BL focuses more on the romatic side of the relationship while yaoi focuses more on the sexual side so you could say theyre kind of the same but BL usually wont be as graphic as yaoi can be
Thank you
In Japan, BL means both yaoi and shounen-ai. Any manga with two main male characters who fall in love with each other is referred to as BL. When I went to Japan to meet my cousin, she said no one actually says "yaoi" or "shounen ai" so it's more of a "west thing" she said. The normal term is BL because shounen ai is literally japanese for Boy (shounen) Love (Ai).
But outside Japan where Yaoi and Shounen Ai aren't used interchangeably, Yaoi is more hardcore and Shounen Ai more fluffy. But really, they're both categorized under BL.
"West Thing" that's hilarious. Anyways thank you, I think I understand now
BL is literally 'Boys' love'.. Basically it's like a superset and its subsets are - 'Yaoi' ,'Shonenai', 'Doujinshi' etc..
Isnt a Doujinshi a "manga created by a fan" ?
Yeahh but doujinshi is actually about a story based on 2 people.. Doujinshi can be between guy girl or guyguy or girl girl.
Doujinshi is not a subset of BL, it's just fanmade or self-published work. Just like fanfiction or fanart. Doujinshi doesn't necessarily have to be about a couple and romance. It can also be about one person. Maybe you've only read BL-type doujinshi?
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=doujinshi&=true
Noo i just thought it is like fanfiction but only with 2 characters..And I have rarely read shojo doujinshis..But have reds in yaoi or yuri where they alre like about one couple..So thought it was that way
No problem haha I used to think DJs were also only BL til I found some cardcaptor sakura dj
So, uh... Is there a difference between BL and Yaoi? It's the same right? I kind of just want a straight answer instead of getting different ones. Is it that Yaoi is more graphic? Please just a simple, straight, answer...