Many people (mostly fangirls) get the term Yaoi, mixed up with the term shounen-
ai though the
two may be closely related being that they both show relationships between
male characters, there is a difference. One depicts explicit content So let'
s clear things up, shall we?
Yaoi is used to describe titles that contain sex scenes and other sexually explicit themes
Shounen-
ai is used to describe titles that focus more on romance and do not include explicit sexual content
We'll
use the Gravitation
manga series and doujinshi as an example
Gravitation would more likely be considered shounen-
ai due to its focus on the characters' careers rather than their "love life"
Gravitation Remix and Megamix would be considered yaoi because of its emphasis on the characters' sexual relationships.