Yaoi is a shortened version of the term "Yama nashi, Ochi nashi, Imi nashi"; which means "No plot, no point, no meaning."
And while this is what it DOES mean, the term is loosely used in the United States to mean something else. The actual term itself SHOULD be the same as a PWP (or porn without plot), but that's not always the case. If you ever talk to a fangirl/boy, many of them will actually mean it as the following:
PWP: Pure sex, nothing else to it.
Yaoi: Plot involved, but 18+ content.
Shonen-ai: Plot and only PG-13 content.
Other terms that should be known for the understanding of the BL genre (or boy's love) are doujinshi (fanfics basically), Shota (pedophilia), and tanbi (which isn't used anymore, but it set the ground for BL).
Oh and to those out there that will find this out the long way, just because Juné SAYS it's a yaoi manga, it doesn't always mean that. The rating on the back will determine if it's a yaoi or not.
And while this is what it DOES mean, the term is loosely used in the United States to mean something else. The actual term itself SHOULD be the same as a PWP (or porn without plot), but that's not always the case. If you ever talk to a fangirl/boy, many of them will actually mean it as the following:
PWP: Pure sex, nothing else to it.
Yaoi: Plot involved, but 18+ content.
Shonen-ai: Plot and only PG-13 content.
Other terms that should be known for the understanding of the BL genre (or boy's love) are doujinshi (fanfics basically), Shota (pedophilia), and tanbi (which isn't used anymore, but it set the ground for BL).
Oh and to those out there that will find this out the long way, just because Juné SAYS it's a yaoi manga, it doesn't always mean that. The rating on the back will determine if it's a yaoi or not.
person 1: Hey, the book says it's a yaoi, but is it really?
person 2: Depends, do they have sex?
person 1: Yes.
person 2: Do you SEE them having sex?
person 1: No.
Person 2: Then no.
person 2: Depends, do they have sex?
person 1: Yes.
person 2: Do you SEE them having sex?
person 1: No.
Person 2: Then no.
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A subcategory of fangirl.
1. A fangirl who is obsessed with yaoi
2. The female equivalent of the male unbathed fanboy
Beware of yaoi fangirl groups. If one happens to enter the vicinity of a yaoi fangirl, and one is a relatively cute looking guy, run. Run very far, and very fast. Do not look back. Do not mention certain shows with disdain around them. One will be clawed, or at the very least, never seen from again. Examples of these shows would be, Weiß kreuz, Saiyuki, and Inu Yasha. (Don't ask me about the last one, I have no idea why either).
Any anime fangirl could be a yaoi fangirl as they do look like any typical anime fangirl. In fact, if she is into anime, and considers herself a fangirl, there is a very good chance she is a yaoi fangirl. So just beware of them all.
If treaded around carefully, one will survive an encounter with a yaoi fangirl with relatively few scars...that are physical. Psychologists should be standing by.
1. A fangirl who is obsessed with yaoi
2. The female equivalent of the male unbathed fanboy
Beware of yaoi fangirl groups. If one happens to enter the vicinity of a yaoi fangirl, and one is a relatively cute looking guy, run. Run very far, and very fast. Do not look back. Do not mention certain shows with disdain around them. One will be clawed, or at the very least, never seen from again. Examples of these shows would be, Weiß kreuz, Saiyuki, and Inu Yasha. (Don't ask me about the last one, I have no idea why either).
Any anime fangirl could be a yaoi fangirl as they do look like any typical anime fangirl. In fact, if she is into anime, and considers herself a fangirl, there is a very good chance she is a yaoi fangirl. So just beware of them all.
If treaded around carefully, one will survive an encounter with a yaoi fangirl with relatively few scars...that are physical. Psychologists should be standing by.
That yaoi fangirl scared the living crap out of me.
I couldn't hear myself think over the screams of "Seki-san" from those damn yaoi fangirls!
I couldn't hear myself think over the screams of "Seki-san" from those damn yaoi fangirls!
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Get the Yatin mug.Yaoi is a term used to describe adult themes and graphic materials centering on romantic relationships between two (or more) males (always NC-17+ rated). Yaoi is actually a Japanese acronym shown below.
YAma nashi (Without climax)
Ochi nashi (Without conclusion)
Imi nashi (Without content)
Yaoi is basically a PWP. Like the components that make up its name, yaoi does not have a point, meaning, or end (seemingly), seeing as it is, most often, just graphic sex, and, in no ways limited in explicit descriptions of foreplay.
Some can argue that yaoi is not meaningless. However, yaoi is often utilized in shounen-ai pieces, which concentrate on the plot. Yaoi, itself, is the detailed description of the sexual process, which can be easily left out of the piece without changing the depth of the story. Still, it is according to preference whether one would want to read/see a simple lime or a full-blown lemon. Of course, there are people who favor plain shounen-ai.
YAma nashi (Without climax)
Ochi nashi (Without conclusion)
Imi nashi (Without content)
Yaoi is basically a PWP. Like the components that make up its name, yaoi does not have a point, meaning, or end (seemingly), seeing as it is, most often, just graphic sex, and, in no ways limited in explicit descriptions of foreplay.
Some can argue that yaoi is not meaningless. However, yaoi is often utilized in shounen-ai pieces, which concentrate on the plot. Yaoi, itself, is the detailed description of the sexual process, which can be easily left out of the piece without changing the depth of the story. Still, it is according to preference whether one would want to read/see a simple lime or a full-blown lemon. Of course, there are people who favor plain shounen-ai.
This fanfiction is shounen-ai, as Male #1 and Male #2 are attracted to each other. Warning: This story contains YAOI, as Male #1 and Male #2 will have graphically-described sex with each other.
by LilPurplFlwr May 16, 2005
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