Jisho

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Noun
1. comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young womenColloquial, Wasei, word made in Japan, See also BLコミック, See also やおい, From English “boys love”. Wasei (word made in Japan)
  • じだい時代
  • ビー・エルBL
  • 」「
  • びーえる
  • ?」「
  • そう
  • ボーイズラブ
  • おとこのこ男の子
  • どうし同士
  • れんあい恋愛
  • あつか扱った
  • ほん
  • とか
  • こと
"It's the age of BL!" "Bee el?" "Yup, Boys' Love. Books and such dealing with romance between boys."
Wikipedia definition
2. Yaoialso known as Boys' Love, is a Japanese popular term for female-oriented fictional media that focus on homoerotic or homoromantic male relationships, usually created by female authors. As these depict males, there is an androphilic male audience as well, however manga aimed at a gay male audience is considered a separate genre.
Read “Yaoi” on English Wikipedia
Read “ボーイズラブ” on Japanese Wikipedia
Read “Yaoi” on DBpedia
Other forms
ボーイズ・ラブ

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