{"id":2281,"date":"2018-05-22T12:30:41","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T04:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.punkednoodle.com\/champloo\/?p=2281"},"modified":"2018-05-28T16:20:33","modified_gmt":"2018-05-28T08:20:33","slug":"2018yabaibl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.punkednoodle.com\/champloo\/2018\/05\/22\/2018yabaibl\/","title":{"rendered":"The polarised “dangerous” boys love manga of 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2017 came like a hurricane and I have not left. Just when I thought I’d have a little break to write something for this blog, I’m swept away by strong currents of school work, papers, and other things. I’ve been working hard to find time to settle and for some magical reason, after sleepless nights pouring through papers, I found myself some free time to write. Because you know what, I HAVE BEEN DYING TO WRITE ABOUT THE CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED AND AWARD-WINNING BL LISTS OF KONO BL GA YABAI AND CHIL-CHIL!<\/p>\n

For those who have been following these lists, OMG AREN’T THESE LISTS CRAY!?! And for those who haven’t, LET ME TELL YOU, THE LIST OF BEST BL TITLES LAST YEAR ARE CRAY! LIKE MAD FLUFFY SPICY CRAY! <\/p>\n

If there’s anything I can say about the selection of this year’s best titles, the voters and critiques behind them must be tripping on some crazy craft beer or wine. At least, I’d like to imagine that they were crazy drunk (if they were of legal age) or was trippin’ on feels (if they were not of legal age) when they casted their votes because never have I seen such a polarised selection of titles.<\/p>\n

Of course, the burden is hardly on the voters, to be honest. If anything, this deeply polarised set of BL titles just highlights the diverse array of BL works that took readers to new places and experiences of boys love. As I told a good friend, some of these titles were selected not because they were great or that they necessarily ascribe to common notions of boys love. More than anything, these titles were selected because they were interesting. <\/div>\n

Best BL Titles of 2018 via Kono BL ga Yabai and Chil-Chil BL Awards 2017<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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1<\/td>\nMomo to Manji by Sakura Sawa<\/td>\nLife senj\u00c5\u008d na bokura by Tokukura Miya<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nSaezuru tori wa habatakunai by Yoneda Kou<\/td>\nNiichan by Harada<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nKashikomarimashita Destiny ~ Answer by Sachimo<\/td>\nBokura no shokutaku by Mita Ori<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nLife senj\u00c5\u008d na bokura by Tokukura Miya<\/td>\nSayonara, Alpha by Ichinashi Kimi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nYatamomo by Harada<\/td>\nYoidore koi wo sezu by Hashimoto Aoi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nYoung Good Boyfriend by Dayoo<\/td>\nGelateria supernova royal vanilla by Kitahara Rii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nROMEO by Watanabe Asia<\/td>\nBoku no omawari-san by Nyama<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nKimagura na Jaguar by Unohana<\/td>\nAi to Makoto by Moriyo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nNiichan by Harada<\/td>\nYoung Good Boyfriend by Dayoo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nBlue Morning (Yuutsu na Asa) by Hidaka Shoko<\/td>\nKazoku ni narou by Kurahashi Tomo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nCanis the Speaker by ZAKK<\/td>\nKimagura na Jaguar by Unohana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nCoyote by Ranmaru Zariya<\/td>\nMe o tojite mo hikari ha mieru yo by Marukido Maki<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nT\u00c5\u008dr\u00c5\u008d no Ori by Psychedelico<\/td>\nJealousy by Scarlet Berico<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nJealousy by Scarlet Berico<\/td>\nIndigo no kibun by Marukido Maki<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nSabi no yume by Kuma Yoyoyo<\/td>\nSupernatural\/Jam by Etsuko<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nHaru wa kimi ni sasayaku by Kinoshita Keiko<\/td>\nRikaidekinai kare to no koto by Wan Shimako<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nSayonara, Alpha by Ichinashi Kimi<\/td>\nAka no teatre by Ogawa Chise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nAka no teatre by Ogawa Chise<\/td>\nKimi wa natsu na no ka by Furuya Nagisa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nBokura no shokutaku by Mita Ori<\/td>\nEto Irokoiz\u00c5\u008dshi by Matsuo Isami<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nEto Irokoiz\u00c5\u008dshi by Matsuo Isami<\/td>\nBokura ga koi o ushinau riy\u00c5\u00ab by itz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Polarised BL of 2017: Reimagining \u00c5\u008dd\u00c5\u008d<\/h3>\n
