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Let’s talk about Fujoshi Bait at FujoCon!
I’ll be talking about Fujoshi Bait this weekend! Hope you can listen!
Fujojocast no. 15 – Diversity through Futekiya
In this episode of Fujojocast, I’m joined by Emma Hanashiro from @futekiya and we talk about how their website aims to help diversify our BL reading needs.
The gift of BL on #Blush801
Today would have been the Blush Convention. For years, as organisers, we’ve sought to find ways to hold the con as close to 801 yet schedules fail…
Spotlight: Kumota Haruko
For #BLush801, I focus my spotlight on Kumota Haruko’s works and the different reasons why her adorable works are worth the journey.
Did they say a BL party on 801!?!
This new normal should not stop us from celebrating boys love culture! So join us celebrate BL this 801 with #BLush801
Fujojocast No. 14: When Asian Fans Socially Distance because of Cultural Tensions in Fandom
In case you missed the memo, fandom is not a safe place, especially for BIPOC fans. It’s something that we Asian fans have been keenly aware of since…
On the Bitches of Boys Love: the pornographic response of Japan’s rotten women
Who knew that one day I will write an academic article which made me read quite a lot of nasty boys love manga. But that is life.
Fujojocast No. 13: A Thai BL Primer with Thomas Baudinette
Fujojocast returns with Dr. Thomas Baudinette, as he gives me a primer on Thai BL!
Fujojocast #12: Gay Manga Dialogues with Thomas Baudinette (Part 2)
I am finally back from check republic ((as my students call final markings)) with the second part of my conversation with Thomas Baudinette on gay manga. In the…
Talks on democratising youth media and glocal dÅjin works
Hello! It’s been a while! Since I last posted, I’ve done so many things like pass my thesis, prepare a conference, and uproot my life from Australia. It’s…
46. Welcome to the Ballroom by Takeuchi Tomo
Welcome to the Ballroom’s gonna be an anime and I can’t help but feel overly excited. At a time when lesser known sports, such as figure skating and…
The 2017 Dangerous Boys Love (BL) Manga
2016 was quite surreal as seemingly impossible things just got real. From the deaths of our cultural heroes to the figure skating anime we never realised we actually…
My favourite manga reads in 2016
2016. What a year. It’s been a tough year for many of us and personally, it was a challenging one. I was so busy with the last…
The BL Manga Starter Kit
I’d like to think of this BL Starter Kit as Pandora’s Box. When Airin raised the idea to me, I was obscenely curious over what she had to…
Pooling Recs for a  BL Starter Kit List
Asking me what BL to read is like asking me how I like my eggs for breakfast — I’ve got my favourite but I also like changing it…
Thanks for your contributions to the 2016 BL Webcomic Rec List!
If you haven’t read the 2016 BL Webcomic Recs, now (or maybe the weekend) is the perfect time to do so! While I’ve had my list for this…
2016 BL Webcomic Rec List
Whether it’s raining or I’m burning under the summer sun, I will not miss out on this year’s rec list! […]
Let’s party, fujojo! It’s 801 (yaoi) no hi!
Hey fujojos! Happy Yaoi no Hi!! If you’ve been abstaining from your delusional thoughts over boys falling in love, then […]
44. Oshaberi wa asagohan no ato de
I sometimes wonder if becoming a historian is just a haughty excuse to “gossip†on people’s lives. Well, technically, they’re dead but, not gonna lie, I love reading…
43. Doukyuusei by Nakamura Asumiko.
I got my DVD of Doukyuusei last week. To be honest, I didn’t want to get the DVD. I mean, yes, I wanted to watch the film. I was…
BLush is at your service this July!
BLush, Philippine’s BL convention, is back for another round of BL fun this coming 9 July 2016! This year’s con is leveling up with a bigger and badder…
42. Minori no Te (Minori’s Hand) by Scarlet Beriko
A friend of mine and I were once talking about the value of hands in BL. Yaoi hands aside, we were wondering how there are some writers who…
10 awesomesauce manga from 2015
2015 came and went so fast and I feel like I haven’t read enough manga. OTL. More like, I feel […]
41. Fire! by Hideko Mizuno
Hello! It’s been a while. ; w; Super sorry for my recent inactivity. I’ve been weaning from social media and such and its mostly due to the fact…
40. Dusk in Kalevia
Dusk in Kalevia turns out to be as mythical as I have imagined, if not more. The story of two ‘men’ caught at odds in a brewing revolution…
Hot 2015 BL Webcomic Rec List!
Hey guys! Happy 801, Yaoi no Hi! /o/ As a gift to all of you, I’ve finally compiled the 2015 BL Webcomic Rec List from all you…
Winners for 801BLRec!
People have spoken and Random.org has done the hard work of pick out the winners. Congratulations to PotatoeOverlord, Trenna Schram, and Kawaii_Mess!! If you guys won and want…
Calling for recs for the 2015 BL Webcomic Rec List
SO! Another year has passed. What happened to 2014? I was doing research shenanigans and I missed celebrating 801 as well as updating this lovely BL list. That…
Blush Petite in Manila this August
The last few months felt like I went around the world in 90 days. I can never apologise enough for […]
39. Yatamomo
Sometimes, you just can’t help but fall in love with a bad boy. That's what happens to Yata in Harada's Yatamomo.
38. Sayonara, Sorcier
There was a time when nobody knew who Vincent Van Gogh was. Nowadays, everybody knows about him. And in different versions too (like the Dr. Who Van Gogh…
Nakamura Asumiko’s Doukyuusei (Classmates) is getting an anime!
So good things happened yesterday and one of which was this announcement that A-1 pictures, the studio behind Persona and […]
37. Zucca x Zuca
Oh! Funky Sunshine~~!! Zucca x Zuca by Haruna Lemon is possibly the best manga for Takarazuka 101!
Manga and the Mangaesque: Women’s Manga Conference in Manila
A new year just started and it’s already quite hectic! For those in Manila, did you guys know that there’s a Manga conference happening in Manila? Manga scholars…
The Dangerous BL of 2015
It’s awesome to start the new year with some BL and I’m more than happy to share to you the list of most dangerous BL in 2015 from…
Manga Resolution for 2015: All about Josei
As I was writing down my favourite reads of last year, I sat back and wondered, how much attention did […]
Favorite Manga Reads for 2014
2014 was a very busy year for me. The bulk of my research was done during this year and in terms of manga reading, I actually spent more…
C87 Envy
Comic Market 87 (C87) is happening and I’m having the C87 blues. With all my favourite circles announcing all their […]
36. In Clothes Called Fat
I knew exactly what the book was going to talk about and I wanted to see how Moyoco Anno would pull off this fragile title about women and…