Kanye West April 7, 2016 1:54 pm

I only started reading BL manga earlier this year but I've already noticed some common tropes.
1) seme is half-white... bonus points for being half-French
2) seme and uke are "brothers" (but not REAL brothers) who grow up together
3) seme is a straight player but gay only for the uke
4) in love triangles, the douchebag is almost always the one to get the uke
5) rich handsome seme, poor normal uke
6) seme is a rapey asshole, uke goes along with it because he dont love haself
7) seme and uke hook up thanks to alcohol and angst afterward about ~what it means~
feel free to contribute to this list!!

    Kanye West April 7, 2016 2:52 pm
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    cackling at seme chin!!! that's not something i've noticed yet actually but maybe i still havent read the "right" manga

    KikiBee April 7, 2016 2:58 pm

    If I can't have you no one can have you
    Yaoi hands
    Self lubricating buttholes
    Family of 8 boys will not have a single straight one
    A company full of men, all gay
    If you're famous you're also possessive
    If you're yakuza you're also posessive
    I'm sure there's more

    Kanye West April 7, 2016 3:01 pm
    If I can't have you no one can have youYaoi hands Self lubricating buttholesFamily of 8 boys will not have a single straight oneA company full of men, all gayIf you're famous you're also possessive If you're ya... KikiBee

    I think it's pretty much "if you're a seme you're possessive" lmao

    omg the self-lubricating anus kills me tho. I've had my fair share of buttsex (shame me IDGAF) and even with lube it hurts like hell.... don't even wanna think about having a raw meatstick shoved in me. Shudder.

    KikiBee April 7, 2016 3:04 pm

    Lol yeeeah quite often...theres a few that aren't. But the actors ans the yakuza are often the two that go overboard

    Oooh another one, a seme is always prepared to have an uke tied up at any given moment without struggle bam full bondage gear

    Ugh yeah I don't think yaoi should be a how to Manuel lol

    KikiBee April 7, 2016 3:06 pm

    Oh right
    Don't touch my stuff *grabs uke*

    KikiBee April 7, 2016 3:06 pm

    Suppose it's part of possessive but...there ya go

    KikiBee April 7, 2016 3:25 pm
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    Snickers

    ~illoveyaoi April 7, 2016 3:36 pm

    in threesome or more (lol) they make it look like that double penetration is easy.. like "hey i wanna put it in too! *puts it in without any prep >.< )

    uke is always the ugly one, with insecurities, with problems

    seme always have a massive fat d*ck.. haha! i didnt see any manga where the uke have large size or at least same size with seme.. the uke always have mini thin d*ck.. lol

    KyoZaNa✿ April 7, 2016 3:53 pm

    Um.. Not really.. I think it depends on the mangaka too.
    Well, I still agree some with you.. HA+

    KikiBee April 7, 2016 3:55 pm
    Um.. Not really.. I think it depends on the mangaka too. Well, I still agree some with you.. HA+ KyoZaNa✿

    Lol its stuff that's common in the genre, not a rule hehe. The better ones don't have a lot of these

    KyoZaNa✿ April 7, 2016 3:57 pm

    BTW I like your creative topic, Kanye.

    KyoZaNa✿ April 7, 2016 3:58 pm
    Lol its stuff that's common in the genre, not a rule hehe. The better ones don't have a lot of these KikiBee

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    MrsHatake April 7, 2016 4:47 pm

    they get into a fight, seme is jealous, he pushes uke on the bed and gets all rapey (because there's no other way for a person to show their feelings), uke screams that he doesn't want it that way, seme gets depressed, uke feels sorry for him and they make love. - this was part of least 1/4 yaoi that i've read.

    oh, and you can freely have sex in your office or in the empty classroom, nobody's gonna come ( ̄∇ ̄")

    Anon April 7, 2016 4:53 pm

    in threesomes they also make what I call a sandwich where the most uke-like person is at the very bottom, the second uke is inside him and on top of him is the most seme like person who is also penetrating the middle person. I've always wondered how the person at the very bottom doesn't feel pain from two other people on top of him with their full weight. If it were me I'd be crushed so bad I wouldn't be able to breathe

    Anon April 7, 2016 4:55 pm

    and oh this has nothing to do with the topic but Kanye, didn't know you read yaoi lol. Don't you already have Kim and your kids? They're not enough? XD

