In Japanese, these words are tricky and have multiple meanings, but basically: yaoi compared with other words. That is, the word yaoi itself doesn't show up, maybe because then it would be too obvious, but the original phrase does, because it also means "no climax, no conclusion, no meaning," nothing in it explicitely says "gay drawn porn."Īs some sort of not-so-obscure reference, the phrasewill sometimes appear in manga and anime of the parody genre, specially those that deal with otaku オタク culture.That is, the worditself doesn't show up, maybe because then it would be too obvious, but the original phrase does, because it also means "no climax, no conclusion, no meaning," nothing in it explicitely says "gay drawn porn."Īnyway, the idea behind the abbreviation is that yaoi is something without any real plot, that goes straight to the gay porn part, skipping story elements such as climax, conclusions, or even any sort of meaning, or at least that's what it's generally said to mean. Yama nashi ochi nashi imi nashi will sometimes appear in manga and anime of the parody genre, specially those that deal with So yaoi stands for "no climax, no conclusion, no meaning." Sometimes English authors prefer the translation "no climax, no point, no meaning," but, personally, I think "point" is the same as "meaning," and there is no meaning or point in saying the same thing twice. In Japanese, these words are tricky and have multiple meanings, but basically: Yaoi Acronym yaoi stands for yama nashi, ochi nashi, imi nashi. One example of such usage is in the manga Tonari no Yaoi-Chan となりの801ちゃん, where the character Yaoi-Chan has her name written as 801-chan, even in the title. This specially true on the internet.īut why yaoi is 801? Well, that's because: In Japanese, yaoi is often written as the numbers 801 instead of the hiragana yaoi やおい or the katakana yaoi ヤオイ. Basically the same thing as gay fanfics in the west. Stories with zero grasp or concern on real gay relationships. They are fantasy made up by the imagination of perverted girls and women. They are not made by gay men for gay men. It's important to keep in mind that in Japanese both yaoi and BL are genres of gay fiction made by women for women. In particular, the term yaoi and also refers to gay fiction made for women.Ĭommon in both Japan and in the west are the terms yaoi and BL fandom to refer to the "top" and "bottom" in a given gay couple. In Japanese yaoi is not used that frequently, and it's not the only word used to refer to gay fiction.
(manga & anime, not real people)Īlthough in the west "yaoi" is pretty much the most common word used to refer to gay hentai in general, that's not the case in Japan. In order for any given work to be considered, it must be these four things: In the west, the term "yaoi" is used by the anime fandom to refer to any and every kind of gay drawn porn, gay manga, gay fanfics based on manga and anime, and even original gay fiction.In Japan, the wordis also used by the anime fandom, but primarily by fujoshi 腐女子, as a genre of manga, anime, games and stories (novels). In Japan, the word yaoi is also used by the anime fandom, but primarily by yaoi, it must be these four things: But what does yaoi mean in Japanese? Does it mean the same thing as it does in the west? Or is it different? And where does yaoi come from?
Yaoi やおい before, it's a genre that refers to gay manga porn in the west.