I, me, a male bisexual. I love yaoi. LOVE yaoi. Yuri and Hentai as well.