Ryebread's post on her blog triggered me to write this... HAHA
My first encounter with BL...
If I think about it too hard my brain might crack under the pressure because I honestly cannot be sure about it.
BUT, if my memory serves me right, it was a Gundam Wing doujinshi.
HeeroXDuo, I remember.
Before you start vomitting sand and run screaming to the mountains, hear me out.
I only downloaded it because the drawing looked amazing.
After I started reading it, I said, "Okay... Interesting" (Interesting because I never thought that Heero might have a thing for Duo's hair :S)
At the end, I think it's safe to say I became quite hooked.
Then came Yami no Matsuei.
May the Lord forever shine down on AXN for running it.
From the get-go, I was rooting for MurakiXTsuzuki.
And this is before I even understood what the bloody 'X' meant.
Gravitation came after that and then came all the manga.
I cannot remember which one was first but I do remember these few titles as being the first ones that I was really hooked on.
Dear Myself, Bukiyou na Silent, Love Mode, Only the Ring Finger Knows, Boys Next Door, Keijijyou na Bokura, Loveholic, Hybrid Child, Cut, Bondz and OF COURSE Zetsuai1989/Bronze.
These are, to this day, still my favourites.
Particularly Zetsuai 1989 and Bronze (Zetsuai is the prequel to Bronze).
It's so weird to see these titles now and know that they are SO MILD compared to alot that I've encountered.
LOL.
Good thing or bad thing, I shall not decide in fear that it'll affect my ONE and ONLY source of entertainment.
Ryebread and I also had a very serious conversation.
The question posed at the beginning was "Why do girls like yaoi?"
It went on to "Probably the same reason why boys like yuri.... but why do boys like yuri?"
I told her that I always use something Minami Ozaki (author of Zetsuai1989/Bronze) said about it.. It is something along the lines of "I like men so I like to see two men together"
I swear I read it in an interview she did.
For whatever reason.. it rocks. End of story.
It's so weird that one sex-less doujinshi has led to Togainu no Chi and Viewfinder. WTF!
