| Let me begin by saying that I enjoy shows where the next thing that will happen is uncertain. The more the better. Let me also say that I bet my younger brother, two years ago, that Takamura from Hajime no Ippo would in fact be revealed as a gay person sometime in the future (obviously, this bet is still unresolved). I really think that, on the whole, actual yaoi/shonen ai as a plot point is an underexplored genre. I've seen several hints at this, and at least one legit shonen ai story, integrated into a normal setting over the years of my reading manga, but it never seems to have a real effect on the larger plot. The reason I bring this up now is that a friend of mine on the Forensics team is doing a play that relates to this subject as a DI piece, and it rekindled some of my old questions. If an anime is not specifically about shonen/shojo ai, is it possible to introduce a male attraction that actually goes somewhere? Most people would probably call it bad writing, or a poorly conceived mix of genres, but I wonder? I would like to see the shonen/shojo ai component of anime be there outside of traditional shows, because I think that it could definitely shake up some plots (HnI, for one) in some pretty interesting ways. |
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Torisunanohokori said: If an anime is not specifically about shonen/shojo ai, is it possible to introduce a male attraction that actually goes somewhere? Most people would probably call it bad writing, or a poorly conceived mix of genres, but I wonder? I would like to see the shonen/shojo ai component of anime be there outside of traditional shows, because I think that it could definitely shake up some plots (HnI, for one) in some pretty interesting ways. That's why it's called yaoi: yama nashi, ochi nashi, imi nashi (no climax, no resolution, no meaning). =P I guess that the issue has more to do with the standards of society itself rather than the imagination of the writers whenever taboos are involved. Yes, it would probably be an unexpected twist but not many of the readers (particularly the male ones) would take it well. It's one of the ironies of fiction and the entertainment industry: sexuality is often an issue bigger than violence and death itself. A murder, theft, and betrayal are plot twists while rape scenes, underage sex, incest, and homosexuality are scandals. |
| Well, Moyashimon got pretty close there in the last two episodes. Quite a few weird sexual overtures in that show. Speaking of rape, Bitter Virgin seems to be getting more and more popular. I'm surprised a love-comedy oriented mangaka like Kusunoki Kei is pulling off a rape drama so well. |
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