It is not to be mistaken with gei-comi/bara which is by gay men and for gay men but also focuses on romantic/sexual relationships between two main male characters.
Yaoi is a subgenre of Boy’s Love (also called BL) that focuses very heavily on erotic and pornographic scenes, moreso than any other part of the story elements.īL is a genre aimed at female readers / watchers that focuses first and foremost on a canon romantic / sexual relationship between two main male characters.
