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I've noticed that the minimum "requirements" for a BL manga to be labelled yaoi is at least one explicit sex scene, or it's suggested that the couple is in a sexual relationship.
In general, I'd say that a typical yaoi has a sex scene, or at least a sexy scene (like masturbation or even just heavy french kissing) in each chapter. However, I have seen multiple yaoi that last several chapters or more, and only the last chapter contains sexual content.
My main experience with porn is hentai, and compared to that, yaoi is many levels milder. I'd say an average hentai has 4/5 pages of sexual content, while an average yaoi has 1/5. The main focus of hentai is sex, while the main focus of yaoi is romance. If you don't want to confirm the content yourself, just take a look at the covers. Hentai = erotic depiction of one or more girls. Yaoi = two close males.. Yaoi covers can get more intimate, but they rarely show anything explicit.
Yaoi is far closer to "mature romance" than "porn".
In general, I'd say that a typical yaoi has a sex scene, or at least a sexy scene (like masturbation or even just heavy french kissing) in each chapter. However, I have seen multiple yaoi that last several chapters or more, and only the last chapter contains sexual content.
My main experience with porn is hentai, and compared to that, yaoi is many levels milder. I'd say an average hentai has 4/5 pages of sexual content, while an average yaoi has 1/5. The main focus of hentai is sex, while the main focus of yaoi is romance. If you don't want to confirm the content yourself, just take a look at the covers. Hentai = erotic depiction of one or more girls. Yaoi = two close males.. Yaoi covers can get more intimate, but they rarely show anything explicit.
Yaoi is far closer to "mature romance" than "porn".
YES! Indeed. Yes, there are some BL that is "pornographic" but many aren't as well. You understand!
[quote= NightSwan] If Shungiku Nakamura's Junjou Romantica is really porn, then I suppose Barnes & Noble Wouldn't carry it, which it does, on regular bookshelves, and you don't need an I.D. saying you are legally 18 to buy the volumes, but ever since I started working for Libre (not totally pro yet) in Japan, its different. All books are shrinkwrapped here.
Last edited by Bunny-chan at 6:55 am, May 18 2011
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