This episode we’re discussing the romance(?) genre(s?) of Yaoi, Danmei, and BL. We talk about tropes, themes, shelving, not understanding fiction from other cultures, and more! Plus: We probably make a bunch of mistakes about what we talk about.

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In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray 🦇 | Jam Edwards

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Things We Read (or tried to…)

• Little Mushroom, vol. 1: Judgment Day by Shisi
• Stars of Chaos, vol. 1 by Priest
• Thousand Autumns, vol. 1 by Meng Xi Shi, translated by Faelicy
• The Husky and His White Cat Shizun, vol. 1 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou
• Only the Flower Knows, vol. 1 by Rihito Takarai, translated by Kimiko Kotani
• The Cat Proposed by Dentō Hayane
• 10 Dance, vol. 1 by Satoh Inoue
• My Love Mix-Up!, vol. 1 & vol. 2 by Wataru Hinekure and Aruko, translated by Jan Cash
• Given, vol. 1 by Natsuki Kizu
• The Snake Who Loved a Sparrow by Nna Natsuo, translated by Katie Kimura
• BL Metamorphosis, vol. 1 by Kaori Tsurutani, translated by Jocelyne Allen
• No. 6, vol. 1 by Atsuko Asano and Hinoki Kino
• MabuSasa, vol. 1 by Nanase

Other Media We Mentioned

• A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
• Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, vol. 1 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, translated by Suika
• Manner of Death by Sammon, translated by Patcharida Chaowalit
• Heartstopper, vol. 1 by Alice Oseman
• Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat
• Fence, vol. 1  by C.S. Pacat and Johanna the Mad
• Check, Please!, vol. 1 by Ngozi Ukazu
• Gravitation by Maki Murakami (Wikipedia)
• They Both Die at the End  by Adam Silvera
• Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wikipedia)
• Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas
• Circulating Ideas episode 268: That Night in the Library by Eva Jurczyk – Summer Reading Spectacular

Links, Articles, and Things

• Yaoi (Wikipedia)
• Yaoi fandom (Wikipedia)
• Danmei (Wikipedia)
• Boys’ Love: The History and Transformation of BL in Asia
• Intro to ”BL with AKIKO” : Who is Akiko and why is scanlation bad?
• Clamp (manga artists) (Wikipedia)
• Yuu Watase (Wikipedia)
• Wuxia (Wikipedia)
• Queerbaiting (Wikipedia)
• Bara (genre) (Wikipedia)
• Sailor Moon: The Complicated Romance of Sailor Uranus & Sailor Neptune
• Tiny Tails, Big Adventure | Bloomburrow Official Trailer | Magic: The Gathering
• Cardcaptor Sakura (Wikipedia)
• Gravity Falls (Wikipedia)
• Alan Cumming (Wikipedia)
• Eddie Izzard (Wikipedia)
• Yuri (Wikipedia)

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Join us again on Tuesday, August 20th it’s time for our Summer Media Update! What have we been reading, playing, listening to, etc. over the summer?

Then on Tuesday, September 3rd it’s time for episode 200 and we’ll be talking about Library fiction!