BL RABU

[insaneneko]

This was the annual BL issue. First off, the lovely lovely cover:



I am totally not familiar with the manga artist, Sasaki Kumiko, but WOW. A quick search on amazon japan shows she's done both novel illustrations and manga (the manga include Limit, Mystic, Suzu no oto ga kikoeru and Tsukigasa...are any of these any good?). Love how she draws both guys, and I love her coloring. XD



There's an article about a well known all male acting troupe putting on "Banana Fish" (according to the article they've done "There were 11" and "Saiyuki" before). I've never read the manga but have heard tons of good things about it (if nothing specific...I've mainly heard "it's good!" etc.)



A lovely pic of Ranmaru and Kei I've never seen before for the LONG special Kodaka Kazuma interview. Though I don't like the guy very much, I particularly like Kei's pose, of how he's looking at the reader from behind his glasses.

In any case, the actual BL feature was cool. They polled their readers as usual, and the results:

Coupling types:

1. Age difference
2. Master and servant
3. Gekokujou (juniors dominating seniors; retainer supplanting his lord )--I can't help but think of that dork from Hyotei when I see that phrase ^_^;
4. Teacher and student, alternatively master and apprentice

Genres, content:

1. Happy endings
2. Pure love
3. Sweet
4. Heartwarming

Genres, setting:

42%-School (DUH)
34%-Working adults (Riiman, anyone?)
10%-Fantasy
10%-Historical
4%-Others

Semes:

1. Younger
2. Glasses
3. Hetare
4. Brute

Ukes:

1. Glasses
2. Oyaji (older...middle aged...)
3. Boisterous, mischievous
4. Manly

Items (Accessories):

1. Glasses
2. White coat, such as a doctor's
3. Military uniform
4. School uniform

I am so typical, I suppose. Most of the favorites totally push my buttons. ^_^; I have to confess...I wish incest was up there, too. Yes, I love incest. XD Fascinating that glasses comes up as a favorite accessory as well as a type of seme and uke.

Comments

[worldserpent.livejournal.com]

So it's more like a BL review magazine? Or shoujo revue?

[insaneneko.livejournal.com]

Mostly BL, but also shoujo and shonen (anything that a fangirl would be into, basically).