The illustration cover for Erotoro R18. Aniya Yuiji…;q;)
LINEUP:
Aniya Yuiji
Psyche Delico
Kashio
Ichikawa Kei
Nimoda Ai
Kimura Hidesato
Mineshima Nawako
Satonishi
Yamane Musashi
Yashiko
Harada
Okada Kou (Pin-up also)
*Release of Erotoro is June 28.
I don’t check Formspring anymore so if you have any questions, please do direct it here. :v;)/
Quick questions are also answerable via Twiter or Tumblr whichever’s convenient for you.
Thank you and may all of you have a good day!
Loaded up on Kojima Lalako since I couldn’t afford not to completely read all of her works. (:3)rz
As most of you (regular readers) know, I haven’t been buying BL that much lately because of the usual reasons. Thankfully last month, my mom agreed to let me buy new (manga) releases again and as for school matters, I’m now officially a college senior this coming semester and so my aunt actually allowed me to do anything I want this summer. So of course I’m trying to give all my time to my usual hobbies although most of the time, I dwell on improving my illustration (career—sort of).
Last month, a new anthology series called X-BL announced it’s very first themed anthology “『エロほん♥ －ぶっかけ－』 (Erohon ♥ -Bukkake-)” although only the cover illustrator, Kitakami Ren, and a few details were given out.
Earlier today though, the lineup was finally announced and the illustration for the cover was finally revealed. *u*)/
(Image is from X-BL’s site. Please click the image to be redirected to their site)
Just like last year’s Erotoro, X-BL is a more erotic version to say the least. Also, the title of the book is quite self-explanatory. If you don’t know what Bukkake means since you don’t watch Japanese porn, just google it.
LINEUP:
Koshino
Kitakami Ren
Kamon Saeko
Ougi Yuzuha
Takaku Shouko
Kayuma Mimu
Aion Kiu
Abe Akane
Ootsuki Miu
Ogura Muku
Kitazawa Kyou
Kitano Megumi
Kiyomizu Hikaru(?)
Koike Marumi
Sakira
Sakurai Ryou
Satou Nishiki
Natsumizu Ritsu
Hashiba Mizu
Higashino You
Yamada Maya
Subsequently, brief details for Erotoro R18 (the second for the X-BL series) has also been announced! Most of the mangakas from Erotoro are still in (Aniya Yuiji, Kashio, Ichikawa Kei, Nimoda Ai) but ahhh Psyche Delico will be in this one!!! /;w;\ The anthology’s theme is about fetishes, btw. <3
The release for Erohon Bukkake is on May 28, Erotoro R18 is on June 28.
I made a twitter solely for BL updates and nothing else. Here everyone can be easily updated with releases and since I won’t use my Formspring anymore, all questions will be answered there in my new twitter as well. ;w;)/
For more personal questions though, please refer to my info on my sidebar for my e-mail address.
Thank you very much!
It’s still low-res but settling for this since I really want to share this cover with everyone. ;w;)/
It’s been a while since I last visited BL blogs and when I happen to stumble upon my usual BL sources, I was so ecstatic to see an upcoming release from Yamada Torico!
Quite a new feel to her usual covers isn’t it? The release date for this is on April 27.
At long last, my very first mangaka review. Initially, I planned to do this last year but then stuff happened so… .___.
Anyway, for this very first mangaka review, I’ll will briefly be talking about one of my favorite mangakas, Kojima Lalako.
From Blush Anthology‘s website:
“Someone once sang that it only takes a minute to fall in love. But we all know the truth ― it could span a second, or last a lifetime.
As a gift to fans of the genre, the first BLush fanthology “初恋: First Love,” highlights that moment boys fall in love.
The BLush fanthology is a non-profit project of the BLush Convention. This is an independent and amateur publication. The convention and its organizers holds no claim to any work submitted in our fanthology.The 2012 BLush Anthology is a fan anthology dedicated to original stories, comics, illustrations, and essays. We hope to provide an avenue for creative individuals who would like to have a space for their Boy’s Love fantasies and opinions.A printed copy was distributed during the last BLush convention. Now, we’re happy to distribute the digital edition Blush Vol. 1: First Love Anthology.
