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ON:
happy sex
ambiguous secondary sex characteristics
OFF:
rape
crying during the act
children
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Mad
Member
10:34 pm, Apr 19 2013
Posts: 225
Member
8:35 pm, May 4 2013
Posts: 34
well...
turns on
- seductive uke (sasoi-uke)
yey
- dominant, strong uke - sometimes even extreme osoi-uke
- sometimes violent or slutty/needy uke
- geek/nerdy uke, intelligent uke, also shy, introverted type
- master-servant relationship when uke is a master ^^
- hetare-seme & wanko-seme
- younger, shy, virgin or inexpercienced seme
- affectionate, protective seme
- also 'big' seme (like in Koi to Karada wa Senaka kara or Hachimitsu Darling)
- good plot
- of course beautiful art
turns off
- kichiku-seme and kichiku-megane-seme.
(I don't get why people enjoy violence/just being an asshole, I'm just annoyed by that and I feel like to punch this jerk)
- feminine ukes, naive/stupid ukes
- catboys or similar 'moe' shit
- shotacon
- most of bara
- things like orgies or so called 'trains', wtf
- ero guro and also RTG - i mean, drawings of intestines like in Kanpai! dj - Unapai by Murakami Maki
- most of reversible couples
- rape love, especially rape as the best way to start a relationship
- ugly art and when mangaka sucks in anatomy
- male pregnancy
- censorship
- clichés
- everyone is gay
- most of priest and catholicism theme
- food play
Last edited by noelle777 at 4:02 pm, Sep 20 2013
turns on
- seductive uke (sasoi-uke)
yey- dominant, strong uke - sometimes even extreme osoi-uke
- sometimes violent or slutty/needy uke
- geek/nerdy uke, intelligent uke, also shy, introverted type
- master-servant relationship when uke is a master ^^
- hetare-seme & wanko-seme
- younger, shy, virgin or inexpercienced seme
- affectionate, protective seme
- also 'big' seme (like in Koi to Karada wa Senaka kara or Hachimitsu Darling)
- good plot
- of course beautiful art
turns off
- kichiku-seme and kichiku-megane-seme.
(I don't get why people enjoy violence/just being an asshole, I'm just annoyed by that and I feel like to punch this jerk)
- feminine ukes, naive/stupid ukes
- catboys or similar 'moe' shit
- shotacon
- most of bara
- things like orgies or so called 'trains', wtf
- ero guro and also RTG - i mean, drawings of intestines like in Kanpai! dj - Unapai by Murakami Maki
- most of reversible couples
- rape love, especially rape as the best way to start a relationship
- ugly art and when mangaka sucks in anatomy
- male pregnancy
- censorship
- clichés
- everyone is gay
- most of priest and catholicism theme
- food play
Last edited by noelle777 at 4:02 pm, Sep 20 2013
Member
9:15 pm, May 4 2013
Posts: 90
9:15 pm, May 4 2013
Posts: 90
I'm usually rather tolerant of most things. However, I do have a couple turn offs:
1) Extremely girly ukes. I don't mind girly ukes but there's a difference between feminine looking guys and characters that genuinely look like a shoujo girl.
2) Overly annoying jealous antics. Some jealousy is good but when they become overly unreasonable or immature about it, it's just annoying.
3) Naive characters that come off as stupid than endearing. Seriously, Chiaki from Sekaiichi Hatsukoi drives me nuts. I don't mind slightly clueless or oblivious characters but there's a limit.
4) Non-exisant panel transitions and serious lack of explanation. Example: Neo Arcadia. Great story, cute couple but event transitions and explanations just weren't there.
5) Overly persistent feelings or advances. Ugh, gravitation was horrible. More shounen Ai I guess but seriously, the uke should have got the message half-way into the series and frankly, the guy was not worth it.
Last edited by evilcleo at 9:29 pm, May 4 2013
1) Extremely girly ukes. I don't mind girly ukes but there's a difference between feminine looking guys and characters that genuinely look like a shoujo girl.
