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Magazine Be × Boy
is a monthly Japanese ''yaoi'' manga magazine published by Libre. The magazine was originally launched by Biblos under the publisher Hekitensha in March 1993 until Biblos' bankruptcy in 2006. Publications In addition to ''Magazine Be × Boy'', several ongoing and defunct spin-off magazines have been published under the ''Be × Boy'' brand. Serializations ''Be × Boy'' Current * ''Don't Be Cruel'' (2006–present) * '' His Favorite'' (2008–present) * ''Dakaichi'' (2013–present) * ''Gender-Swap at the Delinquent Academy'' (2014–present) * '' Caste Heaven'' (2014–2021) Former *'' Kizuna: Bonds of Love'' (1992–2008) *''Fake'' (1994–2000) *'' Love Mode'' (1995–2003) *'' Truly Kindly'' (1997) *'' Ichigenme... The First Class is Civil Law'' (1998–2002) *'' Until the Full Moon'' (1998) *'' Menkui!'' (2000–2003) *'' Our Kingdom'' (2000–2007) *'' ...But, I'm Your Teacher'' (2001) *''Close the Last Door'' (2001–2004) *''Yellow'' (2001–2004) *'' Wild Rock'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaoi
''Yaoi'' (; ja, やおい ), also known by the ''wasei-eigo'' construction and its abbreviation , is a genre of fictional media originating in Japan that features Homoeroticism, homoerotic relationships between male characters. It is typically created by women for women and is distinct from Bara (genre), homoerotic media marketed to gay men, but it does also attract a male audience and can be produced by male creators. It spans a wide range of media, including manga, anime, drama CDs, novels, video games, television series, films, and Fan labor, fan works. "Boys' love" and "BL" are the generic terms for this kind of media in Japan and much of Asia; though the terms are used by some fans and commentators in the West, ''yaoi'' remains more generally prevalent in English. The genre originated in the 1970s as a subgenre of Shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga, or comics for girls. Several terms were used for the new genre, including , , and . The term ''yaoi'' emerged in the late 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truly Kindly
is a one-shot Japanese manga written and illustrated by Fumi Yoshinaga. Biblos released the manga in March 1997. It is licensed and published in North America by Blu Blu or BLU may refer to: Businesses and brands *Blu (Italian company), a telecommunications company *Blu Manga, an imprint of Tokyopop * blu eCigs, a brand of electronic cigarette owned by Imperial Tobacco *BLU Products, an American mobile phone m ... on August 14, 2007. Reception Pop Shock Culture's Katherine Dacey criticises the manga for her feelings of déjà vu "with its recycled character designs, clumsy socio-political lectures masquerading as conversation, and the “I didn’t realize how much I liked you until you forced yourself on me!” epiphanies that her uke characters experience". Coolstreak Cartoons's Leroy Douresseaux describes the "mix of poignancy and surprises" in the manga as "engaging". Mania.com's Danielle Van Gorder commends the manga's "character's expressions, which can convey volumes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Pistols
''Love Pistols'' (originally titled ''Sex Pistols'' in Japan) is a Japanese yaoi manga series written and illustrated by Tarako Kotobuki. The English release was renamed from the original Japanese title "Sex Pistols" to "avoid any legal trouble" with the Sex Pistols, English punk rock group of the same name. The premise of the story is that 30% of humans are not descended from apes but from other animals (these people are called "Zoomans") and they can interbreed with humans and with other male Zoomans by the use of a symbiote. Norio, an ordinary high school student discovers his Zoomanity and deals with the advances of many male Zoomans who want him to have their babies. The series previously licensed and published in English in North America by Tokyopop's BLU (company), Blu imprint is now published under Viz Media's BL imprint, SuBLime. Geneon released a series of four Drama CDs for ''Sex Pistols'' between November 27, 2004 and April 25, 2008. A two-episode original video a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Cain
is a yaoi manga by You Asagiri and serialized in '' Magazine Be-Boy'' by Biblos. Plot The story is about Shun, a young man who works very hard to live up to the memory of his older brother, who in his eyes was always better than him at everything he ever did. Shun tries his best to live up to his brother's memory, so much so that he is willing to sacrifice everything that is important to him, even at the cost of his own personal life. And suddenly, a beautiful young stranger comes into his troubled life and takes Shun on a ride down a dangerous road of love, loss, lust, guilt, passion, and taboo (places that he has never visited before in his quiet troubled life)! And this places will bring a lot of pain to Shun if he is not careful to protect himself from the danger that will come ahead of him. Shun is a young man who due to all the hard work he has done in order to live up to his big brother wants more for himself. This young man craves excitement in his life; due to this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cut (manga)
''Cut'' is a one-shot Japanese manga written and illustrated by Toko Kawai. It was serialized in Biblos's magazine, ''Magazine Be x Boy'', finishing at 5 chapters. It is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing, which released the manga through its imprint, Juné, on March 25, 2009. It is licensed in France as ''Juste au Coin de la Rue'' by Taifu Comics. Biblos released the manga on March 10, 2003. Plot Sakaguchi is in a sexual relationship with his stepfather who is abusive, but he enjoys the pain because it helps mask darker memories from his past. He then meets another student with a troubled background, who may be the person to help him stop his self-inflicted pain. Reception Coolstreak Comics' Leroy Douresseaux comments on the author's "evocative art, in which she emphasizes emotion in body language, facial expressions". Active Anime's Holly Ellingwood also comments on the manga artist's art saying, "the more serious overtones of this story give the artist a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bond(z)
