When Do You Put On Your SLASH GOGGLES?
11 years ago
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For those who don't know what the term means...
Just wondering when or what series do you guys put on your slash goggles on for?
Doesn't necessarily have to be anime/manga related.
For me, everytime I read Berry Dynamite. I just can't resist since the male lead is practically non-existent, and the Main Female Lead is so tsundere partnered up with her bubbly girly airhead friend xD.
Also Tomodachi no Hanashi for both the girls and guys lol.
Not to mention, one of my friends is totally going gaga over the new Disney movie 'Frozen's' sisters 🤣
How about you?
Ok, so I‘m not really sure what ‘Slash Goggles’ truly is,
when I searched for it, [url]http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=slash%20goggles[/url], this came up...
So, if its Yaoi, never...
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Ok, so I‘m not really sure what ‘Slash Goggles’ truly is,
when I searched for it, [url]http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=slash%20goggles[/url], this came up...
So, if its Yaoi, never...
'Homosexuality' doesn't necessarily mean yaoi, it could also be yuri too (as seen from my examples in my original post).

11 years ago
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I can't say for sure when, but for the most part I try reaaally hard not to put them on, simply because I think that some stories are better off without me trying to see things that may be or not be.
The one story where I think I put on my slash goggles is "Yoiko no Kokoroe" but that is probably because it was for the longest labelled as a "shonen-ai" so I might have been influenced by that.
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'Homosexuality' doesn't necessarily mean yaoi, it could also be yuri too (as seen from my examples in my original post).
Ah, its just that, on what I searched, it specified male homo..
So if its Yuri, I‘m kinda ok with it, I guess..
So, there you have it, my opinion on this matter,
Wanna add some more details??
For me it's Yaoi world all the time so I permanently got them on! 😛 Some shounen like Reborn!, Kuroshitsuji, and Naruto make it too easy. Some others hide them a bit but my goggles always find them 😀
EDIT: damn u tart for linking me to tvtropes.org, every time I think I've escaped, it pulls me back in... now ill spend the better part of the day just going from link to link. >__<

11 years ago
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I put them on mostly where there is bromance already... Like in Free!, Hinatama, Adekan, Flat (AOGIRI Natsu), Ookiku Furikabutte, Eyeshield 21 (you call it helping each other, I call it bromance), Coda, Natsume Yuujinchou (c'mon, remember when Natsume turns into his grandma and Tanuma gets all embarrassed?)...
I tried it with Kuroko no Basuke, but I just can't, the djs are really good, tho. Ohh, also Yanda x Kowai in Yotsubato!, because... they are cute together. In Hunter x Hunter I really like the djs, but when I watch the anime I completely forget about who I ship who with.
For yuri, I tend to fall in love with the character more than ship with another character. Especially the girls in Ran to Haiiro no Sekai... but if we have to list someone, I like NANA, even though I know what happens, the idea of both Nanas together makes me smile. I would also like to ship Ishidou from Teppuu with someone (if I remember right, her senpai?).
Anyway, I can easily ship two people if they already have something nice going on (like best friends) or if they are "rivals".

11 years ago
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Dude, all the time.
I can't see two attractive and/or close people of the same gender together without my mind going there.
Oh, wait, we're talking about manga?
Not as much, but I can't help it with all the fan-service. 🙄
Either way, I usually get pretty disappointed when a character I like gets paired with someone from the opposite gender, lol.
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EDIT: damn u tart for linking me to tvtropes.org, every time I think I've escaped, it pulls me back in... now ill spend the better part of the day just going from link to link. >__<
Haha, sorry about that. xD I totally understand how you feel bro 😃
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like NANA, even though I know what happens, the idea of both Nanas together makes me smile.
Me too!~ _____
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Dude, all the time.
I can't see two attractive and/or close people of the same gender together without my mind going there.Oh, wait, we're talking about manga?
Not as much, but I can't help it with all the fan-service. 🙄Either way, I usually get pretty disappointed when a characte ...
Nope, it doesn't have to be manga/anime related which is why it's in the Chatter Box section ^_^

11 years ago
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As long as they're in spitting distance, it's fair game and pretty much canon.
Get on my level. I can't go to the mall without seeing the subtext between mannequins or watch kids shows without envisioning their future romantic scenarios with each other.

11 years ago
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ALL DAY ERR DAY
lol, ok not ALL the time. but for funsies i like to imagine romantic scenarios between any bromance or sismance being displayed anywhere. some pairings take some work, others make it WAY TOO EASY. i think some do it on purpose for the fandoms xD in manga the one that comes to mind first is cyboy and both the guys and girls in tomodachi no hanashi as someone already mentioned. also my otp in my barbaric girlfriend is pretty much female!akira x shiina ;x outside of manga theres plenty of tv shows and movies that are already infamous for their shipping fangirl following, and, admittedly, i sometimes ship people on youtube. lol.
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Get on my level. I can't go to the mall without seeing the subtext between mannequins or watch kids shows without envisioning their future romantic scenarios with each other.
LOL that is awesome. i havent gotten to this level yet. but my basic motto is pretty much "SHIP EVERYTHING!!!1111" it's way too much fun.
;D

11 years ago
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For me it's Yaoi world all the time so I permanently got them on! 😛 Some shounen like Reborn!, Kuroshitsuji, and Naruto make it too easy. Some others hide them a bit but my goggles always find them 😀
Reborn! is a fujoshi wonderland! I don't even need my googles for it. Also Tiger & Bunny. I just need to squint a little bit for my favorite new OTP, Eruri from Shingeki no Kyojin
EDIT: damn u tart for linking me to tvtropes.org, every time I think I've escaped, it pulls me back in... now ill spend the better part of the day just going from link to link. >__<
Too true!
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I put them on mostly where there is bromance already... Like in Free!, Hinatama, Adekan, Flat (AOGIRI Natsu), Ookiku Furikabutte, Eyeshield 21 (you call it helping each other, I call it bromance), Coda, Natsume Yuujinchou (c'mon, remember when Natsume turns into his grandma and Tanuma gets all embarrassed?)...
I tried it with Kuroko no Basuke, but I just can't, the djs are really good, tho. Ohh, also Yanda x Kowai in Yotsubato!, because... they are cute together. In Hunter x Hunter I really like the djs, but when I watch the anime I completely forget about who I ship who with.
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I can't not see the pairings in Kuroko no Basket - Kagami x Kuroko; Aomine x Kise; Takao x Midorima; and now in the second season, we had Kagami and his childhood friend Himuro who still wear the rings they exchanged - that's canon IMO.
I totally ship Yanda x Kowai, but also Kowai x Fuuka. I've also seen Tora x Asagi, for which there is a lot of subtext. My only Hunter x Hunter ship is het - Kurapika x Melody, though of course she is often mistaken for a boy. I'm hoping that someday she will get her true appearance back.
I don't wear my goggles when the relationship is already so well-developed and strong that I feel adding a sexual dimension wouldn't make it more interesting. Examples - Roy Mustand and Ed; or Sanzo and Goku in Saiyuki.
BTW, what do you all think yaoi goggles would look like? I'd like to buy or make a pair for a cosplay, and not sure what to aim for. In my mind, the color for yaoi is purple, so I'd start there. Any ideas?
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Dude, all the time.
I can't see two attractive and/or close people of the same gender together without my mind going there.Oh, wait, we're talking about manga?
Not as much, but I can't help it with all the fan-service. 🙄Either way, I usually get pretty disappointed when a characte ...
THIS.
Explains so well 😀

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