2) Overly annoying jealous antics. Some jealousy is good but when they become overly unreasonable or immature about it, it's just annoying.
3) Naive characters that come off as stupid than endearing. Seriously, Chiaki from Sekaiichi Hatsukoi drives me nuts. I don't mind slightly clueless or oblivious characters but there's a limit.
4) Non-exisant panel transitions and serious lack of explanation. Example: Neo Arcadia. Great story, cute couple but event transitions and explanations just weren't there.
5) Overly persistent feelings or advances. Ugh, gravitation was horrible. More shounen Ai I guess but seriously, the uke should have got the message half-way into the series and frankly, the guy was not worth it.
Last edited by evilcleo at 9:29 pm, May 4 2013
Penguin Master
Member
9:16 pm, May 7 2013
Posts: 40
Turn ons
#1 forced sex
#2 lies and misunderstandings (i'm not sure how to explain it. but something like Kokoro no Kagi wo Mitsukete
#3 sex outside the bed (like in the car, hallways and stuff. plus points if they were about to be seen)
#4 overly possesive/ jealous/ perverted/ forceful seme (the darker the better)
#5 overly defiant or overly obedient uke (the both ends of the extreme is good)
#6 clueless in gay sex uke (most of the time, if done right. and by right i mean he was just a normal guy and not turn off #1)
#7 roleplays (teacherxstudent, masterxservant, yakuzaxpolice and stuff like that)
Turn offs
#1 innocent little lamb with big doe eyes uke (ugh a.k.a. the girl uke or the saintly uke that forgives everyone)
#2 bara (all those muscles make me cry)
#3 reversible roles (i know this happens irl but that's in irl)
#4 foot fetish (i can tolerate if it's just a chapter but if the whole story will just revolve around it i'll pass)
________________
I think therefore I err.
#1 forced sex
#2 lies and misunderstandings (i'm not sure how to explain it. but something like Kokoro no Kagi wo Mitsukete
#3 sex outside the bed (like in the car, hallways and stuff. plus points if they were about to be seen)
#4 overly possesive/ jealous/ perverted/ forceful seme (the darker the better)
#5 overly defiant or overly obedient uke (the both ends of the extreme is good)
#6 clueless in gay sex uke (most of the time, if done right. and by right i mean he was just a normal guy and not turn off #1)
#7 roleplays (teacherxstudent, masterxservant, yakuzaxpolice and stuff like that)
Turn offs
#1 innocent little lamb with big doe eyes uke (ugh a.k.a. the girl uke or the saintly uke that forgives everyone)
#2 bara (all those muscles make me cry)
#3 reversible roles (i know this happens irl but that's in irl)
#4 foot fetish (i can tolerate if it's just a chapter but if the whole story will just revolve around it i'll pass)
________________
I think therefore I err.
A talking rock
Member
8:18 am, May 8 2013
Posts: 383
Yes, please:
+ good art
+ lots of kissing and licking, especially ear and neck area
+ misunderstanding
+ possessive lover
+ both act like a man
+ reversible role
Turn offs:
- Uke/ seme with shoujo heroine's mindset and face. We already have shoujo genre for that.
- male pregnancy
- crybaby seme/ uke.
- hardcore, way to explicit sex.
- BARA
- pointless sex scene/ ridiculous story. Non existent plot & story.
- Incest
+ good art
+ lots of kissing and licking, especially ear and neck area
+ misunderstanding
+ possessive lover
+ both act like a man
+ reversible role
Turn offs:
- Uke/ seme with shoujo heroine's mindset and face. We already have shoujo genre for that.
- male pregnancy
- crybaby seme/ uke.
- hardcore, way to explicit sex.
- BARA
- pointless sex scene/ ridiculous story. Non existent plot & story.
