An Open Letter to Shoujo Manga (And You Too, Twilight!)

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To Shoujo Manga and its sisters, Yaoi Manga and Josei Manga, Please stop it. Don’t pretend you don’t know what I’m talking about. You know what you did, what you continue to do. It drove me nuts as a teenager and it’s driving me nuts now, particularly now that I work in the manga industry and have to edit manga that pull the same crap again… and again… and again… And what crap would that be? Well, to be fair, I’m sure you could dig up all sorts of “crap” when it … [Read more...]

Intro to Yaoi: Because Two Pretty Boys are Better than One

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Whether you are an outsider looking in on the strange world of anime fandom or a hardened veteran of too many Naruto-vs-Dragon-Ball wars, chances are you've heard of it in your travels: yaoi. Sometimes it's defined clearly, sometimes it's said with a scratched head and a funny look, and very often it is spat out along with words like, “fangirls”, “smutty fanfics,” and “crazy anime weeaboos.”  But what exactly is yaoi? Well, who better than a fangirl who isn't into yaoi but hangs … [Read more...]