Allaiyah's definitions

Y-shirt

A shirt worn with a business suit or uniform. Noncasual.

"You can't go to work with a stained Y-shirt. Better bleach it."

by Allaiyah June 24, 2004

Eroica.

Eroica Yori Ai wo Komette is one of the few mangas that can be classified as both shounenai & BL because of how long it's been in publication. Starting in 1978 & still being written to this day.

When writer Aoike Yasuko took a long break in the 90s doing gawd knows what, she picked the story up again with a different art style. She actually managed to convert her art from retro to modern (sadly), & the fans still wait to see if Dorian will ever get Klaus, hoping to heck it doesn't end abruptly like her amazingly funny series; Ibu no Musukotachi.

If you're a BL/shounenai/retro manga fan, you've GOT to add her stuff to your collection!

by Allaiyah February 29, 2004

Parasite single

A parasite Single is someone who is single, no plans for marriage any time soon, not dating, still living with parents. Most parasingles don't quit this lifestyle until their late 30s, early 40s.

The term started in Japan, comming from a 1997 Japanese horror movie Parasite Eve & backed up by best-seller book by Masahiro Yamada in 1999.

by Allaiyah June 24, 2004

Manshon

An apartment with 2 to 4 rooms, one bathroom, & a kitchen.

There are, for the most part, 3 kinds of apartments; Studio, Manshon, & Penthouse or 'Pent'.

by Allaiyah June 24, 2004

bishounen

The art of bishounen will never die. While they were a key role in Shounenai & all of it's predecessors, it's much less common in modern BL, especially anything Be X Boy produces.

Of course, bishounen is a loosely used term in America used for a pretty boy of any age. Bisyouta or Bishouta is a cute little boy & Biseinen is an attractive man while bishounen really refurs to teen boys with effeminate beauty.

For you men out there, most chicks in Japan PREFUR girly looking men. Look at Gackt & Izam, they had & still have girls crawling all over them.

Eroica Yori Ai wo Komette started off Biseinen; the men had femmish faces & they were tall, thin, & had tight flamboyant clothing. These days they look more masculine, have grown shorter & more muscely & their hands aren't nearly as slender.

by Allaiyah June 25, 2004

Style

Japanese slang for figure/psysique.

"That cute guy has great style."

"She has no style, she's like a stick."

"I'm not into big style, I like my men trim."

by Allaiyah June 24, 2004

Totetsu

Japanese name for Taotieh; an Asian creature somewhat similar to the Minotaur & Satyr, only it's tall & more human looking; save the claws, tail, & huge horns. They are agressive & ferral demons who attack hikers, goats, & rabbits.

Petshop of Horrors & countless Japanese original sites.

by Allaiyah January 14, 2004