- Incest
Member
9:51 am, Jan 23 2015
Posts: 21
9:51 am, Jan 23 2015
Posts: 21
turns on :
- sports with senpai-kohai relationship (senpai is seme of course )..
-yakuza/yankee x ordinary citizen relationship ..
- yakuza/yankees in general ..
- popular artist/author /Celebrity x ordinary person relationship ...
- big scary seme but cute personality
-big semes in general ..
- ugly unpopular uke but cute personality ..
- doctor x patient (doctor seme).
- expressive art ..
- military /prison /rape
- very old seme x very young/child uke ...
- beards / mustaches
- stepfather x stepson
- childhood friends
- arrogant/self-centered uke
- jealous lover but doesn't say anything...
- both love each other but each of them doesn't know the other feelings ..
turns off :
small seme ...
girly characters..
stupid typical plot ..
rushed stories..
love from the first sight
- sports with senpai-kohai relationship (senpai is seme of course )..
-yakuza/yankee x ordinary citizen relationship ..
- yakuza/yankees in general ..
- popular artist/author /Celebrity x ordinary person relationship ...
- big scary seme but cute personality
-big semes in general ..
- ugly unpopular uke but cute personality ..
- doctor x patient (doctor seme).
- expressive art ..
- military /prison /rape
- very old seme x very young/child uke ...
- beards / mustaches
- stepfather x stepson
- childhood friends
- arrogant/self-centered uke
- jealous lover but doesn't say anything...
- both love each other but each of them doesn't know the other feelings ..
turns off :
small seme ...
girly characters..
stupid typical plot ..
rushed stories..
love from the first sight
Member
3:22 am, Jan 26 2015
Posts: 55
3:22 am, Jan 26 2015
Posts: 55
Turn On
-Cuddling
-Indulgent seme
-Androgynous uke. Not to mean girly uke in the slightest.
-A seme who takes command. Not really arrogant, more like he has an attitude that you will just naturally submit to him. Kinda like the seme in Heart Strings.
-Mpreg.
-Uke who takes the lead.
-Crying uke. Not to be mistaken with crybaby uke. I like it when ukes who are very strong are pushed to their limit and dedicate a few chapters to crying then proceed to kick ass.
-Size difference in seme and uke.
-A seme who has another goal in life aside from raping his uke and doesn't spend ll his time spoiling his uke.
Turn Off
-High school setting in general. There are some really good ones but about 95% are crap in my opinion.
-A seme who is suddenly attracted to the uke without any explanation AT ALL.
-Too much insecurity from the uke.
-Seme loves uke. Seme thinks uke makes a mistake. Seme is highly offended and proceeds to rape uke because that will just make everything better. Disgusting.
-Love triangle. There are enough problems in a relationship without adding a third party.
-Cuddling
-Indulgent seme
-Androgynous uke. Not to mean girly uke in the slightest.
-A seme who takes command. Not really arrogant, more like he has an attitude that you will just naturally submit to him. Kinda like the seme in Heart Strings.
-Mpreg.
-Uke who takes the lead.
-Crying uke. Not to be mistaken with crybaby uke. I like it when ukes who are very strong are pushed to their limit and dedicate a few chapters to crying then proceed to kick ass.
-Size difference in seme and uke.
-A seme who has another goal in life aside from raping his uke and doesn't spend ll his time spoiling his uke.
Turn Off
-High school setting in general. There are some really good ones but about 95% are crap in my opinion.
-A seme who is suddenly attracted to the uke without any explanation AT ALL.
-Too much insecurity from the uke.
-Seme loves uke. Seme thinks uke makes a mistake. Seme is highly offended and proceeds to rape uke because that will just make everything better. Disgusting.
-Love triangle. There are enough problems in a relationship without adding a third party.
Member
10:33 am, Jan 26 2015
Posts: 250
Turn on
+ Assertive uke (I hate pushovers!)
+ Messed-up childhoods.
+ Reversible couple.
+ Possessive seme.
+ Clean art style, not excessively detailed.