This is currently for web-only viewing but for those who wish to read it in your mobile apps, just install Issuu app in your Android mobile device. You must be signed up to Issuu or logged in with their website via your facebook account to view the file.
Enjoy the read everyone!
I can already feel everyone smiling and giggling with excitement. <3
I really do hope everyone supports Blush! ;w;)/ the organizers and contributors really did a lot of hard work into making this book possible! Not forcing you to read or anything but truly I am ! Although it will be much appreciated if you do! ;w;
Happy reading, fujoshis and fudanshis! <3
First of all, Happy New Year to everyone! I hope 2013 brings the best of luck to all of us! <3
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A few weeks ago, a good online friend of mine invited me to make an article about the recent BLush Convention for the 6th issue of their BL anthology, Whut*Nani.
It was really an honor being a part of this issue. Thank you so much, Snakey (Sho) for inviting me! <3
You can download the anthology in their website.
On another note, Blush Anthology will be releasing their second volume early this year and I do hope everyone will look forward to it! They already decided on a certain theme and personally I find it very cute! I’m not sure if I’m allowed to say anything regarding BLush’s plans on providing yummy BL reads to everyone but I just want to say there really is a lot to look forward to! <3
It’s only been a year since I got into BL and I admit that I’m still not that experienced with the fandom. Yes, as I said before, I’ve been into yaoi for the longeeeeeeest time already but when I got into BL, it’s a totally different experience.
Just the other day, my friend Yee Hun and I met up with Ms. Khursten Santos, one of the organizers of the BLush Convention, to get our own copies of the very first BLush Anthology. The meeting was also for us to discuss further plans with the anthology which then lead to a more in-depth fujoshi talk—which I enjoyed very much! We talked about the old and new BL fandom, the difference between yaoi, BL and their stereotypes. I loved how similar our views were about BL fandom; she was able to enlighten me with words I long thought of but never had the chance to express or explain it clearly especially here in my blog.
When I was into yaoi before, I never called it “BL”—I didn’t even know what BL was.
My BL fandom all started because of a random BL blog I stumbled upon while looking for some new manga. The blog was in Japanese so at first, I had no idea what she was talking about when I saw posts about BL magazines and anthologies. I thought to myself, “Wow, so stuff like this actually exists in yaoi fandom” since I only knew about Shonen Jump before, lol. After reading a few posts from her and discovered new blogs and fujoshi friends along the way, I now succumbed to the very obsessive fandom that is BL.
So what’s the difference between yaoi and BL anyways?
For me I think the right word to describe BL is that it’s such an esoteric fandom that most fans don’t give time to actually understand what the fandom really is so they just tend to only have knowledge about the general facts. Although, before I also used to think yaoi is more on the obscene side while BL on the other hand is just pure love. But it seems they both have matching descriptions which explains a lot since technically, they’re the same. As to what I understood from further readings about the term’s origin, it just depends on how people got used to calling it. In the end, it all differs on how much the fans understand the genre itself.
Up to now I’m still trying to get the right words out of my head in order for me to properly explain my thoughts about what BL really means and how it influenced me as an artist. All I can say is that it greatly influenced me not only for my art but also my perspective in life. I know it sounds a bit dramatic but that’s how it really is for me, haha!
BL greatly changed a huge part of my personality since it provided me personal guidance. Most of the BL mangas I got to read had a very realistic storyline and because of that, it really made me realize what life is all about—as cliche as it may sound. Since BL tends to lean more on the shojo and josei demographic, it often has a mature feel to it.
My views on eroticism also changed because of BL. To most people, eroticism is pornographic which often leads to negative impressions. I remember Araki Nobuyoshi (a very famous Japanese (erotic) photographer) saying this in one of his interviews:
I think people should be positively dirty-minded and if you are positively dirty-minded, you end up in the most lively and energetic place.
The quote seems simple but it actually depends on how you understand it.
Other than those, most of what I learned are too complex to include it here. Right now, I’m still trying to expose myself with more BL so let’s just see what further realizations I’ll get to have in my next post regarding the topic! ;v;)/
I hope this short(?) post gave you guys some realizations of your own!
Don’t hesitate to share your own opinions. ;v;)/
P.S.
Cluttered thoughts as always. Sorry if my words seem out of place in every sentence!