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In this year’s list, I’ve come to realise that capturing the interests of BL fans has become a gargantuan task. Last year<\/a>, I mentioned that readers were looking for complex, at times problematic, narratives that break the typical boys love formula. What Japanese scholars refer to as \u00c5\u008dd\u00c5\u008d<\/em> (noble path), the “holy” formula of BL (seme x uke), is seen as the foundation of every BL story in Japan. You can think of straightforward, cute, vanilla romances such as D\u00c5\u008dky\u00c5\u00absei<\/em> by Nakamura Asumiko<\/a> as one of the recent and purest representations of this \u00c5\u008dd\u00c5\u008d<\/em>. That said, BL has a history that spans forty years and I think BL has reached a new point of saturation. BL fans are thirsty for a new reimagining of BL’s \u00c5\u008dd\u00c5\u008d<\/em>. <\/div>\n
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The polarized selection of BL’s best in 2017 highlights fans’ thirst for “interesting” BL titles. And readers’ definition of interesting this year is quite exceptional. From lifelong romances to childhood obsessions, the selections this year highlight the extremes of the genre. Nothing is too safe, too boring, or too sweet as the selected stories are mired with twists and turns that whets the fantasies of fervent boys love fans.<\/div>\n
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At this point, I’ll be using my friend’s rating system of “spice” in order to describe some of the titles in this list, because seriously, some are sickeningly sweet while others burn your tongue that you lose your sense of taste. Don’t be surprised if comfy favourites that ended last year did not even make the top twenty. Again, we’re looking at a market who needs to be constantly intrigued and excited. This is an audience hungry for new flavours. <\/div>\n
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The top selections of Kono BL ga Yabai<\/a> <\/em>and Chil-Chil’s BL Awards<\/a><\/em> highlight this polarity. Kono BL ga Yabai<\/em> selected Momo to Manji<\/em><\/a>, a romance between a dateotoko (the Tokugawa version of a ‘dandy’) and a wandering kagema (a male prostitute), by Sakura Sawa as its best BL of the year. Meanwhile, Chil-Chil’s BL Awards<\/em> selected Life senj\u00c5\u008d no bokura<\/em>, a story about a lifelong romance between best friends, by Tokokura Miya. These two titles bear similarities but stand at the opposite ends of BL’s \u00c5\u008dd\u00c5\u008d<\/em>.<\/div>\n
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Momo to Manji<\/em> captures the hedonism of Edo culture which unearths the harsh realities of love and affection in a deeply commodified society. While Sakura Sawa’s opulent illustrations of Edo life is extraordinarily beautiful, her story is bittersweet, especially when she explores the kagema’s narrative. She draws deeply sexual scenes in an effort to imitate nanshoku<\/em> depicted in ukiyo-e. While Edo romances are nothing new in BL, Sakura Sawa’s detailed illustration of this period and the poetry she weaves into the narrative was highly appreciated by Kono BL ga Yabai<\/em> readers. One fan would even note the title’s “authenticity” since it captures Japanese “homosexual” traditions.<\/div>\n
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While I don’t necessarily agree to this authenticity, especially when it’s used in the argument of LGBT histories in Japan, I do agree that Momo to Manji<\/em> manages to capture the complex eroticism of nanshoku<\/em>, at least with how it was commercialised and romanticised during the Edo period. Still, while the visuals and romance of Momo to Manji<\/em> make it a lovely read, it is a hard bitter pill to swallow. This is not the case for Life senj\u00c5\u008d no bokura<\/em>. <\/div>\n