    MrsHatake April 7, 2016 5:17 pm

    No STDs for gay people
    if you are half white and you kiss somebody on the lips - everybody thinks it's a weird foreign greeting
    most of the time girls are dumb whores/evil bitches that just want to steal your gay boyfriend
    uke: "you don't have to be so gentle with me, i'm not a woman" often while losing his anal virginity ( ̄∇ ̄")

    Lilypad April 7, 2016 5:40 pm

    I am cracking up reading all this comments xD
    There are other points too
    Uke is always so thin and actually has curves like a girl while seme is all buff
    Once seme finally gets ukes ass there will be some other person appearing to hit on uke and seme getting all jealous and fucking things up or having sex, like talk people!
    Uke will always be like stop! No! But seme doesnt care no means yes
    When you give poor uke new clothes and do his hair other than usual he will look flawless and them seme wouldnt want anybody to see his preacious uke looking so good like that
    Uke tries to be the seme(which is very rare one) and fails :)

    Anon April 7, 2016 6:00 pm

    The uke/seme gets lonely/wants attention and so they have sex or do other sex related things with the rival of the main romantic lead to make them jealous.
    Also misunderstandings. There are always lots of misunderstandings. And no communication between the two leads. They never talk about their problems with each other. Most times I feel like going in the manga and acting as their psychologist.

Kanye West April 3, 2016 1:34 pm

Question for discussion: have you noticed certain characteristics in the kind of pairings you enjoy or tend to ship?

On a completely shallow and IRRATIONAL note, I've discovered I cant really enjoy a BL sex scene if the seme's hair color is lighter than the uke's. They can both have light hair or dark hair but if the seme has dark hair and the uke has light hair the sex scene just wont work for me!!! That doesnt mean I won't read dark-haired-seme/light-haired-uke manga but I probably will skip any smexin. I know I know my brain is broken. (I also read yuri/shoujo ai and straight pairings but this weird hair color issue isn't a problem for me in straight or girl/girl ships)

Also I tend to like childhood or best-friend pairs, pairs where one character is very devoted or pining, or pairs involving atypical gender roles (e.g. tough and manly uke in BL, or a crybaby guy in straight pairings) I also like reading about fucked up dysfunctional pairings but in that case both characters have to be fucked up. Not a fan of stories where one character is a total asshole and the other character just gives in and goes along with it.

    Anonymous April 3, 2016 1:43 pm

    oh ma gawd kanye how u doing need still 1 mio dollar?

    Lauren Marco April 3, 2016 1:46 pm

    I tend to go for more muscular seme and uke. Somehow I also love piecings. XP Also when the couple dont act a lovey dovey. When I first read this I imagined Levi and Erwin from attack on titan doujinshis!

    takame April 3, 2016 3:11 pm
    oh ma gawd kanye how u doing need still 1 mio dollar? @Anonymous

    Lol i almost ask a similar thing. (≧∀≦)
    Anyways, my likes influenced my list creations and i mostly go for a middle-spectrum uke and seme. In other words i go for the manly couple type and switch pairs. Power couple too, especially if both are elite salarynen. Better if they are bosses.

    Risa95 April 3, 2016 3:32 pm

    I like slice of life, working couple (so I want my seme and uke to be appropriately manly). It's even better if the uke is mentally insecure about gay relationships (coz that usually lead to angsty plot progression and I love angst).
    I'm not too picky about my couples actually. As long as they're not too girly. I'm just quite picky with plot and the mood ambience in the manga.

    asonrody April 3, 2016 3:58 pm

    I know what you mean, I love ukes with brown hair, but in general I love guys with brown hair, so that's probably cause. It's not a dealbreaker for me, but I definitely prefer the ukes to have brown hair and the seme can be lighter or darker, I don't really care. I also love semes that are really devoted to the uke from the get-go or possessive of them.

Kanye West March 28, 2016 1:49 pm

Ive been reading lots of BL manga but I'm hankerin for some good girl-relationship stories (can be Yuri/Shoujo Ai or even stories with great female friendships). Recs plz? For female friendships, I love ones like Kanae and Kyokos relationship in Skip Beat, and Chizu-Ayane-Sawako in Kimi no Todoke. And Im already reading Tamen de Gushi and Magan & Danai.

Also Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-Kun is like crack to me so any recs for hilarious 4 komas or just pure comedy would be awesome. Thanks y'all

    Kanye West March 29, 2016 4:18 am
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    Thanks for all the recs!!! Im readin Ai Rabu rn and its a fluff pile, just what I needed.

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