Yaoi & Sci-Fi / LGBT in SciFi

BrilliantPearl01 April 25, 2018 8:01 am

Okay, so I noticed this a while back: even in Mangago, our lord and savior in all things yaoi, if you try to look for a yaoi science fiction, you get a comparably limited selection. Why is this so?

And in general, why does science fiction (including mainstream) seem to always stray from including LGBT themes? (Here, when I mean LGBT, I mean explicitly. Subtext is always great, but for the purpose of this discussion, not relevant.)

Responses
    r April 25, 2018 8:08 am

    I really hope you aren't some screeching feminist who has to make everything discriminatory ... If nkt some authors in yaoi must jist not like sci/do

    pigglypoof April 25, 2018 8:15 am

    Yeah looking at the relatively small sci-fi sections makes my heart hurt. I love sci-fi, but its core audience has always been straight white males. Its hard to change when what you've been doing for decades has been working just fine. I think most artists are either not interested in sci-fi or have just not been exposed to it.

    Anon April 25, 2018 8:28 am

    This is my fave sci fi Yaoi http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/invoke/

    pigglypoof April 25, 2018 8:30 am
    This is my fave sci fi Yaoi http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/invoke/ @Anon

    It's so sad that we'll never know the rest of the story ╥﹏╥

    Anon April 25, 2018 8:33 am
    It's so sad that we'll never know the rest of the story ╥﹏╥ pigglypoof

    I'll try to make a DJ and complete the story (๑•ㅂ•)و✧

    pigglypoof April 25, 2018 8:40 am
    I'll try to make a DJ and complete the story (๑•ㅂ•)و✧ @Anon

    Please share if you do! ε=ε=(ノ≧∇≦)ノ

    takame April 25, 2018 9:02 am

    majority of women mangaka is not that much into scifi, siimilar to action. preference, methinks. it frustrates me because i like both (since im originally a seinen/shounen reader)

    takame April 25, 2018 9:09 am

    i don't like invoke that much, sorry. this is my favourite tho http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/concrete_garden/

    pigglypoof April 25, 2018 9:13 am
    i don't like invoke that much, sorry. this is my favourite tho http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/concrete_garden/ takame

    Omg! That's my favorite sci-fi manga too! You have great taste as always!

    takame April 25, 2018 9:28 am
    Omg! That's my favorite sci-fi manga too! You have great taste as always! pigglypoof

    cheers (๑•ㅂ•)و✧

    Misosesh April 25, 2018 11:27 am

    Shonen-Ai and Yaoi Sci-fi, while not many are around. The plot for these kinds of science fiction focuses more on "I'm in love with a robot/ my robot looks like my former lover". And there's a lot I believe. take note that we're talking about translated works, so mangago despite its huge library, still hasn't included many of its other works.

    Trollodyte April 25, 2018 11:55 am

    Check out "No.6."

    And If you're looking for novels, try "Luna: New Moon." It's really good!

    cat knight bytes April 25, 2018 12:29 pm
    Yeah looking at the relatively small sci-fi sections makes my heart hurt. I love sci-fi, but its core audience has always been straight white males. Its hard to change when what you've been doing for decades ha... pigglypoof

    there is not small they rpg , game section, fantasy. What do you mean "artist not been exposed to it. ". Do you think this is the only manga in the Jpn. world is what is on here? BakaupdatesScfi managa, has it's own liists

    cat knight bytes April 25, 2018 12:55 pm
    Shonen-Ai and Yaoi Sci-fi, while not many are around. The plot for these kinds of science fiction focuses more on "I'm in love with a robot/ my robot looks like my former lover". And there's a lot I believe. ta... @Misosesh

    How did this manga get here?Peo[le put it here. If it is so upsetting to you . Up load some SCi / fi here.

    pigglypoof April 25, 2018 5:35 pm
    there is not small they rpg , game section, fantasy. What do you mean "artist not been exposed to it. ". Do you think this is the only manga in the Jpn. world is what is on here? BakaupdatesScfi managa, has it'... @cat knight bytes

    We were talking specifically about YAOI sci-fi manga If you haven't noticed. And I said RELATIVELY small, which means in comparison to other genres. It is a fact that women (both writers and readers) are not the core audience for the sci-fi genre. It is heavily marketed towards males, so I would not be surprised if there were women who have next to zero experience reading or watching sci-fi.