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Chil-<\/em>chil’s selection for Best BL, Life senj\u00c5\u008d no bokura<\/em>, is unlike their previous selections such as Ten Count<\/em> and Saezuru <\/em>tori wa <\/em>habatakunai. Tokokura Miya’s love story is BL envisioned like the Game of Life. It follows the usual narrative of friends finding love in their youth, reality coming in the way of their love, and time healing all wounds. This life-long love affair banks on readers’ familiarity with the genre. Perhaps what made it appealing to readers is how it gave them closure\u00e2\u20ac\u201dliterally. Unlike the mad romance of Momo to Manji<\/em>, this title is sickeningly romantic and perhaps readers needed this at a time when new genres are challenging notions of romance.<\/div>\n

“Dangerous” BL Trends<\/h3>\n
In a recent lecture I gave at BlushCon<\/a> in Manila, I noted how fascinating it is to be a BL reader right now because of the diverse works emerging from the genre. And while there are pockets of the internet that still abhor BL since they feel the genre is still defined by World’s Greatest First Love<\/em><\/a>, WELL, you may or may not like what BL has to offer altogether last year. <\/div>\n
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The most prominent trends of 2017 are historical\/retro romances, happy endings, omegaverse, and pornographic BL. All these themes bear similarities to fanworks. For one, Sakura Sawa, Harada, and Ogeretsu Tanaka come from the d\u00c5\u008djinshi<\/em> tradition and they carried with them the qualities that made their work known in fandom. To a certain extent, even the popularity of omegaverse in global fandom has transformed Japan’s BL landscape. <\/div>\n
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Looking back, it’s apparent that fans are enjoying the retro aesthetic that was popularised in all forms of media in the last year. From the 80s sh\u00c5\u008djo look of Ganbare, Nakamura-<\/em><\/a>kun by Syundei and Gakuen Tengoku<\/em> by Hideyoshico, to the Edo-aesthetics of Sakura Sawa, and the more popular Taisho or early Showa aesthetics seen in works such as Blue Morning<\/em><\/a> and T\u00c5\u008dr\u00c5\u008d no Ori<\/em> by Psychedlico, readers are enjoying stories that take them to a different time and place.<\/div>\n
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While I too love immersing in some historical fantasy, I take issue in how some people read more into these titles and take them as representative of historical Japanese gayness when it is not. I think some are reading into this as an opportunity to validate BL as part of Japan’s queer history but for all the wrong reasons. This merits a longer entry but for now, know that this retro aesthetic was appreciated last year. <\/div>\n
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Based on the top twenty list, omegaverse is now a formidable theme in boys love. Fusion Product’s Omegaverse Project anthologies<\/a> played an important role in bringing this trope to a wider audience in Japan. Two years after their anthology’s launch, their works are now recognised by fans with series such as Kashikomarimashita Destiny~Answer<\/em><\/a> by Sachimo and Ai to Makoto<\/em><\/a> by Moriyo voted as some of the best BL from last year.<\/div>\n
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Perhaps what people would find troublesome is the popularity of another omegaverse title, Sayonara Alpha<\/em><\/a>, the story of a high-school omega who realised that his destined alpha is an elementary school child. NOW, BEFORE YOU CALL CHILD SERVICES, know that the title was done with some restraint but nonetheless, I can imagine that fans appreciated the new BL dynamics that omegaverse offers. <\/div>\n
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Now pornographic, what my friend refers to as “too spicy for me,” BL works has really reached mainstream in BL. I think women are becoming increasingly comfortable with these voyeuristic reading experiences but they also demand good narrative to come along with it. In fact, these pornographic BL operates quite differently from the senseless mayo-lubricated yaoi titles that existed in the early 2000s. These pornographic titles are quite informed in terms of techniques that really whets readers’ desires. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll have to explain this with greater detail someday but for now, let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just say that these BL works are hotter than ever. ALSO, the amount of nipples on the covers of these titles are insane. Beyond favourites such as Yatamomo<\/a> <\/em>by Harada and Jealousy<\/em> by Scarlet Berico, fans also loved Marukido Maki with her works Me o tojite hikari wa mieru yo<\/em> and Indigo no kibun<\/em>. <\/div>\n