+ Age gap: older seme x younger uke.
+ Manly guys.
+ Delinquents in school environment haha!
Turn offs
- Shoujo art style.
- Crybaby and/or feminine uke.
- Stupid misunderstandings.
- Uke who can't take the initiative ever.
- Crowded panels (too much shade, too much noise signs)
- Bad storytelling.
- Super tall seme x small and tiny uke.
- Love triangles, especially: seme x uke x seme
Rape is usually a turn off but I don't mind it if it is portrayed in a more serious light.
________________
It's the Art of Time, it's the Art of Life--
Of the player and the craftsman,
Of the writer of songs, of the creator of love,
Of those who will follow, of those who led,
There's no other way in the world ahead ♥
+ Assertive uke (I hate pushovers!)
+ Messed-up childhoods.
+ Reversible couple.
+ Possessive seme.
+ Clean art style, not excessively detailed.
+ Age gap: older seme x younger uke.
+ Manly guys.
+ Delinquents in school environment haha!
Turn offs
- Shoujo art style.
- Crybaby and/or feminine uke.
- Stupid misunderstandings.
- Uke who can't take the initiative ever.
- Crowded panels (too much shade, too much noise signs)
- Bad storytelling.
- Super tall seme x small and tiny uke.
- Love triangles, especially: seme x uke x seme
Rape is usually a turn off but I don't mind it if it is portrayed in a more serious light.
________________
It's the Art of Time, it's the Art of Life--
Of the player and the craftsman,
Of the writer of songs, of the creator of love,
Of those who will follow, of those who led,
There's no other way in the world ahead ♥
Member
7:08 pm, Jan 26 2015
Posts: 59
Turn on
Love Triangle/s
Voluntary Double Penetration
Possessive Seme
Hardcore Sex
Realistic "body parts"
Ripped Seme with six pack and buff arms
Tattoos - Lots of them
Outdoor Sex
Getting caught having sex
Turn Off
Sadomasochism
Involuntary Rape that does not lead to the uke falling in love
Body Piercings
Tragedies
Self-Absorbed seme
Tiny seme and and huge uke
Twinks screwing
Last edited by T-H at 6:08 pm, Jan 28 2015
________________
Love Triangle/s
Voluntary Double Penetration
Possessive Seme
Hardcore Sex
Realistic "body parts"
Ripped Seme with six pack and buff arms
Tattoos - Lots of them
Outdoor Sex
Getting caught having sex
Turn Off
Sadomasochism
Involuntary Rape that does not lead to the uke falling in love
Body Piercings
Tragedies
Self-Absorbed seme
Tiny seme and and huge uke
Twinks screwing
Last edited by T-H at 6:08 pm, Jan 28 2015
________________
Member
6:18 pm, Jan 28 2015
Posts: 63
6:18 pm, Jan 28 2015
Posts: 63
Turn on: - Possessive/Clingy/shy seme
- Nice/Cute/Shy uke-
- Straight turned gay
- Black hair
- Different storylines
-Tall seme/Shorter uke (but I can go either way.)
Turn offs: - Threesomes
One thing that really turns me off is when the artist tries too hard to make the uke look so cute. For example: Love Stage. I was fine with the manga at first because I didn't think anything of it, but the anime adaption made me super cringe. And I looked at the manga, and realized that the artist was also guilty of it.
-super feminine ukes
-slaves
-Bondage
-Tiny ukes
- Nice/Cute/Shy uke-
- Straight turned gay
- Black hair
- Different storylines
-Tall seme/Shorter uke (but I can go either way.)
Turn offs: - Threesomes
One thing that really turns me off is when the artist tries too hard to make the uke look so cute. For example: Love Stage. I was fine with the manga at first because I didn't think anything of it, but the anime adaption made me super cringe. And I looked at the manga, and realized that the artist was also guilty of it.
-super feminine ukes
-slaves
-Bondage
-Tiny ukes
