![]() Gay men in Japan generally ignore BL stories, preferring different, often explicit manga. In Dakaishi: I’m Being Harassed by the Sexiest Man of the Year (2018), rising actor Junta lives in a spacious apartment in Tokyo that Crown Prince Fumihito would have trouble affording. Stories involving adults often move from the office to never-never lands of penthouse boudoirs and romantic destinations. Special assignments, overtime and after-hours office drinking parties offer 20-something professionals with opportunities for sparks to fly. The teen-agers bond over manga, music, video games and movies. There are tales about crushes between tall high school senpai (upper classman) and cute kohai (lower classman). Most BL romances follow familiar patterns. ![]() But the stories are created by women for female audiences. ![]() Also referred to as yaoi or shounen-ai, BL depicts romances between beautiful young men with long legs, large eyes and cascading points of hair. This curious genre first appeared about 45 years ago and has grown steadily in popularity, spreading to the US, Thailand and South Korea. Many gay characters appear in Boy’s Love or “BL” manga, animated films and novelizations.
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