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What I find particularly fascinating in BL is how readers voted for different iterations of happiness in BL. Sure, titles such as Bokura no shokutaku<\/em> <\/a>by Mita Ori and Kazoku ni narou yo<\/em><\/a> by Kurahashi Tomo redefines happiness by giving some sense of “family” in many of these BL relationships. Lonely ojisans? Hell yeah! Young Good Boyfriend<\/em><\/a> by Dayoo and Boku no Omawari-san<\/em> <\/a>certainly know how love between younger semes and ojisans take more than ten years. While there’s so much love and happiness going on in these titles, I am just as fascinated by stories that offer a twisted sense of happiness. <\/div>\n
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Harada’s Niichan <\/em><\/a>is problematic title that showcases “happiness” that stems from trauma. It is the most unnerving title I read last year but I actually love the question Harada raises in this title. What kind of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153happiness\u00e2\u20ac\u009d can satisfy a BL reader’s fantasy? Would a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153ruined\u00e2\u20ac\u009d sense of happiness give her readers satisfaction? Is this cruel end where BL\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00c5\u008dd<\/i>\u00c5\u008d should go? This title actually made me reflect on my expectations as a BL reader. It’s batshit insane and I think, looking at how it was highly regarded by both Kono BL ga Yabai<\/em> and Chil-chil<\/em>, I am certain that other also read this title in between the lines. <\/div>\n
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Best Newcomer<\/h3>\n
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The best newcomer for Kono BL ga Yabai<\/em> is Syundei’s Ganbare, Nakamura-kun<\/em> (which is now licensed by Seven Seas as Go for it, Nakamura). This school romance reminds me of Ranma1\/2<\/sup> due to its aesthetic and comedy. The other winners included CTK’s On Doorstep<\/a><\/em>, Omoimi’s Ahoero<\/a><\/em>, Kouda En’s Ore to atashi to shinsekai<\/em><\/a>, and Akira Hino’s Teikoku no kangan<\/em><\/a>.<\/div>\n
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What do these titles represent in terms of BL’s future? I honestly don’t know. Beyond Syundei’s works, I haven’t read any of them but I guess they’re quite interesting and refreshing too. At the very least, Ganbare, Nakamura-kun<\/em> brings back that pure comedic romance that’s almost sh\u00c5\u008djoesque<\/em>. <\/div>\n
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Favourites and recommendations<\/h3>\n
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Now, this list, I did say, is quite fascinating. To be honest, I have not read a lot but those that I did read make me reflect on my tastes as a BL reader. I did personally enjoy Kashikomarimashita Destiny<\/em>, Yatamomo<\/em>, and Sayonara Alpha<\/em> but I wouldn’t recommend them in a heartbeat to people. Young Good Boyfriend<\/em> and Boku no Omawari-san<\/em> has A++ oyajis so if that’s your thing, go ahead! Kimagure na Jaguar <\/em>by Unohana is always interesting. In fact, I think Unohana’s quite an underrated author and I think people should consider reading her work. <\/div>\n
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While not all the titles may have been my cup of tea, it’s fascinating to see how BL is evolving as a genre. Will there come a time when Toranoana will have a private room where I have to buy my Harada? I’ll never know! Nonetheless, I’m looking forward to what BL has to offer next time! My only concern is over time, most BL titles won’t make it to English.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This year’s best boys love manga titles are CRAY! 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