is a Japanese manga anthology written and illustrated by Toko Kawai. It is licensed in North America by 801 Media which released the manga in April 2007, and in France by Taifu Comics. Reception Julie Rosato, writing for Mania Entertainment, noted that Kawai's style seems to be "characterized by long noses, large mouths and thin eyes", and that the characters look too similar to each other. Rosato enjoyed the "mature" first story, and found the last two stories "precious and angsty". Christopher Butcher praised the first story as being "really, really well put together", and felt the others in the volume were also "strong". A ''Publishers Weekly ''Publishers Weekly'' (''PW'') is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, "The International News Magazine of ...'' reviewer described the characters in the manga as being "sexy, believable charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Knight (manga)
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Kai Tsurugi. It is licensed in North America by Blu Manga, the boys love division of Tokyopop, which released the four volumes between July 2006 and February 2009 before the publisher went defunct.. Plot The Prince Christen Jeremy is sent to train at a knight's academy. Young, inexperienced and kind-hearted, he is new to the life of a knight-in-training. On his first day, Chris encounters the Black Knight, Zeke, who takes him under his wing in the academy, helping him in training and wherever he can. However, a plot seems to be simmering to assassinate the prince—and the Black Knight may be the only one who can save him. Characters Prince Christen Jeremy The youngest prince in the kingdom. Fair-haired and approximately sixteen years old, with girlish features, similar to his mother. He is attending a knights' training academy at the request of his father, the king. He is soft-hearted, thinking animals should not be hunted, if ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Rock
is an explicit yaoi manga created by Kazusa Takashima and is published in English by Blu Manga, the boys love publishing division of Tokyopop. It is published in Spain by Ediciones La Cúpula, in Italy by Kappa Edizioni, in France by Taifu Comics, and in German by Carlsen Manga. In May 2007, Wild Rock was re-released in print in Japan called the ''Libre Edition''. This volume includes a new story that is a sequel to the extra story Child Rock. Plot summary The story is set in prehistory, involving two rival tribes, the East Forest Tribe and the Lakeside Tribe and the budding romance between the leaders' sons, Emba and Yuuen. The book is divided into three parts: The first focuses on Emba and Yuuen. Yuuen is the second son to the East Forest Chief, Yuni, and seems incapable of aiding his tribe with the hunting. As they lose more of their game to the Lakeside Tribe, most specifically that Tribe heir Emba, Yuni forces Yuuen to act and gain Emba's favor, thus giving their T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellow (manga)
''Yellow'' is a four-volume yaoi manga by Makoto Tateno, published in English by Digital Manga Publishing. It tells the story of two elite drug "snatchers" (couriers), Taki and Goh, mainly about the love and adventures they share together. This manga does not involve a '' seme-uke'' relationship that is commonly present in and/or attributed to the genre of yaoi. Instead, both males are represented as equals in terms of power and physical appearance. Taki is actually presented as decidedly heterosexual Heterosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between people of the opposite sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, heterosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" ... while Goh is a homosexual. In the sexual aspect of the manga, it mainly focuses on Goh's insistent advances on Taki, and Taki's subsequent reluctance. The title "Yellow" means to represent their relationship and their job becaus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Close The Last Door
is a yaoi manga series written by Yugi Yamada. It has been adapted into an OVA directed by Tama. It is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing, which published the first volume in 2006. Plot After being best man at his best friend's (Saitou Toshihisa) wedding, Nagai Atsushi realizes that he might never be with the man he loves, Saitou. Nagai, drowning in his sorrows and hatred for the new bride then meets Honda Kenzou, another guest at the wedding, a friend of the bride's. Honda took care of Nagai when he was dead drunk and now Nagai thinks he may have feelings for both men. Things start to get complicated when Saitou's bride runs off with another man and Saitou starts hitting on Nagai. Voice Actors * Nagai Atsushi voiced by Kenichi Suzumura * Saitou Toshihisa voiced by Kouichi Toochika * Honda Kenzou voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa Staff * Director: Tama * Storyboard: Tama * Original Creator: Yugi Yamada Yūgi is a Japanese given name. It may refer to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Kingdom
''Our Kingdom'' is a yaoi manga by Naduki Koujima about the relationship of Akira Nonaka, a boy from the countryside, and his cousin, Kyle Rei Basil. It is published in English by Digital Manga Publishing. Due to the 2006 Biblos Byblos ( ; gr, Βύβλος), also known as Jbeil or Jubayl ( ar, جُبَيْل, Jubayl, locally ; phn, 𐤂𐤁𐤋, , probably ), is a city in the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. It is believed to have been first occupied between 88 ... bankruptcy, only the first six volumes have been released in English. It was commissioned by Digital Manga Publishing. Story After his maternal grandmother's death, orphan Akira Nonaka is told that he has living relatives on his father's side. His father came from the Takatou family, one of the most wealthy and influential families in Japan. Akira is brought in to compete with his cousin Rei Basil as candidates to become the future head of the Takatou family. Overwhelmed by his change of circumst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
